Chapter Five
There is soot on this page. The edge of the binding is scorched black color and the smell of smoke shall never leave these pages.
It is right now near two o'clock in the morning but I dare not sleep. I am writing by the light of the city with continues to burn in the distance. I should probably start at the beginning…
I was writing along in this very book when I heard a loud BOOM! Wondering what it was brought me from my writing desk to my small bedroom window. Somehow this journal ended up in my pocket although how that happened I can't even begin to guess!
Mother came running into my room mumbling something about getting ready; she thrust a package into my arms along with my belongings from the wagon which I hadn't yet unpacked. She pushed me out the door and through a few more rooms until I was out on the street. After a quick kiss, she shoved me out into the night and ordered me to run.
I was surprised to see Reme there but by the look on his face I could tell that now was not the time to talk. I disregarded this.
"What's going on?" I asked dumbfounded, smoke rose in the distance and I was almost positive I could hear screams.
"The city's burning." Reme replied and then he took my hand and we ran out into the dark. It wouldn't be dark for long. I heard someone yelling my name and I turned to see Kendai and Sheath rushing toward me. That Sheath! I remember thinking, why do I always get saddled with him? That was the last clear thought I had for a long while, after that the world dissolved into chaos.
All of the sudden the building near us exploded and tiny shards of glass flew through the air. A bit of glass cut my cheek and I shrieked with fright, although I'm a bit embarrassed to say that now, a bit of glass was enough to make me shriek…but you have to understand dear friend, we were all scared and even that occurring was enough to get us going.
Before we really knew what had hit us, we were sprinting away and buildings were exploding right and left. I know this sounds silly, but just when everything was climaxing and the fires were everywhere and the blood-curdling screams of angst were thick in the air, everything slowed down for me. My movements felt like I was moving through maple syrup and my vision sharpened. That's when I saw her, a little girl trapped inside of a building that looked like it had been inflamed for quite some time by then.
"Reme!" I shouted. "Look!" I had to repeat myself a couple times and by the time he finally looked, the state of the house was even worse. I watched shaking as Reme raced inside and scooped up the little girl.
"What's her name?" What a stupid thing to ask at a time like that, but ask I did.
"Windal." Reme said. "That's all she had to time to say before she lost consciousness." And then we were on our way again, dodging this, ducking under that, and then Hultas was behind us, and we were on the open plane there was no where to go but away, and away we went.
We kept walking and walking until Kendai fainted with exhaustion, and then we kept walking with Sheath carrying her. We walked until we reached a giant stone poking up in the middle of the endless sand which seemed to stretch in every direction. That stone formation is where I am now.
We are far away from Hultas and it's been a long, long while since the town first began to burn, yet I can still write from the light of it. I can no longer hold my head up to write and my thoughts are still a bit muddled in my mind, but one thing is certain; no matter what it takes, I will find the one who did this! If it is what I must do, I will travel to the Dark Towers themselves! I will find them, and I'll take my revenge!
