((Ah, it's a new year, with new goals, new people to meet, and... A WHOLE 'NOTHER FIVE FRICKIN MONTHS OF SCHOOL! I apologize for my... interesting word choice; I just saw Napoleon Dynamite. Sigh... Well, at least I have the band retreat and Ashland trip to look forward too. Hehehehe, I will still try my hardest to update this regularly, though. Well, the next part is in Lumies' home, Kinjyre. It is more medieval in culture, and, well, I hope y'all like it. Please fasten all seatbelts and keep all body parts in the car at all times. We are now entering Raven's point of view...))

Raven breathed hard as she ran over the barren terrain. Only flat ground lay around her, red, dry, and lifeless. The stars glowed in the night sky, but she couldn't stop to look... A loud, inhuman roaring sounded behind her, and she ran faster, and loudest sound around her then became the beating of her heart. Light began to rise over horizon behind her. Fatigue was starting to overcome her... but no! She couldn't stop! Suddenly, Raven found she couldn't move. A hand, made of the very earth below her wrapped around her ankle, holding her. She let out a desperate cry, but it was too late. The sun was now visible, glaring at her with its golden rays. She sheilded herself, but yet it held her in its gaze... She was helpless against it. With a defeated scream, Raven...

Opened her eyes. It had all been a dream! Or a premonition? Groaning, she blinked and looked around. She was not in her room... Not in Titans Tower at all. Gasping, she tried to get up, but a startling pain jolted through her leg, and she winced, laying back again. The room around her was small, and made from wood, somewhat like a log cabin. Shelves lined the room, filled with bottles of various liquids, seeds, powders, and other medicines. There was also a table, with several rags and some binding materials, and a woven basket of fruit. And on the chair, her clothes were hung. Blushing, Raven looked down at herself. To her relief, she was clothed, with a loose white gown, and her leg was wrapped and bandaged tightly, though it was still quite painful. Whoever had done this meant to help her, but the question was, who was it?

The doorknob turned slowly, and the door opened. A young man, with the appearance of one no older than twenty walked in, more bandaging materials in his arms. His complexion was a light olive, and his curly locks were a deep brown with a slight coppery glint. And his eyes? A silvery shade, like the wavering reflection of the moon on the watery surface of a lake. He wore medieval-style breeches and a white shirt with a leather vest over it. He set the materials down on the table, and turned in her direction, his eyes widening in surprise as he saw she was awake.

"Ah, your awake," he spoke happily. "Are you feeling well? It's been two days since your... accident."

"My leg is painful," said Raven. He nodded as she felt her leg under the covers. "Where am I?" she asked. "And who are you?"

The man's gaze softened. "I thought you might want to know that. I am Lumos Rumerrein, but I go by Lumos. And I have brought you here to Kinjyre, my homeland, and the dimension I was born in."

"But...why did you take me here?" Raven asked coldly. "There is fine medical care where I live."

"Not for the bite of a sunsnake." he corrected, his tone dead serious. "You would have not made it had it not been for me." He turned away, looking somewhat hurt. Raven looked down, feeling like she had just been hit with an icy cold wave of water. This man, Lumos, had saved her life! She looked up at him. He was still facing away, unrolling some bandages. The awkward silence screamed through the room.

"Lumos?" she said quietly.

"Hmm?" he replied.

"Thankyou." Raven's words were quiet, but sincere. Lumos stopped what he was doing, and smiled softly. There was another moment of silence.

"I believe I didn't catch your name," he spoke up. Now it was Raven's turn to smile.

"Raven." she replied. "And one thing. You said you knew something of the monster that attacked me?"

"Yes." replied Lumos. "That was a sunsnake, a minion of Zephyr." Raven looked up curiously. "Zephyr... He is my brother. A powerful mage, yes, able to tap into the powers of the sun, but he was... corrupted. Now he wants to be all powerful, and will destroy anyone in his path."

"So he was hunting you?"

"Precisely, lass. I control the powers of the moon, and with me dead, he will inherit them, giving him much more power." he ran his fingers through his hair. "Just what we need, eh?"

Raven smiled. "I'll try to help, if you want."

"No. You don't understand the magnitude of his powers. He could rip the very life from you with a single word."

Raven didn't flinch. "I've fought a lot of villains in my world, and I'm not completely helpless." Her eyes glowed black and the bowl of fruit rose up into the air. Lumos raised an eyebrow, and the silver covered the basket and its contents, covering up the black. Raven gasped and broke off her stream of power. It floated over into her lap, and regained its natural color. Lumos smiled.

"Not bad, Raven," he said, his smile disappearing. "But Zephyr is much more powerful than me." The cloudiness in his eyes faded. "Now eat up, lass. You haven't eaten for two days! As for me, I must go take care of some business." His eyes narrowed. "Stay in the cabin. This forest is not safe, yet it is that last place Zephyr will expect. The latrine is on the door to the left, and a bath is run for you in the room to the right. I will be back by sunset." And with that, Lumos left.

Raven looked down into the bowl of fruit. He was right; she was famished! But for once, she did not feel as cold as she usually did. Something seemed to lift her spirits high above the clouds. Maybe it was the hunger.

Or maybe it was something else...

((Aaaand, that's it for chapter three! I have decided to put at least 10 chapters in part one, and then continue the saga in part two, and maybe even part three... Anyway, I will hopefully have the next chapter up by the end of the week. And just to dangle a carrot... The next chapter's gonna open up new secrets you never thought possible. New allies, aaaand, anything else I can think of. Hehehehe, be back soon!))