It was a dark stormy night. A dark shadow was running very fast,
faster than the wind itself. If it weren't for the movement the shadow
made, hardly anyone could tell that there was something. The shadow moved
faster and faster, gaining speed every second. It suddenly stopped. It was
so sudden that flocks of birds flew away from the forest trees. Seeing the
stir she had made, she quickly hid behind a tree. Tightly holding her
pendant for assure ness. She has never been so frightened before in her
life.
With caution, she looked around the forest to see if anyone had heard or followed her making sure that she was concealed in the tree's shadow. 'It's clear.' She slowly emerged from the shadow. Her shadowed face emerged first revealing emerald green eyes. The rest of her face was veiled behind a black piece of cloth. Her hair was hidden. She was wearing tight black clothes. Strapped to her back was a ninja sword. Though she looked deadly, an innocent air surrounded her.
She walked with caution to a nearby cave. She was tired, really tired. She had been running away from them for years now. Ever since that fateful day she had never stopped running from them.
' Ever since that day, it has never been the same again. They've never stopped chasing me. No matter where I run to they were always behind me, like a shadow. I'm tired of them chasing me now. It's been almost 4 years. They have been chasing me. But this was the closest time they have got.' She slowly sat down on a tree trunk at the entrance of the cave. Sighing in relief she placed her head in her hands. She hadn't sat down for a long time. She traced her pendant with her index finger, thinking about that day. ' "Mommy, mommy, where are you? Mom, where are you? I'm scared. Mommy! Mom, are you okay? You're hurt!"
"Sakura, please take this pendant and leave. Run as far as you can. Go by the forest."
"Why mom? Where are dad and Tory?"
"Leave now Sakura."
"No mom you need a doctor."
"Leave Sakura. Don't disobey me for once."
"Yes mother." That day was my 13th birthday. What a Happy Birthday to have my whole family killed by the neighbouring kingdom? It was the last time I ever celebrated it again.'
Horse hooves sounds were coming closer. Sakura heard it and quickly started to flee again. She was running as fast as she can and as soundless as she can. She had to go somewhere where she could get protection, but where? She didn't know and maybe there isn't a place where she could seek protection. Maybe.
******* ~~Elsewhere~~
"Why must we chase her your highness? She is just a mere girl. Why have we been chasing this mere little girl for 4 years?" a man no older than 20. No taller than 6 feet. He was not very well built or weak. He was very mature for a child his age and had the wisdom of a 100 years old man. His deep azure eyes though held much wisdom was confused for the first time. His cerulean eyes were shielded with a pair of glasses. He wore long dark robes.
"Because she has something I want." The Emperor said quiet but dangerously. "Something I really want."
With caution, she looked around the forest to see if anyone had heard or followed her making sure that she was concealed in the tree's shadow. 'It's clear.' She slowly emerged from the shadow. Her shadowed face emerged first revealing emerald green eyes. The rest of her face was veiled behind a black piece of cloth. Her hair was hidden. She was wearing tight black clothes. Strapped to her back was a ninja sword. Though she looked deadly, an innocent air surrounded her.
She walked with caution to a nearby cave. She was tired, really tired. She had been running away from them for years now. Ever since that fateful day she had never stopped running from them.
' Ever since that day, it has never been the same again. They've never stopped chasing me. No matter where I run to they were always behind me, like a shadow. I'm tired of them chasing me now. It's been almost 4 years. They have been chasing me. But this was the closest time they have got.' She slowly sat down on a tree trunk at the entrance of the cave. Sighing in relief she placed her head in her hands. She hadn't sat down for a long time. She traced her pendant with her index finger, thinking about that day. ' "Mommy, mommy, where are you? Mom, where are you? I'm scared. Mommy! Mom, are you okay? You're hurt!"
"Sakura, please take this pendant and leave. Run as far as you can. Go by the forest."
"Why mom? Where are dad and Tory?"
"Leave now Sakura."
"No mom you need a doctor."
"Leave Sakura. Don't disobey me for once."
"Yes mother." That day was my 13th birthday. What a Happy Birthday to have my whole family killed by the neighbouring kingdom? It was the last time I ever celebrated it again.'
Horse hooves sounds were coming closer. Sakura heard it and quickly started to flee again. She was running as fast as she can and as soundless as she can. She had to go somewhere where she could get protection, but where? She didn't know and maybe there isn't a place where she could seek protection. Maybe.
******* ~~Elsewhere~~
"Why must we chase her your highness? She is just a mere girl. Why have we been chasing this mere little girl for 4 years?" a man no older than 20. No taller than 6 feet. He was not very well built or weak. He was very mature for a child his age and had the wisdom of a 100 years old man. His deep azure eyes though held much wisdom was confused for the first time. His cerulean eyes were shielded with a pair of glasses. He wore long dark robes.
"Because she has something I want." The Emperor said quiet but dangerously. "Something I really want."