Chapter four: everything will change.
Aurian couldn't sleep here uncle bol, was a men full of mythical story's he could tell story's about witches, trolls and elves, creatures from light and dark.
Flashback:
This is the truth story about our land.
A land that one's calls Alesea there was a time that the air, the country and the see speaks to the people, the animals where equal to them how walks on two legs, far in the west in a area that was named the western grounds in a forest a creature life's that was so horrible that you turn in stone if you where just look at it but there where also creatures so beautiful that you want to fall on your knees just to touch them. That was Alesea, your land. don't forget what I told you it may one day save your live.
End of flashback:
Just as aurian start to fall a sleep Pintail starts to scream Aurian shoot up in bed Pintail keeps on screaming, this was not a hunting call but someone how was in great pain, Aurian looks out the window when pintail suddenly fly's screaming over the field Pintail was struggling with something, she led out a sight of relieve when pintail start to turn and falling to the ground she hold her breath while the owl wild flaps with his wings but before Pintail hits the ground bird flaps with his wings to prevent him from falling further and to shot up in the air again right to her and landing in the window with a angry scream. Aurian though he had catch a snake but this one was strange whit she had never see any like that before the beast was struggling and Pintail was clearly having trouble holding the snake it even seams to hurt him why let Pintail the snake not go but than she saw to her horror why, Pintail didn't carry the snake he wand's to get off it. the snake was eating deeper and deeper in to Pintail's chest he struggles desperately to prevent it from going deeper the bird looks at her with big yellow eyes bagging for help, Aurian runs forward just as she want to reach out for him she was to late the snake fights him self loose and disappears in the birds body the owl let out a death scream and felt backwards out of the window. Aurian jumps to the window and looks down there she saw the broken body of the bird tears running down her face. "Pintail!" Suddenly the ground under the bird starts to move like quicksand Aurian screams when hundreds of monstrous snake things came out of the ground like a mass of earth to eat the bird, two seconds later there was just a pail of bones and a skull whit hollow eyes looking up to her. With shaky knees she saw the worms disappears in the ground, she now that they where waiting invisible , hunting for more flesh. Then she saw to strangers on the edge of the yard one men was using his staff to struggling forwards on this treachery yard it seams to be with any fear for this horrible creatures. in fear she jumps back afraid that those strange eyes saw her instinctive she now she had to call her parents!
Aurian runs to her parents bedroom, her brother standing already in the hall, Joach rubs his eyes he pointed to the yard did you hear that awful scream to? I have to warn dad, she grasp her brother by the shoulders en pull him down off the stairs why he protest it's just they old Pintail how's fighting with a fox he will be oke I'm sure dad already hear it to. No he's not he is death', what.. how? It's something bad! i… I don't now it.' She walks through the living room the house was dark and the silence in the air was heavy, like silence before a storm. Panics craps Aurian by the throat she push Joach to the table. 'quick light a candle she runs to her parents room normally she would first knock before enter but there was no time for good manners. The light of the candle cast a shadow over her parents bed her mother how never sleeps deep, was immediately awake. 'Aurian' she say with shock eyes. What's going on? Her father was also awake now closing his eyes against the bright light. He looks irritated. Aurian pointed to the back door 'there are people coming to our house. Her Father sits up. Who are it? Her mother lays a hand on her fathers arm, don't think the worst maybe it they are lost..
Aurian shook her head. 'no, no, they are evil.' How do you now that my girl? Joach appears in the room holding a lantern in his hands. 'she says that pintail is death.' Again tears running down Aurians face, there are a kind of…beasts, awful things.
Look her father said angrily is it not just a dream, on that moment there was a loud knock on the door. One second long nobody stirs. Don't you worry her mother said is just someone how is lost, hastily her father get dressed and also her mother get out off bed. Joach walked behind his father with the lantern through the living room on a save distance Aurian and her mother follows. By the door here father yells how is there? Voice how answers sounds powerful and forcefully 'in order off the counsel of Gulgotha we demand passage to this house.' What is your business? We have order to search this house, 'unlock the door' her father look at her mother. Aurian shook her head in a warning to her father. It's late how could I be sure that you are what you say?
A sheet of paper was slide under the door, it carry's the seal of the general of regional garrison. Aurian saw the purple seal, her father whispers it looks real. Joach let the lantern on the table and take Aurian up stairs and don't come down unless we call you. Her mother stroke Aurians hair now go on, upstairs with your brother. Her mother try to smile but by the fear in her eyes it fails. Fear was nailing her on the ground on the foot of the stair. Joach try to take her on her arm and talk to her. Come on! No she whispers, they can not see us here in the dark. Joach did not protest to curious for his own. Where do you think they com for? For me Aurian said with out thinking she just know it. Look joach whispers. Aurian look to her father how now opening the door. She could hear voices. Her father spook first, 'alright what is this all about the skinny men step forward, we are here for a intended crime. One where your daughter is accused of.
And what may that be? Speaker look behind him jumping from one feet on they other feet, as he was looking for support. Than suddenly a second men appears in the door. Aurian saw her father take a step back. His face was hide under a hood in his hand he hold a staff, his voice was crooking of age. 'we are looking for a child with a blood red hand?' her mother make a sound of fright. Aurian has to hold her self of making a sound. Whe don't know what you are talking about but you will not find it here. The men with the hood took his staff and walks back on the yard. The younger men did the talking. 'we don't want to wake the hole family , maybe you can step out side so we can talk under four eyes, he makes a bow and handed to the yard. Come it's late we can all use our sleep good. Aurian saw her father walking to the door, knowing what was waiting out side she got up to run to the kitchen but Joach grasp her arm. 'what are you doing' let me go, she try's to struggle free but her brother was to strong. 'I have to warn father. He said we must stay out of sight. She saw her father take another step to the door, 'o god please' she get herself free of joach's grasp, wait she call her father stood still on the door step with a red face, 'did I not told you to stay upstairs?' The young men behind her father grasp him and pull him outside. Aurian scream till her fathers surprise and fell on the ground, her mother runs with the kitchen knife to the young men, but the old men was to fast he grasp her mothers wrist and turn it roughly behind her back. Joach let out a cry of anger but the old men just smiled and push her on the ground where she helplessly laying next to her husband. With his staff he hit joach on the head how was passed out, Aurian stiff as the men let his eyes linger on her. She saw him for a moment looking to her right hand, the blood red hand, his eyes went big 'it's truth' her father was now standing on his feet again holding his wife in his arms. 'stay with your hands of my daughter he said angrily, joach also stood up his head was bleeding and he was still a little shaky but he stood between Aurian and the door. The old man turns his head to her parents, 'your daughter ofyour life's!' his voice sounding like a snake in the dark. You will never get my daughter I kill you both. The old men say nothing but let his staff tick twice on the ground by the second one the earth around her parents start to move savagely and where they taken out of sight by dust and mud. For the first time aurian hear he father scream in fear. When the dust was lay down, she saw her father and mother covered under the worms how also had killed Pintail. They where covered with blood. Aurian screams and fell on here knees. Her father turns to the door. 'joach' he screams . 'take your sister in safety! Qui…the rest of his words where lost as the worms crawls in his mound and in to his throat. Joach took Aurian no!. her blood started to boil, no! her eyes went red and her throat was pinch she jumps forward joach didn't even try to stop here scared of his sister. She let out a terrible scream of anger and hate, a wall of flames hunts over the yard burning everything including her parents the two men jump out of the way she looks how the fire took her parents, suddenly it was, over on that moment joach jumps forward grasp his sister by the waist pulling her back in the house. The kitchen wall was on fire…..
To be continue
