The sky became littered with dark clouds, and people all around the area were in constant worry and anxiousness from the omen that was revealed. Now that the priestess had left to return back to her own village, they couldn't help but be fidgety.
A little girl tiredly moaned in boredom from her mother's side. It wasn't fair! Why did she have to go to the market while her big bother got to stay home and ride the horses? It just wasn't fair!
As the pair traveled from booth to booth, she let go of her mother's hand, and her little mind became wrapped around the idea that she could stay home and her brother would shop continuously. As her imagination soared, her hearing dropped like hot potato and did not hear her mother distractedly call her name.
She imagined herself atop of her favourite mare, Lacy, riding the vast hills, and around the sea. As she dove farther and farther into her own world, she did notice that her caretaker had left.
The little girl started to giggle and spin in circles, around she went; earning the stares of other civilians, when she was jolted back to reality when a crate dropped filled with fruit and hit the ground with a tremendous "thump'".
She looked around the confined area, attempting to locate her shopping mother, and when she couldn't she her amass the smothered booths, she began to panic.
"Mother?" she called into the market skies, yet no one except the people surrounding her would hear her cries, for it was the busiest time of the day here.
"Mother!" she yelled louder, in hopes of reaching her guardian.
Still nothing. She started to take fast, shallow breaths and screamed as loud as she could, "MOTHER?"
She sank to her knees in desperation. What would she do? She didn't know the way back to her hut? Tears pooled out of her chocolate eyes and sobs racked her body.
"Mommy?" she whispered to herself. Never had she been so scared.
Something suddenly caught her young eyes. It was so…indescribably beautiful. She could not see exactly what it was but it glowed like the moon. She absent mindedly stood from her spot on the ground and walk towards it, but when she reached the tree it had been standing by it had moved farther into the forest. A little disgruntled by it's sudden retraction, she followed.
It was easy to find because of the contrast of the dark woods. They came to area like no other, as it was filled with enormous trees the size of 4 or 5 trees put together. The thing that stole her attention was the glowing figure, as now she could see it, and see she did.
'An angle...' she thought
'My angel!' as she flung herself at the "angel".
The mysterious figure caught the little girl with much ease, then set her down gently on the forest floor.
"My dear..." the figure began as it's hands remained on her shoulders, "my dear, I have a special task for you..." the angel released it's grip on her shoulders and instead softly held her palms up and placed a small trinkets in her tiny hands. "I wish for you to guard this little gem. Guard it with your life. Never tell anyone you have it, or show it to them. There is only one person you may show the jewel to. Correct?" with a nod from the child, the angel continued, "She will be the most beautiful creature your young eyes will see. Her aura will be filled with everlasting purity. When you meet her, I want you to tell her of our encounter, and give the stone to her. You shall follow her in her journey, young one..." The serious tone in it's voice disappeared as the angel had captured the small infant to her in a warm embrace. "Oh, my sweet child...I'm sorry that this had to happen to you...Rin...but I shall make it easier for you..." and with that, the angel had lost its solid form and faded away.
"Angel...?" the confused little girl whispered, still clutching the purple stone in her hands. After waiting for her saviour to return for a few moments, the disappointed child turned around and followed to path to which she came on back to her village.
When Rin had stepped out of the thick brush, she saw a sight even the strongest man would have been revolted by; the entire village had been destroyed. Small flames still dancing upon the rooftops of a select few of huts. Mangled bodies littered the earth, no one had survived. The whole market was reduced to a wasteland.
Rin slowly walked through the village, acknowledging the destruction around her. She spotted her neighbours corpse, and nearly vomited at the sight. He had large gashes on his front, and multiple organs lay spurred on the ground around him. His mouth was overflowing with blood, and one of his arms lie not a few feet away. All of the bodies remained like this, some even missing all their limbs, of heads. Rin never had found her mother's body, although it might have been a good thing.
Rin shook her head to clear the images today was the 9th year since the incident, and just like the previous years, the memories came flooding back to heron this one day.
Oh yes, the angel had made it easier. Rin forgot everything of the first seven years of he life, but on the anniversary of "her destiny" she liked to call it, came flooding back to her and by morning, they will have disappeared back to some dark corner in her mind.
Since then, Rin had been traveling all over the globe, and had only recently returned to Japan.
'Well, beautiful woman, I'm here but where are you?' Rin thought as she packed her bags and exited the run-down hotel.
well hey out there! it's your favourite author again! Just popping in to tell you that I merged chaters one and two to make a bigger one and added a new chapter 2 (that would have been chapter 3) It's all too confusing! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Special thanks to winddragon3322, dyedlovingu, O-Mega Lead, and mysterious moon-goddess. They got to see this chapter before anyone else, and if you want that knd of treatment, than review! Chow!