It was never ending. For a moment, she wondered if she was even falling. Her heart raced as she dared to open her eyes to see her life take its last sight. In absolute disbelief, she questioned her own sanity at what she saw. The darkness disappeared into white light. Her body felt extremely light, while her breaths became shallow and hyper active. In almost an instant she stopped and was floating in limbo. She couldn't breathe. She grasped her throat and tried to gasp for air. He futile attempts caused her body to go into spasms. Her body cringed as she felt it scream for her to breathe. Her heart began to pump faster and faster, while soon going into irregular beats. The moment her body stopped moving, she knew she was going to die. Everything was slowly going dark. The moment she was about to close her eyes, she was falling again. This time it was faster than when she first went though. In almost an instant, she could see the lights go dark again and then she stopped.
She was back in the tree hole. She inhaled deeply as she took in her beloved oxygen. Her body remained numb as she lay on her back gasping deeply for air as she regained consciousness. She was quickly greeted by a cold breeze against her cheek that made her shiver. Her bones rattled as she tried to sit up. The blood rushed to her head as she retained balance, which gave her a small headache. Her mind was in disbelief. Was she going crazy? Maybe she fell off the tree and this was all a big dream. After a long debate about her sanity in her head, she slowly made her way out of the small tunnel. When she
reached the end, the wind became colder. Her breath became visible as the temperature dropped with in a few feet. She reached her hand on the small door ring and felt a cold
winters touch. "When did it get so cold?" She thought to herself. She pushed the door open while snow began to escape through the cracks. Opening the door fully, her eyes were introduced to a world far different from hers. The land was covered with white billowy snow that stretched several miles over the valley. There were no fences that separated the land. The sky was a deep grey with dark clouds that continued to poor the cold flakes on the earth. Everything was different except the tree and the mountains.
Sliding out of the hole, she carefully stood up and viewed the entire land like a pioneer in new lands. She was extremely curious, yet at the same time she was feeling like she was is some kind of danger in this place. This was not her home. From the tree, she should be able to see her house a few miles down the road. The problem was, there was no road. There was no house. The only thing visible was white hills, and ancient trees that stood like guardians hiding some kind of treasure. Taking her first steps in the snow caused her to shiver and wrap her arms around her body. "This can't be real…I must be drea.." she spoke to her self but quickly silenced when she heard a crack in the forest behind her. She jumped and fixed her eyes on the source. Nothing moved in the forest. The trees glared at her like they knew she didn't belong there. She bit her lip and slowly started to walk away, only to year a much larger crack. She turned her head slowly to see a large shadow move through the trunks of the trees. She did not need another warning to get her moving.
She instantly started running. Her foot screamed in protest as she trudged through the
thick snow. Hearing thumps and panting behind her she ran faster, not daring to look
back. She could feel it gaining on her, almost to a point she could feel it breathing. Where
was everyone? She screamed in desperation for some kind of help. Her loud cry rang
through the silent hills only to be echoed away in the distance. This was such a horrible
feeling, to be helpless. Usually she was always able to protect her self, or at least Soren
would be there for her. Soren! He was going to the tree any moment now. Maybe he went
through the door to. She screamed his name while still maintaining full speed. Her legs
began to give out, her ankle couldn't take any more of the pain. "no…no no!" She began to sob as she felt her body give up and slowly go into a desperate jog. The pursuer ranged closer now, ready to take the kill. She stumbled out of exhaustion and collapsed in the snow. She looked at the direction of her predator to see a large wolf stare at her snarling. Its large snout stretched across its face with stained fur around its mouth. He snarled as she circled Aiyana deciding where he should take the first bite. Its mangled fur rose across its back, making him look larger by the second. Aiya grabbed a cold rock that lay by her as her only defense. She rose to her knees keeping her back away from the wolf. The wolf's eyes mocked her attempt and darted to her vulnerable spots. He crouched low, dipping his large shoulders as if he was cocking a spring in his spine. Aiya clutched the rock nervously as she awaited her fate. With a swift jump, the wolf pounced high in the air with his jaws open wide to claim his meal. Aiya screamed and threw the rock strait at his head and held her arms in front of her protecting hers. Frozen in fear, she waited her death only to be surprised when it did not come. Opening her eyes she saw the wolf dead on the ground with an arrow pierced in its heart. She quickly stood up and stared at it in disbelief. How could someone have killed this beast with just one arrow? She looked around searching for her rescuer only to be stunned when the wolf moved behind her. It whined as it struggled to move. She gasped and slowly backed away as it growled at her. It slowly was making its way to her snarling with blood in its mouth, trying to make one more attempt in killing his prey. With a swift moment, the winter silence was broken by a charging horseman with a large spear aiming for the wolf. His armor gleamed through the pure snow. His posture was strong as he leaned forward and bravely aimed for the wolf. The horse plowed through the snow as if it was running through a pile of feathers. All in a quick moment, he pieced the wolf and drove the spear into a tree trapping it. Aiya stood amazed; her hair flowing in the wind was the only part of her that moved. The horseman dismounted and approached the struggling beast. With a sound of his sword unsheathing, the wolf began to howl in one last yelp for help. The horseman raised his blade and drove it across his neck during his howl, silencing the menace for eternity. The wolf slowly lowered his head as his blood stained the pure snow leaving a pool to encircle the animal. The man turned towards Aiya making her jump slightly. She didn't know what to think of him. Was he her hero or was he going to slay her as well?