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Chapter 1
Mia raced through the hall as the feeling of dark magic grew stronger. This was the Elder One's power, she was sure of it. It wasn't the strong overwhelming power she was used to, but it was his power all the same. The spell had worked, maybe a little too well. Today was the day the Elder One would come into power. Judging by the pleas coming further down the hall, it was happening right now.
Her only question was where were all the guards? Even with her advanced hearing, there was enough noise being made to bring forth an army. Before the Elder One came into power Templars were dedicated to the Chantry. She saw none of them now, not that she was disappointed. She knew they were not the monsters they were in her time, but that did not stop the hatred.
She reached the room where the noise was being made. The door was very ornate; jewels lined the sides, the knob was pure gold, and a golden sun rested proudly in the center. She paled, realizing this was the Divine's door. The last Divine.
She pushed the door open, and said, "Stop!"
She didn't know what happened next. A woman who must have been the Divine was bound, the Elder One above her. Mages surrounded them, but they weren't the Venatori that served the Elder One.
They couldn't be…
The Divine told her to run, but Mia didn't have time. A green ball of light rolled towards her. She dove for it, the Elder One screamed and everything went dark.
Mia woke in the fade. She knew this blasted green place anywhere. She got up, not wanting to linger. If she was in the fade, involuntarily, then something bad must have happened.
She looked around, fog surrounding her. At a distance, she could make out a bright green figure. It was the only bright spot in this whole place. Mia noticed it was at the top of a very long set of stairs. She made her way towards it, knowing she had to get to the top. She didn't know why there was a sudden urgency in her steps. She just knew she had to get out of here.
It took a while, but she finally made it halfway when she heard something behind her. She turned around, and was almost paralyzed by fear. Spider creatures were making their way towards her. They were almost as tall as she was, which for the fade, wasn't all that tall considering she barely reached the five foot mark. They made little squeaking sounds as they crawled towards her, their beady little eyes trained on her.
Maker, she hated spiders.
She ran; years of endurance training helped her run long distances without tiring. The steps became harder to climb as they turned into rocky steps. She could hear them gaining on her. She was close enough now to see that the figure wasn't green, but orange, a brilliant orange fire that to her was a beacon of hope. The figure reached out its hand for her. She slipped, but gained her footing almost immediately. The figure reached farther for her. Mia reached out to grab its outstretched hand.
Their hands touched, creating a blinding white light. Mia could feel herself traveling, but to where she did not know. She landed on something hard. Her aches became known then, the pain excruciating. Mia tried to stand up, but she lost the battle for consciousness before she could succeed.
AN: So here's the next chapter. I had originally wrote this, so that Mia showed up a few days before the Elder One. She would have met the Divine. Then I realized in the prologue I had set the spell to take them back to the day the Elder One came into power. I decided to change it, so Mia never met the Divine.
The line in the chapter means they are somewhere else, or time has passed.
I do not have a beta reader, or anyone who looks this over after I do. I'm pretty good at catching mistakes, but if I miss something, just private message me.