Star-Crossed [2 out of 10 chapters]

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Star-Crossed

Chapter 1 : Among Others.
You find yourself near an old keep of burned, blackened wood, that ebbs and creeks eerily in the centre of an empty town.

The town seems to be made fuller by it's presence, but others do not agree.

You lend an ear to listen to sounds of promise from deep within the keep, and they capture your heart. You walk carefully towards the music, but after a few steps forward, you are left blinded and dazed by a sudden flash of light. When you finally reach the end of a struggle to open your eyes, you let down your guard to see that in front of you on the ground is a blazing red; and as you look up toward the keep, it is up in flames; the music, now clearer and wilder than before. As you approach the keep's arched entrance, in front of you appears a silhouette with similar posture. You immediately pull your arms to your sides, and the shade follows suit. You walk left somewhat, but to your surprise the shadow walks right, and as you turn your head to examine the shade it begins to aimlessly sneak around the archway before another, closer, flash, blinds your view. The silhouette bold among the bright light, as the scene slowly fades to black.

Chapter 2 : Heaven

You awaken in the midst of a vast field of green and white, and looking around you notice that scattered everywhere are various kinds of flowers, blossoming a pink hue; it seems as if there is more white than green but upon further inspection you see there is more green. You stop looking around, passing by the Sun once as you walk onward with a focused look on your face; but then you stop walking, suddenly, because in every direction is forest, and the night is soon upon you. Soon after you had stopped, the Sun had set, and as it did the plains seemingly got smaller and the forests bigger, and closer, until they are at the tip of your feet. You are swept away backwards onto the ground that you land on with a jolt and a thud. Hard dirt and rocks swiftly crumble up and out from underneath your footing; you look around shocked at all the trees; and then suddenly, the vicinity goes dark as they block the final moonlight - you cannot see.

Things start to crawl up your legs - squeaking and hissing noises make it so you cannot hear. Your smile fades quickly, and you jump around relentlessly, kicking and punching the air. When most of them are off of you, you run, and when you do the noises get quieter, and further away, and you do not look like you're going to stop. Radiant rays of light pierce through the foliage far ahead of you in the distance... You stop and examine, but immediately after a violent scream sounds from a few steps back, and the light retreats back behind the tree tops.

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Chapter 1

 

You find yourself sat down on a road in an empty town next to a small fire that you're using to keep warm. Upended in the central district, that you can just see over the tops of houses, is a burned and blackened fort that ebbs, and creeks, every so often, as the wind passes by. You think "the town is made fuller by it's presence" but others do not agree.

You lend an ear to listen to sounds of victory that you hear from deep within the fort, and they capture your heart. You walk carefully towards the music, passing broken houses and skeletal remains outside them. As soon as the fort is in full view, you are left blinded and dazed by a sudden flash of light, that you raise your arms to evade the worst of. A few seconds later, you let down your guard, your eyes slowly regain focus, and you see down on the ground in front of you, a moving red flush. You look up at the fort, and it is up in flames; the music, now clearer and wilder than before.

As you approach the fort's arched entrance, in front of you appears a silhouette with similar composition. You immediately pull your arms to your sides, and the shade follows suit. You walk left somewhat, but to your surprise the shadow walks right, and as you turn your head to examine it, it begins to aimlessly sneak around the archway before another, closer, flash, blinds your view. The silhouette still bold among the bright light, as the scene slowly fades to black.

Chapter 2

You awaken in the midst of a vast field of green, and light-colours, and looking around you notice that the area is filled with many different kinds of flowers that're all blossoming gracefully. It seems as if there is more white than green, but when you concentrate, you confirm that there is more green. You stop looking around, passing the Sun once as you walk onward with a focused look on your face; but then you stop walking, suddenly, because in the distance of every direction is forest, and night is soon upon you. A brief moment after you had stopped, the Sun sets, and as it does the field seemingly gets smaller and the forests bigger, and closer, until they are at the tip of your feet. You are swept backwards onto the ground that you land on with a jolt and a thud. Hard dirt crumbles up from deep underground all around and beneath you; you look at all the trees as they twist themselves into existence, cautious but impressed; and then suddenly, the vicinity goes dark - you cannot see.

Things start to crawl up your legs; crazed squeaking and hissing noises make it so you cannot hear. Your smile fades quickly, and you jump around, kicking and punching the air. When most of them are off of you, you run, and when you do the noises get quieter, and further away, and you do not look like you're going to stop. Rays of light beam through the tree tops far ahead of your position. You stop and examine, but immediately after a violent scream sounds from a few steps back, and the light retreats leaving you in darkness as you turn to face your fears.

Chapter 3

You feel a brush of wind against your neck; your eyes open slightly and you move around, stretching, and turning your body and head asymmetrically, before you realize you are in bed, tired and dreamy. A second later, another brush of wind flurries against the back of your head, that's a lot more forceful this time; it pulls away and gusts back as a gnawing feeling accompanied by a gnawing sound, that seems to be coming from your head. It's as if you are being eaten, but it's effect is as soft as the wind was.

You know in yourself that you're dreaming, but you're unusually paranoid; dark thoughts plague your mind as the biting continues, you think "it's too serene to be a nightmare".

You try to wake up, but to your dismay, you can't. You try even harder, putting your weight into it, and manage to break out of the dream state; your upper body shoots forward and you are wide awake briefly, the dream had taken your breath away.

A rush of confidence comes over you, you're tired, and you decide to go back to sleep.

When you drift off, you awaken once again in the same room, in the same bed, with the same gnawing wind, but this time, it has a voice that sounds like a childhood rival of yours. After every bite or two, it laughs at you and has a violent outburst, however, it quickly gets calmer, making it bearable. You stop looking at the window, feeling brave enough to examine the wind, and then commit to it, but nothing is there - as you turn your head back around, on the floor is the rival of yours, primal and naked.

 

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