Lost Ember

-Chapter 1-

Screams of pain and the crackling of flames was the only thing heard here, blood stained earth and ruined buildings was the only thing seen here, a beautiful nation now erased from civilisation, L'manburg... 

"Hi Jayden!" Someone shouted from behind him, he dropped his book and turned to greet them.

"Oh hi Slater!" He replied and Slater walked towards him, suddenly serious. They pulled out their bow and aimed it directly at Jayden, Jayden frowned at them and raised his hands, Slater fired the arrow and skimmed Jayden's face and he heard something collapse behind him, he glanced over his shoulder to see a dead creeper, he sighed in relief and scratched his head, "Um, thanks, I guess" He said and Slater laughed 

"You need to be more weary in cause we get ambushed!" They  taunted him and Jayden rolled his eyes and saw that Ruby was limping towards them, she stopped in front of Slater, Jayden noticed that her clothes were red with blood. "Hey, are you okay?" Jayden was concerned that something bad had happened to her and he was ready for horrifying news to be told. Ruby only cried into Slater's shoulder, Jayden was confused. Suddenly the sky darkened, it became midnight in the blink of an eye. 

She sprinted, almost tripping on a branch that lay in the entrance of L'manburg. She stopped dead and realised that the members of this country still had no idea what was going on, she looked up to see the sky transform into the darkness of Night, "GET INSIDE" She screamed at the top of her lungs, they did as they were told, She ran to a random house and gapped the handle. It was locked. Panic came over and she kept attempting to open the door, it was no use. She shook her head and barged into the door, it fell and revealed the entrance, she rushed in and lifted up the door and slammed back into the frame. She sighed in relief and turned around to see a beautifully decorated home, lanterns hung from the ceiling giving and a warm fireplace was crackling, she sat in front of it and tried to block out her thoughts. 

A scream rippled through the air just as she was drifting of to sleep, she burst her eyes open and sat up, she ran to a window and pressed her face up to the glass, that's when she saw Ruby had ventured out into the open and a black figure was standing over her, the person had bright purple eyes and their thick black hair blew gently in the wind, the carried a sword and bow. They looked exactly how the stories had described her. A warrior, a member of the hidden tribe saved their people by leading them to a lush enchanted forest, called wild woods. To save them from a demon who had risen from the lost ember. The saviour was brutally killed in the final battle, they scarified themselves and now they say the woods is still inhabited by the tribe today. The fallen warrior's daughter still lives on today but she was cursed by the gods because the forest is not meant for human life, she is said to have all the features of an ender man but over time they say she will gain more strength but lose some of her mind. Blood trickled down Ruby's face and she was covered in wounds. The girl inside knew she had to save her. She pulled away from the window and turned the house upsidown looking for a weapon worthy for her use. She began to feel doubtful when one last chest was still untouched, she rushed over to open it and she paushed for a second, she shook her head and opened the chest. She choked on the dust which arrose from the bottom, she peered into the chest and smiled to herself, she grabbed the item and pulled it out to reveal a bloodstained sword, she inspected it and noticed initials carved onto the handle, A and B they where, she shrugged and slammed the chest shut. She ran over to the door and took a deep breath. She pushed it open and sprinted out only to stop dead in horror at the sight in front of her...