The Sword Of Shadows

Prologue

TW: Drowning, death

There once was a little girl, who loved stories and fairytales. She would read every night, and she loved pretending to be in one of the other worlds. She would make small performances for her parents, and loved to dance. She was happy!

That is, until ten years later, her mother died, for an unknown reason. Her father was devastated, and the poor girl was sad too. Her brown eyes, that used to seem so happy and full of life, were now sad and empty.

Her father worked as the captain on a ship, so he was barley home. One day, he decided that she was old enough to come with him. She did, and she was one of the most helpful crew-members. She also helped her father out a lot, as he was now 50 years old. Everything was great! Until...

(Girl's POV)

"Captain! Captain!" A boy ran up to dad yelling. "We're sinking!" The boat was rocking and water spilled on board. "Dad!" I yelled, as he almost fell overboard. I ran up to  the front of the ship to see what was happening. We hit something! I cursed under my breath. It was nighttime, and a storm was brewing. I could barely see my own hands now. it got dark way too fast!  People were barely holding on, and i heard a loud sound. Then someone yelled something that med my heart shatter. "Captain! Somebody get help, he hit his head! Oh my- HES BLEEDING!" I tried to run over, but slipped. I was desperate. I was crying. I stood up. I didn't know what i was doing, but i screamed. So loud that i almost passed out.

When i opened my eyes i saw a new place. In front of me stood a beautiful woman. I was shocked when i realized it was my mother. I pushed some of my brown hair out of my face. "M-mom?" I stammered. "Hello, darling." I was staring at her now. Then i saw something. She has wings. Angel wings. "W-where is this? Am i... dead?" I asked. She laughed. "No, sweetie, your ability saved you. Or rather, abilities. This, is the place where you end up if you either have an angel watching over you, or if you have strong enough powers to send you here. Most of the people here have inhuman abilities. You do as well, if you realize it." I froze, remembering some weird moments i had just assumed were dreams. Like the time i accidentally flashed a light in my teachers eye by just holding my hand in front of me. Or the time i almost burned our house down by holding a paper that caught on fire for no reason. "Y-you mean- it wasn't just a dream?" I was starting to think i hit my head too hard and this was all a hallucination. Then, i froze, realizing something that made my heart beat at the speed of light. "Where's dad?" My voice was shaking. Mom's smile faded. "He told me to save you, i could only save one person. The rest of the crew survived, some are here, the rest on lifeboats, but your father hit his head too hard. I'm sorry..." My heart shattered. I tried to hold back my tears, failing. Then i saw something. He looked like my father, but younger, and with wings just like mom. "Hello," He said, sounding a bit nervous. I ran over and pulled both my dead parents into a group hug. I was full on sobbing at this point. "Don't worry dear, this place is a great place to stay. You'll be safe, don't worry." My mother tried to reassure me. "I'll guide you through hard times, so i trust you'll keep this place safe." She smiled. I let my parent go, and nodded. "O-ok. Thank you" I managed to force out.

(Extra points if you can guess the name of the main character in this chapter before i reveal it)