A Gust of Wind

Prologue

And just then, I realized, the dagger had pierced my stomach. The pain shot through me instantaneously and I felt it all. From my head to my toes.

Then I collapsed.

What was two seconds of a dagger in my stomach; felt an eternity of agonizing, excruciating pain. I can still hear Delli's screams as if they were in slow motion. Everything feels as though it's spinning around me.

Is this what I get for thinking I was the chosen one, for thinking I am destined for something greater than myself?

I can't move at all. I can just feel my head and body against the cold, hard stone floor. I have basically lost all vision but I can hear Delli screaming and struggling, fighting against someone. I think my eyes are closed but I am not even sure anymore.

I struggle to take one last breath and then I stop. I can't breathe anymore. I can't hear anything at all. No one is around me.

There is just nothing.