No Escape (KOTLC)

Chapter 1

Hello KEEPER Fandom! Sorry for being absent for so long! But no worries, I now have a bunch of chapters written and in need of spelling check, editing, and publishing. And I have the whole course of the story planned out since I started this having no idea where it would go.
But I kept my promise didn't I? I did not abandon this story. And will not abandon. But there is this thing that gets in the way sometimes. Its called LIFE!!!!
So since you probably do not want to read this author's note anyways, here is Chapter 1! Other chapters will probably be longer than this.

Disrupting the peaceful yet eerie silence around Havenfield, Sophie woke up screaming and drenched in her own sweat, though for some reason, it felt like blood. She couldn't recall anything from her nightmare at all. What could have scared her so much? It was definitely the worse aftermath of a dream she had ever experienced. Stuffing Ella into her mouth, not caring that it was disgusting since she could wash her with special elven wash, she eventually managed to stop screaming and choking out unintelligible words. Her head finally calmed down, at least a little bit, and was processing what had happened.

Still shaking furiously, she took out the moonlark memory log beneath her "squeeze to death" pillow and turned to a blank page while nearly ripping out all the other pages. Projecting the only image remaining from her nightmare, her fear turned into confusion and worry.

It was a castle, far grander than anyone she had ever seen, even more impressive than Lumeneria's beautiful palaces. A bright and glittering city surrounded it while rolling hills and lush forests laid vivid in the background. The colors that were in the image were so bright and life-like that it made her specially designed room look boring. Was that even possible? But though it seemed so serene, creeping shadows lurked around its borders as if it was going to attack at any moment. Not just any normal shadows though. They strangely resembled flames.

In those shadows, there were two bright eyes, standing out from the black. It was impossible not to notice them. Sophie had never thought that something so small could hold so much emotion in them. These stark white eyes were filled with so much hatred, so much rage and anger. Its glare radiated pure darkness.

Sophie shivered violently, continuing to shake uncontrollably. Tears were streaming down her face. She couldn't seem to tear her gaze away from the colorful page. The image of the city had filled her with a strange feeling. She felt so much happiness but at the same time, endless heartache. Memories of laughter and joy flashed through her head. Her mind instinctively thought, "I am truly alone." It wasn't an uncommon feeling for her, since she thought that almost every day, but this time, it felt different. Something about her was different. She let out a shaky laugh. It wasn't possible for someones mind to have a different setting.

Actually, it wasn't her, it was another voice.

Cold enveloped her from head to toe though she was surrounded by the warmest blankets possible. She flung the memory log across the room when another realization shook her to the core. Sophie never saw that castle or city before in her life. Memories of blissfulness were irrelevant in the battle against the Neverseen, so the Black Swan couldn't have implanted it. The tiny remains of the joy from those foreign memories turned into sickening horror.

Where did it come from?

A question she had been trying not to think about for the past few weeks resurfaced against her will,

What if someone was trying to control her?

Another author's note: I know, right. But comment, review, give feedback, tell me what you don't understand. Tell me if its horrible or not. Thank you so so very much! So sorry about any typos. Chapter 2 will be coming up soon!

* Do you like the new cover?* I used part of Ryky's Deviantart artwork.