˚°≈Into The Forest≈°˚

˚°≈Chapter 1≈°˚

I readjusted the satchel to hang around my neck and rest on my side, pulling Sparky closer to my chest as I raced through the darkening forest. I could hear footsteps and shouts nearing me, knowing very well it was the knights who watched me escape. The noises continued to grow louder, my heart pumping out fear that zipped through my veins with every step I heard. I could hear my heart beating, thumping in my brain as the adrenaline kicked in. I knew I couldn't run for long with all the air I was taking in so quickly. The thought of passing out worried me even more as my legs stiffened and started to feel sore. My lungs burned like my eyes, tears making it hard to focus on the many roots I could possibly trip on. 

With my-fucking-luck, I tumbled forward, letting go of Sparky so he didn't get hurt as bad as I would. My shoulder and part of my head hit the grass and dirt beneath me first, the rest of my body thankfully falling into a failed summersault instead of breaking my neck. My body fell to the ground and the force brutally shoved me, a large tree root colliding with my backside. I tensed as a sharp pain shot through my spine, my body stiffening immediately. Whether it was from the pain or it hit pressure points, I don't know. My vision had purple and black spots, slowly disappearing as I fought to keep consciousness. The ringing in my ears left, loud footsteps echoing in my head. So that I wouldn't dizzy myself any further, I slowly moved my hands in front of me and tried to push myself up, although it did hurt.

A sudden shadow flew over my head when the knights were only a couple yards in front of me, dirt and dust flying beneath it. I coughed, gasping when I looked up to see a pair of four hooves creating that dust. Before I could examine the rest of whoever that was, another shadow shot over me, rushing to the other one. In fear, I quickly got up faster, noticing that the second being had a large pair of pixie wings- Dawn. If I wasn't completely out of breath, I would've called out to her. I swiftly examined who I assumed was Dawn and her friend, realizing the hooves belong to a large horse, half a tall, human-like torso connecting to where the head should be. I crawled over by towards the where the root grew from, picking up Sparky and leaning onto the tree as I watched as the hoofed creature kicked and shot arrows at the knights. 

When the dust cleared, I wiped my eyes so that they wouldn't see that I was crying. The knights either lay on the ground or had previously ran away. A large beast, whom I had learned as a child were called 'centaurs', stood before me, his dark rimmed glasses matching his near raven brown hair and complimenting his olive green eyes. He was obviously way taller than me, even if I stood up, and had his quiver thrown over his shoulder with his sheaths for all weapons around his waist. The only source of armor I could see on him were the leaf-engraved, metal cuffs on his wrists. Surprisingly, he wore a smile, the heavy stubble and outstretched hand making it believable. Do I take it..? 

"David!" A different man's voice whisper-yelled, the creature's head whipping around to see the fairy whom until now I assumed was Dawn. He had dark brown hair thrown back in a bun, the sides of his head cut to barely anything with little patterns and possibly symbols that meant something. His skin was tan, the stubble of a patchy beard decorating his face, with big, chocolate eyes that took a glance of my existence. He wore something similar as to what the men in the village would, except it was made entirely out of leaves, flowers, linen, and other nature-like materials. Big, stunning wings on his back topped off his marvelous, magical appearance, little shines of white, green, and baby blue reflecting off of the- almost clear -appendages.

The fairy looked slightly agitated, elbowing the centaur- David -in the side as he came closer. "He's not gonna take your hand, idiot; he's scared." He shot at his taller friend, the beast taking several gentle steps backwards at the look the shorter gave him, leaving me closer to the fairy. "Now," The fairy began as he got down on one knee in front of me, "Are you alright, kid?" I tugged Sparky closer and hummed in response, looking down when he acknowledged me as 'kid'. "Oh, come on. You can do better than that." He smiled, resting his arms on his leg. "Not bad, but it could be worse, I guess." I shrugged, feeling a little guilty about not giving him a proper answer. "There we go. Was that so hard?" He chuckled, Sparky's ears perking up in curiosity. The fairy's eyes widened and he stumbled to get up, his wings fluttering randomly in panic as he took a few quick steps back while staring at Sparky.