The Wolf from Within

The past

What is the true meaning of life? I will never know. Of all that I've been through, never in my wildest imagination would I have imagined that things would come down to this. Maybe I should start from the very beginning.

Pain. Horrible pain and suffering. It's all I've ever known. I grew up knowing the feeling every day. Day after day, I suffer and try to survive the Era of Darkness. Ever since I remember, the Darkness has ruled. Never must they be called by their real name. It's name means death, a demon, cold hearted, the taker of souls. If ever to be seen or heard reciting their name, the Darkness will take you. For they.......................................... are the vampires.

I lived in a world once like yours, but that dream exists no more. All the light and hope has been taken away. You might wonder how my world collapsed and fell, how all this suffering came to be. Well it's a long story. It goes back long, long ago.

When our world was happy and successful, a horrible virus fell upon us one day. Many died and nothing could be done to stop it. Doctors and scientists tried everything but the virus was so complex that no human mind was capable of understanding it. Maybe it was meant to be, all the world dead, but something came. That something would have been our rise and downfall. This, thing, that would save us was out of the ordinary. It did not claim what or who it was. All it said was that it had a cure for the virus but in return a debt would need to be paid.

Out of desperation, the entire world agreed. All the countries came together and signed the agreement. I believe this group was called United Nations or something like that. They were multiple representatives from each country. At the time, the decision seemed to be right, but none knew what was waiting. After a month the virus was gone. People became healthy and all was normal, until the favor was asked. The thing revealed what it was and all of its companions. He revealed the mystical world, all the gryphons, fairies and even werewolves. Magic was official. But he was the leader, he was the Darkness. He wanted all of the Darkness to rule the world. With his strength he made this happen and that was our downfall.

Now we live, with pain. It surrounds us and controls our daily lives. All of the rules and laws have changed. Every night, before I go to bed, I hear the stories, but I never could have imagined a world come to this. Each day, all the "mortal" or humans wake up at 5:30. Okay an early wake up isn't that bad. Next we eat our protein bars (who knows what's in them). The protein bars we are served have some types of minerals and vitamins that we supposedly need. They come in a plastic covering and are as hard as rock. You could drop it from the roof of a skyscraper and nothing could happen. That's why, before eating them, we have to heat them up on a pan with water.

Let me tell you one thing, the bars taste nasty. They feel like spoonfuls of sand poured out on your tongue with some kind of slime. No, it tastes even worse. The Darkness, or the government, tells us that these bars consist of vitamins and minerals but, are they telling the truth? I can't even begin to describe the taste. Let's just leave it at horridly, disgusting. After eating breakfast, I board the city bus leading us towards the center of the city.

The city is filled with broken down buildings and debris. The things that were created through the disease caused all of this. They were chaotic, they could demolish an entire city in a minute. Most of the water is polluted because of the chemical leakages. The worst part of my journey, is passing the cemetery. It's were my parents are kept. My father died, tying to find a cure for the disease, an my mother. My she was the sweetest person in the world. I remember feeling her silky smooth chestnut colored hair. The had a smile, the prettiest smile in the entire world, And a laugh of a million laughs. I would do anything to get her back. She would tell me stories about the good days.

But what happened to her, was unjust. After my father died, she fell into depression, for she loved my father will all her heart. The disease was cured and the vampires took over. My mother Was walking home from the store, and a new born, attacked her. I was with my mother that day. I watched her die before my very eyes. From then on, I hated all mythicals, no matter what. After I pass the cemetery, I get to school, Firewing Academy. I learn mythology, spells and other subjects. Then I come home to my aunt and uncle and this cycle repeats, over and over, again and again.

By the way, my name's Willow........................................................

Willow Dawn