The Ice Age

Chapter 3: Innocence

*Xander's Point of View*

The night was getting dark faster than usual.

But that didn't bother me.

The night air was a lot colder than before.

But that didn't bother me.

What bothered me was my pull to this light. No matter how much I say I could go back home any time I liked, I couldn't get myself to turn around. It was as if I couldn't get over the pull the light had on me. The power. And that really bothered me.

As I got closer, I felt a change in the air. It seemed still, and the only time air got still is when a storm was about to come.

I looked at the sky above, and all I saw was gray. A dark gray. But no storm.

The light stopped blinking, but I promise you I could hear the soft whisper of my name.

I was in the clearing of the light when I felt it. It stabbed me. It sliced my skin and I could feel the cold of the blades... wait blades? I'm in the middle of the woods why are there blades?

I jumped backed, frightened and my breaths were rapid and all over the place. I looked at my arms and they seemed perfectly fine. The scars that slowly healed are barley visible, but still there. I didn't see any sign of the razors I felt.

Looking back up I did not see anything out of the ordinary, but since when did I understand what was ordinary?

I took a few steps back, but I wish I never did. I started looking past the light when I saw two bodies on the ground. One boy and one girl. They both looked the same age, and they both looked my age.

I already knew coming here was a bad idea, but this was doing the most. What were bodies doing by that monstrosity of a light. Why did they look dead? And why was I apart of this? Out of all people, I had nothing of use.

I turned around and starting walking blindly into the woods. I kept tripping and stumbling over branches and roots, but I didn't dare to stop.

Xander

Xander

Xander

It started again. The name calling, but unlike before it felt more intent, more determined to get my attention.

"What do you want from me." I said slowing down. Like I expected I did not get an answer, but I got a response.

Breathing heavily, I walked slowly around the woods. I was lost. But, I still knew where the light was, because it didn't stop glowing.

I looked back up the sky and the realization hit me hard.

I'm stuck here and the only way out is to  go to the light.

I was scared. Frightened for the most part. The feeling of uncertainty was never a new thing to me, but this fear was something unreal.

I started walking back to the light when I felt a dull pain in my calf. I just ignored it, because it wasn't like I could treat myself here.

The closer I got to the light I felt a sudden drop in the air. It gave me goosebumps because all I was wearing were a pair of trousers and a shirt.

Grimacing, trudged until I made it to the same spot as before. I tried making logic of this before, but that didn't work. I tried using force, but that only ended up hurting me the first time. Now I'm losing hope, and sunlight.

I placed my arms out in front of me and tried using force again. By this point, with the sky darkening and my fear increasing, I had to try something. Anything.