Challenging Directions - Book 1 (Completed)

Chapter 1 - Getting Out of The City

Other than the glow of the lanterns outside they could see nothing. Ducking behind wagons and barrels trying to make their way down the street. The sisters, eighteen year old Enya and seventeen year old Lani try to sneak out of the city, before they caught up. Enya ducked underneath a carriage her cloak protecting her from the muddy ground. Stopping momentarily to check on her younger sister, who was behind a large pile of barrels on the roof above. Enya once again starts running towards the signs showing her location at the end of the street.

Lani signaled to her older sister that more Guards are headed that way, but having no way to escape both sisters got ready for a fight. As Lani went to a better spot to see her targets below, the moonlight shown on the seventeen year old's blonde hair. Her pink eyes suddenly changed to a more violent shade as she chanted a spell to boost her sister's speed. Meanwhile Enya kept her cloak on as she unveiled her fencing sword a small blue flame spiraling around it. After a few more yards The Guards saw the girl but not her weapon.

"Who goes there?" says the first guard. "It's past curfew, you should be indoors."

"Pull down your hood so we can see your face." said the older guard.

"If you insist." replied Enya. As she slowly pulled it down with her empty hand. Enya held her head high as the light from a nearby lantern showed her facial features. You could see her bright sky blue eyes change to a dark fiery red and the small scar underneath her chin made recognizing her all to easy.

"H-hold still don't try to escape, Smokey Enya!" said a young baby faced looking guard nervously.

"You are under arrest for assassinating the Master Quad! The four rulers of the four kingdoms." Yelled the older guard.

"Well you can try" laughed Enya as an arrow went through the air, and hitting one of the six men surrounding her and vanished.

"Look at the roof tops!" "We are surrounded!!" "It's a trap!" They started yelling.

"Hahahahaha, look how frantic they are running around like mice." Lani says as she stands up fully immersed in moonlight.

"Look its Typhoon Lani. They were both in on it!" Yelled a red faced guard looking furious.

"Hey only friends can call me that, and you are not one of them." Said Lani eyeing the man up and down.

"Oh shut up Lani. I want to fight somebody. Look my sword is all ready to go..." Enya said roaring to get the fight started. "Or are we leaving?" She turns to leave.

"You're not going anywhere but to prison to face your punishment." replied the older guard, as he ran towards her.

With the smallest of ease Enya blocked his attack and sliced him from his left shoulder to his right waist. As he fell two more went in to attack while her back was turned. Lani shot one and Enya fought off the other. This one having much more training than the one before, plus he was a lot cuter. As Enya fought him off Lani took out the rest surrounding them. Lani was so distracted by trying to protect her sister she didn't notice the shadows move until it started to take form. As it went to attack, the air around her went cold which alerted her to it. Barely dodging the attack Lani moves to the right and on the edge of the roof. She gets a good look at her attempted murderer and see a boy around the same age as her.

"Well now where are you going?" He asked seeming to be intrigued with her and her decisions.

"Down" was her only response as she stepped off the edge still looking into his golden eyes. Lani floated down from the building as she finished off the rest of the guards. "Hurry up Enya we need to get moving!"

"Sorry to end this so soon but you heard her. We must be going." Enya laughs as she engulfs the cute guard in flames. "What a pity, he was so cute." She said as she took off after her sister, who was leading the way towards the gate and out to their freedom.

The shadow guard yelled a command to close the gates,but before that could happen a huge airship came out of nowhere and fired on the guards of the gate. Each shot fired with precision and took them out, delaying the gate's closing. When Lani and Enya made it past the gates a rope ladder was waiting for them. Sadly the shots from the air ship alerted more guards who came rushing from a nearby building. They started attacking them with guns and long-range magic attacks. Waiting for Lani to climb up the ladder Enya counters their attacks with a fire shield, a beautiful blue flame circled the sisters destroying any attacks they threw at them. After Lani climbed a few feet she stopped and started attacking to distract them so her sister could start the climb as well. As soon as Enya gets on she signals the pilot to start moving. As they fly away the attacks are beginning to be out of range and they start dying down, and the ladder starts to be pulled up.

The last of the ladder is pulled up and the ship flies off into the sunrise, inside you can hear laughter and yelling. The sisters made it back and the mission was a success. Everybody was ecstatic, except for those on the ground. The shadow guard was helping the one that was engulfed in flames stand up.

"Ugh, she is going to pay for that." He says as he brushes the soot off his clothes.

"Well you are the one who let your guard down." Says the the shadow one. "You knew these girls were tricky, Moss."

"Aye, I did, but I didn't think she would set me on fire!" Moss responded. "I mean what kind of person sets a guy on fire Ashe?"

"The kind who is running for her life.." replies Ashe. And with that they both share a look and smile. Staring after the airship long in the distance.