My Ray of Hope

An Awaited Escape

   I opened my eyes to see nothing but darkness. Sitting on my bed, I waited for my eyes to adjust to the lighting. As shapes started to form I could see the outlines of the objects that surrounded my room, faded and scratched dressers that held my extra clothes, old blankets lying at my feet, musty cupboards that have edible food carefully placed on its shelves, a cracked mirror that starts at the floor and extends to the eight-foot ceiling, and the hidden entrance that no Chain has found yet.

   I started to make my way to the dressers to change out of my nightgown, which was a simple black dress that passed my knees and sleeves that end at my wrists. As I reached into the first drawer my hand hit something cold and smooth. My hand slowly wrapped itself around the object as I pulled it out. It was a gold necklace with a silver locket hanging on the chain. I slowly pushed to nob on the right side of the locket. Within the locket was a picture of me sitting on my mother's lap and my father standing behind her.

   My mother and father had a soft and kind smile resting on their faces. Mother was wearing a beautiful and elegant dress that had lace at the end of the sleeves and around her neck on the collar. As for father, he was wearing a simple suit, black pants and a white button up shirt with a vest covering his chest. As for me, I had a simple dress similar to my mother's but had no lace and mine had a bow on the waist.

   I placed the locket on top of the dresser as I looked for clothes that weren't covered in blood. After looking for about five minutes I found a dark blue dress that has a high collar that loosely wraps around my neck, the sleeves just pass the tips of my fingers, and the dress ends at my  knees. I retrieved the locket from the dresser and put it on. I took one last look in the mirror and looked into my reflection's eyes, one was red and the other was blue.

   As I headed towards the entrance, I grabbed my black shoes and tucked my long black hair behind my ear. I slowly slid my way through the passage making it so I wont be spotted. The minute I exited my room, I felt a distortion in the area I was in.

   "It's my lucky day. A path has appeared and it's close." I said under my breath so I wouldn't attract any attention to myself.

   I slowly made my way to where the path was, slipping behind crumbling walls and other objects making sure I wouldn't be found. It may have been dark in the Abyss, but one can't be too careful when Chains can be hiding around every corner. As I came closer to the path, the distortion became stronger and easier to sense, meaning Chains will be drawn to the path and use it to escape.

   Knowing that I may not be the only one around I scanned the surrounding area to make sure I was alone. Seeing nothing, I quickly turned to look behind me. As I did a Chain jumped towards me, forcing me to move back so I wouldn't fall over.

   It was about a foot taller then me with stitches all over its hands and face. There was nails coming out of its head and its eyelids were sewed shut. The body was black with blood stained blades protruding from its back. Even though it had no legs I was struggling to keep a safe distance between me and it.

   "Why are you running? I just want to talk to you," the Chain sung trying to seem friendly.

   "Because I don't want to be involved with any Chains!" I yelled in reply to its question as I dodged its attacks.

   "Now that's mean," it said with a hint of sadness, which was a strategy that some Chains us to make their prey feel bad.

   "I know a lot of your kinds tricks so don't think I will fall for them that easily!" I stated with a smile on my face.

   "So you think your smart then?! Well lets test just how smart you are!" It yelled, obviously enraged.

   Just as I landed on my feet from dodging its blades, it turned and hit me with the back of its hand. Unable to react in time, the hit sent me flying into a wall with tremendous force. I tried to get up, but the sharp pain in my back made it a challenge. When I did get to my feet, the Chain started to close in on me. Being unable to move fast enough now, the Chain used this to its advantage. It grabbed me by the neck and lifted me into the air.

   "It seems you weren't smart enough!" the Chain laughed in triumph.

   I tried to break free from its grip, but was unsuccessful as its grip tightened, making it harder to breath. As I was about to give up on the fight the path opened engulfing both the Chain and I in a bright light. When the light faded I could see five figures standing behind the Chain.

   "What perfect timing! Release her power. I want to see how strong she is with my own eyes," the tall man with white hair said as he looked at the girl with brown hair as a sinister smile formed on his face.

   "Power? Is he saying that the young girl is a Chain? What, a Chain!" I thought surprised to hear that. I know that Chains come in all shapes and sizes, but to think they can look like a human is new to me.

   "You want to test me? Fine by me, you clowny bastard!" the girl yelled at the white haired man, then she turned to face the Chain that was strangling me. When I saw her face there was nothing human about it when she had that twisted smile spread across her face.

   "Geez! Whatever happens, don't you come cryin' to me about it later!" the second man dressed in black yelled as he took his glove off and placed it on the forehead of a young boy with blonde hair. As he did a strange symbol started to glow in front of the blonde boy chest.

   "Wah! The power that was blocked before has started flowing again!" the girl said, grabbing her shoulders as a black light started to engulf her.

   As the black light got brighter, the man holding the young boys head, grabbed his arm and held him closer as for the white haired man, he grabbed the young girl with light brown behind her and held her tight.

   When the light vanished a giant brown rabbit with a giant scythe emerged. She had the same top as her human form, but had pants and not a skirt, she also had clawed hands and white eyes.

   When her gaze returned to my direction, it felt as if she was looking into my soul. I looked at her with a pained expression and tried to cry for help, but the hand around my neck kept me quiet. Hot tears started to form in my eyes as my senses started to fade. I looked at the rabbit Chain only to see her running toward me with scythe in hand.

   "You are an  eyesore!" she yelled lifting her scythe over her head and bringing it down with such force it cuts the Chain holding me in half. As she finished her attack, she returned to her human form.

   The Chain cried out in pain and agony as it started to vanish. As soon as its hand disappeared, I fell to the floor and landed on my hands and knees, coughing and gasping for air. When I caught my breath I looked up to see the blonde boy crawling on the floor towards what looked like a pocket watch. The moment he touched it a white light flashed from it, temporarily blinding me, and in the time I couldn't see, images of the Chain girl quickly flashed in my head. When my sight returned I looked around to figure out what happened, but I was clueless.