I woke up bedraggled, my hair was a mess like it usually is.
I heaved myself up over my bed, propping myself steadily on the floor. Tara was gone, her bed was neatly made. For once I actually felt well rested.
It must have been... 11? No clue. I got a light tank too shirt which was aqua and denim jean shorts.
I shoved them on quickly, my weapons belt automatically strapped around me as I ran outside, getting a quick bite to eat.
I was on the outskirts of Lhanyias boundary, I could feel the force of it. I smiled, transforming into a cheeta as I ran. I ran very fast, constantly shifting and mixing.
In he end I liked the dragon better, I found a nice field that would be nice for practice. I dived down, shifting into an eagle. At the very last second I pulled up, my talons lightly skirting the grass. I glimmered back into a human, grabbing my dagger out and practicing.
I was panting and ladled with sweat by noon. I stopped, sliding the dagger back in my belt as I sat down, calming my breath and heart rate.
I closed my eyes and accidentally dozed off.
When I finally awoke I was starving, my stomach was growling and I didn't have the strength to transform. Uh oh. I looked around, willing myself to turn into something. Anything! Nope... This was not good... Not good at all. I couldn't think straight and my head was spinning from hunger. I looked into the distance at where the castle was as I continuously wiled myself to walk there.
I have been walking for two hours when I finally came near the castle, I could see the faint outline of it. Not having the energy to smile I staggered on, a hand clutched around my ceaselessly growling stomach. Not thinking about anything in general I walked. And I walked, nearing the castle.
Great. I had to climb yet another hill, I sighed in my head as I went on all fours and crawled up, it took me around half an hour before I was at the top of the clearing, looking down at the school. There were a few people around, I collapsed, rolling down the hill aimlessly and lying down at the bottom.
My stomach growled again, I got so angry that it filled me up slightly. I managed to stand up, sort of, and yell at my stomach, "shut up!! I know you're hungry!"
Of coarse this attracted some startled looks. I frowned, ignoring them as I limped onwards, turning towards the heavenly smell of the cafeteria place. I staggered in, "Elsa! Are you okay?" Hazel asked, peering through from the cooking room.
"Food." I gasped, before collapsing In a heap and blacking out.
My eyes flitter open, I was in a room. It was dark and... Underground.
I tensed up, forcing back the flashbacks of me falling... I bit my lip hard, there was a figure by the wall. "Message 8392; You will undergo a series of tests to prove which group you should be in. They will all go in a line, strewn together. Give it your all as your all is all you've got." The figure said, before disappearing. I stood up, immediately getting my knife out. "First test huh?" I said out loud as I proceeded down the tunnel. It was more of a cave, with jagged rocky walls that were damp and the occasional sound of water dropping. My senses were on high alert, I put on eagle night vision, sharpening my eyesight. My nose staid human although I could smell many things.
And the one that was strongest was a monster.
I silenced my steps, my dagger in a defensive pose, I knew I was being watched. Suddenly with no sound at all something leaped at me, a huge monster. It was a Retha, they are bulky with muscle yet fast, it has the tongue and teeth of a snake that constantly drips poison. The Retha had the body of a gorilla, long talons curved out wards at me. Instantly ducking I rolled to the side, avoiding the Retha and swung. My blade slashed its side, blood flowing out. Not letting myself get distracted I swung a kick at it, sending it flying with super strength. Immediately I raised the water, shooting it at the dazed monster as I turned it to ice. Freezing it in place.
Geeze I was lethal when on guard.
I heard a shrill scream, instantly turning away from the monster I ran to where the sound was coming from. There were vials on the ground and a body laying next to them. I ran over to it. There was a girl lying on the floor, she was 8 or something... I one she was fake, that these were just tests. I turned her over, there was a gash on her shoulder. A very deep one, I ripped off the bottom section of her shirt as I tightly wrapped it around her arm. There were no poisons or any signs of concussion or sickness. Except a slight fever. I secured the knot on her wound, forcing the blood to stop flowing out like a river. I went over the the cave wall, holding out my hands in a bowl-like shape. Water trickled in my hands feebly. I stood there, tapping my foot impatiently. Walking over to the girl I poured most of the water in her mouth, using the rest to clean up her face and some of the dirt. I picked the little girl up, hauling her over my shoulder like a sack of flour. I swiftly ran through the tunnel, trying to make my movements as swift and smooth as possible. I kept running, suddenly the girl disappeared of my shoulder. I was stooped for a moment before I ran again, down the tunnels, my dagger at the ready. Or at least it was, until it disappeared.
Now that had made me hesitate, I looked around for anything I could use a a weapon, as if on queue, a forge sprouted out of the ground right in front of me. I approached it cautiously, there was a picture of a shield that I'm guessing I have to make. I studied the designs, remembering them thoroughly as I set to work, sometimes glancing at the sheet to give the impression of checking.
As soon as I finished the shield it disappeared. The tunnels closed around me and I was forced to stay calm. Just before the walls crushed me blackness surged around my vision. Blocking everything from view.
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Elsa Darknight: The discovery of Lhanyia
FantasíaMy own story here, that is, I'm taking this one very seriously. I'm making this out of my own mind, planning on becoming an author and actually publishing this ^.^. Anyway! This story is all about a girl called Elsa Darknight, after a weird experien...