A Queen is Born: Book 1 (On Hold)

Introduction:

1854, in the castle of Joanna

Soon to be Queen Natasha dashes out of the dark, deep colored castle, screaming. 'What happened to the castle?! Where is everybody?!' She glanced behind her, the castle's light, warm, sandy color turn and eerie, thick, red color, like . . . fresh blood.

She quickly looked away, shutting her eyes tightly, hearing her parents' bloodcurdling screams. "MUM FATHER!" She screamed, tears painfully running down her cheek, down front of her off white dress. She turned toward the castle, mustering all her courage. "I'm coming!" She shouted shakily.

Six year old Natasha tripped and fell on her face in a puddle of gooey, red liquid, blood. She heard another scream, followed by another. "NATASHA! HELP US!" She stood up and stared in awe at the castle turning bloody then disappearing. She heard her parents' voices, speaking in a low, fierce whisper behind her. "You failed to save us." She spun and her her heals, her parents' standing right in front of her, but she could see through them. Their words played on constant repeat, bouncing of her eardrums. Before she knew what hit her, she was swallowed up by complete and utter darkness, millions of tiny, wet, sticky claws digging into her skin. She screamed in pain and then-

(A,N) So how did I do on the introduction to the story? Hopefully good, correct my mistakes so I do better next time please. Criticism is welcome. And, if you have any questions about the book, remember, there is no such thing as a stupid question. Two more things, this doesn't count as a chapter, and at the end of each chapter, including the introductions, I will have word counts.

Word Count: 286