The Cube

Chapter One

Post Apocalypse Ohio my black and silver armor sees the glint of the midmorning sky the black charcoal grits smeared across my face.
*God I'm hungry.
I cook a squirrel on the fire. I see two men fighting for a woman's hand.
*Fuck that.
"Hey princess."
"Oh great it's you!"
My father stands tall broad and muscular in a grey fur coat.
"You need to be careful or you'll be next... Those outside tribes have nothing but anguish and venom for my daughter..."
"Where do you think this scar came from?"
I gaze down at the humble soil two red scars across my face. My father tosses me a spear.
"Let's go...Mount the soldiers up we'll head to Devil's ridge..."
He means what was formely known as Cadiz. It's nothing but flooded with traps and ambushes now,but our only source of food.
"We could get a buffalo...or a bear?"
"Maybe...if our rivals haven't stolen from our traps..."
"Maybe we could steal from them." I ask.
"That's too risky just get on your bloody horse things got a hell of a twitchy eye..." He scoffs.
"But he's fast I wouldn't trade him for your slow stallion."
"This is a pure Friesian...young lady..." He mocks.
"So is mine...RACE yA!!!!" I yell.
"Arabeth!" He calls loudly.
"What's the matter Can't catch up?" I laugh.
"No,it's just...wait don't move we're in the green." He asks.
"The ambush this is where they got us last time." I whisper.
"I know and I got a chill running down my spine I don't like it!" He pulls out his knife cutting a rope exposing Troops in black and red.
"Run Arabeth Save yourself keep yourself safe!" He yells.
I pull my bow back and launch an arrow right in the eye of they're captain.
"You're down!" I spit.
"Oh you think we're down?" The man with they red eye patch smirks.
"They have a cannon!"
"Open fire!" He calls.
"Run!" I scream.
My head hits the ground like a pile of bricks. I wake up in a tent with a man smoking a cigarette that smells funny.
"Morning..." He smirks.
"Where am I?" I shout.
"Chill out I'm just here to feed you!" He scoffs.
A man in a black mask opens the curtain his voice is deep and sullen.
"I'm sorry Your highness we captured her on account they were on our territory..."
He waves a subtle hand in front of his face and ushers his leuitenient off.
He tosses me a Rubix cube.
"Solve this... And you'll get the other one."
He has blueish black metallic ombre hair. His eyes are black as the midnight tar but they sparkle like stars off Spring water.
"I can't ever solve these things."
"This one's different we found it in a cave in dead man's canyons." He concerns.
"The ruins of foxes bottom... that's in our territory you know." I scoff.
"Piss off!" He shouts.
"You were injured by a miniball in the chest get some rest..."
"What's your name?" I somber adjusting myself in the cot.
"Adrias and you think you can come into my camp and make me fall in love with you just because you have a pair of breasts!" He yells.
He slams a bowl of deer stew on the table. "Eat,your strength is needed for now."