Shadow Dwellers

Chapter 1

         There are so many of them... Everywhere.. Where can I hide? Where? It seems as though it is nowhere.. I'm stuck here in this horrible place. Running through the shadows from these beasts. Why do they hunt me down? Why? I've so many scars across my body... It hurts my lungs to breathe, the pain fills my chest as I struggle to catch my breath. It's here! It's here!! These signs, that one is near! I cough and wipe the sweat off my forehead. I anxiously look around for it. Where are you!? I can hear your deafening whispers and troubles! I run again through this endless and dark night. No light shines for me here... I'm all alone. Where are you, my precious light? My lovely little rabbit?

...... I keep running until I've found that the flame is beginning to be restored. Relief fills my body as I get closer to it, warding off these treacherous demons. It's a small flame the barely lights up anything, but it'll grow... Right?..  I hope so.. The brighter the light the easier it is to travel. With being at ease again the flame gets bigger and lights up more area around me. The clouds uncover the moon as the dim light shone upon me and the ground. I continue to walk, losing track of my place and time. I find myself standing in front of a dark forest. I begin to feel a bit stressed but I keep my head up high and walk through. The sounds begin to replant the seed of anxiety within me. I shake off the feeling and continue through to find the threshold of it. The flame begins to die out from all the things heard in here. I can't.... I can't! I CAN'T! I run back out as I begin to breakdown. I wall back to the place I had started. The sun began to rise and finally, I felt relieved furthermore from these horrible night terrors. My little flame burned bright now and all was better.... Temporarily..  Maybe.. I'll get better..?

        My lovely light had finally returned when the sun has begun to set. His light shines so bright, the warmth of his light comforted me, my sweet little rabbit... He can only be here for so long... But he isn't really there.. I hope for this lovely feeling to last. He cares for me so very much, as do I for him. Everything can get lonely without him when the shadows begin to crawl. Some times, the sun's light lasts longer than other days.

        I walk these streets alone.. The sun's light has lasted longer than I predicted. Good. I'll be great for now...