My Light, My everything

Prologue

"Are you okay?"

A concerned, but gentle voice awakened Byleth. Opening her eyes, she noticed a tall figure hanging over her. Between the fiery battlefield and the yelling of her students he seemed like a beacon of tranquility. A sharp pain spread from the back of her head. Her limbs felt heavy and painful. The thick, irony smell of blood spread around her as she felt a wet warmth forming around de back of her head. A feverish haze gripped her mind, closing her eyes again.

"Please professor, I beg you, wake up! We have to leave now!" the voice yelled, more sternly now. Byleth kept her eyes closed, her head hurt so much that she couldn't think straight. Who was this man? What happened to her? She just wanted to sleep and escape the throbbing pain in her head. Strong hands held her arms and legs, picking her off the ground. The thick smell of smoke and blood filled her lungs. Gripping her, suffocating her. As she felt her consciousness drifting off once again, the reassuring voice spoke to her one more.

"I will keep you safe professor, I won't lose another..."

"Not like this..."