mamabear2123
I had lived my entire life in Scarlett Leaf, a town small enough that everyone knew each other's business, yet large enough that secrets could hide... if you knew where to look. That morning, I was walking home along the dirt road, the sun just spilling over the horizon, when the sky lit up in a way that made me stumble backward.
A streak of violet fire tore across the sky, crackling and shimmering like electricity on water. It wasn't a shooting star; I had seen plenty in my twenty-eight years. This was something alive. I ran toward the field beyond my mother's farmhouse, heart hammering with a mixture of awe and fear.
The impact site was small but devastating. Smoke spiraled from the center, and there, half-buried in the dirt, was a figure - humanoid, small, trembling, glowing faintly with a soft violet light. She stirred, then opened her eyes.
They were... incredible. Violet with flecks of gold, almost like sunlight caught in amethyst. She looked fragile, yet there was a quiet strength in her gaze.
"Are you... okay?" I asked, stepping closer. She flinched but didn't move away. She opened her mouth, and a low melodic hum escaped, vibrating in the air in a way I could feel more than hear.
"I... I think so," I said softly, unsure why I spoke, unsure if she understood me. She tilted her head and hummed again, longer this time, as if replying.
Her name came later - Keilay. I offered her my hand, and after a pause, she took it. Her skin was cooler than mine, soft, almost luminous. I helped her up, feeling the weight of responsibility settle on me instantly. Whoever she was, whatever she was... she needed me.