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Lilac
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(this is only the first five chapters, more to come soon!)
{CHAPTER1}
I shiver as cold washes over me. Without opening my eyes, I let my senses take in my surroundings. The ground is rough against my skin. My hair tickles my nose. I brush it out of the way. It's wet and slimy. I finally open my eyes. The world is bright. Sitting up, I slowly become accustome to the light. I look around, taking in the lush, green forest around me. In front of me is a dying flower pod.
It lets out a final slow hiss and turns brown. I look over and notice that my other hand is in a tight fist. I open it. Inside is a small lilac coloured seed. My heart leaps. My Instincts tell me that this seed is important. I close my fist again and keep it closed. Slowly, I stand up. My legs buckle under me and I need to hold on to a tree for balance. I take a breath and hoist myself up, still clinging to the tree. I steady myself before attempting to walk. As I take a step my toes dig into the dirt. It's soft and moist. I take another step, letting go of the tree. I put my arms out to balance myself and continue taking small steps.
{CHAPTER 2}
I've been walking for a while now. It feels like I've been walking in sircles. It's just trees as far as the eye can see. It's so cold. Here and there are spots of warm light but the wind makes them cold. I rub my arms. My left arm feels bumby. I look and see strange markings on it. They look like vines with small flower pods. They lead to the seed in my hand.
I close my eyes, feeling the energy flowing to that seed. Keeping it alive. Although there are so many things I do not understand, I know this seed is important. I don't know why but it is. I feel weak. I feel defeated. I look up but all I see is a blinding light. It hurts my eyes but feels warm on my skin. It helps. The warmth. I sigh. A small smile spreads across my mouth. I hold my hand to my chest, feeling. Just feeling. No beat.
Living things have beats. Heart beats. In their chest. I don't... But I do feel something. It's something like a beat. I look and see the seed glowing. I put it in the light. It bathes in the light. Giving it energy. Giving me energy. It is my heartbeat. I take a deep breath and continue walking. I know I need more than light and warmth. I need water. That's what I'm going to find.
After walking for what seems like forever I come across water. It's shallow and I see small yellow animals inside it. It's flowing in a curved line. Rocks scatter the edges. They're slippery and cool. I bend down and take a sip. The light gleams across the water. I wipe the excess water off my face. A slight shiver goes down my spine. I suddenly feel... Scared. I stand up and look around. Something is here with me. I can feel it.
I see no movement. I feel eyes on me. I feel fear. My breathing becomes shallow. My legs uneasy. I panic. I look around. I try to find any movement. Any sign of something. Anything. Is it an animal? I shouldn't be afraid of an animal. Why do I feel such fear then? This... This isn't an animal. Not any I know of. And suddenly I hear a loud BANG!....
Then... The world goes dark. I try to breath but my chest hurts. I look down and there's a hole... In... in my chest. My legs buckle and I fall to my side with a blunt thump. My vision becomes blurry. All I feel is the pain. And then. It all fades away...
{CHAPTER 3}
I groan. My chest burns. The air is cold. There is no more warm light. I try to take a deep breath but pain pushes the air out of my lungs. I whimper. "Shh, it's gonna hurt a bit, just stay calm." A quiet, gentle voice says. I feel a warm hand on my chest. The burns worsens, then stops. "How do you feel now?" I groan and try to sit up. The world spins. "Woah, slow down there, your wound still needs time to completely heal." I see a warm light. It's not the same but it's warm nonetheless.
I reach the seed in my hand towards it but another hands grabs mine. "Are you crazy?!" The voice asks. I reach with my other hand but it's grabbed by another hand. "Stop it!" I...
for the full image of the cover
(this is only the first five chapters, more to come soon!)
{CHAPTER1}
I shiver as cold washes over me. Without opening my eyes, I let my senses take in my surroundings. The ground is rough against my skin. My hair tickles my nose. I brush it out of the way. It's wet and slimy. I finally open my eyes. The world is bright. Sitting up, I slowly become accustome to the light. I look around, taking in the lush, green forest around me. In front of me is a dying flower pod.
It lets out a final slow hiss and turns brown. I look over and notice that my other hand is in a tight fist. I open it. Inside is a small lilac coloured seed. My heart leaps. My Instincts tell me that this seed is important. I close my fist again and keep it closed. Slowly, I stand up. My legs buckle under me and I need to hold on to a tree for balance. I take a breath and hoist myself up, still clinging to the tree. I steady myself before attempting to walk. As I take a step my toes dig into the dirt. It's soft and moist. I take another step, letting go of the tree. I put my arms out to balance myself and continue taking small steps.
{CHAPTER 2}
I've been walking for a while now. It feels like I've been walking in sircles. It's just trees as far as the eye can see. It's so cold. Here and there are spots of warm light but the wind makes them cold. I rub my arms. My left arm feels bumby. I look and see strange markings on it. They look like vines with small flower pods. They lead to the seed in my hand.
I close my eyes, feeling the energy flowing to that seed. Keeping it alive. Although there are so many things I do not understand, I know this seed is important. I don't know why but it is. I feel weak. I feel defeated. I look up but all I see is a blinding light. It hurts my eyes but feels warm on my skin. It helps. The warmth. I sigh. A small smile spreads across my mouth. I hold my hand to my chest, feeling. Just feeling. No beat.
Living things have beats. Heart beats. In their chest. I don't... But I do feel something. It's something like a beat. I look and see the seed glowing. I put it in the light. It bathes in the light. Giving it energy. Giving me energy. It is my heartbeat. I take a deep breath and continue walking. I know I need more than light and warmth. I need water. That's what I'm going to find.
After walking for what seems like forever I come across water. It's shallow and I see small yellow animals inside it. It's flowing in a curved line. Rocks scatter the edges. They're slippery and cool. I bend down and take a sip. The light gleams across the water. I wipe the excess water off my face. A slight shiver goes down my spine. I suddenly feel... Scared. I stand up and look around. Something is here with me. I can feel it.
I see no movement. I feel eyes on me. I feel fear. My breathing becomes shallow. My legs uneasy. I panic. I look around. I try to find any movement. Any sign of something. Anything. Is it an animal? I shouldn't be afraid of an animal. Why do I feel such fear then? This... This isn't an animal. Not any I know of. And suddenly I hear a loud BANG!....
Then... The world goes dark. I try to breath but my chest hurts. I look down and there's a hole... In... in my chest. My legs buckle and I fall to my side with a blunt thump. My vision becomes blurry. All I feel is the pain. And then. It all fades away...
{CHAPTER 3}
I groan. My chest burns. The air is cold. There is no more warm light. I try to take a deep breath but pain pushes the air out of my lungs. I whimper. "Shh, it's gonna hurt a bit, just stay calm." A quiet, gentle voice says. I feel a warm hand on my chest. The burns worsens, then stops. "How do you feel now?" I groan and try to sit up. The world spins. "Woah, slow down there, your wound still needs time to completely heal." I see a warm light. It's not the same but it's warm nonetheless.
I reach the seed in my hand towards it but another hands grabs mine. "Are you crazy?!" The voice asks. I reach with my other hand but it's grabbed by another hand. "Stop it!" I...
