Aria PT.1 (STORY)
Prologue
The young princess scampered through the forest, leaving a scent trail. Her strong royal fragrance smelled like flowers. The guards were still on her tail. Luna ascended a tree and sat on a branch. Her fox tail swished back and forth. She is half-human, half fox. She’s a Fox Yokai. Her fox ears twitched. The princess rummaged through her bag making sure she hasn't lost anything of value to her. Her crown was still there. Luna pushed a long strand of wavy white hair out of her face. She looked down at the fox yokai guards with her big blue eyes. They found her scent trail and looked up at her. Her eyes widened. She climbed higher and jumped to another tree. A branch scraped her arm and she winced and kept going. She climbed down and jumped into a mud puddle to hide her scent. The princess was not happy that she dirtied her dress, but it was her only option. Luna saw a nearby cave and scurried towards it making sure she hadn't left a trail of the gooey and dark mud. She entered the cave and curled into a ball drifting to sleep slowly, hoping the guards wouldn’t find her in her slumber.
The princess awoke the next morning and went on her way again. As she walked along the forest floor she heard a deep voice, obviously male. The clanking of metal filled her ears.
“Princess Luna Aria!”
Her ears flattened and she ran. Her hair flew behind her, shimmering white like snow in the rising sun.
The rising sun set fire to the sky and the trees, giving everything a red tint. The rays of the sun warmed her face, but the cold morning wind stung the tip of her ears. She skittered across the floor like a mouse running from a predator. The clanking of the armor hung in the morning fog. She ran behind a large twisted oak and crouched in a patch of needling gorse. She squealed quietly as the gorse poked at her. The ghostly shadows hid her from sight. The smell of ancient oak carried through the forest. She pushed her way through the gorse. Her heart skipped a beat as she heard a rustle from the undergrowth of the forest. She froze in place, dead silent. A young elf with wild ginger hair and emerald green eyes poked his head out and glared at her. His gaze was sharp but curious, and his face was soft. Freckles were scattered across his face. He grabbed her arm and pulled her into the undergrowth as he heard the voices of the soldiers.
“Did you hear that?” said a soldier with a sharp voice. The soldiers crept towards the undergrowth. Luna trembled as the Fox Yokai soldiers approached. Her tail was poofed from fear.
“I can smell her, but I can also smell someone else, an elf.” A female soldier with long brown hair and bright yellow eyes crouched, ready to pounce. The soldier leaped into the undergrowth and onto the elf. He squirmed and kicked fiercely at her stomach. She hissed and pinned him down. Luna growled and swiped at the soldier leaving a crimson bloody gash along the soldier's side. The soldier reached for Luna, but before she could get to Luna, the soldier got punched in the face by the elf. The young elf stammered to his feet and ran, with Luna trailing close behind him.
“After her!” hissed the soldier. The remaining three soldiers charged off after the rogue children, Luna, and the elf. The two children took a turn and jumped over a log. The soldiers looked around.
“Where did they go?” asked another male soldier. Luna huffed as the elf led her into a cave. He went further down and Luna bailed down the cave after him.
“Who are you?” she asked.
“I’m Avi,” he smiled. Inside the cavern were crystals that illuminated the walls. The crystals were in many colors. Avi dragged over a wool blanket and handed it to Luna. She accepted it gratefully and wrapped it around herself. A pile of twisted branches lay in the center of the cavern. Luna lit a fire with her magic. The fire glowed in silver and periwinkle, a moon fire. It was warm. Avi smiled at her and she smiled back.
“That was scary…” Luna said.
“At least we are safe now,” Avi replied. He looked up at Luna, his eyes gleaming in the firelight. Luna curled up in the blanket and lay down. She drifted to sleep quickly.
The young princess scampered through the forest, leaving a scent trail. Her strong royal fragrance smelled like flowers. The guards were still on her tail. Luna ascended a tree and sat on a branch. Her fox tail swished back and forth. She is half-human, half fox. She’s a Fox Yokai. Her fox ears twitched. The princess rummaged through her bag making sure she hasn't lost anything of value to her. Her crown was still there. Luna pushed a long strand of wavy white hair out of her face. She looked down at the fox yokai guards with her big blue eyes. They found her scent trail and looked up at her. Her eyes widened. She climbed higher and jumped to another tree. A branch scraped her arm and she winced and kept going. She climbed down and jumped into a mud puddle to hide her scent. The princess was not happy that she dirtied her dress, but it was her only option. Luna saw a nearby cave and scurried towards it making sure she hadn't left a trail of the gooey and dark mud. She entered the cave and curled into a ball drifting to sleep slowly, hoping the guards wouldn’t find her in her slumber.
The princess awoke the next morning and went on her way again. As she walked along the forest floor she heard a deep voice, obviously male. The clanking of metal filled her ears.
“Princess Luna Aria!”
Her ears flattened and she ran. Her hair flew behind her, shimmering white like snow in the rising sun.
The rising sun set fire to the sky and the trees, giving everything a red tint. The rays of the sun warmed her face, but the cold morning wind stung the tip of her ears. She skittered across the floor like a mouse running from a predator. The clanking of the armor hung in the morning fog. She ran behind a large twisted oak and crouched in a patch of needling gorse. She squealed quietly as the gorse poked at her. The ghostly shadows hid her from sight. The smell of ancient oak carried through the forest. She pushed her way through the gorse. Her heart skipped a beat as she heard a rustle from the undergrowth of the forest. She froze in place, dead silent. A young elf with wild ginger hair and emerald green eyes poked his head out and glared at her. His gaze was sharp but curious, and his face was soft. Freckles were scattered across his face. He grabbed her arm and pulled her into the undergrowth as he heard the voices of the soldiers.
“Did you hear that?” said a soldier with a sharp voice. The soldiers crept towards the undergrowth. Luna trembled as the Fox Yokai soldiers approached. Her tail was poofed from fear.
“I can smell her, but I can also smell someone else, an elf.” A female soldier with long brown hair and bright yellow eyes crouched, ready to pounce. The soldier leaped into the undergrowth and onto the elf. He squirmed and kicked fiercely at her stomach. She hissed and pinned him down. Luna growled and swiped at the soldier leaving a crimson bloody gash along the soldier's side. The soldier reached for Luna, but before she could get to Luna, the soldier got punched in the face by the elf. The young elf stammered to his feet and ran, with Luna trailing close behind him.
“After her!” hissed the soldier. The remaining three soldiers charged off after the rogue children, Luna, and the elf. The two children took a turn and jumped over a log. The soldiers looked around.
“Where did they go?” asked another male soldier. Luna huffed as the elf led her into a cave. He went further down and Luna bailed down the cave after him.
“Who are you?” she asked.
“I’m Avi,” he smiled. Inside the cavern were crystals that illuminated the walls. The crystals were in many colors. Avi dragged over a wool blanket and handed it to Luna. She accepted it gratefully and wrapped it around herself. A pile of twisted branches lay in the center of the cavern. Luna lit a fire with her magic. The fire glowed in silver and periwinkle, a moon fire. It was warm. Avi smiled at her and she smiled back.
“That was scary…” Luna said.
“At least we are safe now,” Avi replied. He looked up at Luna, his eyes gleaming in the firelight. Luna curled up in the blanket and lay down. She drifted to sleep quickly.
