I woke up to red eyes piercing into my soul. “AGHHHH” I screamed loudly as the creature ran back into the forest. I stood up and looked around… Where am I? There was only forest and a pond around me. I couldn’t remember anything. My name… It was… Emma? Yeah Emma that sounds right. I began to walk around the small area with light flooding through the trees. ‘How did I get here?’ I questioned my brain for some reason hoping for an answer. All I heard were the rustling of the trees in the forest as the inhabitants of it ran around without a care in the world. I walked slowly over to the pond and stared into the water. A girl with waist long brown hair stared back at me. She had two different coloured eyes. One blue and one orange. She looked confused. That’s when I realised. That was me. I looked at myself a little longer until I heard some rustling in the bushes behind me. I turned around sharply just in time to see two red eyes staring back at me. I barely had time to blink before it ran out of its hiding spot and tackled me to the ground of the forest. I closed my eyes ready for the impact of a bite or scratch on my face but I didn’t feel anything. I opened one eye slowly to see a wolf pup sitting on my stomach staring back at me. I moved my hand slightly to see if it would flinch. Nothing. Ok its safe. “Where’s your pack little guy?” I asked it. She only folded her ears to her head making her look sad. I presumed she meant that she got lost. “Hmmm” I hummed staring deeply into her eyes “I’m gonna call you Sophie ok?” I asked and Sophie barked happily in response. She jumped of me and ran into the deep woods. What have I gotten myself into?
I was running into the woods with Sophie when I heard a noise behind us. I turned around just in time to see A group of masked people with swords out ready to swing. One was in front was a boy with a mask covering half of his face, his expression wasn’t rage filled like the others it was… sad? I was dragged out of my thoughts when one of the other screamed at him. “Well? What are you waiting for? Kill her!” The boy looked at me. “Run.” He said bluntly to me. I didn’t hear what he said and I just stood there confused until he ran up to me and grabbed my arm and started sprint, dragging me behind. Sophie ran after us barking. He made a sharp turn and pinned me against a tree. “WHY DIDN’T YOU RUN?” He whispered/screamed. I was speechless I had no idea what to say. Sophie was barking aggressively in the background. “I-uh- m-I” was all I could get out before he dragged me again.
We arrived at what looked like a village. It was in wrecks and there were people hiding under the trees and behind the rubble. “Look” the boy grabbed me and stared into my eyes “can I trust you to keep these people safe?” He asked me. “I-um I- could I know your name first?” I stuttered. “Alex.” He said no longer looking at me. “Emma” I replied. I heard something behind me. My reflexes got the better of me. I pushed Alex to the side and grabbed his sword out of his pocket. Sophie jumped up to my side ready to attack. I heard a gunshot go off and as if in slow motion I saw the bullet fly out of the bush and start flying for Sophie's head. I quickly threw my hand in front of the bullet so I got shot not her. Everything came back to normal speed and the realisation of the pain I was in dawned on me. I pulled back my hand and looked at it. Blood. Blood was everywhere. Dripping down my arm and onto the now red grass. I tried to ignore the pain and gripped the sword again. A figure can out of the bush with a loaded gun. With no hesitation I swung at the figure and slashed its chest, where its heart is. The figure looked up at me and smiled grimly. That's when I noticed something. It had ears and a tail. Before I could move its pitch black eyes stared deeply into mine. I collapsed in pain and started to scream. It felt like someone was repeatedly stabbing me in the chest. I looked back at the figure. It was still smiling like the cheshire cat. That was all I saw before I blacked out.
I woke up and stared up at the roof of what seemed like a house. I turned to my side and saw Alex with his face in his hands. “Alex?” I asked him. He immediately looked up and smiled. He ran over to me. “You're awake!” He cheered. “How long was I out?” I asked him. “A week” He replied as if it was no big deal. I sat up and looked around until my eyes landed on a mirror. It was still me, Emma but… something was different. I had blue ears and a tail. I felt like I could cry. I was no longer myself. “Oh Emma don’t cry” I heard Alex say from behind me. He walked up to me. “So many great things have happened while you were out!” He said. “Like what?” I said doubting him. He whistled loudly and in came a wolf with blood red eyes. “Sophie…” I whispered. The wolf jumped up onto my lap. I could feel my tail swishing to and fro behind me. “There’s something else I need to show you…” Alex told me as he grabbed my wrist. He pulled me outside and I saw a village. The very same village I was at a week ago, except, it was built back to normal. “Welcome to the village, your village.” He said looking into my eyes. They were filled with pure joy and excitement. “My… village?” I asked “Yes your village” He said “You’re the new lord!” I was startled and speechless. A few seconds went by. “What’s its name? The village I mean” I asked Alex, he just shrugged. “Haven’t decided yet huh?” I asked him. “How about Emerald, Emerald village?” Alex looked deep in thought. “Sounds good” He said finally. I looked out into the distance. This was the village, my village, Emerald village
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