In a realm unlike our own, in a small but well known kingdom known as Woodburrow, lived a princess Elf named Flora. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAiI0wzREaMC
She was different from the other Elves, her ears were a bit smaller and her attitude was unlike most Wood Elves.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAarUw3FwbEn
She spent her early years with her sister Hannah who Flora loved dearly.1893Please respect copyright.PENANARhTwpYoNXj
Her father Draven was king of Woodburrow, it was a small castle with a farming village at it's side. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAgmUyM6R1Ir
Although it was a small castle and village compared to most, it was well known for trading. This was her home.1893Please respect copyright.PENANArp6Fep3SEA
One night Flora had a dream, a dream that set her destiny in motion...1893Please respect copyright.PENANAxPqcuvDe9S
She was in the woods just beyond the village of Woodburrow. She was following a small floating light. It was dark, she couldn't make out any distinctive features of the woods other than a cave that lead into a mountain. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAg5x3Ypng2J
The light lead her into the cave where she found a bowl of fire. Inside the burning bowl was a necklace with a black diamond as it's center. The smoke from the fire was thick, there was a face in it.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAzVmBfUNTbr
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She reached out and touched the fire. It danced above her skin not burning her. When she began to play with the fire she found herself back in the village, but it was in flames... a voice whispered,1893Please respect copyright.PENANAc2TXSfv9r1
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"Enenra."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAeQcnYeYePx
Flora woke from her dream, afraid... She'd had the dream three times already.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAdVms4ZlSLz
"You had the dream again didn't you?" Her sister asked, she was lurking in a dark corner of Flora's room.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAGjL0WbkXQn
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"What are you doing in here?" She asked.1893Please respect copyright.PENANARoD17CW2Jt
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"I heard you screaming." Hannah answered. "I was worried."1893Please respect copyright.PENANA4LRlUIW5PD
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"It was the same dream." Flora said as she curled into a ball.1893Please respect copyright.PENANA8T3kNcT13o
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"As your older sister it is my job to protect you." Hannah said after sitting down on the bed. "I can't protect you from your dreams."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAN5zoum2SEt
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Hannah has always been there for Flora. She was there when she needed help, when she got in trouble, she was like a big sister should be.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAmFZrB6ueqh
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"I think it means something." Flora said.1893Please respect copyright.PENANA41z1J3FkhN
"Like what?" Asked Hannah.1893Please respect copyright.PENANATa3l7aq0IL
"I don't know..."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAsrwSgCMmYc
"You should talk with Grandpa about it." She suggested.1893Please respect copyright.PENANArYqX2ILVwQ
"Why?"1893Please respect copyright.PENANAniNCQPJgBe
"He is a wise man no matter how old and crazy he may be." She answered. "If anyone can tell you what it means it's him."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAmUX02hl4PU
Her smile was comforting.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAGsAlytASX9
"Thank you Hannah." Flora said after embracing her with a hug.1893Please respect copyright.PENANArYRFiS0xUy
"I'm always here for you my little fireball." Hannah squeezed her tight...1893Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7FQvBOZip
"Now get some sleep, we have big news coming tomorrow." With that she left, and Flora slept.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAmEgGODbZnx
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With the rising of the sun she woke, the warmth of its glare seeping in from her window made Flora happy. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAkggOBByLcX
She rose from her bed and got dressed, she was ready to start her day. She decided to talk to her grandfather first while her dream was still fresh in her memory. She left her room and wondered through the halls of the castle with a spring in her step. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAuGJrDk0LN3
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Flora was a very happy girl, and she loved to have fun. She could find joy in many simple things.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAOFwMtyovVv
Her grandfather usually started his mornings in the garden, she decided to go there first.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAxNWtnlAQfd
When she arrived she found a gardener working in the garden but not her Grandfather. The bright green grass and colorful flowers were a delight to her eyes, and the noise from the flowing of the pond was soothing to her pointy ears.1893Please respect copyright.PENANABUri2dfSMT
"Have you seen my grandfather?" Flora asked the gardener.1893Please respect copyright.PENANALVd41KgcPq
"No your highness, he has not visited the garden yet." He answered.1893Please respect copyright.PENANA5xORuTXaMM
"Thank you." She replied turning around and walking away.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAAUzShnxLF3
She thought her grandfather might start his day with a meal instead of going to the garden, so she left to the dinning room. There she found Hannah sitting at a table eating soup.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAViLcPnTUY3
"Hannah," She said. "Have you seen Grandfather?"1893Please respect copyright.PENANAMWDjla4Neg
"Yes I did." She answered. "He was going to the library when I saw him."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAtiNMIOXEwj
"Thanks." Flora replied turning to walk away.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAcHYtJ1nIWg
"Flora wait." Hannah said. "Can I talk with you for a moment?"1893Please respect copyright.PENANANJjM2jgMPt
"Sure." She answered, then sat at the table with her sister.1893Please respect copyright.PENANA49nbladXI6
"Father has arranged for me to marry a human prince, this you already know." She said. "But he will give you news today, and after you receive this news things will be different."1893Please respect copyright.PENANA95UDyRnDDE
"Different how?" She asked.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAFmUxeI6TGg
"I cannot answer." Said her sister. "I only wish to prepare you for it."1893Please respect copyright.PENANADRv8JRKznX
"I don't know what you mean." Flora replied.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAFOgoAWKMqI
"I know... Just be ready when he tells you." Something was off with her sister today.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAHmQfYfy2wO
"I will be." She replied. "Now I must find grandfather." She turned and left the dinning room. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAQINvyZxzjE
From there Flora left to the massive library. The books and shelves of books stretched two stories tall, and it was almost a labyrinth.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAzB2MH9tilz
"Grandpa!" She shouted. "Are you in here?"1893Please respect copyright.PENANAd6VFjd4GNl
There was a brief pause...1893Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6lMLweQWo
"Yes my dear!" He answered. "Over here." She walked deeper into the library and found him next to a shelf of books in the back. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAoxekPbocgG
"What was it you wanted my dear?" He asked.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAbRnS7XdchH
"I wish to know about a dream I had, I thought you could tell me." She answered.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAkTspAbJFrZ
"I can't make you a promise I can, but I can make you a promise I might be able to."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAJMBpOeVobY
"Please don't be confusing grandpa." She asked.1893Please respect copyright.PENANA0tBuz7CEwO
"Alright Flora, I won't be. Now tell me about this dream."1893Please respect copyright.PENANA90wLiyJhl7
"In the dream I'm in the woods outside the village, I follow this light into a cave. In the cave I find a bowl on fire, and in the bowl a necklace. When I touch the fire I don't get burned, but when I begin to play with it the village is destroyed by it."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAuXsvMcEcCK
"Hmm... It sounds to me like this light is your destiny, and it leads you to a choice. When given the choice you decide to play with destructive power, and your people suffer from this."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAbw37BCb9rD
"I don't want to hurt anyone for my mistakes!" She replied.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAmCIoF3BNcj
"Don't worry my dear." Her Grandfather replied. "The dream shows you a future, but you can decide if it's the future to be, or not to be. And I am not a master of dreams, it may mean you shouldn't play with fire."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAXDTa6iIMFo
"Thank you Grandpa!" She replied giving him a hug. "There is one more thing."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAc4VhxX5ICC
"What's that my dear?" He asked.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5RfToCnSW
"In my dream I hear the word Enenra. What does it mean?" When she said the word her Grandfathers smile faded and was replaced with fear.1893Please respect copyright.PENANA4XfrcdrCUh
"Describe the necklace you saw in the bowl of fire."1893Please respect copyright.PENANA4s9J6FXNNy
"It was a choker, with a black diamond in the center." She answered. His face held the look of terror.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAOGOXnZUqmo
"I must mix you some herbs, hopefully they can help you avoid these dreams." 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAGP9DgK3bec
"What does it mean Grandpa?" She asked.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAtPCCBChc8P
"No, no, don't dream these dreams child." He replied.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAx8ePaap7sH
"Grandpa you're talking crazy, what does it mean? What is a Enenra?"1893Please respect copyright.PENANAlwATmnrkJN
He took a deep breath... "I must tell you a story." He said. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAS7aCjMsT7b
"It was a long time ago, I was a young man then. There was a man in the village, a Demon known as an Enenra."1893Please respect copyright.PENANASHjRkwjGER
"A Demon who can transform into smoke and vapor. This man was no ordinary Enenra, for he was something much more."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAA4SufHoQGI
"With each life he took he would claim his victims soul, and with each soul he collected he became more powerful."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAOc2XJ83Etc
"Soon, his magic was unmatched. He took half of my soul..."1893Please respect copyright.PENANALxdsvafwtm
"There are things I will never feel or experience ever again. He took a part of me, and I know it is only a matter of time before he takes the rest of my soul. That is why I may seem crazy or unusual."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAQR2Stupghe
"It took all of the Mages in the kingdom to cast a spell that placed the Enenra in a everlasting sleep. They locked him away and gave their lives with their magic to keep him locked away. I was there when his tomb was closed, and I never thought back on that day until now..."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAC9xcAE0W7I
"He was a plague to the people for a century, he must never be awoken."1893Please respect copyright.PENANA8r30JwiSZe
"What does it have to do with the necklace?" She asked.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAGm6AGv5h2H
"I... I must go now, I love you child but you must stop having these dreams." He ran out of the library.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAmBTTv6fFGq
"Grandpa wait!" She shouted, but she was too late and he was gone. He moved fast for a old Elf.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAcIdY0hqyS5
A Woodburrow guard approached her.1893Please respect copyright.PENANA1a1lJGyrYq
"Princess Flora, your presence is requested in the great hall." He said.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAlKY2mgUpqv
"Thank you." She replied. "I'll be on my way then." 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAAG55NSrSLg
She left the library wondering why her grandfather was so afraid of her dreams. She wanted to know about the Demon Enenra, and the necklace.1893Please respect copyright.PENANARXTVdiSRvu
She tried to put those thoughts away for the moment for she was approaching The Great Hall, the place her Fathers throne stood.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAxW7hyRkVbJ
When she entered she stood on the long red carpet that stretched across the lengthy hall, and at the end was her Father the king sitting on the throne. To his right sat Hannah who was of age to the throne.1893Please respect copyright.PENANA0u37MVkEkv
Elves live about 30 years longer than humans. To be of age to the throne you must be 20 or older. Hannah was 20 years old while Flora was 19.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAuCvOC0aRxM
To the kings left was a empty seat where her mother once sat. Flora never knew her mother, but she often imagined her sitting on the left chair as if she saw her there before.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAOzzxUBh61H
"Daughter." The king said. "I have something to tell you."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAVujWapkvip
"As I have heard." She replied. "What is it father?"1893Please respect copyright.PENANA3Q1rlBpobD
"As you know Hannah is of age to the throne, she is to marry a son of king Elton from Stonebrush. This will unite the Elves and Humans of Woodburrow and Stonebrush."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6VrXzntpC
"What does this have to do with me?" She asked.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAWbcsVBE2v3
"The king of Stonebrush, king Elton, has three sons. You are of age to marry, you will marry his youngest son." 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAHoSUvgM8YS
His words made Flora's stomach ache, she felt sick.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAjFSS2jcAIb
"I don't want to marry anyone!" She said with a tone full of anger. "Yet alone a stranger! And he's a human!"1893Please respect copyright.PENANAeQzsfM63MI
"You will put your differences aside and do as I command." He replied.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAG3dmu481uG
Flora turned to her sister. "You knew about this didn't you?" Her tone furious.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAUfn3Xxj1i6
"Yes, and I was only trying to protect you." She answered.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAwfTV96534F
"Then call off this foolish marriage! I will not marry him, I won't!"1893Please respect copyright.PENANAv01MkyUcAY
"Flora!" The king shouted. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAbfP7VlUG0w
His words couldn't change anything now, she was already in a sprint running away.1893Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZUTfP40pR
"Flora wait!" Her sister shouted running after her. She ignored her as she ran out the castle doors.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAS3IjMukzVi
She ran through the village and into the fields. From the fields she ran into the woods. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAV0rIjM9PiJ
Tears were running down her face as she ran past the trees. She wouldn't marry anyone unless it was her own choice. She couldn't bear the thought of being with someone she didn't love.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAzOYReiVFCz
She was now at least a mile into the woods, her legs were getting tired but she couldn't stop. She needed to get away.1893Please respect copyright.PENANApQYtq2WswH
As she was running between two trees her foot got caught on one of their roots. She was tossed to the ground, and when she hit her head collided with a log. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAzE7tFuEgCR
She fell unconscious...1893Please respect copyright.PENANAZbRxIxcNZL
When she woke the sun was near gone. She didn't recognize where she was anymore. She placed her hand on her forehead to feel dried blood.1893Please respect copyright.PENANATtm8chpAqn
"How long was I out?" She asked herself. Her head hurt, she was tired and felt dizzy. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAg3Q70Melpw
A butterfly landed on her hand, it's colors delightful to Flora.1893Please respect copyright.PENANADGJzafZGEc
"Hello little butterfly. Do you know where I can find some water?" She asked. The butterfly lifted off her hand and began to fly away. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANA7h0OAfNTbn
Flora rose to her feet and followed the creature. She had no idea where she was going, but she couldn't go back to her home. She decided to go wherever the butterfly lead her. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAU9JDRum5qk
She followed it to a mountain, on the side of the mountain was a large stone door. The butterfly disappeared through the door by slipping into a crack towards the top. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAxEG9UzjSfG
Flora pushed on the door but nothing budged. There were no levers or switches, there was no way to open it.1893Please respect copyright.PENANABaMqwMxrGd
"This must be where we part ways then." Flora said turning around. When she took the first step away from the door a loud thump stopped her. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAOucQaAYyZz
She turned to see the door had fallen.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAUo5K8W1DZP
"How is this possible?" She asked. Flying above the now collapsed stone door was the butterfly, it disappeared into the dark. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAaLjHNIhXTa
Flora stepped inside to find a cave. The butterfly lead her deeper inside where it stopped at a puddle of water, drips of water seeped from the top of the cave and fell into the puddle. A crack at the top let in light from the sun. Flora stood under the drops and let them drip into her open mouth.1893Please respect copyright.PENANALE8fzsb7oc
"Thank you." She said to the butterfly. She didn't know if it was magic or luck but she was happy. After she drank the butterfly flew out the door. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANALptqDlH7qf
Flora looked around the dark cave, in it's center was a stone coffin. She approached the coffin staring at it, something about it was speaking to her. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANA63G6gByp7C
It called to her, she was drawn to it.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAw6qYE7PrVR
She pushed on the top trying to push the lid off...1893Please respect copyright.PENANASo96l9sXnj
"Come on! Budge!" She growled as she pushed. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAhmqaA5esKq
It felt as if she wasn't in control, she needed to see what was inside.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAvmcHtvQsJZ
Finally it moved.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAxiDOiMnhBo
The corner of it was pushed off, it was only a sliver open. As soon as it was partly open, the ground began to shake, parts of the cave ceiling broke apart and fell. A large piece broke and fell on the coffin cracking the lid.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAEoCuLyoWGT
Flora backed away from the coffin, a cloud of thick black smoke began to form above it.1893Please respect copyright.PENANA9gKu2DfY92
She thought about running out the cave, running back home. But she couldn't, she needed to know.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAuZ7GJmcOOw
From the cloud of smoke emerged a dark figure covered by a cloak and armor, a sword at its side and jewel at its chest. It was shaped like a man but Flora knew it was not Human nor Elf.1893Please respect copyright.PENANA53ZcFyb3Ts
"Speak Elven girl." He said, something about his voice seemed unnatural. "How many summers have passed since my reign?"1893Please respect copyright.PENANAYaxZD0xuiy
She was speechless.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAejYWlhOeHE
"Answer me." He replied. The dark helmet over his face frightened her.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAaTuApwRvj3
"I don't know." She said.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAzp9IZjbfu7
"Foolish Elf, you're stupidity has awakened me. You are the first who has followed what magic I have left, but even so, I am grateful for my release."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAnr4fIydsAr
"What are you?" She asked.1893Please respect copyright.PENANATIBsuElcwy
"I knew you were foolish but I was unaware you were blind. I am a Demon." He stepped closer.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAxbhd4fSK4C
"What do you want?" Flora asked.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAwIWBQCp2iw
The Demon chuckled. "You need not fear me yet Elven girl, you have freed me, I will spare you till next we meet." His fingers brushed her hair back, this made her spine shiver with fear.1893Please respect copyright.PENANA2K8qtOl9aQ
"What is thy name?" The Demon asked.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAQf7te4RxCB
"Flora, of Woodburrow." She answered.1893Please respect copyright.PENANA2Yf2pcaRGq
"Are you of royal blood?" He asked.1893Please respect copyright.PENANA5haGECbxJK
"...No." She lied.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAWEPXIMGTbn
"You remind me of someone, a very kind soul." He turned his back to her. "If we meet again know that I won't be so kind."1893Please respect copyright.PENANA0wKRwmdmur
He disappeared in a cloud of black smoke.1893Please respect copyright.PENANApYtuTqBxic
What did I just do? She wondered.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAPwk2hqtN7K
The thought of her family crossed her mind, all thought of resentment flee from her mind over fear of their safety. She needed to know that they were okay.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAlw1K6CWFlX
She left the cave and ran through the woods towards her home, the sun now set.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAwqWibmuXVW
All light from the sun was gone and night had creeped in when she arrived.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAb3Fj4P9TTP
Her heart felt pain, her stomach tightened and her legs felt weak. She stood still in shock as she watched the village in flames.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAF85WM2sBBL
She imagined there would be people in panic trying to put out the fires but there was no one alive, they all lie dead.1893Please respect copyright.PENANApAwC89pnlt
Their bodies were lifeless, most of them burned to a crisp. She saw families holding each other in their arms, their corpses burned together.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAJEPca4DqrR
She pushed forward running to the castle, she needed to find her family...1893Please respect copyright.PENANAZhEbpqDMPi
Inside the guards lie dead and lifeless, their body's looked to have aged for decades.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAkjyVxwlkeZ
At the end of the hall lie her father.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAgpIVyOLBGH
She ran to him, blood pour out from under him.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAeSJSVTUwQb
"Flora..." He whispered. He was near death.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAsoJRaaO8iH
She held him in her arms, tears falling from her face.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAXLQRgKSJm9
"I'm sorry father." She cried.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAKsAqjVt8kx
"He took her.."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAU5JBRUO7Bd
"Who?" She asked.1893Please respect copyright.PENANA7d5rEoNvo7
"The Demon, took Hannah.." He coughed blood.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAZRzjl8mDFO
"I'm so sorry."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAkgjalmWaRx
"No... Seek King Elton, he will help you.."1893Please respect copyright.PENANANgqzV5YQ3J
"I love you father."1893Please respect copyright.PENANArA3j50TC57
"As I love you.. My sweet.. Flora..." His eyes gazed into the abyss of nothing, he was dead.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAhXpoxXXU67
She cried over his body morning his death, his blood covering her hands.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAJjH2WfsPxU
"Flora..." A faint voice called. She looked to her left to see her grandfather laying on the ground. 1893Please respect copyright.PENANAk6ESY1hhBA
She ran to him.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7WL2zcNPY
"Grandfather!" She screamed. He looked decayed and dead, like he'd aged hundreds of years.1893Please respect copyright.PENANA75PcEeHywk
"He took my soul, I don't have long." He said with a raspy voice. "He took your sister, one of seven." 1893Please respect copyright.PENANActVBByHC1G
"What?"1893Please respect copyright.PENANAue8spw5Wp4
"Listen!... If he collects the blood of seven royal bloodlines he will open a portal, it will link our realm with the dark realm. He will unleash a Demon army and fulfill his deed."1893Please respect copyright.PENANApnWjYUL1wt
"I don't know what to do."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAOtJkLYQ4ao
"You.. You must stop him. You're the only one that can!" He cried out.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAatvWqiGuA0
"I can't!" She said. "I'm just a Elven girl."1893Please respect copyright.PENANAflZkfu9NR9
"You are much more than that child. Protect the bloodlines, don't let him complete the ritual."1893Please respect copyright.PENANA7WbHW9uK5Z
"I won't let you down Grandfather." She said.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAEmddggwORR
"You never could." He replied, his eyes closed, he seemed at peace, but he was dead.1893Please respect copyright.PENANAe43FgwZVqs
She knelt with tears falling from her face, she watched as her home burned to the ground. In her sorrow she found a new feeling of rage and anger. She would stop the Demon, and kill him for what he's done.
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