Lightingwood

Lightingwood

Cerise Oday

My name is Cerise Oday. I was born in Prince Dashing's castle 19 years ago. My little sister, Ellany and I have been living in Lightingwood ever since the Dark Ones came and took our father and killed our mother. Miss Red took us in and has helped us grow over the years. Everyone here has a secret identity. Kinda like a superhero except, they are all fairytale characters. My watcher, Miss Red, is really Little Red Riding Hood. The Elders built Lightingwood when the Dark Ones came to power and tried to take over the Fairytale book of Destiny. They wanted to take full control and destroy everything. Luckily, the Elders hid us all in the middle of Elgor Woods. Keeping us safe and hidden for over 50 years. I am a Protecter of Lightingwood. One of their finest I must say. I fight to keep us safe. That is my job and my duty. I will fight to defend my home forever.

Cerise Oday

"Cerise!" Some one banged on the wooden door that led to my bedroom. "CERISE!!" they screamed. I groaned "What?!" They kicked the door one last time before giving up. "Get up! It's 10:00!  You are supposed to be taking your group out on patrol." I heard them huff and walk away, complaining about how lazy I was. I growled and rolled over to reach my bed stand but, smashed down on the ground hard instead. "Be down in a minuet!" I yelled to them. "Ow." I said as I rubbed my hip. I sat up and scanned my cluttered room. "I really have to clean today." I reminded my self. "Eh. There is always to tomorrow." I got up and made my way down the hall.

Cerise Oday

"Finally! There's the sleepy head." Miss Red stood over a pan of sizzling bacon and eggs. "You stayed up late enough. Honestly, your just a child! Staying up all night on petrol, I must have a talk with Colonel Hood." She huffed under her breath. I looked over at Ellany as I sat down across the wooden table from her. She smiled and winked at me. Miss Red always got upset when my petrols went longer than expected. I decided to speak up and loosen the tension I felt building. "Amber and I are taking the first petrol out this morning. There are some new members joining us and Hood wants Am and I to take 'em out for a test run. Beside, we could use all the help we can get to stop the disappearances." People of Lightingwood have been disappearing. It's my job to figure out why and put a stop to it. Miss Red had set the table with the help of Ellany, as I gave them the run down of my day, and filled my plate with food. I scoffed it down and prepared to meet Amber.

Ezra Ryan

My name is Ezra Ryan. Today is my first day of training to become a Protecter. I just moved to Lightingwood after my village was attacked by the Dark Ones. I lived in an unnamed village a few miles from the Elgor Woods. My mother, younger brother, younger sister, and I were some of the lucky ones who were able to run to Lightingwood and make it there alive. Our house was torched down by the Dark Ones. They burned down the whole village.

Essa’s Tail

    I am finally free. I opened my eyes and the first thing I see is my mother’s beautiful face looking down upon me. My eyes drift past her to the ceiling of our cave. We lived atop the highest mountain in Elvashore. I am the first one of my siblings to break free of my prison. I slowly and clumsily push and pull myself out of my shell, and tumble onto the cold wet rock we call our floor. I get to my feet quickly and look about. Five other golden eggs lay clustered around mine, all with tiny cracks, growing bigger by the second. My mother sat curled up near the eggs and me, waiting patiently for more of her offspring to break free of their cages. I looked back at my silvery egg shell and remember bits and pieces of my 1,000 years in it.

I wander to my left a little and notice something very bright shining in through the opening that mother called the cave door. I crept close to the light before stopping suddenly. I wondered what it was. Not knowing if it was dangerous or not, I placed one claw into it. It felt warm and inviting. I pulled the rest of myself into it. I was awfully close to the edge of the ledge now. I crawled to the very edge and looked up. The ceiling was bright blue, and seemed to go on forever. White puffs of smoke were whisked away slowly by the breath of the world. A giant shining ball, to bright for me to look at, shed light onto the cave floor. That was the light that felt so inviting and calming.

                Below me, as far as I could see, was a lush green blanket of grass and trees. Occasionally there would be a lake or pond where the water had decided to stay. I wanted to view it all. I wanted to fly out of this cave and discover what it was like out there. Just as I opened my wings, my beautiful majestic wings, I heard my mother purr “Essa” she called to me and I was forced to retreat back to her.

Three of my siblings had finally joined me on the cave floor. Mother told me that my sister, Adina was the first one, after me, to break free. Then our little sister Caiden joined us, then our brother Flare. Adina was older than me by thirty four years, but she took more time to mature than I, she made up for it though in grace. She was smaller than me, but just as beautiful. From the tip of her snout to the end of her tail, she was shimmery black, with violet eyes that gleamed almost brighter than the warm ball of light outside of the cave. Her wings reflected the light of the cave as she opened them, and her teeth were as white as the gentle puffs of smoke outside.

Caiden was a grayish-brown color, but she made up for her ugly color in strength. Her eyes were a dull green, like the dead tree leaves I had seen outside, and she was shorter in length. She was built for battle, while Flare was built for agility. Flare was a dull ash color with shining black eyes. He was long and slender, as like Adina, but he was stronger and more muscular and also the largest of us all. He was going to be very handsome as he got older.

As we all examined each other, the other two eggs hatched. Out of the first egg came our little brother, Saiden. Saiden was bigger than Adina and Caiden in length and mass, but I was a little longer and more muscular. He was dark green, almost brown, with dull golden eyes. As soon as he crawled onto the floor, he went to mother for food. Mother, of course, supplied him with a feast of meat (knowing he would be the meat eater). Out of the sixth egg, came two heads followed by two bodies that looked identical. Mother named them Audin and Sorin. Audin, being the sister, and Sorin being the brother. They both were very small, smaller in mass and length than Caiden, and they both were a copper color. Audin had aqua blue eyes, while Sorin’s eyes were silver. It’s very rare for a dragon of mother’s breed to have twins. Mother was half Griffith and half Blue Dragon. Father is half Green Dragon and half Griffith, making me and all of my siblings mutts.

I looked over at Saiden eating and I realized, I haven’t eaten anything for 1,000 years. I crawled over to him, my long graceful tail swaying behind me, and found a spot for me to eat. Mother pushed a bushel of fruit and plants over to me with her arm. Audin and Sorin came to help me eat the ginormous load of food.

As I was eating, I heard a loud swooping sound outside. As I turned around, a very large silver dragon flew into the opening of the cave. Father was huge and muscular, many battle scars covered him from snout to tail, but he was handsome. He went up to mother and nuzzled her snout before turning to admire his offspring. I was at awe of his size. He towered over us when he stood. When mother stood she was ginormous as well. They both lay down and watched us eat. I finished eating and went up to Father. He looked down at me with a curious look. “This must be my dear Essa.” His voice was strong and full of confidence. I nodded and nudged my way in between him and Mother. He didn’t object, instead, he made space for me and my siblings to all cuddle up and sleep in between him and Mother. I looked up into Mother’s soft and intelligent eyes, then to Father’s confident and brave ones, then fell asleep.

Trapped in a Sea of Forgotten Dreams

     Trapped, forgotten by all. All hope is lost. She cursed me. I am trapped here. The one way out has been sealed. I must find true love to be free, I have been cursed to never know love. No one would come here unless they remembered me, but no one would. I am trapped. Trapped in a sea of forgotten dreams.