One a day about middle of the year just after I had turned 13 we get word from neighboring village that a mist has shown up and seems to be causing people to go missing, and to be wary and be ready to evacuate.
About a day after receiving the letter a large purple-ish cloud starts to peer over the hill in between us and the town that had notified us. At this point I knew sh*t was about to go south. Although for some reason I didn't tell anyone. Nobody other than me seemed to think much of it until one fateful night. This night would mark the first disappearance of Ravendale (The Village Kael Lives in). The first person who would go missing I didn't know. Although each day one more person would go missing. People started to leave the village to find their family members or just get away from it.
"Kael!" Thorne yells for me
"Yes dad?"
"Pack your things as much as you can carry or want we're leaving tomorrow morning. I've already told Emma."
"What about Rowan?" (Carys had already left by this time)
"I'm sure they'll leave soon too. Don't worry about them."
"Okay I'll go pack right now" As I say that I rush back up the stairs and into my room grabbing my magic book and piling a bunch of clothes into a bag. I tell Thorne then lay in my bed.
While I attempt to sleep I struggle as I have since the mist appeared. Tossing and turning scared of someone I know going missing or me going missing. I don't know where people go when they disappear I just hope it's not death. I inevitably do fall asleep after some time
Unfortunately when I wake up, I'm no longer in my home. No longer in the same area of my home. No longer in the same continent.
I lean up and look around noticing the area and it's a desert, a rocky desert not a sandy one though. As I look to my left I see someone. A tall man sitting down staring at me.
I immediately jump and move away although I was already a good distance from him "Wh-who're you?" I ask
"Zarek, I'm a demon."
"A demon?" I ask standing up.
"Yes, I'm of the Demon Race. Specifically a Sunderkin," he informs me.
I decide to actually pay attention to what he looks like and he's has light gray skin, with cracks in it as if It was a rock. He has green hair and orange eyes, very muscular build. Definitely a demon. "Are you going to hurt me?" I ask
"Oh no, no, no. I do not hurt children" He clarifies. "Who would you be?"
"My name is Kaelion Truehart, I'm from the village Ravendale."
"I've never heard of it, you must be from far away"
"Where exactly are we?" I ask
"You would be in the Sylic Province of the Genia Continent."
"Genia?!"
"Yes, where is Ravendale?"
"Th-the central continent"
"Oh that is far..." He stays silent for a moment and thinks to himself before continuing "I've decided I will accompany you on your way back home, the Genia Continent is not a safe place for kids."
"How can I trust you? You're a demon." I ask
"You don't, but I promise I will protect you with my life. If you wish we can keep our distance and sleep in different tents. Also, do you know how you ended up here?"
"Some mist showed up and every night someone went missing, last night was my turn. Me and my family had intended on leaving in the morning, unlucky."
"I've never heard of such a mist, but you're awfully calm and connected even in your current situation"
"I take pride in that" I respond
"It's getting dark you should rest and then we can start heading towards Yggtronia the port town closest to the Central Continent."
"Okay, I'm not sure if I can trust you yet; but I will nonetheless. If this place is as bad as the stories I've heard then I will definitely need it"
"You have my word I will not hurt you nor let anything hurt you." He replies
"Good" I finish. I lay down as he extinguishes the fire and I close my eyes. Soon after I fall asleep, hoping to not get killed by this demon in my sleep.
This is the end of Volume 1! Thanks for reading!
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Kael - 13
Thorne - 37
Zarek - [Unknown]