She had not moved from her hiding spot. The young girl had simply sat and stared at the markings on her arm.  The land had been so kind to leave her undisturbed. The voice came and went, she couldn’t really tell when it was there, and when it wasn’t. Eliana still had the cloak she had been given earlier, and clenched it close to her. The former excuse of a dress held together for now, except for the new hole in the left sleeve. She leaned against a fallen tree, sighing heavily. A certain sense of abandonment hit her, as she stared into the distance of the forest. From what she could see, an opening might’ve been ahead. By the sight of it, a thought came into her mind, unsure if it was even her own. She felt an urge to run, to go, and get away. 

More energy came to her, allowing her to push herself up. Eliana began walking towards the end of the forest, without much determination in her eyes. As she kept walking without much of a goal, her vision started to grow darker, until she couldn’t see anything. An urge to sleep overcame her, though she kept walking.

Her eyes opened up, and she felt her entire body again. The dress had been replaced with some white robe, with a few golden lines running down along it. The girl looked to her skin, which was completely clean again. She ran her hand through her hair, which was unnaturally clean and soft. Around her were a lively town, though all the citizens walked past her, as if she didn’t exist. Filled with confusion, she turned around, trying to make sense of the whole scenario. She was standing in a giant plaza, with so beautiful buildings surrounding it. So many different people had set up their small shops, creating a magnificent market.  Eliana folded her arms, curiously looking around. Still, no one seemed to notice her. 

A strange smoke crawled along the ground, forming into an ethereal figure. Again, it seemed that only Eliana reacted. The figure took the shape of an unknown person, but one Eliana felt some strange comfort standing next to. It was a woman, dressed in a dress only royalty could dream of. The woman had a blue glow around her, as she gave the Walker a friendly smile. She had long, beautiful golden hair. Her voice was soothing as the chirping birds in the summer, and the calm blue ocean.

[i]“You see all this – you feel at home.”[/i] the ethereal woman started, looking around the plaza. [i]“Yet none of it stands familiar to you. You do not know it. You have not seen it, not yet. But it is where you belong.”[/i] The woman took a few steps forward, her feet flying just above the ground. [i]“Great danger comes, for all. The sky will crack, crying above the lands.”[/i] She said, pointing to the sky. It turned into a strange mixture between blue and a horrible red. Lightning began cracking, and the town panicked. Rain began pouring down in an unusual large manner. A rift in the sky opened up, with flaming stones falling from it. Creatures emerged from everywhere, destroying the buildings and ripping open every man, woman and child they could find. Eliana froze in place, stumbling backwards at the sight. One of the … things saw Eliana, charging towards her. It was on all four, but had a large chest, almost as if it was used to standing up. The fur was brown and corrupt, more than four eyes planted in the forehead, with six or so tentacles flying out of it’s mouth flying out in a vicious attack. The figure held up her hand, letting the blue energy flow out from it. A blue fire shot straight for the creature, burning it up where it stood. A horrifying scream was heard, as the creature died.

[i]“The world is on the brink of doom. The Arrival will come. Heed the warning, Walker of Spirits.”[/i] The figure said, as the giant light blinded Eliana. When she could see again, the town was gone. They stood on a calm hill, with a light summer breeze. Before Eliana stood four creatures. A giant flaming bird folded out it’s wings, a wolf bowed it’s head down, a giant stag sniffed the air, and finally a horse with a set of wings. The four stood so peacefully, looking Eliana’s way.

[i]“In harmony – peace. In animosity – extinction.”[/i] The voice echoed away, as the vision faded into black.

As her eyes opened up again, the young woman stood by the end of the forest, snapping back into reality. She looked around, muttering the words for herself, shaking her head.