You’re going to think I’m insane. Believe me or don’t… but know this if you find this there is no going back. Your life will never be the same, even if you decide to not follow through – your life will never be the same. If you continue my story will forever be with you. If you choose to continue reading, you must destroy this.
Okay, I’m trusting you…whoever you are. My name is Scarlett Everly. Born into a post-apocalyptic world known as the Oath Union. A world at war with itself. Earth now inhabits more than just humans. The “Beings” shapeshifters, magical creatures, and the like. They overtook the humans’ land or so they claim. If you ask me the humans – those humans never deserved, it to begin with. But that’s beside the point. My mother, a human who ranked high in the old order, fell in love with one of the beings – a Dragon, my father. The two were determined to lead a rebellion/ revolution whatever you want to call it, to unite all worlds – all beings.
Legend – and my godfather Xilon – say that Crimson Rayne (my mother) and Vaxton Marox were the most amazing freedom fighters in all of Europe. Fighting to build a new and better world. A tale, as old as the stars and gods themselves. Word eventually spread about the rebel queen and the fact she’d birthed a monster baby. The first and only of my kind. A human-dragon hybrid. Soon after my birth, both of my parents were killed protecting me from bounty. Leaving me with Xilon. A spiritual leader amongst the Woodlanders and he raised me until I was undeniably not one of them, meaning – my wings sprouted and my hormones were not like theirs.
Outcasted by my friends and family we went on the lamb again. Which meant word soon spread about the BEAST was out of hiding.
On my fifteenth birthday, Xilon was murdered. I was officially alone. The dragons and other beings want nothing to do with me unless it ends with me in their dungeon. I pose too much of a threat. And the humans want me dead…burned at the stake. The thing that they all have in common? They fear me. For I am a Prophecy in the flesh. Knowing that information I set out to conquer my abilities on my own. For ages only anger fueled me, then it turned to revenge. The strongest fuel to the flame was the vision of you – a mysterious glimmer in my sleep, and a sing-song voice telling me to keep fighting the fight my parents began all those years ago when they were just children. Keep building because one day I’ll have you and our own family. Soon after that vision, I found solace in my lifestyle, sleeping among the trees, hiding my horns and face when I go to town, I even began to make friends with some people I had helped along the way. It drew me closer to my family, I felt like I was walking with my parents all the time. It was almost healing. But I was still a wanted – hated being.
I know you want me to just get the point, so here goes. My dad turns out he was also a Royal. Dragon Prince was soon to be a King when he abandoned his throne for a woman – my mother who was determined to run the rebellion. She was running it far before she met him. A woman that grew up way too fast, loved to purely for the world and she caught the eye of the prince when she made a speech. I found this out by letters delivered to me by a Fae friend – some letters were from my mom and dad they wrote them before dying. He left because she was his other half. His missing piece. Of course, there was also a letter from his ex-betrothed threatening my life. To track me to the ends of the earth because I a bastard child stole her rightful place on the throne.
Anyways I’m pretty popular, with twenty million diamonds and ten million emeralds for my head. Apparently the older I get the closer we get to “The Reckoning” still not sure what that means for me but for them it means them working together to find me and kill me. Or imprison me? Not really clear on that one. You might better know this binding of forces as “The Great Hunt”.
I’ve hidden this letter to tell you… I’m going to the Great Spruce in the north. It’s where all my father and mother had a bunker with emergency supplies. This letter is sealed with a spell… the box too. So if you find/found it you were meant to.
I spent most of my life alone. My one dream has always been to finish what Crimson and Vaxton began. But I see now that what I’ve been chasing is the love that they had and still have amongst the stars. I can’t deny that I’m destined to finish their mission though…with all my heart I believe I need you to finish it though.
So if you found this, if you read this far… this path is not easy. It’s lonely, lethal, terrifying and it’s your choice.
Still here?
There are more boxes and letters along the way just follow the draw. Once the letter is placed back into the box with the envelope it will ignite in an ancient flame to destroy any trace of me or you in this area. May our stars align… but if not I bid thee a beautiful and blessed life, my love.
Stormy Ville 