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December
‘1994
Greenwich, England
It was time. He galloped through the dense
thicket of pine trees, scenting the soft, fragrant scent of ripening wild
berries. The forest was dark, illuminated only by the pale moonlight that crept
in from between branches and berry-laden boughs. There was a distinct, unusual silence in the
woods. Even the habitual chirping of the crickets and hooting of the owls was
absent. He was weary-it had been years, perhaps decades since he had undertaken
such a long journey, but he knew he had to. He stopped for rest at a moss-covered
tree stump when he heard some ruffling in the bushes. There was a faint squeak
and he stealthily ran one hand over his bow and arrow, surreptitiously
advancing towards the bush. A small raccoon emerged from the bush, and stared
at him innocently, before hurrying back into the woods.
He felt uneasy, and stopped and glanced around
nervously, at intervals. But it wasn’t the odd silence, or the darkness that
made him shudder, but something far more terrible. I need
to warn him before it is too late. He thought, and stared at the blanket of
black that canopied him. He continued into the forest, tossing his mane, as it
glinted in the faint moonlight.
He
soon reached the Great Oak Tree- the place where they were to rendezvous, but
the man still wasn’t to be seen. He momentarily looked onto the sky above him;
the pitch-black now seemed to blend into other hues. He swallowed hard, and
looked around.
“True
it is, your lot really doesn’t age!” a man exclaimed as he came towards him
from behind the tree. The man wore a black single-breasted suit, and had wavy
brown hair.
“Winchester!
Do you really think I have come here for jokes!” he cried. “Have you forgotten
the mess that you have just created?”
Winchester
looked away from him and remorsefully stared at the gleam of light that fell on
the nearest trunks. “The Great Prophecy is not unknown to me, I am well aware
of the peril it poses to us.”
He
shook his head, and cried, “Peril? It could be the end for all of us! You have
broken Concordia’s Concord; you have consciously disrupted the cycle of nature
and have put our lives at stake, Winchester!”
“I
know, I know! But don’t you think that I parting with my sons was enough
punishment?” Winchester retorted.
“Winchester,
I know this is painful for you. But I care about your sons, I fear they will
have to reap what you sow,” He replied, staring at Winston with his dark,
chestnut eyes.
“Alas,
we can only hope for the best.” Winchester cried, and stared at the indistinct
trunks of the trees in front of him.
“I
have read the skies, and have warned you. Farewell, Winchester.” The centaur
replied and hurried into the sinister woods in the distance, and Winchester was
left to stare at the dark sky above him, illuminated by gentian streaks of
light.
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