Where are we, really?

I'm not sure, you tell me.

They shouldn't be here.

The thought kept flashing through his mind, suffocating him with dread, drowning him in fear. He didn't know where the others were but he could hear them search for him. Pushing off from the rock he'd been sprawled on seconds before, he took off into the forest.

Sprinting lightly, he covered ground quickly. Still, the fear refused to leave him, clinging to him to a lover's embrace. He didn't know much but this he knew:

It wasn't safe here.

His pace quickened as he sought not to think, not to allow the fear control him. They needed him. He would not-

He ran into something, landing on top of it.

It was soft.

It was Rae, she'd been searching for him. He rolled away from her then sat up to look her over for any injuries.

Her cheeks were almost feverishly red, she was panting heavily, trying to get her breath but her eyes never left his.

He leaned over, placing his palm on her forehead, she seemed to sway lightly before catching herself. She shivered delicately, her doe eyes widening as he tucked a lock of her hair behind her ears.

Ignoring the myriad of expressions running across the girl's face, he tucked her into his jacket and taking her hand, let her lead him back to the rest.

After the excitement had somewhat died down, they all began to talk at the same time not stopping to wonder who was actually listening to the other person.

He only had ears for Rae's twin. She was rambling on about some creature they'd found in cave. Apparently they'd decided he should be the one to check it out, electing him the leader as they always did- he wasn't entitled to anything else.

Was no one worried they were suddenly in the middle of nowhere?

Sighing with resignation, he made his way to the entrance of the cave. He heard it before he saw it. It was a bright as the sunlight and as dark as the depths of the earth.

The creature's massive body rose and fell with seemingly laboured breathing. It was a magnificient specimen, one unheard of in his world, the real world.

The growing sense of impending doom threatened to crush him. Warning bells went off at record speed yet he did not turn back. Closer still, he drew into the cave. Finally, he was deep enough that he could see the entire body.

Out of the creature's face, blood red eyes shone back at him, radiating menace.

They promised death.       

Author's Note

This is a prologue, I think..