Chapter 1
A girl woke up to her mother's screams. She couldn't help but open her eyes wide with fright and panic. After a while, the screams subsided and something fell with a thump on the wood floor. Leaving my bed I made my way down our double staircase. A pool of blood surrounded my dead mother
My knees betrayed me as I buckled to the floor in a weeping mess. After a while, I calmed down long enough to hear heavy breathing behind me with as much courage I had, I turned on my heels to face my worst nightmare. A man stood behind me with his dagger raised up, stained with my mother´s blood.
Pearls of blood dropped off the tip of the dagger. He raised it, and threw it with great force right at me. I was stronger than this, much stronger. I dodged the knife, but nit completely. The dagger grazed my cheek as I used my reflexes to put myself at a safe distance from the man. Swiftly, I brought my hand to my cheek, staring at the man in horror. I was a murderer but this man still seemed to intimidate me. I returned his snarl from earlier and pulled out two throwing knives.
I was raised to kill, so continuing on swiftly I threw the daggers aiming for the man´s face. With surprising skill, he carelessly stopped the dagger from an inch from his face and threw it to the side. I recognized him from somewhere, but that was just enough time to make me lose my guard, as darkness consumed me. He smiled darkly, and said, "Sweet dreams, my daughter.¨
