9 Whirlwhind Rider (1/2)

On this night, Morgana was disturbed by horrible nightmares. It was enough to move even her usually calm and unperturbed heart.

She was a young girl once more, living on Merrywater Village and disputing with her elder brothers in friendly sword fights. They were stronger, of course, but speed made her an equal contender for the win.

Both of them stopped, short of breath. The result was a draw.

”That's enough, little rabbit. Take a breather. Your groom to be will arrive at any moment now. You should go home and ready yourself. Since you aren't pretty, looking tidy it's the very least you can do.” - Said Edmond, the brother watching from the sidelines, joking maliciously.

Morgana felt offended. Edmond wouldn't talk to Jonah, her other brother, like this if his girlfriend was coming, and he wasn't good looking either. Was it because she was a woman?

However, there was no way she would show those emotions on her face. Edmond could be very sadistic at times. She absolutely did not intend to give him any satisfaction.

Just as Jonah was about to say something, a terrible noise filled the air, followed by fire and confusion.

”What's happening? I don't understand!” - Screamed Morgana as the world fell apart around her.

The earth cracked pulling her into the abyss and a terrible wind blew on her face from bellow.

There was something very wrong.

Morgana calmed down, regaining control over herself.

”No. This is not how it happened!” - Morgana thought very confidently as her eyes suddenly snapped open.

...

It rained very heavily.

Still on her bed but failing, all the same, Morgana acted quickly, conjuring words of power.

”Break Momentum.”

As the spell took effect, her falling speed started to decrease rapidly.

But she had already been falling for hundreds of meters before taking action, having accumulated great speed. So the fall continued, although at a much slower pace.

The bed took the brunt of the impact breaking immediately, while Morgana ended up with only a twisted ankle.

She currently stood on a clearing, somewhere within the forest as a maniacal laugh echoed through the woods.

....

”Hahahahaha. Very good, very good.”

A red-cloaked figure said as it clapped its hands and approached the wounded Morgana.

This was not a physical voice. Rather, it was directly transmitted to her mind.

Myriad different thoughts suddenly flashed in her mind, but her first reaction was to take a vial containing a red liquid from her robes. With a quick motion, she gulped It down and the pain on her ankle lessened.

If a battle was to take place, she needed to be in a condition to move freely.

Perhaps seeing her concern, the creature attempted to calm her down.

”There is no need to worry, little rabbit. After all, I have no intention of fighting against you. This was just a prank. We had fun together, joking around. No?”

Said him with a malicious smile. The same smile her brother had made on the dream.

For the first time Morgana had the opportunity to take a more detailed look at her opponent. He was definitely a humanoid but not a human. Beneath his red clothes she could see a pitch-black skin.