The grass was white, and equally monochrome willows swayed with the rhythm of the wind. A masculine figure appeared before her, entirely hidden by his black cloak.
"Artemis Vanguard," he whispered, using her full name. His voice seemed to quake the world with power. "Do not delay your finding of wisdom and truth. It has already begun."
With that, the man disintegrated into swirls of shadowy smoke, and a new scene dawned. Two girls were in a lake, arguing over a book. It had corrupted them and neither wanted the other to have it. The moment they both touched it with their bare hands, a bright flare was sent up into the air. It cascaded and rained down in sparks, eating every living thing it came by. The ducks around them screamed in agony and became colourless before they died, floating on the water while blood gushed out in every end. Soon, the lake was as crimson as though the water had turned into blood, staining the clothes of the two girls in it. Their faces started to glow and melt, vanishing as though they were born faceless.
Just then, another scene appeared. It was a battle ground, active, with the tribes and Imperials at all ends, slaughtering one another. An additional army was wasting away lives more rapidly than the others. All these soldiers lacked masks and were fearless and ruthless. Their eyes were empty as if they had lost their souls a long time ago.
Luna woke up as she popped up into bed trying to catch her breath. She took a shaky breath of cold air as she tried to calm herself down as she tried to understand what her dream meant. Her father, who is a hunter in her home city of Th'ardrod walked into her room. "Another dream Artemis?" The wrinkles underneath his eyes showed the aging of her father but up close you can still see the hint of the handsome youth he once had. Artemis or Luna as people call her as the very sound of her full name disgust most of her people who live in Th'ardrod gave a gentle smile. "I see mother's gift has blessed me once again. Wasn't she a priestess father before she passed away of illness?" Her father gave a slight frown as he walked over to her and sat on the soft bed covered in a black sheep's wool as he ran his finger through his daughter's silky black hair. "Yes she was my daughter and it seems like it is your time to take your rightful place as Oracle. Your gift is far more powerful then your mothers." He placed one of her lose curl behind her ear but Artemis eyes sadden at the very thought that she might be picked as being the Oracle instead of staying a hunter. "Father, I am being sent away and we both know it. I'm not welcome in my home city. I can feel the glared upon my back there is no way I have been chosen to follow the path mother once took. I chose your footsteps to follow." Her father stood up as the streaks of grey and black hair laid in a low ponytail passed his sturdy shoulders. "I am sorry my daughter but it looks like your destiny his heading elsewhere." He gave her a kiss on her father that had been filled with a birthmark since birth. It now grew into a trible looking tattoo as Artemis always.covered it up when she went out. "Breakfast is ready."
Artemis walked out of her house after breakfast and she felt the stares as she always have when she wonder around. She felt unwanted everywhere she walked and she knew it too. Artemis wore a purple headband around her forehead as her long raven color hair spilled out in curls around her face as she wore the pants and long sleeve shirt that was all black with her black boots as her attire for today. Artemis found here looking at everyone's face to see if she can find the ones in her dreams. Artemis rubbed her forehead as she had a migraine that won't go away. She rubbed her temple as she walked into the market and found that it was busy as usual. She heard whispers and chatter and she found that the market was quiet chattey today. Artemis turned around as she bumped into a tree and found a paper stuck to her face. She removed it as she a girl was on the poster and found that it was Lavender, the daughter of Oonagh's. "Why on earth is she on one of these. When I grew up in As'arden I seen her around. She was such a polite girl." Artemis was puzzled about this as she seen on the same tree that the picture of the Forbidden Book was missing. Artemis quickly grabbed this o e and recognized it as the book in her dreams. "Oh no, what are the elders going to think of this."
