Alone

It had been a while since she felt this way. For most of her life, she spent her days celebrating life. It was very easy to do so too, because it felt like she had anything she could ever want.

Plenty of land to explore and a home and family to come home to.

Then one day her parents died. With their departure, she couldn't help but feel empty. Like everything she had known was ripped away from her mercilessly.

In her heart, the terrible thought that the gift of life was just a lie took root. She became afraid of even just a shadow.

Flames made them dance to the sound of screams.

When the first plane of Oblivion descended, it was like the heavens themselves cried for safety. Creatures of Nightmares descended in droves from the tear in reality.