The Elderien Chronicles

The clutch of the old demon

"Cara!"

Cara breathed raggedly as something called her name. She turned around but the entity clearly liked playing games.

"Cara..."

She heard her name again. She decided to keep her cool. Whoever it was that wanted her would make the extra effort to make themselves visible.

"Cara!"

Something growled behind her and she jumped back. She saw something standing before her, a smoky mass. It had a human shape but she did not need a seer to tell her that it was not human.

the creature kept looking at her and even walked closer to her.

"Stay back. Do not come any closer."

She said to it and the creature chuckled. It stopped walking as they continued looking at each other.

"I have been a part of you since the day you were born Cara. I watched you grow, I was there when you took your first steps. I was there when you took your first kill..."

It said and began to walk closer to her, step by step.

"I have always been a part of you and I always will be. You cannot escape me. You cannot run awa