Author's Note: Hey all! I completely changed this prologue around. I thought this little entry would be a better introduction. What do you think? Should I continue this?
Blue Skies
Prologue
Anna's Memo
One thing they never tell you is you will be in danger every moment of your life. Every second you hesitate is a second when you could have been killed. They cover the basics, complete your duty, kill the enemy, survive. Yet they always seem to mention just how difficult it is to actually survive. We live in fear of our kind, of those we battle against, and even ourselves.
The life of a shadow fiend is one that can be described in one word: caution. Caution is the main rule we live by as assassins. Survival is our key instinct, and without caution, survival does not exist in our world. We live and breathe in the shadows. An old belief we live by is that if we stick to the shadows, they will protect us. In shadow we are hidden, free to perform our duties carefully and precisely without the fear of death. Though there are times when even darkness cannot prevail.
We are an army. We follow orders and succeed to the best of our ability. Our lives, short-lived at times, can be filled with endless exhaustion and ache. Most of us are too afraid to find what the consequences of not following directions could be. And those who fail to follow orders are not able to tell their stories.
This is our tale. It is a complex and harsh one, and at times filled with sorrow. But if we succeed in freedom, if we unite with those we continue to kill, instead of raging war with every species on Earth, we will triumph. And those who dwell in shadow will find it is not the only comfort we can find.
I am Anna. I am a Shadow Fiend, trained to hunt and kill. I believe there is a world besides death and destruction. I know it’s out there. We just have to look.
