Crimson Chronicles: Apollo & His Queen

Chapter 1: The Beginning

Livia I could hear murmuring in the distance. Everything is so dark. Where am I? How did I get here? "We're losing them." "Losing who?" "Clear." I fell to my knees in pain while a bright blinding light engulfed my body. Next thing I knew, I was standing on a beach. The sand is the gentlest hue of gold with just the right comforting warmth. But it was something about the ocean that always drew me. It correlates so much with mortal life. One minute it's serene; the slightest disturbance sways my body putting me on the alert, but eventually, I relax. Then sometimes, it is like a typhoon. Its currents first pull me away from the safety of the shore, then wave after wave knocks me under, suffocating me, but somehow I make it to the surface. The cycle continues until the storm subsides. "Beautiful, isn't it?" the sudden voice made me jump out of my skin. But to my surprise, "Alaric?" "I never knew you to be the one to give up, Livia." "Huh?" he just smiled. "Livia, baby, ca