CHAPTER 1 : DEATH OF THE KNIGHTS

~~~Ember Knight~~~

Its morning already, the rays of the sun penetrated into the room and shined on Ember, who turned to face the other side, to continue with her beauty sleep, as she termed it..

"Good morningggg, it's time to wake upppp", Sophie sang into my ears.

" Oh my Gosh! Sophie! you know I hate being woken up like this", I literally half screamed at her, and turned back to enjoy my sleep, hoping she would get the memo.

"Not on my watch, Em, it's either you get your ass up or you want me to make you, I have a lot of ways to do that you know" said Sophie

Of course she will never change, I quickly stood up from the bed, Sophie, is one crazy girl, who will stop at nothing to get me off the bed, it's her most special moments,lol.

" Oh, you spoiled the fun Em, you could have just continued laying there, so I can do to you what I have in mind", she said as she smirked.

"Crazy girl, I don't know why someone will be so hyper, this early in the morning", I said to Sophie why glaring at her. I really hate mornings, I whispered to myself as I rubbed my hands all over my face.

" It's genes baby, genes", Sophie replied me "and stop glaring at me, I know you love my craziness", she said, as she played some music and danced around the room.

" Yea, I love your craziness, sometimes", I replied her as she smirked and increased her dancing steps.

" Oh! Em, your line has been going off for a while now, you gotta check out, who that is, might be an emergency,she said

" Will do that later, I haven't fully woken up yet", who even calls someone so early in the morning", I scoffed as I replied, and made my way to my bathroom, I have to wash my face and get myself fully awake for the day.

"Who could it be", I asked myself, as I entered back into the room, after being done with my morning routine.

Sophie has already stepped out to do her morning jogs and flirting, her everyday morning routine, I won't be surprised if he drags an innocent guy out to spend his money on shopping. Her morning therapy as she terms it.

I grabbed my phone to see who the caller might be, "Mr. Grant" I exclaimed with surprise. My family lawyer, he's not one to call, unless something happens in the family that concerns me. "I just hope nothing bad happened, I don't need anything to spoil this beautiful morning for me" I muttered to myself.

I was still contemplating on whether to call him back, when his call came in again. Mustering up courage, I answered the call.

"Hello, Mr. Grant", I called out, the phone was just silent with no voice coming through.

" Ember…. Ember is that you?" Came his short replies

"I have been trying to reach you for a while now, hope you're good? Did anything happen around you? Where are you currently?" He asked in quick succession, not allowing me to answer any.

I quickly took a short breath, " I'm still at Ivywood, and nothing happened around here". " Did anything happen at home?" I questioned, his mode of questioning and his shaky voice, just raised my anxiety level to the highest.

" Listen to me very carefully Ember" he said as his sharp breaths echoed in my ears.

" Something happened to your family, your whole family is dead" he said

I laughed out loud, who plays such pranks in the morning," What do you mean by all my family members are dead, or you're planning to kill them yourself?" I questioned amidst my laughter. Must be one hell of a joker, I thought in my mind.

" Ember, calm down, I am not joking with you, do you know me as someone who jokes" "I'm really sorry dear" his voice came in again.

" You aren't safe there, Ember, if those that did that to your family, found your family estate, no matter how secluded it was, it means they know where you are and they might be coming for you" he whispered.

"I spoke with my father, yesterday's evening, what do you mean by he's dead" I screamed into the phone

I felt tears streaming down my face, and my voice coming out in rasps, making it hard for me to breathe, I sat myself down on the floor, hitting my chest, to take in some breath.

" You mean my dad, my mum, my brothers, everyone is gone? I questioned again to get what he was saying, maybe just maybe, he will end up saying it's a lie.

" I'm sorry, Ember" came his short reply.

I can see my world slowly collapsing, how can I survive this world, without them by my side. I cried myself to stupor as I remembered their voices, how they were waiting for me to make them proud. How excited they were, about my upcoming birthday but now, I lost everything.

"Why! Why me", I questioned the universe and yet received no reply.

" why would anyone do this to my family" I screamed again, with my eyes filled with pain and anguish

"Ember! Ember! Listen to me", Mr. Grant's voice came in again, bringing me back from my emotional journey.

"You need to gather your things and leave now, it's not safe for you there" " Ember leave now, this is not a time for you to cry, meet at your family house, remember to be very discreet, I know you're a smart girl, don't get caught" he said and switched off the call.

"If I finally find out the ones who did this to us, they will wish they're dead" I said with hatred and my voice filled with venom as I got up and started packing my daily necessities.

Sophie came in, with lots of eatables, still being her hyper self.

" I heard a guy asking about a Knight, Ember, are you sure it's not one of your boyfriends", she said as she let out a small giggle.

" Why are you not saying anything", she asked as she strodes towards me and lifted my face.

"Did you cry Em, what happened and why are you packing your things", she asked with her voice tinged with concern.

" I have to go Sophie, will let you in on what's happening, I promise", I said with my voice barely above a whisper, I can't let her in on what happened, being Sophie, the news will get to the whole school even before I step out.

" Just know that I am here for you Em, anytime you want to share, alright?" "I know Soph.. I know" I answered with my shaky voice, as I packed my luggage.

Seems like what Mr Grant said is true, am not safe here,I need to be alive, only then can I find out, what actually happened and who was behind everything.

Sounds of footsteps echoed behind me as I made my way to the parking lot.

My heart pounded, half running with my luggage at hand, I glanced around to make sure I wasn't followed into the parking lot, I entered my car, the question of "why am I being hunted" settled in my mind as I started my journey home.