I was running, from what I didn't know, but my heart rate was thumping a mile a minute, and  sweat lay on my brow. My long braided black hair whipped about my face, like snakes striking me.  I could hear the crunch of dead leaves beneath my feet, and I could sense the danger approaching. It was the same fear that I had felt every other time I felt the warning that quickened my pace now. I knew the red gold leaves of the trees would hide me from anyone's prying eyes above, but if they were on the ground, I was afraid I would not be able to escape.

     I forced my tired limbs to move faster, towards one of the safeholds I knew existed by the edge of the lake. It wasn't that far away. If only I could make it.

    A loud thump echoed behind me, and a shiver of fear shot up my spine, a warning spike prodding my mind.

   They are coming... the familiar voice hissed. I could have screamed in my fear, but like every other time, I forced myself forward. It was only five minutes. I could run five more minutes.

   Another thump echoed, but I forced myself not to look behind. I already knew what I would see. The dark black cloud of shadow... I had seen it, and I had no desire to see it again. my entire body protested from the sheer physical exertion of my wild sprint. I ignored it. If I stopped, the voice had told me, My life would never be the same again. I was counting my paces to the hidden refuge by the lake. The cliff was near here. I had to jump had to clear the ledge two feet below the water. I knew the time was close.

    3.... 2....1...., I thought to myself, and leapt. I fell through open space, my entire body plummetting towards the icy cold i knew was to come. I hit the water and shot underneath it. I was swimming before I had time to adjust to the cold.

    A minute later, just before I knew I was going to black out from lack of air, I broke the surface. I was in the stronghold.

I had reached the catacombs.

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This is a story written from the perspective of a young girl named Katrianna. She is being pursued by a dark evil being who seeks to destroy her. She is able to sense danger and avoid it, so she is running, and that's all she knows she can do. There is more for her to discover about herself though, so the fight goes on. Will she escape?

updated Jun 24 '09 by Jenessa