Within the darkness
Chapter 1 Ray of Hope

               It was once said that only light can defeat the darkness, and, once long ago, it was true. But that was before Daray killed Aurora, the goddess of dawn, before she could pull the sun over the horizon. Now a misty veil of darkness surrounds Earth, at last the darkness has taken hold.
Every human on the planet fell to the darkness, becoming the slaves of the demons that now rule the planet. The humans stood no chance, had no choice but to obey the demons that were their masters, for if they fought they were annihilated instantly.
It was the year 7031, springtime. A child was born, her eyes shining with an odd light, something nobody had seen in over four thousand years, sunlight.
          The raw power of the sun had been broken down, disguised in human form, it had been done nearly every one hundred years, and every time Daray killed the Earth's final hope of salvation from the darkness.
Now the child, grown to the age of sixteen, must begin a quest to save the sun, to raise it far above the raging darkness, to the faces of all humans.

          Sabah awoke to another black day, her mother was shaking her, "Honey, your going to be late. you know how Braedon gets when anyone of you is late in getting to his chamber."
"I know mom." Sabah grumbled, jumping out of bed and running a brush through her silky white hair before running from the room, she skidded to a halt just outside of the main chamber.
     The demon that Sabah was chosen to care for was one of the cruelest in the world, he loved to cause suffering to all those whom served him, daily he beat his slaves, just to hear their cries of pain. Children as young as three have met the fury of his whip, leaving them unable to walk for days, Sabah cared for them and took over their chores, along with her own, while they rested.
            Whenever the demon whipped Sabah she remained silent, not a single cry escaped her lips. This frustrated the demon and he hit her all the much harder.
                                         That day Sabah's chores were to simply to clean the chamber, after she was done she slipped off to her room where she saw her mother looking at her with a forlorn look in her eyes. "What's wrong mom?" She asked quietly.
"Sweetie," Her mother began sadly, choking back tears, "You are the last hope of mankind. the sun lives within you, you are the one chosen to raise the sun from its dark grave. you are after all aware of the legend?"
Sabah shook her head yes, (the legend is told in the intro.) "Then you should understand the dangers of your mission."
"But mother- the children." Sabah said, choking back her words.
"I will care for them, just go now, go to your duty and raise the sun above the dark cloud that surrounds us." Her mother said, "Now pack your things."
Sabah then realized something, "What will Braedon do to you when he realizes what you have done?" She said in a strangled whisper.
"Don't worry about that now." Her mother said handing her a tan backpack, "Take whatever you need."
Tears welled up in Sabah's eyes, "But- how will I guard myself against the Komakians?"
Her mother's face paled, "Use this dagger. it belonged to an ancestor of your father's" Her mother's voice choked at the memory. Sabah's father had been ripped apart before their eyes by Braedon when he had hit the demon for hitting his daughter, the memory was forever burned into Sabah's memory, there had been so much blood everywhere, "hopefully it will give you luck so that you don't have to worry about them." Her mother's voice brought Sabah back from the gruesome memory.
"B-but mother." Sabah knew that she was only stalling but she didn't want to travel alone in the darkness beyond the city.
"Sabah. please." Her mother begged, "Don't let your fears overcome you, every being on this planet is counting on you to raise the sun, drench the planet in light."
Sabah sighed and grabbed the bag, "I love you so much mother, and if Braedon touches you I will personally rip him to shreds."
After saying this Sabah ran into her room and threw what little belongings she had into a bag. Afterwards she threw on a black cloak with a hood, and hooked the dagger in its sheath underneath of it.
The tattered curtains covering her window billowed in a forewarning wind as Sabah took one last look around the room, "Goodbye," She whispered, disappearing into the darkness.
A slight movement by her bed went unnoticed as a komakian switched positions lazily. The creature was beautiful in appearance, face as pale as ivory or as tan as leather, these creatures could 'shift' their bodies into whatever forms they choose. You would never know that you were speaking to a komakian until he had you pinned to the ground, poisonous fangs at your throat, when that happened you were done for unless, somehow you could pull away and ward them away with some sort of weapon, seven thousand years ago they appeared, and were known in another time as 'vampires' they sucked the soul from a body, leaving the soulless body as a mindless minion. If the komakian truly wished that the person whose soul they were stealing would join them, then they'd leave some of the soul behind and give up a part of their own, thus the person becomes a komakian.

A/N
This is the first chapter of hopefully many more to come there are several names that I have made up that will appear in the next couple of chapters. if you don't understand where the food comes from then don't ask. just kidding. for the demons it is human flesh, the humans chosen for this are specially raised to be slaughtered as they reach their fullest size, which takes a while. the humans eat the flesh of dead demons, demons that had disgraced the world. that at least is my version. I'm sure that this story is totally original and imaginative. R&R plz!!!