Wake up to screams.

"Ahhhhhhh!" A loud screams echoes through the house.

You jump awake, "What the hell!?" you yell as you rub the sleep out of your eyes. You don't know what's going on but you can hear clashing of steel, screams of humans and thumping and shuffling of footsteps. You quickly take a step out of your room and see your sister moving ever so gracefully through the house.

Claire runs to the window, looking out. "Oh...my...god..." she shutters after every word. "Rathkin..." her eyes, as wide as you've ever seen.

You run toward a side room off the kitchen were you keep some swords. Your dad was already there wielding one, handing you another. You weren't the greatest sword fighter ever but you've swung the blade a few times. You didn't know what was going to happen but as you look out the window as well you can see other horses already set ablaze. Many screams were echoing out through the lands. Taking a few deep breaths you grip down on the handle of the sword you were just given. It's your time now, the time for you to defend what's yours. The time, to show the world that something you plan to become.

Before long, the house is ransacked. Rathkin soldiers have swarmed into your home and there was almost nothing any of you could do. Without any hesitation at all your parents were slaughtered as they did their best to defend their home and fight for their children. You tried to fight back, tried to do your best but after you took a huge slash across your right arm, you lost the grip of your sword and it fell to the ground. You started to weep as you held your arm, a few drips of blood dropping to the floor below. You believe the only reason you're still alive is because these soldiers took pity on you. They saw how young you were, how unskilled with a blade you were and felt bad to end your life.

"Well well well..." One of the soldiers mutters "Look what we have here." his eyes moving over Claire's body as he licks his lips "Now that's a fresh looking women..."

"LEAVE HER ALONE!" you shout as you stand up, only to quickly get backhanded by another soldier, falling back to the ground "Ughhh..." blood runs out from the corner of your mouth. "Stay down boy..." he grunts.

Two soldiers lunge toward Claire "Ahhhh, stop!" she screams as one holds her by the waist and the other quickly starts to grope her chest. "Nooo! Noooo!" she yells "Stop it!!!!"