Darkness And Light

[Arilys DuskFlare]

This is a remake of my other story, The Young Hero. Hope you like it ^w^
On to the:

Prologue

Village Attack! Run to the Forest!

The moon shone, high the sky, its pale light shining down on the forest, hitting the furs that fought against each other. The sound of metal meeting metal echoed through the forest, where furs, soldiers or rebels, laid on the floor, injured or dead.

The ones with black armours fought their way near a small village. The villagers tried to keep them away, with almost no success. They weren’t trained to fight like the soldiers, and they were losing.

A young vixen tried to keep the soldiers away from her house. She yelped and went inside, closing the door and locking it and going to the kitchen. A small fox kit approached her, his ears folded to the back of his head in fear.

"Mommy, I’m scared…" he said, grabbing the young vixen’s leg. She picked him up and hugged him close.

"We’re going to be ok." she said, kissing his forehead softly. The kit nodded and hugged her close.

They heard someone running in the house, and gulped. The female fox stood silently padded behind the door, holding her son close, and waited to see who it was.

"Vera?" a familiar voice called. The vixen sighed in relief.

"Jonathan…" she said, walking away from her hiding spot and looking at the male fox, her husband. He smiled softly and grabbed her paw, walking towards the door in the kitchen.

"Come on… I blocked the door with some furniture, they should take a while to get in here." he said, opening the door and sticking his head out and looking around. "Ok, we can go." and with that, he led his wife and son to the forest near their house.

Hop you guys liked it. I'll try to post the First chapter soon, but I still have a test to go, so.... yeah..

[Chrono Blackwyng]

No matter how cliche' I see the plotline, I'm still interested in how the characters devealop, please post more

[Wolface]

Go on, post more Foxxy.

This story seems to be interesting.  =3

[Dr. Strange]

~begs for more~ Please?

[Arilys DuskFlare]

Hehe, thanks guys ^,^ And the story won't be that cliché, Chrono
Now, onto:

Chapter One:

Fleeing Foxes! Jonathan’s Decision!

The three foxes ran into the forest, the vixen holding her kit in her arms. They ran as silently and fast as they could, looking over their shoulder now and then,
"This way…!" Jonathan whispered, grabbing Vera’s paw and leading her through some trees, along a small path. Some minutes later they heard some noises. "Shoot…!" the male fox said, and quickly turned to the left, leaving the path they were on and hiding behind some trees. Some of the soldiers went by, talking to each other, the sound of their heavy armours filling the air momentarily, before they walked out of sight. Jonathan looked at them, and then turned to Vera. "Ok, let’s go.2 he said in a low voice, and started walking again. The little kit was now asleep, his head against his mother’s chest. She noticed, and patted Jonathan’s shoulder lightly.
"Hon, we better find a place to rest…" she said. He looked at her, then at his son.
"Ok. We’ll go to the cave we met in. I doubt they’ll find it soon." he suggested. Vera nodded, and the two started walking again. After a while, they walked into a circular area, formed by trees. Jonathan looked around, his ears twitching a little then sniffed the air. "Vera…" he whispered. "… I want you to get to the cave and hide. I’ll catch up later." he continued.
"Jonathan…" she started, not wanting to leave her husband behind.
"Just go. Get Foxx to a safe place." he said, looking deeply into her foresty green eyes. Vera looked into Jonathan’s light brown eyes.
"O-ok…" she said, holding Foxx a little closer. "But…" she continued. "… Please, be careful."
He nodded and smiled softly.
"I will. Now go, before they get here and see you." He said, unsheathing his silvery blue sword and holding it with both paws. She nodded and ran off, tears forming in her eyes. Jonathan looked at her then turned to where the sounds were coming. Some moments later, some soldiers appeared.
"Hey, there’s someone here!" he said, getting his sword. Jonathan got ready for the fight.
'Vera… Foxx… I’ll be with you soon…'

[Wolface]

Great job Foxxy  =3

[Arilys DuskFlare]

Ok, so I was gone for some time, and I felt like writing a little xP

Chapter Two:

A Hiding Place! A Fight Begins!

Vera ran as quickly and quietly through the forest as she could, looking behind her sometimes to see if she was being followed. A tear ran down the vixen’s cheek. She wiped it away, looking more determined.
'Jonathan, I know you’ll be with us again soon...' she thought, holding the sleeping kit in her arms. Some time later, she was near a cliff. A faint sound of a waterfall could be heard.  Looking around to make sure no one saw her, she started walking on a small dirt path. The sound of the waterfall got louder as she walked, eventually waking up Foxx. The young fox looked around.
"Mommy...? Where is daddy...?" he asked with a sleepy voice.
"Daddy... had to stay behind for a little while." she said in a soft voice. Foxx’s ears drooped a little, and he hugged his mother softly, his head resting on her shoulder.
"Daddy had to stay behind to fight...?" he asked in a low voice. Vera looked down for a moment, the gently petted her Foxx.
"He... he did... but he’ll come back soon, don’t worry." she replied in a soft voice.
The sound of the waterfall was now louder than ever.
"We are going into a cave to hide, ok? Daddy can find us." Vera added, when Foxx looked at her. He nodded softly. The vixen smiled and continued walking.
Some bushes were in the way, which she walked through. Foxx’s eyes widened.
They were on a big lake’s shore. In front of them was a very tall cliff, with an enormous waterfall. The water crashed on the lake’s surface with amazing force. A small fog was seen where the water fell. Although it looked powerful and deadly, it was also beautiful.
Vera set Foxx on the floor, and started picking up leafs and some branches.
"What are those for?" Foxx asked, tilting his head to one side lightly. Vera smiled and looked at him, her arms full of leaves and small branches.
"We’re going to use them as a bed, so we don’t have to sleep on the hard floor." she explained.
"Oh." he said then got a few leafs and branches too.

---oOo---

Jonathan held his blade tightly in his paw; his ears were twitching lightly. A soft breeze made the tree leaves wave softly. The fox’s tail moved with that same breeze.
"You there!" a soldier called, suddenly appearing from behind a bush. Ten or so others followed him.
"What?" Jonathan asked in a cold tone, looking at the soldier with his light brown eyes.
"You’re one of the foxes that live near the forest’s entrance, aren’t you?" he asked, pointing a long, thin, black bladed sword at the fox. However, his tone of voice was a little more cautious.
"And if I am?" Jonathan continued, in his cold tone of voice. The tip of his sword grazed the forest floor lightly, leaving a faint trail of what looked like water in the small grass.
"Then we’ll have to take you to the King, along with the other fox. If you fight, we will kill you and go after the other fox too." he said. A soft growl escaped Jonathan’s throat.
'They’ll go after Vera and Foxx, no matter what I choose…' he thought. "Then…" he started, lifting his sword and putting himself in a fighting stance. "… I shall fight!" and with that, he started running towards the soldiers, determined to protect his family.