As the tear formed in the air, the clouds darkened considerably, and thunder echoed in the distance, as flashes of lightning illuminated the surrounding area.

The tear then grew bigger, and widened considerably, revealing a shadowed figure standing in front of what could only be described as a time-space wormhole tunnel.

The shadowed figure then stepped out of the tear, and was illuminated by the ambient light, as well as the flashes of lightning that were growing more frequent.

His hair was short and jet black, and it was well-trimmed and maintained. His blue eyes seemed to be bottomless pools of water, just begging to be dived into. His cloak appeared to be made of animal hide, prepared in such a way that it was a gorgeous brown, with luxurious white fur lining the inside... and it highlighted his broad shoulders. His shirt was a dark grey, his pants as black as his hair, and they were tight enough to show his muscle definition, without being so tight that they were leggings or an undershirt.

This was all finished off with smart-looking shoes with no laces, but appeared to be made of exquisite tanned animal hide... and a hat that seemed like a more fashionable Robin-hood style hat that was a deep forest green, with a crimson red feather to the side of it.

He was silent for a moment, before taking his hat off, and bowing to her.

"Calysta Icesska, it is an honour to make your acquaintance." he said, his voice silky and smooth.

The man rose again, and looked her square in the eye.

"My name is Vyran." he replied. "My last name is not important." he then added, putting his hat back on.

"I am an acquaintance of your father." he then said. "I'd been searching for him, and yourself, for a very long time." he explained.

"But finally... my search has come to an end." he went on.

"Come with me." he told her, extending his hand.

"I dare say, there are matters that we must... discuss." he continued, a small smile on his face. "And I'm sure you have questions about your father." he then went on.

"I can answer them."

Vyran was silent as she said what she did. His smile remained, but she could see that his eyes were NOT smiling.

"...it appeared that there has been a miscommunication." he said.

"I did not ask you to come with me, nor did I invite you to come with me." he told her.

"I ORDERED you to come with me!" he then said more loudly, his eyes now filled with anger, and his smile turning into a scowl. Lightning flashed once more, and the thunder now sounded like it was directly overhead.

"And come with me, you SHALL!" he finished, as he lurched forward, far more quickly than she expected, and grabbed her wrist, his grip almost crushing it.

"You will no longer continue to evade your inevitable fate." he then told her, his tone dark and ominous.

When Vyran saw the ice creeping across his skin, she noticed his expression underwent a number of changes... each more unnerving than the last.

It started off shocked... which was understandable. But then it changed to amusement... which was worrying. And then his expression seemed to change to greed and desire... which was the worse of all.

"Yes..." he said, his tone matching his expression.

"Yes, you ARE the one..." he commented, licking his lips hungrily.

"Now... COME!" he yelled, as he ignored the pain he felt from the ice, and yanked her forward, pulling her off of her feet, and towards the rift in the air before them.

"It is time for you to return to where you belong, and take your place as one of the pieces in helping me claim what is RIGHTFULLY MINE!" he declared, as he continued to pull on her arm, the appendage feeling like it would pop out of its socket.

He pushed her into the tear, and once they were both inside, she looked back, and watched as it closed, the familiar scenery disappearing into nothingness.

"Move." Vyran ordered.

"While in this space, you are completely at my mercy." he told her.

"There is only one end to this tunnel, and it will take us to my stronghold." he explained, as he moved her forward with little pushes.

"If you try and escape, you will be trapped her for all eternity." he warned her.

"And... nobody wants that. Not even one as stubbornly stupid as yourself." he hissed.

"I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN TO THE ENDS OF-" was the last thing she heard from Vyran, before he was rendered silent, and she found herself in said forest.

She looked around, and saw nothing but trees and shrubbery.

However, there were sounds all around her.

She heard buzzing, and chirping, and chittering... all sounds that one would associate with a forest. However... there was a noise that was not totally out of place, but was more alarming.

Footsteps.

And they were getting closer towards her, before they suddenly stopped... and were silent.

As she walked, the steps seemed to follow her.

When she stopped, they stopped.

When she continued, they picked up.

But every time she looked around, scanning her surroundings, she saw nothing, and heard nothing more than the usual forest sounds that surrounded her.

As she looked around once more, she suddenly felt the ground under her feet become... non-existent. The leaves and dirt seemed to give way, as the cracking of branches and twigs was heard, and she fell down into a pit that was about 7 feet deep, landing on her ass.

Shortly after landing, she heard noises and more scuffling footsteps, before something peered down at her.

It looked to be humanoid, at least as far as the body went. It was a light brown colour, was bipedal, had human arms, looked to be about 5 feet in height, but as far as the face went... it was hard to say, considering it was covered by a very large broadleaf, with eyeholes cut out of it. Much like a hunting disguise.

The figure, clearly male, if the flat, uncovered chest was anything to go by, quickly recoiled when she called up to him. He danced around the entrance of the pit, making strange sounds. It was clear that this was a more... primitive... race.

A few moments later, 3 more males peered down at her from the entrance to the pit. They looked at her for an extended moment, before looking at each other and communicating in their own language.

After that, they all moved away from the entrance of the pit, and she heard the sounds of something being dragged. A minute or so later, a large log was pushed over the opening, from one end to the other. One of the males then scurried out, and tied a thick vine around it, before dropping it down towards her.

It seemed like they were offering her a way out.

The beings looked at each other for a moment, before they started to hop up and down, making excited sounds, and conversing in their strange language.

One of them then got behind her, and started pushing. Not as hard or violent as Vyran had been pushing her earlier, but... it was very insistent.

And the others were walking forward, continuously looking at her and making gestures.

It was clear that they wanted her to follow them.

And they were excited that she was there.

Plus, it seemed like they knew where they were going... considering this forest was more than likely their home.

The beings ushered her through the forest, making their way past trees, bushes, and shrubs, until they entered what appeared to be a fairly large and quaint village. The houses were constructed from logs and grass, and the ground that surrounded them had been trampled down from use.

Many of the people were milling about, and she could tell that they were people, now. They had hair, two eyes, a nose, a mouth. They just seemed to be more primitive humans.

One of them looked over and noticed her, before getting the attention of those around him. Sure enough, they soon all came towards her, and she was surrounded by them.

However, they did not seem to be threatened by her, or scared of her.

Instead, they seemed to be more... interested and fascinated with her.