Dying of the Light

Dying of the Light is the first book in the Sunlight and Empathy series. It will be updated with 2 chapters every Saturday.

Chapter One: I Jump Off a Cliff
'''If your reading this, it may already be too late. '''

I'm sorry, but it means that they found you. Hopefully, they won't bother you. Hopefully, you're one of the lucky ones. Just click your little back arrow and forget this ever happened. It may be nothing.

Unless you're like me.

They will stop at nothing to contain you. They will hunt you down and cart you off to a human zoo just because of who your parents were. Run at all costs. Follow the origami cranes - they will save your life.

But I'm getting ahead of myself. This all started on April 2, 2025. The day I jumped off a cliff.

I was going hiking with my father, mother, brother, sister, and Uncle Xavier. Dad had found this cool mountain, and he said the view from the top was amazing.

"Well, champ, ready to go up?" Uncle Xavier asked. I nodded. The adult pointed at a thick evergreen forrest.

"It's right there - right behind that forrest." he chuckled. I grinned happily, and charged off at the forrest.

"I can't wait to see the top!" I squeaked excitedly. My dad ran after me.

"Wait, Richie!" Dad shouted. I saw the light at the end of the forrest, and, in one giant leap, cleared the distance. I then felt a hand close around my collar.

Good thing too.

The ledge I would have landed on was just big enough for a small teen, like myself. But I would have missed by an inch, and fallen off the cliff.

"Wow. Thanks, Dad." I said. But my Dad has just exited the forrest, and shouted. I slowly turned…

And screamed too. The creature that had grabbed me was big, covered in auburn fur, with a body like a pro wrestler on steroids. He had the head and legs of a bull.