Nova

Stygian

My ears were ringing, and all I could see and smell was smoke and dust. 

What the hell happened?

I tried to remember. The festival, the roof, the explosion.

ALICE! WHERE IS SHE?!

My stomach did a flip and adrenaline flooded my senses. I slowly removed myself from the rubble, and all I cared about was finding Alice. The others could wait, Alice was my main priority. I scanned the wreckage, hoping to see some sign of her. There was a rustling sound coming from behind me. "Alice?"

The figure I saw was digging through the rubble, trying to uncover something. Or maybe someone? I ran toward them desperately. To my dismay, the figure wasn't Alice, they were male. I ran over and helped him excavate whatever he was uncovering. I saw the face of the thing we were removing and my heart leaped. It was Alice, and she was still alive. She started to wake up and within a few seconds she was freed. 

"Nova?" she asked. "Yes Alice, It's me. Are you okay?" 

"Who is that person?"

Oh, duh. I was so worried about Alice I hadn't even talked to him. "Who are you?" I asked. He had almost metallic green eyes, and his hair was an odd bronze/ red color. 

"I'm Ace, but that doesn't matter right now. Stygian City is under siege."

Stygian City is under siege?! That can't be.... 

"and my people are going to raid and pillage it. They will also kill any survivors."

"Where are 'your people' from?" Alice asked.

"We are the werecats from Lunsa, and I am going to save you two."

"What!?" Alice and I asked in disbelief.

"I will tell you on the way."

"What about the others?"

"They are dead."