The Frozen Hope

Endih was a place of cold and sadness. My father and mother were killed by a Kalag, a horrible beast. My father was a very powerful man. He was the ruler of our frosted planet. When he died, I became the ruler, but I was very young, too young. I had no idea what I was doing. Endih was in chaos.

10 years later, I was much older, and wiser. Maybe not that much wiser.
The War of a Thousand Worlds had begun. Fear ran through the veins of the Endih people. I was very scared, too scared to stay away from the War.
General Tenko landed his ship in one of my bigger cities. The people had gathered around the shiny ship. It had a slick sliver finish on it. The crowd whispered to each other as the hatch lowered. There was a bright light as a figure walked down. It was Tenko, he wore a military uniform and had his hands behind his back. Tenko had a strangely sad face, it was what made me trust him. My sister and I stood in the front of the crowd. The General came up to us. "Oh, is that you, Lord Ya'Tye?" Tenko asked, his pale skin blended in with the snow. "Hello, General Tenko," I said. My sister stood next to me with a blank expression, she seemed to dislike Tenko. "I would like to talk to you in your castle," Tenko said, glancing behind himself, "Alone," I waved at my sister and continued towards the palace without her. The palace was tall and sliver and blue. We walked on a snow covered brick path. It led to the castles gate. When the guard on top of the wall saw us, he began to raise the trellis. We continued through. Once inside the palace, the General walked behind me examining the curtains and paintings. We went into the meeting room. It had eight chairs and a long silver table. "So, my lord, will you join us?" He asked, c...

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...e hated that place. The General took off his jacket and sat down on his bed. The Lord was kind enough to let him stay in the palace. Tenko removed his shoes, tossing them onto the floor. He rubbed his knuckles and lied down. He stared at the ceiling and started remembering things he wanted to forget.
Tenko had a mother and a father. They were kind and gave him whatever he asked for. His mother would make him breakfast every morning and his father would be reading the news. One day, Tenko went out to get some water. When he came back, the house was destroyed. Tenko searched the wreckage of his home and found two bodies. Tenko shook his head and closed his eyes. He would try to sleep.

I woke in the middle of the night. I thought I felt something touch my face, when I opened my eyes I saw nothing but the ceiling above. I thought nothing of it and fell back asleep.