The crickets chirped in the fields. The night was dark, but the moon was bright.
The farm house was silent. The only sound in the house was the deep breathing of Gammon, Yona, and Saphira.
Suddenly, a creaking of wheels and the crack of a whip sounded on the road. But the sleepers did not wake.
The black carriage rolled into view. It came fast up to the house, but abruptly stopped in front of the door. All the lights in the house were out. Two fangs jumped off of the carriage and walked up to the door.
They laughed in gargling tones. The door was knocked down by the biggest fang, who spit venom out as the door made contact with his boot. They entered the house.
The next thing Gammon knew was the screaming of Saphira. He and Yona jumped out of bed and scrambled out to the front of the house. What they saw made their blood run cold.
“Mama! Daddy!” Saphira screamed. She was being forced into the Black Carriage. The deep, dark Black Carriage. Never to be seen again.
Yona ran towards the carriage, frantically trying to get to her daughter, but the fangs grabbed her and through her to the ground. Gammon raced toward her trying to save her from the hard blows the Fangs delivered. He kicked them and punched with all his might. But the Fangs were stronger. Gammon felt a swift hit to the head. He fell unconscious with only the sound of the squeaking carriage, and Saphira’s fading screams.
The dew had fallen on him waking him from his state of unconscious. Yona lay beside him. She had fought for her daughter until the very last. Gammon mourned greatly for the loss of his treasures. Treasures more precious to him than all the priceless jewels in Aerwiar. His princess and his queen.
At that moment, Gammon’s heart numbed. All his joy, happiness, and love was drained. He was a different man.
I have been searching for a fanfic like this for soooooo long 😭