Darkness, that was all that could be seen when she woke up from her unfortunate kip. It was a known fact that this wasn't what she expected to see when her eyes opened, and when she attempted to move she found her arms bound and her legs tied in tight knots that rubbed against her limbs painfully. Her wings were in a similar state as well with rope binding them also in an awkward position that made it painful to even wriggle slightly. This was not what Dissonance expected to wake up to when she decided to take a nap when her big brother was dealing with some annoying harmony followers. He had told her that she should have rested and kept absorbing the chaos energy so that she could become as strong as him. She had just dozed of when he had gone and just as she felt her eyes close she saw a blinding light and now found herself here. The most worrying thing she noticed though by far, was the fact that her claws were being held apart which meant she couldn't just snap them and leave this dark place.

Suddenly she heard something moving closer to her with large clanking sounds and heavy thuds. Perking up her ears she tried to listen more intently to her, what she assumed, captor as they finally stopped a few feet away.

"It seems that you are awake" it spoke in a deep hoarse voice that sent shivers down her from the pure malice that emanated from it. "Legionary!" it shouted, "Get me the man who brought this 'thing' in."

Dissonance felt fear brew in her gut as this being clomped over to her and roughly lifted her up by the scruff of her neck. It then suddenly, bearing the force of a bull, punched her straight in the middle with a fist of cold metal covered in sharp points, causing her to start coughing and trying to throw up her empty stomach. another couple of punches were launched into her and she felt her eyes water.

As tears started to build up in her eyes she heard another set of lighter steps move closer and enter whatever room she was being held in and stop a metre or two in front of her.

"It's awake" the gruff being stated in a low monotone voice as it proceeded to lift the dark object that was obstructing her vision off of her head. The change in lighting blinded her at first causing her eyes to blink and squint. When they finally adjusted enough to see there were some things that she immediately noticed.

The room she was in had cloth walls of some sort, with light filtering in from the edges closest to the floor which probably meant that this was actually a tent. There were banners of red cloth that seemed to show a golden animal with horns charging at something. The next thing that she noticed was the thing holding her by her neck. It was huge, towering over even while being held at arms length by it's golden arms that matched the rest of it which seemed to be made of metal and red cloth that gave it the look of a statue. It's head seemed to be shaped to look like a bearded face with stern features and black hollow sockets where eyes would be causing her to realise that it was, hopefully, wearing some kind of armour. It was bipedal and standing with a straight back which showed signs of strict discipline and power. It's gaze seemed to be focused on something else at the current time. Following where it was looking she saw another bipedal creature that was far less intimidating than her armour clad captor.

This other creature was not as tall nor as strong looking as it's friend but it appeared to carry an element of superiority wherever it stood. It had no fur on its face or hands and was wringing it's thin, smooth claws together in a creepy way. it had a Dark brown mane that was combed up and back over it's head and held by some kind of substance that had a sheen to it that made Dissonance cringe internally. It had small dark brown eyes that held a sharp edge as cold as the winter nights and as cunning as a fox. It wore a suit with a black and white checked pattern that was slightly dirtied at the trim. In it's mouth was a small white cylindrical object with a lit end that created a thin wisp of white smoke and a small orange glow. It Inhaled slowly through the object held it's breath for a short while before blowing the smoke held in it's lungs into Dissonances face causing her to start cough more through her bruised ribs and stomach.

"Ring-A-Ding baby, that's what I'm talking about." It spoke with a suave edge that hid his less than savoury intentions. "This little baby will get you your fight and me, my old life back in one easy package."

"I Don't see how this creature will help me destroy the west" The tall creature stated with a hint of impatience in it's voice.

"Relax, you gotta' be patient Double L, this baby will get us the strip and beyond with it's freaky powers." The suave one stated in a placating manner.

"My name is Lanius, and I rule Caesars legion you snivelling wretch, if you weren't important I would have you crucified for that insult to my name and the legion." The creature named Lanius almost growled out. "These powers had better be useful or I will personally mount your head on my spear as I kill everyone you ever loved."

Dissonance would have expected a show of fear from the suave one but he still looked as confident as when she first saw him.

"You ain't gonna' be killing many people with that head-spear-thing then cause I don't have no loved ones." He said with a smirk. "and anyway, this is in the bag. This little cutie will get us what we want and we will win this because..." As he was speaking he slowly leaned down to Dissonance with a smile that scared the feathers off her wings and said, in a dark tone that showed no remorse.

"Truth is, The game was rigged from the start."

Author's Note

WOOO! Prologue of first story done and it is rolling.

I NEED constructive criticism so I can improve and any confidence boosts will be appreciated but not forced. I Hope that this story will entertain you and help you stave off boredom just as writing it has done for me.

(For those who don't know, Nulla is zero in Latin.)