The Outcast and the Survivor: Chapter One

by Trevor A. A. Evans

night, then that is when I will leave. I lie down just inside the entrance out of the light from the stars, and surprisingly, I am able to quickly fall asleep for what feels like a while.

  When I wake back up, I go outside to examine the sky. It is still dark and will be for quite a while because the dawn preceding the rising of the first black star isn’t even reaching into the sky yet. Feeling rejuvenated, I realize that now is a good time to go, so I open my pack, construct a torch, and begin my journey into the dark abyss of the mountains.