The first thing we encountered was a Dark One lurking in the woods past midnight. I had told Jake to hide in a tree, but he refused. So, I climbed the tree and pulled out my bow.

"Jake, you stay on the ground. If I tell you to, you charge him and murder him while he's not looking" I whispered.

He nodded and I pulled an arrow back. I released the arrow and it nailed him in the back. But then, a few more stepped out. I pulled another arrow back and released it. This one hit the left one in the chest, sending him to the ground.

"Jake, go! Get the one on the right. I've got the big one in the middle."

As he crept towards that Dark One, I grabbed another arrow. The Dark One looked at me and grinned. I released the arrow as fast I could, but he simply held his hand out and the arrow bounced off his palm. I was stunned.

Jake had thrust the sword into Lefty and was noticed by the Dark One I was attacking. I screamed as he threw his hands out and sent Jake flying into a tree, knocking him out. I slung my bow on my back and jumped out of the tree. I ran towards him and something weird happened.

As I put my fists out, planning to punch him in the face, my hands caught fire. At first, I figured the Dark One did this. But my hands didn't hurt...Then the Dark One erupted in flames. His smirk vanished and he screamed, disappearing into the darkness.

What had just happened? How did my hands just...Did I just...Did I just use magic? No...I was no wizard. I shook my head and rushed over to Jake. I tried to shake him awake, but he didn't. I checked his pulse. Yeah, he's alive...But...

I picked him up in my arms and carried him farther into the woods. About thirty minutes or more, I heard rustling in the woods. Footsteps. Lots of them. It sounded like running. Then I spotted them. About 20 Dark Ones all were running in the woods, shouting. Then they all turned to me...