The only place where crazy and weird are otherwise called as "the norm".
Or at least, that seems to be the case as of late. I mean, murder, monsters, magic and curses are crazy and weird, right? It's hard to know, if you're me.
Who am I? My name is Amber - Amber Sparkle. And no, that is not some weird fake name. It's actually my name. I know - my mother wasn't thinking straight when she named me. But hey, I make it work.
I live at Gatesdale, the only town somewhere in the middle of nowhere. Well, really, it's somewhere in the U.S, but considering the fact it takes hours to reach any form of other civilization, I'm going to stick with "Middle of nowhere".
We used to have this impressive, giant forest around us. But then it burnt down, about a decade ago. Nothing else has grown here since, and I do mean nothing. It's like a wasteland around us. Makes me think of a creepy dystopian set, really.
Anyway, I've been asked to do the first introduction.
So, as I said before, I'm Amber and I'm seventeen years old, studying at Witch's Rhyme, Gatesdale's main High-school. Don't ask about the name - believe me, I tried, but no one seems to know where it comes from. Or why.
And I, along with the others, had recently discovered our town's bizarre and unbelievable purpose... and has been sucked right in the middle of it. Well, technically I've always been right in the middle of it, but I only found that out recently.
There are many more of us, and you'll meet them soon. I volunteered to start this crazy thing. We're going to let you know what happens around here - the whole crazy truth.
90% of you will be sure this is just a story. It's okay, we understand. We'd think this was just a story, too, if we weren't, you know, living it. And the other 10%? We're kind of hoping those will come and help us. It's hard to keep the Darkness at bay all by ourselves, especially when most of us aren't even 18 yet.
So... yeah. That's it. Stay tuned for the first post, I guess. As with this introduction thingy, I'm going to write it. My side of the Day it All Started, otherwise also known as The Day After The Storm or The Day The Gate Fell or, if you're Samantha, The Day All Kind of Crazy Shit Started Happening.
So... yeah. See you then.
I hope.
