The Secrets of Gotha Castle by wretched

-Chapter 1-
{The forbidding and deserted Gotha castle, (named for the richest family in Corena) was built in the early 16th century. Since all of the Gotha blood line was deceased, no one really knew the exact year. The family being wiped out by long ago invaders that fell upon the town, leaving the village in despair and the castle vacant, destined for ruins. 1794 still leaves the castle surrounded by the shadows of skeleton trees and decaying leaves, standing upon the hilltop, outside of the window belonging to the daughter of a deceased innkeeper. The castle stood up on the hill as if it was part of the earth and sky itself. The gray stones, broken windows, and missing shingles of the castle blended perfectly with the gloomy, freezing rain that fell over the land in late November.}

The forbidding and deserted Gotha castle, (named for the richest family in Corena) was built in the early 16th century. all of the Gotha blood line was deceased now, the entire family being wiped out by long ago invaders that fell upon the town. Raiding then leaving the village in despair the castle was left vacant, destined for ruins. Now in the year 1794 still the castle raised in the shadows of skeleton trees and decaying leaves, standing upon a hilltop, outside of the window belonging to the daughter of a deceased innkeeper. The castle stood as if it was part of the earth and sky itself. The gray stones, broken windows, and missing shingles of the castle blended perfectly with the gloomy, freezing rain that fell over the land in late November.
What an odd chain of events , Julia thought . She stared out of her bedroom window, reflecting on all that had happened to her over the past few days, relating to Gotha castle. Julia could hear the sounds of Alexi, (her brother’s best friend) quietly pacing in the room next to hers. She slowly and reluctantly pulled herself away from the window and it’s cryptic sights to go and sit upon the bed. Julia could not help but feel a chill go through her body. As she sat down realizing how wet she was from the rain she had walked through to arrive home.
On the night she went up to the castle the weather had started to change. A gray cloud seemed to fall on the castle, as Julia started her journey up the hill to fetch her troublesome brother, Erik, from wondering the castle grounds at night. All day Julia had made her way up the steep hill, over small streams, broken tree branches, past thorn bushes that caught on her long and flowing garments, made of a blue cotton. When she would stop to pry the thorns from her garments all she would succeed in doing was creating small gashes in her hands. By the time she reached the threshold of the castle Julia was cursing her brother through gasp’s of air, a and attempting to adjust her tightly tied corset that was all to popular for the young ladies at the time.
Once she had caught her breath, Julia stood up straight, rubbed her hands for warmth, and looked around at her surroundings. Never had she been so close to the castle before, but now during the final rays of sunlight that pierced through the large gray clouds above, Julia could not help but stare more closely at the worn-down stones of the castle structure, and its magnificent twin towers that dominated the west and east corners of the building. But most of all, Julia couldn’t remove her eyes away from the threshold that she stood under. Staring closely at carvings all along the bordering of the door, depicting demons, gargoyles and vines of ivy. It looked as if the engraved ivy had ensnared the gargoyles by their wings to tie them down and the demons were held by their tails, and horns,. causing and un-written “DO NOT ENTER” sign. Julia was definitely starting to feel that she was unwanted there.
Not thinking of why she was even there she began to back away from the door , when it opened inward and two tan muscular arms reached out of the doorway, grabbing her by her slender, narrow shoulders, pulling her inside. Hearing the door slam behind her, she was plunged into total darkness and the realization that she was trapped.