12-26-2017, 09:12 PM
What had been a reunion - maybe not happy but a reunion regardless was torn apart by sound and light. Pain. Her's - Dane's. Swirling darkness. Memories of the explosion flooded through her mind. Debris falling and there was pain, not hers, not Dane's a memory - vivid and strong.
Screaming. A thunk of bone and pulling the sword free. Slicing through the rib as it caught on the edge of her sword. Burning. Never felt such pain but yet the memory hurt worse than the pain she felt now. But now all she felt was pain.
Swirling energy, cloaked. Familiar.
A bright light. Hope. Faith.
Failure. Pain. A voice echoed in her head... "I just wanted to tell you how much I love you. And how proud I am of you. I am so proud of you Aria. I am proud to know you."
His blue eyes burnt a whole in her mind. Sobs echoed in her head, "Aria. I love you. Oh God, oh God, oh God...."
The swirling energy, the vortex hovered nearby appraising the scene. Aria felt every ounce of pain from her body. Bruises and burns and damage, but she'd sustained worse. She'd lived through the Atharim, this godling was nothing. Aria moved quickly (as slowly as her body could muster) and reached for the gun that should be at the small of her back...but it was not there.
Why was he here? Had he followed her to Dane? Aria tried to speak but she found that her voice was gone with each gasping breath. Aria fumbled for her wallet and pressed the emergency call button. A beacon would go off and Nox would come... if he were still speaking to her.
Screaming. A thunk of bone and pulling the sword free. Slicing through the rib as it caught on the edge of her sword. Burning. Never felt such pain but yet the memory hurt worse than the pain she felt now. But now all she felt was pain.
Swirling energy, cloaked. Familiar.
A bright light. Hope. Faith.
Failure. Pain. A voice echoed in her head... "I just wanted to tell you how much I love you. And how proud I am of you. I am so proud of you Aria. I am proud to know you."
His blue eyes burnt a whole in her mind. Sobs echoed in her head, "Aria. I love you. Oh God, oh God, oh God...."
The swirling energy, the vortex hovered nearby appraising the scene. Aria felt every ounce of pain from her body. Bruises and burns and damage, but she'd sustained worse. She'd lived through the Atharim, this godling was nothing. Aria moved quickly (as slowly as her body could muster) and reached for the gun that should be at the small of her back...but it was not there.
Why was he here? Had he followed her to Dane? Aria tried to speak but she found that her voice was gone with each gasping breath. Aria fumbled for her wallet and pressed the emergency call button. A beacon would go off and Nox would come... if he were still speaking to her.