and I really really hoped I wouldn't die. and I really really hoped I wouldn't die...

she was lying on a table.
there was a strange man standing above her.
he explained to her what she was and how she came to be. he told her that he was the same being she was. that his group was all the same as she.
he explained that she had no choice. he was going to change her. like he had been changed. like he changed his group. she had no choice. he said it was for the best.

it was a blur from then.
she remembered being taught the way. the right way to live in her condition.
she remembered being punished for attacking a human in a moment of weakness. they forced her to attack one of their own.
one of their own that had no concern for the human life. one of their own that was not one of their own. there was no hope for these.
it devastated her. she learned.

training.

they took her to a massive weapons building.
they chose for her flame and a blade.
then they taught her how to use them.

training.

she didn't recall her emotions from this time.
she was willing to change.
her mind was set on that thought only.

they took her to a large building where she was to protect someone.
they partnered her with another of her kind.
the slight feeling of freedom caused her to become foolish.
and she drank.

he sent an attack.
she was caught off guard.
she was not in her right mind.
she couldn't penetrate them with her flame.
they were nearly completely resilient to her blade.
she couldn't see.
she couldn't think.
her mind was too altered to save herself, let alone her guard.

he had nearly finished her off when her partner finally crashed into the room.
together, they fought them off.
together, they killed them.


the sky was dark.
the rain was falling heavily.
she looked up, smiling at the feeling of the sky on her face.
she shot off from the ground, rising higher and higher.

was it possible she could finally be at peace?