Aella used her ability to pull aside the rubble from the fallen arena until she came to what she was looking for, she saw a hand reaching out from beneath. After moving more rubble she grabbed onto the hand and pulled Claire from the wreckage. “Thanks.†“No worries, you ok?†“I’m fine. So did you […]
The storm was everywhere around Aella, the lighting passed through her with every other strike and the red clouds swirled and rumbled. Aella Smiled “My past has much pain, but…†Aella looked up into the clouds. “My past is only one part of me, the most important parts are my present and my future.†The […]
Aella found herself in a strange place, the universe, her body, the minds around her, all was different, shifting and at the same time constant and familiar. “Hello.†“Who’s there?†Aella questioned. “Are you asking again?†“Did I ask before? What did you answer?†“we said there isn’t a there, nor is there a here. […]
Zephyr and Aella faced each other across the arena. Aella just held on to the jar. Waiting. “You really wont try kill me?†Zephyr asked across the space. “I wont.†“This is your chance Zephyr, you can really do it, you can really destroy everything!†Zephyr turned to Deborah. “I’m not going to kill her.†[…]
Zephyr walked ahead of his followers down the bridge. The sun baking them and a small dot some distance ahead waiting for them on the bridge. Udo saw the group up ahead and sensed their motivations as they slowly approached, they were definitely mixed. He searched his own motivations too, what would the outcome to […]
“…things that have happened in the past, they are things not happening now, they don’t really exist anymore. There’s no real way to know they existed in the first place. Perhaps you just imagined them all? Why let that be a part of who you are, surely it’s pretend.†“I don’t think it is, but […]
“Aella is it?†“…yes.†“It’s nice to see you again, and all grown up too. You probably don’t remember me… we only met once after all. My name is Udo.†“Udo… you’re the man that taught my mother!†Udo smiled, “That’s right.†Aella looked down at the floor. And neither Aella not Udo spoke for […]
Aella spent the day crossing the bridge, slowly, step by step walking towards the thin trail of smoke rising from the horizon. The end of the desert getting smaller and eventually invisible behind her. The sky was mostly clear, the occasional cloud crossed the desert towards Aella and after its shadow glanced off the bridge […]