Audentis Fortuna Iuvat
Return
I awoke with an impending sense of deja-vu, the light filtering down through the layers of tree branches to bath my filthy body in swimming light.
"What?" I muttered to myself as I looked around, trying to remember where I was and what had happened.
It all came flooding back in a rush of murky memories; the prophecy, the burnt house, the tears, the running, the horrible heavy feelings that still dragged at my ankles with dead weight. I tried to stand up - I needed to gwt further away from all the pain - but keeled over as something slammed me in the gut.
I let out a strangled gasp and sat hard down on the leaf litter. The silver light filtering down from the trees seemed to solidify in a purple pillar and suddenly there was a beautiful lady kneeling in front of me, war armour buckled tightly over a course white toga.
"I'm sorry Kerri, but I can't let you go that way." She sighed sadly. "Your friends need you too much."
"What?" I choked, still gasping for air. "Why should you care about me?"
She reached a pale hand and stroked my face gently. "Because you are my daughter. And because your actions have the power to change the fate of so many others." I tried to choke out another question but she silence me with a wave of her hand, magic locking my lips shut. "Just go back to camp, Kerri, they need you."
Bellona faded away into the air and I was alone again with only the trees for company.
"They don't need me." I told myself aloud and I turned away towards the hills, trekking through the fallen leaves. "No one needs me anymore."
Notes
Sorry it's a bit late but I've been busy (again!).Give me some feedback on this chapter and I might update a bit faster ;)
- Phoebe :)
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1/25/15