The bodies melted together. Warmth pacified Leira, Tarnit’s arms woven into Leira’s body. Hardened hands stroked halo of raging flames. Whisked away vagrant tears. Almost lulled to sleep by gentle whispers, the low inhalations, tremoring with sobs. The spare moments of safety would pass; Vi’s...
The menace weighed her down. Sunk her deeper into danger, filled her lungs with dread, her mind with scattered thoughts. She pondered what Death offered. Perhaps, another life. Some breathed tales of a celestial realm where saints prospered and sinners suffered. The fables offered her no...
Serenno
Sunlight fled in cabin. Luminous rays warmed Leira’s skin, lit a path to the outside. Serenno was a distant planet, tucked away deep in nebulas. A place that contained sights unseen, piqued her curiosity. Hesitant, vaguely scared of what lay behind the durasteel. Ivory fingers coiled...
Endor’s forests were free.
Freedom. Frequently the word was spoken. Seldom was it understood. Dismissively rolling off the tongues of the public, utilized in all life’s aspects—To fly their ships to whatever nebulous square they desired, to squander credits freely on indulgences. Freedom was...
Survive. Leira clung to the directive.
Pulled from the depths of unconsciousness, rudely awakened by pain. Hands went to wound, sizzling under her touch. Audible agony brought a hiss to her lips. Tears glossed over her eyes when she tried to stand. Fruitlessly. Body flickering like a candles...
A romantic melody found a way from Letto’s strings to Leira’s ears. Mixing with the ceaseless resonance of insects, wind’s rustle as it intertwined with tall grass. The lyrics afloat on the gusts intermingled with her thoughts. Affection, embarrassment swelled under her skin, revealed itself as...
A brazen sneer spread across Leira’s cheeks upon seeing the subtle frustration. Such defiance was a scarcity among victims, little girls, Leira. Deviating from normal knowingly to infuriate the twisted man; Beings liked predictability, stagnancy. She denied him the right of savoring every...
An evocative Darkness arrived.
Black silk weightlessly glided, flowing like cursive writing. The sable cloaked specter was familiar to her; An ethereal comforter, a menacing captor. His icy touch was a vivid reminiscence of Terminus, the horror that lie there. The haunting presence stirred...
Alabaster hues broke the vacuum of darkness. Synthetic light bathed pallid walls, the colorless glow radiating everything in the room. Leira’s lashes fluttered, the pools of brown exposed to vivid white surrounding her. So intense, her eyes burnt on contact. Blinking, forcing her eyes to adjust...
Heart lurched; Emotion welled, edging her desire. Anger, vivid as blood on snow, cast its’ ugly shadow on her face. Drew her eyebrows together, curved her lips in to a glower. The wrathful display was simply that. A mask for the fright palpitating her heart, shaking her muscles.
She observed...
The staccato of footsteps hushed.
Hope arose. Like a shooting star, a spectacle that stole everyone’s eyes. The luminous ray illuminated boundless night depths, yet outshone numerous other gems. Paraded its’ magnificence, then disappeared like a wayward phantom.
Leira caught glimpse of it...
A light flared to life, existence burning into mahogany spheres, demanding recognition. Perishing shortly after breathing its’ first, the intensi ty didn’t require time to make an impact. Her vision watered over. Colors drained into each other, streaking past her eyes like abstract art. Lashes...