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Desiree did not need to know
El Sunderland's name to consider them the owner of a beautiful, kind soul- she looked up at them during her attempts to pull herself up with panic in her eyes, but the grateful feeling reigned true in her heart. She tried to confirm that she was more than willing to bask in their aide, but when she tried to speak all that could come out was a pained cough. A labored nod replaced anything else that she could do, and with that, she felt her body begin to lift off the ground. It was a strange feeling, but the Togekiss did its best to help her nestle upon its soft, feathery spine.[break][break]
Hovering lightly upon the ground as the pinkette looked up at the snow that fell from the sky, she wished not for the failure of her mortal confines to bring worry or fear in the hearts of those that she cared about. It was all the more embarrassing, being one of those who had been unable to exhibit smarts as a means of preservation- she hated herself for it,
she felt weak.
"I'm okay.. Descension, I.. don't need to go," she spoke out to the fairy and
El Sunderland, as if she was trying to convince them as much as she wished to convince herself. But she knew all of that was a lie. Of course, she did not belong here anymore, her wish of love was taken with the blood that formed deep, dark bruises inside of her shoes.[break][break]
Labored pain and breathing heightened at the calls and approach of her beloved
Thomas Benoit. They led her astray into darker thoughts, those that she would never be good enough- those that the training they effervescently worked toward would never be enough to propel her to what she wished to achieve. Tears welted in her eyes, the pain radiating up into her thigh and pelvis. She did not wish to see him in a state of panic- she wanted to see him flourish, she wanted to make her boyfriend proud. Useless, a shackle to the world that would only bring those around her down. By leaving she could temporarily quell the shackle- but in her eyes, she felt it would be a permanent one. Unable to improve. Ultimately hard on herself.[break][break]
"My love..," she cried, slumping to stare into the fray of snow and madness that continued to unfold,
".. protect Genny.. and Yuina.. and Elise.. and this brilliant ranger with a heart of gold.. and Violet.. and yourself.. you need to protect yourself.. you need to survive.. please, Thomas..!"[break][break]
All of the love that bloomed through the pain that emanated through her body, like pulsating rose petals in fields of rotting, sharpened thorns, helped her believe that love was true in the world one way or another- it was allowed to prosper through individual connections, perhaps stronger than it ever could by the great forces born within the cosmos. But it made her feel like the damsel that she truly was- and she wished to destroy that damsel and replace it with a warrior, to change the fate that the cosmos wished to bestow onto her through innocence. It was something she wished for above all else, but how could she, when in the end she was reduced to a shackle that she felt would only bring down those she loved and wished to protect?[break][break]
Violet Fairbanks's companion's wish brought the energy that seeped out of her body to retain itself, to become a tad more stable than before- she used it to erratically rip a ribbon off of her clothes, tying it around her stomach and the Togekiss to allow her to experience a much more stable ride than she could ever have in a state like this. Yet the health that had been restored to her allowed the numbness of slowly losing consciousness to fade; pain prospered, it shone. It led her to wince, both in agony of the broken bones and the empathy she had for all the souls that had drifted upward from the cold, lifeless bodies that dotted the landscape.[break][break]
It pained her to see the pain that
Yuina Higashi was experiencing, even with the relief she felt seeing her arrive on the back of her Glastrier- she would have taken it all if she could have. If the universe had been so generous, she would have taken all the pain from those she loved and bundled it into her heart. But she could not, it was impossible. Seeing her like this was enough to snap her into the reality that the two needed to leave- that she would cooperate and join them in their escape, led by the party that had expressed willingness to cover them as they made their way out of Kyurem's shadow.[break][break]
Out of her pocket came a pen, one that she typically used to sign autographs. She etched the ink into her skin, leaving a message for those at the hospital if she were to fall unconscious on the way. Too deep of an etching, at that- it was left in blood mixed with the ink. She was too busy making pleas with the universe, wishing to protect all the beautiful souls that she knew were present. And, with the way she knew those that she loved, those that she had been unaware made their existence known to Kyurem; there was no way of knowing, no way of feeling. She was paranoid, erratic, hopeful yet hopeless. A mess, an endlessly ticking clock of panic and worry.[break][break]
"Yuina..," she called out with a faltering voice from the back of the Togekiss within their escort,
".. we'll make it out.. we'll survive.. you'll survive. And.. it will be so different next time.. We'll get stronger.. we'll save everyone.."[break][break]
She wished that could be true. All she had to do was believe her own words, which in the end, was harder said than done. Now all they needed was to get help for themselves to make that reality certain. The hospital in
OLDALE awaited them.[break][break]
"Thank you..," she said to her love, closing her eyes so the tears could forcibly come to a halt,
".. my sun in the stars."El Sunderland Thomas Benoit Yuina Higashi Violet Fairbanks Genevieve Cromwell Elise Calcifet[break][break]
NOTES
- is grateful for el's appearance and help with the effective lift of the telekinesis! <3[break]
- insists she is fine to avoid decreasing morale. but that's a lie and she knows it![break]
- until thomas shows up. seeing him in panic breaks her down. it hurts. she feels like a heavy, useless shackle.[break]
- begs thomas to protect genevieve, elise, el, and especially himself.[break]
- violet's wish partially invigorates. helps. but makes it feel even more real.[break]
- uses the energy she has left to tear a long ribbon off her clothes and uses it to tie herself onto her togekiss![break]
- and writes 'help.. foot, leg, bleeding, please' on her arm in sharpie in case she passes tf out on the way to the hospital.[break]
- but yuina looks so hurt too.. so much help is so nice. but the hurt..[break]
- begs the universe to not take anything else away from her- all those she loves. all those beautiful souls.[break]
- VACATES TO SOW DRAGON'S TEETH: i haven't been keeping track of post counts but im well above 7 i think this is post 10 or 11??