She-Ra: Redemption

Ash

The sounds of thunder and crackling lighting fill the air. Ash blinks rubbing her eyes, she attempts to move but feels pain in her leg. She looks around to remembers that she was injured and Merry was injured. But as she looks back to Merry she notices her wounds are gone. Its then that she remember that she healed Merry.

"Ash? What's going on?" Merry says looking at her missing injures.

"I am of the salamander bloodline, our people were said to have been blessed by the sun. Since then we have been able to produce golden flames that reflect the sun. They may burn but also they may heal. It's an advanced technique." Ash says

"Then hurry and heal yourself!" Merry shouts rushing over to Ash.

"My kind usually heal by themselves but...I acted on instinct and healed you. Since I wasn't trained in healing arts it...its completely drained me. I can't heal anything..let alone produce flame. Pretty pathetic of me right?" Ash says letting out a small laugh with a bitter smile.

Merry's eyes widen as she notices the once gold and red fiery hair that seemed to danced on it's own is now dull and lifeless. Her once brilliantly golden eyes now becoming duller by the second.

"No..no this isn't happening! Come on! We just need to get back to ship!" Merry says attempting to grab Ash.

"The mission comes first you idiot." Ash snaps while pushing Merry off her.

"Screw the mission! I'm not leaving you here!" Merry shouts

"Look around! The rain is acidic! I am dying and we've been knocked out for who knows how long!" Ash shouts with tears streaming down her face.

"We have to do something!" Merry shouts trying to fight the torrent of emotions bubbling up in her chest.

"Shut up! Your the team leader! The mission always comes first! We are all taught the same thing. The empire is in an unstable position, each mission is crucial and failure means we are just making trouble for others. You are going to wait out the storm and then leave to catch up to the others. God dammit it's not fair." Ash grits her teeth angrily.

"I...I was only team leader because Catra wanted me to get experience...the position was originally for you...I'm not qualified to be a leader. I should leave you but I just can't leave my friend behind all alone." Merry says tears streaming down her face.

Merry smiles as tears and snot runs down her face. She grabs her hand before feeling pain in her chest. Merry struggles to stand before collapsing next to Ash.

"Hahaha I'm so pathetic...I couldn't even heal you completely...the poison..its still inside you isn't it." Ash says

Merry smiles bitterly before taking off her armor and unbuttoning the top of her shirt to reveal black veins spreading up towards her upper chest.

"I guess were stuck together." Merry says smiling while laughing.

"Dammit." Ash says finishing her first aid on her leg.

"Since were stuck together can I ask you a personal question?" Merry says happily

"Sure. It doesn't matter anyway." Ash says

"Why do you care so much for the empire? I mean you've only been apart of it for a couple years right?" Merry says curiously.

Ash takes a moment before sighing.

"My family...no my world...my people we dying. The horde was pushing further and further inside our territory. My clan was starving and all our able bodied were sent to the bigger tribes to support the war effort. The salamander clans lived in the dessert parts of our world. Which meant food was scarce and since the horde blocked our way into jungle biome. We were basically being starved out. With our fighters gone we couldn't put of resistance even if they attacked us. I'm guessing the only reason they didn't was because they liked to see us suffer. My mother died..well to more exact she killed herself, before her death she told us to eat her. She made us swear to live. After some time the entire clan began to cannibalize each other. Eveyone had gone mad from being forced to consume their loved ones. I was just a child but I was done..I tried to cry but there was no tears. I begged my mother and fathers forgiveness for not being strong enough. I have two younger siblings and they were starving. So i was preparing to kill myself so my siblings could live. But that's when she came. An ice warrior and dozens of metal warriors who brought food and water. Who cried for us...that warrior cried for us! Who had committed such sins as eating ones kin.