House of Compassion Volume 2

Chapter 29: The House of Compassion

Marney walks towards one of the tables and looks straight at the paper, as she does a pressure in her chest starts to form as tears form in her eyes, she remembered something, a memory that only she can see, or so she thought, Luna with her stare pointed straight at Marney, in the shadows of her eyes she saw exactly what she was remembering, as if a movie played right in from of her, Luna understood Marney's feelings

12 years ago 2073

"In Fractured City news, we celebrate national Koratoma day as she shows us her incredible feats as the world's most powerful psychic!!!"

The large screen on the theater room was on showing Koratoma and her incredible psychic powers, that day was the anniversary of Fractured City's foundation, a feat that not a lot of people know or even remember, but nonetheless an event that changed earth as everyone knew it forever, they called it, The Cracking. In front of the TV where Lorena and Marney

Marney: See Lora!? Like this! You think I could do it too!?

Lorena: Maybe one day Marn! Just look how Incredible that looks!

Marney: We could really use that to help others just like she does!

Lorena: She's a total Icon, I've always been fascinated by her motivation to help others! I just wish I could meet her one day! And really spread our compassion to the world!

Marney looked a bit bummed out when hearing those words, as if she felt inferior or less liked because she wasn't "special" enough

Marney: Yeah... She's our only hope I see... No need for normies when the icon is around...

Lorena: Of course not! We don't need her to spread our message, after all we have each other, a real family! That's really all we need Marn!!! Compassion doesn't come from powers or iconics, it comes from the heart, it comes from family!

Lorena extended her hand to Marney with a big smile

Marney: Family... yeah, family! You're right Lora, thank you for taking me in when you did back then, without you, I don't know what I would've done, I had no place to stay, no people to call, I was all alone...

Lorena: Marn, this is what spreading compassion is all about! Making those who don't fit in, who aren't appreciated, who are alone and give them a new home, a new start! A new family! Now, will you take my hand once more? To prove to you, to prove to all, we are family! And nothing can separate us!

Marney looks at Lorena's hand, and then at her smiling face, she extended her hand and grabbed Lorena's tightly

Marney: Lorena I-

Marney looked really nervous, in her mind she thought of a billion ways to say what she was feeling, for some reason, Marney just felt it was a bit much, but with a deep breath she finally said it

Marney: No, Not Lorena, sister! I love you sis!

Lorena smiled and hugged Marney as the shadow faded away and Luna started tearing up, she ran and quickly hugged Marney from the back, as she did Marney turned to see Luna's head, she saw Lorena in Luna and immediately started crying

Marney: I'm so sorry I couldn't protect you... I'm so useless, sis... I failed as an aunt and a sister...

Luna hugged tighter

Luna: This wasn't your fault Aunt Marney, you didn't have power over anything! You did all you could and that's more than anyone could say, you tried, it doesn't mean you failed... This is why we must stay together as a family and stop hiding secrets from each other

Marney: Luna... How did you...?

Clarice and Rayne went and hugged Marney as well, soon after Alexandria, Nelly and Charlotte joined in too