The Seed of Hope

Chapter 16: Revelations

Kate walked back into the big building they called home, exhaustion colonizing her eyes, dark circles dyed the delicate skin under them. She tucked her hair behind her ear as the cotton pad in her inner arm let its presence known with a slight sting. The feeling of dread took over her chest as she walked inside. She made her way into the kitchen where Ivee was trying her hardest to make breakfast for the group. Naoko laughed as she tried to help her put out a fire on some eggs, Rai scrolled on his phone and Logan sat on the table, changing the bandages on his neck in front of a small mirror.

-"Logan, no bloody bandages on the table!"- Ivee scolded.

For a moment, Kate found true happiness and peace within this chaotic scene. All her friends were together, without stress or fighting. But then, her mind clouded with black clouds of sadness and anger. Kate had her revenge on Empusa, but her body was still damaged. She was broken, no amount of bullying or wounds could compare to being assaulted in the way Kate was.

Ivee noticed her sister standing in the doorway to the kitchen.

-"Katie! How are you? How did the tests go?"-

Kate sighed. -"Uhh...Well..."- Kate rubbed her arm, hesitating to speak. Her throat was all knots, and her eyes darkened as if reliving what had happened to her.

-"Scratches...and strange fluids..."- Kate's voice cracked. She didn't want to keep talking, but everyone was worried about her and they deserved to know. -"...But overall okay..."-

Logan turned to Kate and his eyes reflected a slight sadness.

Rai stood up from the chair and walked over to Kate and hugged her.

-"I'm sorry I wasn't there..."-

Kate remained silent and hugged him back with one arm.

-"I need some air..."- She walked back into the hallway and out the courtyard doors to the left.

If her sanity was crumbling before, now is almost non-existent.

The thought of her mom fleeted through her mind, how she would die on heartbreak if she ever told her.

Kate's lifeless eyes stared at the ground as she felt her body give up.

Her throat tightened as she began to cry. Every muscle in her body shook at the amount of stress and despair that overtook them. For a moment, Kate wanted to die, end it all, and let some other seeds take over. Every wail and every wheezing was begging anyone who heard her to come and take her away, permanently. Kate felt used and violated and no one helped her in her time of need. She then thought, that if someone else suffered just like this because she failed at her duty, she would never forgive herself. No one deserves to go through such a soul-wrenching experience. Tears fell from her eyes as she desperately tried to forget.

Kate was a good person, yes, sometimes her thoughts were contradictory but in all reality, she would go through everything she just went through all over again just so another person wouldn't have to. Kate mentally cursed Elohim cursed the so-called Celestians that put her through this and did not do anything to help her.

Suddenly, a gentle bright light shined above Kate.

Kate scoffed and buried her face in her arms as she sat, hugging her knees to her chin.

-"What do you want?"- Kate asked, annoyed and angry.

Yenziel stood next to her, looking down at her, sadness in his eyes. He wasn't wearing his usual golden armor, but instead a delicate and comfortable white and blue robe.

-"I wanted to check up on you. How are you?"- Yenziel's voice was soft, almost as if walking on eggshells to avoid any pushback from Kate, only to receive a scoff and the cold shoulder.