A Legacy of Pain: Rising from the Ashes

Reopening the Scars

Hello and Welcome! Normally there will be a last time summary up here as well s content warnings. As stated in the summary this is the second entry in my series; however as the first fic covers the events of the game, though it does expand or deviate from most events, I do think this is technically readable without the first fic. That said some things here might seem out of place or out of left field if you have not read the previous work. So if you start this and enjoy it I do highly recommend reading the first entry. With that out of the way I hope you all enjoy the chapter!

*Cover art made with Artflow and Canva*

***Trigger Warnings*** Cruciatus Curse, Torture, Blood

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Elizabeth stood over Ranrok with a manic grin upon her lips as she stared down at him with hazel orbs floating in pools of inky black while the energies of the repository swirled around them. "Such a sweet voice you have." The ravenclaw giggled as the leader of the rebellion writhed and screamed on the ground in front of her while tendrils of deep purple energy constricted around him. She thrust her wand forward, watching as the ancient magic enhanced cruciatus curse flared more brilliantly and Ranrok screamed louder. The thrill of finally giving in and using the spell which had made her suffer so much on someone who truly deserved it was intoxicating. She wanted to use more, to delve deeper into her own growing darkness and make him suffer as she had suffered.

Soon however; she released her spell and touched her wand to his chest to draw out the pain she had just caused, as well as its root cause, and stared at the vibrant violet energies that sang to her so strongly. Before she could contain the alluring energies in the jar she had prepared, the young witch felt a pair of hands on her shoulders and breath on her ear as someone leaned in close. "Oh my Elizabeth. Look at what you have done now. Such cruelty and yet you enjoy it so." Elizabeth's dark blood turned to ice in her veins at the familiar voice whispering in her ear. "I was so very wrong about you. It would appear you truly are my daughter after all."

The ravenclaw's heart beat out of control as she vanished into silvery mist and reappeared several yards away with the violet energies no longer upon the tip of her wand. "How- You-" She stammered while her heart thundered in her chest and her breath came in quick, labored gasps. This wasn't possible. How could she be here? What was happening?

The raven haired woman with icy blue eyes that seemed to flicker to crimson at random just grinned as she stared back at Elizabeth. "Oh don't be like that Sweetie." Callista giggled as she spread her arms wide. "Come and give Mother a hug! It has been so long after all. And now you are worthy of my love. Just look at you! All that suffering, all of that pain that you tried to bottle up and run away from. It has brought you here, to this. To the moment you finally realize that you were just like me from the beginning. I thought you were unworthy of being my daughter, yet now I can see you were perfectly suited for the task all along."

The grin Callista wore as she spoke unnerved Elizabeth greatly. There had been a time when that was all she wanted, for the older woman to love and be proud of her. Yet that had been before she knew what it was like to truly be loved unconditionally. "I-I am nothing like you!" She screamed, though the words cut deeper because in her heart she knew she was. This past school year had proven that.

Callista laughed and grinned knowingly as she shook her head. "Oh my sweet, naive child. You are exactly like me. Just look at all the suffering you have caused!" Figures began to walk out of the swirling energies of the repository. Surrounding Elizabeth now were dozens of bloody and dismembered ashwinders and loyalists, several of which were holding their own heads. Standing near the front was the burly man she had tested her spell on with his empty and bleeding eye sockets. "And those are just the ones you directly killed. What about all those lives lost because of your selfishness?" Callista continued.