Beneath this onyx sky,
I sway in my ideation,
my gaze fixed on the boundless sea of radiant stars.
Millions upon millions,
with plenty more humming
in the beyond.
An entire universe to admire.
Then, back to me—
a meager mortal,
wrapped in the arms of natural simplicity.
No slain divinity.
No mountains nudged.
In this grand scheme,
I rival the feeble pebble.
But I do wonder,
in this curious mind of mine,
if this reality is the only one allowed,
if my path may claim the courage to curve,
delivering me to a higher purpose.
More than grassy hills.
More than placid lakes.
With these frail wings,
I could soar to places unimaginable.
Maybe,
just maybe,
I may become more
than what I am.
* * *
Like mangled crows, screams smothered every direction,
bloodcurdling and deranged. Ferocious flames devoured every structure in sight, reducing the oak and straw to fine ash.
And as she scrambled through the chaos, she had to soak it all in, from the mutilation of her most cherished home to the still limbs and dull eyes of her beloved community.
"Stay right behind me!" her mother cried, clutching her tiny brother.
The little girl longed to obey, to cling to her family's warmth, but Lady Despair had already slid Her whispers, and the small child could no longer bring herself forward.
"Lyla!" her mother hollered. "Lyla!"
Just like that, the woman and infant drowned in the crowd.
The little girl was all alone,
frozen in place, devoured by the scarlet-soaked horror.
She mustered a single question.
Why?
Her gaze swiveled to the blackened skies, but her answer would never come.
The cosmic souls had long since shut their hearts.
A duo of forces, both grand enough to rival planets, basking in galaxy-shattering ferocity.
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Melody of the Holoverse
Hayran Kurgu"I stood before the great serpent, my heart quivering with platinum as she whispered my destiny." In the outskirts of Eridios, Violet Newcastle lives her peaceful life, helping her grandfather with the farm as she simply wonders what she'll be havi...
