The Archers Mark (on hold)

Arrows and Strings

Star. Just as Crystal entered the mess hall.

I heard the leaves and branches snap as I ran passed them. I held no remorse for the leaves under my feet. They were already dead, however she wasn't. I left my general alive. I left her alive by using her whip. Claiming it as my trophy. Never letting go of what she had done. How could I? When she left me like this.

I could feel my chest heaving in and out with every force of my legs so I stopped to catch my breath. After I had chatted with Flames I decided that a run in the forest would help.

 I dismissed my sister for today and took off.

I didn't know where I was running to. I figured I was heading towards my divisions rendezvous point subconsciously because I could feel the overwhelming feeling of repetition. This was where I had them meet after every other training session.

 I liked teaching them how to use your surroundings instead of just relying on your weapon or skill. It came in handy to me all the time so they would benefit as well. 

I looked down at my quiver feeling my bow rest against my legs and sighed. I closed my eyes as making a mental check of this area and noticing nothing but a few little tremors and some birds flying from the tremors there was nothing special. Feeling safe enough I pushed off my hood ruffling my hair as I did so. "Trophies?" I asked myself hearing my true voice crack at being unused.

I moved around in a circle and looked around at the tall trees circling me, the canopy of leaves allowing only a few stray sunbeams to shine through. "Is that all we were to you!?" I yelled up at the sky. I don't know why if I would yell anywhere it would be down towards the ground. Where that woman should be by now.

I frowned and looked down at the ground some more. "Hmpfh" It looked soft and plush. Which meant this was the first plush thing I've seen in a while. I haven't really been sleeping well due to either my bed or other reasons so now that I think about it, this break may be a good moment...to... sleep.

I closed my eyes and felt my body drop to the ground being absorbed by the soft leaves and grass alike. The echoing sound of tremors and the forest all blurred in to one big black glob.

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"General Version why?!" A distraught Star asked as she watched her general, her idle, her best friends sister tear her siblings apart. The brown haired woman who towered above Star by the severed limbs that she stood on grinned with pure insanity.

The blood that covered her body glimmered against the shining sun that beat down on the carnage.

Her green cloak flickered with the wind that seemed to carry the wails of the victims yet to succumb to their fatal wounds. "My dear Star, I would expect you to know the most." she cooed.

Her light soothing voice taking over her insane manor. Star pulled out her Bow and notched an arrow launching it to only have it snapped out of the way with an expertly flicked whip.

She watched as the wood splintered and the metal arrowhead feel. It landed next to the body of one of her siblings. "How could you kill your family!?" Star yelled. Running full speed at the pile of bodies dodging the organs and blood puddles that lay scattered on the floor. The woman just chuckled at the sight of Star running.

Suddenly as Star leaped up towards the woman who stood deathly still. She felt a tug at her foot and looked down to see Flames's red hair from her blood covered face as her head was removed from her shoulders. Star gasped. As Flames mouth open, "We're just Trophies." She stated.

As Star yanked her foot free from her lieutenants grasp she stumbled and fell in to the pile of bodies, only to have the pile shimmer out of the way as Star kept moving backwards staring at Flames in disbelief. "No." Star whispered to herself.