The End of Everything

A New Addition

Thia's POV

Part of me figured I was being a little unfair. Yes, I'd done something rather impulsive and could have very likely gotten into trouble but I hadn't. I was fine and in one piece. Still I couldn't necessarily shake off how upset I felt.

I couldn't exactly figure out what it was that particularly bothered me, I wasn't too good with feelings. I was great at processing the easy emotions and talking through them but this time my emotions were difficult. See, it wasn't just my lack of power that bothered me. I'd grown somewhat comfortable with that part of me. What bothered me the most was that I could be lectured for not listening when either of them would have done the same thing.

I just wanted to be like them. They'd done so many cool things and challenged the world while I did absolutely nothing. I lived each day like it was boring and unimportant. I was insignificant and I didn't want to be insignificant anymore.

Growing up in NewRome had fostered a desire in my to do something big or go somewhere exciting. It's why I liked the sky so much; it reminded me that there was so much more out there than what I saw. Maybe it was why I liked dragons and for some reason still had the paper ones floating on my bedroom ceiling. They had wings. They could go anywhere they wanted. More importantly, they were strong and resilient. They were significant.

All of the stories I heard growing up should have made me afraid of the real world. That's where the monsters were. Where bad people lurked in the shadows ready to prey, both mortal and mythical. I should have despised the idea of doing anything outside of home. I accepted that idea and didn't think much about it after that. At least not for a while.

Now that I was here though, now that I was seeing all of this, I wanted to be here. It's hard to explain but this intense sort of fluttering in my heart was encouraging me to fix things. Fix this problem. That the world was good and this was just a hiccup in the path. One that I could scare away.

But how was I supposed to fix this if I had no powers? If I could just be like my parents then it wouldn't be a problem. I'd get rid of all the things that could scare me away from the real world and no one would have to worry about it ever again.

They wouldn't have to fight anymore wars or monsters. Neither would my uncles and aunts. Everyone could have the peace they sometimes joked never existed. I could get rid of all the bad people who hurt others. Maybe I'd have been able to help Marianna more than I did.

I could have intimidated Jenna and her lackies if I'd just been strong enough instead of curling up in a ball and taking the beating. Only I'd always been like that. I'd always been the type of kid who would rather take the beating than fight back. What good did it do to hurt the other person too?

"Sometimes you can be pretty stupid you know?" I kicked at the ground as I talked to myself. Every now and then I scanned the trees. I wasn't really looking for anything I just wanted to go on a walk so no one could see whatever emotions were being betrayed on my face. "How can you want to fix something but not have the audacity to fight against it?"

Shaking my head I plopped down onto the ground and leaned back against a tree. Resting my head on the oddly slick black bark I tried to see up through the branches but the sky was blocked. A soft crow caught my attention and I glanced about spotting Bastion on a low branch.

"Hey Bastion. How'd you get here?" I asked, frowning slightly. His spindly legs skittered on the branch as he fluttered his wings. "Okay, I'm getting the silent treatment I see."

just titled his head not making a single noise. I wondered if everyone else was trying to find the correct path out of here. I couldn't imagine being stuck here forever. It'd be horribly bland.