I lay on the sandy beach, pus oozes out of my stomach. I look to the sky, just waiting to die. Slade will soon be back, and when he comes, a quick death is near impossible. He will torture and kill me. Wanting revenge for Shado, the woman he loved. The one that died instead of me.
I sigh, wishing that I could just talk to Laurel one more time. To apologize, although i'm not sure what I'd say. I'm sorry I died screwing your boyfriend? It doesn't seem sincere.
Vultures circle ahead, as though they are just waiting for me to die. One of them swoops closer and closer to my head, I use what little strength that I have to screech at it. It goes back to at higher altitude with its friends. A small smile graces my lips. Good, I won't be eaten while i'm still alive.
I weakly turn my head to the other side, hoping that Olie died quickly. I close my eyes, hoping that one day Laurel might forgive me.
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Spirit of the Ashes: A Nyssara story
Hayran KurguSara gently grabs my arm, "Not yet." I comply and sit back down. She sits up, "Look at me." I do. Her eyes sparkle with something new. Hope? Confusion? Desire? Before I can make any sense of it, she leans forward and kisses me. It is light and gentl...
