HELLFIRE || Doctor Who ✔

Four: Star Sirius

"Ladies, welcome to star Sirius." The Doctor opened the doors of the TARDIS revealing the illuminating glow of a star.

A soft gasp escaped Amy as she slowly stepped toward the entrance, head tilting at the bright beauty. Throughout all the other stars I had seen, this one had to be the prettiest. Taking small steps forward so I was side by side with Amy, the two of us looked at Sirius placed in a small star system full of many other wondrous beauties.

Muspelheim was a world full of only fire, lava, and rock. No plants other than the lava plant was able to grow there and scarce amounts of water were available. Even so, the already scarce amount of water was boiling hot.

The harsh environments never affected the population all that much as other than my brother and I, it was full of fire demons, and fire demons thrived in the heat. Of course, my twin brother was the God of Destruction and along with being raised in that temperament, he never had any problem with it. Physically, I was always fine in the heat, after all, I am the Goddess of Fire, but that didn't mean I particularly enjoyed it.

Every few months on Muspelheim the stars would become visible for just a few hours; however, I remember always looking forward to those few hours every couple of months—the stars were something indescribable to me. They meant hope, hope that there was more than just fire and rock, hope that there was more than just training and torture, hope that there was true love out there.

I was correct, there was so much more to this universe than just fire and rock. There was life, there was happiness, it was more than just torture and training to be the best killer of them all. There was freedom and happiness and love.

I loved my father and brother, no doubt about it. However, it wasn't enough to keep me in that horrible place, it wasn't enough to keep me linked down as princess of Muspelheim. Some days I missed my family, other days not so much. Regret was never a feeling I felt after leaving, leaving was the best option.

If I had stayed, I don't even want to think about the person I could have become. Today, I may be crude and outright mean sometimes, that personality was the formation of being raised by a sadist father and only ever hanging around my sadistic twin. Had I stayed, I had no doubts that I would have become a much worse person, I may have even ended up just like them.

The stars were my escape route, the stars were responsible for making a woman instead of a monster. The stars saved many lives in leading me out of Muspelheim, the stars lead you to different galaxies and planets and peoples. The stars were a hymn for hope and hope was what I believed in.

"It's so beautiful!" I was thrown out of my thoughts by Amy's eyes welling with tears and the Doctor walking in between us placing a hand on each of our shoulders.

The three of us stood for minutes just watching the star burn bright, glowing with life.

Life.

What a funny word, life. Life has so many different meanings and was different to so many creatures.

"It really is." I was surprised to hear the Doctor reply to Amy's statement, I was even more astonished to find that the Doctor was watching me.

Curiosity leaked from my gaze as I turned to him, the Doctor jumping in surprise at my sudden change in focus. However, he only blushed a bright pink clapping his hands together as he quickly shut the TARDIS doors.

"Okay, gorgeou– I mean Effie!" The Doctor yelped at his own mistake, and I only watched his flustered state with amusement. "We saw a star, now I believe a real adventure is in order, how about a visit to..." The Doctor trailed off scratching his head in thought.