Short Stories of Mine!

Don't Make Me Choose The Unknown

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Thank you @goddessofcereal56 and two of my offline friends for allowing me to write this!

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"Aurelia," His voice called in my ear and I tried my best to block it out.

I didn't want to hear it. He already got my soul what more did he want from me? Oh, that's right! My powers!!! Yeah no. He wasn't getting that. My powers were my only thing left.

My heart was too but.. I couldn't trust my heart. My heart made no sense it is what probably got me into this mess in the first place! It made no sense normally but now... now it was crazy!

I just needed to wake up, but what did those other two mean to me? Alistar and Nora? They didn't like me it was a fact, so the question was why did I care? Why was my heart insistent on trying to save people who hated me? I didn't blame them. I was a monster.

Being the only real different race in my town caused me to insult one member of the party. I barely knew there were other races besides; Humans, High Elves, and Tieflings. It was only when I bought a book from another town nearby that I learned about other races. My town let no one out of the gates it was too "dangerous."

But it was only after my Adopted Father died that I got to see the real world. I never wanted to see the world of outside fears. They beat me until I fell unconscious before throwing me outside of the gates thinking the beasts in the forest would kill me.

Though it didn't happen, and the Goddess my father always talked about, Shay, Goddess of Life and Nature, saved my life. But now I know Shay made a terrible mistake that day, only one. By saving me that was the only terrible mistake she had to have ever made.

Now I was practically powerless and the only power I had left I wanted to keep to myself. I wanted to keep a part of myself left. But that wasn't what a hero was supposed to be, were they?

No. Heroes protected others putting their own needs and wants before others. I was no hero if I was staying here unconscious as my party members were dying around me without me knowing.

"Aurelia..." He whispered again and to my dismay, I listened to what he had to say.

"Aurelia you don't need Shay... she doesn't deserve you..." the dark voice spoke his voice keeping my attention enough for me to hear what he had to say next.

I don't want to hear from you! I wanted to scream back, but I felt like I couldn't even do that. Why was I becoming silent now! I was Aurelia Bell the loudest member of the group!! I should scream at him! I should... no, I couldn't, I couldn't do that, I won't allow myself to.

Nora's face popped in my mind and I tried to push it aside. No! I couldn't think of her she hated me anyway! She was an assassin who probably couldn't stand the sound of my voice. But I couldn't push her away.. she needed me to do this. She could die and well I was already considered a monster. Why not just complete it shall we?

"Aurelia yes or no?" the voice asked, leaving me to shiver deep inside.

"No," I mumbled as I felt my heartbeat thump deep in my chest.

He asked me again and again. Time and time again, I felt myself say no. I was practically shaking by the second time I said it. I couldn't tell how long I had been asleep. They could die what should I do?

I was so afraid, and I never felt afraid. I didn't want to go into this unknown. This dark, terrible, unknown power. The one I thought would finally be what broke me.

"Come on, Aurelia," he whispered to me for the fourth time. "You can have ultimate power."

I don't care about the power; I thought to myself as Alistar came into my mind.

What would happen to the annoying Gnome if I did nothing?

"They'll die...Aurelia," his annoying voice persuaded me. "I'll help you like Shay never could."

No! Leave me alone! You're just a stupid ringing in my ear! I thought, and if I could, I would hug myself but I couldn't. I had to do something to help my.. my friends; I had to.

My friends would die I would make this easier for myself. I would call them my friends to be brave. I needed to be brave for them. If they died, it would be my fault and I couldn't live with the death of them. If I had to make myself feel selfish to do it I would.

"So what do you say Aurelia this is your final chance," he said in the voice I knew my adopted father had always told me to stay away from.

The voice I knew was evil, but there was nothing I could do. I wouldn't go anywhere but the darkest place of death. My family of the dead would disown me.

But the living needed me more so as my mouth opened, I had to stop my voice from cracking.

"Y-yes.." I forced out as I awoke from my forced slumber.

I opened my eyes and knew one thing; I became what I never wanted what they told me I would become; a monster of darkness.

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Author's Notes

Do you think it was her heart that caused Aurelia to sell her soul or do you readers think it was something different?

Do you like Aurelia? Why or why not?

Would you consider her a hero for doing something like allowing her powers to be taken over to save her friends?

Please comment and let me know what you think! I would love to hear what your thoughts are!

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