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❝Two lives overlap. Which one do I call real?❞
【ɗιαƖσgυє cσƖσя:#4ca2b8 ♙ тнσυgнт cσƖσя #8b4cb8】
|| Secret ~Black Vow~ || Rin/Len (cover by SirHammet) ||
【ɗιαƖσgυє cσƖσя:#4ca2b8 ♙ тнσυgнт cσƖσя #8b4cb8】
|| Secret ~Black Vow~ || Rin/Len (cover by SirHammet) ||
Ellie remembered.... she didn't remember much, to be honest. There was a strange voice reverberating in her head, calling her out in the middle of the night. It felt as if the Earth itself was fading away, nonresistant, melting from her consciousness as she walked, stars gathering below her feet even if she knew stars didn't really work that way. It was definitely a trick of the mind, but it was still mesmerizing as the light enveloped her. It was summer with the family, with Cress, but when the light happened, when she was being beckoned to, everything else disappeared. There was nothing quite so important as following the sound, like something deep within the bowels of her blank memory was finally stirring, activating. Wherever she was now, though - a large fancy palace of sorts - Cress wasn't there.
She blinked slowly, thinking, considering, old memories resurfacing in the sea of her consciousness. That's right, before she was Ellie, she was someone else, she was something different, something more. It hurt to think, the names in her mind overlapping over one another as she pieced things together. There was - there was some sort of war brewing, wasn't there? And she knew she was..... she was sent to Earth, torn from her family and the life she'd always known in - in Ashia Palace, wasn't it? The Kingdom of Ourania.
So she was back in Ourania, back in the place where she was born. Did this mean the rebellion was over now, that it was safe? Her mind thought back to her home on Earth, Cress and mum and auntie and the big brothers. Would they miss her, now that she disappeared? Would mum be lonely in her home, all alone, now? Maybe their memories were being erased, re-written, with herself out of it. Or, perhaps, it was all a dream and Earth never existed in the first place. That too, was a possibility.
Without Cress here, there was no way to confirm nor deny that. For the time being, it was safe to abandon Ellen Winter, however, and retake the mind of Narcia Seraphim, wasn't it? That was, after all, her true self, was it not? But did that mean her six years on Earth were meaningless, making friends with Cress and spending time with her cousin, did that all amount to nothing? That was an incredibly lonely thought to be certain. Maybe it'd be best to preserve Ellen for a little longer, even if it was hopeless. That way she could make sure that in some way, Cress and the rest of the family lived on.
"I'm back, mother." Narcia's voice was the same as Ellen's, quiet and emotionless, as if she were a robot rather than a human. She couldn't bring herself to call the Queen 'mum'. Nirana Seraphim was never the same type of motherly figure as Leona Winter was - Leona was warm and loving, Nirana was strict and formal. But when you were royalty, there was never time for kindness, was there? "It has been a while."
"Yes it was, my darling." Nirana said with a smile, not bothering to touch Narcia or hug her, no overt display of affection whatsoever. Ellen glanced at the tiny figure there, with billowing blonde hair, her new lady in waiting, it seemed. She remembered her last one, the one that had died during an assassination attempt that failed. The princess wondered emotionlessly if this girl was being used for the same purpose, or if there was something else in mind. She wouldn't let that happen, however. While Narcia was fine with it, Ellie didn't want an innocent's life on her hands.
"Whatever life you lived previously, discard it all." Nirana said, voice full of sugar and magnanimous cheer. "You're Narcia Seraphim now. Your life on Earth is irrelevant to who you are now, so it would be best to abandon those memories and return to the life you were destined to live."
Narcia nodded, eyes slightly clouded over. Of course that was how it was going to be. She was never going to see them ever again, after all. "Oh, and this is your new lady in waiting. You may call her Shiro. Make use of her as you wish." The Queen turned to leave, dress fluttering behind her. "Oh, and do come and greet your father once you are well. He has been waiting."
With that done, Narcia turned her attention to the little girl, Shiro. She tried to smile but found that she couldn't, so she instead simply stared. "Hello, Shiro. It is nice to meet you." She put on her best friendly expression, hoping life wasn't too hard for the girl thus far, that she hadn't been mistreated. "When we're together, I'd like you to consider me a friend. I won't hurt you, nor will I punish you. Is that acceptable?"
And the Queen hadn't touched her once. Six years and a reunion, and not once did her biological mother touch her.
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❝I don't know to fix me. Is there something wrong?❞
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|| Hope of Morning || Icon for Hire ||
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|| Hope of Morning || Icon for Hire ||
Aya had a super important mission to do today! She woke up and saw the box of supplies ready for transport! Sure, there was fighting to be done, and all that stuff, and she glanced awkwardly at her gun - one built to shoot electricity and could be attached to her arm to be prompted by nerve impulses - but for now, it was just bike time! She bounded out, ignoring the bruises all over her body, covering them up with her normal oversized green jacket that she always wore. This was going to be exciting, she was going to get to be useful! And riding her bike around was always something exciting, wasn't it? Daddy was already gone somewhere, Mommy was talking to someone on the phone, so it was time to go, wasn't it? Well, after showering and eating stuff, but, meh.
The little blondie took a glance at the bed above her own before she left her room. That was where her sister used to sleep, Kora, before she was killed. Kora was always a quiet little thing, but Aya sure did miss her. Hopefully by helping the rebellion for Daddy, it'd make Kora happy and they could see each other again? Aya liked the idea of that, she really did. Still, for the time being, it was time to ride through the lower districts to get the goods to other people in the rebellion plot! How nice it'd be to have all the tiers gone and everyone being able to eat and be happy whenever they wanted? For everyone to have the money to afford medical stuff when you were hurt so you wouldn't have to die? That sounded fantastic, didn't it? Aya loved the idea of that.
Kora probably would've loved it, too.
So Aya fastened the packet onto the back of her bike, saddling on. Her bike was a unique one, made special for her with something called a gravity engine. Basically it worked by shifting gravity so she could pick whatever direction she wanted to go and the bike would go that way. It was very useful, and Aya liked it very much because it let her fly really high sometimes! She even once flew to the Untouchable Tier before, almost seeing the clouds where Ashia Palace was! That was very very high up, it was incredible!
So Aya zipped through the streets before pressing a button to shift gravity and aim her upwards, to float above the crowds. Aya was well known, of course, the people knew her and liked her, didn't they? She was that silly, cheerful girl that was always having fun and being friendly and nice with everyone! Eventually Aya reached Captain Gallus's house and gave him the supplies, being paid in a head rub and praise.
"You're always on time, aren't you, Squid." Gallus said fondly, lifting her up in the air and doing a twirl. Aya liked it even if his hands were on some of her bruises and made it hurt, but she didn't mind, not at all! "Aya is always happy to help!" The girl sang and returned to her bike. With her task done, it was time to explore! Maybe she could find random cool treasures in the junkyard to bring home for Daddy to build into something cool!
What Aya found wasn't treasure, but a really cool looking girl, crying out for someone named Ellie, but that wasn't even a name she heard before. Aya parked her bike beside the strange short-haired girl and tilted her head curiously. "Why is your leg under that?" She asked with a smile. "Is it fun to have your leg under that? What if you got stuck! How can you get out?"
Aya was confused, she didn't really understand. "What is an Ellie? Is it a cool new machine piece?" Figuring the girl was probably stuck, Aya decided to shift gravity, allowing the car chunk to float up, and she pulled the girl out from under and placed her on the back - a new package, a funner package! "Aya will take you to the doctor, he can put a metal sheet on and make it better real quick!" So Aya once again took to the skies with a new package, a new treasure on her bike, zipping through the air with her bike of awesomeness. "What is your name? My name is Aya!"