Remember Back When

As the ground shuddered beneath them Elysia’s body sat firmly upon the ground unphased physically despite her heart beating slightly more than normal. She showed no sign of fear unlike some of the others the day with them. Narrowing her eyes as talyssa instructed them to close their eyes. Elysia wasn’t fond of turning off such a vital sense like sight while surrounded by strangers.

But as she watched the others one by one comply she too gave in and closed her eyes. Searching through her memories for one such as the description the woman had described. She settled on one of her first victories of her mothers fighting brackets. She could hear her mothers ‘praise’, could smell her and all of her siblings scents swirling all around her. The faint tinge of blood mixing in.

She could see her father, ever silent sitting back watching as his wife forced her children to fight each other until only one stood victorious over the others, and she could see her brother Ze grinning at her from the ground, pride in his eyes because she’d won.


"Ely & Ezekiel"