Free at long last

Elysian watched the sky with blank eyes as clouds floated overhead. His breath was steady as the roar of water crashed behind him in such a way it seemed to cloud his senses, blocking everything out around him. "One promise...one life changing event." He whispered to himself even though he couldn't hear himself. Birds flew past him and he watched each one go by for the first time. He had never seen a bird before until now, actually he had never seen much of anything before until now. Since he was free from his fathers claws he was free to do whatever. It felt good to relax and simply look at things over than blood. Muscles rippled from under his thick coat as the marine stepped down from a boulder and onto the ground. His fur ruffling by the power of the water around him. He took a deep breath and let the scars that littered his body felt into his mind, he was a soldier on the outside, yes. That was what he was. He was no linger a test subject for his father but a warrior, a loner. He commanded himself and no one had control over him. He blinked and walked away from the waterfall so he could hear himself think for once.