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Lady. To know that he could fly, to remember what it was to take to the airs | Lady. To know that he could fly, to remember what it was to take to the airs | ||
and yet be chained back to the ground by the hate and racism people felt to him | and yet be chained back to the ground by the hate and racism people felt to him | ||
was too much for one person to take, he contemplated. In the cold of the night | was too much for one person to take, he contemplated. | ||
all he wanted to do was take to the air and soar above the city, escaping to | |||
In the cold of the night all he wanted to do was take to the air and soar above the city, escaping to | |||
the mountains, hiding away the mutation that scarred his body. Damn everything! | the mountains, hiding away the mutation that scarred his body. Damn everything! | ||
He yelled in his own mind to no one in particular. Damn the Gods! Damn the | He yelled in his own mind to no one in particular. Damn the Gods! Damn the | ||
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motions of cutting the images of a little girl flashed through his mind. Her | motions of cutting the images of a little girl flashed through his mind. Her | ||
cheeks were blackened and she on her knees crying for help. Around her imps and | cheeks were blackened and she on her knees crying for help. Around her imps and | ||
kobolds were laughing brandishing spears and sword. In a cry of remembrance, | kobolds were laughing brandishing spears and sword. | ||
In a cry of remembrance, | |||
Marcus fell to his knees, the knife still cutting nonetheless. He remembered | Marcus fell to his knees, the knife still cutting nonetheless. He remembered | ||
brandishing his sword as he dove through the air cutting the imps down, working | brandishing his sword as he dove through the air cutting the imps down, working | ||
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had taken in the wonder of the clouds before she died. They didn't hate me, I | had taken in the wonder of the clouds before she died. They didn't hate me, I | ||
hated myself he thought just before he slammed besides his wings. | hated myself he thought just before he slammed besides his wings. | ||
Silently, after the body had been piled into the city morgue, a tattoo in the | Silently, after the body had been piled into the city morgue, a tattoo in the | ||
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now leaving Achaea to wonder through the world, looking for that small child he | now leaving Achaea to wonder through the world, looking for that small child he | ||
had let die, condemning him into needles hell. | had let die, condemning him into needles hell. | ||
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