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(Created page with "By: Saph Posted on: June 12, 2004 The rain fell heavy as Marcus walked through Merllion Avenue. The over cloak covered his entire body, only his face slightly visible under...")
 
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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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