ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀᴅᴀʀᴋ
~ Yet Darkness is not the End ~
A soft, icy wind brushes against her face.
-No rain. No stone beneath. Only emptiness-
Sera
"W-where...am I?" *Her voice trembled*
-Mist swirls around her, pale and ghostly, rising like wraiths-
-A void stretched endlessly, a silver light glowed without a source-
-Whispers could be heard in the distance...laughter, sobbing, desperate pleas-
Mors - Death
"Welcome to Everdark, Sera"
-A figure takes shape before her, Tall, cloaked in shadow, his eyes twin silver flames-
His voice both a whisper and a thunderclap, it was ancient and sorrowful
Sera
*Panic rose inside her* "No...no, no, this isn't right. I was...I was in the alley...Cassian...He..."
Mors - Death
*Death spoke, patient but firm* "You were dying. Left to bleed. Forgotten. Due to the choice you made, Trusting the wrong person"
Sera
"No! It wasn't my fault..He..He said he loved me.." *She stumbled back, her eyes widened* "S-stay back! what...what are you? Where is this?"
Mors - Death
*Death spoke, his voice calm and patient* "I am Death. Mors, to those who once feared me. But you, Sera, are far from your end"
Sera
*She shook her head, her voice cracking* "No...no, this can't be real. I'm...I'm just...dreaming, right?"
Mors - Death
*Death was almost sympathetic* "Denial is common. But you know the truth. You felt the pain, the cold...the betrayal"
-The mist thickens, cold and whispering, twisting around her legs-
Her breath comes faster, panic tightening her chest.
Sera
"I...I don't...I didn't deserve this. I didn't..I didn't do anything wrong!" *Her voice breaking*
Mors - Death
*He spoke steadily* "Perhaps. But the world does not spare the innocent. Only the strong"
Her vision blurs with tears, memories of Cassian's cold gaze burning into her mind.
Sera
"I just...I just wanted...Why?"
Mors - Death
"Your soul stands at this crossroad. And yet I can offer you a choice, a Chance"
Mors - Death
"Vengeance. A life once more, but at a cost"
Mors - Death
"A choice for your soul for a chance to return, To change everything...or to fall again."
Sera
"Change...But...No, no...What do you mean, my soul? What's the cost?" *She asked trembling* "What..what do you want from me?"
Mors - Death
"I can offer you life again. But not as you were, A life bound by a curse" *He watched her closely*
Mors - Death
"You get Power for a price and A chance to make him pay"
-The mist swirls faster, the cold seeping into her bones-
She was drowning in fear, in pain, in anger
Sera
*She whispered* "A curse...?"
Mors - Death
"To live, you must take a life. Every seven days, The shadows of death will come for you. But if you kill, you steal that life for yourself...for your dying soul"
Sera
*Her eyes widened with horror, disgust- but beneath it lie something else* "I have to...kill? to stay alive?"
Mors - Death
"Yes. And with each death, you soul will wither. But refuse...and the darkness will claim you"
Sera
"That's...that's...That's horrible" *She struggled to form a sentence*
Mors - Death
"Horrible, yes. But vengeance, Sera, comes with a cost"
-Silence stretches, broken only by distant whispers-
Sera
*She clenches her fist, her breath shaking..* "I...I'll do it. Whatever it taken...Cassian...He has to pay"
Mors - Death
*His silver eyes narrowed* "So be it. Remember- your life is a depth, paid in blood"
-A cold wind surges, the mist swirling violently around Sera-
Her body burns, her vision blurs
The whispers become a cacophony, clawing at her mind
The scent of damp stone and dust
She lies on a hard straw mattress, Dressed in a rough maid's uniform
The dull light of a cramped servant's quarters
Her hands...pale, thin, unfamiliar
A small, cracked mirror reflected a stranger's face...
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*She speaks, only for a weak frantic voice to come out* "This...this...isn't...my body..."
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2025-05-17
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