I had been gone for what seemed like an eternity. The time and the distance was excruciating, especially knowing that my angel Everlyse was back in Moladion, pregnant. I wouldn't make it back in time to be there with her when she gave birth, god knows if Ifrit would be by her side. The pain and the agony, even with the distance between us I could still feel it, and it killed me inside knowing I couldn't support her. I knew there were some sort of complications, and no matter how fast I ran back to Moladion I still wouldn't make it back in time if the worst were to happen. Thankfully though, through our imprint bond, I knew she was alright, if a little worse for the wear.
I didn't want to leave, in fact every fiber in my being told me not to, but a key to my past had been opened up and I knew I had to follow it. I had traveled long and far, following a small, sliver of a memory that had resurfaced completely out of the blue. A place, one distant but yet eerily familiar. Yet no matter how far and wide I searched, I could not find anything remotely similar to what I remembered. Maybe it had changed, maybe it had been completely destroyed, or maybe I just hadn't been lucky enough to stumble upon it. Either way, I had completely given up on finding it and I knew it was time to return to the place that was my home know, the place that I was building new memories.
I had ran back to put it simply, yet I still just couldn't get back quickly enough. I had sprinted into Moladion, but that wasn't good enough, I wouldn't stop until I was with Everlyse again. She was my whole world ,and leaving her for even this long was slowly tearing me apart inside. I loved her, with all of my being and soul. She may have chosen Ifrit, but that didn't mean I would ever give up on her. I would stand by her side until I was ripped from it and from this life. No, actually, even after I die I will be with her. Always and forever.
My lunges burned, but not quite at the same ferocity as my heart when thinking of being with Everlyse and the puppies. As I ran past Asteria's borders, I slowed ever so slightly, but not completely because if I did I might just collapse from exhaustion. I knew exactly where I could find her, there was no doubt in my mind she would be in her den with her pups. The thought of seeing her again, and seeing her with puppies, brought tears of joy to my eyes. This is where my happiness lie, this is all I ever needed in life.
My gait shifted to a trot as I approached the den that smelled heavily of Everlyse and puppies. My tongue flopped out of the side of my mouth, and my entire body seemed to heave in desperate attempts to take in the much needed oxygen. I didn't scent Ifrit inside, but even if I did he would have to deal with me being there or just leave. I slowly crept in, hoping not to be attacked for intruding into a pregnant mother's den. As soon as I saw her, I stopped and my body just collapsed.
It was hard to keep my eyes open, my body just wanted to sleep, but I did, I kept them open to partake in her beauty once more. It was obvious she was a little worse for wear but she still looked like my angel. The purest of whites and her eyes like the sun itself. My tail tapped the ground gently and I simply smiled, a peaceful smile. Tears gently pooled at the corner of my eyes. This was my home, and I would be a fool to ever leave it again.
7 years/ Throwing my faith away for/ Fighting for Everlyse/ Asteraia
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