Little flame, are you still
awake? I don't know anymore. I miss that the most, the simpleness
of feeling your heartbeat against my soul. We had such wonder in us
once, remember? It was so very long ago, before we knew what we
were. Inside all of us is a light, but some beacons are darker than
others, and some are so dark they never realize they are a form of
light at all. Innocence has no place alongside immortality. You
always knew it, but you never cared, did you? You held onto
innocence anyways and made it your own. My innocence died the same
day we learned what we were supposed to be. You forgave me, even for
my errors that day. I don't want you to forgive me for what I did to
you in the end, what I am still doing to you now. We still had our
innocence in Meridian, but even Meridian is vile now. Ganebra
consumed it and destroyed the birthplace of our light and wonder.
The madness of Ganebra consumed our world. Memories of everything we
lost consume me now.
Courtney, this was just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Mayfly Requiem is my favorite of my books so far (although Absolution may eclipse it by the time I finish and polish it). It was very spontaneous and primal. The narrator, Lani, is one of two characters from my series who frequently haunts my dreams.
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