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My new prison is a beautiful one, but all I can ponder is how lonely I’ll be here.
I can’t think of how Edgar stared at me like a stranger. I refuse to think of Finn and the betrayal that gleamed in his eyes as I threw away our past. And gods, I cannot think of Raine and his death sentence.
“I ran into complications.” Nekane raises a brow at me, his red eyes searching for information. “Two complications,” I clarify. Terra and her fucking dog.
“But your sacrifice will not be in vain. The strong Shadows will learn and shine amidst the horror. Be brave. Face death boldly.”
Kallos lets out a soft chuckle and draws my attention back to him. “I promise, nothing with our clothes off.” Is that supposed to make this less awkward?!
It’s odd, isn’t it? Smiling when you’re hurting so deeply. I wonder if it is a coping mechanism.
What do I know about comforting people? I usually just kill them. Comfort is complex and foreign to me.
“Headmaster Emerai has the Shadow that Keeps. It collects the hearts that have been replaced by the Shadows, and once it has, you’re basically enslaved to it. Fernestia controls you so long as Emerai has you.”
She wants to be cruel? I like this side of her.
“Don’t try to fix me—some things are meant to be broken.”
“I told you, time and memory are old friends. Never together, never apart. Always lonely,”
The dark isn’t for pretty little things like you, babe.”
It’s odd how quickly we adapt to change.
“Remember our talk of finding my heart? You were right. And I think I may have figured out where he keeps them.”
“I am in no need of comfort. The darkness holds me.”
“Fate has already decided for them. Don’t hold onto it.”
When you think of me I can only hope you’ll imagine the sky, the rush that I sent through your soul. That will be enough for me.”
“You’re more than the sky, Raine. You are the wind, the earth, the blood in my veins. I will never forget you.”
What could they possibly take from me? Guess. I’ll fucking wait.” I stare at him, my lower lip trembling until I gnash my teeth into it. “Me.” “You. And that’s something I cannot risk. Not ever. So hate me if you must, but you’ll be safe and you will be mine.
“I hate the things you draw from me. The things you steal away,”
“You drive me into utter madness.”
I miss her being only mine.
I remember a friend’s last smile, but not their face.
I don’t want to forget any more of them.
“The casts can’t stop everything. He still has some power, but he has to take it first—steal darkness to use darkness,”
One thing is clear: no matter his ideation, Edgar is on a path that will only carry death. For everyone, not just Fernestia.
Fireflies. We were fireflies. Terra’s words soak into my soul. “Because they gave all they had to show us their light. They must rest—as we all do.”
“That’s one thing that will never change. I’ll always be by your side, Terra. I’ll catch you a thousand times if I have to.”
“Terra.” “Hm?” “I wish I would’ve left with you that day. I regret so many things in my life, but none as much as that day. I should’ve taken your hand and ran blindly into the unknown. Love would’ve been all we needed.” Finn’s voice cracks.
It was in Noctili that I realized how starkly different our powers are. He’s a god.
