Reika was frail by now. With no sign of Raina whatsoever, hope was nearly gone for Reika. Her eyes were beginning to dull, her life essence depleting slowly, painfully slow. As the nights wore on and the days went by, Reika couldn't function anymore, her sanity leaving her quickly.
One particular morning, Reika was not to be found. Her room was empty, barren, as if she had never set foot in the castle at all. The only clue of her existence was a pearl and ruby necklace left by Reika, by chance her daughter would come back. The necklace was a form of an apology to Raina from her mother; A mother who didn't feel very much like a mother. A soft cold wind swept through the empty room... leaving the scent of Reika lingering.
Wearing nothing but a light white blouse and a pair of jeans. Looking quite vague, Reika stumbled over rocks and ledges, tripping and finally laying face up on the edge of a muddy swamp. Her eyes blinked slowly taking in the flicker of sunlight through the dense tree cover. Her life here seemed so short. She felt a pain in her chest, in her mind. A bright white light blinded her mind's eye as she writhed in agony, her body suddenly becoming animated again. Holding her head tightly, grimacing, biting down as hard as she could, as the pain raided her brain. It suddenly occurred to her that this was not a headache or even a migraine. This was an attack.
It felt like an agonizing hour before the pain subsided leaving Reika with the burning image of her daughter... at least the wolf looked like Raina.. though much older. A wolf, surrounded by white blaze fire, spirit fire. The intent look staring at her, as if pondering a next attack. Suddenly the wolf becomes blurry, shifting into a human, a beautiful human, naked, innocent, violet eyes look over to a black dove. A new image appeared of the wolf girl devouring the dove after slowly tearing apart the bird. The scream of the bird tearing through Reika's mind again... it sounded just like Reika's own scream. The bird.. was begging for it's life. Reika was begging for her life. As Reika struggled to live, her mind struggled to retain it's sanity.
All Went Quiet.
The bird was devoured completely. Image raw, unclean. Licking her fingers the wolf girl, smiled wickedly and mouthed as if speaking to Reika who laid there motionless, her life essence just a mere flicker left to it.
"Mort?"
Silence overcame Reika, her index finger moved just once, and stayed pointing toward the castle.
Was this her death? Was this her destiny?
One particular morning, Reika was not to be found. Her room was empty, barren, as if she had never set foot in the castle at all. The only clue of her existence was a pearl and ruby necklace left by Reika, by chance her daughter would come back. The necklace was a form of an apology to Raina from her mother; A mother who didn't feel very much like a mother. A soft cold wind swept through the empty room... leaving the scent of Reika lingering.
Wearing nothing but a light white blouse and a pair of jeans. Looking quite vague, Reika stumbled over rocks and ledges, tripping and finally laying face up on the edge of a muddy swamp. Her eyes blinked slowly taking in the flicker of sunlight through the dense tree cover. Her life here seemed so short. She felt a pain in her chest, in her mind. A bright white light blinded her mind's eye as she writhed in agony, her body suddenly becoming animated again. Holding her head tightly, grimacing, biting down as hard as she could, as the pain raided her brain. It suddenly occurred to her that this was not a headache or even a migraine. This was an attack.
It felt like an agonizing hour before the pain subsided leaving Reika with the burning image of her daughter... at least the wolf looked like Raina.. though much older. A wolf, surrounded by white blaze fire, spirit fire. The intent look staring at her, as if pondering a next attack. Suddenly the wolf becomes blurry, shifting into a human, a beautiful human, naked, innocent, violet eyes look over to a black dove. A new image appeared of the wolf girl devouring the dove after slowly tearing apart the bird. The scream of the bird tearing through Reika's mind again... it sounded just like Reika's own scream. The bird.. was begging for it's life. Reika was begging for her life. As Reika struggled to live, her mind struggled to retain it's sanity.
All Went Quiet.
The bird was devoured completely. Image raw, unclean. Licking her fingers the wolf girl, smiled wickedly and mouthed as if speaking to Reika who laid there motionless, her life essence just a mere flicker left to it.
"Mort?"
Silence overcame Reika, her index finger moved just once, and stayed pointing toward the castle.
Was this her death? Was this her destiny?