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Susan struggled to free herself from the other woman’s grasp, but it was like a vice around her neck and she could only follow as she led her out into the cold. Her senses were flooded immediately, chasing the warmth, and life of the people on the street.

She closed her eyes, trying to focus.

She hadn’t wanted to believe the things her family did, but even in her thirst, Susan realized what this was really about. Revenge, of course and the thought fell out of her and into the warm arms that caught her.

There was nothing else to focus on.

The singular sound in Susan’s mind was that beating heart against her and the heat surrounding her. She vaguely registered that he lowered his head voicing his concern, and she only reached up to touch the kind stranger’s face as if she was comforting him.

Her touch was gentle and he wasn’t afraid. There was only confusion in his eyes before she tore into his neck.

 Jadis circles Susan and the boy. His heart is slowing and his limbs are growing,  hung at his sides just as his knees start to buckle. She can see the girl still chase the last of his   blood as he falls to floor though she tries her best to hug him to her.

 “Your family owed me a debt. You’ll be the one to pay it.”

  She elaborates before the high of the young man’s life fades from the other’s   skin and she finds her delusions of freedom once more. She reaches out and   wipes the speck of blood on her cheek then licks it off from the tip of her finger.

  “The war has scattered the hunters. More will rise, but you are a Pevensie.   You can find them easily and they will welcome you. I will teach you how and    then when your work has sufficed, I will free you.”

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Susan was far from perfect, and the face staring back at her was a stranger just as the woman in the reflection. There was something dangerous in the gaze that watched her, and the sting of tears in her eyes burned like a lick of fire.

The memory of the woman’s shadow looming over her still lingered in her memory. She had said her name was Jadis and she had said it as if it mean anything to her–

Everything.

“What use do you have for another’s perfection? Is yours not enough?”

  Now there was the FIRE promised in her blood. Jadis grins and her hand traps   the back of the girl’s neck and pushes her low. She’s still so weak, but a   malleable weapon in her hands.

  “I’m amounting an army,” she explains.

  Her tone is casual and she holds Susan without any real effort. She guides   her to the cold air outside where the night bites back with the winter frost and   heat is trapped in the passing bodies.

  “We are not the only creatures that walk this Earth. Your family knew that.”

  Jadis loosens her grip and pushes her outside, straight into the arms of a   young soldier. A war veteran with kind eyes that catches her without hesitation.

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Rise, kings and queens of Narnia. All of you. I do not think I am ready. It’s for that very reason I know you are.

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“I didn’t ask for that. I didn’t want this.”

  Jadis bites back a hiss. All teeth and venom at the girl’s insolence.   Did she not realize the gift bestowed on her? More worthy recipients   await the shadows, ready to rejoice in life everlasting.

  “I have made you perfect. You will never be less than what you are now.”

  Alas, it is not immortality that plagues the young girl’s now still heart.   She catches an icy guilt in her eyes, and she almost rolls her own in response.

  “You are free of them, dear. Siblings only serve to weigh you down with their rot.”

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          “You could be more grateful. I saved your life.”

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“My family? You’re a liar.”

Susan tried to wrench her hand free, but to avail. She couldn’t feel her fingers and she was losing feeling in the rest of her arm. The ice in her veins climbled into her chest, a sharp pain, doubling her over and forcing her to stare into those lifeless eyes.

“You think you can drive me to vengeance with lies? Not again. I know what you’re trying to do. You’re getting desperate, but you can’t use them.”

  “I am not your only enemy, Susan.”

  The mask of kindness is not to be found now. Her gaze is as sharp as the ice forming across the girl’s skin. She must listen closely. Often truth is best weapon. She has no need for lies.

  “Don’t fool yourself. You’re not beloved. Never have been, even with your family at your side. There was chaos. There was bloodshed. Your brother, Peter’s sword is soaked in blood. I’ll tell you who did it. There’s no price. You’ll give me what I want either way, because I know you, Gentle Queen. You were the only one ready to do what it took to save Edmund.”

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“You’re an echo. What could you possibly have to say that you haven’t already? Your words are borrowed, repeated. I’ve heard it all before. I’m not coming back here.”

Susan turned, her cloaked swept across the floor. She had no intention to look back. Her eyes were set on the doors as the illusion dissolved around them.

“Get out of my way.”

  “Borrowed?”

  The girl could not be that naive. What was a person if not a culmination of their memories and thoughts? In the middle of the dead world that had birthed her, the last of her spirit remained.

  “If you wish to believe that, then you can. It does not make them untrue.”

  Her hand catches Susan’s wrist and she can already see the look of surprise as she feels the ice cold skin on her. It travels, and her skin grows pale with the touch.

  “Don’t you want to know who killed your family?”

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“No, I don’t,” Susan said firmly. She didn’t even remember getting here, or the thought that got here. It was torn in her head. A mixture of memory and illusion.

I was on my way somewhere else. I was going to…”

Realization struck her, and she stared back the queen. Her mind pushed through the illusion, searching for a foothold.

“Charn. I was going to Charn. I made it. It’s you. Isn’t it?”

  “An echo, but yes. It always is me, dear. Waiting here.”

  Her eyes follow the girl’s movement with interest. She can sense a shift in her demeanor. A splinter in the mask and with it Jadis stands over her, nearing with purpose and graceful stride.

  “I did call you though. The only reason you decided to come here was to look for traces of the weapon, but you already know it lives and dies with us. There’s no trace, only in you.”

  She near enough to feel the warmth of Susan’s breath. Life. 

  “I want to talk.”

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Susan bowed at the steps. Her gaze was low and she searched her thoughts. It escaped her– the reason. Why had she come? There was strange haze to the light behind the queen. It was too bright.

Question it. No.

It was just fine.

“I’m…” Susan looked around, brows drawn. “Everything is fine. I’m well. I’m just visiting. I figured I’d come to see you.” Why? Why? Why? 

  Cold gathers in the dream. She leans forward with a sharp grin on her face. Poor girl. It won’t last long, the illusion. Susan is far smarter than that, but Jadis likes to draw out the confusion and helplessness. It’s the most entertainment she gets here.

  She waits.

  “I called you. Don’t you remember?”

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    There is false kindness in the gaze she casts on the girl. The mask remains impeccable despite the distaste. She is far too soft and always on the verge of tears, yet she wears a mask too and no one sees it. This dream is perfectly fitted to the girl, a growing thing, a real thing, as far she knows.

  “What brings you home, Susan?”

  She taps her chin in thought. “You don’t look well.”

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c a t c h   m e   r o l l i n g   t h r o u g h   l i k e  i   w a s   n e v e r   g o n e

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the warriors // the foes

“ — It’s always sad.”

“ What does it mean? ”

“ Everything ends. ”

“ I have to — die. ”

“ What else would it be? ”

“ I can do so much more! ”

“ I lied! Everything was a lie! ”

“ Look… the stars… ”

“ I did worse things than you could ever imagine! ” 

“ I used to be happy. ”

“ I don’t want to go. ”

“ Be happy. ”

“ Make your confession. ”

“ Because I did. ”

“ You stole it. ”

“ And you ran… and ran.. and ran ”

“ No. You don’t. ”

“ I ran because I was scared! ”

“ Turn and run away—”

“ You must have been like God. ”

“ Are you ready — to become a God? ”

“ So — come on then! ”

“ Kill her — see if I care! ”

“ Take it! ”

“ I have always admired your. ”

“ Things end. That’s all. ”

“ Very soon I won’t be here — ”

“ I can still die. ”

“ I guess I’m — not entirely human… ”

“ It sounds worse than what it is —”

“ I don’t want to die. ”

“ Why do you keep going? ”

“ What is that ? ”

“ Explain —”

“ Unlimited power! ”

“ I feel — like a God. ”

“ I messed up. ”

“ It’s not his fault. ”

“ This — this is what happens when people get in touch with me. ”

“ How — how many have died in your name? ”

“ I was just trying to help. ”

“ We are the only two left. ”

“ They are all gone now. ”

“ I am alone. ”

“ What are you doing!? ”

“ Gone forever. ”

“ I can do — anything. ”

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You’ll never get me to yield to you. I’ll either die or win. That’s the only way out of this.

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god of war (2018) starters

❝  long way from home, aren’t you?  ❞ ❝  why do you even care? you could have just walked away.  ❞ ❝  i almost feel bad for you.  ❞ ❝  i can tell you a thing or two about family matters.  ❞      ❝  lucky for you, my schedule’s wide open.  ❞ ❝  they’re gonna be sorry they picked this fight.  ❞ ❝  i heard you. it’s not up for discussion.  ❞ ❝  i will rain down agony, every possible violation, upon you.  ❞ ❝  um, alright…that hurt a little.  ❞ ❝  you think you understand, but you don’t.  ❞ ❝  didn’t you hear that? voices. it felt…evil.  ❞ ❝  you do not want this fight.  ❞ ❝  truth is more important than kindness.  ❞ ❝  i know every corner of these lands, every language spoken, every war waged, every deal struck.  ❞ ❝  it should have been you. you hear me? you. not her.  ❞ ❝  only use this as a last resort.  ❞ ❝  deny it all you want, but you saved me.  ❞ ❝  you don’t want me and you never will.  ❞ ❝  they do not stop us, so they do not concern us.  ❞ ❝  only time you talk to me is when you need something.  ❞ ❝  that doesn’t mean you should lie to your friends or family.  ❞ ❝  will i see you again?  ❞ ❝  don’t leave me alone ever again.  ❞      ❝  you see in the eyes of a child.  ❞ ❝  i know you hate gods but you really can’t stay away from them, can you?  ❞ ❝  you are in your head. let it go.  ❞ ❝  it is wise to be discreet.  ❞ ❝  you are right…i do not believe you.  ❞ ❝  the power of any weapon comes from your heart…but only when tempered by your head.  ❞ ❝  wow, you’re so stupid. that your father’s doing? or your mother’s?  ❞ ❝  will we see people on the road? friendly? will they try to rob us?  ❞ ❝  smells like rotting eggs. is it still good?  ❞ ❝  you’ve only killed those deserving, right?  ❞ ❝  you’re sounding more like your father by the minute.  ❞ ❝  that thing was trying to kill us. it’s not like you don’t get angry in a fight.  ❞ ❝  leave. my. home.  ❞ ❝  you killed against my wishes.  ❞ ❝  it’s all you talk about, over and over. do something about it or shut up.  ❞ ❝  behind you, watch out!  ❞ ❝  don’t know, don’t care.  ❞ ❝  this used to be a challenge.  ❞ ❝  this place feels like a prison.  ❞ ❝  it feels like something is waiting for us down here.  ❞ ❝  don’t be sorry. be better.  ❞ ❝  kill for survival, not for indulgence.  ❞ ❝  can’t believe you’ve lasted this long.  ❞ ❝  in war, a soldier sees beauty in the blood of his enemy.  ❞ ❝  the winds of fate have given us a strange coincidence.  ❞ ❝  close your heart to their desperation. close your heart to their suffering.  ❞ ❝  you’ve had to kill people before, haven’t you? you’re used to it.  ❞ ❝  why do you say nothing?  ❞ ❝  you’ve seen it with your own eyes. you can’t hurt me. nothing can.  ❞ ❝  anger can be a weapon if you control it.  ❞ ❝  whatever it is you seek, i do not have it. you should move on.  ❞ ❝  when they find you - and they will - they’ll make things difficult.  ❞ ❝  there is one unavoidable truth you will never escape: you cannot change.  ❞ ❝  only time you talk to me is when you need something.  ❞ ❝  we do what me must to survive.  ❞ ❝  follow down this path and head for daylight.  ❞ ❝  heh. thought you’d be bigger.  ❞ ❝  you have a knack for ominous statemants.  ❞ ❝  just tell me what i want to know! no need for this to get bloody.  ❞ ❝  we all gotta take responsibility sometime, huh?  ❞ ❝  that was a waste of a perfectly good apple.  ❞ ❝  you think i’m weak, because i’m not like you.  ❞ ❝  but…you told me never to go down there.  ❞ ❝  you know, i really hoped i’d never see this place again.  ❞ ❝  until our journey is over, one of us must remain focused.   ❞ ❝  you must be better than me. understand?  ❞ ❝  did something change? the forest feels different now.  ❞ ❝  with power comes a big choice. you serve yourself or you serve others.  ❞ ❝  do not mistake my silence for lack of grief.  ❞ ❝  we are not men. we are more than that.  ❞ ❝  i know i was never what you wanted.  ❞ ❝  mourn how you wish. leave me to my own.  ❞ ❝  hurry! i’m slipping.  ❞ ❝  do not allow yourself to feel for them. they do not feel for you.  ❞ ❝  do not concern yourself with what might be. focus on what is.  ❞ ❝  we do as we please. no excuses.  ❞ ❝  your father can kill. are you going to be able to do that?  ❞ ❝  accuracy over speed.  ❞ ❝  you left me here. again. why don’t you care?  ❞ ❝  what, you want a hug?  ❞ ❝  finish what you started.  ❞ ❝  you know, for someone so strong, you worry a lot.  ❞ ❝  you are hunting deer - not chasing it.  ❞ ❝  i don’t know you and you don’t know me… don’t seem to want to.  ❞ ❝  killing animals i get. they’re food. but people… they’re just trying to survive too.  ❞ ❝  do you hear that? it sounds like someone screaming.  ❞ ❝  i’m going to cut off your head now.  ❞ ❝  it’s…it’s still alive.  ❞ ❝  we are here because of you. never forget that.  ❞ ❝  do not speak again.  ❞ ❝  your anger…you can get lost in it.  ❞ ❝  you don’t have to be the smartest man in the world to see that.  ❞ ❝  we’ve come so far. there has to be a way.  ❞ ❝  don’t you see? they never gave up hope. and neither should we.  ❞ ❝  you can change your path. it’s not too late.  ❞ ❝  i’ve been to many strange places… but this is a new one.  ❞ ❝  oh, cut it out, princess. you’re gonna get me all weepy.  ❞ ❝  you are too quick to temper. you a rash, insubordinate and out of control.  ❞ ❝  the path ahead is difficult and you are not ready.  ❞ ❝  you are not ready - stay back.  ❞ ❝  think i’m afraid of you?! you’re nothing to me.  ❞ ❝  stay by me. touch nothing.  ❞ ❝  you were gone for so long i thought that you…  ❞      ❝  you will always be a monster.  ❞ ❝  look at me! look at me!  ❞ ❝  you are going to have to kill me for that to happen.  ❞ ❝  can you kill something that big?  ❞ ❝  on our journey we will be attacked by all manner of creature.  ❞ ❝  so we’re gonna go toward the creepy singing?  ❞ ❝  why are there two beds in there?  ❞ ❝  slow down. your haste will cost us.  ❞ ❝  i warned you. you would not listen.  ❞ ❝  no, wait…i’m not giving up. i just…have to catch my breath.  ❞ ❝  well, this is it. it’s been an honor.  ❞ ❝  you left me alone to fight.  ❞ ❝  are you the last of your family too?  ❞ ❝  my mother made it for me.  ❞ ❝  fight until we stop or we are dead.  ❞ ❝  the last in his realm of all this kind and you shoot him.  ❞ ❝  come. no looking back now.  ❞ ❝  you’re more concerned with their safety than our goal.  ❞ ❝  i don’t think we’re supposed to be in here.  ❞    ❝  i’m…sorry for your loss.  ❞ ❝  i hoped that’d you, out of all the people i’ve faced, would make me feel something.  ❞ ❝  slow and old. you should never have come here.  ❞ ❝  that bow’s a little big for you, isn’t it?  ❞ ❝  earlier you said people might kill us. i’ll kill them if they try.  ❞ ❝  pain we endure. faulty weaponry we do not.  ❞ ❝  let me guess…you’re gonna be smug and say we shouldn’t have got involved.  ❞ ❝  no. you’ve been gone a long, long time!  ❞ ❝  if you try, i’ll try.  ❞ ❝  wow, uh…that was something, that fight.  ❞ ❝  you did not think it was important to tell me?  ❞ ❝  death suits you better.  ❞ ❝  is it dishonorable to grow old?  ❞ ❝  so unclean. so, so unclean.  ❞ ❝  you won’t stop me.  ❞ ❝  and i thought my family was fucked up.  ❞ ❝  i’m strong. i’m smart. i’m not what you think i am.  ❞ ❝  when i require your counsel, i will ask.  ❞ ❝  don’t you know when to give up?  ❞ ❝  listen to me. i can help.  ❞ ❝  you’ve taught me so much. let me teach you something.  ❞ ❝  okay. there are a few gaps in my knowledge.  ❞ ❝  the path you walk. vengeance. you will find no peace.  ❞ ❝  you know i love you. you just can be better. i know you can be.  ❞ ❝  let them go. take me instead.  ❞ ❝  i’ve never felt more alive.  ❞ ❝  no…you’re bleeding.  ❞ ❝  do you have any idea, any idea at all, what you have cost me?  ❞ ❝  i used to dream about getting eaten.  ❞ ❝  relax. do not think of it as an animal. it is simply a target.  ❞ ❝  try to find forgiveness, and we can start something new.  ❞ ❝  there is much about me i won’t have you know.  ❞ ❝  have you ever heard the term “tempting fate?”  ❞ ❝  your memory was a comfort in dark times.  ❞ ❝  she meant more to me than you anyway.  ❞ ❝  you are not yourself.  ❞ ❝  if seeing me dead will make things right, i won’t stop you.  ❞ ❝  i’d bow if i could, your majesty.  ❞ ❝  then we will go home. to give up this easily, so close to the start…  ❞ ❝  only fire when i tell you to fire.  ❞ ❝  not my blood.  ❞ ❝ nobody’s killed a dragon for hundreds of years.  ❞ ❝  are they dead…? oh! not dead! not dead!  ❞ ❝  a dangerous beast. we’ll take him down together.  ❞

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