Fiona Lacroix - Birth of the Song Bird

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The Sickness

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"It burns from within.

Yes, it does. As I bought that very cheap transport at a Barrier station, the ship itself was in such a bad state, that I and most of my crew got irradiated. One of them already died and few of them will have serious health issues. I split our profits among the crews or their relatives to keep my freelancer ID clean. Now I'm without credits, again, and radiation sickness as a bonus if it wasn't bad enough.

The thing is - I can't go anywhere for the treatment. Invasive medical procedures would blow my cover. There is nothing much I can do, although my inhuman nature will help to get over it. I'll need time, peace and little help to cure and regenerate myself.

But there is one place where I can go. It was calling me before. The Shrine. In a forgotten system, inhabited by humans willingly accepting The Light even without the nature of the Gift. They'll accept me, treat me and allow me to stay for a time being. I'll pack my Marauder full of my personal belongings and leave the Barrier station for a several days. I hope I wouldn't run into any trouble - I feel so weak, so pained.

But every pain is a lesson and I'm blessed to overcome this with little difficulties compared to the regular darklings or even cardamine users. I sold my old transport for as an irradiated scrap. I hope, that when I return back, there will be new transport awaiting for me.

I long for my family, The Vagrants, but something is changing. My longings are not an internal pain anymore. They are becoming my dearest memories, something like a darkling's memories for happy childhood with mother and father, but are not draining my strength. My resolve. I hope I'll find answers at the Shrine, when I'll be there, listening to its ancient echoes.

I'm the Songbird, I'm the Vagrant. I'll endure my ailments and evolve to better myself."

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Captain Virginia Belle
Task Force Phoenix
Battlecruiser Roanoke
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