Cruel Fate

[Heuschrecke]

Pain.

The light was bright, but his face, that smile, those eyes… she began to hurt all over from the restraints, the light and the betrayal. He hadn’t come to save her from what awaited her here, he had sealed it. She screamed out for help, in pain. “Come now, you did not really think that Kaarst would be escapable now, did you?” The laugh sent shivers down her spine, even through her struggles and hurt. Silent tears trickled down her cheeks, dripping down onto the floor. “This isn’t real…” Again, he laughed.

“What, you think that the Fafnir is still in Omega Three, you’re somewhere in Rheinland and you haven’t just lived through the most unnerving experience in your entire life?”

His words hung in the air. Her eyes closed and let more tears fall. She couldn't help the mounting emotional distress, nor the tremor in her voice. It had finally sunk in. No way out. Not as she was in that moment. She braced for the next words, wishing nothing more than it to be a nightmare. "You can't wish this away, dear Sister, no matter how hard you think." She opened her eyes to a squint, staring at him. His eyes were glowing an odd shade of indigo, where before they were a deep sea blue.

"Join Us, spare yourself the coming hours and it'll be far easier on you. Both your body and your mind. Open your thoughts to greater possibilities." She managed to cry out "Never!", her final act of defiance towards her predicament, before she heard a metal on metal scrape behind her. "So be it."

She saw his nod, then felt the needle plunge into her right arm.