#Aviana Snow-Cage

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Samone Blaze

Not even she could fight off the rising despair. It was too intense to ignore, and the pain seared through her chest. It felt as if a spear had impaled her heart, and fire was puncturing her throat. She wanted to scream and cry, but she was unable to muster the tiniest sound. Her mind swirled with the thoughts of what had just happened. 

 Her brother had opened the gateway between them and the murderers. Her brother-in-law had tried to fight back, but was killed for his bravery. Her sister had been hiding her children when they attacked her. She had been killed, and her daughter was taken away. The son was nowhere to be found. Her parents had gone missing since the beginning. They were most likely dead by now. Violet, her niece, could be seen fighting alongside her father, Silas. 

She could not move. Everything was happening so fast. So many dead... and yet the fight had only just begun. Her entire family was gone, dead, or with the Manifests. She had never married, for she devoted all of her time to her siblings, nieces, and nephews. But they were all lost to her... and now she was completely alone. 

She didn’t know how, but she started walking towards where her sister had died. The war that raged around her faded into the backround of her mind. The death and suffering became only white noise.Each footstep felt heavy, but she managed to find the strength to continue on. She reached to house in what seemed like hours, but also only seconds. She spotted her sister a few feet away.

 Aviana’s body was bloody, but not mangled. If it weren’t for the sanguine stains, she maybe would’ve looked alive. Maybe. Her throat had been sliced, and her limbs were stiff. She had been dead for awhile. Who knows how long. But she would not let Aviana’s body rot beside this old house. She needed to be somewhere better, away from the battle that ended her life. 

She picked up her sisters body slowly, stumbling away from the cottage. She spotted trees and had a weak, weary idea. She began bringing Aviana to a nearby forest. They wouldn’t find her under the cover of the leaves and branches. It was quiet, and peaceful, and Aviana always loved the forest. It would be a good resting place for her. 

She staggered into the center of the woods and knelt by a large oak tree. It was beautiful there. Aviana would surely love it. A bed of flowers covered the base of the oak, serving as a comfortable bed for Aviana’s body.  She would suffer no longer. 

After Aviana was laid to repose, she made her way up to the old house where Aviana had tried to hide. Her steps started to carry more strength, and she walked faster. She reached the entrance quickly. She opened the door, and didn’t bother to close it. She didn’t care if they found her. She had nothing to live for anyway. Why should she bother with this life anymore. She was alone. Nobody depended on her anymore. 

She started shaking and, before she even realized it, rage flowed freely out of her. She opened her jaws in a painful screech and pounded the wall in anger. She let the tears come, not caring who saw or heard her. She let her mind wonder through the memories, her fists hitting the wall repeatedly. 

This was all Silas’ fault. If he didn’t kill Lionel, everything would be fine. If he wasn’t a Manifest, if he wasn’t her brother, if he didn’t fall for Vanity, if he hadn’t of been born. 

No, it was Lionel’s fault for dying. If he had fought a bit harder, everything would be fine. If he hand’t of married Aviana, if he hadn’t of angered Silas, if he hand’t of taken them in when his parents died, if he hadn’t of saved Silas from falling off a cliff.

 No, it was everyone’s fault. It was everyone’s damn fault for causing this stupid fucking reality. They were all to blame. Violet died, Pierre seduced Silas,Lady Lily Elice called the Cage family special. Everyone did the wrong thing. Everyone was a horrible person. Why didn’t they all just die? Why didn’t it just go away?!

...

No.

It was her fault. She pushed Silas to the edge. She gave Lionel false hope. She let Aviana die... She enabled all of this... She should just get out of there and fight the battle for her family, not sitting in this old house feeling sorry for herself. 

“Who are you?”

A voice sounded behind her. She turned her exhausted body to see a boy, around six or seven. She recognize this boy instantly: it was Aviana’s son. He was alive. 

That’s when she realized what she had to do. She realized her true purpose. She let Aviana, Lionel, and Tora die... but not this boy. 

She would make sure that he was different. 

“My name is Samone. I am your mother, Leo. And I promise I will never let anything hurt you ever again.”