Life asked death, "why do people like me but hate you?" Death responded, "because you are a beautiful lie and I am a painful truth."
Prologue
Death. I never gave it much thought, never had any reason to.
There was no one I was leaving behind, no one to remember me, but as I stand here today looking back at the past few months, all I can think about is the sorrow that I will be leaving behind in those gorgeous green eyes that managed to single handedly tear all my walls down, strip my soul naked and draw out from it's very depth the girl that I thought I had lost…that night many years ago.
But now there is no point thinking about all of it, whatever caused this horrible turn of events, it is my responsibility to restore the balance.
"We are Humanity's last line of defense." Nick's words come rushing back to me as I take my final steps towards the darkness that will never let me see the light again. The light that I fell in love with...because of the way it shone in those green eyes that I have come to recognize as Home.
I am surrounded by all who love me…..who thought me worthy of their love yet I have never felt more alone in my life. Part of me knows why…
Because... He is not here but I can't dwell on that now. So I shut all the voices in my head and focus on taking one step at a time.
I can't look back at those faces that I have betrayed, faces of the people I have come to see as family, people with whom I laughed, danced, shared and survived...Up until now. I can't let their protests, and their helpless attempts of stopping me weaken my resolve. They can see me but can't reach me. I have do this, for them, for my people…..for him.
One day they will all understand.
And with that thought I cross the threshold of the dark ship. The dank air hits me like a strong wave, I feel the ground beneath me shift but before I can manage my balance I feel something cold at the small of my back. It's a hand. I turn around and bright red eyes are staring at me with a sinister smile that finally pushes me over the edge and everything goes black…with only one sound echoing through the dark rocky alley…
My name… his voice… he is here.