Burned – my version

"The edge"

"No!" the hollow sound ricocheted around me, creating fractures of light within the very air. Blackness engulfing and greedy crept closer and closer, blocking out any light and sound. No, I couldn't give in, not now. I pushed against the limits of the box that surrounded me, expanding the space. My eyes opened.

The wind whistled fast and strong at this height, taking with it any illusion of control. Love surrounded me, and I knew I was in the presence of my goddess.

"Oh Nyx!" I cried falling to her feet in sobs. Her hand fell to the back of my head, giving more comfort than I had ever known.

"Don't cry for heath, he is with me now. But it is not your time. I cannot make you go, neither can I just let you stay here with me." Nyx's perfect voice swirled around us in patterns and colours.

"But I… I don't have the strength to carry on." I cried hiding my face.

"Zoeybird," she sighed, lifting me to my feet. "you are my beloved daughter, and you should believe in yourself as I have come to believe in you." Nyx's figure started to shimmer around the edges.

"I'm scared Nyx, what should I do? How can I defeat Kalona alive or dead?" I Pleaded.

"I can't tell you the answers," Nyx started to fade away "you must choose what comes next Zoeybird. I believe in you…" and then I was alone again.

I was high up, atop a cliff. The sea below thrashed against the rock. How could I escape from this internal prison? And then I saw it below me. A hole in this reality into my own world. I saw stark holding me, Darius trying to take over. I saw the twins crying, bawling over my empty shell of a body, but worst of all I saw my face. It was the face of a corpse. A human corpse. All my beautiful tattoos were gone, taking with them the mark of my beloved goddess. I wasn't there; I had no soul like Stevie ray in the beginning.

I stood on the edge of the cliff, debating with myself. Why couldn't I stay here in the peace and safety of the Otherworld? Haven't I earned it? Maybe the council could defeat Kalona without me…

No, my friends needed me; the council needed me. As Nyx said it wasn't my time. I still had unfinished business with Kalona . With my conscience I found myself. Looking back at the smiling heath I said my final good bye.

I took a deep breath.

Then I Jumped.