"Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stilled only by non-hatred -- this is the law of eternal."
Buddha (563 BC-483 BC) Founder of Buddhism.
Prologue
"Oh, you gotta be kidding me!"
An explosion sounded behind a young woman, forcing her to run while ducking underneath the building's collapsing beams, desperate to find an exit. Flames licked at her face, smoke entered her lungs, but still she raced on, spotting a large crack in a wall a few feet in front of her. The walls were teetering ominously already….
Vaulting overtop of a burning skimmer wreckage, she rammed her shoulder into the crack, feeling the wall give just a bit before ramming into it again. Pain erupted in her shoulder, half blinding her, but she ignored it, knowing what the consequences would be otherwise.
"C'mon!" she yelled, her vision blurring further from the smoke. One final slam and the wall crumbled over, bringing with it a cool blast of air, filling her lungs with much needed oxygen.
Turning to look behind her, she viewed several more explosions demolish any lasting support beams in the building. Sprinting as hard as she could away, she made it just in time to prevent further injury from the building's wreckage. She hobbled the last few feet toward a rock formation that would provide her with some shelter and keep her hidden. She grinned, thinking about how worth it it had all been before allowing herself to fall into unconsciousness.