The Heritage of This World

Saviour

Silence. Silence despite the volumes the ruins were speaking. Tired feet made small steps on the ground. Nothing of the ruins would suggest that someone lived here. The little girl stopped as the wind swept away the ruins, carrying away the silence.

The colour of the horizon was monochrome...

...almost colourless.

She hated the green which snaked around the ruins.

She hated the grayscale of this city.

She hated the fact that she wasn't strong enough to do something.

Her usually greedy eyes had seen everything and there was nothing that mattered anymore. Aimlessly she wandered around the ruins of a dead civilization.

She ran past a mechanical whirring noise.

She tried to remember what happened before she came here. There was only an empty space filled with darkness. All her worries seemed so meaningless compared to that.

The mechanical noise got louder. Finally she noticed that there was something. Her eyes wandered around and stopped at a abandoned building. Without a second thought or hesitation her steps were directed at the building. The noise got louder and louder and soon she saw the source of the sound.

She could see some humanoid machines through a broken window. These machines stopped at what they were doing immediately and stared at her. With each second their glowing red eyes got near.

Her mind stopped working.

Her body refused to move.

And her breath stopped for a second.

Adrenaline was pumped into her veins and her heart seemed like it would break through her chest with its beat.

Only now did she realise that she was being attacked.

She dodged one of their slower attacks and started running away. Her mind could not cope with the situation and she started running aimlessly again.

How would it be to just stand still and let them catch her?

Just standing still and surrendering to death?

No matter how appealing this thought was she could not throw everything away.

There was someone who wanted her to live so she had to go on.

With new determination she ran on. Her heart was pounding with unexpected joy as the wind hit her face. She really loved running. For a brief moment she was able to drown out the machines as she remembered something.

The grass tickled her bare feet and she walked to a little stream to play in the water. The sunlight kissed her skin and enveloped her delicate body. The face of [] was laughing and [] eyes were brighter than the sun.

Suddenly her sight tilted and her body fell to ground.

The ground caught her and left bruises and wounds on her body. She whimpered and cried as she lay on the ground in pain. Desperately the child tried to suppress her tears and keep moving. With much effort she stood up and tried to walk. Her body suddenly flew to the side and met the ground again.

The machines had caught her.

She felt a heavy pressure on her body and her breathing became laboured with the weight on her stomach. The mechanical noise buzzed around in her head.

Or was that the noise outside?

She couldn't tell. Only the pain mattered.

The girl had trouble staying conscious. Her ears became deaf and her sight faded away. SHe was sure it was all over. Suddenly, the pressure disappeared and the child could sit up a bit.

A figure walked towards her direction. She was saved. The person kneeled in front of her and touched her cheek with gloved hands. She smiled at their affection. The figure lifted her up a little. The touch ached but she hadn't the strength to protest. Only subdued voices could reach her ears before she collapsed into the arms of her s[A]viour.

This is a rough translation I made during my free time. So don't be mad about grammatical errors. English isn't my native language. This chapter turned out very short. I hope you liked it. :3

A big hug for Recycler for editing and correcting this chapter :3