A/N: Here we are- at the beginning of his canon appearances as shown in Volume 3.
Guess who is still avoiding university projects due today (: RIP pray for me y'all
Touch the Sky
26. Forever and a Day
Time slowed down as he limped away from his father's carcass. Every movement felt sluggish, body barely able to stand. A part of him knew he ran on sheer adrenaline and willpower; the moment he sat down for his legs to rest, he would never be able to use them again.
His father was dead. He'd never fly again. The taste of the sky, of freedom, was lost.
Two women- young and clean and strong, not like the weary, bedraggled mess of his bloodstained, bandaged, broken self- stepped out of the forest. They wanted Marcus Black's services. "What's your name?" asked the elder, eyes reflecting the fire blazing atop the hill.
"Mercury."
Her mouth curled around his name, giving it shape- form. It had been so long since he'd heard it from another.
They'd take him away from this house. It was just his responsibility to survive after that.