Touch the Sky

by Faulty Paragon

Mercury Black wasn't made in a day. Without a Semblance, his legs, or anyone by his side, the world taught him far too quickly that power was all it took to succeed- and Mercury would need all the power he could get. He'd reach the sky eventually. -Mercury's life in canon, from childhood until V6 and beyond, explored through 100 drabbles using the 100 Prompts Challenge.

27. Lost and Found

Touch the Sky

27. Lost and Found

The younger was named Emerald, her eyes carrying a spark that he found within his own heart. She explained quietly, helping hold Mercury up when his legs finally gave way, that she knew what it was like to be broken. Her life on the streets had been ended recently by Cinder.

Cinder Fall was the elder, all pitch-black hair and glittering golden eyes. Her voice was coy, knowing, calculating. She asked what Mercury wanted. He said he wanted his legs back.

Somehow, she promised them to him as long as he followed her. There was a beauty to her form; commanding; alluring; so unknown to him.

Still, the hunger that burned in Emerald's eyes when she looked at Cinder intrigued him. He didn't know what it felt like to have that kind of desire for another. So, he agreed.

New legs sounded impossible. But for some reason… he believed her.