Fire, smoke, explosions, screams, the sounds of a constant battle...so much death and destruction. Why? Black smoke billowing towards the sky, but the color of the sky kept changing...different worlds perhaps? Both day and night...battles, countless battles...why?

'Exterminate! Exterminate!'

That voice...mechanically synthesized yet absolutely terrifying. Why did that voice instill such fear in all who heard it? Sounds of lasers followed by even more screaming. So much was exploding around her...why? Why was she even in such a horrible place? Desperation...why was she feeling desperate?

'Alert! Alert! The….approaches! Exterminate the…….!'

Streams of silver light flew across the skies, colliding with several objects. The mechanically synthesized voices screamed in fear and pain and then countless explosions went off, the air pulsing from the countless shockwaves.

She tensed as the sounds of footsteps reached her ears. A small feminine hand was in front of her face, palm upwards as if wanting her to take it.

'Don't be afraid. I will always protect you.'

Her head snapped up but the only feature that she could actually see was the woman's eyes...a brilliant and deep sapphire hue and glowing with a light from within. She reached up and to take her hand but the scene before her faded away as she fell backwards into the darkness.

A new scene unfolded before her...a mighty city encased in a glass dome. Gone were the sounds of battle and replaced with the sounds of squealing children. She looked around and saw a group of kids playing a short distance away...the grass was a soft red with other shades of the color mixing in.

She approached the children, the desire to join them coursing through her little body and she realized that she, too, was a child, but as she got closer to them, a feeling of dread replaced the desire to join them. Their faces were not happy like they had been before...scowling, sneering, disgusted, and full on cruelty.

Suddenly rocks and sticks were being thrown at her, forcing her to stop and cover her face. This continued for several moments before it stopped. She was pushed roughly to the ground as they started beating her up. She cried out in pain as a terrible ripping sensation erupted along her shoulder blades.

'You're nothing but a freak! Rip them off!'

She screamed as her back erupted with a terrible pain, only for it to stop in an instant. The children were no longer surrounding her so she uncovered her face to discover why. Two kids were standing in front of her as if acting as a barrier. One was a boy with soft brown hair and the other was a girl with fire red hair.

'Don't be afraid. I will protect you.'

That voice! It was the woman from before just a lot younger! She was sure of it...but who was the boy? The other kids ran away, screaming in terror when the girl took a single step towards them. The boy turned around to reveal eyes of a hazel green and just as the woman had done before, he extended his hand towards to help her.

'You're safe now. We won't let anyone hurt you again.'

So much sincerity and kindness was in his voice...was she really safe with them? The red haired girl was suddenly behind her and there was a silver glow, the lingering pain disappeared and the light faded. She looked back to see the softly glowing blue eyes again, but this time, they were framed by two silver streaks in her fiery hair...how odd.

The scene dissolved once more and she was enshrouded by the darkness yet again. A new scene faded in and she was in some kind of corridor, but she was running. Her arms were full of books and she could feel her legs getting tired, but she couldn't stop or they would catch her.

She tripped and fell, her books and papers scattering everywhere. She tried to get up but her legs refused to hold her wait. She was surprised when she heard the boy's voice again.

'How many times do I have to beat the hell out of you before you leave my sister alone?'

Sister? They were not related...she was certain of that. Did he unofficially adopt her or something? It didn't really matter because it didn't stop the surge of warmth and relief flood her system. She became aware of another presence when a hand appeared in front of her face but it was definitely a boy's hand.

She looked up and saw a boy with blonde hair and steel blue eyes. Her heartbeat accelerated as her cheeks began to heat up. A strange sort of giddiness took over her as she gazed into the boy's gentle eyes.

'Are you alright?'

She didn't hesitate and this time, she took his hand...a sense of completion filling her entire being as she smiled, her eyes bright with joy. He was the one...the one she didn't know that she had been searching for...he was hers and she was his...forever and always.

The scene faded once more and she was once again in the midst of battle, but she wasn't alone. The woman with the glowing blue eyes was with her and so was he though he definitely didn't look the same, but she knew in her soul that it was still him. The three of them walked through the battlefield, countless explosions occurring around them but they didn't even flinch.

So much screaming...the metal creatures were afraid of them...no, they were terrified but why? What were they capable of doing that would frighten them so much? Then she realized that it was not her they were afraid of...the man and woman walked ahead of her. He carried only a tube like device in his hand and the woman was entirely unarmed, but was glowing in a bright silver light.

The metal creatures feared these two...so, so much. They could turn an army around at the mention of their names, making them flee in terror and never to return. She...she was nothing. She did not instill fear in the enemy like they did. She was their weakness, constantly targeted because they loved her.

The scene faded again and she was alone in the darkness, holding what appeared to be a letter in her hands. She did not have to open it to know what it said...they were dead. Her best friend, her adoptive brother, and the man that was her soul's desire…. they were gone and she was alone.

A terrible scream echoed around her and she realized that she was the one screaming. The pain came, all-consuming and blinding pain...like her very essence was being torn away and crammed into something tiny. All that was left was a void, an emptiness that could never be filled...but at least the pain that once threatened to destroy her was gone.

Yet something still remained and it wasn't until three hands appeared, outstretched and waiting. The figures were nothing more than backlit silhouettes, but each hand that was extended towards her bore a ring identical to the others. She reached towards them and saw that she was wearing a ring identical to theirs.

She gasped as two of the figures faded away but he still remained. She frowned when she realized that his shadow was in the shape of the woman and behind him was the brown haired boy wrapped in countless chains. He opened his mouth but the only sound that came out was a drumbeat, the same four beats being repeated over and over again as the chains swallowed him whole.

She screamed again as the scene faded away. She was being held up in the air by her neck and she couldn't breathe, tears streaming down her face. Her mind screamed a single word, a desperate plea to be saved.