Ire sat in the corner of the room, crying her eyes out. She was rocking back and forth slowly, with her knees tucked closely to her chest and her arms wrapped around her legs.
She didn't know how she had gotten there. She didn't even know where she was. She kept going from flashbacks to the real world and sometimes one of the flashbacks would come alive.
***
"Soldier, do you believe in destiny?" The general screamed at her.
"Sir, no, sir!" Ire barked back. This was before she had a name, before she realized she could bring nothing but bad things.
"Why not, soldier?" The general asked.
"Destiny is no part of Manticore, sir." Ire said stiffly.
"Wrong, soldier!" The general barked.
"Sir?"
"Destiny is a part of everything." The general said. "Manticore has a destiny. Your siblings have a destiny. You have a destiny!"
"Sir?"
"Your destiny?"
"Sir."
"To kill! Your destiny is to kill!" The general screamed.
***
Ire cried harder. She would not believe it.
"No!" Ire cried.
'Kill for her... kill for her!' The nasty little voice inside her head hissed. Ever since she escaped the second time, the voice had haunted her. It was a male voice that she never heard before and it filled her mind of images of a strange Lady.
"No!" Ire screamed louder. Ire could just *feel* the voice pushing another flashback. "No!"
***
Ire ran into the clearing and stopped dead in her tracks. White and six guards all stared at her smugly.
"Ready to die, rogue freak?" White asked.
"Bite me!" Ire screamed. White got a sour look on his face.
"KILL HER!" He screamed angrily.
The guards all raised their guns, but Ire moved quickly. She went to the first guard on her left, and snapped his neck and grabbed his gun all in one quick motion. She had shot the second guard twice before the first even fully hit the ground. She moved the third guard and broke his arm to stop him from firing, then used him as a shield to shoot the next guard. She then shot him in the head and moved in. She kicked and punched so hard that she knew she must have broken things along the way, and after a few more shots, the guards were all done.
"Destiny is a part of everything." Ire repeated from memory and kicked the last guard. "Manticore has a destiny." Kick. "My siblings have a destiny." Kick. "I have a destiny."
Ire turned to White her breathing was ragged and her eyes reflected so much rage. Ire went forward quickly and snapped his neck. White fell to the ground at her feet and she just looked at him.
'Ding dong, Manticore is dead.'
***
"No!" Ire sobbed louder.
'You loved it.' The voice hissed. 'Doing what you were made to....'
"SHUT UP!" Ire screamed very loudly.
***
"Sir, we've got her." The guard said.
"Good, bring her in." The scientist said. He was checking his clipboard, which had her medical files on it.
Two more guards led a very angry Ire into the room.
"God damnit! I'll kill all of you! Do you hear me?" She screamed as they strapped her down to the table.
"Now, now." The scientist said and picked up a needle. "Don't be so harsh. This is all for the good of Manticore."
"Yeah, if you're little friend hadn't blown the lab to bits, this wouldn't be happening." The guard said. The scientist threw him an annoyed look and he shut up.
"This is going to hurt you a lot more than it is me." The scientist said and injected Ire with whatever was in the needle.
"What the hell was that?" Ire spat.
"Oh, just a little something to help us warp your DNA into something perfect." The scientist said and positioned a small overhead scanner over Ire's head. He then went to a computer on the other side of the room and began typing.
"What's going on?" Ire asked.
"Just directing the new DNA to its destination." The scientist said idly.
"Where?" Ire asked.
"Your brain."
***
Ire cried more and more and more violently rocked herself back and forth. This couldn't be happening. Manticore was evil. Totally and completely evil. She wasn't even sure what happened there, but she knew she was much worse.
Ire wiped away her tears and stood up shakily. She blocked out the voice and pretended it didn't exist. Ire regained control and realized she was in someone's apartment.
Ire walked around for a while until she saw a CD collection. Ire looked through the CDs and listened to a few, but none seemed right. Finally, she picked up the CD 'Spirit' by Jewel. Ire put it in the CD player and skipped to track five, "Down So Long." Ire listened for a while and decided she liked this song.
*But I've been down so long
Ooh, it can't be longer still
I've been down so long
that the end must be drawing near*
Ire wished it was the end. It wasn't easy to live the way she was. She was confused constantly and sometimes she was so blinded by anger that she had no idea what she was doing.
After the song was done, Ire put the CD back in its case and stuffed it in her jacket, then left the apartment.
A/N: If you want the full lyrics to "Down So Long" just email me and ask. My email is CLOUD7842@aol.com Make sure the subject is something like 'Jewel lyrics' or 'Down So Long' or something. I don't want to accidently delete it. I don't own the song by the way, which you know...
She didn't know how she had gotten there. She didn't even know where she was. She kept going from flashbacks to the real world and sometimes one of the flashbacks would come alive.
***
"Soldier, do you believe in destiny?" The general screamed at her.
"Sir, no, sir!" Ire barked back. This was before she had a name, before she realized she could bring nothing but bad things.
"Why not, soldier?" The general asked.
"Destiny is no part of Manticore, sir." Ire said stiffly.
"Wrong, soldier!" The general barked.
"Sir?"
"Destiny is a part of everything." The general said. "Manticore has a destiny. Your siblings have a destiny. You have a destiny!"
"Sir?"
"Your destiny?"
"Sir."
"To kill! Your destiny is to kill!" The general screamed.
***
Ire cried harder. She would not believe it.
"No!" Ire cried.
'Kill for her... kill for her!' The nasty little voice inside her head hissed. Ever since she escaped the second time, the voice had haunted her. It was a male voice that she never heard before and it filled her mind of images of a strange Lady.
"No!" Ire screamed louder. Ire could just *feel* the voice pushing another flashback. "No!"
***
Ire ran into the clearing and stopped dead in her tracks. White and six guards all stared at her smugly.
"Ready to die, rogue freak?" White asked.
"Bite me!" Ire screamed. White got a sour look on his face.
"KILL HER!" He screamed angrily.
The guards all raised their guns, but Ire moved quickly. She went to the first guard on her left, and snapped his neck and grabbed his gun all in one quick motion. She had shot the second guard twice before the first even fully hit the ground. She moved the third guard and broke his arm to stop him from firing, then used him as a shield to shoot the next guard. She then shot him in the head and moved in. She kicked and punched so hard that she knew she must have broken things along the way, and after a few more shots, the guards were all done.
"Destiny is a part of everything." Ire repeated from memory and kicked the last guard. "Manticore has a destiny." Kick. "My siblings have a destiny." Kick. "I have a destiny."
Ire turned to White her breathing was ragged and her eyes reflected so much rage. Ire went forward quickly and snapped his neck. White fell to the ground at her feet and she just looked at him.
'Ding dong, Manticore is dead.'
***
"No!" Ire sobbed louder.
'You loved it.' The voice hissed. 'Doing what you were made to....'
"SHUT UP!" Ire screamed very loudly.
***
"Sir, we've got her." The guard said.
"Good, bring her in." The scientist said. He was checking his clipboard, which had her medical files on it.
Two more guards led a very angry Ire into the room.
"God damnit! I'll kill all of you! Do you hear me?" She screamed as they strapped her down to the table.
"Now, now." The scientist said and picked up a needle. "Don't be so harsh. This is all for the good of Manticore."
"Yeah, if you're little friend hadn't blown the lab to bits, this wouldn't be happening." The guard said. The scientist threw him an annoyed look and he shut up.
"This is going to hurt you a lot more than it is me." The scientist said and injected Ire with whatever was in the needle.
"What the hell was that?" Ire spat.
"Oh, just a little something to help us warp your DNA into something perfect." The scientist said and positioned a small overhead scanner over Ire's head. He then went to a computer on the other side of the room and began typing.
"What's going on?" Ire asked.
"Just directing the new DNA to its destination." The scientist said idly.
"Where?" Ire asked.
"Your brain."
***
Ire cried more and more and more violently rocked herself back and forth. This couldn't be happening. Manticore was evil. Totally and completely evil. She wasn't even sure what happened there, but she knew she was much worse.
Ire wiped away her tears and stood up shakily. She blocked out the voice and pretended it didn't exist. Ire regained control and realized she was in someone's apartment.
Ire walked around for a while until she saw a CD collection. Ire looked through the CDs and listened to a few, but none seemed right. Finally, she picked up the CD 'Spirit' by Jewel. Ire put it in the CD player and skipped to track five, "Down So Long." Ire listened for a while and decided she liked this song.
*But I've been down so long
Ooh, it can't be longer still
I've been down so long
that the end must be drawing near*
Ire wished it was the end. It wasn't easy to live the way she was. She was confused constantly and sometimes she was so blinded by anger that she had no idea what she was doing.
After the song was done, Ire put the CD back in its case and stuffed it in her jacket, then left the apartment.
A/N: If you want the full lyrics to "Down So Long" just email me and ask. My email is CLOUD7842@aol.com Make sure the subject is something like 'Jewel lyrics' or 'Down So Long' or something. I don't want to accidently delete it. I don't own the song by the way, which you know...
