Hope lay on the ground gasping for air, tears streaming out of her eyes from the pain she had just relived.
"Johnny, oh, Johnny, why did they do that to you, why?" Hope whispered to herself.
"Who knows but maybe that is one reason you came back." the voice that triggered Hope's memories called out.
Hope started to flip over onto her back when she heard a thud just above her head.
She slowly lifted her head up to see the face that had triggered her memories.
"Good evening miss." the man standing above her spoke softly. "May I help you up since it seems I am the one who caused you to fall."
Hope didn't know how to react so she just took his hand and let him help her up. "Who are you?" she asked after she was up on her feet.
"Allow me to introduce myself, I am Ashe Corven." he said after a graceful bow. "And you are?"
"Hope, Hope Corven, it is very weird that we have the same last name." was her reply.
"Yes quite strange indeed." he said after a few minutes. "But we have other things at hand."
Hope took a good strong look at Ashe and realized that his entire frame and face looked exactly like hers. The only difference in their appearances was Ashe's features were more masculine and his skin was slightly darker than hers.
"Do you know why you have been brought back?" Ashe asked looking up into the trees.
"Yes, to seek vengeance for Johnny's death, but how I don not know." Hope answered.
"I can answer that, look at the branch you were looking at before you were struck down." Ashe said.
Hope did as she was told and noticed the crow she has seen in her final moments of life. "Is that the way I came back?" Hope asked, watching the crow.
"Yes I am and my name is Kara." a voice spoke softly in her head.
"Who said that ?" Hope asked looking around.
The crow flew over and landed on Hope's shoulder. "I did" the voice whispered in her head as the crow tugged at a strand of her hair.
"Oh, o.k." was Hope's only answer.
"Before we begin this game of vengeance my dear you need to acquire a different form of clothing. Kara spoke softly.
"Alas, I know the perfect place to acquire them. But I do not know how we are to get there!" Hope declared.
"Miss. Corven just leave that to me." Ashe whispered softly in her ear.
"Ashe, please call me Hope. If you don't mind?" Hope asked.
"As you wish! And now if you may follow me. I'll take you to your designation." Ashe answered before stepping into a clearing. Hope quickly followed him not knowing where he was going.
The moment Hope stepped out of the clearing her eyes fell upon a motorcycle similar to her own but she couldn't recognize the model.
"Beautiful cycle" Hope told Ashe.
"Thank you, now if you will get on we will go wherever you need or wish to, Hope" Ashe remarked.
"My home, that is where I wish to go" Hope said after a minutes.
"Do you remember how to get there?" Ashe asked after Hope jumped onto the cycle.
"Yes and my crow will show the way if you don't mind. Alas I have so much to think upon." Hope softly whispered.
"I understand" and with those words he started the engine and they were off.
Hope's mind kept spinning around and about the night's events. She couldn't quite grasp the very concept that she had died and was brought back. Yet here she was alive and well, struggling to accept her fate.