[Slight LR spoilers.]
Captive
During the time of Nova Chrysalis, they were both trapped.
Time was their master, constantly tugging on their leash and directing them where to go and when to go God was their puppet master, dictating their every move and observing a bit too close for their liking.
She was the savior. The angel sent by God to rescue all souls and guide them to their much wanted salvation, their shepherd, their saving grace. Everyone knew the tale, everyone awaited for her appearance. Yet, she didn't feel like a savior, despite the word leaving her lips several times with a deadpanned tone. Never did she feel connected to the title she was granted, never did she feel she deserved the recognition from the people who kissed the ground she walked on.
He was the disciple. The follower of the savior who kept to her side, helping her along her righteous way of salvation, her companion, her friend. No one knew his tale, no one awaited his appearance— except her. He didn't feel much like a friend or companion, despite the word being uttered by the savior herself with a touch of hidden emotion while on missions. Rarely did he get a brief memory, rarely did he get a slight shock at the overwhelming amount of emotions that would surge through his mind from time to time, reminding him of the task at hand.
And in the end, only one was trapped.
It was funny how she was convinced they were both trapped in this twisted reality, when really, her perception of the truth was the twisted reality. He kept it away from her, kept the fact that he was captive to this tyrant of a God and captive of his own soul that cried out to be saved in the dark. Something about the truth made Lightning's stomach churn yet fueled her temper, her weapon raised yet guard lowered, her eyes search for the boy she once knew yet found no one.
The only time she felt her title of savior to be true was when she saw Hope's soul drift from the corrupted body of God to the depths of the chaos, reuniting with its owner.
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