Aurelia
hear those bells ring deep in the soul
chiming away for a moment
chiming away for a moment
Her heart is already hardened by a life lived in chaos that burns just like this - and she barely gives the unicorn's body a second glance before it's gone. There is no space for more regret upon all that already rests on her shoulders. Not even when the arc of lightning streaks across to her, and all she can do is brace against her shield as it shakes through her. Her bones rattle and her heart shudders, and she feels the force of her own life give.
Blood pools against the back of her gritted teeth from where she's bit her tongue, but she swallows it down. With furious embers in her gaze, she sets the street ablaze. A line of fire drawn through the sand, directly in front of her, that roars upward to meet the already smoke-filled sky.
She goes with Jack at first, taking the potion he gives her. For once, she follows his directions and runs. But that is the extent of their getaway, because Aurelia silently breaks away from him to sprint into the alleyways she's come to know so well, letting herself get lost in their intricacies. To disappear into shadows and darkness - elements she is no stranger to. She won't have anyone else dragged down with her, regardless. If it ends like this, if she dies here in the streets, it will be on her own.
But that hasn't happened yet. So it's within the confines of the alleys that she takes to her shift, to let that once-hidden part of her soul guide her to safety. Her paws cover as much ground as they can, diving through spaces too small for a human to follow. She hopes it will be enough.
Upon taking the hit from Hotaru, Aurelia immediately summons a wall of fire across the street in front of her using her Mastered Fire. She tries to use that as an opportunity to leave without being followed or seen, accepting Jack's help but diverting from his path to escape through the alleyways and use the cover to her advantage. She'll shift into the red panda in order to dash through smaller spaces.
Blood pools against the back of her gritted teeth from where she's bit her tongue, but she swallows it down. With furious embers in her gaze, she sets the street ablaze. A line of fire drawn through the sand, directly in front of her, that roars upward to meet the already smoke-filled sky.
She goes with Jack at first, taking the potion he gives her. For once, she follows his directions and runs. But that is the extent of their getaway, because Aurelia silently breaks away from him to sprint into the alleyways she's come to know so well, letting herself get lost in their intricacies. To disappear into shadows and darkness - elements she is no stranger to. She won't have anyone else dragged down with her, regardless. If it ends like this, if she dies here in the streets, it will be on her own.
But that hasn't happened yet. So it's within the confines of the alleys that she takes to her shift, to let that once-hidden part of her soul guide her to safety. Her paws cover as much ground as they can, diving through spaces too small for a human to follow. She hopes it will be enough.
Upon taking the hit from Hotaru, Aurelia immediately summons a wall of fire across the street in front of her using her Mastered Fire. She tries to use that as an opportunity to leave without being followed or seen, accepting Jack's help but diverting from his path to escape through the alleyways and use the cover to her advantage. She'll shift into the red panda in order to dash through smaller spaces.
feel your breath course frankly below
see life as a worthy opponent
see life as a worthy opponent
