The Heart of the Damned - Aylin Parcel 6th Grade
Darkness is what makes up the world , whether we like it or not . Humanity has worked that way for centuries , only resulting in bloodshed as stars die . It ’ s the thing that drives us , no matter how hard we try . It will happen sooner or later for it is in nature to do so . I ’ ve known that from the start for I lived with it for years , seeing the cruelness of it all , and so I do not deny the blood on my hands . I have thrived with this , and the devil might as well strike me down if I shall go too far with this apathy . I do not regret what I have done , and I never will , for I , am never going to accept this weakness . Maybe that was the reason I bled onto the snow underneath me , so caught up in proving myself and took it too far but I ’ d be damned if I backed down like a coward . Every single breath felt like a sharp pierce , even moving gave the same feeling . I clutched the wound tightly , hoping the pressure would be enough as I started to wrap it in a piece of my cloak I ripped off . Such a pity a pretty thing had to go into a poor condition . I tried to stand up after crouching , the sharp pain feeling like a dagger going deep in , but it would have to do , at least there wasn ’ t as much blood bleeding anymore . The cold air rushed in a hurry though it could have been the least of my problems , the most it could do is be an annoyance to whatever the hell I was trying to do . I allowed a sigh to escape before heading into the forest path to hopefully get to The Ruins for quite literally anything to help bare this pain . The trees were stripped of its leaves , the dark base of it being all that was left of it as the branches twisted and turned , covered in a white blanket of snow . The path was rocky and rigid , old dead moss left in patches of the rocks . Winter was cruel to nature and alas the world was too , unfortunate really . As I walked , the pain slowly died down just as I was about to get near the end of the path . It was enough risk that I had gotten far from my usual space , but strutting around in an unpredictable place such as the ruins ? That was idiotic enough and could lead to the very real risk of my own death . I didn ’ t have enough time to be pulling off stunts like that , but it was tempting as I already got this far to it . Oh , I will hate myself in the morning for this .
As I met the very end of the path , there it lied . The ever so beautiful yet ruined city . I took one more moment to reconcile about my actions before throwing every last bit of logic and ended in The Ruins , putting on the hood of my slightly torn cloak for hopes to be able to lie low in the chaos of it all . The night market was soon going to open , luckily it wasn ’ t for an hour , so I had time to burn off . The city wasn ’ t the best place to be , after all the tainted ones thrived here and God if anyone of them actually pulled off any crimes from the humans , I might as well be screwed if they find out about me , a Shifter , in their territory .
As I walked , a few scam artists played on their little acts , hoping for my “ naive ” little self to give them something . Too bad I won ’ t be that stupid enough to fall for it , though props on looking the part . The houses around looked disheveled , as if any moment they would collapse from the inside out . Usually , they weren ’ t this bad of a location , though I could be mistaken for I haven ’ t visited in quite some time . I know the humans liked to have disposed of the “ mistakes of society ” enough to make The Ruins more … ruined but that would have been unlikely , surely , they were too lazy to get their spoiled hands on even a slight thing in The Ruins ? It wouldn ’ t make sense at all . Right when I was deep in thought , the night market was about to open , and I could finally get something for this blasted wound or maybe even get a new cloak without any rips . I ’ ve made it this far after all so why stop ? Maybe I am being too prideful , maybe I should go back but God , I haven ’ t made it this far in a while . I ’ m done hiding .
As I entered the newly opened market , there was already a bad feeling around this . A majority of the stand owners seemed to be half-bloods who , yes , are weak in the magical aspect , were very … rough in other ways . You became enemies with them , you become dead meat . Actually , if I be damned , all of them were like that in a way . There was something on the ground , a stain of some sort ? It was way off