ESCAPE FROM THIS AFTERLIFE // open, small recovery

[ATBASH CIPHER.]

ATBASH CIPHER

i should've said what i hear
i should have let myself fear

This was the second time this has happened. The first time Caesar had attacked them while they were allies, and Jacob reported that he had been promptly punished. But this time - oh, this time, they were enemies. Technically neutrals, but the fact that Caesar had attacked her probably wasn't a good thing. After all, Pincher had warned her that he would unleash hell on Snowbound if she didn't return all the supplies they've lost. Although Atbash had no idea that Caesar had been sent after her and she thought it had been completely his idea, but she supposed the former option wasn't too far off, especially considering Pincher's warning.

Atbash's entire body exploded with pain as she awoke from consciousness, and she grit her teeth as she tried to move in a more comfortable position. Memories suddenly flooded back at what happened to her, and the first memory that appeared was the flames Caesar put on himself. Oh, the flames. They reminded her of what he did to their Home Dimension, and the Hailcaller let out a wail of fear, covering her head with her paws. The movement hurt, but god did the memories hurt worse. The smell of smoke, how it suffocated her, and how her parents had been left to be burned alive. Atbash was shaking in her nest, her claws hovering dangerously above her ears, as if she was going to claw at them. She wasn't going to and was almost unaware of the fact her claws were unsheathed.

That should have been me! She cried to herself mentally. She should have been the one to rot, not her parents. They did nothing to Caesar, but she betrayed him. That's why he was targeting her so much, because she betrayed him - or so that's what he said. It was true that she had always been around for him and offered support, but how could she support him when he was clearly going mad? But that was betrayal to him, her not helping him destroy their home. And honestly, she... was starting to believe it. Maybe if I helped him, I wouldn't be here right now. She wouldn't be in pain, she wouldn't have almost died, she wouldn't have to deal with the stress of leading. She would be safe.

bio | female | hailcaller [leader] of snowbound

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