02-27-2021, 08:01 PM
ATBASH CIPHER
you laugh and smile at me, but you don't see a thing !
Shaking paws lead Atbash to the grave in front of the statue where Aurum typically made his meetings. It was nighttime and the woman was kept awake by lingering memories and nightmares of things that happened to her: her parents' death, Caesar attacking her not only one but twice during her time in Snowbound, Stryker's takeover, Stryker ripping her eye out... There were more than those, of course, but the whole point of visiting Vigenere's grave to try and stop them. Once she got close enough to Vigenere's grave, Atbash laid down and shuffled so her paws were underneath her body in an attempt to control her shaking body.
"I miss you," Atbash began in an already shaky voice, her words coming in a hushed whisper so she wouldn't wake anybody up. She didn't expect Vigenere to respond, but the silence was still hard to bear; she didn't want to accept the fact that her brother was gone, especially given the fact that they could both easily possess a new body whenever their current one dies. Of course, that took time and energy, but one dark thought in Atbash's head was that he didn't want to return.
And honestly, who could blame him? Vigenere would be with his family at last, at least Atbash hoped so. He would be with their parents, he would be with Athena, both of whom were ripped away from him by Caesar. Not to mention, leading a group was stressful - Atbash knew this firsthand - and maybe he was afraid of coming back and being forced into leadership again. Unlike Atbash, she had a feeling that being a leader had more cons in the tom's mind, given how he had chased Atbash off when they first arrived in the lands of Beyond, claiming that he wanted to be left alone. It was funny how soon after, it seemed he joined Tanglewood. Was it guilt? Was it to hopefully see his sister again? Atbash didn't know.
"I'm so sorry..." Atbash's throat got tighter as she continued on. Had she stayed near Vigenere instead of running off changed things? Would he have still have joined Tanglewood? She definitely wouldn't had been apart of Snowbound, but there was still the issue of Caesar existing so it was possible she could have still been attacked by him. The whole ordeal with Stryker may not have happened, and maybe Snowbound would still be around. If Snowbound was still around, then maybe the Coalition didn't have a reason to exist, and thus, Vigenere wouldn't be dead. "I lead Stryker to you, I'm so sorry, I should have fought back. I should have done something."
Atbash leaned forward, pressing her head against the gravestone and finally allowed herself to start sobbing. She grit her teeth together to stop herself from crying out, wanting to remain as silent as possible. "Please, come back. I need you." She barely knew how to fight and protect herself, she didn't want to be here to deal with Caesar by herself. She couldn't. Considering the fact that Caesar was the reason she had gotten captured by Stryker in the first place, she deserved to have gotten killed instead of Vigenere, even if Aurum and the others argued that he didn't want her thinking like that.
Stryker knew that capturing her would send her back into the time he took over Snowbound and the only reason she had fought back was because she had her Tribe by her side. With Caesar obviously against her, she would have been alone there. She didn't have the strength of her Tribe behind her and both Stryker and Caesar knew this. They targeted her on purpose because they knew she would have given them information. So why should Vigenere be the one to suffer in all of this?
"Vigenere, please." Atbash continued to sob. "I'm so sorry..." You would think that everything she's been through, she would have learned that she was worth more but ironically, it made her feel worse about everything. She felt like she couldn't be here without her older brother, not when Caesar was still out there and still potentially a threat. There was no doubt in her mind that Caesar was aware that Vigenere was gone, even if he didn't know that Atbash had joined Tanglewood. He could easily kill her off right now and Vigenere couldn't stop him.
So why didn't he?
//TL;DR - Atbash is by Vigenere's grave at night and is basically feeling guilty and is crying about wanting him back.
Word Count: 735
"I miss you," Atbash began in an already shaky voice, her words coming in a hushed whisper so she wouldn't wake anybody up. She didn't expect Vigenere to respond, but the silence was still hard to bear; she didn't want to accept the fact that her brother was gone, especially given the fact that they could both easily possess a new body whenever their current one dies. Of course, that took time and energy, but one dark thought in Atbash's head was that he didn't want to return.
And honestly, who could blame him? Vigenere would be with his family at last, at least Atbash hoped so. He would be with their parents, he would be with Athena, both of whom were ripped away from him by Caesar. Not to mention, leading a group was stressful - Atbash knew this firsthand - and maybe he was afraid of coming back and being forced into leadership again. Unlike Atbash, she had a feeling that being a leader had more cons in the tom's mind, given how he had chased Atbash off when they first arrived in the lands of Beyond, claiming that he wanted to be left alone. It was funny how soon after, it seemed he joined Tanglewood. Was it guilt? Was it to hopefully see his sister again? Atbash didn't know.
"I'm so sorry..." Atbash's throat got tighter as she continued on. Had she stayed near Vigenere instead of running off changed things? Would he have still have joined Tanglewood? She definitely wouldn't had been apart of Snowbound, but there was still the issue of Caesar existing so it was possible she could have still been attacked by him. The whole ordeal with Stryker may not have happened, and maybe Snowbound would still be around. If Snowbound was still around, then maybe the Coalition didn't have a reason to exist, and thus, Vigenere wouldn't be dead. "I lead Stryker to you, I'm so sorry, I should have fought back. I should have done something."
Atbash leaned forward, pressing her head against the gravestone and finally allowed herself to start sobbing. She grit her teeth together to stop herself from crying out, wanting to remain as silent as possible. "Please, come back. I need you." She barely knew how to fight and protect herself, she didn't want to be here to deal with Caesar by herself. She couldn't. Considering the fact that Caesar was the reason she had gotten captured by Stryker in the first place, she deserved to have gotten killed instead of Vigenere, even if Aurum and the others argued that he didn't want her thinking like that.
Stryker knew that capturing her would send her back into the time he took over Snowbound and the only reason she had fought back was because she had her Tribe by her side. With Caesar obviously against her, she would have been alone there. She didn't have the strength of her Tribe behind her and both Stryker and Caesar knew this. They targeted her on purpose because they knew she would have given them information. So why should Vigenere be the one to suffer in all of this?
"Vigenere, please." Atbash continued to sob. "I'm so sorry..." You would think that everything she's been through, she would have learned that she was worth more but ironically, it made her feel worse about everything. She felt like she couldn't be here without her older brother, not when Caesar was still out there and still potentially a threat. There was no doubt in her mind that Caesar was aware that Vigenere was gone, even if he didn't know that Atbash had joined Tanglewood. He could easily kill her off right now and Vigenere couldn't stop him.
So why didn't he?
//TL;DR - Atbash is by Vigenere's grave at night and is basically feeling guilty and is crying about wanting him back.
Word Count: 735
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