"That...will work, but again, Ariel; you did not have to do this."
"We have a ritual here. If you want to start afresh, visually share....."
"What you must regress."
"You've built up everything, Ruby. Friends, you, status…..wealth."
"Now it's time to burn it all down. Show that it is no more.
Stay here with us forever."
*Flick*
*Whoooooo*
"Would you care to throw the Match?"
"Everything dies by the flame, they say."
"Everything dies by the flame."
*Phueeeeeeem*
*.....Pissssssschhhhhhhhh*
*Phurrrcirrriiaakakkkccriackllleeecrikkkcaacriieaaakkk*
"Well?"
"Well what?"
"How does it feel?"
"I don't know."
"Huh?"
"My House got destroyed. My Restaurant got destroyed. My friends got destroyed, and while I was destroying others; I was also.....
*POP*
Aaaaaghh.
That burned."
"An ash got you."
"Even in death I sting.
I came back to life to start anew, and now that I have completed my mission of making my whole Planet one...…it's time to scrap, and go again."
"That's the spirit."
"Even if it does hurt.
*Crunch*
What the?"
"Hey there, little Raptor. Why are you flying this low? You know the flames could get you.
Why don't? Oh......your wings broke. Here, let me fix that for you.
…Whoooooooo.
There. All better. Fly away now. Fly on the wings….Fly like a star, and…shine."
"You good, Ruby?
You're starting to cry. What does the word 'shine' have to do with anything?"
"When I first came here, I sat down with this new generation and was in shock how much they didn't respect their elders and agreed with me. Me of all people, over their own parents when I told them their parents were evil.
I mean...…what Kid would do that? Even if a foreigner had all the evidence against your parents, a strong Kid would always….always.....always…..hold out hope that their parents never turned.
Little did I know that those same people who sat with me on the rocks around the campfire that day, would als be the same people who would let me go."
"And....forget that you did."
"True.
Or.....just not bother come looking.
Yet again, they trust on a first come whim from Lolli.
Trust...…..Elwins stupid word. If they look sketchy, they're sketchy. Still do your research.
*Boom*
Something nobody bothered doing about me."
"Want an Ice-Cream?"
"Did you get it right this time?"
"Of course."
*Aaaaaahhhccouuuum*
"........Thanks."
"So, what do you want to do now? We've painted and we've tainted. Their is not much more we can do."
"Hmmmmmmmm.
...…Honestly...…I was hoping you could tell me."