The Beasts Within

Posted on 29 Jun 2016 @ 5:03pm by Captain Leanna Naigala

393 words; about a 2 minute read

Mission: Errand of Mercy
Location: Former USS Talon
Timeline: Current ED2

The whispering had started again, quiet and insidious. The words swirled around her, smeared on the walls with blood and other unmentionable things. The crack in her wall spewed out the filthiest creatures that could be imagined to prey on her very soul. The crack pulsed in time with the ship's engines- still damaged from the Redemption's attack and black tarry ooze slid down the wall. The trio of bright ones had kept the demons in check, the little one especially who was so vibrant. They wanted them, but she needed them, they built her a bulwark from which she could fight the demons. They had names. They did, she needed to remember. To call them, for they were gone. Terror pulled her towards the ooze as she once more tried to fight, she was alone! With no one to protect her she would slide under and be consumed.

In the corner, a woman too thin for her uniform moaned before pulling one leg to her chest. Her blonde hair was matted with blood and her face was covered with scratches that dripped fresh blood. Captain's pips lay in the corner, filthy and ruined, discarded in the tempest in her soul. Clawed fingernails brown with old blood tore at the uniform leaving her nearly naked. Her bruised flesh was brightly white in the darkened room. It was only a matter of time, before the creatures found her again. Terror rocked her as the first of them caressed her tattered uniform, tugged on it. She tried to turn her face away from the demons, but they were everywhere in this empty room. An animalistic whimper sounded as she began to rock back and forth, her forehead thudding against the wall with each round of forward motion. The moans after a while faded out and became words, that the computer could recognize.

"Red demons. They took them. The ones with gold spots. Shots. Pots. Lots of shots. Shots fired. Protect the triad. Cariad. Thieving bromiliad. Thieves! Took them away. Away from me. Mommy. Take me. My. I. Stole my bright. My Light. My Sight. Can't see. Alexi. Alexiiiii. Baby. Baby....Baby?" There was a long pause and then a terrifying inhuman scream came from her lips, tearing her vocal chords with the intensity and rage of it.

OFF:
Separatist Captain Leanna Naigala
Former USS Talon

 

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