Zack is standing at the edge of the cliff. He's not sure how; every nerve in his body is screaming for him to let those buckling knees of his succumb to what feels like nine times the gravity he's used to. Every breath he takes is labored, wheezing. His hands don't look like his hands anymore, ragged and branded to the bone with gunshot contrails. But he can't bring himself to look away.
There were things in the air. Back home, they called them wisps, he thinks. His grandpa once told him that they'd steal him away if he didn't go to bed on time. Now Zack's wondering if that applies to not dying on time too, because he's sure...
There's motion behind him. No time to think. Those bodies laid out on the ground aren't the ones that peppered the blood-soaked sands before the explosion. His heart softens when he sees them, grounded and vulnerable. Just like someone that he's hoping made it too.
At the first soft noise, he takes a step forward. He extends a hand, flashes that Crest-white sun-bright Zack Fair brand grin. ]
Eeeeeeasy now. I got ya. You're gonna be all right.
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Zack is standing at the edge of the cliff. He's not sure how; every nerve in his body is screaming for him to let those buckling knees of his succumb to what feels like nine times the gravity he's used to. Every breath he takes is labored, wheezing. His hands don't look like his hands anymore, ragged and branded to the bone with gunshot contrails. But he can't bring himself to look away.
There were things in the air. Back home, they called them wisps, he thinks. His grandpa once told him that they'd steal him away if he didn't go to bed on time. Now Zack's wondering if that applies to not dying on time too, because he's sure...
There's motion behind him. No time to think. Those bodies laid out on the ground aren't the ones that peppered the blood-soaked sands before the explosion. His heart softens when he sees them, grounded and vulnerable. Just like someone that he's hoping made it too.
At the first soft noise, he takes a step forward. He extends a hand, flashes that Crest-white sun-bright Zack Fair brand grin. ]
Eeeeeeasy now. I got ya. You're gonna be all right.