SIX (N

ix: Losing

like brea

. Mallory's eyes throb painfully that she kneeled down to bear the pain. When she though

reathing into her. The pain disappeared like magic and her memories return

ling, making her entire bo

avoiding the dead bodies on the ground. Her heart kept on constricting as she sees familiar faces, b

down below, afraid to see how disfigured she was. Her hands shook a

t the end, and she

ed her head on her palms as if sh

old. The familiar he

nd she felt hot tears streaming down her

iological mother la

oddess so un

hands move as if they wanted to wipe the tears off her f

er, putting her weak head on her lap. She

r what happened to her son. She forced hersel

closed her eyes. Mallory reached for her hand, gripping it like a lifeline. If Melita had the remaining st

ly dead. And it'

hat Melita tho

here and not him? Simple, h

s meaning to ask the whole time. "Why didn't you change and

oided her eyes, thinking that she would see her hatred for her in

t blamin

fter it did. I don't know, but after getting exposed to it for a certain amount of t

lory said to hersel

made another wea

y scared stiff. "What are you afraid of? Mallory,

Mallory a

'm Blessed? Already? But I have yet to reach the right age! It's

th confusion. "Your... Mother di

ying hesitantly. "But she did say that she'll tell me someth

enly laughe

at her with vis

r eyes. Slowly, she uttered with the utmost ser

ask what she meant by that, but then she stopped herself. Slow

the Bl

ey

id of? Mallory, y

down. Her mind piecing every

herself fighti

her's s

's still in

lt her bod

ng us finally bestowed the race a gift. Her Blessed. Her physical body to walk on earth. The Goddess' embodimen

ars. Finally, all the dots were

e Goddess

, even though she herself

How his eyes suddenly burned when he looked at her. Wh

that is norm

on is acceptab

efused to acc

She remembered all the dying wo

ddess' Blessed! The supposed protector of her race! Bu

e to die? Why do we need to move from one pack to another? Why D

lory

person? D-did my mom hate me? That much that she didn't even tell me anything? Make me see m

ontinued mumbling incoherent things, her eyes

Mallory.

r and remembered where she was. What was happening, and what was about to happen. Sh

id, almost gritted her teeth in

ut

n't tell anyone about it. No one. Not until you're strong enough. Second; never use it in front of anyone until you're stron

stration, feeling aghast at her words. N

Melita coughed violently, c

She pani

a pit of chaos. "Please, please, don't s

t I can't survive... Everyone had probably fled; instead of finding

hat what she said was true. Her heart remained in denial e

r, Melita smiled. "Mallory, I hav

" Mallory immed

her do that. It looks like she was in great pain just by that small action

ent, also remembering how s

voice was fading away like the wind. She had her eyes

voice, not wanting her to hear

ase, lea

reathed

ing her heartbeat stop, she didn't stop h

ight has a possibility of coming toward where she was, but Mal

nt people in her life and, and at expense