It was all gone. The world she had grown up in, the world she had known was little more than smoking ruins, overrun with the enemy they were never prepared for. Her eyes showed little emotion, if not none, towards what she was seeing. She’d grown to be good at that. Perhaps that was because her eyes were focused on the future. Every scream cut through her soul like a knife to the heart, and as each human fell, another piece of her soul became chipped. She’d never thought it’d end like this.
Sure, humans were by far the worst breed she’d ever met. They were selfish, and had little empathy for the world surrounding them. What was intellect without sensitivity? She supposed she would know. She’d grown up viewing humans as they truly were. It started with her mother, she supposed. Or quite possibly her father. Maybe if her father hadn’t dumped a teenage girl with a baby and then ditched her, her mother wouldn’t have given her up. And then, it was her mother who gave her up.
Without even knowing who she was. Without even knowing what she might grow up to be. Without even considering how she’d sit at the window and stare off into the city, trying to convince herself her mother would come back, for eight whole years before discovering reality. Her mother was never coming back.
And she never had.
Her body was probably burning with the rest of civilization by now. Threats threatened to overwhelm her. She’d always known that she understood emotions to a great extent, and that the way she felt everything was more than the emotional capacity of an average human. But she’d never accepted that she was...different. Mentally superior, you could say. It started with her been able to feel so many emotions, including those of others. And then, when she concentrated on a person so fiercely, she became able to hear their thoughts, their memories, everything. And she’d always been smart. Smart, with a photographic memory. Her general senses had been amazing. And then her abilities went beyond the physical world. She could actually communicate with nature. She could speak to animals, feel the pain a tree would feel if they did so when the axes severed their long, grand trunks. And more. So much more than a human should be able to handle. And she’d learned long ago that she wasn’t just any human. She was so much more. And she’d seen glimpses of the apocalypse. God, the apocalypse. She couldn’t word what had happened to the planet. But nature was striking back. And it was without mercy.
But she’d hoped...god, she’d hoped humanity would actually change their destiny. She’d whispered to an unknown creature, begging for the forgiveness of humans. And her prayers had been unable to stop it all.
Fire lit up her calm, cold brown eyes, focused on something no one else could see. Her dark, wavy hair swarmed her face, the wind tugging at it, sending it streaming to the side. Was she pretty? She’d never really paid much attention. It was the inside that mattered, right? That was most certainly her opinion on the thought. Quickly pushing it all aside, she blinked away the future and watched the present, her legs swinging through nothingness. Far below, dark waves crashed at the edges of the cliff. She’d found a spot, far above the city, to watch. She’d learned that there was no stopping the future without abusing her power. It was humanity’s problem. And she couldn’t stop it for them. It was stupid, but...she still wished they had a chance.
That they might be able to fight back and save themselves. Yeah, right. It was hopeless.
Everything had to end eventually. or else nothing would ever come to be. She watched sadly, a single tear streaming down her cheek. Then, brushing it away, she turned and ran away, turning away from the destruction. She would just have to wait. She couldn’t face it. Not until the Earth was once again alive with an intelligent race. Perhaps animals would find their rightful home at last. But even still, they weren’t the same. She would miss humanity. She would miss the life she left behind when she fled from the orphanage, and she would miss the wonders of technology. But she knew what was to come next. And she swore she would do everything to bring on a new dawn. And Stella had never broken a promise in her life.
The fire would fade soon. And in it’s place, a new world, free of the sin her own race had brought. And she was ready to face it.
Sure, humans were by far the worst breed she’d ever met. They were selfish, and had little empathy for the world surrounding them. What was intellect without sensitivity? She supposed she would know. She’d grown up viewing humans as they truly were. It started with her mother, she supposed. Or quite possibly her father. Maybe if her father hadn’t dumped a teenage girl with a baby and then ditched her, her mother wouldn’t have given her up. And then, it was her mother who gave her up.
Without even knowing who she was. Without even knowing what she might grow up to be. Without even considering how she’d sit at the window and stare off into the city, trying to convince herself her mother would come back, for eight whole years before discovering reality. Her mother was never coming back.
And she never had.
Her body was probably burning with the rest of civilization by now. Threats threatened to overwhelm her. She’d always known that she understood emotions to a great extent, and that the way she felt everything was more than the emotional capacity of an average human. But she’d never accepted that she was...different. Mentally superior, you could say. It started with her been able to feel so many emotions, including those of others. And then, when she concentrated on a person so fiercely, she became able to hear their thoughts, their memories, everything. And she’d always been smart. Smart, with a photographic memory. Her general senses had been amazing. And then her abilities went beyond the physical world. She could actually communicate with nature. She could speak to animals, feel the pain a tree would feel if they did so when the axes severed their long, grand trunks. And more. So much more than a human should be able to handle. And she’d learned long ago that she wasn’t just any human. She was so much more. And she’d seen glimpses of the apocalypse. God, the apocalypse. She couldn’t word what had happened to the planet. But nature was striking back. And it was without mercy.
But she’d hoped...god, she’d hoped humanity would actually change their destiny. She’d whispered to an unknown creature, begging for the forgiveness of humans. And her prayers had been unable to stop it all.
Fire lit up her calm, cold brown eyes, focused on something no one else could see. Her dark, wavy hair swarmed her face, the wind tugging at it, sending it streaming to the side. Was she pretty? She’d never really paid much attention. It was the inside that mattered, right? That was most certainly her opinion on the thought. Quickly pushing it all aside, she blinked away the future and watched the present, her legs swinging through nothingness. Far below, dark waves crashed at the edges of the cliff. She’d found a spot, far above the city, to watch. She’d learned that there was no stopping the future without abusing her power. It was humanity’s problem. And she couldn’t stop it for them. It was stupid, but...she still wished they had a chance.
That they might be able to fight back and save themselves. Yeah, right. It was hopeless.
Everything had to end eventually. or else nothing would ever come to be. She watched sadly, a single tear streaming down her cheek. Then, brushing it away, she turned and ran away, turning away from the destruction. She would just have to wait. She couldn’t face it. Not until the Earth was once again alive with an intelligent race. Perhaps animals would find their rightful home at last. But even still, they weren’t the same. She would miss humanity. She would miss the life she left behind when she fled from the orphanage, and she would miss the wonders of technology. But she knew what was to come next. And she swore she would do everything to bring on a new dawn. And Stella had never broken a promise in her life.
The fire would fade soon. And in it’s place, a new world, free of the sin her own race had brought. And she was ready to face it.