Wars raged and the rivers ran red with blood. Man fought man, brother fought brother, family fought family. Honour seemed to have become a thing of the past. Trust and loyalty lay battered on the ground and safe havens were far and few between. A handful of us managed to survive the utter chaos.
How I survived is still a mystery to me. My memories are clouded. Amongst all the turmoil I remember that I was making my escape with my good friend Samuel. We were set upon by a gang of thugs with murder on their minds. I watched as Samuel fell to the ground as he tried to protect me, all bloodied by the blows the thugs reined down on him. I was helpless to do anything as two of the men held me by my arms. Screams raged from my lungs as I watched the life leave Samuel and I kicked and clawed at my captives but to no avail. Then it was my turn. The pain was unbearable as they ravished my body. By the time they had finished with me I was nothing but a broken doll.
For hours I lay there in my own blood, my life slowly and excrutiatingly ebbing away from me. As evening fell I was void of any feeling, the only reason I was still breathing and clutching at life was my strong will to survive. As I drifted in and out of consciousness I heard a familiar voice whispering close to my ear as I felt hands lift me from the ground. My brother, my saviour, offering me the red nectar. A new life was given me that night and still I walk this earth. He had to leave me then to the hand of fate with my new gifts as he had broken his cover of silence to grab me from the clutches of death, putting himself and his kin at risk of being discovered.
I walked the earth alone searching high and low as the centuries passed looking for my brother, the only one left of my family. I travelled many foreign lands.
Now in the 21st century my brother and I are finally reunited again. My new family grow in strength and power as I write this. We are rewriting history and one day we will fade into myth, just the way we like it. I am home.
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Kingblackbelt
19:35 Oct 19 2014
So glad i have been reunited with my sister the bond our family has will protect us forever.