Sunbeam Lair As he[a righteous man] breaks, so shall it [hell] break

His muscles shook with exertion, wound tightly across his bones. His chest in a vice like grip. Closing his eyes, he tried desperately to stop the constant thoughts, the idea that he was going to die overtaking every rational thought in his head. Reverting in on himself, he tried everything to distract himself, until he finally settled on the one place he felt safe.

His battered mind settle into the rocky, icy den from which he and his siblings had been born. The homely smell of their mother, and the comforting bedding she painstakingly kept clean. He could imagine his warm breath clouding the frozen surroundings, and the way the sun peaked through the opening. Despite the frozen ground, he felt warm and loved.

Slowly his breathing came back to normal. Exhausted by the ordeal, he felt more like himself for the first time since encountering Takiyok. His green gaze opened, and he took in his sister who was crouched before him. For the first time, he took note of her form. And realized what he should have seen straight away. To startled and exhausted he tried to process what he should say next.