December 15, 2024, 08:13 PM
(This post was last modified: December 15, 2024, 08:13 PM by Ximena.)
The wind howled like a beast with endless breath, tearing across the barren lowlands and battering the base of the butte. Ximena stood at its edge, her silhouette dark and defiant against the rising tide of dust that crawled toward her like a living thing. The air here was dry, each inhale scratching at her throat, but she ignored it. She had come too far to turn back now.
Overhead, a pair of vultures circled slowly, their wings catching the fading light of the sun.
Here, in the raw silence, her thoughts drifted—unbidden, but not unwelcome—to the dark secret she carried. A secret that coiled deep within her, like a snake curling around the core of her being. A secret she didn’t fear but relished.
The memory tasted rich and wild on her tongue, a forbidden sweetness only she could savor. It was the power that came with seeing fear blossom in the eyes of those who had once underestimated her, of knowing that her existence alone could unsettle even the bravest heart.
Overhead, a pair of vultures circled slowly, their wings catching the fading light of the sun.
Not yet,Ximena murmured, a smirk tugging at her lips as she watched them.
Here, in the raw silence, her thoughts drifted—unbidden, but not unwelcome—to the dark secret she carried. A secret that coiled deep within her, like a snake curling around the core of her being. A secret she didn’t fear but relished.
The memory tasted rich and wild on her tongue, a forbidden sweetness only she could savor. It was the power that came with seeing fear blossom in the eyes of those who had once underestimated her, of knowing that her existence alone could unsettle even the bravest heart.
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