Infinity: Rising of the Soul Weavers

* The Soul Of Wind *

"Why...?" a girl cried silently, yet bitterly, on the cold marble floor. "Why is it always me who's suffering? WHY!??"

Her short brown locks fluttered slightly as she shook her head in despair. Her light pink eyes were sparkling from the tears filling them.

In her arms, she held the lifeless body of her boyfriend... once boyfriend. They haven't known eachother for long, yet he was the beacon of hope she followed with the utmost trust.

He was the candle lighting the darkness that was her life... until it was forcefully extinguished, that is.

'Liam... why did you leave me too? I trusted you- I... I thought you wouldn't leave me like he did...' Even though her tears were warm, her eyes were hollow and cold, filled with despair.

Since her brother's disappearance, only Liam was able to help Lizzy regain her true smile.

"Yep just like that, hehe, smile more! You're astonishing with that smile on, you know!" that's what he always used to say...

Yet, that smile was already gone, maybe forever...

"Ms., we called the ambulance, they should be here in a moment!" a guy called, trying to calm the girl down. "Please let me perform the CPR procedures, I'm certified!"

"Ah..." Lizzy looked at Liam in her arms one last time as she felt her tears dry out. 'It is ok I guess, everyone ends up leaving me anyway...'

"Here," Lizzy said while removing her hands from under Liam's body, letting it touch the ground gently.

Even though people tried to make her wait for the ambulance, she knew it was a lost cause. There was no way of explaining it, but she knew that Liam was no more. She could feel it in her bones.

This was supposed to be their seventh date. Normally, she wouldn't be so attached, but meeting him right after her brother's death had made her long for a caring hand, and Liam was just too nice at offering what she missed.

"How did it all happen so quick...?" She thought to herself as she recalled the events that have unfolded just a few minutes ago.

While they were sitting, having their desert at the restaurant, Liam unexpectedly stopped mid sentence and dropped his fork.

Lizzy didn't need to look for more than a few second into his suddenly empty eyes to realize that he was already gone.

'What was he trying to say anyway? Something about moving in together, huh... so naive...' her mind wandered about as she grabbed her coat and headed out of the restaurant, tears forming again in her cold eyes.

The restaurant was ironically near the bench where she had met Liam for the first time, about three weeks ago.

Liam had seen her cry as she was declined a job opportunity at the time, only for him to offer her another one so quickly.

Even though she had thought he was joking, or maybe was just a guy who would kidnap her and steal her organs, she hadn't particularly cared... she thought that she was a lost cause anyway, a person who had nothing to live for anymore.

Yet, Liam had provided her not only with a job, but with the care and attention she desperately needed to keep her sane.

She was no longer feeling lonely.

She no longer wished to die.

She... had something to live for.

She had hope, once more, for a better future...

"Naive..." she muttered to herself while walking under the rain. "Why? Why did he have to be so naive? Maybe if he had minded his own business that day, we would have both been alive now...

"But... why do they all leave?" she muttered with a cracking voice. "First Sammy, and now Liam, the only people I ever cared about..."

It wasn't that she didn't care about her parents, but as a child, she had only Sammy by her side, so she had never considered parents to be something she needed.

"What did I do to deserve this? Am I a curse?" At that, she broke down crying loudly. Her weak legs could no longer hold her shaking body.

Water soaked her pale skin and cold infiltrated her fragile bones, yet she didn't mind. She had lost all hope...

***

"I'M. NOT. INTERESTED. IN. JOINING. YOUR. STUPID. CLASS!" Raven said slowly and clearly to emphasize her point to the Deputy General.

*sigh*

"Maybe not yet," Scott said with a sigh, "but trust me you will be..."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Raven asked carefully since it wasn't obvious whether Scott was threatening her or simply saying that she'd be interested in what they have to offer.

"I'll send you the details and everything you need to know soon," Scott ignored her question and said. "You should have about two weeks if you're lucky, but we're working hard to finalize everything pretty quickly so be ready in a week if possible."

"You didn't answer my question..." Raven said tiredly. She didn't like Scott's attitude at all.

"I am well aware, Ms. O'Bannon," Scott answered while massaging his nose bridge, "I'm telling you that you will have to join, or rather, you will want to join the class.

"I'm not going to share any details at the moment, but we'll share them with everyone once the class starts. Until then, take care-" he muttered and disappeared from his spot.

"What a f*cking b*stard..." Raven muttered under her breath. For a second, she almost thought Kayla would jump on that and yell "language" at her, but then she remembered the purple cocoon and sighed.

"Hm, I think he has a reason for inviting you though, " Tu said, "his tone didn't imply that he was threatening you in any way, if anything, he made it seem as if though they need you... which no offense, but I doubt they do, so I'm not sure overall." Tu said in a thinking pose.

"What did you say?" Raven said as a vein popped up above her eye. "Are you saying I'm so weak to the point where I'm even useless to those EDA idiots?"

"Uhm, exactly that," Tu said with a smile as he banged his fist in his open palm.

"... well you're not wrong I guess," she muttered in defeat after some hesitation. After all, even though she had the power to stand up against S rankers from time to time, it wasn't something she can do continuously.

No, even when she herself was in danger against the S ranked monsters... if that certain someone hadn't helped her, then maybe she would have been dead now...

"Hm, maybe that class isn't a bad idea after all..." Raven muttered under her breath. Deep in her heart, she wanted to get stronger. She wanted to grow into a person who can confidently support and protect what's dear for her. "But at the same time, I just want a normal life...."