i won't be saved

suddenly, everything is off, my world sinks and silences. my heart pounds as i watch shadows dance and mold, shifting and shaping into things, horses bound by darkness. the world was drained of all it's light, everything i had known was fading before my eyes as i feel my skin crawl, body tingling wearily as wispy black smoke consumes the world. screams threaten to break into my mind, my eyes widening as they tear through my flesh, their horrific howls making me cringe with pure pain, body trembling by the pure force of the wails that fall from the lips of the shadow beings. "seele!" i wail, voice choking out and knees trembling. i am weak, i cannot fight even if i dared to try. sameira jumps back, howling and yipping as the shadows close in around me, her body set ablaze as she growls and howls, teeth bared at the shadows that scream, ears flat.

seele's voice cracks like a whip through the dark, demanding i run. rearing up and opening my wings, i try to move, but everywhere i look there is darkness gathering, crawling towards me with ferocious intent. everything was a blur as seele races through the mist with her horn angled, slicing through the air with no hope of cutting into the shadows. tears well in my eyes as my stomach twists and knots, wings scrunching up as i topple over, body shaking as i lay on the ground with my head buried between my legs, mouth gaping as i howl in tune with the souls from the shadows. i scrunch my wings up tight in my moment of vulnerability, choking up tears as fear took me tightly with it's wispy appearance, cutting off my air as it hissed and snarled in my ears.

sameira threw herself towards me, pawing at my shoulder where my left wing connects to my body, teeth hitting my skin and pulling, her tiny nips causing me pain as my skin stretched. come on! her screams of desperation ring in my ears but i do not move, instead i use the voices and the sound of midas's clinking metal armour to drown out the sound of sameira's desperate voice. finally a searing pain jumps up my neck, i can feel drops of blood dripping down my shoulder and staining my feathers, leaving a dark trail down my coat. raising my head and opening my teary eyes, i notice sameira staring at me with a stern and hurt look, a dribble of blood on her chin. sorry, she murmurs, putting her nose beside my wound with a sorrowful look. shaking my head, i begin to haul myself up, rising in a tangle of legs and sorrow, i throw myself nearest to where seele had once been after slashing at the shadows, trembling as they tear and claw, solid masses that did not at all appear solid but rather smoky, wisps of ink black smoke curling and pulling, forming into shapes of horses and companions, jumping at me with anger and ferocity, surrounding me. i felt pain rake across my body, pooling blood and a faint cry out i sink back, wings open as i flap them, trying to keep the shadows away from me.

slipping this in here (also abba gave me permission to post prior to her)