she needed to get back. her mom, she saw her in the void. her mom had all the information she needed to help her finally remember everything and yet, as soon as clover went to get those answers, she was gone, awoken to soil around her, trapped in her own grave. not only that, clover had a second goal, another reason to go back, and that was her uncle. he was the only one who understood the nightmares, the only one who gave her comfort to being crazy like she assumed she was. but just like most things she loves, it will get ripped away from her one day. that day just came sooner for him. they didnโt want to go to bring him back, to force him to return home if he didnโt want to, but she needed to say goodbye. they needed him to know how much they loved him, how much he meant. clover couldnโt live with themself if he didnโt know, if he didnโt get a proper goodbye.
she had done everything. as dark as it was, she desperately tried to get back there. but no matter what she did, nothing worked. she couldnโt take herself back to the void. the only option she could see was to get help finishing the job.
confetti would never help them, never in a million years could confetti take their kids life, and wilbur, well heโs grown far too attached to the small one to help them with this messed up plan.
so here clover stands, outside of their nanas cave, sukeys home, signs clutched in their small hand. sukey was having a fairly good day, she had hung out with some of her grandkids, made a couple cake sales, and everything seemed fine. even if there was some inlklings of dread, she just brushed them off, itโs been such a good day, nothing could go wrong, right?
clover hesitantly knocks at the door, quickly getting ushered inside and engulfed in a large dragon hug, making her feel loved and strangely comforted, knowing how this was probably going to end.
โso why did you come out all the want to visit me little one, is your dad trailing behind? you and your sister are always giving your dads a run for their money, chasing you guys down.โ the dragon chuckles as she stares lovingly down at the child. โactually, iโm here to ask you something..more important.โ clover scribbles down.
the calm and happy look wipes from sukeys face when she realizes what clover is asking her to do. clover can see the emotions rapidly changing behind sukeys eyes as she tries to get clover to change their mind about going back, to not ask for her help specifically. but as clover explains how they have tried so many times to go back, the realization hits sukey. she either helps clover go back orโฆ
theyโre forced to go back painfully, all alone. similarly to how they went the first time. in some horrible situation where they spent most of it alone, at least getting to see her parents the first time. this time there would be nothing. sukey couldnโt do that to clover. her mind then immediately flips, trying to think of any piece of info or item that may help clover travel the void, and to keep her from being consumed by it.
clover listens, tries their best to grasp it as attentively as they can while sukey tells them the importance of what they do while in the void. the realization seeped in as sukey tied the crystal around her neck.
this was it. she was finally going to go back. finally get answers. getting to say goodbye. but that also meant leaving her friends. her family. her dad, he had already shown to not take her being gone well. she hates to worry him but she has to do this. her papa, they were shocked to learn just how upset he was about their death. she knew he cared, but she always worried he wouldnโt want her, since confetti was the one insistent on adopting her and she didnโt even meet wilbur till a few days after she settled in. but he came in and loved her just as much. and her brothers and sisters, all very special and dear to her heart, she hated to leave them all again. but this pit in her chest, these constant nightmares that have only ramped up since she died, now not even comforted by sleeping beside her dads, she needed it to stop. and this was the only way she knew how.
she feels the way sukey holds her close, relishes in the warmth while she can before has to go without contact, for however long it may be. when sukey asks her to turn around, so she didnโt have to see it, they knew it wasnโt just because of that, knowing that sukey couldnโt bear to stare them in the eyes while she took their life.
she knows not what will come after this, so she might as well try to get one comfort before she goes. her voice sounds unusual to her own ears, but she still forces herself to speak. โnanaโฆwill you sing to me? i want to hear you sing before i die.โ they thought their request would fall on deaf ears, but when sukey began singing to them they couldnโt help but smile as tears ran down their face.
the sword was cold as it pierced through her chest. cold in a foreign way, but honestly she had never felt so hot. her entire body felt like it was burning alive, it seizing up as she felt the sword get pulled out of her. gentle arms catch her and hold her close as she bleeds out, reminding her of her papa holding her hand the first time.
It was hard to speak. she could taste the blood in her mouth and felt the weight of her body growing heavier, but she had to thank her. as her eyes went shallow and empty, she could her her grandmothers cries of apologies. she knew sukey wouldnโt be able to feel nothing with this, but she prays that she will be able to move on from it, for her sake.
the next time her eyes open, she sees a vast area of nothingness.
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