Time Won’t Heal
Final Reminder! If you’re not caught up, here’s how.
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Blood. So much blood. All around. Everywhere. What happened? Where am I? Where was she?
The screams. The screams won’t stop. Make them stop! Please! Make them stop! Make them stop! STOP!
A glint of silver contrasts against the darkness. It flows with some intangible breeze. It looks...human. A cloak? A hood. It begins to turn. Slowly. Turning. I can almost see it...
It’s gone. Where did it go? Wait...now I see...a woman. A woman sitting. She looks scared. Her body huddled up. Knees to chest. Face unseen. Hair. Shining. Like snow. She’s...crying. Her hiccups echo. I step towards her. Closer. Closer. She stops. I stop. She begins to look up. I can...almost...see...
A cold hand reaches out through the maddening dark. It grasps my throat. I can’t breath! Something else comes through the veil of shadow. A face. A man. Grey amongst black hair. Shadowy blue eyes. He squeezes tighter. No! I can’t!
“She’s gone. She left you. She was weak. You are weak. You fight and you fight. To keep the spark alive. But there’s nothing left. Nothing in this world left for you, Qrow.”
No! NO! GET OFF ME! IT’S NOT TOO LATE! I CAN FIND HER! I CAN FIX THIS! LET ME GO!
“The only place left for you is the other side. It’s time, Qrow. Time to die.”
Qrow screamed out in his sleep. He fell out of his chair, scrambling across the floor. Trying to get away. Not sure from what, but away from it. The bartender came quickly from around the bar, grabbing hold of Qrow to steady him.
“Woah woah! Hey pal, take it easy, alright?” The bartender said. Qrow’s eyes darted to him. His gaze seemed wild, feral. The bartender recoiled at this look. He seemed almost as scared of Qrow as Qrow was of...whatever.
“Listen, buddy,” the bartender said, clearing his throat. “You’ve been here too long, and you’re frightening all my customers. I-I’m sorry, but I gotta ask you to leave.”
Qrow’s gaze shifted to the other patrons in the bar. Some looks were sharp, glaring stares. Others were filled with the same terror that overcame the bartender. Qrow’s breathing began to slow down and calm. Without a word, he picked himself up and shuffled out of the bar. He was in a country town on the continent of Vale, far from whatever civilization remained after the...the fall. He looks about the town, dimly lit with street light lamps in the cold, dreary night. He walked down the street with no destination to be told.
















