7 - Aelin

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Green eyes. 

Darkness

Salt mines. 

Damp.

Red Lips

Chains. 

Whirling blades.

Hungry. 

Erawan.

So hungry.

Snowfall. 

Dying. 

Blood.

I'm dying.

Desert sands.

Soon. 

Glowing stars

Soon.






"It'll happen soon. The war. The death. It will all come soon Aelin. You can't stop it. You can't save them. All you can do is play your part. For once in your life Aelin, just do what you're told. End this war."






That voice. 

I know that voice. 

Do I know that voice?

What's a voice?

Just sounds.

I remember sounds. 

Piano music in an empty hall. 

Giggling voices.

Whispered promises. 

Metal on metal. 

Screams. 

Who's voice?

So many voices.

"Say you love me"

"A thousand years with Prince Whitethorn"

"My name is Sam Courtland, and I will not be afraid"

"Have you come to save me at last, Aelin Galathynius?"

"I name you Elentiya" 

"Find the lock"

"To whatever end"

Not those voices.

Someone else's voice.

Can't ... remember.

Do you remember me?

Doesn't matter

Dead eyes

Dying. 

Witch killer

Good. 

"You could rattle the stars"

No more remembering. 

"You're a monster!"

No more pain

"Traitor"

No more fighting

"Liar"

No more losing

"Whore"

No more dying

Inked tatoos

No more loving

leopard fur

No more laughing

Ashryver eyes

No more building

Broken ankle

No more saving

Books to the ceiling

Moving. 

Dancing in the firelight

The door is moving

Stones on a grave

Light

Fire rose

"Shit, Aelin"

A beach of fire and wind and glass

"Let's get you out of here"

Spider silk

I'm moving

Running

halls and corridors and doors

Flying

There's air. 

I'm outside. 

I'm free. 

I'm alive.

"Gods Aelin."

Fenrys's face is pinched. 

The sky is blue. 

And then everything is black. 

Hey all!

I hope you liked this chapter!

I am soooooo sorry for the long wait, especially with that last cliffhanger, but school has been absolutely nuts and I just didn't have time to update.

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