Thread: To mend, everything that died. {Siri and ForeverM}

Everything, had been lost. Honor. Dignity. Even strength was dimming, in the plane of the Etheral. Everything else, then Dread and fear, was diminishing and dying out. Only the dark powers, of the new Emperor, was growing stronger now. Everything else. Fading. And the first thing to fade, was hope. Hope of the return of the Empress. It had even become a mere rumor, that she even got away. And hadn't just been killed or enslaved by the Emperor as well. Everyone knew, that Saleina the Wise, had become a servant, and now served the Emperor. So why wouldn't the Empress? Saleina never left her Empress' side, for more then days, and it had been years now. Everyone was sure, that a brighter day, wasn't coming. Trying to come to terms, with this new world. Everyone, except one. Saleina. Saleina kept hope strong. She knew the truth. She knew, that the Empress had gotten away. Had escaped. She had been gravely wounded, and Saleina knew, that there was little hope for the Empress. Yet her cub, had been strong. She would prevail. She would grow strong. And one day, she would feel her calling, and would return to them. But it took too long. When the Empress' child, had come of age, she should have already felt the calling. Why wasn't she? Why was she staying away? Why was she ignoring the calls? Had she grown numb to it? Did she not want to help? Had she lost the ability, to even feel their plane? Or. Had the rift grown weak? Either way, Saleina had grown tired of waiting. She knew, it would not be long, before the Emperor made his strike at the human plane as well. And then, she knew, it would be too late. She could not hinder the Emperor, much longer. She didn't care about the humans. They where young and stupid. Wasn't truly worth saving. But the Empress' daughter was there. And she was worth, everything. So Saleina made the highest risk, and created a portal, to the human world, once again. In a search, for their young Empress. For the legacy, of her kind. For the sake, of both planes. The first time, had only been a visit, to see if the portal was strong enough, and she'd soon returned. But she felt something return with her, and it had her unease. Had a human made it through with her? Now reporting this, to the rest of it's kind? She had to be more careful this time. She had to make sure, no one else followed. It could not be risked. If the Emperor found out, that she was actually still able to create a portal, and that his torture hadn't weakened her.. He would surely make her regret her lies. She had lived his torture. But she hadn't done so lightly. She was a strong woman. But the torture, had been traumatic. So now, in the human plane again, she wouldn't make the same mistake. She made sure to be more careful, and silent in her steps. But after searching for hours, and finding nothing, she dropped to her knees, in front of a small pond, lowering her head with a silent sigh. Again, she had failed her Kingdom. Failed to find the Empress. To find the only hope, still lingering. Slowly, that hope was dimming. The dress she wore, had clearly been adorned, to show off her features. To show off the woman she was. Not of her choice, however. The robes, she was made to wear by her new Emperor. She was still allowed to keep her golden claws. Placed upon four fingers of each of her four hands, only the thumb on each, without a claw. The Emperor knew, they channeled her powers, and would therefor need them to create portals to the human world. Once she regained enough of her strength. That strength, had almost been reached. But she didn't let him know. Lied. To keep the new Empress safe. The only problem was. The Empress, was nowhere to be found.