Radiant Shadows 6: Destruction and Despair

My feet pounding the ashy floor, I continue running. Despite the fact my legs are crying, my feet are screaming, and my body's going to hate me tomorrow, I keep running. I had slipped a few times and got ash into my left hand, but there's medical supplies at the base, right? That thought keeps me going. Finally, FINALLY AFTER 5 LONG FREAKING HOURS, I find Lightning's base. It would've taken only 2, but I kept hearing the flap of wings and automatically dove into the ground, causing ash to puff up and cover me, which eventually stained my hoodie and jeans (haven't changed since I was teleported here).
I'm thankful for the cloak, because it hides me well. Wait.. oh yeah! I'm at Lightning's base, and I look around for some rags and bandages. I find a rag pretty quickly, and I dunk the rag in a random bucket full of water - yes, I double-checked and it's DEFINITELY water - and quickly clean off my face, hands, and hair, since my hair got a bit ashy too. I wring it out and leave it on the rim of the bucket. I, with the experience of a kid who wants to go to medical school but has no clue how to do anything, shakily wrap the cut. I feel my ribs again. I'm most likely just going to have a giant bruise, nothing too serious.
While my hand burns, probably since I didn't wrap it properly, I sit down on the floor, and pull out the bread and apple. I start eating it like I haven't eaten in days. After I finish, I look around the cave more. There's several chests I haven't opened, and one of them is full of bread and other pastries. Another one has more medical supplies, including potions and mints, for some odd reason. I rest in the bed Lightning put me in when I came here.
A day later...
Ok, I think that it's safe to return. I know that Lightning told me to hide and run, but I want - no, I NEED to make sure they are ok. I pack up the stuff that Lightning had left me, along with the entire chest of medical supplies. I walk out of the cave, and follow the map back. I wander back, this time, not diving into the ashes like before. I find the small hole that I had crawled out of, and crawl back. This time, it has spiderwebs and a lot of ash. I have to keep brushing the webs out of my eyes, and coughing up the ash. I poke my head through the hole that leads into the base. I gasp, then cough out the ash again. 
Everything had been burned down, and the air is still a bit smoky. I start run-walking around the place, looking for any survivors. "Hello?!" I yell, feeling pretty panicked. "Is anyone there!?" Nothing moved, and it bugs me a lot more than it should. I mumble to myself, "Heh, it's ok, they probably left. I mean, any survivors would've left, and tried to find the others. Geez, now I'm talking to myself. I probably sound like a weirdo..." "Heh, *cough* y-y-you really do..." I look around, and a piece of charred wood moves, and Lightning pushes herself up. She's tightly clutching her left arm, and is wincing.
"LIGHTNING!!" I yell, before colliding into her. She whimpers a bit, and hugs back with her wings. I let her go, and look at her. All of Lightning's clothes are covered in ash, and her ears are.. singed? Along with her tail? "Ummm.. Lightning?" I ask. "Yeah?" She half-smiles. "How is your tail and ears burnt and you're not in pain?" Lightning's eye twitches for a second, and she starts talking really fast. "W-well, my tail was trapped under a log and I didn't notice my ears until you brought it up, and anyway do you have medical supplies?" I nod, and take off my bag. I hand it to her, and she starts digging through it for the bandages.
"Ok.. so, I was fighting the Angels - ungrateful little *WOOOOOAH LIGHTNING CHILL!!* - and someone must've thrown something, or a building collapsed, because I was suddenly pinned by a log and bricks! I was stuck there, and thankfully no Angel or Human found me, because then, I would've been a goner!" I nod, and bricks shift some more 2 metres away. Philo breaks through, gasping for air. "OH MY GOD IF I WAS STUCK UNDER THERE FOR ANOTHER DAY I WOULD'VE GONE NUTSO!!" Philo realizes that we were staring at her, and she awkwardly smiles. "Heh.. sorry."
Philo is also ashy, and could be mistaken for a living shadow. Another being breaks the surface, with blue hair. I could tell it was blue, since the bear ears were the only things that wasn't covered in ash and blood. There's a huge scar across his eye, and he winces when he moves his arm. Philo grabs a handful of bandages, and a potion. She walks over and starts helping him. More and more beings break through the bricks, stone, and logs, and they all have different scars left behind by the Dark Lights, including:
-Wings sliced off.
-Eyes missing.
-Ears/animal ears missing.
-Fingers/arm missing.
-and huge scars that will definitely stay forever.
Lightning drags me around, giving potions and bandages to people. That's when it hits me. Something is off about Lightning's story. The little "wrinkle" is...
Everything burned. How was Lightning stuck under a log, when everything burned? She would have a huge burn on her tail, and even then she would be in so much pain I doubt she could move. Lightning said her tail was stuck, but how is she fine?!
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