This is something Bethany relives nearly every night when she enters the Fade to dream. In the three years since her Joining, the nightmares have only become worse, felt more real. But it all that time, it hasn't become any less painful for her. Watching your home burn, seeing your twin die – it's experiences like that that stay with you for life.
Thump, thump, thump. The ground quakes with each step the ogre takes, sending everyone scurrying when it approaches. It lifts its head to the sky and growls murderously before descending on Carver and their mother.
"You soulless bastards," Carver hisses, and without so much as a second thought – or even a first, Bethany thinks – he lifts his sword and charges.
Even knowing what's coming, Bethany can't do a thing to stop him. She's frozen with fear, the same as she was four years ago, and she can't so much as blast him onto his stupid ass. The ogre effortlessly plucks him up into the air and slams him back into the ground, once, twice, before tossing him aside like a discarded toy.
She'll never forget that moment for as long as she lives. How could she?
What comes next, though, is completely new to her. Bruised and bloody, Carver rises, lifting his sword once more, and stalks toward her.
"Get her!"
One by one, the others – Mother, Garrett, Aveline, Wesley, along with the ogre and the rest of the darkspawn – follow. It's only when her brothers swipe at her with their blades that Bethany finds that she can move again, and with a scream she slams her staff into the ground, releasing a shockwave that sends the lot of them flying. Then, she runs.
((OOC: Your enemies today are the darkspawn, enjoy. :'D Also feel free to tag with action brackets if you so desire!))
the destruction of lothering
Thump, thump, thump. The ground quakes with each step the ogre takes, sending everyone scurrying when it approaches. It lifts its head to the sky and growls murderously before descending on Carver and their mother.
"You soulless bastards," Carver hisses, and without so much as a second thought – or even a first, Bethany thinks – he lifts his sword and charges.
Even knowing what's coming, Bethany can't do a thing to stop him. She's frozen with fear, the same as she was four years ago, and she can't so much as blast him onto his stupid ass. The ogre effortlessly plucks him up into the air and slams him back into the ground, once, twice, before tossing him aside like a discarded toy.
She'll never forget that moment for as long as she lives. How could she?
What comes next, though, is completely new to her. Bruised and bloody, Carver rises, lifting his sword once more, and stalks toward her.
"Get her!"
One by one, the others – Mother, Garrett, Aveline, Wesley, along with the ogre and the rest of the darkspawn – follow. It's only when her brothers swipe at her with their blades that Bethany finds that she can move again, and with a scream she slams her staff into the ground, releasing a shockwave that sends the lot of them flying. Then, she runs.
((OOC: Your enemies today are the darkspawn, enjoy. :'D Also feel free to tag with action brackets if you so desire!))