365 Days of Drabbles: Day Ten
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sraun: "A Tez story from his youth - before he realized that he was immortal, how he came to realize he was immortal, how he came to be immortal. "
Author's Note: It was a gradual process
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He lit the pyre to the former Eldest, who had lived six thousand years.
Why can't I die?
He dived in the river as the First Forest burned, the screams of the Tribe in his ears.
Why can't I die?
His child died in his arms, skin weeping black sores, joining the rest of his family in the mass grave.
Why can't I die?
They picked up his broken body and cried for the healer.
Why can't I die?
He vomited up the poison.
Why can't I die?
He pressed the button, and the missiles flew.
WHY. CAN'T. I. DIE?
sraun: "A Tez story from his youth - before he realized that he was immortal, how he came to realize he was immortal, how he came to be immortal. "Author's Note: It was a gradual process
* * *
He lit the pyre to the former Eldest, who had lived six thousand years.
Why can't I die?
He dived in the river as the First Forest burned, the screams of the Tribe in his ears.
Why can't I die?
His child died in his arms, skin weeping black sores, joining the rest of his family in the mass grave.
Why can't I die?
They picked up his broken body and cried for the healer.
Why can't I die?
He vomited up the poison.
Why can't I die?
He pressed the button, and the missiles flew.
WHY. CAN'T. I. DIE?
