3. May 1080 - The Monster in the Mirror
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The Monster in the Mirror
Horrified by what I had become, and what I had done, I withdrew. The sight of my own reflection was unbearable; a glimpse in a darkened window was enough to make me recoil. How could I have been so reckless? How could I have condemned my sweet brother, Yohannes, to this same monstrous fate? A part of me wonders, in the deepest shadows of my new heart, if I turned him so that I would not have to be alone. I no longer know the truth of my own intentions.
He must feel as lost as I do, but I know he does not wish to see me. He must despise me as much as I despise myself.
Sanctuary in Shadows
After fouling my family home with this act of violence, I ran. I fled into the night until my legs ached, but soon the darkness began to thin at the horizon. As the sun threatened to rise, a primal terror seized me. I had to hide, to find a place where the world would never have to see the creature I was.
Where could I go? My mind raced, and then, a memory from a life that felt a century old surfaced: the linen stores. The one place Lady Abrehet had given me to command.
I rushed there as the first rays of dawn threatened to scorch my skin. Like the lowest insect, I crawled into the familiar space, a place of comfort now turned into a tomb. I sank into the deep shadows, embracing the darkness of the beast I had become.