The Pain Of A Broken Heart - Esther Brown

Five Years Ago...

She sat alone in her little cabin in the remains of the Meta Village, tears falling down her face as she recalled his last words to her. They were so cruel and cold like the very ice he wielded, yet she still loved him and held onto hope that he might return. She has given him everything - her heart and soul, breaking the world she pulled power from just to stay with him.

Now, her soul had shattered and heart was broken. She hid in here so that Riley would not see how badly she mourned him, how much it tore open a rift that swirled around her in dark tendrils of blackness.

This time, though, she did not fight it.

She welcomed it.

Yes, she welcomed the dark thoughts, the death spilling through her soul like tar and burning lava. A hand pressed to her shirt, gripping the fabric as she wept for him. Why did he suddenly choose this? Why return to his home world with his younger sister? Weren't they doing so well?

Apparently not if he would choose the life of the yokai over the love they shared. She still held onto what was left of his soul, pulled it from her own and held it in her palms. Tears slid down her face, slowly becoming odd crystals as they fell to the fabric of her shirt. Bouncing off they landed on the wooden floor, ignored like she had been in the end.

She had pleaded and begged to know why he was leaving her, what she had done wrong. He had given her no explanation - only heartache and a fresh wall of ice. By the time she had gotten around it he was gone.

"Fuyuhiko…" She sobbed as the pain shot through her again. Her hands cupped the little bit of his soul she had been given and gently returned it inside herself by pressing it into her chest. The warmth would wash over her, mixed with memories and fresh sorrow.

"Esther…" She heard his whisper of her name in her head. The way he had said her name, kissed her and wrapped her up in his love, had been one of the best things she had felt.

Now, though, it is all gone.

"Why did you leave me…?" Esther whispered and covered her face as she continued to weep and disappeared into the Hellscape forever…