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To be Dauntless.

"She belonged somewhere. She needed to find out.Needed to overcome her fears,fight the darkness,to be a true friend. She wanted to fly. To reach the skies.To be fearless.To be different."

 

As she stepped into the dark corridors,

All she brought with her was a weak heart and a wandering soul.

The thirst to know where she belonged.

Only if she could find herself,

within the crowd ...

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Half heart.

"Stories.They were just stories and lies.She was just like any other girl.Memories.His laughter ,his comforting smile,the warmth.Everything.How could everything be a lie?How could he just leave her,the one who thought him to be her world?"

 

Deep breaths, a beating heart.

A sorrowful face,a shrill sound.

Cold winds and a memory,

There she was standing on the cold hard ground.

Ima...

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The lost girl.

"Greed.The greed destroyed Humanity. Why?Don't the plants respire?

What is the use of destroying something that helps us survive?

She still calls for help.She is vulnerable.All she needs is a hand to reach out for her.

But who is strong enough to overcome the humanly greed and rescue her from the darkness?"

 

 

The dreamland you have landed in, a new birth in life. 

Where you ...

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