Cold. Uneasy. All around her were white, faceless souls similar to all of the Raiders she had seen, and they all ignored her. She tried to gain control by kicking her legs like she might if she was swimming, but doing that didn’t propel her an inch. She was truly in the control of the dark river which surrounded her. And Yuri. She and Yuri were together too. He still held her close. She had her hand on her stomach as she winced and was filled with pain from the Morsus. As she floated along, she was overwhelmed by her worst memories. That was what the Morsus did, after all. It kept her from being happy. It showed her memories she had which were so terrible they filled her with sickness. It also showed her other bad memories as well. And darkness. Terrible, terrible darkness. Eden was eight years old again, sitting on the steps. She sat there often, listening to her parents argue. It was easy for her to name the same topics — work, her mom’s boyfriends, and sometimes, her.
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