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Emerald City Mined Dry

After My Pain...my Curse:
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(For those from Seattle, my Apologies)

The sun was high in the sky, the sounds of cars and people walking around and enjoying their day fills the city. From moving place to place to wandering aimlessly, Seattle is a city that never stands still.

Near the waterfront, a father and his daughter are enjoying vanilla ice cream they bought just down the road.

Father: How's the cone, Siara?

Siara: It's great!

Chuckling to himself, he looks out to the ocean and kept eating his own ice cream.

Siara: Hm? Daddy, what's that?

She pointed out to the ocean, there was a black mass rising out of the water.

Father: I don't know...it could be a dolphin, or maybe a shark?

The figure slowly came to shore, not being noticed by many other than the two.

Soon enough, more of them surface behind it, making their way to shore.

Finally, they step onto the beach, the people around notice them and step away. The siren threat was still present, but these didn't look like them.

Lifeguard: Excuse me? May I ask who you folk are?

The lead girl turns to look at him.

...

*BOOM*

The man was shot, utterly obliterated by a single salvo. The result? Panic.

The people on the beach screamed and ran, trying to get away from the monsters, yet no matter how fast they were, they couldn't escape them.

Some were shot, some were stabbed, some were eaten by the massive tails with mouths that some of them had.

To the side of it all, the father was with his daughter. They both witnessed what had happened.

He picked up his daughter and ran.

Turning a corner, shells flew past him as they leveled the city, causing untold amounts of death and destruction. He weaved past the many buildings that collapsed around him, making sure his daughter was safe from the falling rubble.

Siara: *crying* Daddy! I-I'm scared!

Father: It's ok sweetie, we'll get out of this...just quiet down and-

*BOOM*

An explosion rang out behind them, launching the two and hurtling Siara into a wall, knocking her unconscious.

...

Siara: Owwie...

She woke up, but she couldn't hear anything, her head was throbbing and her ears were ringing.

After sitting there for a few minutes, she was able to stand, and could hear again.

There was...

Nothing

No screams, just fire and alarms.

Siara: H-hello?...Daddy?...Anybody?

Siara walked forward ever so carefully, trying to stay hidden in case those monsters were still here.

Siara: Daddy?

She looked around, finding no one, not even bodies, except one at the other side of the road. It was mostly buried under rubble.

She walked closer, feeling her heart beat faster the closer she got. Finally, when she saw the face, it all stopped.

Siara: No...

Her father

Siara: Daddy...

Was dead

...

She started to cry, mourning her father's death in the middle of this war torn city.

Her cries, however, did reach someone's ears.

...

*Clack*

*Clack*

*Clack*

*Clack*

Siara looked around, wiping her tears as she tried to find the sound.

She looked down the street, and spots a tall woman with long white hair, and gorgeous golden eyes.

Siara: Miss! Please, you have to help him!

The person walking towards her kept her pace, making her way to the child and looking at the father's corpse.

?: Oh no...what's your name, young one?

Siara: M-my names *hic* Siara

?: Siara...I'm sorry to say this but...

Siara: No, no he can't be! He can't be!

The woman embraced her, letting the child cry into her chest.

?: It's alright, let it out...no one deserves to see such a scene

...

Eventually, Siara pulls herself off of the lady, looking into her eyes.

Siara: Miss...what do I do? I'm scared and-

?: Ssshhh...it's ok. If you want, you can come with me...I promise you'll be safer with me

Siara: Re-really?

?: Yes, but I have to tell you, if you come with me...you might have trouble in the future

Siara: Future?

?: Oh, silly me. How old are you?

Siara: I'm 6

?: Hmm...so young and already you lost your parent

Siara: Miss?

?: Yes?

Siara: Can I...come with you?

?: Are you sure?

Siara: Yes...you feel like mommy did

?: I look like your mom?

Siara: No, you love me like she did

The woman smiles, gently rubbing the 6 year olds back.

?: Thank you for telling me that, Siara

Siara: Miss, what's your name?

?: My name? My name is Iowa
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Iowa: *content sigh*

Ta: My Queen?

Iowa: It's nothing, I'm happy that our first breach to the world ended so well, the first glimpse humanity got of us was the utter annihilation of their city.

Ta: Yet, knowing those humans, they'll only try harder to find and kill us

Ru: That's impossible, those humans don't stand a chance at defeating our Queen!

Iowa: Ru, while confidence is admirable, it can get you killed for underestimating your opponents. Even if humans are weaker than us, they are clever, and they will get you if you let your guard down

Ru: Such wisdom! Thank you my queen!

Silence filled the room, everyone was doing their own thing, be it inspecting their rigging, watching the queen work, or being the queen and watching over her kingdom and her enemies with her orb.

...

Iowa: Everyone, leave the room

The abyssals bow to her and leave the room. A few minutes go by and the door opens again.

Iowa: *Smiles* So...how are you liking this place?

My Northern Princess

N.P: I love it! It has so much room and the places outside are pretty!

Iowa: *chuckles* I'm glad you think so

N.P runs up to the throne and jumps onto Iowa, giving her a hug while burying her face in her chest.

N.P: Thank you so much for this mommy!

Iowa: Anything for my sweet little princess, Siara...

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