Kai's Memories
Once a small goblin, now something else.
The Lighthouse
This is a familiar place.
She has always liked it up here. Even then, she knew she would always be small. Up here, it feels like flying. Like she is above the island, above everything.
The slats of the metal hand-rail she can't clear the top of nor fit between cage her in, but she doesn't mind it. She can feel the wind on all sides of her, peer down at the houses like little toys below, watch the waves crash against the rocks and throw themselves at the shore.
But today, something is wrong.
She watches, silent. The wind screams; it takes her voice. And suddenly, the unchanging blue of the ocean is no longer.
Darkness like a poison first takes the ocean, drains it of colour, then seeps onto the island. She watches, not understanding, not knowing to be afraid. And they succumb.
Someone is reaching out to her. The presence is familiar, comforting, even as it radiates with panic. But before she can turn, before she can remember their face, they are gone.