A brilliant fire
Outfit: Image link (commission)
Weapons: Lightsabers
Valery's fiery amber eyes softened as she saw the fire swirling around Yuri's arms dissipate. His mangled hand, smoldering and twisted, reached out to meet hers, and for a moment, a flicker of hope ignited in her heart. The oppressive darkness around them seemed to waver, and her steady, glowing presence in the Force reached out to him with all the warmth and love she could muster.
"Yuri, you're stronger than this. You can fight it," she urged, her voice steady yet filled with emotion.
Her hand moved closer to his, trembling slightly as his crimson eyes, marred by pain and grief, met hers. She could feel the turmoil within him — the conflicting emotions that threatened to tear him apart. For a moment, it seemed as though he might grasp her hand, might choose the light over the darkness.
Then his words broke through, grating like metal on stone.
"I can't forgive you."
The world fractured as the howl of his pistol pierced the air. The shot hit Valery squarely in the gut, and she stumbled backward, her expression shifting from shock to an unreadable stillness as the dark world around them shattered.
...
When the scene shifted back to reality, they were no longer in the void but back in the dimly lit room where their journey had begun. The oppressive weight of the dark side still lingered, but the surreal, chaotic realm was gone.
Yuri stood there, tears streaking his cheeks, his pistol still trembling in his grasp. But Valery was on the ground.
She lay motionless, her body sprawled where she had fallen. Her lightsaber was extinguished, her hand still reaching out toward him. Though there was no visible wound where the shot would have struck her, her face was contorted in pain, and her chest rose and fell unevenly. She was unconscious, her connection to the Force dimmed but not severed entirely.
The room was silent save for Yuri's labored breathing and the faint hum of the Force. Whatever had just happened had left its mark, not just on Valery but on Yuri as well.
