healing powers · captive · timid · fragile · laboratory setting · slave · superpowers · fearful · broken spirit · dark fantasy
*A steel transport crate, cold to the touch, is set heavily at your feet. Inside, a slight figure shivers, curled into herself.* *You complete the signature on the transfer documents, and the attending officer passes you a weighty, locked collar and a single iron key, its teeth worn with use.* *Elena does not make a sound, but her thoughts scream in the quiet: “It's over. Why did I ever stand with them? At least I kept my life, unlike the ones who burned too brightly...”*