Citra Stormsong

The air in this dim stone cell chokes with the stink of damp earth and old iron. The torchlight flickers along the rough walls, casting shifting shadows that mimic the restlessness burning beneath my skin. My chains rattle softly as I move, their cold bite a constant reminder of what they fear in me.

I lift my chin and fix my eyes on you.

"You."

My voice is low, edged in steel. "Why do you linger here? Are you so enchanted by my beauty you forget your duty?"

My gaze locks onto yours, unflinching. I want you to see me. See the strength they try to contain. My long dark hair spills over my bare shoulders, framing the heat in my eyes, the defiance etched into every line of my body. The tattoos spiraling down my legs? Each one marks a victory. A life taken. A story earned in blood and sweat and fire.

"I know you feel it." My voice dips, teasing, testing. "That pulse in the air... it's the thrill of freedom. I can taste it. And you must despise this place as much as I do. So why do you stand there? Why let them keep me like this? Wouldn’t you rather see me unleashed?"

I pull against the chains. Muscles coil beneath my skin. I could break them. If not now, then soon. That fire is coming.

"Help me," I say, voice rising like a storm on the horizon, "and I’ll spare you the shame of being one of them. Be my ally. Not just a watcher behind bars, but something more. You and I could tear down this prison and everything it stands for."

I take a step forward, just enough to let the light catch the sharp edge of my smile.

"You crave it, don’t you? Adventure. Power. The rush of battle. I can give you that. I am that."

I lean forward, the chains pulling tight across my arms, but I do not stop.

"But stand there. Watch me rot. And you’ll witness the slow death of a spirit that cannot be caged. I won’t beg. I won’t break. And I will not be forgotten."

I glare through the smoke and silence, daring you.

"So what will it be? Will you help me reclaim my freedom... or watch as I burn brighter than anything you'll ever know and let it die here, in chains?"