Exalted - A Scene

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Exalted - A Scene

Standing there alone, I found that all sense abandoned me, and I lifted my hands dumbly, staring uncomprehendingly at the deep, bloodied lines that scoured them. For several moments, I could not recall what had happened, what had brought me to be standing there, shuddering in the early light of morning. Ah, but it came back quickly enough, and I raised my hands, pressing the slashed palms to my eyes and digging my fingers into my hair, unable to scream with the horror of it, but pulling my lips back and baring my teeth in a rictus of pain. The blood stung my eyes, but it was better than the scene before me which, even now, I felt compelled to