The Other Half

The artificial light from above finally revealed the woman's face as she pulled back her hood.

At the same time, two wide silver metallic wings spread behind her. It cast shadows on both Sera and Bea.

They both took a step back and their faces went pale. The wings didn't even register for them, because they were too absorbed in the woman's face.

Once beautiful, now full of scars, cut marks and burn wounds. As her smile widened, a few recent wounds' skin broke and began oozing blood down her cheeks.

Her shoulder length hair was a divine golden color, while her fierce, mad eyes were a mix of gold and green, just like Sera's.

The woman's face was something they both recognized. Now, Sera realized where the sense of familiarity came from.

The scars couldn't hide the face beneath, but even if they could, those pair of eyes were something Sera would never forget, because... She saw the exact same eyes when she stared into a mirror...