since her birth, she was certain there was never of an ounce of innocence to reside within. perhaps it was beaten from her in her youth. small hands had once tenderly clung to the limb of her elder brother, the very limb she had maimed years later, care & humanity dwindling. her monstrosity was a necessity required for her survival. none created phasma. none but herself. ❛ spare me your sympathy. it sickens me. ❜ one could not be guided from darkness when they bathed in it.