Kodah's POV

Kodah Centuri was nervous. It went with the territory, living alone in a planet of crime and decay. But she could handle it. She always could. Friends were overrated, love was a weakness. She had learned it that day. The day her whole world shattered.
~~~~~~flash back~~~~~~

Kodah heard herself screaming. But her cries were nothing compared to theirs. She watched helplessly as the brilliant red blade pierced through their chests. Her 7 year old self waited for blood that didn't come. Their was nothing but cold and death. And the sound of his laughter. "The dark side calls to you little one. Soon you will know what it's capable of." His yellow eyes glinted evily. His red and black skin demonic under his cloak. "Noooo!!" Her screams fell on deaf ears. "It's futile to protest. You are just what I'm looking for. And you will be mine."
Then the water came. Hurling him away from her. Strangling him in its wet grasp. She knew about secrets this creature couldn't dream of. Even as a child, she understood the world more than he ever could.

~~~~~~flash back end~~~~~
Kodah shook her head as though to jostle away the memories. They are dead. She reminded herself. My parents are dead. Nothing can change that. Now is just me. Forever. No more thinking. I'm tired of thinking.