Sage stuck her blade into the dirt next ot her and chuckled softly as he asked for her story. "My story..its not one for cheering up people if thats what your looking for." she said as she suddenly got serious. Taking off her gloves then boots, she looked completely relaxed amongst all the horrors here. Her eyes made contact with Jackson's and she looked serious for that first time since he had met her. Then a sigh left her soft lips as she looked away.<br/><br/>"I used to live in this city with my parents and brother, before all of this began and the Auran gas didnt exist. It was a very nice to place to be and the people here were the friendliest people you would ever meet. One day, an earthquake interuppted our family's walk through town and no one really knows how, but the Auran gas was released into the city. Our parents were one of the first to fall ill to the toxic gas. I did my best to take care of both of us as well as our parents...but i couldnt help them.." she whispered the last part as sorrow clouded her eyes. But she shook her head slowly to clear it and the emotions vanished. "They died a week after falling ill to it. Except...they didnt really..die. The night before the funeral was supposed to take place, their bodies vanished. No one knew what had happened..until one day..when many people started to fall ill and die only hours afterwards. The toxins were progressing quickly and soon the dead bodies started to get up...and walk..at first, everyone thought they had made mistakes. That the people never died but maybe fell into a coma, but then the bodies would moan and limp. They started to bite people and soon evolved into ripping the flesh off of people as they attacked...many people escaped and they built the wall. Me and my brother were trapped over here for a few years though, i took care of him as much as i could..but soon he decided to go his own way and escape over the wall. I had to follow him since i promised my parents i would take care of him. We made it through the city and over the wall with little trouble. Once out, my brother parted ways with me and refused to let me follow. I soon learned that it was tougher on the outside than it was on the inside. One day though, i found that in order to suvive, you have to be the stronger person. So i did what was necassary when i was dragged onto a pirate ship by a captain whos intentions were not in my favor...He got his way with me and intended to keep me as his 'pet'. But i had other plans. After several nights on the ship, I had gained the crews trust and favor. So i used it to my advantage. I had one of the men let me into the captains room one night and arm me with a knife. I silently crept to his bed and slit his throat while he slept. The crew had tried to shelter me from most of the captain's intentions and i couldnt just leave them captainless, so i took up the job." she finished and sighed. Rubbing her forehead with a frown. "I dont like killing...But its all i know anymore.." she whispered before falling silent.