The Legend of Quinn

Legends. Myths. Stories. Epic tales. We've all heard 1 at some point in our lives. After hearing about these fantastic tales, does it ever make you wonder how much of it actually happened and how much of it is myth? I know that I have sometimes. But there was 1 legend that I was told I wouldn't have believed if it wasn't for the fact that I saw it with my own eyes and it's as real as I'm typing this right now. Now in the future, this might be told as a crazy story or as a myth, but I do know that right now, as it's about to be told, those who know it know that it's true, and those who don't, be prepared...

There was this woman. She was extremely beautiful. 1 of the most virtuous that you would ever come across, maybe ever. She had such an innocence about her that no one could believe that she was truly such a captivating beauty. She was 1 of the most selfless people that you would ever meet, always willing to help those in need. Always smiling, always offering her time and support to those or to things that required her effort. Her essence was compared to that of the life sustaining sun that we all know and need. She was the woman that anybody could depend on to help in a situation. She still is. No matter what or who. No matter the circumstances, if she was able to help, you could set your watch to the woman because that's how quick she would be there to help anybody. 

Even though she was helping and she was the most captivating woman anyone ever knew, nobody had the faintest idea that a chance meeting would totally change her forever. No one knew that 1 man (now 2 in the days of future past) or even her own family could ever have the effect that it did on her. No one could see that the radiant beauty on the outside was slowly becoming a dark, sinister force that, when pushed, had the potential to eradicate and completely decimate all that came into contact with her. It is from that dark shroud that was slowly engulfing her that the entity known as Quinn came to be born. If the woman is a selfless, beautiful, captivating spirit, Quinn is infinitely different. Where the woman is light, Quinn is darkness. Where the woman is selfless, Quinn's purpose is to protect the woman by getting her to think of herself. Where the essence of the woman is compared to the sun, Quinn's essence is the sadness, anger, hurt, pain, and emptiness that the woman has done her best to hide from the world. The woman and Quinn differ greatly, but the most amazing part about that is, nobody knows that the woman and Quinn are 1 and the same. It's a quality that's 1 of the woman's most amazing, she's able to hide her pain and feelings well. 

The 1 thing that's a problem though is Quinn wanting to be released. When Quinn sees and/or knows that the woman is doing something that she shouldn't do or trying to tell her to do something that she doesn't want to do, Quinn fights her hardest to get out. I guess you could say that Quinn is her conscience, but she's anything but. There is a never ending war going on between the woman and Quinn. Sometimes the woman wins, sometimes Quinn. It's a power struggle of who can finally top who. Whether Quinn should always be in control. Whether the woman should always remain in control. Quinn was formed from a very dark beginning and still fights to get out. Right now, if you listen quietly, you can hear Quinn's screams as she pleads for escape, screaming with all of her might to be released from her prison that she might once again experience the outside world. There are those who think that Quinn's a danger to the world which is why she must be locked away, never to see the light of day again. There are those who think that Quinn's desire for freedom are made up in her head and that everything will be OK in the long run. There are those who think Quinn is just a made up thought in the woman's mind and that she's living in a fantasy world. 

People think the woman is just someone who can be taken advantage of, used, abused, can acquire what they want from her and leave it at that. Like she doesn't have feelings that need to be nurtured, cared for, loved, and cherished. THIS is why Quinn wants out. To show that this woman is NO ONE to be pushed around, beat down, or taken for granted again. The woman has wasted so much of her essence on those that truly weren't worth it and has become a shell of her former self. The smile that was able to light up an entire room when she walked in are replaced by tears and having to hide all of her pain away to save face. The sorrow that she bares makes her a tragic figure in history, made to carry the burdens of those who chose to throw theirs on her shoulders. Her dark side can only take so much and little does anyone, including the woman, know that all of this pain, sorrow, anger, and depression are gathering and giving Quinn energy. It's giving her the strength to rise out of her prison and break free. 

Those who took advantage of her in the past and in the present, she's coming for all of them. She's coming for everyone that's ever taken advantage of her selflessness and of her caring, loving nature. Everything that anyone has ever done to her that they thought they were gonna get away with, Quinn has remembered it all and is coming to get back everything no one thought that she would ever care about again. Quinn is coming to destroy all the sadness, pain, and betrayals that the woman has received over the years. She's coming to destroy all the chains and barriers that everyone has put on her and around her to try and keep her "under control." So goes the legend at least. This is the part nobody wants to believe or even cares about believing. Sometimes, just sometimes, even I forget or seem not to care anymore, seeing as how I figure I don't have a reason to care anymore. But sometimes, just sometimes, Quinn calls out in the night to me, in the roar of the mighty lion, waiting for the release. 

The story is over. The tale is done. That's how the legend goes. Is it true you ask? Does an entity like that really exist inside a woman who is nothing short of the most selfless woman ever? The legend is true, that I'm certain of. Is Quinn dead? Who knows? Will she ever rise again? Again, who knows? And what of the Joker? The 1 who is able to calm and reach her when she goes into her mad state? The 1 who is the only 1 that understands her and her inner rage. Well he's lost to time. Or is he? Is he somewhere, just waiting, lurking, ready to rise again when the time is right? Again, who knows? The legend of Quinn is a redemption 1 though as she and the woman finally become 1 and realize that they cant live without each other. They learn to embrace each other's strengths and weaknesses and begin to live in complete harmony as 1, the woman being restored to her essence and who she was, and Quinn being her protector when someone tries to steal it and corrupt it again. She goes on to find the love of her life and there she resurrects him and they begin life anew and for the first time in her existence on Earth, Quinn and the woman both feel the love, happiness, and security that she's always longed for.

So goes the legend. It may sound like a fantastical myth or like something straight out of a fairy tale. But just like all of the different legends that have been told over the time that humans have been walking this planet, all legends have some basis of truth. Quinn is real and she will return to the land of the living. Keep watching my friends, for her re-emergence is just on the horizon...