Neverending Darkness

Prolog


Death is painless, calm and peaceful

Thats what I believe

At least that used to be...

Honestly, if I ever meet the one who said that, I'll kick them in place where its hurt

Screw that! I'll cut their tongue so they wont say something stupid as that ever again, before cut their limbs and throw them to sea or something- to make example for other people...

Seriously, I'm going to do that—

I afterall isn't like everforgiving protagonist from stories or something-

No! I'm quite proud to say that I have personality of a villain—

Why?

Because I used to be a quiet, caring and kind girl but all of that attack me from behind...

I understand something like world peace won't be achieved with kindness but with understanding and equality...

I didn't understand what happen nor I remember it- or rather I'm only remember some of it..

I only remember that I somehow helping someone- that actually not a good man...

Because of that, his enemies who also some bad guys attack us and everyone surrounding us, leaving no witness... and worse, they blame it to ME!

Because of that, the police caught me for planned mass murder—

And I'm punished to death by hanged

And that really hurt, can't breath, can't move, can't talk

One second feels like eternity for me

When I thought it going to ended, somehow it flashed to me- how other victims dying...

Young, old, men, women, even pregnant and infant

I'm sure this called- survivor guilt? Or something like that...

After that it was black... not a calm blackness- lol is that even a word?

No matter what I mean it... it feels like being swallowed by endless torrent of blackness- or easier to say that it feels like drowned in sea of black ink

Somehow I remember my last wishes before dying, which is watching anime from episode one to the very last episode, including movie and OVA. I think its called—

Pegasus Tail? Or It Is Blue Saber? Fairy Tooth? Lamia Heel? Four Mermaid? Puppy Scale? Or something... I don't really care

I don't care anymore...

Being alive is too much for me— death is what I want

Just when I think its going to ended, suddenly it feels hot, heavy and a lot of pain

Is this perhaps inside of purgatory? Or hell?

Well... I don't mind

While I savor the pain that come, suddenly I feels like something was lifted...

It was at that time... I see it for the first time

Portrait of hell...

Everywhere is burned, mountain, house, humans running around as if want to get away from this

I don't understand why they do that... as if they can run away from hell

Isn't it better to stay here and make it quick?

As I swallowed on thought, I see something that that lift me

Something huge, with red eyes with dark brown color, long neck and tail, big wings, muscular body with fur and scale...

It was familiar form... I think it was called—

"Peterhausen"

Ah, I said it out loud...

The dragon seemed surprised and widening its red eyes before making pose as if thinking about something

"Peterhausen... what a nostalgic word. I remember I was called as such one time by that female dragon. To this day, I still didn't understand what it means. Tell me brat, what its meaning and I'll give you painless death"

BRAT!? Did I look like brat? I quite sure I'm at least twenty at time my death

Just from seeing him, I can see that this peterhausen seems curious and evil

But he gives a delicious offer...

"It was name of dragon from anime I think"

Just now I'll make him statisfied

"I think? you sounds not sure with your words. And what is anime? If you tell me, I'll let you live"

The dragon said with curious and calm tone

I feels my mouth frowned at those words

Did he interested with anime? But that not really important thing, right?

"Don't want to..." I said it quickly, pouting

"Don't make my angry you brat! You should've grateful with my offer!"

This thing really weird…

One time want to kill me then want to spare me, being kind to me and just angry to me one second later

You are an evil or not

MAKE YOUR MIND DAMMIT!

"Why should I grateful with that? Death is more desirable for me"

At first I thought this dragon will angry and kill me but he only silent...

Ah this silence really kill me

"You don't want to live? Are you not scared of death? Arent you scared of me?"

The dragon tilts his head like he didn't understand something

"Why should I want to live? Why should I scared of you?"

I said calmly with emotionless tone, I'm sure from his point of view; I look like a broken girl

Not that I care about that though…

"Because I am a dragon. Look at your surrounding you brat! I am the one who destroy your village, I am the one who kill and eat your parent and everyone in this village"

"Who are they anyway? Are they important? I don't even know their face or name"

They're in this Hell; it means they are bad humans…

Why should I care about human like them? Its different story if they were good humans. They're just public trash— like I am now

"Heheh... you make me curious brat! Now tell me what is ANIME and I'll let you become my pet"

"Don't want to… I don't even understand why you such passionate about it "

"You dare to refuse me!"

"Yes—"

"Enough! I'm not interested on you anymore! TIME TO DIE!"

The dragon open his large mouth to eat me but I'm just silently close my eyes and let the painful death embrace me

But that didnt happen... in fact he just silent

"You arent crying like other brat—screw that! Even adult human cry. Are you really not scared?"

"I m not!" I give him brightest smile that I can offer

I was hoping that hell mad and ended my life. But again he just silent and then wearing his shocked face

"Brat! What your relationship with that Vell?"

Seriously… I don't get him

"Vell? Who's that?"

"You tell me"

"I don't know"

Seriously I don't know…

It was then I remember that I forgot something—something really important

What is my name?

But screw that!

"Aren't going to kill me? Or perhaps you are a softy" I said hoping that he's angry

But again... he is just silent

"Perhaps... because of that stupid wench named Vell"

He said looking the sky, red sky that filled by smoke from this burned population…

Oh wait… population? So hell have its own population? Is this perhaps like that soul community?

How stupid… its impossible that the god(if they really exist) made the hell like the hell of that anime… ah wait, isn't soul community is supposed to be heaven ?well never mind

If the god really make this hell like that, I want to see them

I really want to see the god… seriously I want to see them and punch them at least once

"I don't care with that! You can't even kill me, you don't have right to call yourself a dragon anymore"

"Hoho.. I'm impressed! What makes you think I care what you think? Ah! what is your name brat? I'm Valsphere"

Brat? Which part of me that looks like brat— I see my body and make gesture to show him my perfect hourglass body

Ah… it seem my form changed into my child form…

Age five or six years old perhaps? somehow I wear ancient toga… its dirty from whatever the reason

Toga? So this place is really hell? Is it a rule the sinner here to wear this and not the clothing that they wear when they died? Ah now that I think about that, I supposed wear prison clothing right? But those warden surely change my clothing before they bury me right? Right?

Then, they see my body right!ah i cant married now...

But why my child form? Did the Hell Warden have some weird fetish… you know what? I don't really want to know and I don't even care

"I don't care about something that you care. I don't even remember my name" I answer him stoically

"Why you don't remember? Are you stupid?"

I feel twitch on my head now

Did he just provoke me? Or did he just playing stupid?

"Maybe because something fell to my head"

"Oh... sorry then"

Why feels sorry!? He's not even supposed to say that! He supposed to kill me

"I don't care! Kill me now!"

"I don't understand you so I think I'm going to keep you-for now… it's not like I want you or something"

He said with humph… he's such kind of tsundere

I don't even know how I should react now… dragon supposed to be majestic and proud!

Not like this tsundere… wishy washy dragon-like lizard with wings

Ah lets just pretend not to see it… I'm not even supposed to care anymore

"Just kill me now you stupid lizard"

Ah now it dawn me… can I died in the hell at the first place?

I'm statisfied when I see twitch on his head

But as if he know what I'm intend to do, he supressed his rage...

Oh I don't care anymore... kill me or keep me as pet— I don't care

After he sighing, he make face as if deciding what to do

I have a bad feeling about this…

"You remind me a lot of her... I think I'll call you Vell for now- ah perhaps Vell2... work hard for amuse me from now on, Vellto! HYEHAHAHHAHA"

The dragon-like lizard said with evil laugh

What a shitty naming sense… I don't have obligation to obey him anyway

For now let's just thinking a good name….

"Ah it's wrong! I'm supposed to focus on dying!"

"Vellto, you are weird… I kinda regret taking you now"

That was the first meeting of Darkness Dragon Valsphere and human child Vellto...

They didnt realize it yet... but in the future they will care and love each other- not romantically of course...

to be continued


L2/N: ah... new fic

and first one of SI-OC fanfic that i ever write...

at first, i will tell you about the OC- which is Vellto. about her, if i must say abut her prsonality...

she is a broken girl that has lost the reason to live... she didnt really care about anything... and has trauma called 'survivor guilt'

if you dont know what is it... please ask google-sensei... i actually not really understand it and i think google sensei can explain it better than i am

i guess she is stubborn in her own way... just like what written in this prolog, she will only understand, hear and see what she want and refuse anything aside that...

aside that i will not disclose it yet- or perhaps havent plan it yet...

please tell me what you think, while i dont really mind with harsh review, i prefer with kind and constructive critique

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