Even though you are in the darkness,
doesn't mean your heart is.
...
Cosmos sat on her perch, eye's closed. She had been following each of the heroes adventures, and had even intervened in some occasions. She sighed, and rose. The Goddess of Harmony had been so tired lately. She started her walk, and stopped to look at the sky. It was so dark, only in Orders Sanctuary was there ever any light. But then she saw a break in the clouds. Cosmos gasped as it began to grow and stretched to where she stood. The clouds stopped spreading apart, and retreated back to their former positions.
"What...was that?" She asked herself quietly. That had never happened in this realm before.
What could be happening?
...
"The..." a feeble voice shakily murmured, "They... Are all dead...?" The voice continued to mumble that same line to itself, occasionally saying that they also should have died. A small cry came from the voice as it began to sob. The voice started to grow lower, until it was barely heard, until it stopped completely. A soft breathe could still be heard.
Inside the mansion...A big room...There are many, many, dead. All because...of you? You could have never done this...? Or could you have?
'No! It's not me!'
Yes...yes it is...you did this...Repent...for your...sins.
'No! Get away from me!'
Do not run...darkness will always have you!
'I didn't do anything! Please! I coul-'
Do not speak...you do not deserve any, from what you have done.
Now, be punished!
"No!!" The voice yelled, crying, despairing.
...
Golbez watched the endless sky, and was focusing deeply on something. Nothing in particular, just thinking. He lost his train of thought, and started to absentmindedly walk. He snapped back to his senses when he heard a shrill cry cut through the air. It was incredibly feminine, but wasn't that of any of the ladies on either side of the warring gods. Then whose could this be? He was quick to investigate, searching here and there for the source of the scream.
"No...it's not me!" Golbez heard someone yell, as he saw the shaking form of a woman behind a destroyed structure. What quarrels she had here, he did not know.
"I didn't do it!" Golbez listened as the woman cried, tears running from her green eyes. She was completely oblivious to him.
"The big room...I was never there! I didn't kill anyone!" She was gripping her head, her long brown hair falling loose around her face. Golbez decided that he wanted to know what was wrong with this woman, and entered her mind. The images he saw were so vivid, and horrifying, that he was overwhelmed by the pain that this woman was feeling, and left her psyche immediately. He saw a dozen dead bodies, and they were all so gruesomely strewn about. Then he saw the woman in the middle of them all, on her knees crying in pain.
"Why...?" She mumbled to herself, and passed out in front of Golbez. This woman was incredibly traumatized, that much he knew. He couldn't just leave her there, and he might be able to use this woman to his advantage. Golbez lowered himself to the woman, and carried her towards a small cave that he had found earlier. Maybe when this woman awakens from her slumber, he can find out what find out how he could use her. The man had so many options. He left her to sleep, feeling the need to speak to his brother.
...
The young woman awoke, her expression cold and withdrawn. Her brow was covered with sweat, and she was breathing heavily. She sat up, and looked around the dark cave. A single lantern was lit, and she crawled towards it, the heat inviting. Her sleep was painful, and her back ached. She wrapped her arms around her legs, and pulled herself close. She was freezing from the intense cold of the cave, and was hardly wearing the proper clothing for spelunking. Her feet, legs, and whole backside were soaked, and she shivered. Her long red skirt had gotten dust all over it, ruining the floral design. Her shirt, which was an elegant sweater, cut off from her shoulders down, was dirty as well. But that didn't matter to her, as she began to cry.
The woman remembered before she had passed out, that there was a man. Where could he have gone? He didn't say anything from what she remembered, and she wasn't really sure if he was even there. After pulling the lamp close to her chest, the heat burning her skin, she decided to go outside. Unfortunately for her, the entrance was hidden quite well, leaving her trapped inside of the cold, dark cave.
She changed her former decision, and decided to instead wait for the man. Imaginary or not, she had seen him. So she waited for the man in the dark blue armor to return.
...
After finishing speaking to Cecil, Golbez decided that instead of commencing his current plan of battling Cecil that he should return to that woman. She wasn't dressed very well for the type of cave that he had stowed her away in, but she was probably still asleep. Golbez sighed, and continued back to the cave. She couldn't have left the cave, for the entrance was blocked by a boulder he had moved to cover it. He didn't want her escaping. She could be incredibly dangerous, and harm one of Cosmos's warriors. He especially didn't want her harming Cecil. He still cared for his brother, after all.
He made it to the cave, and forced the boulder out of the way. Stepping in calmly, he spotted the woman. She was crying again, but it looked like this time it was more from physical pain instead of emotional. She was holding the lamp against her chest for God's sake. He sighed and proceeded to approach the woman.
"So...you are real?" She reached out to touch him, and Golbez stepped away, letting her hand fall into one of the many small puddles. She pulled her hand back, and hissed at the intense cold.
"Who are you?" Golbez asked, his voice strong and commanding.
"My name? Name...it's...Faith..." She grimaced, and pulled the lantern away from her chest for a moment to examine something. She sighed and pulled the lantern back to her chest.
"May I ask what your name is." Faith asked, staring up at Golbez,fear, and envy in her eyes.
"Golbez. And what I meant by who are you, is where did you come from?" Golbez stared at her longing eyes, and rephrased his question.
"How did you get here is what I mean." Faith looked down to one of the several puddles on the floor, finding them extremely interesting at the moment. Golbez crossed his arms, and waited for her answer . It was at least ten minutes before she answered.
" I don't know..." It wasn't much of an answer, but then again, she seemed much more confused than Golbez was. She pulled the lantern away again to examine her chest.
"What are you doing?" Golbez asked, staring at her.
"This lantern...it burns my chest." Faith said pulling the lantern back to her chest. Golbez sighed, and watched her face crumble under the pain.
"Do you have anything that I can use? So I don't have to use the lantern?" SHe stared back up at Golbez again, waiting for his answer. He shook his head, and watched her look behind him.
"What about your cape?" She asked. Golbez snorted, and shook his head.
"I would never let someone use it as a blanket, of all things." He watched her face turn into a frown, and she sighed.
"Can I at least leave? What if I went with you?" Golbez shook his head, and laughed again.
"Woman, I don't think that you would be able to keep up with me." He laughed a bit before turning, and heading for the exit. Faith was quick to stand up and grip his cape just before he got out of her reach.
"Please, don't leave me alone here?" She held onto the cape for dear life, and Golbez sighed, submitting to her simple request.
"Alright, but just don't interfere with any of the things that I participate in." She nodded in agreement, and she sat the lantern down before they left. It's dim light extinguished as Golbez pushed the boulder back into place.
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