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SUBLIME
superlazygirl
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1 – Purgatory
The wisdom of the sages teaches that human souls change bodies like an actor changing his costume. Time moves in circular motions; creation and destruction, beginning and end, life and death. They say reincarnation is a vicious cycle in which a soul endures vigorous trials and tribulations until it is eventually liberated from this world of birth and death.
Koh watches the humans in their struggle with amusement.
In the Spirit World, centuries can pass in the blink of an eye, but it is always the same here. Time moves forward with little deviation for the spirits that inhabit this land that has no fear or laws or death. No beginning or end.
He is, understandably, bored.
But while he may always be trapped within his monstrous shell he has found a way to use it to his advantage and provide considerable entertainment.
The humans come to him, lost and frightened, searching for wisdom or life, but they find only the insatiable hunger of the Face Stealer. There is nothing more beautiful then the look on the face of his prey as they gaze upon his horrendous form for the first time. The large expressive eyes widen impossibly, the color of their skin considerably pales, and the delicate lines of the mouth open slowly into a silent scream of terror. Koh's red lips curve into a satisfied smirk and the last thought of his victim is how the face of a human could look so completely devoid of warmth or mercy.
As his victim's face become his own, Koh knows that he is liberating the human from its purgatory and making his a little less monotonous.
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A/N: This was written for the 7chakras community on LJ. How I'm going to write six more of these things is anyone's guess.