A/N: This may contain possible spoilers if you haven't beaten the first disc.

Raine spends some time on speculation of herself, and another character. I might continue this, I might not, it depends upon inspiration and if people want me to update it.


Raine twisted about in her rented bed, seeking solace from her thoughts yet not recieving it. She finally just gave up and untangled herself from the sheets before standing up. The woman walked silently past the other beds similar to her own and stopped at a large window that had been opened and swung outwards. A cool sea breezed blew past her, making shivers run up and down her spine.

She could always tell when the sea was nearby. The sea, with it's unforgiving, destructive waves-

Raine pulled herself away from that train of thought and looked up at the sky. The bright silver moon shown down upon her and lit her equally bright silver hair. It looked like a hole in a large blanket, that had been made so one could see a small ray of the sun shining through the dark of night. That little bit of sun against the dark blanket...white and black. It reminded Raine so much of herself.

A look of disgust crossed her normally graceful features. She hated herself for being like that night sky. Raine Sage, the wise teacher, the ELF everyone looked up to, or feared. That thought was a whole lie. For that matter, how most people viewed her was a lie. Just like that open sky above, she was imperfect, stuck being half of one race and half another. However, it did not just stop there, no, it had just began.

Half intelligent, half stubborn fool.

Half immortal, half mortal.

Half teacher, half student.

Half warrior, half weakling.

She was someone who was caught in the middle on all aspects of her life, not just her heritage. An imperfect creation, or more fitting: an imperfect monster.

A sudden noise from behind jerked Raine out of her thoughts and caused her to tense up. She watched the small bit of moonlight that made it through the window onto the floor from the corner of her eye. Someone's feet, then legs, then whole body slowly stepped into view, someone Raine knew, yet knew nothing about at all.

Strange enough, he knew a lot about her that no one else would have even suspected, not even her youngerbrother. He was able to see right through her. The masks, the obvious defensive barrier, they were nothing to him. He knew who and what she was; he knew she was weak.

Raine refused to meet his gaze and looked out the window at the rocks down below. The quick waves that beat against them were only going half as fast as her heart was right then. She looked farther out to sea, even though she felt him looking at her, trying to decipher why she was so quiet, but she wouldn't let him see anymore then he already had viewed of her. He wouldn't be allowed to look into her weak heart as long as he wouldn't let her.

His eyes could see everything if onlygiven the chance, and it was clear he knew...too much...for a mere mortal. Perhaps there was more to Kratos Aurion then meets the eye...


A/N: I am a supporter of Kraine so if I continue this half of each chapter will be based upon Raine, her thoughts, and possibly Kratos while the second half is a different characters thoughts on the same subject, just a different perspective.