Hello again Berserk archive ^_^
So, I saw the third movie a few days ago, and for some reason, my brain made this pop noise and here we are XD Working with a poem is completely new for me. It just seemed right, so I went with it as it was coming out :) Typical Casca-centricness IS present here ^_^ I DO heavily apologize for the line breaks. The uploader will NOT preserve my formatting no matter how I try to make it work for me :(
I still don't own Berserk. Seriously Miura, we need a new chapter. And no more of this "New Band of the Hawk" crap. Fix Casca; now.
Please don't look. I don't want you to see me like this.
It means nothing. It is nothing. I swear it. My body may deceive me, but never my heart.
Please love me. If we survive, I swear I'll love you. No matter how badly I show it.
I'm sorry I wasn't stronger. That I was too weak to stop this. I am too weak, right?
Please give me release. I gave you everything I had to give.
My body before, you took it by force. My soul before, I knew of it.
Why would you do this to us? Your servants without fail or question. Is this all we ever were to you?
Judeau. Pippin. Corcus. Three of thousands, always by your side. Always ready to bleed for you.
Do you believe we deserved this?
Please don't struggle.
Don't hurt yourself even more for me.
I will be all right when this is over.
We will both be all right.
The pain subsides. The deceptions end, and here I am. Stained.
I won't blame you if you won't have me now. If I could peel this skin off, I could be new for you again.
What would it matter if I could?
In a moment this will all be over and we will be together again. Somewhere. Some how.
I love you. Never forget that. I loved you with everything I had to give. I only hope you knew.
Am I dead now? Are we dead? Is this hell?
No. If there were a hell, surely we were there.
Is it heaven?
That such a place could exist after that nightmare; I can't believe it.
Is it a dream?
Did everyone find this place? This cloudless blue sky? This endless field of green?
They did. They are all here.
Judeau. Pippin. Corcus. The thousands and three, and even me.
It was all just a dream.
The pain is gone now. The burning; it is over as well.
Yes, a dream, and just a dream. This place is far too beautiful to exist.
I don't see you, but you must be here. You must.
What better place to see us together than such a perfect dream?
Yes.
Just a dream.
Illusion.
Figment.
Echo
And that is that :) Nothing special, just a little something to explore what MIGHT have been going on inside Casca's mind during and after the eclipse :) A big thank you to Lara Skadi, and Unkeptsecret for putting their eyes on this for me; I really appreciate it ^_^ Oh, and the title comes from a Bjork song of the same name. I think any Berserk fan would be hard-pressed to NOT see similar themes in that song, and Berserk ;)
As always, thank you for reading,
-jm