Since I'm super busy, I wrote a one-shot about Antauri coping with the events of the 'I Chiro saga.' hopefully this'll hold you guys over. Enjoy
CIRO NIELI OWNS SRMTHFG!
It was days after the chaos, the beginning of the war
After all that has happened, we must only battle more
Our hunt for the demon began without pause
Defeating that worm shall help complete our cause
We've protected the universe, with our heads held so high
Only now none of them have given more than I
I'd given my life, yet hell's evil still spreads
As I wonder if I still have a place with my friends
I'd ask to be alone as I endure my remorse
And I finally reflect on the insanity's source
My masters began the landslide that day
When the Veron Mystics chose to betray
Everything they stood for, their vows and their preachings
So what does that tell me... about all of their teachings?
Was everything I learned from them merely just seeds?
That would soon grow into servants of the Skeleton King's deeds
If Zan of all creatures could blacken his soul
What shall that mean for his students as a whole?
Was all of my knowledge backwards and deceived?
Was I truly as wise as everyone believed?
As if his betrayal wasn't enough mental strain
I was about to learn how much I could sustain
We returned to Shuggazoom where pure evil overran
In a last hope to end what the Alchemist began
We fought to near death, leaving our minds with raw scars
But when he attacked the boy, he had pushed me too far
Even after our efforts, the Dark One was released
I turned to a last resort in order to keep peace
My body closed the portal, but I never could have guessed
My Power Primate would find a new soul to possess
Chiro's now primal mind was dictated by grief,
as only my return would give him relief
He rushed through the jungles with persistence and drive
The boy wouldn't surrender til he found me alive
I woke up in this body of no flesh or blood
and ever since then, my thoughts formed a flood
My death had mutated my leader into an ape,
but despite my sacrifice, the Dark One still escaped
We chased the worm away, but our battle's just begun
I'd only caused more anguish for everyone
As far as they knew, I was the same as before,
yet deep down, I asked 'What am I worth anymore?'
With so many thoughts, my mind was consumed
but were soon interrupted by a knock to my room
I allowed the person entrance, though I was tempted to say no
but in popped those blue eyes replying "I-it's me... Chiro"
As much as I loved how his voice left me charmed
I sensed that his young mind was feeling alarmed
I invited him in as he sat in lotus form
and he began to ask me about our past storm
"We've, uh, been through a lot this week, haven't we?"
"Indeed"
"You've been in here a while. Is there anything that you need?"
"(sigh) I thought being alone would help sooth my pain
but my thoughts are so rapid, that I've barely kept sane"
"With everything that's happened, it's alright if you rest
and we're here if there's something you need off your chest"
Antauri exhaled and glared at the wall
"I suppose it all started on Coraladahl;
Ever since I trained under Master Xan's wing
I felt I could trust him with any and all things
He was wisest and purest soul I've ever known.
Yet somehow his heart was corrupted to stone"
"Antauri, don't be upset. There was nothing you could do.
But now that he's gone, you don't blame yourself, do you?"
"No, not at all. That's not the root of my anxiety,
but Xan's corruption's been unbearable for me
He taught me all I knew, how to keep evil at bay.
If he became evil, what if I do one day?"
"Oh, come on! That can't happen. You're nothing like that trader"
"But before all of this, I saw no being greater."
"You really respected him that much?" Chiro asked
"More than you would know (gasp) this all happened so fast."
With a weep, the pacifist hid his face in his hand
"No, please, don't cry. It's alright... I understand"
The boy embraced the poor monkey to ease his despair
"Don't be upset. We'll help you through this. I swear."
Antauri lightly chuckled, now relieved from his dread
"(sniff) You don't know how much I needed that said"
"Everything's ok, we'll get through this" he repeated his vow
"So why don't go talk with the others right now?"
Chiro said with a grin as he held out his hand
Antauri smiled back "I think that'd be grand"
With all that said and done, the two stepped out of the room
and Antauri's self-faith would begin to re-bloom
(THE END)
So yeah, I probably surprised you with this being a poem, but I found I could mix this one up a little. OK Let's pray I won't be so busy so I can get to Maura & Rat King's Revenge, and please check out my new Deviantart page "EmeraldOfTheOcean"
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