Let Go
By Sachi Gosetsuke
Summary: Sequel to Bring Me To Life…all grown up and in college, Asuka's ready to start anew. Yet the past catches up with her and she's back where she started: the Iron Fists Tournament.
Sachi: I can't stress enough on how freaking thankful I am for all those reviews and the support that you guys gave me on Bring Me To Life. In all honesty, I would have never thought that it would have turned out like the way it did – but my stories never end up that way, do they? I decided to write this story in First POV. Since the prequel was more like a flashback of memories…well, I think it's time to hear from the fighter herself.
Here's to those of you who have been with Asuka from the very beginning :)
DISCLAIMER: don't own Tekken, don't own the characters, DO own the story, do not sue me, kill me, copy my story, inflict upon me unimaginable torture OR imaginable torture…the works :)
You hold the answers deep within your own mind
"Don't make this any harder than it already is."
Death in its most hideous forms
"Your future…is limited…you were never meant to be born…"
Catch me as I fall
"Have you ever wondered what would have happened if we had never met?"
Say you're here and it's all over now
"I didn't help…I wasn't here…it's all my fault."
This truth drives me into madness
"Because sometimes I want to get out too…"
Fallen angels at my feet
"You have your whole life ahead of you, and you only live once."
Whispered voices at my ear…
"You're a good person, Kenichi, don't do this!"
Death before my eyes…lying next to me I fear…
"Sometimes, the path of the fighter requires letting in dark feelings, weighing them, and then letting them go."
She beckons me, shall I give in upon my end shall I begin?
"If you do change, don't change too much."
Forsaking all I've fallen for…
I was the bird, trapped in her cage, waiting to fly.
I rise to meet the end
Lesson no.1: Keep your words sweet…because you never know when you're going to have to eat them back. And though you must always keep your enemies closer than you friends, make sure your friends don't come out of your sight.
I think I failed lesson one.
The impact of his punch was hard enough to knock me off my feet.
Before I fell to the ground, I threw my hands out and landed on all fours. I rolled over to the side, as far away as I could get from his killing kick that would've broken more than a few ribs, had it met it's target. I got up, my arm clenching my shoulder, gritting my teeth together so hard together it hurt. I slid to my fighting stance just as he came running back, his fists ready, but I was ready as well…
Our scenery changed faster than I could feel myself blocking his fists, and my eyes became blurry as if the whole world was spinning faster and faster. Before I could even achieve any balance, I was knocked off my feet once more, falling towards the edge of a cliff that came out of nowhere, broken and battered, inside and out.
I nearly fell all the way through, but I my hands caught the edge and I held on literally for dear life. I heard his heavy footsteps coming closer…
Though my body held on, I could not. My eyes were blurry once more, only this time it was because they were swimming with tears in defeat. I stared back up at my rival, his glare hard and full of hate, sapphire eyes that seemed to pierce right into my soul…
"Kenichi…why…?"
He showed no mercy, no pity, as he spoke deeply.
"Don't expect me to wipe your tears away this time."
His kick was the only answer I felt.
I was falling in slow motion, falling to my death, but all I could see was his blue eyes, those deep sapphire pools that I so longingly wanted to see behind, and I could not even hear my own scream. Everything was fading to black, as I came closer and closer to death…
His eyes turned red in my vision…
And I slowly woke up.
Don't turn away,
(Don't give in to the pain)
Don't try to hide,
(Though they're screaming your name)
Don't close your eyes,
(God knows what lies behind them)
Don't turn out the light,
Never sleep never die
-- "Whisper" by Evanescence
NOTE! The beginning was meant to be messy as it is. It's kind of a weird "dream-like" walk-through of Bring Me To Life. It's supposed to represent "scattered memories" or even Asuka reminiscing. I took little bits and quotes from the prequel.
The italics are lyrics to Evanescence's song "Whisper" – from the Origin album, NOT Fallen. Which is why the first two italics might be unfamiliar. And yeah, I did intend to skip from the first few verses all the way to the refrain where "Fallen angels at my feet" start.
I actually wanted to base this sequel to that song when I first thought up Bring Me To Life – and yes, as you could have guessed it, I had been back at being obsessed with Evanescence, because during then I found out about their new album, The Open Door. And ta da! The way I arranged the lyrics there fit perfectly with the selected line from the prequel.
This song is a way of telling people that in the end only you need to look out for yourself, even at the most dangerous times – henceforth, the first line of the chorus: "Don't turn away." What Asuka is doing, right? And now, looking back, I also see it as fake friends who you think you can trust but when you need them the most they disappear. Which is why I decided to throw the song in with Asuka's relation with Kenichi…kinda.
Yeah, just a little factoid for you guys. Yes, I'm crazy – you're point? Thank you for reading and questions, comments, flames, and etc. are most welcomed!
