Sinner of Time
By:Danni Lynn
Chapter 1: Inferno
~Saya~
A tranquil light and a gentle hum of vibrating waves wrap around her like how silk is smooth against the skin. Its presence was like a comforting mother would be to a child as it stayed with her as the years crept by in a steady motion. The flow of time is believed to be an ineveitable force that cannot be stopped as it softly presses forward into the future while leaving behind history that is still being written, but time can be stopped. Her existance is proof of that. She has been envied, she has been hated, she has been cursed. A gift such as her's has been always a distant dream for a hopeful wisher. Forthat, as time takes it toll on the realm of mortals, which is mostly for the better, has always ceased the suffering of the world. Though time flows through her, she is still caught in it as it slowly spins it's web around her. Her soul has paid dearly for the body of which she obtained. Its pieces has been shattered down to dust, yet it can still be mended.
Her salvation was all wrapped around the finger of one mortal. She had undid the thread that gradualy aged his body and left him in a pause of time. Nolonger moving forward or winding backwards. He was simply stuck. Just like her. Her servant was what he was before and after. They had lived through many ages together, yet, he was the one who bared the brunt of the curse. Nolonger able to eat, sleep, or age, whereareas she could. She was born that way, he was not.
The holy savoir that had stood beside her was gone. Just like her enemy. Her only real blood relative. A sister perhapes. Time had taken the mind of the poor child, as of payment of their curse. Endlessly killing was her virtue without a mind to be reasonable with. She had the better luck with her own payment. A soul was to be her's but time had made sure she would never have it whole as her heart melded into her soul and repeativly broke over and over again. She had learned many wretched emotions and had tried countless of times to take her own life for it. A mortal can give life and take life with its own hands. A chiropterean can't do such things with its hands but with the blood that runs through its viens. Though it always has to be for someone else. A monster, such as her, cannot take its own life with its bare hands, yet alone concieve a child with its own servant. Time is mocking her for her enternal damnation and waiting for the moment she finally breaks.
The savoir, the angel of mercy, is gone. No longer able to strum the strings of a cello to the one song that has been perfected through decades of practice. The caressing hand that has always fixed her hurting soul, has disappeared from this demension into a plane of no knowlodge of existance.
Tha-thump. Tha-thump. Tha-thump. A distant tune breaks the melody that is forever graved in her mind though she will nolonger be able to hear its soothing tempo. A nawing ache begins to eat away at her patience making her squirm. The shadowy incases of her mind comes to awareness that makes her frown in anger. Confusion erupts as the beating beins to get louder, hurting her ears that have long since grown to the wary silence. The bluntness of the tune causes pain as the strain to hear the fading melody was becoming nothing but a memory.
The pulsing rythme grows louder as her body grows hot and fidgety. The light which brought warmth to the cold darkness was becoming fainter as what felt like flames made her skin burn. The sensation of feeling came back as hands moved around, feeling the tight space that encased her body. Hard claws ripped through the metal strong cacoon, finally escaping her imprisionment.
Long awaited repressed air was released as parched lips seprated to take in the stale atmosphere in a much needed breath. Choked rasping echoed around the darkness and reverated off the stone walls. If she had stayed silent she might've heard the dead shudder in fear as pale pink lips fromed a sadistic smile as of means of the achieved victory of escaping her confidement. As she tried to move through the free space, a strangled cry jumped out of her throat as unused muscles shrieked in agony for being moved in the first time in years. She bit her lip as an old habit that was left unforgotten as she forced herself to endure the pain so she could move for the first time, but as she inched her way out, the pain increased to drastic heights as she tumbled out of the cacoon like structure that had been her bed more like coffin for years, possibly decades, but for how many?
An in-human roar was spat out angerly as the sullen creature attempted to move once more. This time though after she had regained her breath and the pain died down she crawled against the ground ever so slowly, but fortuantly the pain became more tolerable as her sore muscles eased from its stiffness as they loosened bit by bit from the effort of moving them. Sweat trickled down her brow as she grew tired from lack of energy and from the pain that was starting to becoming like a numbing annoyance. Her eyesight grew hazy as her eyelids grew heavy as they slowly closed and she drifted of into a short sleep only to regain her lost energy. She wouldn't give up, she was so close to him. She was sure that he wasn't gone. Seeing as his melody still played, but not to her knowledge it only played because it was carved into her memories like as would an animals instinct would be for them. She was merely clinging to an illusion her sedated mind had formed. Trying to avoid the hurt that was to come. She was alone in the world, without evening knowing it. Such pitiful creatures her kind is, to be cursed by a heartless God.
~Kai~
Kai grumbled in his sleep as a sudden disturbance from the outside world broke through his inner peace that he was only able to obtain in his dreams of his family that had long since faded from time. Cracking an eye open, Kai glared angerily at the innocent alarm clock the was screeching out to the world an ear peircing ring that even that deaf can hear. Unware of its coming doom the alarm clock went away blaring out its ethical sound as Kai placed his pillow over his ears and rolled over with his back to the annoying alarm. As it kept screeching away, Kai fumbled around looking for his gun that he always slept with and rolled over on his back as his searching hand found its destination. In a spilt second, the gun was aimed at the defensless clock and shot at four times as its tattered pieces flew off the dresser, unluckily for the half-awake Kai, his fourth fire had missed the clock and shot through his favorite and only picture that stood on the dresser. The picture frame's glass shattered as the blast of air sent the picture sailing through the air and floating down to the wooden floor as it lied face down.
Kai grunted in satisfaction as his hurting ears softened to the silence of his home as he rubbed his sleepy eyes. "Damn clock…needed a new one anyway." Kai snorted in his disgruntled state as he soon became aware of the bright light that shown through his half parted window curtains. In attempt to keep the light out from sight he raised his hand which still held the gun towards his face. Kai squited through his eyelids as he tried to see through the blinding light, but as he looked around a bright red light caught his eye as his gaze returned back to the gun in his hand. Its butt had a ruby stone placed in it that refracted the light to the floor, as Kia's gaze lingered on the ruby he was remind of his unfortaunt past where the people nearest to him died when he had tried to hard to portect them. He was also reminded that the ruby in his gun, use to be his little brother, Riku.
Kai turned his head sideways as he followed the red stream of light that was reflected from the ruby in the gun, to the floor where it gleamed brightly upon the back of his shot photograph. His heart pounded in fear that he had damaged the photo as he jumped from his bed and hurriedly picked it up. His repressed breath came out as a relieved sigh as Kai flipped over the picture and stared at the smiling people that happily grinned at him. This photo was took not long before his life was flipped topsy-turvey, it was of his family when everything was still fine and happy. The time when his father and little brother was still alive and his little sister was still herself and had not a clue to who she used to be. As Kia examined the photo closly he noticed that his face hade a hole through it from the place where it had been shot.
Good, Kai thought as he frowned at his resufacing memories, at least they're alright. I'm the only one that's still here, waiting. Kai shook away his saddening thoughts and placed the picture back on his dresser. Kai ran a hand through his hair and stretched his back as he made his way to the bathroom for a much needed shower.
The door slammed behind him as he stripped himself bear and stood there. He flipped the water on and let it cascade on his shoulders and face where it dripped down on his stomach and back and eventchually, returned to the drain. Kai stood there, motionless, for several minutes as he felt the cool water splash him in the face, snapping him fully awake, getting rid of any drowsiness that might've lingered. He leaned his forehead against the cold tile wall as his hair dripped with water. His shoulders sagged in defeat, he had been looking for another job to keep the pub his father had started from closing. It was the time of year where tourists were low and locals were busy with the holidays, the time of year that Kai became a workaholic.
He had been looking for a job for a while now just to keep food in the vacant home of his. Time flew by Kai like water does in a stream. Years had failed to age Kai in ways it does to a human. He still held a tight frame of his youth, but he had matured and it shown in the ways he acted and moved. Though his kindness and consideration for others was well known from his friends, his joyful laugh had stopped its playful tune as Kai's face became more solemn as the years began to rack up. His bright grin had dimmed to a sad smile.
Loneliness is a powerful thing that always finds a way into one's heart and settles inside, leaving a hole where the heart learns to bleed out its life to every beat. Kai is no exception, when the bearing power is nuzzled in your soul. Digging up old feelings that were long gone. Kai grunted in pain as his sore muscles shrieked in protest as he stretched.
"Family…" Kai subconsciously muttered as his eyes flickered towards the direction where the photo lye upon the dresser. With a flick of his wrist, Kai turned off the on-coming spray of water and wrapped a towel around his waist. Stepping out of the bathroom, Kai made his way towards his dresser for the reassurance of clothes.
As Kai pulled a shirt over his head, his eyes strayed toward the picture and landed squarely on a certain black haired girl whose grin was the brightest of all in the picture. Red-brown eyes held no concept of the past that had played before them. As the body showed no sign of the true age of the soul that clutched to it, the slouching posture presented the pain in which the body had suffered. A mind can always forget, but the body never does.
Kai stopped and stared at the girl in the photo as he searched her eyes, remembering the last time he had made eye contact with them. His heart twinged at the memory of the child as the naivete of the girl had changed to the coldness of a killer. The icy glare of hers would have frozen anyone in her sight. It glazed over the pain that burdened her heart with conflicting emotions that refused to rest.
In the end, she had accomplished her goal, but when her gaze had finally softened for once in a long time, reality had struck like a slap to the face. Scarring her, as she had just realized that she had killed her family, her twin. The only other person in the entire world, who could ever understand her like an equal.
Time had taken many things from the poor child, according to Kai's knowledge, and had left the girl on trembling legs that always collapsed underneath her, unable to withstand the burden of guilt that was always weighing down on her shoulders like binding chains.
Kai sat on the edge of his bed and stared blankly at the wall for a couple of moments as he searched his brain, looking for anything that might be important that might be happening on this particular day. The annoyance of high ringing filled Kai's ears once again that day, and the poor boy was unable to do anything except grunt in anger and rub his already throbbing head.
Today is going to be long, Kai decided as he placed his pistol into its holder underneath his white jacket and trampled out of his bedroom and went down to the kitchen, where the source of the racket was coming from.
"Hey, Kai, your up early for once. Something happening, that I don't know about?" A certain blonde male asked as what seemed like magic, had food in front of Kai in a matter of seconds. Blue orbs examined Kai as he picked at his food with his head held up by a hand that leaned against the counter for support. Kai absent-mindedly moved around the pancakes on his plate as he tried to think of what planned for the day. Unable to remember what was nagging at his mind, he glanced up at the calm blonde that stood before him, sipping from a wine glass that held red liquid. Brown hues met with blue ones in a lock for a moment before the contact was broken by the sound of the radio that blared away with its generation's music.
Kai abruptly got up and smacked the radio of the counter and watched it smash onto the floor below. "Damn thing…" Kai muttered almost repeating the same thing he had said earlier that day to the venerable clock that now lied on his bedroom floor in shambles. The blonde walked over and picked up the now broken radio and gave a sad grin to Kai. "I just bought that, too. What's got you so pissed?" The blonde placed the radio on the counter once more and plopped down in the chair next to Kai's. Kai sat down also in his orginal seat, and feeling better after relieving his frustrations began to chow down on his breakfast.
"Nothing. Hey, Solomon, is there anything important going on today? 'Cause, I don't have anything that comes to mind." Kai implored in between bites. Solomon shook his head, before a sly smile made its way to his lips. "No, but is a lady-friend of yours the reason for you asking?" The blonde teased hoping to coax a answer out of him. "No." Kai replied flatly. Solomon's smile was instantly gone and turned into a frown.
Solomon got up and walk towards the door, set on doing the one thing he had been unable to do in recent years. "Where are you going?" Kai watched Solomon give him a grin over his shoulder as his eyes lit up with a emotion Kai hadn't known in years. "To someone that has been alone for a little bit too long. You are welcome to come along." Solomon answered as he made his way out the door into the outside world. Kai followed suit as he jumped into the passenger seat in Solomon's Jaguar. In a matter of seconds, the car was already speeding down the scenic route that ran along the coast of the island. Heavy clouds hung above in the sky, causing the water to look menacing and dark as the wind picked up making the tide to go farther inland.
Kai leaned his head against the cool window as he stared out at the sea. Rain came pouring down like the torrent of water Kai had just recently been in while he took his shower. Lashing out at the window, the heavy drops of water made it hard to see. As the curves of the road soon became sharper and the cement became slicker. Solomon slowed down and leaned forward towards the dash board to get a better look of the road. "What bleary weather. She won't be to fond of us visiting her in the rain." Solomon remarked. "Yeah." Kai sighed as he drew in a long breath. Filling his lungs full of hot air that would soon need to be released. Solomon gave him a concerned look as Kai's demeanor puzzled him.
Kai would have been in a better mood if today hadn't been the anniversary. It was a day that had caused him to face a reality that absolutely terrified him to no ends. The day Kai personally liked to call Inferno.
~Saya~
The pouring mantra blurred out the sound of the rhythmic beating. She stirred slightly as the cool air began to come to a chilling temperature as the stone walls soon felt like ice just from the touch. No longer in the warmth of her imprisonment, she became vulnerable to the outside world. Waist length hair was the only thing that was giving any heat to the naked body.
Unable to obtain any kind of thermal energy, she cried out in anger as she wrapped her arms tightly around her. Subconsciously digging her nails into the soft flesh, causing blood to run down her forearms. The roaring sound of wind and rain pounded against her surrounding shelter as water seeped through the cracks and ran in tiny streams, leading towards her. Suddenly, she made contact with the running water and quickly yelped in surprise. Her sore muscles, having been used once before, did not cause as much pain as they had the first time, as she moved away from the water. Backing up against the wall, she felt her way around. As she leaned forward, her supporting wall disappeared and she stumbled into unknown space and landed face down onto the ground. The rain soon made sure she was drenched to the bone as her exposed body lied crumpled on the ground. Dazed, she just lied there unable to comprehend anything but the freezing coldness.
After a couple of minutes, she regained her composure and tried to use her legs. At first, her effort ended in failure as they soon gave way beneath her. She squealed in fright, but found the courage to give it another try. Her next attempt was a bit more successful, her legs wobbled as she stood, but when she tried to take a step. The slick ground caused her to loose her footing and slip. Landing hard on her back, her head smacked against the stone ground and soon blood was running freely from her new wound.
Not use to the pain, she began to scream. Much like a toddler would after receiving a lesson about gravity and scraping up their knees. Blood mixed with the rain and pooled around her body before they ran down off the slope. Her vision faltered and her head throbbed in agony. Her screaming was nothing but mere fear and shock of the pain that had enveloped her. Once the pain had ceased, so had her unreasonable screaming. If not been for the hard rain that was beating down against the Earth with its roaring, her screaming would have been heard loud and clear.
Determined to have it her way, she got up and began to walk. Still a bit unsteady, she kept her pace slowly as she shuffled her feet around. The rain began to lighten up and the sky began to clear a bit. She stumbled around and came to a tree. Her body felt heavy and she yawned as she sat down at the base of the tree. Pulling her knees up to her chest, she leaned her head back and closed her eyes. Letting the numbing lull pull her back in its vast tide, in hopes of hearing the faint melody once more. Unaware this was just the beginning of many things that lead to a series of events that could play out. So many paths to go down. Sadly, she can only go down one.
Heehee. Another story. Any grammar mistakes or spelling mistakes, please forgive me. I am not the best at what I do. Please review. I am a junkie for them. If any of you are wondering, where the hell is Hagi. Let me tell you, here and now….and that's how you put a tire on a car. So, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Not the most exciting., but not all stories are going to be great. I hope mine will. But it can always be just wishful thinking. I'm rambling and I apologize. Until the next chapter, Audio!
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Danni a.k.a. falling into the darkness ^.- teehee!