Today will mark five years since that day...
I let out a slow breath as I relaxed in my bed, listening to the sounds of nature flow around me in a soothing melody, making my turbulent emotions calm down. I pulled off my ever present bandanna and ran my hand through the sweaty strands of my hair. My mask soon followed, making my breathing marginally better. I continued to take deep breaths, letting the tranquil and serene surroundings conciliate my raging thoughts and jumbled up feelings.
By Thioriginell... This happens every time, I thought to myself as sat up, Even when I don't think about it the day before, the nightmares always occur...
I shook my head and climbed out of bed, wincing at the sensation of my sleeping attire, which consisted of a pair of grey sweatpants and a black tank top, clinging to my sweaty body. I quickly shed the damp clothing and sighed in relief at the feeling of the cool morning air coming into contact with my over heated body.
A shower is in order..., I thought, grabbing my glasses from on top of my nightstand as I walked out.
I flinched at the buzzing sensation when my fingers came into contact with the metal frame. I looked down at my hand and frowned at it, shaking off the static.
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"I still don't see why you won't come over and join us, mate! I know that you miss us~," the familiar baritone whined into my ear through my earpiece.
"Because, Athan, I just don't want to," I grunted as I plowed through another piece of timber with my ax, pausing momentarily to wipe at the sweat on my brow before continuing on with the task, "I'm just happy where I am."
But am I really?
I scowled at the stray thought from beneath my mask before viciously cutting into an innocent piece of wood.
"You say that, but you can't possibly mean it," Athan responded, somehow catching the drift of my wayward thoughts, "It's been almost five years since you've been on your own. Living by yourself has to be wearing you out, mate."
I sighed into the earpiece as I placed another piece of wood onto the stump whist adjusting my glasses. I quickly chopped it in half and set it with the rest of the fire wood before stabbing the ax into the soft earth of the ground.
"I... Can't complain..." I said finally, stretching my back, "Thioriginell knows that things have been worst."
I shivered. Way worst...
"Anyway!" I exclaimed, shaking off the sadness that tried to creep up on me, "We're due for a visit soon, aren't we?"
My topic change was successful as the male on the other line agreed with me.
"Will Adara or Aeron be able to visit this time? I haven't seen them in forever!" I began to gather up the wood I've chopped up and place them into a neat stack against the wall of my home.
I clapped my covered hands together, getting rid of any excess wood chips, and removed my gloves, placing them on top of the firewood. Adjusting my glasses, I then proceed into my house through the back door I left open before pausing at the door.
Why the hell did I chop wood today when it's springtime...? By Thioriginell..., I shook my head, entering the house and shutting the door, Stupid Kain. Just plain stupid.
"Nah, just me this time. They're on an assignment and aren't due back until the end of the month."
"Oh darn..." The meeting was going to happen in about two weeks and we just entered the month of March...
I heard an amused chuckle.
"Disappointed? How come you're not ecstatic to see your dear buggalugs~?" he asked with a flirtation tilt to his voice.
I scoffed. "By Thioriginell, why would you even call yourself that? Pfft... Buggalugs..."
The last word was said in disgust.
"What do you have against that word anyway, hunh possum?" I could hear the pout in his voice, despite him being a grown man, "I think it's cute!"
I walked through the kitchen, which was the first room you entered when going through the back door, into the adjacent living area and sprawled out onto the couch located there. I adjusted the earpiece for a moment and pushed up my glasses, out of habit than actual necessity, before fully relaxing.
"It just reminds me of bugs, okay?" I retorted, settling into the couch.
"Where I come from, it's a term of endearment, thank you very much!"
"Reasons such as that makes me glad that I'm German..."
"Hey! Now you're just being racist!"
I chuckled in reply.
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Taking a deep breath and releasing it with a angry hiss, I viciously drove my fist into my opponent's body, followed by several more punches. I righted myself and followed up my punches with a swift roundhouse kick. I balanced myself once more, sighing out the rest of my breath. My opponent looked worse for wear, but otherwise fine, thankfully. I walked up to the padded tree and patted it with a fond smile.
"Thanks for holding up on me~," I crooned to the tree before walking towards my house.
The small smile on my face soon faded away as I recalled the rest of my conversation with Athan.
"Why can't you just use your Predictions to see whether or not joining the DO is a good thing, hunh possum?" he had asked.
It was an innocent question, but it really made me upset. Using such power for something so trivial isn't its intended use-
But then again, what else am I going to use it for? It's not as if I'm actively trying to help society as a whole...
I shook my head and adjusted my glasses as I entered my home, heading straight to the bathroom.
Regardless, I'm just one guy. I highly doubt that He expects the efforts of one man can change the world...
As if it was on cue, I felt my eyes tingle with a strange heat. It didn't hurt, but the sensation felt alien in my eyes. With a huff, I raised my glasses and rubbed at my them gingerly. Rubbing at them never actually helped, but it felt nice to me all the same.
"Better hurry up and shower...," I murmured to myself as I entered the bathroom, "I still have to hunt for food before the day is out..."
Don't get me wrong, I lived near a small town and I had money to spare from various jobs, but with my gargantuan appetite, I'll be broke before the year is out if I brought all of my food.
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I sighed as lukewarm water cascaded over my body, gradually washing away all the sweat and grime I accumulated in the past few hours. I scrubbed at my hair, not bothering with actually washing it because what was the point? I was going to get it sweaty again...
Then what's the point of the shower in the first place...?
I shook my head as I continued with my scrubbing. One does not simply passes up a good shower.
"Let's see... I still need to buy some more gas for the generator...," I said to myself, listing all the things that I needed to get done before the week is out, "The food pantry is getting awfully low too, so I'll need to buy some more canned and dry goods..."
I sighed as I cut the stream of water off.
To be honest, whenever I listen to quietness of my small house, it makes me want to take Athan up on his offer on joining the DO. At least then I'll be around people...
What's holding me back then? I thought as I dried off my hair.
Suddenly, memories of men in white and metallic flashed before my eyes, laughing at me as they held me down-
"Argh!" I shook my head and smacked by face, relishing in the pain that in brought.
I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all!
I quickly changed into my camouflage clothing, which consisted of a long sleeved shirt and baggy pants tucked into combat boots, and adorned my hands with finger-less black gloves before putting on my usual black bandanna and mask, per usual. I gave a glance towards my bed and briefly considered brings what lies under it with me, but dismissed the thought; I was only going hunting and bring that would be a tad overkill... Instead, I grabbed the pair of semiautomatics underneath my pillow. I gave a small frown from beneath my mask as I walked towards my dresser, which was situated directly in front of my bed.
By Thioriginell, I should really invest in a regular hunting rifle, I thought as I reached into one of the drawers and pulled out two silencers, But then again, these two have yet to fail me...
With a shrug, I quickly equipped the guns and the silencers together (don't need to be scaring off the wildlife while I'm trying to assassinate them) I rushed to the backyard to the shed I kept a ways behind my house. I entered it, letting in a stream of light into the dark and slightly dusty shack.
Surrounding me were an assortment of "nick-nacks" that Athan, Adara, Aeron, and others have sent me over the past couple of years. Several of them included an cool ass bows and arrows. Once I received my first one, I begged Aeron, the sender, to teach me how to use such a magnificent piece of equipment made by the gods themselves. He then agreed to my pleas, but not before telling me that my grovelling wasn't exactly necessary.
"One cannot just simply ask to be taught archery," I replied faux-snootily, "You must grovel and prostrate yourselves to the god of archery while furiously pleasuring yourself with the shaft of an arrow-"
"You're not hanging around Athan any more," the ginger growled as he slapped the back of my head, "His perverse tendencies are tainting you."
I smiled at the memory. He nearly bruised my head, but his reaction was very most worth it.
I picked up one of the bows, an older fashion version, out of my many array of them (Once finding out about my love of bows, one of my patrons blessed me with a shit-ton of them, each of them varying in model and such. Sweet~) and slipped it over my shoulder before picking up a bag of arrows and slinging it over my shoulders as well. When that was all said and done, I exited the shack and began jogging towards the edge of the clearing in front of the house.
Need to hurry up and get hunting before the day's out..., I thought, checking my guns and securing my bow and arrows as I jogged.
I frowned as I thought of the cute and adorable woodland creatures that are going to meet their demise soon just so that my hunger could be satisfied. I hate the fact that I love rabbits so much... And the other fact that my favorite meat came from the fluffy animal. Such a tough life that I, Kain Sieschnok, live!
But then, out of the blue, as I delved into the heavily wooded area, my eyes began to tingle once more and I stopped temporarily to rub at them. My ears then picked up the sounds of a nearby bobcat screeching followed by the sounds of human panic. This caused me to take off in a panicked run, searching for the people in distress, fearing the worst for the people. But as hard as I searched, I couldn't find anyone at that moment.
I continued on with my hunting with an uneasy feeling in my gut. There was people out there that may or may not be in trouble, and I'm not even doing anything about it.
I later found out that the incident happened over a week ago.
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Rewritten July 16, 2015
Notes about Kain's last name: In english in pronounced (See-sh-noh-k)
In german it's pronounced (Zee-noh-k)
(If you say it quickly, it isn't such a mouthful to say~!)
That weird word (Thioriginell): (Thee-oh-re-gi-nel)
{Author's Note: A BILLION EXCUSES! I'M SORRY! Anyway, now that that is out of the way, for those of you that noticed, we are back to square one! That's right! I have deleted all of those shitty chapters from earlier and started from scratch! Now as to my updating schedule: take the chapters as they come and be happy (sorry!). The reason as to why I haven't been updating lately is because of school and band! But since we just had our band competition last weekend, I won't be as busy! However, I have applications to fill out for an art school I want to attend next year and so, I'm going to have my hands full with that as well! So, to my faithful deviants, please put up with my shit for a few months longer until I get myself together~ Anyway! I'll be uploading the rewritten chapters that I've already have typed up from a couple of months ago as an apology! So enjoy reading the new Deviant!
Until then~}
