The 7th Warrior Trilogy
1.1.1.1 Part 2 ~ A New Light
1.1.2 By Dragon-Lass
1.1.3 Ye of so little faith…would I be such the sadist? Well, time will tell…
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Here, in the darkness…I celebrate. For I have won! Against all odds I have won. Delirium tried to make a mockery of me, but it failed! And now, now I will toast! Toast to the foolish Fate for trying to use my own friend against me! Foolish Bert! Foolish girl of hallucination who thought she could pull me further into fallacy. But she didn't win! I did! And shall win hither forth!
Syaoran silently congratulated himself in his cell. He'd won another skirmish against insanity! Soon, he would be able to free himself of these confines, and soon rid himself forever of suffering.
" Cockamamie notion indeed…Alive…See her…DO YOU THINK I AM A FOOL, GOD OF FANTASY? DO YOU BELIEVE ME SUCH THE FOOL, THAT I WOULD JUMP AT SUCH A RIDICULOUS OPPORTUNITY AS PRESENTED?"
The young man leaned back against the wall, relishing the peace and quiet. The 'doctors', having seen his wild breakdown as signs of further deterioration, had locked him into solitary confinement.
" Which is fine! I need no other company!"
Running a hand down his stubble-laden chin, he reached down below his covers, and took out the worn book that had been his constant companion all these years.
" My dear friend," Whispered he to its cover. " We will soon be free."
~
" What am I to do … " Bert whispered softly, as she readied herself for bed once again. " I can't get through to him…and he was my last hope."
She looked about fearfully from the covers of her bed. It was that time again. Soon, the wandering spirit would haunt her. Soon, that restless soul would come again, moaning and groaning all of life's pains.
" Can no one help me?"
Slowly, the hands on the clock quivered, pushing from fifty-nine seconds, to the dreaded minute mark. It was twelve o'clock…
All was silent in the great halls, long since abandoned of student and teacher alike. The cleaning staff were all to bed, and she was alone, the wind blowing eerily through crevices in roof and floor.
" Help me…"
Bert pulled the sheets closer to her head, whispering to self, hoping that tonight the spirit would slumber.
" Help me…"
The voice was soft, and close. Had she not know otherwise, Bert would have thought someone stood by her side, speaking wistfully…
"Help me…Bert…"
Bert stopped shivering, and looked up cautiously. Never before had the spirit spoken her name. What was going on?
" Aren't you my friend, Bert? You've been so good. Help me again. Please."
Fear dissipated slowly. The plea of the ghost was no more one of ominous echo. It was clearer…as if…
" Sakura? Are you…here?"
Silence followed her statement, and Bert bent ready to scream for assistance, as she had done many nights before. Minutes passed, and no answer came. The apprehensive lady in her nightgown slowly sat up, and moved towards the window, where the voice had come.
" S-sakura? Are you here?" Her voice quivered.
" Yes. Yes, Bert. It's me."
Bert looked closer, and sure enough the faint outline of Sakura could be seen against the moon's glare. But, this was no ghost. Her silhouette, though faint against the moon-lit night, was too solid.
" SAKURA!" Bert ran to her friend, but stopped short, expecting to feel nothing except air.
" Don't worry, Bert. I'm as real as you are."
" Sakura! Sakura, how we've all missed you." She reached and hugged her friend.
" I've missed you too, Bert. We shall be better friends this time, then last."
" But, Sakura. You sound different. What's wrong?" Bert pulled away again, fixing glasses, which had gone askew.
" Something is dampening my power to restore my body to full. My physical form is here, but it phases in and out at times, as though I'm being sucked dry."
"But…but, we all thought you'd died in the fiery pit of that volcano…so long ago."
"I very nearly did. Only the thought of seeing my link-mate again…but, tell me. Where is Syaoran?"
Bert looked at Sakura, almost doubtful that she was human. But, her form was clear, and she was solid to the touch. And further more, she'd aged as they had.
" I'm sorry…I'm sorry, I should have done more…" Bert mourned.
" Please, Bert. Tell me. Tell me he still loves me." She gasped, " Tell me he's not hurt. I don't know how I would take it if he is dead, and I am not."
" No. He lives. He has not died, though he very well should have. He mourned your disappearance so."
" Where is he then? Take me to him."
" He's in a hospital for the insane. Nearly tore himself apart. Took nearly a month for him even to remember to eat again, speak again, and walk again."
" Insane! Oh, Syaoran!" Sakura ran for the door, the garb she wore softly shuffling against the rug, "Take me to him, Bert. Please. I need to see him again."
" He may not recognize you, Sakura. May not even believe you are alive. He didn't when I told him."
" I don't care. I would rather be there for him as a dream, then be away from him in reality."
~
And here is where I'm going to pause for now. But, I hope you are reassured. Sakura hath risen! But, now what is to happen? Why is she there, and yet not there? Don't worry I'll tell you in the next chapter.
1.1.1.1 Part 2 ~ A New Light
1.1.2 By Dragon-Lass
1.1.3 Ye of so little faith…would I be such the sadist? Well, time will tell…
~
Here, in the darkness…I celebrate. For I have won! Against all odds I have won. Delirium tried to make a mockery of me, but it failed! And now, now I will toast! Toast to the foolish Fate for trying to use my own friend against me! Foolish Bert! Foolish girl of hallucination who thought she could pull me further into fallacy. But she didn't win! I did! And shall win hither forth!
Syaoran silently congratulated himself in his cell. He'd won another skirmish against insanity! Soon, he would be able to free himself of these confines, and soon rid himself forever of suffering.
" Cockamamie notion indeed…Alive…See her…DO YOU THINK I AM A FOOL, GOD OF FANTASY? DO YOU BELIEVE ME SUCH THE FOOL, THAT I WOULD JUMP AT SUCH A RIDICULOUS OPPORTUNITY AS PRESENTED?"
The young man leaned back against the wall, relishing the peace and quiet. The 'doctors', having seen his wild breakdown as signs of further deterioration, had locked him into solitary confinement.
" Which is fine! I need no other company!"
Running a hand down his stubble-laden chin, he reached down below his covers, and took out the worn book that had been his constant companion all these years.
" My dear friend," Whispered he to its cover. " We will soon be free."
~
" What am I to do … " Bert whispered softly, as she readied herself for bed once again. " I can't get through to him…and he was my last hope."
She looked about fearfully from the covers of her bed. It was that time again. Soon, the wandering spirit would haunt her. Soon, that restless soul would come again, moaning and groaning all of life's pains.
" Can no one help me?"
Slowly, the hands on the clock quivered, pushing from fifty-nine seconds, to the dreaded minute mark. It was twelve o'clock…
All was silent in the great halls, long since abandoned of student and teacher alike. The cleaning staff were all to bed, and she was alone, the wind blowing eerily through crevices in roof and floor.
" Help me…"
Bert pulled the sheets closer to her head, whispering to self, hoping that tonight the spirit would slumber.
" Help me…"
The voice was soft, and close. Had she not know otherwise, Bert would have thought someone stood by her side, speaking wistfully…
"Help me…Bert…"
Bert stopped shivering, and looked up cautiously. Never before had the spirit spoken her name. What was going on?
" Aren't you my friend, Bert? You've been so good. Help me again. Please."
Fear dissipated slowly. The plea of the ghost was no more one of ominous echo. It was clearer…as if…
" Sakura? Are you…here?"
Silence followed her statement, and Bert bent ready to scream for assistance, as she had done many nights before. Minutes passed, and no answer came. The apprehensive lady in her nightgown slowly sat up, and moved towards the window, where the voice had come.
" S-sakura? Are you here?" Her voice quivered.
" Yes. Yes, Bert. It's me."
Bert looked closer, and sure enough the faint outline of Sakura could be seen against the moon's glare. But, this was no ghost. Her silhouette, though faint against the moon-lit night, was too solid.
" SAKURA!" Bert ran to her friend, but stopped short, expecting to feel nothing except air.
" Don't worry, Bert. I'm as real as you are."
" Sakura! Sakura, how we've all missed you." She reached and hugged her friend.
" I've missed you too, Bert. We shall be better friends this time, then last."
" But, Sakura. You sound different. What's wrong?" Bert pulled away again, fixing glasses, which had gone askew.
" Something is dampening my power to restore my body to full. My physical form is here, but it phases in and out at times, as though I'm being sucked dry."
"But…but, we all thought you'd died in the fiery pit of that volcano…so long ago."
"I very nearly did. Only the thought of seeing my link-mate again…but, tell me. Where is Syaoran?"
Bert looked at Sakura, almost doubtful that she was human. But, her form was clear, and she was solid to the touch. And further more, she'd aged as they had.
" I'm sorry…I'm sorry, I should have done more…" Bert mourned.
" Please, Bert. Tell me. Tell me he still loves me." She gasped, " Tell me he's not hurt. I don't know how I would take it if he is dead, and I am not."
" No. He lives. He has not died, though he very well should have. He mourned your disappearance so."
" Where is he then? Take me to him."
" He's in a hospital for the insane. Nearly tore himself apart. Took nearly a month for him even to remember to eat again, speak again, and walk again."
" Insane! Oh, Syaoran!" Sakura ran for the door, the garb she wore softly shuffling against the rug, "Take me to him, Bert. Please. I need to see him again."
" He may not recognize you, Sakura. May not even believe you are alive. He didn't when I told him."
" I don't care. I would rather be there for him as a dream, then be away from him in reality."
~
And here is where I'm going to pause for now. But, I hope you are reassured. Sakura hath risen! But, now what is to happen? Why is she there, and yet not there? Don't worry I'll tell you in the next chapter.