Song: Showdown in the Ballet Studio by Carter Burwell. Word: Bone. Character: Ulquiorra Cifer. Word Count: 230
As my followers on Twitter (link in my profile), know, when I received this song from the great gods of the shuffle button, I was really wondering how on earth I was going to link these together, but I think it turned out well. I've decided to make this ficlet and tomorrow's ficlet relatable, since this one is Bone and tomorrow's will be Heart. They're also loosely based on Ezekiel and the Valley of Bones from the bible. Although I'm not religious, that's an interesting read.
I did update Beyond the Fading Sun (finally, oh my god) so if you like my stuff here, I highly recommend that one, since I actually put thought into the plot... unlike these ficlets.
Also, shout out to my wonderful real life and author friend, Graphospasm! Happy Birthday! (Her work is amazing - go read it!)
Remnants of Bone
We are like the body, us Arrancar. Lord Aizen is the heart of the body, and we are the bones: the puppets of the body that support the heart.
It's fitting, I assume, that we are. Our broken hollow masks are remnants of bone. They are a reminder of where we have been and what, ultimately, we are. They are the proof that the heart has saved us lowly bones. It was the heart that helped build us up and transformed us into what we are now. How could we not support the heart? How could we not fight for what it stands for? The heart chose us to fight for it.
That is not to say that the heart is that woman's version of the heart. She spits nonsense that I cannot see. If I cannot see it, how could it possibly exist, this heart? A heart that cannot be seen - how foolish.
The heart that we support exists. Like a body, if one was to remove the flesh and look beneath the bones of the chest, there would be the heart, pumping away to support the body and provide life.
That is exactly what Lord Aizen has given us: a life beyond the existence of a hollow. Even bones are not hollow. They are filled with the life of the body that the heart provides.