Lament


Suggested Theme:

Main Theme- Silence by Lucia


Two-hundred solons later, Exlo Lighthouse is still withstanding the persistent storms as it always has. The mammoth lighthouse is the lonely sentinel for the long-dead giants. The fire still burns at the top as it always has. Nothing has changed in the last two-hundred solons. There's still a human-shaped hole in the glass at the top. There's still lyrics of a long-dead player inscribed on the ancient stones. His jacket is still there too, right beside his song.

However, accompanying his last song, is an unsung lament. It is a song perhaps long-forgotten by humans and never known to Creatures, but it will always remember the fallen one.

"Stop me.

Say you wanna stop me,

Say you wanna stop me now.

But I'm leaving.

Yes, I'm gonna leave you.

Yes, I'm gonna leave your life.

If it's just sorry,

I don't want your sorry,

I don't want your sorry now.

Is too late, you know,

Is too late, you know,

Wasted time.

Say,

Do you wanna play for love?

Do you wanna play for love?

Say,

Do you wanna play for love?

Do you wanna play for love?

Your silence,

Your silence,

Your silence….ah!

Silence,

Your silence,

Your silence.

Wake me.

Say you wanna wake me,

Say you wanna wake my life.

But I know you.

Yes, I wanna know you,

Yes, I wanna know your life.

If it's just teasing,

I will be your teaser,

I will be your teaser now.

Is too late, you know,

Is too late, you know,

Wasted time.

Say,

Do you wanna play for love?

Do you wanna play for love?

Say,

Do you wanna play for love?

Do you wanna play for love?

Your silence,

Your silence,

Your silence…ah!

Silence,

Your silence,

Your silence.

Say, you wanna know me,

You wanna know me

And try to let it out.

Say, you wanna know me,

You wanna know me

And try to let it out.

Say, you wanna know me,

You wanna know me

And try to let it out.

Say, you wanna know me,

You wanna know me

And try to let it out.

And try to let it out…

And try to let it out…"

Vicious Pegasus:

He lived for seven nights.


Author's Comments- You know I had an entirely different idea for this epilogue. I was going to write about Tom holding a funeral for Vicious and all these players and Skithia would come to the funeral. It would be all emotional and Kaz would just be there, watching everyone talk about his alter ego like he was a good friend or some bullshit. Then, it would end with Kaz porting to Chaor's castle and telling Chaor the news, but Chaor would catch a whiff of Kaz and realize that Vicious is actually Kaz.

I decided not to write any of that because I re-watched the final episode of Chaotic. Tangath Toborn's memorial service brought a lot of people from the Tribes and humans together. Most of the important leaders were there, and they were honoring him for saving Perim not once but twice. Vicious did none of that. Vicious never saved anyone. All he did was sing and carved his songs onto selected Locations. So I highly doubt he would receive that much fanfare as Tangath did. I figured this is what Vicious at least deserved for what he did; he gets a song carved by Tom and a little memo as his tombstone.

The song is basically what Tom believes how Vicious's cry for help would sound like. However, the last stanza is like Tom's response. In his mind, maybe if Vicious talked to someone or someone actually talked with him, then maybe Vicious wouldn't have ended his short life. But then again, short-lived, mysterious figures tend to outlive actual people who've led long lives. Vicious's legend will be told and changed countless times over the years; to the point where there's only a small grain of truth like in a fairytale. Kaz has achieved his goal of being remembered, even if it's just his alter ego that will be remembered.