Notes From The Shadows

by theclownsarethere

In Dunwall there is always someone watching. A shadowy figure, marked by the outsider, tells his story through notes and journal entries as events unfold. He watches without ever being seen as darkness ebs further and further into this cursed city.

13. Chapter 13

Note #13: The Mark.

The mark has always seemed to me to be a uniqueness, something to be proud of. It was as if I were so special I was branded to be, as if I were destined to change the course of human events.

Alas I see now that that very mark is what held me back from achieving. I felt so special that I didn't strive to preserve and give back, only take as if I were entitled to it all. But now I see that I was branded as a circus animal to dance through hoops and amuze the outsider. I am not special, I am just a toy for him, a rat to run through his maze so to speak.

But he has a new favorite, many new favorites. Uhh, he branded Corvo today. I had 6 arc enhancers on, so I felt it when he got his mark. Corvo's now another rat in the system that I too run through. But maybe I can make-up for lost time and transcend this system, I too becoming like the outsider. I know he'll watch me as I do so, he'll be amused, but I don't care, my mission is now to give back in my old age and prove I was worthy to receive the mark.

Maybe it's a childish waste of time, but it's all I have left to drive me. I will follow it with purpose, wherever the trail leads. It's all I have to keep me from falling like the great whales of the sea; I must keep going.

-Shadow.