Darkwings13: Ahem... you should ready the song 'The Breeze at Dawn' from SCVost for this chapter. ;D
On the desolate battlefield, the green hair priestess slowly dropped to her knees beside the fallen leader of the malfested. Taking him into her arms, she removed the helmet and her breath hitched as she pressed her lips to his forehead. Taking his hand, she placed it over her medallion of the sun and moon and whispered, "I'm here... I'm here, Raphael. Can you hear me?"
She looked up at the terrible hole in the skies, and then around at the still corpses, burning land and discarded and broken weapons. She could hear the wind crying, as it whistled past her. A terrible battle was fought up on one of the battlements of Denever Castle, a battle that may decide the fate of the world. But she knew that it was not her battle, it had to be fought by Soul Edge and Soul Calibur's new wielders. She had a different battle to fight.
Hugging him to herself, she whispered, "We fight... and we die. Enough is enough." The wind slowed and carried her words around on the battlefield, multiplying it by tenfold. "The world is dying, the heavens are mourning, the hole in the sky seeks to devour us all. What are you all fighting for?"
The malfested and human soldiers hesitated, as the wind picked up and the hole from Astral Chaos grew, in the tainted purple and dark blue skies.
"This war is tearing us apart, it is not salvation, it is only devastation," she said, her voice cracking. "Each person you've cut down, has a family and a loved one. Whether it be malfested or human, we have a place in this world. The wind sees you all... and it loves you all." Raising her head, tears slid down her cheeks. "I am a wind priestess, a human, but I love your leader, the king of malfested and he loves me. It's because we can both see past a simple label and see what truly matters... We live in a world that needs both the sun and moon. We need to accept each other, no matter how different we are, or else all we will achieve is a field of blood and tears."
Talim burst into tears and clutched at his body, and the people slowly lowered their weapons as they watched her. "This war has separated brother and sister, friends and lovers. No more..." She could see the wind dying around him and she shook her head, crying as she held him. If they were truly one and connected, he must be able to sense her feelings and hear her. The skies were growing darker and her heart trembled at what she was about to do. She had to heal him, even if it may cost her her life. "Raphael," she said, trying to smile. "I'm here, I'm waiting for you. We promised each other we'd always be together remember? I will not leave you, to be lost in the darkness any longer." Her lips parted open, as she began to sing.
La to eh hawoe nada ba (The stars watches from above)
Ka no to meai fo lea sei lei (While the wind sings around us)
Hanowei lako lea fo lea sie lei (How lovely it sings for us)
Rakna ko lo ma sei oh (Just open your eyes and listen)
Ma a ehh deaa (To the lovely voice)
Fo la... hako na le aaahhh... soeii (That calls... for you so from far away...my love)
Hai yo na noko ei... (Can you hear it now...)
Sa kano eh to la (My voice calls out for you)
Bre naka lo eseh ela (The breeze of dawn has finally come)
Na fo la toe ei couh la (A new day has arrive for us at last)
Fola kano eto hano (Now take my hand)
Esa kano ei to la (And hold on to them)
Bre naka lo eseh ela (The breeze of dawn has finally come)
Na fo la toe ei couh la (A new day has arrive for us at last)
Fola kano eto hano (Now take my hand)
Naomea! Naomea! (Forever! Forever!)
Na kana cosay (We'll be together)
Laomea naka na toro (Our love will last for an eternity)
Cola se leai fa ohlei ni ma... ma no ei (I make this promise with all my heart... with all my love)
Sa kano eh to la (My voice calls out for you)
Bre naka lo eseh ela (The breeze of dawn has finally come)
Na fo la toe ei couh la (A new day has arrive for us at last)
Fola kano eto hano (Now take my hand)
Esa kano ei to la (And hold on to them)
Bre naka lo eseh ela (The breeze of dawn has finally come)
Na fo la toe ei couh la (A new day has arrive for us at last)
Fola kano eto hano (Now take my hand)
Naomea! Naomea! (Forever! Forever!)
Na kana cosay (We'll be together)
Laomea naka na toro (Our love will last for an eternity)
Cola se leai fa ohlei ni ma... ma no ei... (I make this promise with all my heart... with all my love...)
The skies began to lighten, as the gate to Astral Chaos was starting to close. The people around them gaped and opened their mouths in awe, as the sun began to rise, lighting up the skies in a multitude of colors. Talim squeezed his hand tightly, and kept her voice steady and continued singing for him. The wind brushed back her hair to reveal an expression of deep love on her face for the man she had given her heart to, despite his malfestation and the word's judgement. Slowly, her deep viridian green hair began to lose its color and change to black as she took all of the darkness inside him, and let it out into the wind. Her heart was one with him and the wind, and the strength of her faith and love gave her the power, to overcome whatever fear and hesitation laid in her heart, to save him.
La to eh hawoe nada ba (The stars watches from above)
Ka no to meai fo lea sei lei (While the wind sings around us)
Hanowei lako lea fo lea sie lei (How lovely it sings for us)
Rakna ko lo ma sei oh (Just open your eyes and listen)
Ma a ehh deaa (To the lovely voice)
Fo la... hako na le aaahhh... soeii (That calls... for you so from far away...my love)
Hai yo na noko ei... (Can you hear it now...)
Raphael slowly opened his eyes, to see the light of his life, the sun that he had come to treasure, appear before him. Reaching up, he placed a hand on her cheek and said quietly, "Your beautiful hair... what happened?"
Talim let the tears of joy slide down her cheeks as she gazed into his crystal blue eyes. "I have healed you. The light of the sun has finally reached the moon."
His heart went out to her and he sat up, pulling her into his arms. Though she would no longer be able to sing the song, the wind will sing it for her, and continue to watch over her, its most dear and loved, last wind priestess. The people around them listened as the wind continued to sing of a love as deep and far as the skies in which it traveled in, and how much the moon and sun loved each other.
Darkwings13: And this is the last chapter to this collection of short stories, one shots and drabbles. A fitting end to match Talim being predicted to be the last wind priestess, and for Raphael to be healed and become human again.
It ties in alittle bit with SCV ending, where we see Soul Edge and Soul Calibur restored, and opposites sides reconciled with each other.
I had a great deal of fun writing this and I enjoyed every moment of it. To me, writing should be enjoyable and one should write on what one believes in. I truly love the potential in this couple, where there may be much sadness, pain and grief, from two people with such different ideas about the world. Yet they can both grown and learn from each other. To Raphael, who can finally see the light instead of the darkness of a life he's been living in for so long, and for Talim to grow even stronger from the position she's been put into. She always seemed to be alittle doubting of herself until SCIV in my opinion. Which is a shame because she is extremely understanding, mature and kind for her age.
Thank you all for coming all the way with me, and I hope you've enjoyed this little collection. I write for the enjoyment and belief but I also write to share these moments with you all, and as long as anyone is still with me and waits for my works, I will always keep on writing. :)
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Btw, Talim is totally winning that Soul Calibur poll on the official facebook page for Soul Calibur. Yay! XD