Hello, StarryMoon33! Pfft, I know, right? Haha. XD

~カーデン~

The promised oneshot starring little Knuckles is still coming, it's just taking a long time to write. So, for now, please enjoy this short oneshot I wrote.

~カーデン~

He was a mercenary, a blacksmith, a warrior, an assassin.

In his heart, he was an artist, a reader, a lover of peace, and one who would fight to death to protect what he treasured.

He was powerful, he was wise, but he was also modest, uncertain, and wary.

Cautious was a word that fit him well, as was quiet, reserved, determined, and passionate.

He was a thinker, and a deep one at that, and he found it in himself to hope even on the darkest of days.

In spite of the agonies of the past, he still managed to smile, even if only once in a while.

Pain was a feeling he knew well, but he had learned by now how to love and be loved, and he refused to relinquish those feelings for anyone or anything else.

Not for power.

Not for fame.

Not even if it meant saving his own life.

He was no weapon.

No matter what he was told, no matter what anyone else said, he was a person and refused to be seen as anything but.

Even if it took the rest of eternity, he would save the world, not be the one to end it.

For his name was Kaden...

And he answered to no one.

~カーデン~

217 words this time. I think this counts as a drabble... *Shrugs* Anyway, I was trying a different format with this one. I kind like it, but likely won't be doing it again. Lastly, this clearly stars Kaden and the line breaker reads his name. Posted (at about 5:44 p.m.) 06-21-16.