Memories of a Fallen King
By Kaehimi
Disclaimer: I don't own Dark Cloud!
"Things Lost"
First my kingdom fell, then you.
I lost both you and my country.
I lost everything.
Everything...
I lost what...?
No...No...
That's not it.
What I really lost
Was myself.
The scarlet sunset's red light glowed upon a figure, digging a hole...
Lapse of Time...
Seda patted the dirt over the makeshift grave. He took his small dagger and carved, into a rock, "Sophia, Died Saving The One She Loved". Then he placed it gently on the pile of dirt, along with flowers. He wiped a glimmer of a tear from his eye and then leaned on his shovel. 'My country, you, my world. What more is there to live for? Why am I cursed to live this meaningless existence! I lost everything I ever cared for!' Seda threw his shovel to the side, it hit a tree and then fell to the ground.
Seda collapsed onto his knees in front of Sophia's grave, covering his ashamed face with his hands, and wept. He moaned in grief as he realized what had really happened. "No, it can't be," Seda sobbed. "No, please, anything but that!" His tears kept coming. "NO!"
Seda put his head on the gravestone. "What I truly lost...was myself."