Kalika's eyes slowly opened. Her head throbbed and pounded... she had hit her back harder than her head, but either way, it still ebbed with tides and waves of pain. She looked over to her side... the Builder was lying motionless beside her, lying on his stomach with his eyes closed. At first glance, she was sure he was dead... but then she watched as his back slowly rose upwards, then descended back, continuing this motion gently. She sighed in relief, then placed her fingers to her throbbing temples.
I know that you lied to me
Using just your words to shatter me
Your words are like a dream
But dreams could never fool me
It's not right to me
"A life for a life..."
Kalika jumped, lifting up her head slightly. She realized that she was in a different cell, one without the cobwebs. Fires from torches flamed and glimmered, their light dancing across the wall in shades of light scarlet, flaming orange, and small flickers of gold. In the reflections of the flames was the monster... the one from before. The human's eyes widened as she weakly moved away, pathetically toppling to the ground.
"Relax... my debt has been repaid..." the monster growled, slowly moving towards the cowering girl.
I'm acting so distant now
Turned my back as you walked away
But I was listening
That you fight your battles far from me
It's not right to me
The human winced slightly, then stared up at the monster as he knelt down beside her. His golden eye locked into hers, then slowly trailed across her figure. The eye squinted slightly as he brought up his hand, brushing the knuckles of his fingers against her dark hair, shifting the strands from her eyes. The fingers then trail down the side of her face, then shifted so the fingers were move placed gently under her chin. His claw-like nails were each fatally sharp, pressing lightly against her flesh, forcing her to look up at him.
"Why did you help me... back in the torture room..." he questioned.
"Don't you worry 'cause I come back"
I could hear you speaking as
You walked to battle
I acted strong
To hide the pain when I
Turned back the pages
Crying out a windy answer
What if I shed my tears and
Begged you not to leave?
Kalika glanced at the floor. Unable to shift her head to look away, she merely slanted her eyes to the cornor of the room. The monster rose an eyebrow in his confusion. He expected the woman to have confidence after challenging him. By the looks of her appearance, one would have expected her to have high self-esteem about herself as a person rather than her actions on the battlefeild.
"Lass..." he whispered, allowing her eyes to fall on him again. "Why did you help me?"
But now I'm not afraid to do
What's in my heart
"I.... I...." Kalika stammered.
She drew back slightly, biting her lower lip. She noticed the absence of her knife, and this was the time that she had longed to have it beside her. The monster had tried to kill her, she couldn't block that from her mind even if she tried. She remembered his dangerous monstrousity when he had chased after her, and she didn't want a rewind of that moment to occur. However... seeing his face now, as mangled and destroyed as it appeared, there was a sense of gentliness and an aura of softness that made his disgusting appearence seem to melt away.
Those thousand words
Have never been spoken
So far away
I'm sending them to you wherever you are
Suspended on shiny wings
Those thousand words
Have never been spoken
They'll treasure you
Make you no longer dare seem
So far away
And hold you forever...
"I didn't.... want more suffering... or killing." she stammered.
The monster slowly slipped has fingers away from her chin, then placed his large, powerful claws on her shoulders, assisting her to a sitting position. This was mildly uncomfortable, only to the limit that the creature had to fullen hunch over her fraim to lift her up. She feared that gravity was to turn on him by using the boiler melded onto his back as an advantage to crush her. That never occured however, and the monster had slipped beside her, sitting on the stone with his long, powerful arm preventing her from toppling over.
"Wait until your strength has returned... you'll be alright, human." he stated.
That dream isn't over yet
I pretend and say, "I can't forget"
I still live in my day
You've been there with me all the way
It's not right of me
Kalika winced at his response. She had an idea that he hadn't noticed the minor flaw in the comment, but took note that he hadn't recieved her name. She blinked, gently breathing in through her nostrils to ease her hazy vision.
"K-Kalika..." she whispered. The monster gazed at her.
"What was that?" he questioned. A small smile appeared on her face as her eyes slowly fell on him.
"My name is Kalika..."
"Don't you worry 'cause I'll write to you"
I could see you speaking as
You looked away
I acted strong
To hide the love when I
Turned back the pages
Anger might've been the answer
But if I shook my head and said
That I can't wait
The monster was taken back in aghast. A thin layer of suspicion lingered in this atmosphere, and he didn't approve of the sudden change of heart. How could she simply smile at him, offering her name in such a simple manner? For two-hundred years he had tread the halls and chambers of this hell, staring at his reflection shimmering on the glass barriers, screaming at his own appearence. For two-hundred years, he had to watch as the prisoners scream and fled at the mere look of his face. For two-hundred years, he head to look at himself as his sanity slowly escaped him, as grief and dispair clouded his thoughts, as the lust for death increased and intensified. At his mere appearance, at the mutilations the bastards of the prison had bestowed upon him, he had lost roughly all of his sanity, save for a small precentage no smaller than twenty to fifteen percent. And the girl had simply smiled at him...
As if his appearence was nothing...
But now I'm not afraid to do
What's in my heart
Kalika sensed his troubles almost instantly. She lifted a trembling hand and placed it delicately on his shoulder. His glance shifted from a slight glare to a look of confusion and disorientation. Abashed, the monster stood, gazing at the human girl... such a fragile being comparing to his own strength and power. Because of these glances... because of his actions, Kalika knew of these facts as well. It brought forth a terror of her own at the mere knowledge of what could happen to her, yet a slight brand of perplexity at why it hadn't occured...
Those thousand words
Have never been spoken
So far away
I'm sending them to you wherever you are
Suspended on shiny wings
Those thousands words
Have never been spoken
They'll treasure you
Make you no longer dare seem
So far away
And hold you forever
The girl shifted her eyes to the ground at the monster's reactions. Her reactions had taken him again as his eye filled with sympathy over her grief. His claw slipped up to her shoulder as his talons slowly and gently caressed her cheek, fondling her flesh comfortingly. Her eyes widened in surprise... then she turned her head to face him, the same sweet smile etched upon her face.
Those thousand words
Have never been spoken
La la la la
I'm sending them to you wherever you are
Suspended on shiny wings
Those thousands words
Have never been spoken
La la la la
Make you no longer here
Feel like calling me
La la la la...
In return was his own smile... and the whispering of the word, "Magnus..."
Disclaimer: I do NOT own this song. It was sung by Koda Kumi and composed/arranged by Takahito Eguchi and Noriko Matsueda. Tell me whatcha thought of the chapter! ^^