Cursed Runes Written by GlassFeathers
I've been having these really strange thoughts lately...
Like...Am I dreaming all this...or what?
This place...I see it in my dreams...do I know this place...?
Whispers...everywhere...I hear them...at that place...who are they? What is it they are trying to tell me? ...I don't understand...why...this is happening to me. ...I'm afraid...
"It is almost time...don't be afraid. For I am with you...always..."
"Who are you? What do you mean almost time?"
"...They search for you now...but do not fear...for I am with you."
"...."
"Wake up now Jowy...wake up..."
"Jowy? Wake up Jowy."
Jowy slowly opened his eyes, the whisper still echoing through his mind.
"Finally, I didn't think I would ever get you up."
"Kross...I had another one of those dreams."
Staring at Jowy, Kross sat down at the edge of Jowy's bed. A strange look on his face."
"But this one was a little different. Before I couldn't make out this one whisper that seem to be the loudest out of them all. Kross...It spoke to me...and I could understand it now."
"...."
"Say something. Don't look at me like I'm crazy."
Kross ran a hand through his thick brownish blond hair. He got to his feet and walked up to the window. Staring out, Kross watch the people walk down the streets of the great city Hordic. Music was playing somewhere off in a distance. It produced a soothing sound.
"...Kross?"
"...Did you hear that a new monster has attacked outside the gates?" Kross finally answered.
Why is it that every time I talk about my dream, Kross changes the subject?
Kross turned to face Jowy who was staring at him in wonder. "Well, did you?"
Jowy shook his head, "No...when did this happen?"
"Yesterday, many people who were outside died. This monster...it isn't like the others..."
"My class was supposed to go outside yesterday, but class was canceled because Ms. Vel was really sick. So I stayed home and slept all day...I can't believe this has happened."
Jowy pushed himself from his bed. He slowly made his way to his clothes. A fear sparked from within.
An attack from these strange monsters wasn't uncommon. These monsters that most people call the shadows, were known through out the lands. No one really knew where they had come from or how to kill them. One touch and your soul was theirs. Most of the smaller towns were gone, destroyed from the shadows. Those who survived went to larger cities like Hordic for protection.
Hordic, the capital of the magical kingdom Luk. Hordic was the largest city in the eastern part of the lands. It stood between the wetlands and Shadow's End Forest. Though protected by strong magic, the people of Hordic feared the barrier would soon fade. The shadows seemed to get stronger and the barrier weaker.
"...There is talk of people leaving the city." Kross said, staring back out of the window.
Jowy threw his night cloths on the floor. He sat back down on his bed, his eyes fixed on the floor, "So they're leaving because of the barrier? That magic has protected us from the shadows for years. I don't think it will fade now."
"...You sound so sure."
"Are you saying that you're not so sure?"
"...."
Jowy's face began to turn red from anger, "Kross, this is our home...it has always been our protector...are you giving up on your home?"
"...No, I'm not giving up on our home Jowy, but I feel that we should leave." Kross turned back around, his face calm as usual.
"That's the same as giving up!"
Kross leaned up against the wall and rested his head against it. He closed his eyes, "No Jowy, that's where you're wrong."
Jowy stood up from his bed, "What am I wrong about? This is our home! We just can't leave it!"
"...."
"Damn it Kross! We've been friends since we were little and not once have you really told me what's on your mind! I mean...you tell me things, but not what you are truly feeling."
"...."
Jowy shook his head in disgust, "Listen to me...I'm talking to you like a girl!"
"Listen, I know how you feel. I don't want to leave Hordic, but it's getting too dangerous. Jowy, I feel it...something from afar...and it's heading here."
Jowy took a step back, the fear arising again. The words of the whisper repeated in his mind. "Is it a shadow?"
Kross opened his eyes and starred up at the ceiling. "I don't know, but it's coming."
"...I don't know if I can leave Kross..."
"...."
Jowy fell to his knees. He had lost his parents, his brother and two sisters to the shadows...Hordic was the only place that held their memory. Kross was the only one Jowy had now. If Kross left, could Jowy make it through?
Warm tears started to flow down Jowy's face. He couldn't help it. Hordic was all he knew, all the memories...how could he leave? His father once told him that the world outside the gates of Hordic was much different. Hordic, bound by law and magic was a peaceful city where everyone was kind and thoughtful. Outside where the laws of Hordic do not reach, lay a whole another world where people mugged, and even brutally murdered. Was that the kind of world that Jowy could live in?
Jowy put a hand to his face and started to cry uncontrollably.
Kross lent up and made his way to Jowy. He leaned down on a knee, resting his hand on his shoulder. "I hate it when you cry...you're a marshmallow, Jowy."
Jowy gave a shaky sigh as he wiped the tears from his cheeks. "Where will we go?"
Kross stood up and glanced back over to the window. "Look Jowy, people are already starting to leave. The barrier will fade. You know this deep down. We must leave Hordic behind, though we don't want to, but sometimes you have to do something that is hard for you to understand and do."
"...."
"There is a city near here, but we have to go through the wetlands."
"Are you talking about the floating city Nosis?"
Kross nodded, "Many of Hordic's people are heading there. They say some mysterious woman with unimaginable power is there and is protecting the city."
"...."
Kross looked down at Jowy, his face still calm, "Will you come with me?"
"...I will...I'll follow you anywhere Kross...you're my best friend and the only one I have left. You leave and I'll be all alone..."
"...."
Jowy looked up at his friend who had his face turned away. "Kross...why don't you ever want to talk about my dream?"
"...."
"Everytime I mention it you stay silent or just change the subject...why?"
Kross didn't answer, he turned to leave stopping in the doorway, "Leave everything, we don't need to be carrying anything with us especially if we run into a shadow and need to flee."
Kross glanced at Jowy; he then turned and left Jowy to his thoughts.
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I've been having these really strange thoughts lately...
Like...Am I dreaming all this...or what?
This place...I see it in my dreams...do I know this place...?
Whispers...everywhere...I hear them...at that place...who are they? What is it they are trying to tell me? ...I don't understand...why...this is happening to me. ...I'm afraid...
"It is almost time...don't be afraid. For I am with you...always..."
"Who are you? What do you mean almost time?"
"...They search for you now...but do not fear...for I am with you."
"...."
"Wake up now Jowy...wake up..."
"Jowy? Wake up Jowy."
Jowy slowly opened his eyes, the whisper still echoing through his mind.
"Finally, I didn't think I would ever get you up."
"Kross...I had another one of those dreams."
Staring at Jowy, Kross sat down at the edge of Jowy's bed. A strange look on his face."
"But this one was a little different. Before I couldn't make out this one whisper that seem to be the loudest out of them all. Kross...It spoke to me...and I could understand it now."
"...."
"Say something. Don't look at me like I'm crazy."
Kross ran a hand through his thick brownish blond hair. He got to his feet and walked up to the window. Staring out, Kross watch the people walk down the streets of the great city Hordic. Music was playing somewhere off in a distance. It produced a soothing sound.
"...Kross?"
"...Did you hear that a new monster has attacked outside the gates?" Kross finally answered.
Why is it that every time I talk about my dream, Kross changes the subject?
Kross turned to face Jowy who was staring at him in wonder. "Well, did you?"
Jowy shook his head, "No...when did this happen?"
"Yesterday, many people who were outside died. This monster...it isn't like the others..."
"My class was supposed to go outside yesterday, but class was canceled because Ms. Vel was really sick. So I stayed home and slept all day...I can't believe this has happened."
Jowy pushed himself from his bed. He slowly made his way to his clothes. A fear sparked from within.
An attack from these strange monsters wasn't uncommon. These monsters that most people call the shadows, were known through out the lands. No one really knew where they had come from or how to kill them. One touch and your soul was theirs. Most of the smaller towns were gone, destroyed from the shadows. Those who survived went to larger cities like Hordic for protection.
Hordic, the capital of the magical kingdom Luk. Hordic was the largest city in the eastern part of the lands. It stood between the wetlands and Shadow's End Forest. Though protected by strong magic, the people of Hordic feared the barrier would soon fade. The shadows seemed to get stronger and the barrier weaker.
"...There is talk of people leaving the city." Kross said, staring back out of the window.
Jowy threw his night cloths on the floor. He sat back down on his bed, his eyes fixed on the floor, "So they're leaving because of the barrier? That magic has protected us from the shadows for years. I don't think it will fade now."
"...You sound so sure."
"Are you saying that you're not so sure?"
"...."
Jowy's face began to turn red from anger, "Kross, this is our home...it has always been our protector...are you giving up on your home?"
"...No, I'm not giving up on our home Jowy, but I feel that we should leave." Kross turned back around, his face calm as usual.
"That's the same as giving up!"
Kross leaned up against the wall and rested his head against it. He closed his eyes, "No Jowy, that's where you're wrong."
Jowy stood up from his bed, "What am I wrong about? This is our home! We just can't leave it!"
"...."
"Damn it Kross! We've been friends since we were little and not once have you really told me what's on your mind! I mean...you tell me things, but not what you are truly feeling."
"...."
Jowy shook his head in disgust, "Listen to me...I'm talking to you like a girl!"
"Listen, I know how you feel. I don't want to leave Hordic, but it's getting too dangerous. Jowy, I feel it...something from afar...and it's heading here."
Jowy took a step back, the fear arising again. The words of the whisper repeated in his mind. "Is it a shadow?"
Kross opened his eyes and starred up at the ceiling. "I don't know, but it's coming."
"...I don't know if I can leave Kross..."
"...."
Jowy fell to his knees. He had lost his parents, his brother and two sisters to the shadows...Hordic was the only place that held their memory. Kross was the only one Jowy had now. If Kross left, could Jowy make it through?
Warm tears started to flow down Jowy's face. He couldn't help it. Hordic was all he knew, all the memories...how could he leave? His father once told him that the world outside the gates of Hordic was much different. Hordic, bound by law and magic was a peaceful city where everyone was kind and thoughtful. Outside where the laws of Hordic do not reach, lay a whole another world where people mugged, and even brutally murdered. Was that the kind of world that Jowy could live in?
Jowy put a hand to his face and started to cry uncontrollably.
Kross lent up and made his way to Jowy. He leaned down on a knee, resting his hand on his shoulder. "I hate it when you cry...you're a marshmallow, Jowy."
Jowy gave a shaky sigh as he wiped the tears from his cheeks. "Where will we go?"
Kross stood up and glanced back over to the window. "Look Jowy, people are already starting to leave. The barrier will fade. You know this deep down. We must leave Hordic behind, though we don't want to, but sometimes you have to do something that is hard for you to understand and do."
"...."
"There is a city near here, but we have to go through the wetlands."
"Are you talking about the floating city Nosis?"
Kross nodded, "Many of Hordic's people are heading there. They say some mysterious woman with unimaginable power is there and is protecting the city."
"...."
Kross looked down at Jowy, his face still calm, "Will you come with me?"
"...I will...I'll follow you anywhere Kross...you're my best friend and the only one I have left. You leave and I'll be all alone..."
"...."
Jowy looked up at his friend who had his face turned away. "Kross...why don't you ever want to talk about my dream?"
"...."
"Everytime I mention it you stay silent or just change the subject...why?"
Kross didn't answer, he turned to leave stopping in the doorway, "Leave everything, we don't need to be carrying anything with us especially if we run into a shadow and need to flee."
Kross glanced at Jowy; he then turned and left Jowy to his thoughts.
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