::Chapter Two
The horizon turned a deep shade of orange and yellow before his eyes. Asura left long ago now; hurriedly talking about nonsense and then heading off for the thrill of the hunt. Did he really care what she said? Not particularly. He only wanted her to leave, even though the thought of her left him in longing...urgings brewing in the deepest recesses of his heart...
"No!" he shouted, bringing his thoughts back into focus. Pushing himself to his feet, he stumbled forwards, feeling the fake fake fake grass beneath his fingers as he forced himself upward, gazing at the fake fake fake moon rising before him in the darkening sky, smelling the fake fake fake apricots growing in the grove to the west...
He had to close his eyes a moment to forget about it all...to shut it all out. Nearly shouting in his horror and frusteration...
Wait...why hadn't he just logged out? Why hadn't he shut his terminal down? Why hadn't he just walked to the chaos gate and said "fuck it" and left this supposedly stupid fake world behind him and never looked back?
Opening his eyes again, he wondered...he didn't know.
Scoffing lightly and chuckling to himself. "It's not as if I need this place...certainly not. And it's not as if I come here for freedom or to forget." He snickered and grasped tighter at his staff before setting off across the field toward the shinning gold circle in the horizon; yes, the chaos gate. He would prove his doubts wrong now. He would stare bravely into it's face and leave The World...should he ever return?...
He winced lightly and faltered in his footsteps.
"So many questions remain unanswered..."
Still walking toward the gate, he decided he would rather head to Mac Anu...to find her...whatever for? He did not know...
The horizon turned a deep shade of orange and yellow before his eyes. Asura left long ago now; hurriedly talking about nonsense and then heading off for the thrill of the hunt. Did he really care what she said? Not particularly. He only wanted her to leave, even though the thought of her left him in longing...urgings brewing in the deepest recesses of his heart...
"No!" he shouted, bringing his thoughts back into focus. Pushing himself to his feet, he stumbled forwards, feeling the fake fake fake grass beneath his fingers as he forced himself upward, gazing at the fake fake fake moon rising before him in the darkening sky, smelling the fake fake fake apricots growing in the grove to the west...
He had to close his eyes a moment to forget about it all...to shut it all out. Nearly shouting in his horror and frusteration...
Wait...why hadn't he just logged out? Why hadn't he shut his terminal down? Why hadn't he just walked to the chaos gate and said "fuck it" and left this supposedly stupid fake world behind him and never looked back?
Opening his eyes again, he wondered...he didn't know.
Scoffing lightly and chuckling to himself. "It's not as if I need this place...certainly not. And it's not as if I come here for freedom or to forget." He snickered and grasped tighter at his staff before setting off across the field toward the shinning gold circle in the horizon; yes, the chaos gate. He would prove his doubts wrong now. He would stare bravely into it's face and leave The World...should he ever return?...
He winced lightly and faltered in his footsteps.
"So many questions remain unanswered..."
Still walking toward the gate, he decided he would rather head to Mac Anu...to find her...whatever for? He did not know...