Digimon: Visions
Chapter 16: Devimon
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"And let the evil genius do his best deception, he will never bring it about it about that I am nothing so long as I think that I am something. Thus, after everything has been most carefully weighed, it must finally be established that this pronouncement 'I am, I exist' is necessarily true every time I utter it or conceive it in my mind"- Rene Descartes
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"You best speak lies, Veedramon, I wanted them dead!" Purgatomon's clawed hand smashed through the wood of the table he had sat at. The leopard looked angrily to the dragon, but then he quickly turned to another who he surrounded himself with. "And you! You haven't even been trying, at least Veedramon tried with IceDevimon, the Meramon brothers, Centarumon and Birdramon, what have you done to aid me, Leomon, you've done nothing since that Fernirmon defeated you!" He grabbed Leomon around the neck, bypassing his mane easily.
"Forgive me, Father, but I have come up with away to defeat Devimon, and attained the tags so the demons cannot" Leomon struggled to speak through the strangulation. His words seemed to calm Purgatomon, as he set him down. "I know he is not priority, like the demons, but he is in the way of the rebirth of Sheolmon, since he left the congregation, and he guards the tags for the infidels, if we defeat them, you, and the hierarchy of the Order will be saved from their misdeeds, as they are needed to facilitate the ultimate digivolution in those weaklings that travel with them" Leomon pleaded with Purgatomon, in an attempt to please his superior.
"This is true, what is your plan, I am up for a good laugh, do you plan on kidnaping him and leaving him alive like you did that wretched female demon?" Purgatomon snapped at the lion as he stroked his chin with one claw. The Digimon still was angered with Leomon for letting Sakura live, but he decided, in his pure benevolence, to allow him to live. His golden eyes stared to Leomon as he stroked the hilt of the phallic sword like he had his chin moments ago.
Leomon gulped and looked to the superior before standing before the door that let them into this office. "Sir, as we know, Devimon is inherently a being of darkness, so I scouted our talent and I found a pair of young recruits who were of light, Angemon and Pidomon" He opened the door and two almost identical Digimon were revealed, the only difference being slight and in the coloration of there garbs. The only thing that was really striking about the two was how human they looked.
"They are a well-trained pair of life partners who were quick to join the cause when I petitioned for them," Leomon continued as he presented the duo to his superior. "I have been training them, and since reconnaissance from the Airdramon says that the Demons are coming near to Devimon's temple, I believe that these two may be able to do what Veedramon's soldiers have all failed miserably at doing."
"We shall do our best to serve you, Bishop Purgatomon" Angemon and Pidomon both bowed. Pidomon spoke in a strikingly feminine voice for his masculine build, but neither of them showed much machismo. Purgatomon dismissed it all, he needed to get the saviors destroyed, or he may face exile from the Order.
"It is imperative that we get the heads of the demons and those Digimon who betrayed their own kind, but if we defeat Devimon and get the tags, we will impede upon their progress and we will be capable of killing them, the Meramon brothers would suffice with their new form" Purgatomon waved his hand, dismissing his subordinates. The malevolent creature gave Angemon and Pidomon his blessing, and sent them off to do his bidding.
After the two angels left, Purgatomon turned to the other two followers. "We're going to the third circle, I doubt that they will be able to defeat the combined powers of the demons and Devimon, even I cowered at Virgilmon, call the Meramon brothers, and also prepare yourselves, after we go to the third circle"
"The both of you shall Digivolve to your next levels, AeroVeedramon and PantheraLeomon, due to your rank in the church. Veedramon, find them and then we shall go, we have other recruits on that level who shall be able assist us" The two Digimon left Purgatomon's side and the bishop waved his hand across an orb, first fire appeared within it, and then the images of the demons. He saw that they were at the temple of the tags, where Devimon was. He did notice that the boy with Dismon, as well as another of the children was missing and a smile curled across his lips at the prospect of them finding the corpses of the others.
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Kilroy knocked upon the temple doors. Unlike the others, this one seemed to still be functional. He waited upon the steps that lead up to it, pondering this series of events that had occurred. They had been in this world for roughly a week, and already they had fought with creatures that could easily kill them, were it not for the Digimon, and he already had a nemesis in that damned creature Veedramon. He looked next to him to Agumon and wondered why he was paired with this creature. Agumon was a loyal creature, always by his side and willing to fight, while also being kind hearted and laid back in his demeanor.
Agumon was a good ally against Veedramon and against Purgatomon, Kilroy only wished he had a way for him to recharge his lap top, he wanted to keep taking notes on this journey, but the power upon which he did so was fading. Maybe he would find a way in this temple, or in some other building. That would probably be just as rare as finding friendly creatures in this world, they only had found Jijimon and Tapirmon, and possibly Ogremon, but he was hostile to them when they fought Leomon.
Kilroy looked to his other side to see Mitsuko sitting beside him and stroking the scales of the Dragon she called her partner, Ridomon. Mitsuko was a pretty young girl, not the most contemplative person, and she was headstrong to boot. She was the one who had always been beside him since they came here, with the exception of when he first fought Veedramon, then he had Satorii by his side.
He had become good friends with the younger members of this group, while more friction had developed between him and the likes of Dantes, Matt and Sakura. It was not that he disliked them, he just had an easier time befriending the younger saviors. He stared to his hand, and to the callouses that had formed due to typing and to playing video games. He knew he was fairly geek-like in his mannerisms.
The Digimon fascinated him. The fact that computers had managed to create sentient life was surreal in every meaning of the word. This was a world that he could manipulate through simple typing, and creating codes, he could create matter. Kilroy felt like he could be a god in this world, when in his, he could not do anything nearly as extreme, he could not create a self image, let alone matter itself. This world was simply something that defied all conventional logic, it was similar to there's, and yet it is different.
Kilroy looked around the group and pondered where Savaria and Sin were, looking to his Digivice again. They were still a good couple of miles away, but he hoped this temple would provide asylum why they waited for them to join. He had recognized that this was a temple of Tabernamon by the crest of a rose above the door which he had found synonymous with the religion.
Slowly behind him, the door to the temple creaked open, a large black creature similar to Virgilmon in appearance and stance stood at the entry way, it's long bandaged arms extended to the group. "Welcome to those faithful to Tabernamon, I am Devimon" The creature spoke in a deep voice as he looked to the humans and the Digimon. The demonic looking entity was taken aback to see the humans. "Humans, the Saviors, welcome, I am not worthy to have you grace my humble temple" The large black thing called Devimon bowed to them.
None of the humans knew what to think of this, never had they been greeted so kindly, but Devimon welcomed them with open arms. Kilroy examined the Digimon with his digivice and laptop, encoding the data to his PC. "Devimon, so, you are the one who is watching over the tags?" Agumon asked the Digimon looking up to the overall espousing creature. Agumon smiled as he spoke, keeping a kind demeanor as he looked to Devimon.
"I was given sacred rite to, I shall get them for you, but first I am sure you need food and rest with all the activity Veedramon is causing on the behalf of Purgatomon" Devimon called them into his temple with the stoke of one long red finger's cutting through the air. The group followed the creature in to the building, though all of the humans seemed on edge.
Devimon continued to speak as he walked in to the church. "I also notice that you are short two Saviors, therefore, we'll need to wait for them to open the chest of the Tags, when they arrive, we will get them, until then, you can rest, this is functional as a house, so we should have any accommodations which you desire" Devimon continued to play host to the humans and Digimon as he waited for them all to enter.
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"Does something bother you, Satorii?" Fernirmon looked to Satorii while at the back of the group. Satorii's disposition had changed when they saw Devimon, as if he distrusted the Digimon. Fenirmon well knew that Devimon was a trustworthy being, despite his image, but it was understandable for one of the humans to mistake him for something evil, despite his kind heart.
Satorii heaved a sigh as he looked to Fernirmon through his long blonde bangs. "I just don't think we should trust Devimon, call me paranoid or what you will, but he just seems untrustworthy to me" Satorii's gaze turned to the ground, and then to Sakura. "I just don't want to see anyone hurt, especially Sakura, but I think that being with this 'Devimon' is meaning that we'll be killed, I just think he's going to be one of the Iscariots like we talked about yesterday" He continued to look to Sakura, watching her move as she walked in to the temple.
"You have my sacred honor that no harm shall befall Lady Sakura as long as I am able to protect her," Despite what it was meant to do, those words seemed to have a more negative effect on Satorii, like he did not trust Fernimon either. Satorii had seen how close the two of them were becoming, and he hated to see his Digimon becoming so close with Sakura.
"I know that you'll protect us, Fernirmon, I just don't trust Devimon" He looked up to his Digimon through his large blue eyes. Satorii analyzed every word Fernirmon had said concerning the girl he considered to be like a sister, yet did wish to see as more. Fernirmon smiled to his partner consolingly, and put a hand on his shoulder to comfort him.
"Despite how he seems, Devimon is a good man, he deserves your trust. Besides, you trust Sin, do you not? He is not exactly a person who looks trustworthy on the layer which our eyes can see. You must learn to see with your mind's eye" Satorii never cared much for Buddhism or Zen, or any of those teaching that people were all good, that did not even make sense in a world of duality. He heaved a sigh as he decided to appease his partner and they entered into the building.
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Savaria walked close to Sin, still looking to him as they walked along the lonely path. He would periodically look to his Digivice as they walked towards th temple. She petted Nekamon, who she held in her arms, as they continued to the temple. She was keeping a close eye on the group in hopes that they would continue to stay safe, for they had managed to go a few days with out any fights other then Sin fighting trees with his sword.
She patted the pocket of her jeans where she held Sin's switch blade. Savaria was making sure that he did nothing to harm himself, and she hoped that he would recover from doing it all together. She watched him while he trained with his sword when he did; he had too much respect for swordsmanship to do anything to hurt himself with the blade of that, the sword also meant too much to him for him to.
Sin had been so good to her through these past couple days in taking care of her, though she did not deserve his kindness for it. When she protested, though, Sin would only mention that she helped him, so he would help her to repay his debt, and that he always repaid his debts. She always mentioned how he saved her from Dokugumon and IceDevimon, but he still continued to help her.
She was not sure if she should take this comment for much, but she did hold some comfort in knowing that he was going to help her; Nekamon would say that they just both had feelings for each other, Savaria ignored these slings. She did feel something for Sin, though, regardless what it was, she felt at least some amount of caring for him. Savaria looked to him through her earthen eyes, though he was again looking down to his Digivice.
They had been walking for a couple of days now, and she wondered how far they were from the Temple he had told her they were going to. "Your friends entered the temple, I'd assume we'll meet them there, they are only a few kilometers away, probably two at the most" She smiled at hearing Sin tell her that it would not be farther for them to reach the place. She wanted to rest, and she wanted to finally be able to sit down in comfort.
They continued to walk until a building came up on the horizon, but as it did, Savaria felt a chill down her spine. "Something wrong?" Nekamon asked her, looking to her partner with concern. Savaria smiled to her Digimon and attempted to dismiss it.
"I just had a chill, probably just from the wind or something" Savaria simply smiled to her Digimon and continued to follow Sin towards the building. She brushed her dark colored hair behind her ear as she pondered what her feeling meant. Was their something sinister coming? Or was the malice she felt from the temple? These questions loomed on her mind as she looked to Nekamon within her arm.
Savaria then turned her attention to Sin and Dismon. "What will you two do when we've found the others?" She implored for an answer, hoping that they would stay with them. She knew that Sin would wish to leave, though Dismon may try to be devil's advocate to try to stay, after the conversation they had a few days ago in the hotel, he would not be surprised.
"My place is alone" Sin commented quite simply. Savaria knew why he would wish to be on his lonesome. He had seen so much in his existence and he had hurt too many people, he could not stay with them, and he thought that it would be better for everyone if he were alone.
"Sin, maybe we should stay with them, to watch Savaria at the least" Dismon did as Savaria knew he would, rebuke his partner in attempt to sway his mind, but it did not seem to as if Sin were about to change his stance.
"Dismon, you can stay with them then, I'm staying on my own, I have to. It is my punishment" He fought with his Digimon over wether to stay with them.
"You'll be at least happier if you stay, please Sin." Savaria begged with him to stay though her pleas fell on deaf ears. He simply looked to her with his steely stare and then shut his eyes, pointing to the chapel.
"Go, I am destined to walk alone, go to the chapel, be with your friends" Sin began to walk off as Savaria looked to him with tears in her eyes. She tried to shout to him but the words would not come to her. The rain was falling again as she looked to him, so close.
Dismon flew in front of his partner. The bird forced Sin to stop and began to coarsely yell through his hooked beak. "So you'll let her just die, Sin? Savaria cares about you unlike you care about yourself" Sin was taken aback by this sudden rebellion from his other wise loyal Digimon. Sin just looked to the ground with a balled fist, trying to maintain composure.
"Do you trust the others to protect Savaria as you would? Do you think she's safe" Nekamon had jumped out of her partner's arms and was in front of Sin, flaunting her claws. Both of the humans were just in another world, only seeing one another despite having their backs turned.
For the first time, Sin showed a human side, from his eye dripped a tear as he looked to the dirt while a fine powder formed in clenched teeth. His thoughts were racing as he thought of the last person her cared about. His thoughts also circled on what he saw Dantes doing, what he was refraining from telling Savaria about his groping her. Sin just tried to purge all thought from his mind as he looked back to her ashamed of himself. He did not want to see her hurt or anything the like.
"I will come with you for now" He begrudgingly agreed and walked over to her. The Digimon followed closely, both happy with what transpired, though they were both curious as to what other skeletons were buried deep in the closet of Sin's mind. They all continued to the temple in silence.
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Mitsuko looked to her Digivice as she scrolled through its options. She found the map that showed where everyone was, and on it she saw that Savaria and Sin were nearing the temple. She laid in a pew as she smiled, happy to know she would be seeing her friend again soon. Mitsuko looked around to the others with her back arched and her head upside down.
Satorii was talking with Kilroy while they ate food Devimon had given them. Matt was continuing to throw rocks at Aya's window while forgetting to knock on the front door. Devimon was talking to Fernirmon and Agumon while Hexamon and Dracomon quarreled near by, but she did not know what anyone was going on about. Ridomon was under the pew she rested upon, and Sakura was sitting not far from her, obviously thinking herself, while petting Kittenmon. Dantes was just in the corner with Ultimon curled at his feet, alone and silent.
Mitsuko looked to the door, wondering how far away Savaria was. She hoped when they arrived this silence would be broken and they would talk about something. She wondered if Sin would be finally joining them, or if he was going to leave. She raised herself and looked to Sakura. "I checked my Digivice, Savaria's almost to this temple, maybe they'll come in here and we'll finally meet up with them" She said to her friend as she slid across the wood to her. Ridomon came up from under the pew and Mitsuko began to stroke the dragon's back.
"Hopefully, but do you think Sin will stay, especially considering how welcoming Dantes has been?" Sakura looked to Mitsuko through her stunning blue eyes as she asked her, still stroking the fur of Kittenmon. Both of them paused for a moment in thought.
"I think he'll stay, probably due to Savaria saying something" Kittenmon broke the pause and the two girls looked to her. They both would expect that sort of action from Savaria. Before they could continue the conversation Agumon began to walk down the aisle between the pews.
"Hey, everyone, listen, Devimon's going to prepare..." Agumon's announcement was cut short, though, as the temple doors began to open and The silhouettes of Savaria and Sin appeared as the coming winds put out the nearby candles. They instantly saw the group, as well as Dantes' ire. Sin instantly caught the gaze of the blue and green eyes of Dantes.
Dantes stared coldly to Sin, but his gaze quickly turned to the weather torn Savaria, to his personal arousal. She looked like hell ravaged her, her eyes were puffy, her hair was a mess, and he couldn't have been more turned on by seeing her like this in his sick mind. Sin had noticed and stood closer to Savaria, partially blocking Dantes line of sight. Dantes could tell Sin knew something, but he also could tell that Sin wasn't going to say anything. The two boys just stared at each other as the rest of the group neared them.
"Ah, Saviors, good of you to join us" Devimon bowed to Sin and Savaria, paying close attention to Savaria. The Digimon both looked pleased to see Devimon, but Sin recognized the form of another and quickly unsheathed his sword.
"I killed you already, IceDevimon" Sin quickly ran at the creature. Devimon snapped back, looking to the sharpened blade Sin held. Kilroy and Matt managed to stop Sin.
"Sin, that's Devimon, he's a friend" Kilroy said through the struggling of Sin. The Matt held onto Sin's sword as they let him. "Why did you want to attack him?" Kilroy implored as he watched Sin carefully. In the corner, Dantes simply smiled seeing Sin finally slip and giving the group reason to stop trusting him.
"A Digimon named IceDevimon tried to kill Savaria, I think that's reason enough" Sin shouted while expressively moving his hands. Matt snickered, thinking thoughts that Sin and Savaria were a couple, or if they ever even could be. Savaria had not realized just how much Sin did care about her, and a smile curled across her cherry lips. Sin looked to the ground, trying to save face in his embarrassment.
The Machiavellian snake simply smiled as he watched Sin squirm from the corner. Devimon, though, bowed and looked to Sin in his own blight. "I apologize, my brother had turned to the side of Sheolmon under the influence of a dragon named Veedramon" That name perked Kilroy's interest as the intellectual looked coarsely to Devimon. Sin looked to his hand, he had been rash, again, and he almost killed an innocent devil. "I had tried to kill him, lest he try anything, but I could not, he is my brother" The large black Digimon looked to the tiled ground, upset with himself as he recalled fighting his brother. Dantes simply found it all delicious.
"It will be alright, Devimon, I'm sure that Tabernamon will forgive him if you care enough about him, besides, what he does is not a reflection of you, you are still good" Savaria provided quick comfort for the Digimon as he managed to smile to her. Coming from anyone else, those words would be worth nothing, but since Savaria said them, Devimon felt vindicated.
"Since all nine of you are here, we must hasten to the tabernacle, to open the tags, so you can get the crest and your partners may become ultimate level" Devimon regained his composure and quickly walked up to the church's tabernacle, all nine of the humans and their Digimon following him closely. He stopped behind the tabernacle and pulled the cloth which covered the structure from it. "There are specific grooves for each of you, though they look the same, see which one locks you in, you will be unable to move your hand when you are locked in, so hurry, I can tell you what they mean when we're done"
The humans began to check their hand in the marble stone. Their were three grooves on each side, all obviously signifying something as Devimon had mentioned. Savaria placed her right hand upon the center groove and was instantly trapped within the curvature of the hand carving. She began to glow a white light as she did held her hand there. Everyone looked to her, intrigued, but also cautioned, they were unsure if this was safe, so the steadily placed their hands, checking for a fit.
Matt was the next to find his place, the one closest to the door on the right of Savaria. He began to glow a red light, similar to Savaria's, though not as fantastic. Aya found her's across from Matt, and she was surrounded by a pale purple light. Kilroy's hand fit two away from Matt's the last in that line, and he emitted an orange color. Satorii's place was next to Aya, though unlike everyone else, he began to struggle when his hand was stuck, he began to glow a very pale silver, like the color of the moon. Mitsuko fit her hand next to Satorii, and across from Kilroy, as she began emit a light blue. Sakura was the last in the line where Matt and Kilroy found placement, her body showing a pinkish light.
Sin and Dantes looked to one another, each waiting for the other to place his hand before he would put his down. They simply stared coldly to each other, until they ultimately hastily placed their hands at the same instance, with Sin to the right of Savaria, and Dantes to her left. Dantes began to glow as deep grey, like a cloud the looked upon a drought mockingly. Sin's form began to emit a dark light, as the battles of doves shown in his hue.
The cover block of the alter began to slide as it relinquished their hands. They all were looking to Sin instead of what was uncovered, wondering why he was emanate such a foreboding hue. They still saw things in black and in white, and Sin's dark heart was prime target to see the vile of the world's evil in. The Draconian devil kept a smile hidden beneath a stoic facade.
Devimon called their attention to the box as it fully opened. Within they found peculiar pendants on simple silver tethers. Everyone but Sin and Sakura began to put their's around their neck, both of them staring to the charm like it were poison. Sakura did not want to be one of the saviors of this world, and Sin did not want to be here in this world, or in any world for the matter. Both of them were in a personal solitude, looking to the charms.
Sin took out his Digivice as well. He felt so isolate, even as he looked around to the Digimon and to the people. It was cold in his heart, alone and dark were his thoughts as he squeezed upon the devices, lost in his thoughts. Sin's mind was in the December of existence as he contemplated taking his switch blade from Savaria, he needed the penance, he need to feel the physical pain he felt in his mind. Savaria took the tag from him and put it around his neck, smiling warmly.
Sakura was in a similar position as she looked to her tag. She had seen death in this world, and she hated to see the suffering. Sakura wondered if she could stay in this world after seeing it all. She did not want to be in this world where she could only cause pain, all she would do is hurt others or be in the way. She shut her soft blue eyes as she felt the embrace of Fernirmon, but heard Satorii's voice say "I need you here, to help me". After much deliberation with herself, she slid the tag around her neck, and there was a peace between the group.
Devimon opened a door to a dining hall. "Come, my saviors, you will need to eat, for soon you will need to go to the third layer of the digital world, you will be closer to returning to your world" The demonic digimon said as a feast of every food they could want appeared instantly on the table.
The group and their Digimon walked into the room, Devimon looking intently to Savaria. Everyone simple took seats and began to eat until they had their fill, all f them discussing matters they wished to talk about. For a moment, everything was good, for a moment, they felt like they were home.
But all peace is meant to shatter. Sin, Matt, Fernirmon and Devimon all rose from their chairs as two angelic creatures drove through the roof, holding hands with staves pointed to the group. "You, Demons, we are Pidomon and Angemon, Leomon has ordered us to kill you, I'd suggest that you simply let us do the deed quickly, lest we need to use brutal force and make you writhe in pain as you die" The one who talked wore a blue loin cloth as he observed them from behind as steel visor.
The two creatures flew at them, but Devimon took precaution and shut the door to the dining area to impede their progress, if only for a second. "Grab as much food as you can and then run to the back of the chapel and leave this place for the circle, I shall hold them off" They all looked to him in shock, but he did not waver. "If you die, I will have done my life's work of preserving the tags for the saviors in vain, now go!" Everyone was still a bit in shock, but at the suggestion of the Digimon, they took heed.
"Devimon, I'll fight with you, I'll make sure the humans get to the other side" Fernirmon quickly stepped up as its form changed to Celestiamon. The Digimon was not alone in it's want to fight as Sin, Matt and their Digimon were quickly willing to help.
"Celestiamon, just get them through to the third circle, I'll hold off Angemon and Pid..." Devimon was cut off by a light beam severing his left arm. The Digimon looked through a hole to see Angemon was the perpetrator. Celestiamon quickly returned fire, despite Devimon's suggestions, and coupled with the attacks of the newly Digivolved Virgilmon and Draconismon, they created a blast that could have torn through Angemon, but Pidomon knocked his partner out of the way, taking the blast, dying instantly as it was hit.
The blast also knocked out a wall, though, and outside were battalions of Airdramon, all poised to attack. "Just run, my saviors, I'll hold off Angemon!" The angel flew through the remaining wall, taking it's boot into Devimon's chest. The Champion level digimon scooped up their comrades as the Airdramon began to bombard what stood of the temple, and the all quickly ran to the back of the temple, seeing a glowing light in a back room, they quickly ran through it, and in to the unkown.
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Angemon looked to what remained of Pidomon after he burnt the corpse of Devimon. He lifted the singed mask and held it close to his chest. "Those bastards, I loved him, and they killed them, I shall get retribution for this, if I have to kill every infidel, they will suffer" He wept into the concave metal, tearing off the mask he wore, and replacing it with that of Pidomon. He also picked up a piece of cloth from Pidomon's loin, and tied it into his hair, walking away from the temple to report his misdeed to Purgatomon, knowing he would be punished.
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Break my Fall - Breaking Benjamin
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You
fought me once but not again
You let me feel your heavy hand
I
will clean your fuckin mess
And leave no trace of evidence
I
am losing you again
Let me out and let me in
'cause you're not
alone here
Not at all
Let me belong here
Break my
fall
Shelter me from this again
Dedicated to the end
Help
me break my conscience in
To free us from our innocence
I am losing you again
Let me out and let me in
'cause you're not alone here
Not at all
Let me belong here
Break my fall
