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Glistening Stardust

#1 Gaze of the Stars

Tir could not sleep. His hand throbbed with pain. Irritated, he sat up and took off the glove covering his right hand. Why of all times, now? It had been fifteen years since this last happened in the Dunan Unification War. Normally, he would have ignored it out of habit, but the long period of dormancy by the True Rune that possessed him caused him to slightly forget the effects. As he gazed at his right hand, a scythe-like symbol, the emblem of the Soul Eater, glowed. From the signs of it, it seemed that another war would come.

Tir loathed his fate for bestowing the True Rune; he would give anything to get rid of this curse and live a carefree life (not to mention have an ordinary lifespan), and yet he would never hand the Soul Eater to anyone. Not only did it contain the souls of the friends it consumed, Tir would never allow anyone but himself to bear the dangerous, double-edged sword. Four times it had stolen those precious to Tir from him, and countless times it wreaked havoc on the battlefields under his will. If anyone was to be consumed next, Tir was determined to make it be him, or even better, not let it consume anyone at all. No one else will die because of this rune.

He had met another bearer, in almost the same situation as him. When the leader of the Dunan Unification War, Riou Genkaku, approached, Tir could tell immediately through his rune that this was the bearer of a True Rune as well. His Soul Eater sensed a certain kinship within Riou, and it wasn't shy about letting Tir know through various stabbing attacks. The two talked for awhile, and they grew to be great friends; in fact, they even fought together in the final battle against the great Beast Rune that resided within L'Renouille. Tir could tell, however, that this company would have to be short-lived before the Soul Eater was getting other thoughts, and so he parted company. He felt sympathetic towards Riou, but there was nothing he could do for him. They were both alone.

Tir walked out from under the tree he was resting. The cool winds soothed the pain a little as it blew past his hand. Even the Soul Eater seemed to be enjoying this peace. As much as he hated the rune, it had become a part of him. No, it was more like an eternal companion that could never leave him. Tir had come to personify the rune, as though it was only inhabiting him to get a view of the outside world rather than to cause destruction. Well, this rationalization worked well for the most part. It averted his mind from thinking that he had a bloodthirsty weapon embedded in his right hand.

Tir slipped his glove back on and looked up. The night sky glistened with stars that couldn't show their faces near bustling cities. In fact, parts of the sky were almost completely white. Tir loved stargazing. It was peaceful, it was quiet, and he didn't feel quite so alone with the stars watching down on him. Why should he not love it, even if it was they were a sort of god that foretold his and many others' fate? He raised his right hand to the sky. "Do you love it too, Soul Eater?" he thought, "Will it sate your thirst?"

Feeling tired again, he made his way back to the lone tree in the plains and dozed off quickly enough. As soon as the sun rose, lighting the individual blades of grass like a softly burning ember, Tir set off on his never-ending journey once again.

Again, please R&R... Oh, and btw, the title is from a song...they're all probably going to be from songs...