Here, she is talking to her mistress, but each paragraph or linerepresents a "conversation" at different times so don't think of them as her talking all at once. As always, read on and review please!
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Tomorrow's Promises of Innocence
by PhoenixBlade
Nee, Mistress… Do you know which herbs are best for a sore throat and which ones are best for a runny nose?... Nee… Mistress?
Nee… What kinds of bark should we look for to burn when we're lost in the woods?...
Nee… Why do the birds sing high in the trees?...
Nee… When is the best time to go pick fruits?...
Nee… Why does the moon and the stars come out at night and the sun in the day?...
Nee… Where can I find the best berries to make a pie with?...
Nee… How do you prepare herbs to dry under the sun?...
Nee… What should I prepare for lunch today?...
Nee… Mistress… what do you want to do tomorrow?.. Nee, how about having a picnic?... Under the same tree we always sit under when we take a walk… nee, Mistress?... Or I can go prepare some bait and we can go fishing… Or maybe we can go into town and buy some cloth to make a robe for the winter or a dress for the summer… isn't that a good idea? Nee, Mistress? Nee?...
Mistress… it looks like the roof is leaking again… I'll find some wood to seal it up with right away… huh? What is it?... No?... Oh, there's no more wood?... Go get a pot?... Won't it be kind of noisy when we go to sleep?... What? Deal with it?... Alright…
Mistress! Mistress! Mitte! Mitte! The vegetables are sprouting green leaves! It looks like it'll be a good season this year!... Sure, I'll water them everyday… What? Why do I have to do all the work?... Mistress, you're being unfair… We can take turns... Well, only if you'll help me pick them when they're ripe…
Mistress… I'm sorry… I didn't mean to come back late… No… I got lost… I'm sorry… I got sidetracked and… and… please forgive me!... I didn't mean to get lost!... I just… I just mistook the route for… No… Please don't cry… I'm sorry… I'm sorry, Mistress…
Mistress… how long do I have to wear this dress?... But… I don't like this color… I know you spent a long time making it… it's just that… Well… I know that cloth is expensive… Ok… Fine… Whatever you say… Just don't make me wear it too often…
Mistress… why do you like to sing?... Huh? Oh no! I don't mind you singing! I think you have a nice voice, mistress… Huh? Sing with you?... Pick a song?... Hmm… How about the one about the hero of the Great War?... No?... Then, what about the one about the fisher girl?...
Mistress… can you tell me a story? Like you used to do before… Yeah… Which story?... Umm… My favorite one!... What? You don't remember?... Well, it has been a while… You know, the one about the girl… I know there are a lot of them you've told me about girls… The one about the girl who-yes! That one!... I think it was called Snow Pearl…
It… hurts Mistress… Why… does it hurt? It is… confusing… but it hurts… like a sharp stab… inside my chest and it… it's heavy… painful… and burdensome… suffocating… I can hardly breathe… What is it, Mistress?... Is it a sickness?... An illness with no name?.. Is there a cure for this?.. I'm not exaggerating because it hurts so much… There is no blood, no open wound or weapon protruding through me… It hurts… inside of me… So painful… Why does it hurt so?... Is this… Is this what they call… loneliness?.. Sou ka… Loneliness… I wish… I wish you had never given me such an emotion, mistress… If I had known that it would hurt this much…
Mistress… It's been a while since we talked… I've been going crazy since they put me in here… I talk to you every now and then so that I won't go crazy… but last time… I just broke… It's no fun being alone in this … Here, there is nothing but eternal darkness… I am cold, mistress… I cannot even summon a flame or a light to see around me… but it is all useless… there is nothing here… Why, mistress?... Why am I the only one here?... Why aren't you here with me?... Why can't you come and pat my head like you would usually do when I'm sad? Why?... why mistress?... Why did you leave me?... Why do you leave me alone?... It makes me sad… Mistress… you're so mean… I hate you…
I'm sorry mistress… It's been a long time since I talked to you… I've been angry all this time… First, I was angry at myself, then I was angry at you and now at everyone who had hurt us… Mistress… They deserve to pay for their crimes against us, especially you… You were never supposed to die… they had you die so pitifully in public, you who had done no wrong! They deserve to pay… If I ever get out of here… I will destroy every one of them… Whoever frees me first will die! They'll pay, they have to!... Only then, only then can your memory be at ease… Only then can I be at ease…
I can't take it, Mistress! I'll let anyone who comes free me be king, queen or ruler of the world! This endless suffering can't be endured any longer! As long as someone comes and frees me, I don't care! I'll destroy the world if they want it! Whatever it is that they desire, I'll do it! I'll do it if only for no more of this unbearable torture!... Anything they wish… If only for no more…
I had promised you a long time ago, Mistress… I had promised… to protect the wretched people of the world with my power… After much thinking… TOO much thinking… I have come to a decision… I will protect the people… and I will grant the wish of the one who frees me… but I will not guarantee their life… I won't kill him or her… but I will not save them if it comes to it…
What…? What is this? It-it's light! Oh such glorious light! So bright and warm!... How long has it been since I've seen this? Oh light! Come! Come and free me! Free me from this horrible prison of misery and despair!
There was light everywhere. I was being sucked out, pushed away from the darkness. There was a crackling of energy as I felt… my fingers… I could feel my body, the body that I had before it was thrown away when I was sent to the darkness. I could feel the power I had come back to me in waves, but not all of it. Some of it was missing…
I felt myself floating in the air and descending down. There were shouts somewhere close, it was muffled, but the sounds gradually became clearer and clearer. I felt my feet touch the ground and the light faded away. I slowly opened my eyes and couldn't believe what I saw.
Colors and people. Five to be exact. They looked surprised and scared to see me. The one in the lead, whom I assumed to be the leader, was barking out orders to the others behind him. It took me several seconds to understand what they were saying because I had not heard others speak in a long time. It appears that I looked dangerous to them in all my nude glory and they were going to cause me harm. I watched blankly as they rushed at me with their swords raised in the air. They didn't know what they were asking for…
I had not used my power in a long time… Could I still do it?...
I raised a hand and summoned a rush of power to my hands and sent it out at the five incoming men. It bursted out and hit all of them, sending them far back and hitting the wall with a loud bang. They fell to the ground unconscious. I turned to look at my hand. There was a cracking of energy fading from my hand, my human looking hand. I looked at the rest of my body. Pale skin like before. Dark black tresses flowing down my back. Most of all, I was unclothed and naked.
There was a slight coughing and raspy breathing behind me. I turned and saw a man or something like a man looking at me intensely. Whether it was in fear or in surprise, I wasn't sure, but he was clearly wounded as he was grasping onto the bloody wound in his torso and was laying against an altar with ancient writings on it. His blood pooled on the floor around him and I looked at the hand that lay against the ancient writing. It was bloody and had made a small pool around his hand as well.
I walked up to him and he made no move to attack me or defend himself. The floor was cold and stony. I bit back a shiver as I got down to my knees and bowed down to him.
"Master, what is it that you wish of this one?"
I heard something akin to a growl and I looked up to see him faint from the blood loss. First thing's first, I had to heal him, then I could find out what it was that he wanted. Yes, that sounded good. I would do that.
Ok, that's it for now. I will try to see to it that I get cracking on the other two fanfics cause I want to see them done too!