ReBiRtH
MERRY CHRISTMAS, DAMNIT! nooow... wheres my presant? DONT TELL ME YOU DIDN'T GET ME ANYTHING! -gasp- holy shiznits, batman! I still have to write a letter to my dad! welp... later! -hurries to write a letter-
Artist: Yaida Hitomi
Title: Innocence
counting the times as I walk, going forward in terror
the wind blowing on me is strong.
I'm looking for something in the world ahead of me.
but I can't find it, so I come to a stop.
beyond that sky continuing far into the distance, people who pity war.
the children who are sad day in and day out.
everyday changes the color of its face, tilting its head laughing
holding its little worries.
no matter how I decieve myself, no matter how much I doubt,
there's nothing reflected there.
What I'm really looking for is a wish that's not just a lie,
and an unfathomable feeling.
"you need never change" "just be yourself"
this wish for peace of mind, right next to me.
If the warmth you gave me is still here with me,
I'll believe here and now that it has the power to change to kindness.
We'll be able to reborn.
once the sadness shoots through our hearts,
the direction of the wind will change.
When we feel the warmth pushing at our backs gently
I wonder if we can be stronger?
Our dreams are limitless.
No matter how I put up fronts, no matter how I struggle
The power I have now doesn't cut it,
The mirror which reflects my heart is you in front of me,
if you understand this now, we can make it.
We knock on this door called tomorrow which shakes me all too familiarly.
and then we get confused again, and surely we take to walking again.
if we start to lose our kindness, and hurt others,
we must try to remember the innocence in our hearts,
and the dreams we had as children,
then surely our passion will return to us
Ch.14- The First Mission
"We understand that your experience is limited... we just hope you understand that our time is limited." the tannedtown leadersaid, placing his hand on Riley's shoulder and smiling down at Kali, "The village of Shire is counting on you to find our children and finally bring peace to our land. You may rest and leave in the morning if you please?"
"No thank you, Mayor Spheld, the grattitude of serving you is enough. We plan onfinishing this as soon as possible, today is early enough."
He nodded.
Other than his, and the rest of the towns outfits, they all look quite plain and ordinary. Most are quite pale, he must just work out in the sun as many of the villages men do. They all have a kind look in their eyes, though, so Kali guesses they seem nice enough... she had hoped they would spend the night, though, to explore the intresting village some.
Kali's hopes were denied, dragged alone once more after bowing slightly to the mayor, she let herself walk as fast as she could to keep up with the dark-haired alchemist to the brown carriage which would take them to the mountain pass.
All children, Kali remembered reading, had disappeared after being seen dragged off to the mountain pass by inhuman creatures unlike the normal farm and house animals they have ever seen. They had also sent a group of adults, men, about 12 and all who returned were 4 injured sent to hyper therapy, most, some still in an asylum today.
What would that mean, then? are these creatures so horrible that even Riley and the mayor chose not to speak of them?
She couldn't help but mess with her hair, always a feat when she is so nervous. She also hid her unnerving legs shaking as she thought of the creatures she had heard of as a child.
"...Riley?"
"Hmn."
"Do you think... do you think they could be... were...wolves?" she gulped, thinking of the asylum people. Could werewolves be running rampant all over the state and she wouldn't even know of them? Riley could even be one, and she wouldn't know!
She eyed Riley suspicously, who raised her eyebrow in response.
"Dont be rediculous. You really are a child, you know."
Kali didn't know how to respond, so she just shut up altogether left to her thoughts.
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Entering the cave wasn't so hard... even walking inside, flashlight in hand, didn't quite scare her... she actually found it quite fun. She was about to yell in an echo, when Riley elbowed her, whispering hoarsly.
"Dont be such an idiot! haven't you ever heard of cave-ins?"
She turned to see the car speeding off like a bat out of hell. They were obviously afraid of whatever was within.
Kali became discouraged, walking forwards with a little less confidence than before. She held a piece of chalk, secretly from Riley to not let on how afraid she was, and gulped when Riley or her would accidentally kick a stone or she'd hear a noise she couldnt quite place...
It was alright... in fact, nothing happened at all for the next five or so minutes. Kali was actually regaining confidence, walking and skipping merrily over larger rocks, humming happily until she felt a hand over her mouth, wanting to scream, she looked up to see Riley, hushing her and looking around.
"Mrirry?" Kali asked after a few seconds.
"Shh, listen."
Tick... Tick. Tick. Tick...
Kali pulled herself out of the cold hand and whispered.
"What is it?"
"Shhh... it stopped... wait... its getting louder?" she wondered to herself.
Tick. Tick. Tick. TICK. Tick...TICK.
"It sounds like... a... clock?" Kali asked.
Then it clicked.
"FUCKING RUN!" Riley yelled, grasping Kali's hand.
"Whuh?" Kali asked, amazed she actually cursed.
"T.N.-"
KABOOOOOOM!
The whole cave errupted in flames behind them and light filled as far as they could see as Riley pulled the mesmerized Kali down into a hole-like-crater of rocks as flames passed above, the ground then split and Kali was pulled underneath, feeling herself fallingand slammed by something hard above and beneath as everything went black.
Riley opened her eyes warily, pushing herself up, she blinked, blinded by blood she felt her head. It was wet with something she bet wasn't sweat.
She groaned and tried picking herself up, her legs felt like jello. She rubbed her hand over them, feeling holes in her pants and small wet spots,she guessed since it was much too dark to see that she wasn't so injured that she couldn't stand.
As soon as she did, she seethed in pain and felt her left shoulder in fear. Yeah, still intact, but with a large gash that made it feel almost numb, but when moved like a knife were within it- which very well may be since upon further inspection, there wasa sharp rock gashed inside of the wound, probably its cause.
She wrapped her palm around the wet rock, clenching her teeth she yanked it out as fast as she could errupting in a small scream.
With her right arm she pushed herself up. She imagined she probably looked like shit as she held her shoulder tenderly with her free hand, smiling by taking some sick humor towards herself in that, she decided it best to find the flashlight, before looking for her partner so she can actually see, hoping neither were destroyed in the explosion.
She wiped the dripping blood from her eyes again and walked, slumping against a nearby wall for support she searched the nearby cave ground with her feet, kicking to feel any plastic among the rubble. She only found it after she walked carefully to the other side of the caves wall to search there, it was stuck under a rock so it took some muscle to unsheath.
She flipped it on, it blinked for a little then went out. She hit it against her side, regretting, for she fell to her knees in pain as it flashed on in an almost comforting light.
Now, the other objective, find Kali.
"Kali." the sweet voice, although from a dark silhouette only seen against Kali's hall light. The woman smiled.
"Mo..ther..." she spoke.
"Kali," she sat on the bed. Her face still not seeable, but her soft but cold hand stroking her cheek, "Your father and I will only be gone for the night. Tomorrow morning, you will wake up,the doctor and I will come to check up on your flu. Be a good girl to your nanny, now." she said, kissing Kali's nose, Kali noticed her mother smiling now as she stood.
"Anetta, we will be late to the town meeting. Hurry up and come on!" he said, his voice seemed worried and almost angry, it seemed. He was just a dark shadow in the hall as he passed, fixing his tie.
'Why does father pay me no mind?' Kali wanted to ask her mother, alas, mother was gone. Away to be with father...
Kali...
"Mother, wait, I want to come with you! please!" she pulled back her covers, coughing as she turned to stand.
KALI! Wake up!
Someone grabbed her from behind, who?
'Are you the doctors?' she wanted to ask them.
"Who-mrm!" she said into the cloth. She struggled against the strong arms. Who were these people? why did they want to take her away from her mother?
KALI? please be alive...
"Uhn!" she screamed, ripping away, even for just a moment. "MOTHER! HELP!"
BANG! BANG!
A scream.
WAKE UP!
"MOTHER!" Kali yelped. Suddenly all her senses returned to her as she saw odd white spots, she began to cough and weeze for air. It felt as if something had been ripped within her chest, no, her ribs!
"Dont move." Kali heard the familiar cold voice that let Kali feel reliefr rib is either cracked or broken. Im not a doctor, so I couldn't tell you. I found you wedged inside a boulder, good thing it didn't hit your head, you would have died on impact."
Kali laughed... okay, more like coughed, but she was smiling when doing so, just for the heck of it.
"I wouldn't go insane right now if I were you, were trapped in here. It was a cave-in, meaning we'll have to find the end of this cave if there even is one." she placed her hand down, light blue sparks flew as vines errupted in flames.
"These things are growing all over the cave. Im going to go get more." she smirked, "Dont go anywhere." she said, standing up she started walking with the flashlight.
"Hardy-har-har..." she mumbled. Turning her head to look totally upwards she looked at the upsides down Riley and spoke. "Thank you... for yelling for me."
Riley stopped, her eye twitching she looked over her shoulder. "It. Never. Happened." she stalked off, gritting her teeth.
The shadowy, cloaked, figure (yup, cliche, I know.) at the outside of the cave growled in frustration.
"GRAAH!" they snapped a red stick of T.N.T. in half and threw it at the rock slide, "I WILL destroy her, even if it takes to my Very. Last. Breath, this will NOT be the end!" she hopped off in haste.
NEXT TIME ON REBIRTH:
Ch.15- The Greedy Life For Me
Envy and Lust finally meet up with Sloth, Wrath, and Pride... now they must only get the remaining Greed to, instead, stop rebelling and join forces with them already! will she choose to be just another obedient slave to the yet to be seen master? or will male Greed's influence on her and her own greediness to life help her learn that there is more than just power and money in living?
Meanwhile Riley and Kali continue their arguments, only to be interrupted by an abnormally large creature...
Artist: Glay
Title: Way of Difference
I want to see you, but I can't
Standing still searching for the light through such a long night.
The one who taught me that everyone needs strength and kindness to live
was you who was leaving me.
We knew from the beginning that we were going to go our seperate ways
but even still, I felt forever in those days I touched you.
How long has it been since we found each other
I was bad at smiling, has it become more natural?
Since then we were always together,
and following that we became adults.
Waiting anxiously, but you haven't come
The memories raining down on this precious season, are mostly of you.
I miss you, I miss you
You've given me so much courage
that I still now keep with me.
Unable to be together without hurting each other,
we healed that pain together.
Now, those days in which everything seemed meaningless,
have become so dear to me.
looking for love, troubled by love, knowing love
In that heart that resembles mine in some way,
I am there, and in a corner is your unyielding dream,
Don't you see, it has changed us into adults even more.
I want to see you, but I can't
Standing still searching for the light through such a long night.
The one who taught me that everyone needs strength and kindness to live
was you who was leaving me.
If we're under the light being cast through the leaves,
it makes even our parting seem beautiful.
By forgetting sadness people, surely, can become stronger.
Soon, even here, the snow will accumulate
and the world will be colored white.
if just for a little longer...
Waiting anxiously, but you haven't come
The memories raining down on this precious time, are mostly of you.
I miss you, I miss you
You've given me so much courage
that I still now keep with me.
I want to see you, but I can't
Standing still searching for the light through such a long night.
The one who taught me that everyone needs strength and kindness to live
was you who was leaving me.
We knew from the beginning that we were going to go our seperate ways.