Feathers
A random oneshot where Dark questions the use of his feathers. Please R&R!
Disclaimer: I do not own DN Angel. That belongs to Yukiru Sugisaki, and I in no way own anything of it. -Goes off and cries-
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Daisuke asked me question the other day. One that got me thinking.
"Dark? Why do you and Krad use feathers as weapons? I mean…why feathers?"
I was stumped. Literally stumped. I told him I would get back to him. Yeah, as if. He probably forgot all about it already.
But I'm still thinking about it, even if I'm probably never going to answer him.
Why do Krad and I use feathers? Well, I suppose one reasonable answer would be because our wings are made out of feathers, and using feathers would just suit the occasion.
But what if our wings were different? What if, by some freak cause of nature (or some bizarre creating spree gone wrong by the Hikari's), we ended up with butterfly wings? Or dragon wings? Or, hell with it, even dragonfly wings?
I'm scared to think about it. Yes, I, Dark Mousy, am scared of that thought. Well, what kinda guy with dignity wouldn't be?
Anyway, back to the question. I suppose if we really did have butterfly wings, just to go with that 'suiting the wings' thing, we would probably use petals or flowers (ugh, those damn shivers…). If it were dragon wings…
Well, scales would be a nice accessory. But I doubt that they would be very useful for protecting me against Krad. Dragonfly wings…?
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I'm not even going to go there.
Another answer to that question could be that they are more suitable (there I go with that 'suit' word again…) than something like a sceptre, or different magical items with different properties. (1)
A sceptre would be just plain stupid for a guy, and it wouldn't exactly be convenient while I'm stealing some artwork and avoiding police. And it would be really awkward too, whilst feathers can be easily tucked away in a pocket or, worst comes worst, plucked from my wings.
And magical items? Well, feathers are sort of magical items, in their own way. And it's also more convenient; they can be used for many things. Imagine all the magical uses you need, in one single feather. Handy, isn't it?
Then you see all those stupid fools running around with humungous, out of fashion belts with big pockets, or lugging some giant sachet behind them, all because of their magical potions, precious stones, and all that other useless stuff…
And then there's the question of With's purpose if I had different wings. I would imagine it wouldn't be very comfortable turning into some leathery, powdery or barely paper-thin wings. And a feathery, somewhat creature-like beast is more threatening then a set of 'pretty, colourful' floating wings anyway.
Not to mention that I'm quite fond of feathers, myself. Nice and lightweight, and the perfect finishing touch on my 'hot, mysterious' demeanour. Very fitting isn't it?
So, to answer Dai-chan's question.
Why do we use feathers?
Because--
"Dark, have you got your answer for my question from yesterday yet?"
Well, talk about perfect timing. And the fact that he actually remembered it.
I gave my usual smirk that he couldn't quite see, and answered lazily. It really was quite a simple question/answer anyway.
Why? Elementary, my dear Watson. Because we simply prefer it that way.
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Note:
(1): I was thinking Cardcaptor Sakura than. Too much reading of the manga…
Yes, and all this started from a single question I had in my mind…please R&R!
