Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Legaia or its characters, this is fan fiction and will not be profited off of in any way.
Author's Note: This story isn't really a story; but more like a collection of memories from different characters' lives. It goes along with my other fanfic, Sightseeing, and will be updated whenever something comes to me.
Reflections
Chapter One: Gala's Mistake
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Songi had snuck outside to train for many years at the monastery. Several times, I even went with him, and we trained together, but as time passed, he wanted more and more to train alone.
He was finally caught one day when he punched at full force into a tree and it crashed down, narrowly missing the main doors. We had all thought it was a monster.
Master Zopu scolded him for leaving the monastery, as it was forbidden to do so without orders; but although none of us could say it, we were all secretly impressed with him -- none of us except perhaps Master Zopu or Kin themselves had actually punched down a tree before.
Of course we couldn't praise him for it, he had broken an important rule... but so had I, though I was too ashamed to admit it. Instead, everyone scolded him harshly, and he had slowly begun to fill with anger because of it.
While the other monks looked down on Songi, they had started to praise me instead, comparing the two of us, as if I were better than him. They didn't do this when they knew we were around, of course... but I heard whispers when I would walk past open doorways. I knew he heard them too. He began to talk to me less and less, our conversations became much shorter, and more and more I felt horribly guilty.
I prayed to Biron for weeks in hopes that things would be right again, but I had already been given the answer. I knew that by admitting to my own crimes, we could probably be friends again... but my cowardice prevented me from doing what was right. I was terrified of what Master Zopu would think of me.
Weeks later, in the final match of the tournament, Songi betrayed me.
Looking back, I'm sure I deserved it.
I only wish I could have told him I was sorry.