Chapter Nineteen: A Prayer to Compliment Your Sorrow
Warm, comforting, soothing, darkness. These were the sensations she felt. Where was she? She wanted to open her eyes, but she could not see anything. She tried to move around, but since she was just free floating, she could only curl up and drift in the comforting liquid in which she was surrounded.
Harquozi shana molkli fizit. Tu nu shan groducha. Si ku. Si ku. Si ku.
A weird man. That is who is responsible for this situation. A weird man had removed her from her comfortable surroundings and was doing strange things to her. He held her up in one arm while he used the other to steal away her food tube. She let him no what she thought of that. She screamed her little lungs out, scrunching her eyes in order to force the stingy liquid from her eyes. She hoped it hurt him.
All of a sudden she was cleaned up and wrapped up in a warm cloth thingy. She was then placed into the arms of somebody else. This person was different than the weird man. This person had longer hair for one. She gave a little silent laugh as it tickled her face. She opened her eyes to see who it was, and as she did so, the person holding her softly stroked her cheek, wiping away tears. She finally managed to open her eyes, and before her was a very pretty lady. She gave her a little baby's smile, and grew even happier when this caused the pretty lady to hug her. All in all, she was sort of glad the weird man had taken her out of Warm Place.
Harquozi shana molkli fizit. Tu nu shan groducha. Si ku. Si ku. Si ku.
Momo was slightly confused. She had turned three a couple of weeks ago, and so now she was that much more of a big girl now. But even so, she could not seem to find her favorite ball. Her mama had given it to her sometime last year, and Momo and it had been nearly inseparable since. She ran around her house to her back yard, her tiny legs making it quite a long trip.
It took her almost forever to find it, as she had to maneuver past rows upon rows of bushes and shrubs and trees. She smiled and giggled when she finally discovered it in a small clearing. She ran over to it and hugged it tightly to her. She froze suddenly when she heard a deafening crunch from behind her. She turned her head slowly behind her, her ball clutched tightly to her body.
Su ka, shi kudaiyo.
A huge skeletal creature with a whole in its chest stood behind her. Its yellow eyes glowed from beneath the mask it wore on its face, its deadly gaze boring in to her. Its tail lazily swished back and forth behind it, crushing trees and pulverizing rocks that were in its way. Its long mane of orange hair hung over one shoulder, and Momo could tell that it had flexed its hand so that it could unsheathe its claws.
Su ka, shi kudaiyo. Su ka.
The voice that emanated from the hollow-chested creature was colder than the darkest night. "Hello there, shoujo," it said. "You look delectable. I could just eat you up."
Her ball forgotten, Momo turned and ran away deeper into the forest. Her little legs might not carry her very fast, but she could squeeze through small openings in the brush and the flat boulders that dotted her home country. The monster gave a delayed reaction upon her initial escape, so it had allowed her a generous head start.
Su ka! Shi kudaiyo, Su ka!
After what seemed like an eternity of fear and helplessness, Momo managed to find a cubbyhole of sorts inside of a tree, covered by some underbrush. This allowed her to see outside her hiding spot without being spotted.
Su ka! Shi kudaiyo, Su ka!
After only a half minute or so, the scary monster had come upon the clump of trees in which she was hiding. The mask had opened up fractionally, allowing a long, slimy, tongue to slither out in order to lick its teeth. It then turned its head toward a random direction. Momo wondered what it was doing for a second, before she heard what it must have heard. Someone was coming through the underbrush, someone from her village it turned out. Several someones. She put her hands to her mouth to stifle her scream. It was a search party. Her mother must have been hysterical when she couldn't find Momo, and so had asked the strong in their village to go look for her.
Su ka…………
The men came into the clearing, shouting her name, telling her that her mother was worried sick about her, that she should go ahead and go home now. She was dreadfully confused. Could they not see the scary monster thing? Her breathing caught when one of the younger men nearly got hit by the white monster's tail.
Su Ka. Shi…Kudaiyo…
Su…ka…
The air seemed to turn frigid when the monster started talking again, "You see this, don't you shoujo. You are probably wondering why they can't see me. They are normal humans, so they have no spiritual pressure to speak of. I am an evil ghost, shoujo. I can only be seen by the dead and those with a healthy dose of spirit power." It licked its lips again, "Just like you, shoujo." It turned to the rescue party, "Now what should I do about these annoying little pests? Ooh! I know just the thing!" The creature spread its legs further apart, arms bent and ready to shred, tail forced still and ready for action. It screamed out loud for all to hear, "I'm going to kill them and feast on their fear, shoujo!!!"
Su Ka. Su Ka. Su Ka. Su Ka. Su Ka. Su Ka. Su Ka. Su Ka. SU KA! SU KA! SU KA! SU KA!
Momo was scrunched up in a ball, hands covering her ears. Her eyes were clamped shut, tears flowing from them. She had to bite her lip in order to stop herself from crying out. Why did this have to happen? Why did the people she cared about have to die? Why? Why was she so important?
Why?
Why her of all people?
Why……….
Why?
Tobi Jazay Kanaygana?
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Millennia ago, human and Shinigami were not entirely separate. The Spirit King and the Forest Queen lived together, spending half of their time in soul society, the other half in Eden Shevka. During those times, it was rare for any human to not have spiritual pressure, and even rarer for wholes to become hollows. In fact, hollow occurrences had been so rare that most, including the King and Queen, did not even know that they exist.
Now the King and Queen had six children. Their first born daughter, Kulaira, was said to have been the most beautiful girl in existence. The second born, a son named Seret, was a calm child who loved his family more than anything. A set of nearly identical twins came next; the only difference between them was that Kuro had black hair and eyes, while Shiro had white hair and yellow eyes. Their favorite hobby usually was to annoy the crap out of their older siblings. The fifth child, a second girl named Senna, was an expert in all things natureish, as she had an innate talent for communing with the forest that surrounded Eden Shevka. The last child, Huendo, was a cool personality. She was said to have been the very first 'Ice Princess'.
-an excerpt from the History of the forging of Soul Society, Vol.1.
The original language of human and Shinigami has long since been lost, but there are a few words and phrases that have survived to this day. Here are just a few.
Harquozi shana molkli fizit.These are the first times.
Tu nu shan groducha.May they be filled with gladness.
Si Ku. Si Ku. Si Ku. And hope, and joy, and love.
Su kaRun now.
Shi kudaiyoKudai's heir. (can also mean princess)
Tobi Jazay KanayganaWhy did this have to have happened?
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TBC
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AN: Well here it is! Hopefully now I will be able to update a few more times per week than I have before. If you have any unanswered questions this chapter, please be patient. It will take a few chapters for this to be cleared up. I will do everything in my power to hurry up with the updates, but things have been known to happen.
Buenas Noches!