Song: Return to 0
Artist: Kagamine Len
Author: Shyla Grace
Disclaimer: Do I have to repeat myself?
"Len… Len…"
A voice whispered softly, "Wake up Len." Len bolted upright, looking around frantically. A cloaked figure was knelt next to him, wiping his hand on a piece of cloth. The cloth slowly turned red. With blood. Len's stomach turned. His blood, lots of it. Len looked with wide eyes at the figure next to him. "Where am I?" Len asked shakily. The figure looked up at Len, and for the first time, Len noticed green hair, and a cunning smile. They held out a hand. "Come, stand up." Len took the hand wearily, and was roughly hoisted up. He flinched at a sharp pain erupted from his chest.
Len looked around. It was like a dream, with foggy colors and images. And, in those images, Len swore he saw himself and Rin, although, it wasn't quite... him. A castle, gallows, prison, paper planes, and himself, always with his sister.
Len looked at the figure with questioning, but frightened eyes. "Where…" The figure cut him off. "You died Len." he said "Welcome to Hell." The figure snapped, and a huge door, a black light coming from it, suddenly appeared. The door to hell, rimmed with fire. Len, before he could take the horror of it all in, was hoisted up by the collar by the mysterious figure. He grabbed Len, and hurled him into the door with amazing speed.
Len landed with a puff of smoke and a thud in a red oblivion. His eyes flew open when a brown skeleton suddenly clacked next to him. He jumped up onto his feet. His eyes burned as smoke and fumes drifted into them, and his throat burned. He felt like he was suffocating. A long, gloved hand appeared on Len's shoulder. His head snapped back to see the figure, that big smile back. " A perishing planet… isn't it beautiful Len?" Len could only gape as he watched a parade of skimpily dressed people walk past him, all in chains, all groaning horribly.
The figure laughed. "Oh, don't worry Len. You won't end up like them." he smiled and stepped before Len, holding tightly onto Len's shoulders. "No Len, we've got something more in mind for you here. You are now in an eternal contract here. You're now mine, property of the Master." Len suddenly began screaming in agony as the "master's" hands began to burn into him, branding his shoulders with long, crooked fingers. The figure's smile got bigger at Len's pain. Finally, the pain was to much, and Len sagged over. The master grinned. "Sweet dreams."
"Chains… blood… my blood!"
Len awoke fully with a start, chained to a table in a black room. The only light was directly above him, creating a black void around the large table he was strapped to. He tasted blood on his lips, and guessed someone had wanted to have some fun. He looked down. His clothes were still there, but, past his feet, there lay a set of red, glowing eyes. "he's up." It said with a cracked voice. Suddenly, from the darkness, tens more eyes became visible. "Begin." Said one, that Len recognized as the master. But that was the least of his worries. Long, clawed hands reached out and tore his clothes apart, scratching an clawing at his skin. Len screamed in pain as he was stripped nude, and burning claws broke through him.
For what seemed like an eternity, Len was in hell, doing the master's bidding. And finally, he did become like those pitiful figures he had seen when he first arrived. And all the while, images, almost poetically, flashed before his eyes. Horrible sights. Hell in full.
Black sun, pouring darkness
Burned out over a mountain of corpses
A rusted sword thrust through my body
A perishing planet, is this to be my fate?
…
Holding my breath I close my eyes
And in my heart,
I swore a promise that will never vanish.
Screams filled the air. Well, the more than usual amounts of screaming. Even the master, whom was walking behind Len froze. Len opened his eyes and looked up. A heavenly, white light streamed in from above.. A voice came from it. "Len," it said. The voice wasn't high or deep. It was perfect. And it was speaking to him. "I'm not done with you yet." Len gasped as he felt something lift him up. The master spat. "Come to pick on me, eh? I thought that you were above that. But the boy, he's mine! He already has the mark."
The voice suddenly grew angry, and the whole fullness of hell rattled. "It is me whom decides who lives and dies, demon! As the Master of the Hellish Yard, you, of all the pathetic beings, should of realized that! And besides," it said. Len was pulled up higher, right up into the light. "I have plans for this one." Len was pulled up beyond the boundaries of hell. The sky closed in hell, and the miracle ended.
"Len, you have a purpose. What, I cannot say to you yet. But, about your human body, well, someone is waiting for you."
Believing in a miracle, a bright future
I passed through a sea of blazing fire.
"MIKU! He's alive! Thank God!"
Len groaned and woke up, he felt stiff and sore. He had to squint on the bright white room. Two people leaned over him; Miku and his sister. He tried to pull a smile for them. It hurt like crazy. "I guess I should be grateful…" He managed to say. Tears filed the two girls' eyes, and Len suddenly found himself in a death hug. " Len!" Bawled Rin. "Never do that again!" Len gasped. "Never…" He whispered, hugging Rin back. "Len…" Rin whispered. "Did you, you know, go to heaven?"
Len's eyes snapped wide as hell flashed before him. He didn't answer Rin's question. "I'm here now… That's all that matters." Len looked up and smiled. "Thanks for the miracle." He whispered in prayer. He looked at Miku and his crying sister. "After this," He thought. "I'm going straight.
Making a miracle, a bright future
If we just move on, that's all we need to do
On the repeat of holding despair and hope
The bright place I longed for
Will be there
A black sun, pouring darkness
The time when the stars that shed rays of light revive
Are to come for sure
To be continued…
Hanukah, and everything else!
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