Time of Dying
A Hagi story based off the song "Time of Dying" by Three Days Grace
Aldedron: Okay… I'm writing this while I still have Writer's Block, so it might be a bit choppy. But I just feel so bad if I'm not writing anything *whine*!
Serin: WTF, you're whiny
Lulu: Ha-ha-ha! Aldedron is whiny! Aldedron is whiny!
Aldedron: *frown*
Saya: I suggest you don't put her in a bad mood or else she might fail to write the baka chapter…
Serin / Lulu: *uruse*
Andre Vick silently rifled through the papers covering the desk by candlelight. It was late, well after midnight, but he remained wide awake completing this task. There was only one way for him to find out just who "Master Hagi" was and Andre considered that method to be searching through his personal effects. He'd found that everyone held something dear in their belongings and those items could reveal what they were like as a person. Perhaps these papers could reveal the true identity of this mysterious "Hagi", he hoped.
But the papers of Chiropterans were long gone now. Only sheet music covered the wooden surface now. But, it wasn't a total loss. The music could reveal something about him… Bach Cello Suite 3: Sarabande, Brahms Cello Sonata, and Schumann's Mondnacht (Moonlit Night). Far as he could recall, none of those songs were exactly chipper. … Obviously, he was dealing with some sort of extreme sadness. But what for? He hadn't acted overly depressed earlier, so he was obviously good at disguising it. But the music didn't lie.
Vick found himself wondering just what caused "Master Hagi" to feel so dejected. It could have had something to do with Chiropterans, for they were well known for leaving destruction and death in their wake and he so thoroughly researched them. Hai, that had to be the answer.
What else could reveal more about him? Andre walked up to the bookshelf, holding his candle to the spines. They were all pretty much the same. Every single volume filling the shelves were bio-medical dictionaries. Journals from famous scientists. Theories by da Vinci or equations by Aristotle. There was an especially large number of legends. Tall tales. Lore. Each dated back several centuries. What was he searching for?
Andre pulled out one of the lore volumes, opening to the middle of the book. It was a legend about vampires. So even the legends he stored on his bookshelves were about Chiropterans… All the same. Why did he so fervently research the monsters, though? Could it be because he planned to destroy them? Andre had heard Aiya talking about Master Hagi having blood on his shirt once. Could he have been battling the Chiropterans? Testing out what he'd learned? And then he survived, too. Obviously, something was working!
Andre smiled to himself, replacing the volume where he'd found it. This was perfect! France had sent him here to uncover what the Goldschmidts knew about the creatures and he'd just found an expert who could survive an encounter. When he returned, he'd definitely get a promotion for this.
The light went out. Vick studied his candle dubiously. What had caused it to suddenly go out? The wick still had a long way to go before reaching the metal holder. He didn't remember accidentally breathing on the flame, either. Oh well. He was too excited to worry about it. He'd take this as a sign to return to his quarters and get some well needed rest. The work of a servant was certainly exhausting…
Aldedron: Well! What'd you think of it? Brought up some mysteries, eh?
Serin: *sigh* Just get rid of that Writer's Block, will ya? People are whining about your lack of posts for Time of Dying, y'know
Lulu: And it's annoying waiting MONTHS at a time for a single chapter. Especially such a puny one like this!
Saya: They've got a point. You certainly took your sweet time posting
Aldedron *shocked* *indignantly* I had Writer's Block! Quit whining, will ya! And I STILL have it, too! You're lucky I'm posting ANYTHING! *stalks off*
Saya: That should motivate her to write more
Serin: Yes, yes. Excellent plan, Saya. I think this will do wonders
Saya: I'm still wondering though… Where ARE Hagi, Seras, and Neles? It's been a REALLY long time since I've seen any of the three of them
Serin: *shrug* Oh, who cares. I'm just waiting for the next chapter to get typed up
Saya: *shrug* Works for me