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I took another glance at my claws, thinking about the various things that Shadows could do. The ability to flatten against the floor was an obvious one, along with the ability, like all Heartless, to travel through Darkness and the Lanes Between.
Which was great and all, except I had absolutely no idea how to do either of those things.
I paused and stared at the ground. It was supposed to come naturally for all Shadows and Heartless, but I wasn't your average Heartless. First time for everything, I suppose.
I… There is no easy explanation for what I'm doing. The words don't quite... fit in any language. It's like… pushing yourself into the ground, while letting yourself… flow, I guess, into it. It felt like I had become water or something like that. And let me tell you, it is disconcerting as hell going from a three dimensional being to a two dimensional shadow on the ground, let alone trying to move around and navigate. I wasn't entirely sure how I could still see and hear while doing this, but I guess I could just chalk that up to being a Heartless.
It was certainly odd, being a shadow. I felt like I wasn't entirely there, yet at the same time, I was. Existing in two places at once, yet not quite fully existing in either, I suppose. For all I knew, that was what was actually happening.
I also felt... closer, is the word, to something. Something that felt dark, which was really the only way I could explain it. It was not necessarily evil or bad, but definitely dark.
The eponymous Darkness, undoubtedly.
Something that I'll be ignoring for now, at least until I know where I am.
I moved along the ground, lacking in any idea how the hell I was doing it, but doing it anyway. It didn't make any sense whatsoever, but it happened all the same.
I'll think about it later.
I pulled myself out of the ground, enjoying a normal perspective once again.
I looked outside, noticing that the rain still hadn't stopped, nor did it even show the slightest signs of slowing down. I could go exploring, as there was nothing really stopping me anymore. I even had a way of getting out of trouble if I needed to. And since the rain didn't look like it was about to give up, there really wasn't any point to staying here much longer.
Well, so long as it's like this, there shouldn't be any harm in going off exploring...