“To Time, Death meant nothing.190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rNBTC0VmG
For a far great many words to be read, those well-not written were treated as another passing tragedy, lost in the pages of history.”190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Rhrkk5x7x
Tempus 1:24
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The Night’s Sun fawned at the street; through its Eyes, She could see. Death washed ashore a red sea- a sharp breeze of fresh and rotten meat, twinged from the entrails that splashed lethargically afront Her feet; a mural for Her, made in Her namesake. Were breathing a necessity, this scene disagreed; it spat upon the notion of Life’s existence and laughed that it even tried. She stood bare, upon ground unholy, and yet, what held this but Her? The world still turned, the wind still blew, and the bird still sang its song- nothing outside had changed.190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxDA7em3cf
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Therein, upon a star, lay a child of millions young;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKWoJxoipA
and it is said that It held a Name,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCqla4ibe2
and Its name was Yssi.
This isn’t right... none of it’s right! How can so many people die and just- just- nothing? Shouldn't there be something? A sign? Acknowledgment? A scream?! Ever since life began, it’s always had an end, but not like this... not like this! It's too unfair! Life is unfair!
It was a being that knew of Justice;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsQVgLW4N3
It was a person who knew of Hurt;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsE13mk3GiF
0f so it was believed.
The others agree; they would- if they were still here. What’s happened? We were at the door and then... gone. Just gone. I guess it's only me again, now.
It was of a shape that held an Eye,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArGB2UJm5n
yet It could not see with proper sight.
I can't stay idle. I have to find them, and find out what's what. But how...? I can’t hope to wander into everyone randomly... could I?
She now blinked twice,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOw15w48Xhl
unto then,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVlcsfbygT
She saw with unspoken sight.
What... in this world... is that?!
What She had witnessed held a form unlike any other;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfzem5wRRP
the creature was, in the truest make of the word...
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Disgusting
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With words come association,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBm2TJljGL
along expressions of simplism,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKmlu5UOXY
to the effect that it emulsified a series of emotions into a name:190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9tii5HqC1
one, rarely used, was ‘Monster’;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcB6XtBFTw
another, regarded, is ‘Disaster’;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjpgZgDgbp
that, of wide renown, ‘God’;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NXoviBv3g
an Invocation nay common-used,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71z5kfhXNi
yet common-known.
This thing was ‘Disgusting’;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ427EQfxQOr
that alone was all it needed to be.
This Creature was unseen,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANfkX7tECs
nay in the worlds It had been;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyHRv5oIG1
a novelty- a disgusting mystery;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwVOSx3cW5
yet, of that mystique, was not where Terror had taken habitancy:190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf93l5BgkYG
of corpses- the hors d’oeuvre,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RiDgCLKfZ
garnished with maggots;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjHjThB9Cp
scum, festered in waste;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmldt5DW6aW
of all that mortem could stand for and be;
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the creature was eating.
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It was there She became frantic:
I have to get out of here! I have to- bleaugh!
noise, She created;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwaXwWj5k0N
molded, and retched,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3O8UabBKDo
from the recesses of Her stomach;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdTN1YyUEI
to the orifice of Her mouth;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPBQrttMCP
noise, they heard.
I need to get away- but- the others- gotta stay and look for them- no, run!
She took one thought to stumble another,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mVzRR3TOJ
and fell into a hole:190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Yx8o3VeaC
of terrifying abode.
No, no, it wasn’t them! It wasn’t them being eaten! No! Don’t think that way!
She Cursed at Herself,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1anCc2PTi
and as a result,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBybhCHVhiZ
She stumbled once more.
-ack! Get it together! Now's not the time to trip over a corpse!
Then, She thought to hide;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVxwhrnEaD
then, She thought to run;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqNOMZofGB
then, She thought to hide, once more.
I can’t hide! It knows I’m here! What if I just dashed out? No, it’s definitely faster than me! My stupid breasts are too large! What about a house?! Open, please!
It was a door of primitive make,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvYGJj4InX
however resilient-190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwYE6xLAYz
no different from the town that made it;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cyrOCqSEm
it held significance in change;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTPb3b6gyK
with Time, it could be a location;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfEvbjXQX1
for now, it was merely progress;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGBiRAwZkj
with Death... it is stagnant:190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aqFS2Wkb9
interesting, Death;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1b5KKjL40P
some call it Change,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNe0ISkrCaZ
some say it Static;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmg2OcysFqa
Time could tell, if any truly remained- to be asked.
She wanted for focus;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4B92Y8iB7
formulated plans,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHg0rsWl8v
and more.
Think- think- think! Use my brain and think! Just like in those detective stories! What was it? Uh... situation report! Sitrep! That’s it!
A bunch of huts around me; that thing in the marketplace ahead. I’m at least three huts away from the gate, and it already knows where I am. Even if I hide behind one and move the other way... will it hear me? Or smell?? Do I just run? No, I’ve already established that I can’t! Ugh!
She knew of the word Frustration;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYTMe3iKPy
it was known to Her,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjvARxwH7x
for She lacked Intelligence;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7pkWBKMMG
She lacked Wisdom;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRyyPcuHcKM
She lacked Wit;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaw2aD1VHuD
She had no Tact;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAItHJ2xEpx
it was all known,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcb2HYfBfQ
and yet, now,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAPWwU58FW
it was discovered.
Aaargh! I’m so dumb! No, no- calm down! Calm down! I can’t lose it! But I’m not good at this! What am I even good at? I don’t even have power-
Another, she rediscovered.
Powers! I totally have powers! I have plants! But... what can I do? With plants, what can I do? Are there even any? Yes! There are! Random plants sprout from the ground- like, tiny ones- on the sides of buildings! I don’t know what they are, but they’re always there! What do I do with them? What can I do? How can they help? How do I-??
She was frantic;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡib0uJPNGvL
far it be known of poor quality;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlSC7zCS9g
to propose not for Her, who, thrived within.
Pollen! Of course- pollen! If I scatter it around, it’ll cling onto that thing, and I’ll know where it is! But could I? Could I sneak around? Would it work? It didn’t notice me earlier- only after I made noise; so it only works with sound? Not smell?
‘Thinking’ was the trait She had every right to oppose;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlPpwcDdKA
She was a manner of being who would simply ‘do’;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopFWBIzjsF
and the panic allowed Her most of all, as it would enable Her too.
... or maybe it didn’t notice my smell until- or it could have been blocked by the scent of dead- or even- eaaagh! I don’t even know anymore! I just have to try!
She spoke words kind to newfound allies;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2qvZ9KVqJ
there found no real need to so, yet She did all the same.
Alright, flowery friends, it's just us now! I'm counting on all of you, please! Thank you!
Yssi Level Up! Lv 2!190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJoVKtvvLH
“You did it! Wait... I did it??”
Yssi Power (Magic) Discovered:190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzUX0poKfy
Natural Set: Pollen Sensor ~190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanQa4nsCHL
Yssi is able to use pollen from nearby plants for a very short duration as an intruder alert system. Yssi can recognize the energy signature of pollen and when it is released from surrounding plants, she searches for an area of accumulation, indicating that something has blocked the pollen's movement. This gives her a vague sense of where an object is. Due to the nature of pollen and its minuscule energy, Yssi is unable to focus on this technique for long and can only use it in an enclosed location, or nearby.
She and the creature danced to a song of Death;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fSQL93RX9
it came from the left, She moved to the right.
I just have to be really quiet when I-
She moved to the right, it came from the left.
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She heard a sound;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwGiKl9M0U
it comes from the right;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKRA4Jb8KE
now, they come, from both sides.
There’s another one!? Of course there’s another one! Why did I assume there was only one?? Why was I impatient? What am I doing!? My life is at stake and I can’t stop acting like an idiot! Everyone else probably made it because they weren’t as stupid as I am! What do I do- what do I do? The doors are locked- what do I do??
An avid distinction to earlier panics:190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLeMeIrrD4
a loss to mindful thoughts;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNNmfZwGZ9
relinquish claim to Her own mind;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd16ozA3Ym5
and in frightful silence, Fear moved to capture Focus;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0B5PzYuCw
thus Her Focus was now on Fear.
DOOR- DOOR- DOOR- PLEASE- DOOR- PLEASE- DOOR!
Her hands bled;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6xiYjzLTe
this was a mistake:190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8JCR6gQpE
it only hurt Herself;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Nv0liRng6
Her hands bled;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1zvSUJvox
Her fingers trembled;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6Oomu6Ktz
Her nails creaked;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5t0QRU2rKo
to counteract the door,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFjor79GYN
She became unhinged.
Magic! Magic- magic- PLANT! W’do I do w’plant!? Plant! Door! Magic! Door! Magic! PLANT!
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simple,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdkr3QwR9x
unrefined.
When Time was still young, younger than it was before, one of the first questions was posed:190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaXL7FgdqH
‘If, on a whim, Nature were notioned to destruction... do you think you would be protected, within your sedentary, sedimentary homes?’
One must, in order to feel safe;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgEJOQ3JES
for, given reason,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA36TGN9Rqe
a small copse of trees, spread,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQ46ortnFy
could encompass the circumference of a whole world;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQUQBSjVKN
Quoth the Ravenous, ‘one feels lucky they have no taste, nor sense to devour.’
And so, trees, unbound to the little town, made their roots, easily, underground.190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVmLN9NMM7
Time? Distance? Space?190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjmcVRCd1P
A simple door held nothing in relation.
Get-in-get-in-getin! Okay! I- ACK! Not again! Huff~ huff~ falling is loud; loud is bad! Thank goodness I landed on this... this... this... don't. Scream. I'm lying on something squishy and that's okay. Everything's okay. Do not-
"Help... me..."
NOT OKAY! THE CORPSE IS ALIVE! THAT IS NOT OKAY!
A voice, in the void, to be heard,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLeJnM7E2Wy
that spoke a language unknown,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SRIDSbyEE
yet strong Intent behind words;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3Qd6w9br1
that, alone, was understandable, if directed towards It.
The voice kept speaking,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ywhAiI09T
as She consoled;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtsLRErJJ7
hushed;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0M87oEgilN
lulled.
She was yet to realize that a voice could not listen.
"Mommy... help... daddy..."
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much like Her;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HZzach4Ev
much like It;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRgiXN3i5Y
however more youthful.
Death had festered upon the wake;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6PA2zDX3e
She refused to let It claim the child;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Y4Sq3OlGF
for shame that in Darkness,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXz98da7aOA
Her Eyes held little sight:190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVsgwAnk7v
She had forgotten to See.
Are you okay? Are you- HYA!? Wet?! Is that... blood? Oh... my... God.
An Invocation!? Blasphemy! Yet to her fortune, it remained unheard.
Gods did not like to be Invoked;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwvXrC0AMi
not for petty matters;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuzHe7dEp2
not for Death;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOtob32bBd
They hated It the most;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fn5GIPCcT
It had been problematic to Them;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeq3p5oQKu
As It had been to Her.
Hiii~! That’s such a massive gash! I have to tend to the wound, right now- but how?! I have no medically thingies- much less experience- and even if I could, he’ll definitely scream and- and-
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as of now, it holds the image of a grove’s creek;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsX0Fv8UhPg
running, but clearly- albeit, with a wash of foam.
GROOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
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the Thoughts alert- they fly;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7j2eOrz5T8
Ideas peek from their hedges and disperse into the night;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVDwVLy31L
She’ll lash forward, trying to catch as many as She can;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBw6PDTN5vF
yet only at its latest moment, has She noticed the ‘why’.
THEY’RE OUTSIDE! PLANTS, PLEASE! HELP ME! PLEASE!!!
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mask;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGC7mwkbHk
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hide;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPspwBxMpUQ
from seeking
Forget being quiet! It’s already an emergency- but that’s good; gives me options! Like... like... what do people normally do?! Call a doctor? No, you- UGH! Something I can do... um... it’s uhm... umm... closing the wound! Sewing! Yes! I GOT IT! I GOT IT! I DID IT!
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but celebration forth-coming;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmI4t84b7J
She had long awaited it;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4OUyXmHyW
She anticipated as it came;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCsv6xEp1K
this... ‘moment’.
But- plants! Plant’s fibre! Oh my goodness- I’m actually smart right now! I’m- okay, breathe! Breathe! Breathe... huff... okay! Okay- okay! So if I take a strand of fibre from a plant! I can use it as thread! Then I just need needle! Oh, I’m actually doing it! I’m actually going to save someone for once! Yes! YES! I can save someone!
Roots with thorns;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXCT91W44J
boundless teeth;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCbSPaclGp
made to tear,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhFv8iyFdn
and made to eat;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiv8RnCGFY
to Her, they were needles;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRZiYQEhOd
to Her, they were useful;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8vYuYpy35
to Her, the child could now be saved.
Why do these roots- you know what, nevermind- let’s do this!
But She could not.
C- come on! I said let's do this! What's wrong, me?! W- why...?
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She was frantic;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMjjmSbgoi
anticipation set;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4EYcV5C1wy
adrenaline faded.
I can't afford to waste time! Please, just stop for a second! Focus! Focus! Focus! Phew... alright! Let's do this!
But She could not.
Why! Why?! Just stop shaking already! Didn't I already calm down?! Why?! Why are you still shaking?! Stupid hand! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Please! He's dying! Please! If you want to shake then shake later! For now, just for now, please! Just work already!
It is said that in the time of mortals, the greatest observation came from within; a sense of self-awareness. It was what set them apart from beasts, and at times, even the Gods. Those who know their boundaries, and reach within it, shall find they have more than those who do not. Those who try to break outside their Domain, and reach for that which they may not attain, shall find themselves caught in a precarious Plane. From that location, one should either fall, far beyond where they had initially began, or ascend, to a place they cannot comprehend. Thus, it would be, to command the realms of what can and cannot, as does a God; ‘those that acquiesce to the universe’, and ‘those the universe acquiesce’. This applies, of course, as well, to Her; and It.
Plea-ea-ea-ea-se!
Her tears were a-let down;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVD2SRJdEM
they fell in disappointment,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGQnZoTisi
and CRASHED unto the floor;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafSMyXocmO
they carried the heaviness, in Her heart, that bore;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJObWROBCi
Her Hope, now weightless, as a cloak, She wore;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGX9EMnoy2n
it CRUMPLED from the might of the atmosphere;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJdpsoqM6h
like a diamond in its rough; her mind was not clear.
Focus! It’s not hard! Why can’t I just FOCUS!? Why- can’t I- feel- why can’t I feel my arms- why?? Just! Aaagh! Think! Properly! Stupid brain- stop buzzing- just think!
Hysteria: a mental breakdown;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWHdbdfxpW
for She hated none in this world; she was kind;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5tG9YfTzF
none but Herself, for It was cruel.
Powers! But how!? I know that I healed myself but... can I transfer that? Could I heal someone?? I just have to- I have powers- things should be working, right?? Right?!
She attached to a new source of reliance;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUdKssD3No
She rendered Herself futile.
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Why am I so useless when I’m alone? I finally get a chance and... and... all those years... telling myself I could help people if I was just... better! Was that a lie?! What was all that complaining for, then?! Excuses!?
The Past haunts Her;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsVpZl3x9p
She is soon to be taken;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMdn7WGsIk
Time wished to stake its claim;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQt1Q6HqAaZ
yet Her Soul belonged to It;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7nh3sL2tT
Her Soul could not be taken, not lighly;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0h72W8AZh
It could not be denied;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEk9J3MlZq
It held governance over Death, and, by extension,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBf2MqKoVa
Life.
What was that childish name they used to mock me with?190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0SjqpYt6S
That's right...
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Grim
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In our Reality, those who share in the eyes of Crystals warn of a figure that lurks;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnJxqCshJn
It stays not in shadows, in dark wynds, nor where the cold spiders sleep, but worse:190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyY2qSBxUS
It stays in the reflection of one’s Eyes- where none can escape Its sight;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWP0HyvNrjR
It saw lives lived in their last, as Its own, and only, Life;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDu60UFVoc
It became not a person, but a watchful guardian, providing eerie sense, to they upon Death.
Then, to a day, came a Name;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGHLk5FfNP
familiar, to it, but not;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0vVhhdDHI
nor could be, yet the intentions to have been.
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one that could not be who it conveyed itself as, and one that must cease to exist;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwL0zd9BZNX
wherefore it had to be someone else:190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgB3tC6k3T
albeit the same name- but it was someone else;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRhEmHcLyl
it had the same name- but it was someone else;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDRbdauyjH
the exact same name- but it was someone else;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0D9dF16Aun
the Eye can tell- but still, it would be, someone else.
That could be why, that as she died, she could not recognize It:190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrzEZzUGaw
not because It had become different,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsUVWLDPfD
but because she was someone else;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18d0LNPlJT
not because It wore a mask;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrGYEjWwZd
because she was someone else.
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she saw the face of Death,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eOrXdFrvu
and the face of Death saw someone else.
Yet that hollowed mask began to form fissures- pieces fell outward;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocJFnuzNQw
something crawled from the inside, looking to escape- like spiders, webbing fate:
“It’s me. It’s Yssi.”
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It let nothing to leave;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjwJjyJbs9
small cracks were not enough;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAy153ww76n
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It could decidedly not;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNcMJb0PG4
It had to break;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHkf3MYx6b
It decided to not;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOeppP9UOb
and from there,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOCXG8S1ut
something inside broke to compensate.
And torn from the other side of the veil-190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovLaB7xolt
where stars roam,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGT5TOWtkS
whispers shared their truth with a small, broken heart,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMauB3Ge2i
blowing a soft breeze into the rifts of the dark...
“And time and space; beginning, and lifelike motions, and decay, came together in one place, to decide on a name for their new child. They pronounced it: Death.”190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLU4wouyjkr
Grim 3:61
It all lead to this:190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgeheEG5W6
there was no regret,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31MF1rxlZ0
for regret could not be forgiven;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ubMKeRYrZ
It held a strong position,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiiXdc18g8
where Good was done,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVX6lieWnK
where Good could happen,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdv9EHuPf5F
where a Soul could be saved;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYZH9DpmP8
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to regret would be to forget,190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuF2ooi1R9
and Death was far too kind.
That changes nothing! There's no way to make up for idling by; you always have to try! But I did try! I tried and failed miserably! So I tried again! I kept trying! I'm still trying! I’ve tried so hard and why?! After all these years, why can’t I do one thing right?? Why can’t things go my way!? Am I just wrong!? Should people be made to suffer?? WERE people made to suffer!? Someone's life is in danger here so why!? Why am I still thinking about myself!? Of course people shouldn’t suffer- it’s just that I can’t do ONE SINGLE THING RIGHT! I finally have the chance... IF THE WORLD WANTS TO LASH OUT THEN LET ME BE ON THE SUFFERING END- WHY!? WHY EVERYONE ELSE- WHY ANYONE ELSE?! WHY!?
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Death was far too kind.
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She could not breathe;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFG3ydUq0g
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She might as well have been dead.
I- huff- I can't- I can't- why is everything so fuzzy?!
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lost it.
My ears are ringing- what’s happening!?
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dizzy;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFXhfstJnF
shortness of breath.
Help- help me- help me, PLEASE!
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numbness.
I can’t f- I can’t f- wha-ah-ah-ah-
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they call for a panic attack;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99dXu1CDGP
and the cure?
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Nothing can be done.
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First, there were flashes;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBgNkfdCW2
then, the images;190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsi1wy3CGTU
then, the memory of coming back.
Yssi.190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2r7JerYEur
Who?! Who’s there?190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmIgPs2lJp
You can save them.190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaOOzyXQTQ
I can't! I can't!190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mP8IqBaVy
You have.190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2j7f8yR71
When!?190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOG4kV6p5Fn
You did all you could.190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBwmSdlS8c
AND IT WASN'T ENOUGH!190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXHfzd72gc
It was for them.190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVIhLS89g2
How?190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6G46RlTQC
Was I not for you?190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8aUfNsdO1
Lyn...190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTM2By8oXYf
What do you think of yourself? Failure?190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1k2FjLtSoE
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I failed as well.190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzwBoDsI90
You didn’t!190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfZgyplmGZ
I couldn’t finish my lessons.190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJg04AwewHj
But you left me with enough!190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnf1wDdJqY5
So did you.190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EPb4w4r0N
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When you’re the only person who cares, you’re the only person who matters; a victim’s logic from a victim’s mind.190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2oABigyaN
So, what? I was just... the only thing they had? Someone better equipped could have helped them but unfortunately, I came first!? I was just in the way?? I was a hinderance?!190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGeiImvPS5
They needed to need someone, and you were there. So they latched their needs onto you. Because you were there, Yssi. No one else was- it wasn’t a coincidence. You were the only one who cared. You’re the one who’s there. Always, in their final moments.190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB16eQyDmpW
I... but why couldn’t it be at ‘a’ moment. Why is it always when they die...? Why can’t I get to know someone... hah- hahah... you know... I just realized... I haven’t seen a real, proper living thing. I don’t even remember what they look like. My eyes...190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNG3g6uMKD
You’ve spent your time listening, having learned nothing. You’ve spent your time looking, having seen nothing. You’ve spent your time acting, having done nothing. You’ve spent your time enough. Now, use it, sparingly; not to waste it all.190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UkgNpXNeC
But I...-190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJI0kSRRmA7
Yssi, your eyes have been able to see for a while now. Have you not noticed?190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3xK4F3a35
... I can see... I can see!? I’ve been using my eyes!? My real, actual eyes!?190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGmDyAXfdC
Hahahahah! What does the world of the living look like? Focus, Yssi. Pay attention.190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjoEKl0D9sS
Right! Focus! If the fibre’s detached, I have do it by hand- but if I could control it... I won’t have to worry about trembling! So... breathe life into this thread...? What if I reattached it to the plant? Come on! This is the root you came from! These are your roots! Think of it as your mother and go back into mommyplant! No, no...?
What if I extract a new string but left just a tiny bit attached? No, too short. What if I used my powers? I could lengthen them... but that would take the focus off the barricade. If I pushed it into overgrowth then... I might even hurt the tree. Then two things would have died meaninglessly! My eyes tell me they’re fine, but if I use Sight... the tree’s lifespan is definitely being used to reinforce growth. Sorry, tree... I wish I could give it back to you. I’ll be more careful from now on... but-
Agh! There has to be something! Something I could use! Something! Wait... me. I'm- I'm a living thing, right? I'm part of nature! That's right! What if I could attach the root to myself!? K- ku~! Errrrg! Just stab it in myself! Grr- IT’S NOT WORKING! He's already lost so much blo- BLOOD! I'M SO STUPID, WHAT AM I THINKING!? I’ve been panicking and looking around for so long- letting him bleed out the entire time! Pressure! That’s what I couldn’t remember! Wounds need pressure, you- ugh! WHAT ARE YOU DOING, YSSI!? YOU'RE ACTUALLY SO MENTALLY-NOT-WORKING-BRAIN THAT YOU- MURDERED-
GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
The barricade. I- I lost focus on the barricade.
BLEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!
H- haha. Oopsies. As usual, stupid, pathetic me...
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Death had arrived
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Rejoice
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“There are some who live their lives with a purpose; others who find one later on. I didn’t have one of those. I just wanted everyone else to be happy. And if they were, I’d be content to just sit around. I suppose that’s what you would call loafing- but you know? No matter how worthless, no matter how useless, I refuse to die. Because there’s still hope- for me, as long as I’m still alive.”190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKi0AEpJAx
Yssi ‘Here, and Now’
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Thus ends Chapter One
of
The Book of Death
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Hey~! If you liked it, check out the rest of the story for free on cieleporia.itch.io/mystory to enjoy the full experience with proper formatting, as well as more chapters in the series!190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7y4r5ZMaf9
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The one you've just read is called Issue #14 Death - The Door That Should Have Never Been Opened, which is followed up by Issue #15 Lost - The Path That Should Have Never Been Taken; two chapters in our first serious arc!
The story has three parts; Issues #1-#13 on introduction, Issues #8.1-#8.12 on development, and now, we've entered into our first big arc in Issues #14+!190Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFubFlg7Q2f
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I've designed it so you can begin at whichever part you like, so you can start reading the serious arc now!
