“To Time, Death meant nothing.216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbR4P2Xb4iy
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.”216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRyNJdVXsek
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.216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl59tTiGBsO
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Therein, upon a star, lay a child of millions young;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFnhTO4uqB
and it is said that It held a Name,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoeOnTvM5Y
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;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOfeOTuuCj
It was a person who knew of Hurt;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjv9o6bVEq7
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,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqOy7XCOLZ
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,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMajARR3gBh
unto then,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1V0exq8XM0
She saw with unspoken sight.
What... in this world... is that?!
What She had witnessed held a form unlike any other;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRr0myEEXL
the creature was, in the truest make of the word...
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Disgusting
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With words come association,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwu29Tpceke
along expressions of simplism,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoXinvmjqz
to the effect that it emulsified a series of emotions into a name:216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwNsClmSs3
one, rarely used, was ‘Monster’;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9ewaIOWP7
another, regarded, is ‘Disaster’;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0MZRFCMDq
that, of wide renown, ‘God’;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdf9WbMdXg
an Invocation nay common-used,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtchr6GSUkX
yet common-known.
This thing was ‘Disgusting’;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91YFZIR1XK
that alone was all it needed to be.
This Creature was unseen,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlewquSQMjc
nay in the worlds It had been;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCHwNjbvCO
a novelty- a disgusting mystery;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tJhV3twtK
yet, of that mystique, was not where Terror had taken habitancy:216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxpDoVch6b
of corpses- the hors d’oeuvre,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtydc5jrRgy
garnished with maggots;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiNsvgChzs
scum, festered in waste;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuh5ywVGQ7C
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;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZXRrYpkvh
molded, and retched,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dyQDZf5gT
from the recesses of Her stomach;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCeRqXALo8
to the orifice of Her mouth;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmiZVY0qi5p
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,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVU16Bf3io
and fell into a hole:216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusEknCP08s
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,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iQuhSli6M
and as a result,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWrQZ9LHR7
She stumbled once more.
-ack! Get it together! Now's not the time to trip over a corpse!
Then, She thought to hide;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0k580ZLxQE
then, She thought to run;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXsoUBV9WU
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,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrllECrAq8L
however resilient-216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxLdCB7K4M
no different from the town that made it;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn57XqskVy3
it held significance in change;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpR4Vy1Akv9
with Time, it could be a location;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP47vmUOaA4
for now, it was merely progress;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ni1tR0G59
with Death... it is stagnant:216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuSQH6vr1H
interesting, Death;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtuuyhjF1Z
some call it Change,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClpmV9rDQ9
some say it Static;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAIeXRb6ir
Time could tell, if any truly remained- to be asked.
She wanted for focus;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0U8HnCkuE4
formulated plans,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOboTC0cRd4
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;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7I0msYgrOm
it was known to Her,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJlbouiftS
for She lacked Intelligence;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZKbTchrAx
She lacked Wisdom;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOYILh1PB1
She lacked Wit;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUUNbwt9dC
She had no Tact;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMeQZ3H2sU
it was all known,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3dnemwrQQ
and yet, now,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGCfYGwQF6
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;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52I3zFwpB2
far it be known of poor quality;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIpVMs49ki
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?
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She was a manner of being who would simply ‘do’;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLiYC6xdKs
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!
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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!216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡic41zb9LVj
“You did it! Wait... I did it??”
Yssi Power (Magic) Discovered:216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjViTnvEYvw
Natural Set: Pollen Sensor ~216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55YWsCP5oo
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;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jkWg9x2VR
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;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvu9qOXd9b
it comes from the right;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sLrVcBa9m
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:216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnI33SaKqu2
a loss to mindful thoughts;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgH8rNWOL7
relinquish claim to Her own mind;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BFLXXij2Z
and in frightful silence, Fear moved to capture Focus;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJqWrt0u7h
thus Her Focus was now on Fear.
DOOR- DOOR- DOOR- PLEASE- DOOR- PLEASE- DOOR!
Her hands bled;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JakoFuoo2
this was a mistake:216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzihFNPi0b
it only hurt Herself;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvO4KzNq3T
Her hands bled;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgENhhf9FZ
Her fingers trembled;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1ibnyGsPG
Her nails creaked;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCrDFJabp7
to counteract the door,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCl8EhUTdIR
She became unhinged.
Magic! Magic- magic- PLANT! W’do I do w’plant!? Plant! Door! Magic! Door! Magic! PLANT!
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simple,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWbif2uV14
unrefined.
When Time was still young, younger than it was before, one of the first questions was posed:216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNht5Ib656
‘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;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPkxZ55yWE
for, given reason,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhB99xE72b
a small copse of trees, spread,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4V5m1Jv9u
could encompass the circumference of a whole world;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLniXvM41Y
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.216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUdqF4wc4x
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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,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJIIu2uaZV
that spoke a language unknown,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IsAtpNAYi
yet strong Intent behind words;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNMZaey5vo
that, alone, was understandable, if directed towards It.
The voice kept speaking,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VD8TQLH6c
as She consoled;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUFpztoIeL
hushed;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6HWcZEyKE
lulled.
She was yet to realize that a voice could not listen.
"Mommy... help... daddy..."
A Child;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhrSxE3pwN
much like Her;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvonLmsZJX
much like It;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqysjHJhCc
however more youthful.
Death had festered upon the wake;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEzKc0LvNn
She refused to let It claim the child;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmnIxOPQys
for shame that in Darkness,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZ8V9bWXRp
Her Eyes held little sight:216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKNRo8tOpx
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;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiiBp3Wud2Y
not for petty matters;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxoZIabCa3
not for Death;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3V2QF31G1c
They hated It the most;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbWi0oj0pn
It had been problematic to Them;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnFcrjiflJ
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-
Clarity of mind wandered in and out of focus;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVuJv4bQUk
as of now, it holds the image of a grove’s creek;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorJsWdoCFq
running, but clearly- albeit, with a wash of foam.
GROOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
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the Thoughts alert- they fly;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HxklgoXlP
Ideas peek from their hedges and disperse into the night;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35JkcJbnwh
She’ll lash forward, trying to catch as many as She can;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFyn8E3zTH
yet only at its latest moment, has She noticed the ‘why’.
THEY’RE OUTSIDE! PLANTS, PLEASE! HELP ME! PLEASE!!!
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mask;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF31BrvXvRr
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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;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWtNwFpEuO
She had long awaited it;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKefqVlfozD
She anticipated as it came;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAihiXCsh3T
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;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxSLm3TlNS
boundless teeth;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkN8Vp0T8ug
made to tear,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYsBq76wMm
and made to eat;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayKAJDn5Za
to Her, they were needles;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYndrrNl3Si
to Her, they were useful;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8DO2Q30lG
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;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwPEE3fCpC
anticipation set;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmJ9137s5w
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;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWLmGWEF4d
they fell in disappointment,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWhfH1ncVj
and CRASHED unto the floor;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbYB6yBVBW
they carried the heaviness, in Her heart, that bore;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90E2I7ZfLp
Her Hope, now weightless, as a cloak, She wore;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPCILkfDNC
it CRUMPLED from the might of the atmosphere;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhy0QbH9hr2
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;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPi23VUvS0u
for She hated none in this world; she was kind;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ejSDjXL1m
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;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqK0BWk5DJ
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;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9KYpCIFGh
She is soon to be taken;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByYKtFPuFE
Time wished to stake its claim;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEWAbLHlaM
yet Her Soul belonged to It;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XF4Z1JQcu
Her Soul could not be taken, not lighly;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrdh1XqkQK
It could not be denied;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBt5qJWs7R1
It held governance over Death, and, by extension,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84kQOyBrFt
Life.
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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;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxfXNzevM1
It stays not in shadows, in dark wynds, nor where the cold spiders sleep, but worse:216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhUhZJWcFf
It stays in the reflection of one’s Eyes- where none can escape Its sight;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8N0ZiVehu
It saw lives lived in their last, as Its own, and only, Life;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIc95o6osj
It became not a person, but a watchful guardian, providing eerie sense, to they upon Death.
Then, to a day, came a Name;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9il0U3kXA
familiar, to it, but not;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdXAu5sOi4
nor could be, yet the intentions to have been.
It was a paradoxical name;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pZPEZQyuo
one that could not be who it conveyed itself as, and one that must cease to exist;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8zrdY9mMnS
wherefore it had to be someone else:216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCNQO2Q4Yb
albeit the same name- but it was someone else;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagmPLI2YDU
it had the same name- but it was someone else;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1eYJ2U8vk
the exact same name- but it was someone else;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfW68Dxht1I
the Eye can tell- but still, it would be, someone else.
That could be why, that as she died, she could not recognize It:216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4vRm5Sg7Y
not because It had become different,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOA8BE32YeI
but because she was someone else;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1irLQiB58
not because It wore a mask;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChODFbA5vX
because she was someone else.
And as two strangers greeted Eyes;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUqtyetvsN
she saw the face of Death,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6j9t9UR07
and the face of Death saw someone else.
Yet that hollowed mask began to form fissures- pieces fell outward;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngpIeusVLO
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;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsu6d0naLJJ
small cracks were not enough;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDnrh5QBdl
It had to crumble216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPn3pHA27N5
It could decidedly not;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPISPLJGHL1
It had to break;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwemYO9zYoB
It decided to not;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8fMVhbsEw
and from there,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3JWqYCBlm
something inside broke to compensate.
And torn from the other side of the veil-216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnB3v1fZZBt
where stars roam,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hMChsik9W
whispers shared their truth with a small, broken heart,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJ6Ig4I8nj
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.”216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDPDueizjx
Grim 3:61
It all lead to this:216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39CupZ4P3U
there was no regret,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqNnDAi1iU
for regret could not be forgiven;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSdALLlvPk
It held a strong position,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQlBLcYZjr
where Good was done,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVghuVlfJwp
where Good could happen,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4JUdOocwR
where a Soul could be saved;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9w7zSxB1H
to regret would be to deny,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OCvA8tjnv
to regret would be to forget,216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7C0dYFeYqD
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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to all;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cFyuZIj6T
Death was far too kind.
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She could not breathe;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNhaV7wQcg
She could not think;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOD49S6dVb
She could not see;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrLPddc9Ab
She might as well have been dead.
I- huff- I can't- I can't- why is everything so fuzzy?!
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erratic;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFyIQZROrF
lost it.
My ears are ringing- what’s happening!?
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dizzy;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHOrPZkfZa
shortness of breath.
Help- help me- help me, PLEASE!
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trembling;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rDxbWCXKV
numbness.
I can’t f- I can’t f- wha-ah-ah-ah-
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they call for a panic attack;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadVFd8uSAa
and the cure?
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Nothing can be done.
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First, there were flashes;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYrvbffaE3
then, the images;216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PnErg88dJ
then, the memory of coming back.
Yssi.216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWSV0Cd2Rx
Who?! Who’s there?216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnlanotvkL
You can save them.216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9tivPNNAv
I can't! I can't!216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnsplqUGOC
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When!?216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaNuHRoGVq
You did all you could.216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6MmUNg702
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It was for them.216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqaokLoXfI
How?216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQ39tkbfEe
Was I not for you?216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjA0Nc2eh9g
Lyn...216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhpoW3PndH
What do you think of yourself? Failure?216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5H43ner9Cn
...216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENUqahc9iu
I failed as well.216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBPW24AFsr
You didn’t!216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPpncuunlv
I couldn’t finish my lessons.216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmFRFCnhxT
But you left me with enough!216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYGus141Oh
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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.216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpRfVOeOYU
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?!216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLLH4XCg8J
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.216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7pHKIN8Mf
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...216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5O9M1VfoQP
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.216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvmZMquHNz
But I...-216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7iLO1XrVF
Yssi, your eyes have been able to see for a while now. Have you not noticed?216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKY3llte8z
... I can see... I can see!? I’ve been using my eyes!? My real, actual eyes!?216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi06yRSigca
Hahahahah! What does the world of the living look like? Focus, Yssi. Pay attention.216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOc0l9YcrMf
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.”216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTBFLiVCqA
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!216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDI87YjD9w
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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+!216Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXPrNqlpCF
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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!
