“To Time, Death meant nothing.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepGZqZjfGm
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.”193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LYqCgvdVy
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.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXFJAZp7CO
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Therein, upon a star, lay a child of millions young;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7nc1xx4Pr
and it is said that It held a Name,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cb0MELyxX
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!
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It was a person who knew of Hurt;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUw4IITLZOt
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.
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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,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvyLBx7SCV
unto then,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuTSCIc5gs
She saw with unspoken sight.
What... in this world... is that?!
What She had witnessed held a form unlike any other;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawPwUP1GPP
the creature was, in the truest make of the word...
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Disgusting
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With words come association,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXFkFzuuz3
along expressions of simplism,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlebDqaJ4aH
to the effect that it emulsified a series of emotions into a name:193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lFcw2iSCU
one, rarely used, was ‘Monster’;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznEDPMq2f9
another, regarded, is ‘Disaster’;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbffL1619BL
that, of wide renown, ‘God’;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuuyn8EDw2
an Invocation nay common-used,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwL2Tqu5Sd
yet common-known.
This thing was ‘Disgusting’;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgB8Nf06jME
that alone was all it needed to be.
This Creature was unseen,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡed6Miso8tU
nay in the worlds It had been;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBkrS5NWbB
a novelty- a disgusting mystery;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXzdAMh8dH
yet, of that mystique, was not where Terror had taken habitancy:193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuT5XWHNTbH
of corpses- the hors d’oeuvre,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwFHr9t69H
garnished with maggots;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGiMv3gwP8
scum, festered in waste;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvd9RfjBjV
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;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9KZWydshR
molded, and retched,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfljFEI4G9P
from the recesses of Her stomach;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrGSXaj7RW
to the orifice of Her mouth;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyx9TQEk6eV
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,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXosgehjTd3
and fell into a hole:193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuoelMZbkx6
of terrifying abode.
No, no, it wasn’t them! It wasn’t them being eaten! No! Don’t think that way!
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and as a result,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEbmMNMd8G
She stumbled once more.
-ack! Get it together! Now's not the time to trip over a corpse!
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then, She thought to run;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmtpg1g8A3
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,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEQKu9JHdp
however resilient-193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAylnGOAdkq
no different from the town that made it;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELt5SYZ9Y3
it held significance in change;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0v6eQsBKVs
with Time, it could be a location;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrr8gog9We
for now, it was merely progress;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5rHaAIH7J
with Death... it is stagnant:193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGhAZ7pc3D
interesting, Death;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXp9zN10jqS
some call it Change,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fN8q0JBLA
some say it Static;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9S6sFLA18
Time could tell, if any truly remained- to be asked.
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formulated plans,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOj7GcT28L
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;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQDrt9INMC
it was known to Her,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoA2U2NZVPB
for She lacked Intelligence;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRZsb0Khn0
She lacked Wisdom;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58b1UHYbRO
She lacked Wit;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpM2IHFcfu8
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it was all known,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8fFUZR98v
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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-??
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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’;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagTvKTD8lL
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!
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“You did it! Wait... I did it??”
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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;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8gQIlBlQJ
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;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltYZyK5wfX
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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:193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY93hSAkKYZ
a loss to mindful thoughts;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRuoGZBkRt3
relinquish claim to Her own mind;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSRbJNkjeN
and in frightful silence, Fear moved to capture Focus;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgZQeUvDWb
thus Her Focus was now on Fear.
DOOR- DOOR- DOOR- PLEASE- DOOR- PLEASE- DOOR!
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this was a mistake:193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowdgQEoQRj
it only hurt Herself;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstXWUX7MID
Her hands bled;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNArJwSK8UW
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She became unhinged.
Magic! Magic- magic- PLANT! W’do I do w’plant!? Plant! Door! Magic! Door! Magic! PLANT!
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unrefined.
When Time was still young, younger than it was before, one of the first questions was posed:193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjS7Tir9MVm
‘If, on a whim, Nature were notioned to destruction... do you think you would be protected, within your sedentary, sedimentary homes?’
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a small copse of trees, spread,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLfeoy1EZO
could encompass the circumference of a whole world;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2R4jdhosHh
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.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHY8aPSVY0V
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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,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxwX8CogdC
that spoke a language unknown,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKn1bwqwDY
yet strong Intent behind words;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT73am5estV
that, alone, was understandable, if directed towards It.
The voice kept speaking,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9qexrLA6G
as She consoled;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jV4dFgzJI
hushed;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWJ3q3XnVs
lulled.
She was yet to realize that a voice could not listen.
"Mommy... help... daddy..."
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much like Her;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8c0o5Jh5Wh
much like It;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinKCwQYojA
however more youthful.
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She refused to let It claim the child;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cJjcWPMgG
for shame that in Darkness,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPspv2GBmW
Her Eyes held little sight:193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHFrTTikKv
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.
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not for Death;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8D4Re3vCk
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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;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjBJXn4ElO
running, but clearly- albeit, with a wash of foam.
GROOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
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the Thoughts alert- they fly;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfDarwWJs8
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yet only at its latest moment, has She noticed the ‘why’.
THEY’RE OUTSIDE! PLANTS, PLEASE! HELP ME! PLEASE!!!
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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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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!
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boundless teeth;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9Qk4SavPt
made to tear,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAs2eCv76n
and made to eat;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6viZm3imJS
to Her, they were needles;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5jRyAOTGc
to Her, they were useful;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3LoyyYuO2
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;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbpdnJJruW
anticipation set;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PpJmZmux2
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!
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they fell in disappointment,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFwsXQy7hs
and CRASHED unto the floor;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8z7G7eIYL
they carried the heaviness, in Her heart, that bore;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1prWdOFdq
Her Hope, now weightless, as a cloak, She wore;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBjpQep3IY
it CRUMPLED from the might of the atmosphere;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIi87zIjWZ
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!
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for She hated none in this world; she was kind;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrj9KsdgcAS
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?!
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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!?
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She is soon to be taken;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8wc9sMfdl
Time wished to stake its claim;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyFnLyFEjB
yet Her Soul belonged to It;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoQz8rjObe
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It held governance over Death, and, by extension,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmS9ac27uR
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;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRz8xGvve8
It stays not in shadows, in dark wynds, nor where the cold spiders sleep, but worse:193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPEkFxDC0W
It stays in the reflection of one’s Eyes- where none can escape Its sight;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6KMkULq4B
It saw lives lived in their last, as Its own, and only, Life;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJzGuhC0pn
It became not a person, but a watchful guardian, providing eerie sense, to they upon Death.
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familiar, to it, but not;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSh7gK3GOoP
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;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSVTluLoS2
wherefore it had to be someone else:193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXCp0oRxwq
albeit the same name- but it was someone else;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdR9tvrA2cA
it had the same name- but it was someone else;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBj2vt8m10
the exact same name- but it was someone else;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42wNhqt4kp
the Eye can tell- but still, it would be, someone else.
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not because It wore a mask;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpyr1sdkMhi
because she was someone else.
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she saw the face of Death,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjg9Yb9SK7
and the face of Death saw someone else.
Yet that hollowed mask began to form fissures- pieces fell outward;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxwI4taWnS
something crawled from the inside, looking to escape- like spiders, webbing fate:
“It’s me. It’s Yssi.”
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something inside broke to compensate.
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whispers shared their truth with a small, broken heart,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hw4mRtHJ5
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.”193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yQfqSqC0n
Grim 3:61
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there was no regret,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SFnFkbzwi
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where Good was done,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYBX3IRPRs
where Good could happen,193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSNCxmwPGt
where a Soul could be saved;193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7TEEaG4ak
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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 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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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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and the cure?
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Nothing can be done.
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then, the memory of coming back.
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Lyn...193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUIP2uQLIb
What do you think of yourself? Failure?193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSG97tGok1S
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I failed as well.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJrkxh8t8c
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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.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lYhN2asIl
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?!193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYkI3ecM89
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.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4NIzPjibx
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...193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLm2hs96pdm
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.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFIGwEJvhQ
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Yssi, your eyes have been able to see for a while now. Have you not noticed?193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLCCZthPHE
... I can see... I can see!? I’ve been using my eyes!? My real, actual eyes!?193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6WzbJ6zU7
Hahahahah! What does the world of the living look like? Focus, Yssi. Pay attention.193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9jXQPTmuG
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.”193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROiDcRhLR9
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!193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcrlJ0zHZK
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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+!193Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nVO9ThFzp
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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!
