“To Time, Death meant nothing.231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfWZPAmNh5
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.”231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQo2NyErgy
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.231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0RsxZYKxN
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Therein, upon a star, lay a child of millions young;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOJN7Wm95p
and it is said that It held a Name,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnUR6fgHJo
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;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5EO6ceSlR
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?
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unto then,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxS1rxQaGp
She saw with unspoken sight.
What... in this world... is that?!
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the creature was, in the truest make of the word...
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Disgusting
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With words come association,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXHSsmTAZ3
along expressions of simplism,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dT4Ls1re5
to the effect that it emulsified a series of emotions into a name:231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVQgdqe0N1
one, rarely used, was ‘Monster’;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyOB2rYaFp
another, regarded, is ‘Disaster’;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76R2IEjsIk
that, of wide renown, ‘God’;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTIx6kGvBM
an Invocation nay common-used,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDAcXTLUtn
yet common-known.
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that alone was all it needed to be.
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nay in the worlds It had been;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskSXooCxMY
a novelty- a disgusting mystery;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVoKbUwWrGw
yet, of that mystique, was not where Terror had taken habitancy:231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDSYG5Cjl0
of corpses- the hors d’oeuvre,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVU6xtHi37
garnished with maggots;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTuVSH3jhY
scum, festered in waste;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItbfxCAeuf
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!
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molded, and retched,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ746xiNIbxp
from the recesses of Her stomach;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFLFLn44BW
to the orifice of Her mouth;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsofqUZYDju
noise, they heard.
I need to get away- but- the others- gotta stay and look for them- no, run!
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and fell into a hole:231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnX6zqMY3n
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,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovVOOLmEU4
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;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdBzXQ4wSi
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!
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however resilient-231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXWsONEf1K
no different from the town that made it;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKOtMLzKA0
it held significance in change;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfNgbsbZKm
with Time, it could be a location;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHikbs0GPa
for now, it was merely progress;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKHRXj2zsn
with Death... it is stagnant:231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeydjuNOYH
interesting, Death;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAnqajkavJ
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some say it Static;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UhHKJMnzF
Time could tell, if any truly remained- to be asked.
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formulated plans,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLwFm3yBsE
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!
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it was known to Her,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3d8McWpPq
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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’;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsOd0uTdFg
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.
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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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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:231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ58KCYyCAM
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relinquish claim to Her own mind;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLX4sB6LA8H
and in frightful silence, Fear moved to capture Focus;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuKrO8tCE0
thus Her Focus was now on Fear.
DOOR- DOOR- DOOR- PLEASE- DOOR- PLEASE- DOOR!
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this was a mistake:231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRQWRn2Wxr
it only hurt Herself;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjHRw31VKt
Her hands bled;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQ5weIZFmT
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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:231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nLYYn0kpv
‘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,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OQSdF668j
could encompass the circumference of a whole world;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWv2rZjOb2O
Quoth the Ravenous, ‘one feels lucky they have no taste, nor sense to devour.’
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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!
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that spoke a language unknown,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtihjicGbe
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that, alone, was understandable, if directed towards It.
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as She consoled;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYHRp1OFSF
hushed;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEcA4HYiXC
lulled.
She was yet to realize that a voice could not listen.
"Mommy... help... daddy..."
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much like Her;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43BhnXGgUg
much like It;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PdIyfmMDk
however more youthful.
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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;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNcDIJy0Mt
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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;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKL9Kn5zKK
running, but clearly- albeit, with a wash of foam.
GROOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
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the Thoughts alert- they fly;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡACNoBJgcfR
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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;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1EZtnOBnq
made to tear,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomSarbyFXY
and made to eat;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3FVtSNk91
to Her, they were needles;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pOI8BzJt5
to Her, they were useful;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeACM0qwIf
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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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,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyptUPRNa6d
and CRASHED unto the floor;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBckWtkrW0
they carried the heaviness, in Her heart, that bore;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcZHodx4bL
Her Hope, now weightless, as a cloak, She wore;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qtjm2eCvr
it CRUMPLED from the might of the atmosphere;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JqmejL6lU
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;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVptmWuqAY
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;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYMt3TOL7K
Time wished to stake its claim;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BcawJsVyS
yet Her Soul belonged to It;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNdXfph4uR
Her Soul could not be taken, not lighly;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoS92T798Iv
It could not be denied;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGwIAZ0KQ9
It held governance over Death, and, by extension,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7PLyMm5qi
Life.
What was that childish name they used to mock me with?231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxP95OcbMZa
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;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtNGuiZ7W7
It stays not in shadows, in dark wynds, nor where the cold spiders sleep, but worse:231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAEOaKs0WK
It stays in the reflection of one’s Eyes- where none can escape Its sight;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDxuCf4LOF
It saw lives lived in their last, as Its own, and only, Life;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriTD3vWfoy
It became not a person, but a watchful guardian, providing eerie sense, to they upon Death.
Then, to a day, came a Name;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVrIcE1I1W
familiar, to it, but not;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYF35h8Kxn5
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;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonv3CLBofM
wherefore it had to be someone else:231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKuccMwmOz
albeit the same name- but it was someone else;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgLG6I664S
it had the same name- but it was someone else;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpSAPv6gyu
the exact same name- but it was someone else;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPSnUx4Jgd
the Eye can tell- but still, it would be, someone else.
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not because It had become different,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO98sujs3rc
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not because It wore a mask;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEqL3loki8
because she was someone else.
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she saw the face of Death,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyt90HvUB5k
and the face of Death saw someone else.
Yet that hollowed mask began to form fissures- pieces fell outward;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fubRSr48C
something crawled from the inside, looking to escape- like spiders, webbing fate:
“It’s me. It’s Yssi.”
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It could decidedly not;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBH9VMBSqP
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It decided to not;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrn2USFdeM
and from there,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQf7llxguJi
something inside broke to compensate.
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where stars roam,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKS36AbYR9
whispers shared their truth with a small, broken heart,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqM8JZ2YUaE
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.”231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFk8WqzPboZ
Grim 3:61
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there was no regret,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvNJAwuwc5
for regret could not be forgiven;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FiJPKqXkT
It held a strong position,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mkiD7xA9k
where Good was done,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkESv2AUpj
where Good could happen,231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKECMEHmCJQ
where a Soul could be saved;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdL5wCh06d3
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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 images;231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPNpRh08Qv
then, the memory of coming back.
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Lyn...231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyynSCc7BP
What do you think of yourself? Failure?231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRdIAZxxeh
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I failed as well.231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmb6DunWqQ
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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.231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzHS1S8PAg
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?!231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsyZWYMezKW
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.231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0OfOZcJwe
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...231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bamoek8qv
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.231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgT6mMSVjmY
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Yssi, your eyes have been able to see for a while now. Have you not noticed?231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFab7nbKDd
... I can see... I can see!? I’ve been using my eyes!? My real, actual eyes!?231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGjFm1iBVn
Hahahahah! What does the world of the living look like? Focus, Yssi. Pay attention.231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAHaC8hxHu
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.”231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tjFCrfj1U
Yssi ‘Here, and Now’
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Thus ends Chapter One
of
The Book of Death
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Author's Note:231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEb36pfU2L
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!231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdR3GWfVluU
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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+!231Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRdHTBBaWW
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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!
