War
..Unknown..
I take my steps within the kingdom's walls, heading outward to discover the cause of the noise that shatters the stillness.
Moments pass, and I crash into the scene
My mouth agape, eyes stunned.
The kingdom's soldiers scatter across the land,their hands clutching those heavy silver shields.
They run as if chased by the wind,glowing in their radiant armor, halos terrifying the shadows.
Yes, this is our world!
The world of "irkala"
A land of marvels and myriad creatures.
A realm swallowed by the soot of eternal night,its skies veiled in looming clouds, massive and dark,obscuring the light of the great white disk above,and the stars scattered across the horizon.
Beneath this sky, dwell countless beings
Mighty kingdoms, creatures of strange forms.
Some wander into other realms, searching for refuge.
Some see humans as prey.
And some are bound to protect them,until their very last breath,against all that remains of the other kinds.
I run faster than the wind.
My hand, whose form had just begun to change,i plunge it into the bodies of those known as the "Yuja"
Faceless demons, hollow frames, mindless heads.
They emerged from nothingness,multiplying,
Forms that resemble nothing but nightmares.
Some possess jet-black bodies of shadow,
Some crimson, with many eyes and long tails
But they are nothing!
They don't even carry a shadow of our power.
We fight
We, the great army of the kingdom.
The blood of the Yuja spills upon the ground
Splattering upon us, only to vanish into the air.
No trace remains.
As if the battle itself were but a heavy dream.
We've slain nearly five hundred demons
Yet they continue to pour forth from the void.
Then someone shouted
"He has arrived!"
Yes, it's him finally.
I shouted
"Damn it! You finally show up? You're never late!"
I said it with a mocking tone, veiled in anger.
He replied, while tearing through their ranks,
"Damn you, Shino. Shut up, you idiot.
The king already scolded me.
Just shut up and fight."
Minutes passed
We wiped out the rest, then returned.
Our clothes torn,our bodies still bearing signs of transformation.
We entered the kingdom walls,carrying within our chests something unspoken.
..Unknown..
I entered the kingdom, heading toward my quarters,but the king's voice rang from behind me.
The soldiers stood in silence.
He spoke with a voice like an echo from the past
"Where have you been, you scoundrel?"
I stood before him.
My rebellion was no longer hidden.
I replied with a smirk
"Father, where do you think I was?"
He laughed his usual reaction when words fail him.
Then Shino shouted from behind
"Hmm, yes, no one knows where you were, isn't that right?"
My father responded, his tone a blend of anger and sorrow
"Damn it, Arios. You're no different from a twenty-year-old brat!"
I kicked Shino.
My protest wasn't childishness
It was a deep refusal of everything that tied me to that age.
"Everyone knows I'm six hundred years old!"
Shino shouted,
"Come on, you arrogant fool! It's been half an hour!"
I walked away
Then turned around.
"By the way, who moved the location of Kado's Gate?"
..Shino..
That arrogant fool talks too much!
I yelled at him, urging him to leave.
He walked, then turned back.
His eyes weren't angry
They were full of doubt.
He said with a voice heavy with resentment
"Right… who changed the location of Kado's Gate?"
I turned toward him,
My expression full of frustration.
Then I denied it
"I don't know. No one knows.
Leave, you arrogant jerk!"
He shouted again
"That's what I need another lying idiot!"
That lunatic...
Then we heard the king's voice
It came from the depths of weariness.
"Don't you think you've delayed long enough?
You lovebirds it's been ten minutes of arguing,
You and that fool Shino.
Leave, All of you."
What a cruel feeling it is
To love someone who can't see you, Can't feel you,
Doesn't even realize you're standing there.
Fading between faces and walls.