Bright-Eyed Darkness

❝ You really wanna go to one? Ah, let’s see… ❞

An enormous paper map was produced from the dreamy girl’s skirt pocket. How old school…

❝ Aah, I think I know where one is. I’ll take you if you want to go so bad. ❞

Though secretly she was almost excited for the adventure as well.

The girl flinched a little, letting out a silent ‘ooooh’ when the massive map appeared. Whoah, where did that even come from? Her small eyes watched her new friend’s eagerly, shining with anticipation.

“Really? You will? You will? Thank you!”

She clapped her hands together eagerly, bouncing on her heels. Oh, how happy that news made her!

“Oooh, I’m gonna pet a geese, I’m gonna pet a zebra, I’m gonna pet a moose...”

Child you don’t even know if you’ll see all of those there, let alone be able to pet them...

#shallowrot #the light

❝ Right! Lead the way then! I’ll show you some short-cuts and help you get across them easier thank you would alone! ❞

A gloved hand clapped against the girl’s shoulder as Naiee stood from the grass, rubbing green chlorophyll stains into the knees of his pants.

❝ Let’s go! ❞

#the light #dairisek-i #pre-rising

“O-Okay! Let’s go!”

She started down the path, almost stumbling over a rock on the way. And then she danced her way to the end of the path, stopping to look both directions.

“Mmm... There’s a town a long ways that way, right? I think that’s the way I came...”

❝ Gosh, you came all this way all by yourself? Wowie… ❞

Naiee then hopped to his feet, hands curled into excited fists.

❝ Lemme come with you! I haven’t gone out far in a long time! ❞

#the light #pre-rising #dairisek-i

“M-Mhm. It was real hard, but I wanted to find something... I-If I could, then we’d have somewhere to live for good, and we could stop living out of the temple...”

Ooh, that was a lot of pure emotion from the child. But at his offer, her smile returned.

“A-Ah! I’d be real grateful! Thank you so much!”

❝ Wild ones probably have diseases. So I wouldn’t go near those. But I bet some petting zoo would have ones that are safer. So if you really want to pet a goose, check one of those. ❞

“D-Diseeeases...? That sounds... icky...”

She kept herself sitting cross-legged, starting to sway side to side.

“Oooh! Can we go to a petting zoo? I wanna see them, and pet them, and feel how soft and fluufy and warm they aaare...!”

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“…Oh? What’s this…?”

The man knelt down, accepting the flower from the girl with a cool hand. Looking it over, his smile widened a little.

“Why thank you. How nice…”

“…………You will find that to ‘live’ is to ‘learn’…………there is simply……..too much for anyone to know every thing there is to know…….”

“………..It does not stop some people………..But their search……it blinds them………..”

#mors-est-amicus #the darkness

“As it once blinded me.”

“Believe me when I say I have accepted my place in this world and everything behind the veneer of reality. But I will assert myself if need be to keep my place in it.”

❝ They’re cute until they bite’cha. They have teeth, you know. Sharp teeth. On their tongues as well. Scary stuff. I wouldn’t mess with them too much. ❞

❝ …They are kinda cute though. From a distance, at least. ❞

“W-Whoah... T-They have tongues on their teeth-? S-Scary...”

“O-Oh, but I bet they’re really soft and nice to pet!”

❝ Of course you can! I’ll even help you guys get set up if you want! I’ve really been in need of something to do lately… Seems like it’d be super fun! ❞

#dairisek-i #the light #pre-rising

“Ah, thank you, thank you!”

“O-Oh, but, I gotta go a ways to find my uncle... He’s a ways away working...”

“B-But he’ll be really glad to hear it, I’m sure!”

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Masayoshi lunges and beams back at the white haired girl.

“You flatter me too much! You look very cool, too! Come! Stretch with me!”

#the light #shslfreaksandgeeks #replies after 10000 years

“Whaaa-? M-Me? Cool?”

“Ehehe... Thank you, thank you!”

She moved next to him, letting her arms fall to her sides. From there, though, she didn’t move. Looking over at him, she simply blinked.

“O-Okay... How do I stretch? Like you?”

She started to attempt to mimic his movements, feebly at best.

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“…Oh? What’s this…?”

The man knelt down, accepting the flower from the girl with a cool hand. Looking it over, his smile widened a little.

“Why thank you. How nice…”

“…………….That is what I teach, to those who listen………..kind people can become cruel…………and cruel people can become kind……….there are……..infinite possibilities………….and ‘impossible’ is merely a term for concepts that the weak minded cannot comprehend……..”

“……..If you are capable of self-control……….and have the ability to show kindness to others……whether it is a facade or not………it is likely you have more ‘light’ in you than you were aware of………it is your task to decide what course of action to take, knowing this………..”

#mors-est-amicus #the darkness

“.......................”

For a while he was silent, just listening with a smile on his face. In time, though...

“I truly do have a lot left to learn. Thank you.”

❝ D-Don’t chase goose— geese! They get violent when they’re angry! D…Don’t tell me you’ve actually chased geese before… That’s dangerous, you know, chase pigeons instead if you must! ❞

“They... They doooo?”

This possibility seemed positively mind-blowing to the youngster. Did she ever actually try that? Or did it just sound cool?

“But... But they make really funny noises, honks and stuff, right? They’re really cute!”

❝ There’s not much I find fun, you know. It’d be like a wild goose chase, or whatever that saying is. Good luck, my friend. ❞

Madotsuki then turned over to let the sun warm her back, rather sleepy in the nice hazy atmosphere. What a perfect day…

“A-Ah! I like chases! They’e really fun!”

She wiggled closer to Madotsuki, looking down at her as she dozed. It seemed she was thinking quite deeply about something.

“Hmm... B-But there aren’t any gooses to chase here...”

Oh.

❝ Ah…! That’s great! There’s actually a vacant house down the street from mine, I think. It’s really pretty, there are lots of flowers and a cliff overlooking the ocean and a big weeping willow tree… If you move in we can end up hanging out! ❞

#dairisek-i #the light #pre-rising

“Ah, ah! That’s great news, great news!”

She clapped eagerly, leaning forward a little. Oh gosh, they had a place they might be able to live, now!

“U-Um... Can I...? Can I...? I-I gotta tell Uncle Kuros about it, I-I don’t really know anything about houses or moving, s-so...”

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“…Oh? What’s this…?”

The man knelt down, accepting the flower from the girl with a cool hand. Looking it over, his smile widened a little.

“Why thank you. How nice…”

“……………………………..Letting one thing define your being……..that is not very wise of you, is it…….?…………..The people I know…………….they all came from terrible things………………and they all have at least one particularly ‘awful’ trait…………..but that does not make them ‘bad’……………and it does not negate what positive things they have to offer……….”

She began to walk, seeming to have a location in mind.

“…………….I am a homunculus………….born from chaos, and life and death………..my existence was brought on by deceit……….and betrayal………..the murder of a dear comrade………..the manipulation and abuse of a helpless being with emotions…………………When it was all said and done……….I was cast aside by the people who made me…………..I am merely……….a fragment of an untrue history………..and I was deemed unnecessary……….a simple reminder of cruel misdeeds that everyone would rather forget……”

“…………..I am……..a copy of a terrible creature……….from a terrible time…………….but does this really…………define what I am…….?”

“……………What is it……..that you think…………..?……………….This is……..our first encounter…………and yet…………I am sure you have an opinion……………What sort of person do you take me for, Sir Kuros……….?”

#mors-est-amicus #the darkness

“I suppose I shouldn’t, should I. Yes, I’ve still a lot to learn myself. It’s a struggle, but I’ve regained a lot of control.”

“You may be a copy of a monster, but you became your own being, more than capable of life. Really quite fascinating, I must say. Perhaps anyone is capable of good, if you’ve developed so well in your life.”

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Continued from here!

The girl quickly stepped into view, hands grasped behind her back. She seemed to be bouncing on her toes, beaming from ear to ear.

“Mhm! Mhm! I got a surprise for you...!”

#the light #luxurlust

❝ Oh, God… ❞

She was already exhausted.

❝ Me and excitement don’t mix very well. I’m too lethargic. ❞

“Mmm! We’ll work on that...!”

She giggled, unphazed by the lethargy of her companion.

“The more we get you having fun, the more energy you’ll have!”

#shallowrot #the light

❝ Don’t mention it! Yellow’s a pretty colour on you too, I would know. Just look at me, I’m the king of yellow! Or maybe just a prince. Who knows. Anyway, I’m Naiee. I haven’t seen you around here before, who are you? Are you just traveling, or are you thinking of living in the village or something? ❞

#the light #dairisek-i #pre-rising

“King of yellow... King of yellow... Ehehe... I see it!”

She nodded eagerly, adjusting the crown on her head. If he was the king, then did that make her a princess? Ooh, that was so cool....!

“Naiee... Naiee... Nice to meet you, Naiee...! I-I’m Chise...!”

She bounced in her seat, leaning forward a little. Gosh, this girl. She was bubbling with energy.

“We were looking to settle down, me and my uncle...!”

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“…Oh? What’s this…?”

The man knelt down, accepting the flower from the girl with a cool hand. Looking it over, his smile widened a little.

“Why thank you. How nice…”

“…………………..Pride. No, certainly that is something you would be better off without.”

She said that much more conviction than anything else she had said before. There was a quiet distaste in her voice, suggesting there were unhealing wounds on even the most stoic of people.

“……………..refusal to forgive………..is that not a grudge on its own………?……framing it in a different light………..that does not change what it really is………….a kind person…………they always offer forgiveness………..even if it is undeserved……….”

Awfully wise, coming from someone who looked so young. Just who was this girl, exactly? No, that wasn’t the right question. ‘Who’ isn’t important. It’s ‘what’ she is that matters. But did anyone really know the answer to that?

…………

It wasn’t likely.

“………………….It is a product representative of good times……………..I was going to go have some, regardless, but if you wish to have some, as well………..I will pay for it…….”