2 Years
Is a hell of a long time to be away.
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2 Years
Is a hell of a long time to be away.
Exhumation
It is both terrifying and apt that your poetry has come back
to haunt me. As my anger and rage and pain and ultimatum
subsides, my rationale feeds itself into the flame burning
within my bones, compelling me into action and upward
movement.
As hues connect with the heat of the moment, my mind
breathes a fiery blue, and I find myself being trapped in
lines, stanzas, and rhymes, when all hell in my head would
scream at me to persist in analyzing the words of the many
supreme. Like a starved sinner, I devour your words--words I
once remembered and forgot--letting them digest within me,
until I find those memories I have burned away beneath the
worried gaze of the mango trees, and the joyful apathy of
fireworks in the sky. I find a part of me preserved in your
amber, and maybe--with enough anger and pain--I can breathe
life into that horcrux, and drag it by the hair to the
present, where it has no business being in.
I spit in its eye and wail on it with my fists, striking the
forsaken homonculus with love and anger--passion devoid from
the apathy I carry within my void. I ask it why, interrogate
its dead eyes, and run my fingers through its hair. It says
nothing, but shows me everything I need.
I have learned from the relics of what was once, and I
scream into the distant nebulae with unbridled passion and
fear. Our exquisite corpses show the timeline of a dying
star--now a black hole where memories come to disappear.
And now, I cannot escape the gravity well, and I am sucked
into the event horizon. I am cursed with empathy and apathy,
holding hands and smiling as I am elongated into a figure
only seen deep within the faults of the eldritch earth.
Perhaps our corpses will talk again. Perhaps it shall be
silent murmurs that leak poison from the corners of the
mouth. Perhaps it will be an understanding silence. Perhaps
it will be nothing at all.
For now, I walk in this new dimension, and gaze upon time
with new eyes.
Promise Status : Unfulfilled
Did I promise you a poem? I can't seem to tear my heart out anymore So my shriveled words cannot flow for now Maybe some other night I just hope that by then it won't be too late.
I Could Not Handle the Mundane
I could not handle the mundane. I felt like I had to make every moment exciting. I knew it had natural peaks and natural lows, and I could understand that. But I beat myself up in forcing the fantastical. I burned myself out. Spending time with you felt like I had been with your company my entire life. I could handle the quiet, but I couldn't adapt to the day to day. I'm sorry I failed in that aspect. I may have gives you the amazing lights and heat of the solar flares, but most nights were filled with the silent dark. I'm not gonna ponder if that was what killed it in the end; iy would be futile and unnecessary. I hope life brings you as much joy through the exciting times and the quiet ones.
Nine Two Eight
The night whispers into the day As the clock strikes 19 A day filled with promise and laden with pain But then we still bring ourselves forth into the wet morning haze
As the wind and the cold sing lullabies around us, the grasp of doubt embeds itself into your skin Dreams running rampant and flesh and blood turned hot, a sensation of worry sits heavy in the throat
And yet, compassion is always there; a fatal sense of understanding, respect and trust fought for tooth and nail Whimpers of krosis leak from your lips As we ponder upon the coming tide, Are there still stories to be forged? or will these stories be enough?
The halfsun limps on as the parasite of the chest swells, a lack of wonder, an aching in every bone We yearn for escape; an absconding--to be free Our days flying past We deserve it--do we not?
But then, a ragtag bunch, With wild hair and juvenile smiles bring the half closed eye of the atmosphere on our side Joys of story, and mischief, with ecstasy in sly words We feast on meat, and memories, mixed coffee and fruit
Reality and responsibilities wakes one up, as words and numbers are etched into stone and silicon, And the night is torn asunder with panic and dead air, as the ivory eye watches a pleading moment against time, the race to the north
Silent lips and wandering footsteps, the closing time amidst strangers Doubts pour into the night glass shards amidst milk and honey brutal love and brutal honesty Angers beckons sadness to one's own
Cold wind greets once more A heavy weight on the shoulder solitude rumbling forward through the momentary peace Thankfulness and content measured in kilometers, You are enough
A candle is blown The third wish is made All settles into the silent embrace of the night
September Awakens
It is the morn' of September.
The clock strikes nine. A beep, a chime, a gong, a whisper. The walls tremble dully with the distant music that welcome these months. Dust is kicked up as the rain falls in the hazy mind. There was a song about the end of this all, yet beginnings chase after endings.
A bed underneath; soft, supporting, a gentle reminder of the luck that is birthright. A constant reminder that even in solitude--or loneliness--there can be peace and comfort.
When was the last time I felt another one press against mine, as my hair laid upon the pillow? How many eons has it been since I last felt the warmth of a living embrace?
Only the cold whispers of the roaring fan, and the sweet nothings of the nocturnal entities play through my head when I am here. I could hear time whistle by, and also time come to a standstill. I could feel the weightlessness of comfort while I also felt the crushing pressure of my own time running out.
Blow after blow, it is own my own self that I haunt, and my mouth tightens to a frozen pull as I brace myself for the reality to catch up to me. I can't live in this dream, this nightmare, this limbo for forever. Eventually, the eve will strike and I will be torn asunder.
But then I go back to my own thoughts. To my private place. To the soft candlelight that is not a blinding light of salvation, but of a gentle cooing in the dark.
I go into my memories--the vivid realities I hold dear; the lucidness where I escape into. I pull from my well of sorrow and laughter, and invigorate myself on the fury, anger, passion, and motion that we have shared.
I know that when my body fails, and my mind weakens, I have comfort.
I know that when I rest my head again upon the lonesome pillow tonight, night after night, there is the chance that you'll visit me again in my dreams.
Whether the sleeves of consciousness and reality truly allows us moments of connection, or it is simply my own psyche fulfilling a longing for something more I cannot grasp, I don't know. I know that I will not be fighting this war alone.
For I have you, and you have me.
It shall indeed be a good morning.
Bird
You more than anyone else In this cave In this facade In this circle of whispers Understand how much I want you to be free I want to set your shackles upon the dirt And tell you to fly For I love you in pain And still in pain I love you in chains For you are bound To this earth To this life To the ground you stand upon Even if the irons bite into your flesh I want you to soar Into the light
But if you would cheat death for me
Then I will stay in the darkness with you
A letter from the Listener to a Dark Brotherhood Assassin
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First of all, I would like to congratulate you on the success of your most recent assignment.
The elimination of Astius Facici from his abode in Skiingrad was not an easy feat, and your chosen tactic of making it look like a violent murder of passion was most impressive.Truly, you have rightfully earned the bonus pay that came with the contract.
However, apart from the extra coin you’ve received, I would like to extend my own personal reward that I hope will help you in your future endeavors. Enclosed along with this letter is a quiver of Daedric arrows imbued with powerful magicka.
I have personally enchanted this set to massively drain the health of the target upon the moment of impact. This enchantment–along with the arrow’s daedric nature of violently ripping and tearing into the flesh–is more than enough to bring down any creature in a matter of seconds. However, alongside this, these arrows also contain a second enchantment which soul traps the target upon the moment of death, caging its life essence into any sizable black soul gem that you may be carrying. I do hope you find this gift useful for your future endeavors.
And in light of such endeavors, I have a special assignment for you. Go to the settlement of Pell’s Gate–south of the Imperial City. There you will find a Nord named Kjelhe the Rascal. Speak with him, accept his gold, then kill the target.
Accomplish this, and your promotion to Executioner will soon be at hand.
Hail Sithis.
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A fourth letter to Kendrel
Dearest Kendrel,
I must admit, I was eagerly anticipating your correspondence for quite some time now, and I had feared that my message had not reached you. However, I am glad to report that your previous letter has been given to me successfully--though how the courier managed to enter my locked home in Chorrol to deliver me your letter at four in the morning, I will never know.
I am very glad to hear that your vampire hunt was a success! Tracking down these creatures requires cunning and flexibility on our to be able to keep pace with the elusive tricks they employ, and your creativity and perseverance in acquiring information and piecing them together is extremely commendable, and really shows your growing skill as a hunter.
I will confess that I was nervous when I read of how you poised as an innocent lost girl to get close to the vampire, as this level of vulnerability you have exposed yourself is something that I have only ever done on rare occasions! Though with your description of this specific target, I feel that he may have been a White court vampire--a specific group of hunters that use charm, seduction, and deceit to lure their victims to them.
These types of vampires often tend to be well fed, allowing them to maintain their beautiful visage and flawless complexion in spite of the raging disease coursing through their undead veins. Along with their physical appearance, they use their innate vampiric powers to their advantage, often implementing powerful, yet subtle Illusions to entrance their prey even more. My own experiences in dealing with these White court vampires included a farmhouse, a gang of female thieves, and the Anvil City Guard, but that's a story for another time...
Still, you see my concern, Kendrel. These are very dangerous creatures, and you should exercise more caution now that you are aware of their modus. However with that said, I am still very proud of you. I am happy to know how much you've grown ever since the time I met you at the Tiber Septim Hotel, and I feel secured knowing you can put the knowledge you've learned from your father's training to the test.
In regards to your powers building up when you're really angry, is it simply in the physical way? Or does it manifest itself magickally as well? Maybe like some random fires, or sudden levitation of small objects? If that's the case, you may want to get yourself checked out by the nearest mage, as you might be born under the sign of the Atronach.
I once heard about a Khajiiti woman who manifested early signs of her innate powers during periods of extreme emotion and stress, and that she was unaware for the longest time that she was an Atronach and that her magickal energy was not innate, but she did absorb external magickal forces directed at her. The last I heard of her, she's now a very successful witch hunter, so I'd highly recommend you watch, observe, and have those powers of yours checked out. It may be a hidden skill of the huntress revealing itself to you now.
Again, I am happy to hear that you are slowly taking on the role of the heroine in your life. The life we chose--the life that has been thrust upon you--is not easy. But the deeds we do, the people we help, and the new dawn we see every day is a reminder for us to carry on with our tasks.
And as you continue with your own adventures, I look forward to the day that I get to see you again--either with you visiting again here in Cyrodill, or with me taking the trip to Morrowind to meet in your own home province. I have a lot of new things that I've learned, a lot of new encounters I've gone through, and a lot new stories that I can't wait to share with you.
I look forward to seeing you again Huntress, and may the sunlight always safeguard your path.
Your friend, Veric Robent
Staring back
Every shout I throw into the void echoes back towards me, and it eats me up, slowly from the inside, because what I say is true, and what the truth shows me is myself
Running
Remember when we first ran?
We weren't really good at it, but it was just kinda...thrust upon us, y'know?
We made preparations and everything--I mean as much as we could--and we kinda just...jumped headlong. I guess it was better than the miserable silence in that apartment. Not exactly sure if it was the best decision at the time to be honest, but you were always supportive of my choices.
With your kind smile amidst heavy eyes, you took in labored breath whenever we paused, and I would thrust upon you a bottle of refreshment; the cold drink...comforting as our bodies burned from chest to skin to sweat.
Running with you wasn't always easy. Sometimes you'd fall behind, and my heart would fall to my stomach. Other times the other runners caught up with us and I wouldn't know what to do. Most times, our bodies just couldn't handle the fatigue, and we'd find some shade--a safe haven of quiet and peace--where we could rest for the moment, our bodies leaning against each other as our slow breaths caught up to our pained wheezes.
Remember when we rested for too long, and both of us fell asleep? I know I have to be strong...for us...but it was one of the most terrifying moments of my life, and my mind and chest were attacked by the heat of the moment. Yet, you grabbed my hand, and we did what we did.
We ran.
We kept running.
We never looked back.
Not even as the howls echoed in the night. Not even as the sharp thumping noises seemed to grow closer. Not even when we could feel their hot breaths and piercing eyes assaulting us from behind.
We ran.
We kept running.
We never looked back.
Not even as the tunnel grew closer in the distance. Not even after the concrete maw swallowed us into its darkness. Not even after our glowsticks started to dim and the guttural howling started to fade.
We ran.
We kept running.
We never looked back.
Not even as we found the tunnel blocked by collapsed cement and abandoned cars. Not even as we dared find our way through the old maintenance tunnels to find a way around. Not even as we found ourselves in the tunnels with an creeping evil far older and far darker than the creatures pursuing us.
We ran.
We kept running.
I never looked back.
Now, it's almost sunrise. I can feel the air getting warmer as slight slivers of light peek into the maw of the tunnel. Behind me, I can feel something growing.
Growing stronger. Growing darker. Growing closer. Yet, I'm here. At the other side. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Remember how it always brought you comfort? The light at the end of the tunnel? The hope that there was still a way out of this nightmare we were thrust into?
Well, I'm still running towards that light.
And I hope to meet you again there.
Consider this a commitment.
Expect more.
Irregularly, but hopefully soon.