midnight demons || [myhti]
The darkness of night blanketed the world with faux tranquility as those who were blessed with the ability to sleep were lulled into unconsciousness, a reward promised to those who’ve toiled under the regime of the harsh mistress that was day.
He was an unfortunate soul for he was not blessed with such an ability. His insomnia ruined any chance he might have for decent sleep; he did not help himself by permitting his ongoing condition to just plague him; he welcomed it with open arms, and he used the time alloted for resting to partake in rigorous exercise.
Exercising always relaxed him; he liked the feel of working out under the comforting lunar beams with only silence, save his ragged breathing, the smooth ‘shing’ of his metal blades as they cut cleanly their wooden targets, and the cacophonous collision of his fallen prey against the unforgiving ground.
Strange it was that though slashing haphazardly against fake titans calmed him, it never tired him enough to lead him slumber, so he spent the rest of his nights sitting atop a tree, eyes closed whilst he meditated.
Tonight was no different, and he was in the process of completing his nightly routine, but before he could slash through his final target and enter the state of zen, he felt an unfamiliar presence lurking below him. If there was one thing notable about him save his strength, height and obsession with cleaning, it was his irritation for being spied on, or watched whenever he performed whatever he needed done. That said, when the suspensions of the wires of his gear started to lower, he opted to redirect himself towards his overseer than to maneuver towards his final foe.
He soon found himself dashing towards the unidentified silhouette; it did not take long for him topple the shadow down with a mighty kick and pin him down with the whole of his body – his legs straddled on both sides of the latter’s stomach, and one of his blades was pointed accusingly at the latter.
And then there was silence as the clouds above allowed the moon’s rays to identify the stranger for the corporal.
Tousled hair, wide, green eyes, youthful features ---
”Jaeger. What the hell are you doing here?”