Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ The Fox and the Hound ❯ Nightfall ( Chapter 2 )

Stumble, trip, spiral.

Fumble, whisper, clench.

Runaway…far away.

Stop asking for my help.

I'm no hero, idol, or champion.

I'm nothing.

To dare to take flight…never.

The feathers are death,

A shade of midnight…of nightfall.

Keep moving, keep running

To a place where no one knows my name.

"Genesis…that's a funny name."

Memories are phantoms, nightmares,

Sent to plague the mind with

Images, haunts, sounds

Of you…of the angel in my sight.

Pay no mind of the bleeding heels,

The scratched palms,

The shredded clothing;

Just keep running.

We were always together, you and I.

Inseparable during our childhood.

Through our dreams, through our desires.

Through our hopes, our childish fancies.

Inseparable in SOLDIER, in our training

Endless triumphs, endless struggles.

Strength uncovered…and my obsessions peak.

Empty words, pages filled with

Script, flowing and elegant words

Prose, poetry…perversions.

The meaning was clear at times; vague during others.

Vengeance, envy…my pride.

I thought I could take him on…

I really did…

He struck me down

You countered

And we all suffered.

One in his own madness

One in endless death

And I…in my exodus.

I begged you to join me

To help me find a cure

You agreed.

Together we were at each others sides once more.

You held me and told me I wasn't breaking

That I wasn't fading, or falling apart…

What sweet lies.

You abandoned me…I understand that now.

You wanted to uphold your morals…and you did.

Until the very end.

You were killed by your student

By that lively young man

Who was gunned down.

He was gunned down, stolen…taken.

Just like you were from me.

I only take solace in the thought of your freedom.

Angels were never meant for this world.

Nothing ever lasts; not friendship, nor love.

Selfishness…my introverted nature corrupted everything.

Keep running.

Trip, stumble, fall…crawl.

'Keep crawling, you pitiful weakling…'

"Nothing shall forestall my return…" what a lie.

LOVELESS; a tale with multiple meanings

Drivel, nonsense…a basic story.

"There is no hate, only joy
For you are beloved by the goddess
Hero of the dawn, Healer of worlds."

What lies.

If there was such a thing as healing, as a gift…as a beloved thing…

You would still be alive.

Fall once more

No more strength to even rise to my knees…

So I stay there.

The sand is soft, like a pillow

The grass is scratchy, like sandpaper

The world is lopsided…empty.

There is no phantom warmth

On my back, on my arms.

There are no arms enclosing around me.

There is no voice

Speaking into my head, my ear

Telling me I'm forgiven

Telling me that I'm loved once more.

I see myself now: Icarus, proud and true.

His wings of wax

Aching to touch the skies, the heavens

My palms grasped for the sunlight

For the firmament…

And lo, I fell.

Play with fire…and you're burned.

Toy with emotions, and you become a puppet.

Revel in slaughter, and you become a monster.

Mother…you're gone.

Father, Dad…Papa…I killed you.

Me, with my own hands.

No more laughter, no more smiles.

No more parenthood…boyhood.

You adopted me…and loved me.

You loved me…and what did I do?

I killed you; my blood froze…and you were gone.

A red haze covered my eyes, a crimson miring my sight…

And there you lay, in your own blood.

Graves, markers of my mistake

Of all my endless mistakes.

Get up, get out, get on with it.

Brittle laughter—my own?—resonates.

"Pride is lost

Wings stripped away, the end is nigh."

You're gone.

My light, my life…the one who made me better.

You took a breath, and I wanted to breathe.

You lived and I longed for life.

You died…and I long for death.

Death is only for those deserving of such an honor.

Honor…what a fallacy.

A double-edged blade; those morals will kill you.

And in the end…it did.

You turned on your heel

Walked away from me

Flew away…on white wings.

Never in tandem; always in solitude.

I wanted to cure you, my angel.

I didn't want you in all of your

Magnificence

Magnitude

Majesty

To wither away.

Beautiful things deserve to be

Preserved

Protected

Immortalized…
< br> You, my angel

Were my sun

My light, the glitter between the clouds.

You vanished, my angel

Into the night

A place where the stars are plentiful,

And the peridot lights

Twinkle

Twirl

Tease.

And I…was rejected.

I held out my hands

In my rapture of the Goddess…

And I was dismissed

Cast out, cast away…like Lucifer.

"Embrace your dreams. It's important to have dreams…and honor."

Oh my angel…I have no honor without you.

I needed you to keep me grounded

And what did I do?

I pushed you away

Pushed you far away from me

I threw fire to your face,

Cursed your name

Longed for solitude.

And all you did was love me.

You gave me your blood, your oath.

You gave me your friendship, your love.

I might as well have spit in your face.

"All that awaits you is a somber morrow
No matter where the winds may blow."

I could run to the ends of the earth

Get impaled by the hands of time

And await my comeuppance.

But it won't come.

"The wandering soul knows no rest…"

I'll never know peace, if the one who brings peace

Is lost for eternity

Once, I was compared to the fire I loved so much,

A burning blaze.

The thing about fire is that it can be snuffed out;

Eliminated.

No more light; only nightfall.

There are no answers, for I have too much to answer to.

There is no death, for I can't die yet.

I love you. I loved you.

Tears now:

Choked sobs,

Hushed cries.

Muttering words of "honor" and "pride."

Tears never solved anything.

Had you been here…you would have made me happy again.

Once, you made me smile.

You were my happiness, my hope, my inspiration.

My best friend, the man I should have modeled my life after.

Mistake after mistake;

The snowball effect.

"I offer thee…this silent sacrifice."

To my knees now

Look to the dark, dark skies.

Cloud's tumble overhead

Pewter stained charcoal

A release, thunder…and then rain.

Rain cleanses, rain heals.

Rain ends disease, plagues.

Are you crying for me, my angel?

Or…are you saving me with your tears?

"I'll be your living legacy."

Thunder rolls, lightning flashes…and water is everywhere.

Tears in my eyes, a wretched pain in my chest

One that won't be too soon to leave.

"I'll be your living legacy!"

A boom, a flash, and more rain.

Silence, chaos…my nightfall.
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