InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sui Generis ❯ Shades of Memory ( Chapter 5 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

I stoke the fire that burns,

Watching as the embers glow red

My eyes, not as strong or as bright

As they used to glow,

The years have not been kind.

The sun sets and the moon shines,

The flurry of the days contrasts the stillness

Of night.

I may be old, but my mind is as young

As the memory of the darkest days of my life.

I remember her, graceful, powerful, dutiful,

The demons would turn to dust at her slightest touch

Feared and respected, but not loved or cared for.

And then her ultimate folly

And the ultimate betrayal

The demons gathered, and she gathered her strength,

The purest arrows slipped effortlessly from the bow,

But Love was her only weakness,

And it destroyed a part of me,

O sister! Why did you forsake me?

I see him again in my mind,

Stubborn, fierce, proud, but no one

Knew his heart, a lonely soul, cast away by the world,

My protector, saviour, her lover

Clad in swathes of red.

Yet I know, the cruel, cold heart of a demon

Why, my demon friend, did you betray me?

Why did you forget the child who worshipped you?

You saved me, was that a ploy?

To lay your hands on the ultimate prize of all.

There is no kindness, no humanity left in this world,

Only destruction, pain, cruelty,

That would make an orphan, an orphan again

Yet I am a priestess, soothing people

Spreading the message of love and God.

Is there a God? Is there nirvana?

Or are these just figments

Created by the hopelessness of human hearts?

The embers glow once again,

And the sparks fly.

Anger and hurt, I've borne all these years,

Yet now I feel a sense of peace,

Maybe it's age, maybe it's my heart,

Maybe it's the knowledge of life,

And experience.

I pray for her soul,

And for the ones who left us,

And for the ones who battle the demons of their lives,

And I wish for the happiness of the world,

Yes, even for him.