Post by Castle on Nov 5, 2010 14:42:09 GMT -5
The Glass Fledgeling
June 8, 2010: Don't Bring a Knife to a Gunfight.
Finally got to another world, but it looks like it might be the only one I see for a while. The ship left without me. But, whatever, it's pretty cool here, and maybe it'll come back once they realize I'm missing. The sun is... it's something all right. I've heard about suns before, duh, but damn is it ever bright. Now I know what they mean when the say you can't stare at the things without going blind. Anyway, I ran into some big shot in a red cape. Said his name was Vincent Valentine. He had a pretty nifty gun, and knew how to use it. That came in handy when the Heartless showed up, though I wasn't exactly just sitting there, either. We massacred those things. P.S. What I was saying about the sun... it's even better when it's setting, because you can kind of look at it, and it's like the sky's on fire or something. Cheesy, right? But it's still kind of cool.
June 10, 2010: The Black Figure
All the stuff I brought from home was on that damn gummi ship, so now I'm stuck working for some ornery moogle just to keep a room at an inn. But... today went to Hell. Some "figure of darkness" guy appeared in the Marketplace and blew everything up, including the building I work in. Me and a bunch of other guys tried to fight him, but he threw a bunch of darkness around, kicked our butts, and disappeared. But before that... he said we were now "tainted" or something dumb like that. Whatever. I'm too angry to even think about it. I didn't even get a hit on him!
June 12, 2010: Loitering
Went up to the Postern to get a better view of the sunset. Still fuming about the other day. Then, a really tall, flat-chested chick ran into me. Turns out her name's Emi. Another girl was there too, named Lillian, and I remember seeing her fight the "darkness guy" with the others. She was pretty hot, but she wasn't that into me, I guess. We ended up beating some Heartless (that Emi chick is NUTS!) and then, well, we went for pizza. I can't remember the last time I did that with anyone... if ever. Huh.
June 13, 2010: Employment, Kupo?
There's a big construction project going on to rebuild the Marketplace, and I'm helping with that on top of my job with the item shop moogle. Emi joined today, since she said yesterday she would look into it. The construction boss is a real jerk, but I've gotta say, watching Emi deal with him was the best thing ever. Maybe working these jobs won't be so lame after all since she'll be around.
June 14, 2010: Bittersweet Irony
So I was watching the "new" item stand while Emi worked on a roof, and this guy in a weird black coat showed up. The next thing you know, Emi's beaned him with a hammer, and he's out cold. Luckily, he was all right, sort of. Said his name was Zexion. Kind of a quiet, bookish guy. Turns out Emi knows him. I guess I never thought about her having friends, especially with a weird little guy like him. (Okay, so he's taller than me, but who isn't? And Emi's, like, mega-tall, so he's tiny compared to her.)
June 16, 2010: Darklight Green
Weird. Just, weird. One minute I'm walking home, and the next... I think I was in that abandoned castle. I must have been, because I met the witch that Zexion mentioned a couple days ago. Maleficent. At first I thought she was some lonely old lady, but then, she totally flipped it around and turned out to be a real witch-bitch. She kept telling me that I have no friends and that I should "give in to darkness." That's a load of bull, right? I'm not lonely and pathetic like she is. My mom cares, and Emi's a friend, right? I mean, she's pretty grumpy all the time, but we hang out during work, and she doesn't want to kill me or anything. Why would she talk to me if she didn't at least like me a little? That witch doesn't know what she's talking about. No way.
June 21, 2010: ---
I'm getting sick of working all the time. Construction's all right, but I have pretty much no free time between that, the other job, and sleeping (once the day's over, I just want to crash). And if I do find some time, there's nothing to do here! This wrecked world's getting old, fast.
Also, I ran into some guy who was just standing around the construction site. Spiky-haired idiot.
July 2, 2010: Steps in the Right Direction
I found out that Emi was going to leave. I have to say, that almost ruined my mood completely. She's like the only one I can stand to talk to anymore. What would I do with myself if Emi wasn't around anymore? Talk to a wall? There was only one thing for it. I asked to go with her. For a second, I thought she was going to say no, but thankfully (thankfully!) she didn't! Guess she does like me more than she lets on. Take that, witch-lady. Anyway, I totally quit my jobs, got some stuff around, and met her at the castle entrance (That witch wasn't there this time. Good riddance.). Then, she did something totally nuts. She summoned a portal. As in a big, dark portal that she just ran right through. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of darkness, but that was pretty epic. And hey, maybe that kind of dark magic isn't like the rest. It can't be that bad if Emi did it, right?
July 2 part two: First Things First
The portal thing felt weird to go through, but it did the job. We wound up on the drawbridge of some really big, really epic-looking castle, way better than the wreck at Radiant Garden. Anyway, she apparently brought us here to look for her gummi ship, though why she would need one when she has those portals is beyond me. Maybe conjuring them tires her out after a while, who knows. We went into the woods (an actual woods, like from a freaking storybook!) to look for it and met this guy... who turned out to be the worst asshole ever. I don't know what happened, but he did something to us, and that fight... I get mad just thinking about it.
It seems like ever since I left home, I haven't been able to beat anybody who wasn't some wimpy Heartless. When am I going to start winning again? Damn it!
July 4, 2010: Panic
After a day of being stiff and bored in space, we finally landed on another world. It was a tropical island, a pretty nice one if you ask me. I found out that Emi is looking for some "dragonman" by the name of Arc, because she wants to thank him for punching Zexion in the face. Yeah, I was confused, but whatever. We split up, and I found this tree with fruits that look just like the glass figurine from my birth parents. But, then the Heartless showed up. One of them hit me, and I got so mad that... well, I don't know what happened. It was probably my imagination.
I beat 'em all and met up with Emi again. She was getting sick from being hungry, I guess, so we split one of those star fruits. It was pretty good.
July 13, 2010: Tonight's Entertainment
So we ended up stuck in space for a week because Emi took a wrong turn at an asteroid and got us lost. When we finally found a world to land on, I thought I'd gone crazy because my clothes turned weird and I grew horns and a tail. Yep. Emi had it worse, though. She got dressed up like some sort of jingly-jester. It was freaking hilarious to watch her flip out.
It got weirder. Some sort of ice-golem-lady thing showed up, and so did Zexion, of all people (his clothes were fine. lucky guy). I found out he's part of some sort of cult called Organization XIII, and that all the members are Nobodies, the shells left behind when certain people get turned into Heartless. They have no emotions, none at all. Furiae, the ice-lady, is the same way. She and Zexion left together.
We looked around that world a little more, but after Emi had something jump out at her that made her fall down the stairs, she literally dragged me back to the gummi ship. She said that Arc guy probably wasn't there. We left pretty quickly, after she kicked me into the ship. I asked her why she's so abusive, and she got all... bummed out. She mentioned that she hasn't had any friends. I guess we're alike that way.
July 14, 2010: Out of My Element
I don't want to talk about it.
July 17, 2010: Eighteen Candles
It was Emi's birthday today. She wanted to celebrate by getting drunk. It's her way of dealing with things, I guess. We ran into Lillian and some guy named Elrick there... and Emi ran into Jericho, that asshole from Beast's Castle. I wasn't there, but I think he said more crappy things to her because when I found her, she was going nuts, punching the wall and everything. I didn't tell Lillian what happened, and Emi and that Elrick guy both ended up seriously drunk. I took Emi back to my place. Mom forgave me.
I don't know why, but I'm really pissed off right now. Not at Emi; for once she didn't do anything. Maybe I'm getting sick of people messing with her, that's all. No wonder she's so screwed up. But what am I supposed to do about it?
Damn it. I was in such a good mood for so long today.
July 26, 2010: Meanwhile (during Intertwined Paths)
This is so messed up. I don't know what happened. I just got so damn angry that I didn't know... no. I knew exactly what I was doing. And I liked it. I won't tell Emi. She doesn't need to know. I don't think she would give a care, anyway. I can deal with this on my own. It won't happen again.
July 27, 2010: Far-Off Horizon
Didn't sleep well last night. Today we ended up in another mess-with-you world, a big savannah. I got turned into a lizard, but at least my head matched this time. Emi was a gazelle. After she nearly got eaten by a lion, we asked around about Arc, but I guess he wasn't there. We went back to the gummi ship pretty quick. Emi was still acting weird, like she's been for, like, the past week, so I asked her what was wrong. I didn't really expect her to tell me anything, but, she told me a LOT. She told me... she tried to kill herself yesterday.
She's better now, I guess. She did seem happier after she told me. But it's still weird to think about, you know? If she had died back there, how long would it have taken me to know? What would I have done after that? Never mind, I don't even want to think about it. It's too depressing.
Does this mean she's actually starting to trust me?
July 30, 2010: Chasing the Dragon
Today we went back to the world that Emi grew up in, the one she went to after Radiant Garden was destroyed all those years ago. It's called Twilight Town, and for a good reason. The sun is always setting there. It's pretty incredible, actually.
We tried to find Emi's foster parents, but they weren't home, so she just left them a note. She wanted to visit her old high school, too, so we went there, and guess who showed up? Well, I guess that one woman showed up first to tell Emi about some guy she knew, but then Arc came. That's right. The guy we've been searching all this time for just walked right up to us. I gotta say, I wasn't disappointed. He was a little weird, though. He decided to give Emi a "keyblade," and also a big scale that he made out of his little scales... which was bizarre, but whatever. The whole day was kind of bizarre.
It was a good day, though. A really good day. I think Emi enjoyed it, too, and... I'm glad.
July 31, 2010: Showdown at Hollow Bastion
After almost a month, we finally went back to Radiant Garden. Not that exciting for me, but I guess Emi was glad to be there. We parked the ship on the outskirts and were going to walk back to town, but then the Heartless showed up. There were a lot of them, and damn, I didn't expect them to be that strong. We beat 'em up, though, and tried to get back to the ship. That's when the big-ass one showed up. I gotta admit, I was starting to wonder if Emi and I would make it through. We did, though. Thanks to that new keyblade of hers, we kicked the Lunatic Cobra's big scaly ass. I'm pretty sure I struck the final blow.
I'm at an inn now. The cuts have closed up already. I don't think any of them will scar. But, what I'm really thinking about is those Heartless. There was a point during the first fight where I... I don't know, I just went after them. It was like I was unstoppable. It felt great, but, I couldn't do it again with the Lunatic Cobra. I've got to fix that. I need to be that fierce in every battle, even though... nah, I won't think about that. It's behind me.
August 4, 2010: Mercurial Shadows
That bastard Jericho took Emi. I met this guy by the outskirts who turned out to be the jerk's brother, of all things, and he wanted to know more about the fight we had a while back. So I... I took him and guys he was with to see Emi at the inn. If I hadn't done that, maybe she'd still be here. I don't even know what really happened, but Jericho managed to mess up my head again, and by the time I snapped out of it, she was going through a Corridor. Damn it, I still can't think straight...
August 5, 2010: Lessons
I searched everywhere in Radiant Garden for Emi, but I think she's long gone. I made it as far as the Maw today, and I didn't expect Clive to come looking for me. He wanted a fight. I did fine up until he got me to let my guard down. Damn, that punch hurt. I'll have to pay him back for that someday.
More importantly, I finally realized some things about myself. For one, I'm not strong enough yet. If Clive can knock me out with a punch to the gut, Jericho and his gang could probably murder me. For another, Emi is the only one who matters to me anymore, besides mom. I'm leaving Radiant Garden, and hopefully, I'll be able to figure all this out by myself.
August 7, 2010: The Truth
I'm not sure how to say this. I went to Twilight Town to search for Emi (she wasn't there) and I found Zexion. But the Heartless were attacking me... Okay, I'm tripping over myself here. The Darkness. It was all over me, and, it's coming from my heart. Zexion, that bastard, is working for Jericho, too. He knew about Emi, but...
Ugh, I can't write anymore. I need time to think, but I do know this much; I'm not going to end up like Jericho and the others. I'm going to handle the Darkness my own way.
August 11, 2010: [url=http://shadesofgrey.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=traverse&action=display&thread=924&page=1[/url]A Gathering of Sorts[/url]
I couldn't stand being alone any more, so I went back home to visit mom. I wasn't going to stay very long, I just needed a quick visit, you know? I wanted her to at least know I'm all right. Anyway, I never got to see her, because some maniac who looked like a freaking Heartless-human hybrid started attacking people. The Shield showed up to fight him, or at least one member did, but it turned out there was another guy there, too. I asked him if he was with the weirdo and, well, he just attacked me. Question answered.
Damn it, why did it have to be a sword? Not just a sword, a sword that he lit on fire with Darkness or something. Cut right through my gloves and burnt like hell. But anyway... near the middle of the fight, I sort of, I don't know, blacked out or something? More like blurred out, I guess. I can't really remember what happened, but I do remember what it felt like. I felt... unstoppable.
It didn't last, though. The bastard kicked me down, and I ended up being saved by the freaking maniac who started the mess in the first place. The worst part was that, damn it, I really needed the help. I still can't move my fingers right.
The whole thing made me realize something, though. Fighting Jericho is a hopeless cause. If I can't even beat some nut with a sword, how am I supposed to beat him and his allies?
I just need to find Emi and see if she's all right. Maybe then, she can tell me herself if there's something I can do...
August 12, 2010: Fancy Meeting You Here
I found Emi. She was in Notre Dame, tied to a stake and about to be burned as a witch. Unfortunately, so was I, except I was being called a demon. I think that was the most horrifying moment of my life. Not only was I about to die, but Emi was, too, and there was nothing I could do about it.
Well, obviously, I'm not dead, and thank God neither is she. We were saved by... holy shit, that chick was naked. And on fire. I'm not sure if that was awesome or disturbing, but hey, she saved our lives. ...You know, I'm sort of wondering if that was even real or a hallucination brought on by all the smoke. Either way, we got out.
Emi is alive. She's alive, she's with me right now, and I swear I'll never let anything bad happen to her again.
August 13, 2010: Catching Up
We made it back to Radiant Garden. I was sort of afraid that I'd wake up and Emi would be gone, but, of course she was there. God, the way she looked... I almost couldn't handle it. I guess there's a lot I can't handle nowadays.
Anyway, we're sort of broke now, so Emi took us to the old orphanage where she lived when she was a kid, before Twilight Town. Yeah... she told me a lot about that, and that was only the beginning. That old shack had a journal in it, from her mom. It talked about her dad. Her dumbass, deadbeat dad.
She wants to find him now. We ran into Zexion (who's apparently doing his own thing now. I don't know what to make of him anymore. Can't say I like him at this point, though), who helped out... in a weird way. At any rate, we know where her dad is now, and we're going to find him.
Why am I not looking forward to that?
P.S. Something weird happened in that house, right after we got there. There were all these Heartless, but... they ran off, right after I told them to. Was that some sort of coincidence...?
August 14, 2010: Daddy Issues and In for the Kill
So today I pushed Emi's dad into a wall, beat up a bunch of random guys, punched my own mother in the face, and almost got killed by an army of Heartless.
I think something's wrong with me.
It was like I couldn't stop, like I was fucking drunk on a power that was killing me from the inside. And you know what? That's exactly what it was. The Darkness. It's getting to me, and it's getting to me really, really badly. How could I be this stupid? It's not a power source, it's a fucking drug, like a steroid only worse. I thought I was doing it to help Emi, but, was that really it? Or was I just too weak minded to find another way?
No matter what, I'm done. Darkness isn't for me.
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