Post by Takeo on Apr 21, 2011 0:06:14 GMT -5
Takeo was walking around the repaired city of Radient Garden taking in the night scenery. As he walked children ran past him giggling and chasing after each other. Takeo couldnt help but remember back to his childhood with Hosea, how they played such childish games without a worry in the world. Takeo sighed and kept walking lost in memories. Takeo stopped in his tracks feeling someone watching him and he swung around to catch the person, but no one was around. He pulled his sword from its holder and walked back the way he came to check the area. He came around a corner and saw a kid standing there with his back to Takeo. Takeo tought it might have been one of the kids playing earlier and he got left behind. "Hey kid, did you lose your friends?" He asked the child as he walked up to him. "Your the only one thats lost a friend." The kid said laughing just as Takeo walked up to him. "Whats that suppo-" is all Takeo said as he turned the kid around and saw the face of Hosea.
Takeo was too stuned to stop the kid from running off. Once he came back to the world he began running after him. "Come back! Who are you?!" He shouted to the mysterious child, even though he didnt stop to even answer. The kid was fast just like Hosea was, Takeo couldnt believe this kid was Haseo but he had to find out for sure. He finally began catching up to him and reached out to grab him. "Okay! Your gonna stop and tell me who you are!" Takeo said closing his grip on the kid, but to Takeos shock his hand passed right through the kid. akeo stumbled a bit and tried to get back to the chase. He couldnt tell what the hell was going on but he couldnt stop now.
The kid finally began slowing down to a stop and Takeo could finally catch his breath. Takeo knew where they were and at this point wasnt surprised anymore. He looked around the area and it was the same river that took the life of his dearest friend Hosea. "Hosea I know it's you now, and I can finally tell you I'm so sorry." Takeo told the ghost. "Theres no time for this Takeo, it's tme you faced your own darkness." The ghs told him without turning around to face him. Takeo didnt know what he meant by that but he figured it wasnt good. "But Hosea I just want you too forgive me." He said walking up to Hosea reaching out a hand. "You need to forgive yourself!" The ghost shouted while turning around and blinding Takeo with bright light.
Darkness was surrounding him as he drifted in the emptiness. Was he dead? Was he in another world? These were some thoughts gong through Takeos head as he drifted in the darkness. Though he had a strange feeling this place was very familiar to him, like he had been there before. A strange circular lights of different colors emitted out of the darkness from bellow, Takeo felt a strange warmth from it as he drifted down to it. In mid air he slowly flipped and laded on his feet. He looked sleeply down at the floor and saw a stain glass platform under his feet. He studied it and made out a strange picture with himself on it.
On it was a giant picture of himself and he appeared to be sleeping. He had his sword in one hand and a strange glowing key looking this in the other, he wasnt sure what to call it. The platform was colored a redish orange color around the boarder and it was riddled with pictures. One was a black silhouette of a person and deep in Takeos heart he knew it was Hosea. The other three were of his mother, father and sister, all pictures of them awake. in the background in the center was a landscape that looked like Radient Garden, and it was very beautiful. On the boarder were crosses all around it which he didnt understand the meaning for.
As he looked at the platform a chill went down his back which made him look up. Across from him stood a completely black figure that matched his own silhouette but with yellow eyes. Takeo sighed at the copy of himself and reached for his sword, but to his displeasure it wasnt there. Could he had left it at the river? Takeo didnt have time to think as the copy reached down and grabbed Takeos own sword and held it up looking at it. "Hey! Howd you get that?! Give it back!!" He shouted at the shadow. Instead it just blankly looked at him and transformed it into a shadow version of the sword. It then took to a fighting stance just like Takeos and stared at him. Takeo looked around for a weapon but sadly there wasnt one just lying around. "Ill fight you with my fists if I have too!" He yelled at the shadow and readied himself.
The the shadow lowered its sword and let out a mocking chuckle and dissapeared. "Come back here coward" He shouted running over to the spot it once stood. He cussed under his breath and looked around at the never ending darkness. As he turned around and stair case of stain glass appeared leading to what looked like another platform. Takeo slightly tapped his foot on the first step to make sure it wouldnt fall under his weight. He slowly eased his full weight onthe steps and quickly ran up them as to avoid falling into the darkness. He successfully made it to the next platform and looked at it and the only thing that changed was the surrounding color, which was now blue.
As he stood there three little pillars appeared out of the platform ground made of what looked like cement? marble? Then a weapon appeared above each of the pillars. A shield, a sword, and a wand. The word "pick" echoed in his mind as he walked over to the sword and grabbed the hilt. "Strength, to defend those you love" a voice said into his mind and it disappeared out of his hand. "Pick that which you give up" The voice said into his head. Takeo walked over to the wand and held it. "Magic, bending the elements." the wand then disappeared and the light flew into the darkness above. Before he had time to close his hand the sword reappeared in his palm.
The pillars sank back into the platform and he stood there for a moment in the silent darkness. Takeo suddenly leaned over holding his stomach in horrible pain. His skin began to turn as dark as night. Once his skin was completely dark the blackness malted off his body like dirt in a shower and a spot of darkness laid in front of him and began to take shape and rise. Takeo realizing this jumped back to face the shadow version of himself that now stood in front of him. It pulled out the sword that once belonged to Takeo and entered a fighting stance, and Takeo entered his as well.
"I'm ready to be rid of you now monster." Takeo said calmly with a grin. The shadow only stared at him blankly and Takeo figured thats all he could do. Takeo then lunged at the shadow slicing at him as fast as he could but to fail and have the shadow strick at him. Takeo jumped back but got a small cut from the attempt attack. Takeo knew this wasnt going to be easy, so he ran and jumped over the shadow and landed behind it and slashed its back making it fall forward a bit. It made a kid of groaning noise and got back to its feet. It then looked at Takeo and entered its fighting stance again. It suddenly lunged and Takeo saw this coming and ducked its upper attack and stabbed it in the mid section. It fell back and groaned again, but having trouble getting back to its feet. Before it actually got up Takeo quickly jumped into the air and with all his power thrusted the blade into the shadow.
The shadows without even a noice began to melt down into liquid darkness looking up at Takeo. Takeo took the blade from the shadows still formed hand and the darkness it had been turned into melted away in his palm. Takeo looked down at what was left of his darkness and now realizing it said "Youre no longer welcome in my heart." The darkness still looking up at Takeo with its one yellow eye left showed saddness. Then the darkness exploded from that spot and in a huge wall of darkness start eating up everything. Takeo ran as fast as he could but quickly came to the end of the platform. He turned and faced the fastly coming darkness and closed his eyes ready for it to swollow him. Then through his eyelids a bright light shinned forth and Takeo slowly opened his eyes. and standing there holding the darkness off was Hosea! Takeo didnt know what to say, "Ha! Look at your face! Haha! Well? What are you waiting for?? Get out of here!" Hosea said and quickly pushed Takeo into the darkness with the sight of Hosea fading the farther he got.
Takeo jolted up as he awoke next to the river. Takeo looked around for the sight of Hosea but it saddened him to not see any sign of his friend. He put his palm over his chest where he figured his heart was and sighed with a grin. "That idiot." He said with a tear rolling down his cheek. "I didnt get to save him." Takeo stood up and began walking for home.
...But he had no idea the journey that was about to unfold...
Takeo was too stuned to stop the kid from running off. Once he came back to the world he began running after him. "Come back! Who are you?!" He shouted to the mysterious child, even though he didnt stop to even answer. The kid was fast just like Hosea was, Takeo couldnt believe this kid was Haseo but he had to find out for sure. He finally began catching up to him and reached out to grab him. "Okay! Your gonna stop and tell me who you are!" Takeo said closing his grip on the kid, but to Takeos shock his hand passed right through the kid. akeo stumbled a bit and tried to get back to the chase. He couldnt tell what the hell was going on but he couldnt stop now.
The kid finally began slowing down to a stop and Takeo could finally catch his breath. Takeo knew where they were and at this point wasnt surprised anymore. He looked around the area and it was the same river that took the life of his dearest friend Hosea. "Hosea I know it's you now, and I can finally tell you I'm so sorry." Takeo told the ghost. "Theres no time for this Takeo, it's tme you faced your own darkness." The ghs told him without turning around to face him. Takeo didnt know what he meant by that but he figured it wasnt good. "But Hosea I just want you too forgive me." He said walking up to Hosea reaching out a hand. "You need to forgive yourself!" The ghost shouted while turning around and blinding Takeo with bright light.
Darkness was surrounding him as he drifted in the emptiness. Was he dead? Was he in another world? These were some thoughts gong through Takeos head as he drifted in the darkness. Though he had a strange feeling this place was very familiar to him, like he had been there before. A strange circular lights of different colors emitted out of the darkness from bellow, Takeo felt a strange warmth from it as he drifted down to it. In mid air he slowly flipped and laded on his feet. He looked sleeply down at the floor and saw a stain glass platform under his feet. He studied it and made out a strange picture with himself on it.
On it was a giant picture of himself and he appeared to be sleeping. He had his sword in one hand and a strange glowing key looking this in the other, he wasnt sure what to call it. The platform was colored a redish orange color around the boarder and it was riddled with pictures. One was a black silhouette of a person and deep in Takeos heart he knew it was Hosea. The other three were of his mother, father and sister, all pictures of them awake. in the background in the center was a landscape that looked like Radient Garden, and it was very beautiful. On the boarder were crosses all around it which he didnt understand the meaning for.
As he looked at the platform a chill went down his back which made him look up. Across from him stood a completely black figure that matched his own silhouette but with yellow eyes. Takeo sighed at the copy of himself and reached for his sword, but to his displeasure it wasnt there. Could he had left it at the river? Takeo didnt have time to think as the copy reached down and grabbed Takeos own sword and held it up looking at it. "Hey! Howd you get that?! Give it back!!" He shouted at the shadow. Instead it just blankly looked at him and transformed it into a shadow version of the sword. It then took to a fighting stance just like Takeos and stared at him. Takeo looked around for a weapon but sadly there wasnt one just lying around. "Ill fight you with my fists if I have too!" He yelled at the shadow and readied himself.
The the shadow lowered its sword and let out a mocking chuckle and dissapeared. "Come back here coward" He shouted running over to the spot it once stood. He cussed under his breath and looked around at the never ending darkness. As he turned around and stair case of stain glass appeared leading to what looked like another platform. Takeo slightly tapped his foot on the first step to make sure it wouldnt fall under his weight. He slowly eased his full weight onthe steps and quickly ran up them as to avoid falling into the darkness. He successfully made it to the next platform and looked at it and the only thing that changed was the surrounding color, which was now blue.
As he stood there three little pillars appeared out of the platform ground made of what looked like cement? marble? Then a weapon appeared above each of the pillars. A shield, a sword, and a wand. The word "pick" echoed in his mind as he walked over to the sword and grabbed the hilt. "Strength, to defend those you love" a voice said into his mind and it disappeared out of his hand. "Pick that which you give up" The voice said into his head. Takeo walked over to the wand and held it. "Magic, bending the elements." the wand then disappeared and the light flew into the darkness above. Before he had time to close his hand the sword reappeared in his palm.
The pillars sank back into the platform and he stood there for a moment in the silent darkness. Takeo suddenly leaned over holding his stomach in horrible pain. His skin began to turn as dark as night. Once his skin was completely dark the blackness malted off his body like dirt in a shower and a spot of darkness laid in front of him and began to take shape and rise. Takeo realizing this jumped back to face the shadow version of himself that now stood in front of him. It pulled out the sword that once belonged to Takeo and entered a fighting stance, and Takeo entered his as well.
"I'm ready to be rid of you now monster." Takeo said calmly with a grin. The shadow only stared at him blankly and Takeo figured thats all he could do. Takeo then lunged at the shadow slicing at him as fast as he could but to fail and have the shadow strick at him. Takeo jumped back but got a small cut from the attempt attack. Takeo knew this wasnt going to be easy, so he ran and jumped over the shadow and landed behind it and slashed its back making it fall forward a bit. It made a kid of groaning noise and got back to its feet. It then looked at Takeo and entered its fighting stance again. It suddenly lunged and Takeo saw this coming and ducked its upper attack and stabbed it in the mid section. It fell back and groaned again, but having trouble getting back to its feet. Before it actually got up Takeo quickly jumped into the air and with all his power thrusted the blade into the shadow.
The shadows without even a noice began to melt down into liquid darkness looking up at Takeo. Takeo took the blade from the shadows still formed hand and the darkness it had been turned into melted away in his palm. Takeo looked down at what was left of his darkness and now realizing it said "Youre no longer welcome in my heart." The darkness still looking up at Takeo with its one yellow eye left showed saddness. Then the darkness exploded from that spot and in a huge wall of darkness start eating up everything. Takeo ran as fast as he could but quickly came to the end of the platform. He turned and faced the fastly coming darkness and closed his eyes ready for it to swollow him. Then through his eyelids a bright light shinned forth and Takeo slowly opened his eyes. and standing there holding the darkness off was Hosea! Takeo didnt know what to say, "Ha! Look at your face! Haha! Well? What are you waiting for?? Get out of here!" Hosea said and quickly pushed Takeo into the darkness with the sight of Hosea fading the farther he got.
Takeo jolted up as he awoke next to the river. Takeo looked around for the sight of Hosea but it saddened him to not see any sign of his friend. He put his palm over his chest where he figured his heart was and sighed with a grin. "That idiot." He said with a tear rolling down his cheek. "I didnt get to save him." Takeo stood up and began walking for home.
...But he had no idea the journey that was about to unfold...