Nathaniel Chronicles: An Obsidian Past
Dec 2, 2014 16:44:16 GMT -5
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Post by reireithepandanater on Dec 2, 2014 16:44:16 GMT -5
|| I want to say thanks to Winter for allowing me to use one of her characters in Nathaniel's story. There will be more in the somewhat near future. ||
Well um...here I am for the third time, sitting here writing a bit more about some parts of my life. Since I haven't really been all that clear about my colleagues, I figured that I should at least start there. If it isn't clear enough, my colleagues are rather...supernatural beings in which I've formed contracts with. If you're wondering, to put the contract simply, both parties just have to offer something.
In order to bind the contract, both parties gain a tattoo or symbol. A very good example would be with my colleague Amai. For her side of the contract, she offers me the use of her scythe, Tsukuyomi. On my side of the contract, she gets my soul on the day I die. It's a rather fair trade, but something I wouldn't really enjoy to a certain extent. You know, 'cause I'm going to die and all that.
Well, the symbol in which I bear is a symbol of the kanji for the name of her scythe. The symbol is on the left side of my chest, right over top of my heart. For her, the symbol is on the blade of Tsukuyomi. Rather fitting if you ask me. Now that I've said that, maybe I'll tell you a bit about Amai. Her full name is Amai Kurayami. She wasn't the first colleague I've made, but she is one in which has affected me greatly.
Vivian was the first one I had made a contract with, but Amai is the second. While there isn't a lot to tell about Vivian at this point, all that I can really say about her is that...she's changed. Vivian has most certainly changed, but she's not the one whom I've decided to talk about right now. Right now, I just want to talk about Amai...someone who I actually consider...a friend.
Amai is what some could say a Devil Hunter, or...just a Demon killer. Rather peculiar, considering she's one herself. She's told me quite a lot about her past, who she is, and just what all she's done. To me, it's...rather quite impressive, but to others it may not be as such. To start off, she tells me that she was created within a world known as "Abyssal Darkness." This is something most would consider "The Void," these days.
She tells me that originally, she was a demon whom was sealed off into this realm by human beings. It originally intended on regaining its form and returning to this world in order to get revenge on the human race, but knew that it would take far too much time to regenerate its own body. So, it took the form she's in now. It did take a rather long time in order to achieve this form, but it seemed to be rather useful for the demon.
I guess the demon thought that if it looked like one of us, it would be able to make its job a whole lot easier when it comes to intruding large areas and kill us off without too much trouble. Then again, I don't really know what it was thinking. Amai has told me that this realm in which she was banished to was nothing more than absolute darkness. That it was like night itself took the time to engulf her whole in order to pull her into its own little existence of darkness and despair.
In her words, "Like a ray of hope in a dreaded pit of despair, a light had cut through the darkness. It had enveloped the entirety of my being and cleansed my body of the impurity of the being in which had created this body for foul deeds. Then, a second time after many years had passed, this blinding ray of hope enveloped me once more and brought me into this world, which was an opportunity to a brand new life for me."
Apparently, when she regained her sight after the light that had engulfed her once before disappeared, she was before a numerous amount of men who had been wearing hoods in order to conceal their faces. Upon her arrival, they sealed the demon even further into the depths of her soul in order to bring out the pure her who has been standing alongside of me for quite some time now. It was there in which they had told her who she was, what she was to do, and had given her Tsukuyomi to carry on her deeds.
The men who had stood before her were a group of beings belonging to a clan. The clan itself was simply named the Lost Clan, and the men were part of the Phantom Branch, a section of the clan dedicated to eradicating Demons. They had summoned her there for the soul purpose of her joining their ranks in order to help eradicate the very corrupted beings who had been making this world so impure.
It was through their words and the gift of Tsukuyomi that had persuaded her to aid in their eternal struggle for peace. While they were indeed strangers, the conviction in which they held propelled Amai from the confines of the darkened room and out into the world before her. The world was rather foreign to her, considering the day and age in which she was brought into. It was most certainly a mystery, but she did learn in a rather short time.
As if no time had passed at all to her, she began her hunt for demons. While Amai did not know very much about the "Lost Clan" itself, all she was aware of that the clan itself upheld itself through numerous branches. On top of that, the scythe in which she was granted was a tool in which the beings from the main branch only held. The main branch is considered to be a branch constructed of mainly Reapers, and the fact that she held a scythe that was only granted to the main branch was a somewhat honor to her.
That scythe was also apparently was treasure of the Clan leader's, so it was a very special weapon. It's rather odd. Amai herself doesn't particularly like the human race, but yet she works alongside the "Lost Clan" and helps reap the souls of the Demons they send her off to kill. She doesn't like humans, but yet she helps them by killing the enemy which they have made. That in itself is peculiar to me, but I myself should be in no position to question her choices.
Since then, Amai had been receiving jobs in which she would exterminate any Demon that they sent her out to kill. While she did this, both her and the clan were well aware of the Demon within her. One that is still trying to scratch and claw its way to the surface. It does appear every once in a while and does cause trouble, but if it were to break free, it could expel doom for humans within the area. If there isn't a strong enough force to counteract her inner Demon, she may just become the very thing that could end us all.
The thought itself isn't very...invigorating, but it isn't that has stopped us yet. You see, it wasn't quite that long after I had left Evergrand in which I had come in contact with Amai. She was in the middle of a mission in hunting down some sort of Demon that had been causing trouble for nearby town and villages in which I had met her. I was passing through the town when she had nicely finished her job in the eradication of the entity.
When I had first approached her, she wasn't the most...pleasant person to be around. She was a bit reticent, which did make things somewhat difficult, but I did not give an inch within the conversation. Even the though the two of us continued the conversation, she slowly became a bit shy towards me. The moment in which she did, I was rather confused at first. But then again, I did make it worse when I told her that I thought her hair was rather...lovely.
We had continued our conversation elsewhere, but she was rather reluctant about numerous conversations. It wasn't long before the two of us parted ways, but that in itself wasn't a bother in the slightest. We had intended on meeting once more. It wasn't until our third meeting in which the two of us had formed a contract, and in which I had actually given her scythe a proper name. Before hand, it didn't have a name.
And so, I had named it Tsukuyomi. I was well aware the scythe was a weapon of light and darkness, so I had given it that name for the representation it gives. In Japanese and Shinto mythology, Tsukuyomi is the name of the Moon God. Considering the fact that the scythe is a weapon of light and darkness, I gave it that name for the soul purpose of this representation.
Since the time we had formed the contract, which in itself wasn't too terribly long ago, there have been...numerous encounters we have shared with human and demon alike. I've been traveling for about roughly nine months, but Amai and I have been with each other for about eight of those months. The way in which I speak about her, some might think that we have a much more...intimate relationship. If you're one of them, then...you're sadly mistaken.
There have just been a good number of events that had occurred that had made me come to realize that I actually care about this woman. Well, I can most surely say that her conviction for her goals is rather strong, and that she even has her own title, it is most certainly impressive and can even be said to the point in which some may be envious. She does have a few quirks, but...no matter what I may think or say, I cannot help the fact that she is the second person whom I have ever actually cared for.
As I said, her conviction is rather incredible. I don't know what drives her, but she has the goal to exterminate the demons from this world. All I do know about her conviction is that she sees herself as a ray of light shining through the eternal darkness. Maybe she sees herself as a hope for humanity. I don't know what it is, but perhaps...just perhaps she sees this as creating an opportunity in which humanity can make itself better by correcting its mistakes. If that's the case, then I guess one could say that I admire her for it.
She has most certainly affected me greatly. Indeed, we may have our rather...ridiculous arguments from time to time, but it's clear that she does care about me as well. To put it simply, besides having the use of her Tsukuyomi, she has offered me a large amount of emotional support. She's been there for me when I've been down and has helped me get out of slumps in which I thought were rather impossible to get out of.
At first, I didn't really care about Amai. I just figured I could use her capabilities with Tsukuyomi in order to help with my own survival, but it turned into much more the day in which I had met the very men who had brought her into this world. That was the very day in which I had realized the faintest hint of my own feelings, and is still something in which I cannot possibly begin to fathom. The event itself happened no more than a month ago.
Amai and I had just nicely finished another one of her Demon extermination missions and were nicely on our way back to the hotel I was staying at for a bit of a break. It was on the way back in which we had a run in with these men. Their purpose for being there was to seal Amai back into the realm in which she came. They found her to be too dangerous, and the fact that if her inner Demon were to be released, they highly doubt that they would be able to defeat her then without there being numerous casualties.
When the situation first began, I didn't give them an inch. I was cold and stood by as they were doing what they did. Honestly, at the time I had thought that the contract between Amai and I was to be terminated, but that had quickly changed. When they had restrained her with some kind of technique, it was something about the sight before me that twisted and turned away the deepest fibers of my soul.
Amai was frozen before me, bound tight in a kind of chain in which could even restrain the strongest of entities. She herself was distraught from the sheer fact that I was planning on letting them take her and that I was preparing to terminate the contract. It was the look on her face and the tears that streamed down her cheeks that had churned my insides the wrong way. She looked at me in utter betrayal, that everything that she hated about the human race was always true and that she shouldn't have ever trusted me to begin with.
I couldn't understand the feelings that were welling up inside of me, and before I could settle the turmoil within me, I was before them all within seconds. I was standing my ground in front of these people who could have easily laid waste to me at the swing of their hand, but yet I did not give them an inch. I was as cold as a tundra and as fierce as a lion with the way I had spoken to them. With the use of Tsukuyomi, I was able to drive them back, but that was only for the time being.
At that time, it didn't really matter to me. I didn't understand as to why I did that or as to what I was feeling, but when I had sat down on the bed of the hotel room that night, I had remembered the vague familiarity of those feelings. The very same feelings that I had felt for Vivian so long ago. It was that single moment in which I had realized that I cared for the girl before me, but yet I didn't reject it. I knew it was what I felt, so somewhere inside of me simply accepted it. I could've sat there all night trying to deny it, but I couldn't even bring the thought of such a denial to mind.
It's rather peculiar when you live with the fact that you've spent your entire life feeling numb, then only to be woken up by the sudden call of the warmth of another whom one had not known. It is very irregular to me, but I cannot come to deny it. While Amai and I are fairly close, we still have the annoyance of dealing with the "Phantoms" who will do utmost anything to return her to the very place she had been created.
Considering their reasons for coming after Amai, I can understand their intentions...but only to a certain degree. They are afraid of the fact that her inner demon will be released, but at first it wasn't really a concern of theirs. As to why they're so worried about such a thing, it's very simple. The seal that keeps her inner demon at bay has been weakening as of late, and it has been on more than one occasion in which I have seen what this inner side of hers is capable of. It's really bothersome, but I'm still not going to allow them to throw her back into that world of darkness.
We've had only two encounters with them since, but they have been very brief. As much as I don't believe in it, I would best assume to say that luck is most certainly on our side. As for what I wish to write now, there simply isn't anything more. I've exhausted all that I wished to get out, and so I guess I should end this off with one quote this time around. So...here we go.
"Some may spend their lives enveloped by an eternal darkness known as despair, but when the rays of hope shatter through this darkness, despair only becomes a petty memory."
Well um...here I am for the third time, sitting here writing a bit more about some parts of my life. Since I haven't really been all that clear about my colleagues, I figured that I should at least start there. If it isn't clear enough, my colleagues are rather...supernatural beings in which I've formed contracts with. If you're wondering, to put the contract simply, both parties just have to offer something.
In order to bind the contract, both parties gain a tattoo or symbol. A very good example would be with my colleague Amai. For her side of the contract, she offers me the use of her scythe, Tsukuyomi. On my side of the contract, she gets my soul on the day I die. It's a rather fair trade, but something I wouldn't really enjoy to a certain extent. You know, 'cause I'm going to die and all that.
Well, the symbol in which I bear is a symbol of the kanji for the name of her scythe. The symbol is on the left side of my chest, right over top of my heart. For her, the symbol is on the blade of Tsukuyomi. Rather fitting if you ask me. Now that I've said that, maybe I'll tell you a bit about Amai. Her full name is Amai Kurayami. She wasn't the first colleague I've made, but she is one in which has affected me greatly.
Vivian was the first one I had made a contract with, but Amai is the second. While there isn't a lot to tell about Vivian at this point, all that I can really say about her is that...she's changed. Vivian has most certainly changed, but she's not the one whom I've decided to talk about right now. Right now, I just want to talk about Amai...someone who I actually consider...a friend.
Amai is what some could say a Devil Hunter, or...just a Demon killer. Rather peculiar, considering she's one herself. She's told me quite a lot about her past, who she is, and just what all she's done. To me, it's...rather quite impressive, but to others it may not be as such. To start off, she tells me that she was created within a world known as "Abyssal Darkness." This is something most would consider "The Void," these days.
She tells me that originally, she was a demon whom was sealed off into this realm by human beings. It originally intended on regaining its form and returning to this world in order to get revenge on the human race, but knew that it would take far too much time to regenerate its own body. So, it took the form she's in now. It did take a rather long time in order to achieve this form, but it seemed to be rather useful for the demon.
I guess the demon thought that if it looked like one of us, it would be able to make its job a whole lot easier when it comes to intruding large areas and kill us off without too much trouble. Then again, I don't really know what it was thinking. Amai has told me that this realm in which she was banished to was nothing more than absolute darkness. That it was like night itself took the time to engulf her whole in order to pull her into its own little existence of darkness and despair.
In her words, "Like a ray of hope in a dreaded pit of despair, a light had cut through the darkness. It had enveloped the entirety of my being and cleansed my body of the impurity of the being in which had created this body for foul deeds. Then, a second time after many years had passed, this blinding ray of hope enveloped me once more and brought me into this world, which was an opportunity to a brand new life for me."
Apparently, when she regained her sight after the light that had engulfed her once before disappeared, she was before a numerous amount of men who had been wearing hoods in order to conceal their faces. Upon her arrival, they sealed the demon even further into the depths of her soul in order to bring out the pure her who has been standing alongside of me for quite some time now. It was there in which they had told her who she was, what she was to do, and had given her Tsukuyomi to carry on her deeds.
The men who had stood before her were a group of beings belonging to a clan. The clan itself was simply named the Lost Clan, and the men were part of the Phantom Branch, a section of the clan dedicated to eradicating Demons. They had summoned her there for the soul purpose of her joining their ranks in order to help eradicate the very corrupted beings who had been making this world so impure.
It was through their words and the gift of Tsukuyomi that had persuaded her to aid in their eternal struggle for peace. While they were indeed strangers, the conviction in which they held propelled Amai from the confines of the darkened room and out into the world before her. The world was rather foreign to her, considering the day and age in which she was brought into. It was most certainly a mystery, but she did learn in a rather short time.
As if no time had passed at all to her, she began her hunt for demons. While Amai did not know very much about the "Lost Clan" itself, all she was aware of that the clan itself upheld itself through numerous branches. On top of that, the scythe in which she was granted was a tool in which the beings from the main branch only held. The main branch is considered to be a branch constructed of mainly Reapers, and the fact that she held a scythe that was only granted to the main branch was a somewhat honor to her.
That scythe was also apparently was treasure of the Clan leader's, so it was a very special weapon. It's rather odd. Amai herself doesn't particularly like the human race, but yet she works alongside the "Lost Clan" and helps reap the souls of the Demons they send her off to kill. She doesn't like humans, but yet she helps them by killing the enemy which they have made. That in itself is peculiar to me, but I myself should be in no position to question her choices.
Since then, Amai had been receiving jobs in which she would exterminate any Demon that they sent her out to kill. While she did this, both her and the clan were well aware of the Demon within her. One that is still trying to scratch and claw its way to the surface. It does appear every once in a while and does cause trouble, but if it were to break free, it could expel doom for humans within the area. If there isn't a strong enough force to counteract her inner Demon, she may just become the very thing that could end us all.
The thought itself isn't very...invigorating, but it isn't that has stopped us yet. You see, it wasn't quite that long after I had left Evergrand in which I had come in contact with Amai. She was in the middle of a mission in hunting down some sort of Demon that had been causing trouble for nearby town and villages in which I had met her. I was passing through the town when she had nicely finished her job in the eradication of the entity.
When I had first approached her, she wasn't the most...pleasant person to be around. She was a bit reticent, which did make things somewhat difficult, but I did not give an inch within the conversation. Even the though the two of us continued the conversation, she slowly became a bit shy towards me. The moment in which she did, I was rather confused at first. But then again, I did make it worse when I told her that I thought her hair was rather...lovely.
We had continued our conversation elsewhere, but she was rather reluctant about numerous conversations. It wasn't long before the two of us parted ways, but that in itself wasn't a bother in the slightest. We had intended on meeting once more. It wasn't until our third meeting in which the two of us had formed a contract, and in which I had actually given her scythe a proper name. Before hand, it didn't have a name.
And so, I had named it Tsukuyomi. I was well aware the scythe was a weapon of light and darkness, so I had given it that name for the representation it gives. In Japanese and Shinto mythology, Tsukuyomi is the name of the Moon God. Considering the fact that the scythe is a weapon of light and darkness, I gave it that name for the soul purpose of this representation.
Since the time we had formed the contract, which in itself wasn't too terribly long ago, there have been...numerous encounters we have shared with human and demon alike. I've been traveling for about roughly nine months, but Amai and I have been with each other for about eight of those months. The way in which I speak about her, some might think that we have a much more...intimate relationship. If you're one of them, then...you're sadly mistaken.
There have just been a good number of events that had occurred that had made me come to realize that I actually care about this woman. Well, I can most surely say that her conviction for her goals is rather strong, and that she even has her own title, it is most certainly impressive and can even be said to the point in which some may be envious. She does have a few quirks, but...no matter what I may think or say, I cannot help the fact that she is the second person whom I have ever actually cared for.
As I said, her conviction is rather incredible. I don't know what drives her, but she has the goal to exterminate the demons from this world. All I do know about her conviction is that she sees herself as a ray of light shining through the eternal darkness. Maybe she sees herself as a hope for humanity. I don't know what it is, but perhaps...just perhaps she sees this as creating an opportunity in which humanity can make itself better by correcting its mistakes. If that's the case, then I guess one could say that I admire her for it.
She has most certainly affected me greatly. Indeed, we may have our rather...ridiculous arguments from time to time, but it's clear that she does care about me as well. To put it simply, besides having the use of her Tsukuyomi, she has offered me a large amount of emotional support. She's been there for me when I've been down and has helped me get out of slumps in which I thought were rather impossible to get out of.
At first, I didn't really care about Amai. I just figured I could use her capabilities with Tsukuyomi in order to help with my own survival, but it turned into much more the day in which I had met the very men who had brought her into this world. That was the very day in which I had realized the faintest hint of my own feelings, and is still something in which I cannot possibly begin to fathom. The event itself happened no more than a month ago.
Amai and I had just nicely finished another one of her Demon extermination missions and were nicely on our way back to the hotel I was staying at for a bit of a break. It was on the way back in which we had a run in with these men. Their purpose for being there was to seal Amai back into the realm in which she came. They found her to be too dangerous, and the fact that if her inner Demon were to be released, they highly doubt that they would be able to defeat her then without there being numerous casualties.
When the situation first began, I didn't give them an inch. I was cold and stood by as they were doing what they did. Honestly, at the time I had thought that the contract between Amai and I was to be terminated, but that had quickly changed. When they had restrained her with some kind of technique, it was something about the sight before me that twisted and turned away the deepest fibers of my soul.
Amai was frozen before me, bound tight in a kind of chain in which could even restrain the strongest of entities. She herself was distraught from the sheer fact that I was planning on letting them take her and that I was preparing to terminate the contract. It was the look on her face and the tears that streamed down her cheeks that had churned my insides the wrong way. She looked at me in utter betrayal, that everything that she hated about the human race was always true and that she shouldn't have ever trusted me to begin with.
I couldn't understand the feelings that were welling up inside of me, and before I could settle the turmoil within me, I was before them all within seconds. I was standing my ground in front of these people who could have easily laid waste to me at the swing of their hand, but yet I did not give them an inch. I was as cold as a tundra and as fierce as a lion with the way I had spoken to them. With the use of Tsukuyomi, I was able to drive them back, but that was only for the time being.
At that time, it didn't really matter to me. I didn't understand as to why I did that or as to what I was feeling, but when I had sat down on the bed of the hotel room that night, I had remembered the vague familiarity of those feelings. The very same feelings that I had felt for Vivian so long ago. It was that single moment in which I had realized that I cared for the girl before me, but yet I didn't reject it. I knew it was what I felt, so somewhere inside of me simply accepted it. I could've sat there all night trying to deny it, but I couldn't even bring the thought of such a denial to mind.
It's rather peculiar when you live with the fact that you've spent your entire life feeling numb, then only to be woken up by the sudden call of the warmth of another whom one had not known. It is very irregular to me, but I cannot come to deny it. While Amai and I are fairly close, we still have the annoyance of dealing with the "Phantoms" who will do utmost anything to return her to the very place she had been created.
Considering their reasons for coming after Amai, I can understand their intentions...but only to a certain degree. They are afraid of the fact that her inner demon will be released, but at first it wasn't really a concern of theirs. As to why they're so worried about such a thing, it's very simple. The seal that keeps her inner demon at bay has been weakening as of late, and it has been on more than one occasion in which I have seen what this inner side of hers is capable of. It's really bothersome, but I'm still not going to allow them to throw her back into that world of darkness.
We've had only two encounters with them since, but they have been very brief. As much as I don't believe in it, I would best assume to say that luck is most certainly on our side. As for what I wish to write now, there simply isn't anything more. I've exhausted all that I wished to get out, and so I guess I should end this off with one quote this time around. So...here we go.
"Some may spend their lives enveloped by an eternal darkness known as despair, but when the rays of hope shatter through this darkness, despair only becomes a petty memory."