The kid?
-He follows her-
So I'm dreaming, then.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?FLASHBACK
-CLOUD-
-You are in the darkness-
-And you are alone-
-And yet you are everywhere-
-Why, just over there there is you, the you-part with red hair that is curled in a ball, muttering, overwhelmed but still existing-
-The part that you ate, that became you-
-But there is no-one else but you-
-YUGO-
-You are in a crowd of faceless men and women-
-They are ignoring you-
-You are not important-
edited 8th Dec '15 8:28:50 PM by ThanatoSeraph
-CLOUD-
-There is no response-
-But the you-part that is in a ball looks up and scuttles away in terror-
G-go away! Get out! Get back!
-And then it is swallowed by the darkness-
-Swallowed once again by you-
-Wait-
-You feel something-
-Something that is not you, even as other yous appear-
-The you that is specimen B, the you that was the Thing after you woke up-
-Besides them, there is something else-
-YUGO-
-They walk past you as if you are not even there, pushing past you-
-You seem to be growing smaller-
-Either that or everyone else is growing taller-
edited 8th Dec '15 8:39:34 PM by ThanatoSeraph
-YUGO-
-For a brief moment, it seems that you spot one of the others-
-Perhaps it is Aven, or Jack, or Chris-
-And then someone walks between you and you can't see them any more-
-CLOUD-
-As you walk past, one of the yous changes-
-The thing that you were when you woke up becomes something else-
-The you that was the nice lady-
-Your friend-
-The thing that is not you remains on the peripheral of your unconscious-
-He stares at her-
-He reaches a hand out to her — -
Light.
That was the first thing that burned into his many eyes, after the tapping on the stone above him had ceased. Then, piercing just as sharply as the light had come the screams of shock. They shifted and adjusted and as the noises began to rise in intensity and the light flickered as shadows momentarily blotted it out, he became aware that he was here, watching it happen. Then he realised that he had realised he was aware. The light — and then he looked in the sky and regreted it as it seared at his retinas — felt warm on his skin.
It felt. It felt warm. His skin. His. Him. Himself. It felt warm on himself.
He focused on the noise. It was coming from shapes above him. Voices came to him unbidden, but they were different. He couldn't stop them, but then he realised he didn't need to. They were his voices. He was making them, as he saw and felt and listened. He could make them, because he was here. He was someone that could.
The shapes looked familiar. Particles from them drifted down to him, and the sharp tang of fear worked its way to his brain once again.
Fear. Pain. Ashamed. Can't think.
Four limbs. All shades of brown, warm blood in them, humming with life. Fear. Shame. You're ashamed. The sun is warm. Warmer. Hot. Burning. Fear. The sun.
He can see the sky.
{aven?}
The noise peaked at his invasion, and he shut them all out again, and then he shut out himself.
-He pulls it back-
-He hates it-
-He hates him-
-He hates her-
-He hates them all-
-He wrenches his gaze away and looks around frantically-
Is — anyone? Hello?
edited 8th Dec '15 9:04:09 PM by WonderSquid
-YOU GO-
-The crowd is impenetrable-
-You do not see them again-
-A voice rings out, everyone speaking and yet no-one-
Stay out of this
You can't help
-COOL ROW DO-
-The other is in front of you now-
-Just a silhouette against the darkness-
-It is small-
-And somehow familiar-
-And then, as it looks back and yelps in surprise, you see its face-
-Its your face-
-But only a child, before any of this-
-He takes a nervous step back-
-Stare at it for a moment, his mind momentarily blank-
-You were that small once-
-...You were a human once-
-Maybe-
-He might be fake-
-Takes a step towards him, all the parts of himself still twisting themselves around, more awake than they had been in years-
-Reaches for it uncertainly-
You...
edited 8th Dec '15 9:13:02 PM by WonderSquid
-CLOUD-
-The boy takes another step back, fear in his eyes-
-And then he turns and runs-
-Vanishing into the darkness-
-Where Sora waits, ready to take him away-
-The audient void which speaks-
Well. Cloud is gone now.
-Another other appears-
-Several of them-
-There is Aven-
-There is Jack-
-They are holding a body-
-In one moment it is Ryoji-
-In another Hijileph-
-In another Zack-
-In another someone else entirely-
-And then there is him-
-Glowing in the dark as he always did-
edited 8th Dec '15 9:21:52 PM by ThanatoSeraph
-Draws his sword, staring at himself-
-He hasn't bothered trying not to cry because nobody is here-
-Nobody else is left to see-
-That's your fault-
An-anyone?
-It's so hard to think-
-There's too much of him, that isn't him-
-And it hurts the more he looks and it doesn't stop-
Please.
edited 8th Dec '15 9:28:55 PM by WonderSquid
-YUGO-
Tell us then
What can you do
What, that others can't
What can't you do
-And then there is someone before him-
-He has a face, unlike everyone else-
-And he is pointing a gun at one of the crowd-
-He will shoot at any moment-
Can you kill
-CLOUD-
-He walks toward you-
-The body becomes that of L, just after it happened-
-Jack stares at you, aiming his pistol, his face distraught but resolute-
-The monster has to die-
-Aven just looks away-
-Turning his back on you-
-And all the while, he is walking closer, his tattoos glowing, his eyes shining-
-And you know that he will kill you-
-Just as he killed Ryoji-
edited 8th Dec '15 9:35:31 PM by ThanatoSeraph
-He doesn't apologise-
-Or ask for an explanation-
-It won't do any good now and he doesn't deserve one-
-So instead he kneels and does his best to stifle the pained cry building up in his chest-
-it hurts-
Please, anyone...
-It would be nice, he thinks, to not have to die alone-
-If there was anyone-
-But there isn't, and he knows why-
-So he waits for the end, not breaking eye contact with him, because he waited so long for him, and then there really will be no one-
-YUGO-
-The man's gun is portaled away, but he leaps at the person in the crowd-
-And as he hangs in the air-
Your hesitation will cost a life
Kill him
It is more honest
-CLOUD-
-He walks up-
-He reaches down-
-And grabs you by the throat-
-His hand tightens, ready to snap your neck-
-But then-
-Something else breaks through-
-Something changes-
-And one word is spoken that defies the darkness, that seems to come from elsewhere-
Choose.
-And then they are all gone-
-And you are alone in the darkness once more-

-Cloud was there and relevant and stuff-