Siyu lets out a sigh; he left that night with Frey. They didn’t inform Elizabeth. They just left.
There was a sickness within Siyu; it started in the Sevan, when he began to wonder, and began to yearn. Then it to followed him to the city of Starr, in a world of possibilities, where dreams came true…
As seasons pass, the sickness would only continue to grow, until it consumed him from the inside out, leaving him used up and rotting.
Sitting by the campfire at their camp, Siyu couldn’t even sleep. He was haunted by dreams of a life that could have been; finding love and living happily ever after. But the threat of heaven is always the same, it sucks you in and traps you, like a mermaid, and sucks the life out of you…
Eventually, like a lifeless husk, you’ve been drained of all that you were good for, rotting, heaven turning to hell…
Even now the fire burned within Siyu, growing hotter and hotter…
He couldn’t help himself, all he could think of, was jumping in the river and settling…
But he knew in his heart, it would be better to be buried, six feet underground, or better yet, to pass on, to another life, for his soul to grow and progress…
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Siyu looks up, the moon was full and it was red, as if it was on fire… completion… a dream fulfilled… work has been done… maybe Siyu could move on…
Alas, for all of Siyu’s hopes, the world exists, as do the stars in the sky, he must follow the story faithfully, and move as nature does, according to the passing seasons…
But ghosts still haunt him… the life that could have been… what bliss…
To satisfy a ghost, what could it really want… it could only be to move on…
Zohr Acore lets out a sneeze. “Hey, Siyu, what are you thinking about.” He asks.
Siyu fills his pipe with some tobacco and lights it. He lets out a chuckle. “I’m dreaming of children growing up, and becoming who they’re meant to be; warriors, lovers, and agents of the heavens… but it’s a conundrum… who knows if they’ll ever reach… or if they should…” He says before letting out a laugh.
Zohr let’s out a smile. “Be at peace, my friend. Red moon in the sky, sitting by the fire… We have all we need… I may be a ghost, but all things are justified; even in my state, the heavens don’t forget to feed me…” He says with a chuckle.
Siyu lets out a sigh. “I feel like I jumped in a lake and I died… but it’s only now that I’m feeling the water ripple… I’m a beast, this I know; all I yearn for is stimulation and satisfaction, but damn, I love progress more. This story, we have to finish it my friend.” He says, lamenting the work.
Zohr let’s out a laugh. “Indeed, my friend. It would be best. If I had a body, it would be nice as well.” He says with a chuckle.
Siyu smiles. “I’m unsure if we should seek it out. It may be best to find one naturally. Something, or someone, willing to be possessed.” He says with a laugh.
Zohr also laughs. “Wouldn’t that be delightful.” He says.
Siyu hears snoring in the background; it was Frey, sleeping in the tent.
Siyu lets out a sigh. A dream fulfilled… He wonders what work was in store for them…