Today is my day. This moment is my moment. I can make of this day whatever I choose. All roads ahead are open to me. I will take advantage of this moment to get me closer to my dreams. I will act with integrity, purpose, and thought. I will not allow myself to be defined by others, nor force another to be defined by me. My thoughts are my own. My will is my own. My heart is my own. So it has always been. So it shall always be.
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
An Epic Tale - 18. Vision
She took my hand, and I was in another place.
It was dark. It was cold. A full moon was hanging over the sky. In the distance, I could hear someone shouting. Someone laughing. Someone crying.
Then I was gone, and there was a city. I saw men tearing great stones out of the earth, and buildings grow up from them. Then the men were dead, and the buildings were being torn down. I saw ghoulish monsters pluck babies from their cradles, and dash their brains out on the street.
The sun set, and I knew it would never rise again.
"Are you all right?"
The girl - Miru - was staring down at me. I must have fallen. Her hair hung about her face. She looked at me with a certain curiosity - less concerned than confused.
"I'm fine," I said. I took her hand and she pulled me to my feet. "What happened?"
"You fell," she said. "But then you got up."
"And now I'm fine," I agreed.
Was she actually afraid of me?
"She should be," whispered the voice in my head. "That was a powerful curse she laid on you. You're lucky I still find it useful to have you around."
I opened my mouth. Then I closed it again. It serves me right, I thought. Trusting girls only leads to trouble.
"Too true," said Lucifer. And for the first time I did not doubt his sincerity.
It was dark. It was cold. A full moon was hanging over the sky. In the distance, I could hear someone shouting. Someone laughing. Someone crying.
Then I was gone, and there was a city. I saw men tearing great stones out of the earth, and buildings grow up from them. Then the men were dead, and the buildings were being torn down. I saw ghoulish monsters pluck babies from their cradles, and dash their brains out on the street.
The sun set, and I knew it would never rise again.
"Are you all right?"
The girl - Miru - was staring down at me. I must have fallen. Her hair hung about her face. She looked at me with a certain curiosity - less concerned than confused.
"I'm fine," I said. I took her hand and she pulled me to my feet. "What happened?"
"You fell," she said. "But then you got up."
"And now I'm fine," I agreed.
Was she actually afraid of me?
"She should be," whispered the voice in my head. "That was a powerful curse she laid on you. You're lucky I still find it useful to have you around."
I opened my mouth. Then I closed it again. It serves me right, I thought. Trusting girls only leads to trouble.
"Too true," said Lucifer. And for the first time I did not doubt his sincerity.
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