Jaden nodded in response.
"All right." he said.
-2 weeks later-
Jaden had managed to completely sharpen the sword, but it was still disobeying and being naughty, as the ever-growing number of cuts on his arms attested to.
And the nightmares had not stopped, either.
Almost every other night, he had a nightmare about the blade, and always... always, somehow, the soul was tied into it.
He'd awoken with a start from a particularly bad one, and looked out the window, to see it was still dark out. He grabbed the blade (still sheathed), and quietly made his way outside, towards the pond where he'd had that little... encounter... with Racquel, before.
Once there, he saw the full moon above illuminated the pond beautifully, and he stared at his reflection in the water. His face was reflected perfectly, but he sighed. He then took the blade out of the sheath, and when he did... and looked at his reflection again... he saw that half of his face looked like your average human, which was himself, but with slightly darker skin. The other half... looked like a monster. A blood-thirsty, crazed, dagger-toothed killer.
Jaden was silent as he witnessed this, before he dropped the sword and slammed his fist into the water, causing his reflection to temporarily disappear and become distorted in the ripples.
"...damn it all..." he said quietly, sounding near-tears.
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Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
Jaden sat there, consistently messing up the water so it wasn’t showing what he was sure was his ‘true’ reflection by that point, but not moving either. He had no idea how long he was there before he heard … something. There was crunching. It was light, but it was definitely there.
For all he knew, there was an animal there, waiting to attack. Or there was something that was trying to hide from him, thinking that he was a predator. To which, he was, yes, but not after some defenseless animal.
He then heard a squeak, before notably footsteps approaching him.
”What brings you out here so late?” a voice asked. When he looked over, he saw that it was Demitra.
”I hadn’t expected to encounter anyone alive out here, aside from what I’m trying to collect for food.” She then said as she reached the pond and sighed, looking into the water.
”So… what brings you around?” It was then that he heard something that was very ominous. The distinct ‘shink’ of the saber she had on her hip slipping back into place. She was ready to attack whoever had been there, apparently, and it seemed he was lucky she realized who it was.
For all he knew, there was an animal there, waiting to attack. Or there was something that was trying to hide from him, thinking that he was a predator. To which, he was, yes, but not after some defenseless animal.
He then heard a squeak, before notably footsteps approaching him.
”What brings you out here so late?” a voice asked. When he looked over, he saw that it was Demitra.
”I hadn’t expected to encounter anyone alive out here, aside from what I’m trying to collect for food.” She then said as she reached the pond and sighed, looking into the water.
”So… what brings you around?” It was then that he heard something that was very ominous. The distinct ‘shink’ of the saber she had on her hip slipping back into place. She was ready to attack whoever had been there, apparently, and it seemed he was lucky she realized who it was.
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
Jaden gulped quietly when he heard her slip the sword back into place.
'...I could have been dead.' he thought.
"Can't sleep." he replied.
"Restless night." he went on.
"So I came here for... some reason." he said further.
"I'd hoped it would help." he told her.
"...doesn't seem to be."
'...I could have been dead.' he thought.
"Can't sleep." he replied.
"Restless night." he went on.
"So I came here for... some reason." he said further.
"I'd hoped it would help." he told her.
"...doesn't seem to be."
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
Demitra just chuckled lightly as she sat down on a rather large boulder that had a ledge on it, and set what she had (which was a fox and a couple hares) on the ground near her.
"Yeah. Mother and I come here frequently when we have something on our minds." She said.
"It makes sense that you'd find your way here, if only just because of the fact that it's quite a calming place." She paused a moment before sighing lightly.
"What's going on?"
"Yeah. Mother and I come here frequently when we have something on our minds." She said.
"It makes sense that you'd find your way here, if only just because of the fact that it's quite a calming place." She paused a moment before sighing lightly.
"What's going on?"
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
"....I don't know." Jaden replied.
"I don't know a lot." he said.
"I don't know why this blade seems to hate me, I don't know how to come to terms with it, I don't know... I don't... I don't know..." he went on, stammering at the end.
"I don't know what I see in that pond." he admitted.
"I don't know what's staring back at me, and what to believe."
"I don't know a lot." he said.
"I don't know why this blade seems to hate me, I don't know how to come to terms with it, I don't know... I don't... I don't know..." he went on, stammering at the end.
"I don't know what I see in that pond." he admitted.
"I don't know what's staring back at me, and what to believe."
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
Demitra was silent as Jaden said all he did.
"Jaden," she started, "Step back and think.
"That blade is cruel. It'll find the darkest fears you have and amplify them, force you to live with them." She told him.
"You need to just... come to terms with it, and accept that those fears are real, and that you can work past the fears."
"Jaden," she started, "Step back and think.
"That blade is cruel. It'll find the darkest fears you have and amplify them, force you to live with them." She told him.
"You need to just... come to terms with it, and accept that those fears are real, and that you can work past the fears."
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
"...." Jaden was silent as Demitra said what she did to him.
"I see..." he replied.
He then looked back at his reflection, and she could see the fear and sorrow in his eyes.
He stared at the reflection for a few seconds, before stepping away from it.
"....my back hurts..." he said quietly.
"I think I'm going to go lie down again." he told her.
"Thanks for the advice." he added.
"I see..." he replied.
He then looked back at his reflection, and she could see the fear and sorrow in his eyes.
He stared at the reflection for a few seconds, before stepping away from it.
"....my back hurts..." he said quietly.
"I think I'm going to go lie down again." he told her.
"Thanks for the advice." he added.
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
"Jaden, I can't help directly, because there really is only so much someone can do to help someone else with things like this." Demitra commented.
"But... I will do everything I can." She then said.
"All you have to do is ask."
"But... I will do everything I can." She then said.
"All you have to do is ask."
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
"I know." Jaden replied.
"And the blade won't like it if I'm fed the answers." he said.
"So I need to figure this out for myself." he reasoned.
"As I said, thanks for the advice." he repeated.
"Guess I have a lot to think about." he sighed, shaking his head slightly.
"And I need to see if I can salvage some sleep out of this night." he went on.
"Sorry if I startled or spooked you earlier by being out here." he then apologized.
"And the blade won't like it if I'm fed the answers." he said.
"So I need to figure this out for myself." he reasoned.
"As I said, thanks for the advice." he repeated.
"Guess I have a lot to think about." he sighed, shaking his head slightly.
"And I need to see if I can salvage some sleep out of this night." he went on.
"Sorry if I startled or spooked you earlier by being out here." he then apologized.
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
"IT's all right. Just lucky I realised who it was that was here." Demitra commented.
"I think Mother has some tea that can help with sleeping." She then said. "Would you like me to make you up some? Or do you think you'll be able to get some sleep on your own?"
"I think Mother has some tea that can help with sleeping." She then said. "Would you like me to make you up some? Or do you think you'll be able to get some sleep on your own?"
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
"......." Jaden was silent as he heard his options.
"The tea." he said.
"I don't trust myself to sleep on my own right now." he admitted.
"So I think I need all the help I can get." he sighed.
He then sighed, and looked at the sky.
"Yeah... yeah some tea would be greatly appreciated, thank you." he told her.
With that, he looked at the sword in his hands, staring intently at it.
"The tea." he said.
"I don't trust myself to sleep on my own right now." he admitted.
"So I think I need all the help I can get." he sighed.
He then sighed, and looked at the sky.
"Yeah... yeah some tea would be greatly appreciated, thank you." he told her.
With that, he looked at the sword in his hands, staring intently at it.
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
Demitra nodded before pausing.
"You do realize that if you drink it and you are stuck in a nightmare or anything of that sort... you won't be able to break out of it, right?" She then asked as they started to make their way back to the house.
"Mother keeps strong stuff, because she has a hard time sleeping sometimes."
"You do realize that if you drink it and you are stuck in a nightmare or anything of that sort... you won't be able to break out of it, right?" She then asked as they started to make their way back to the house.
"Mother keeps strong stuff, because she has a hard time sleeping sometimes."
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
"I know." Jaden replied.
"I'll take that risk." he said.
"I NEED sleep right now." he told her. "Nightmare or not, I need to try and get some solid sleep. It's been a while since I got any." he went on.
"So give me the strong stuff." he continued.
"How long will I be out for, anyway?" he then asked.
"I'll take that risk." he said.
"I NEED sleep right now." he told her. "Nightmare or not, I need to try and get some solid sleep. It's been a while since I got any." he went on.
"So give me the strong stuff." he continued.
"How long will I be out for, anyway?" he then asked.
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
Demitra was silent for about ten seconds before answering.
"Considering when you will be drinking it... most likely until midday." She told him honestly.
"Longer than you would like, I am sure, but sadly if I weaken it, it may cause it to not be as effective for ensuring you sleep."
"Considering when you will be drinking it... most likely until midday." She told him honestly.
"Longer than you would like, I am sure, but sadly if I weaken it, it may cause it to not be as effective for ensuring you sleep."
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
"......hm." Jaden muttered.
"I... hm." he repeated.
"That's... that might be an issue." he said.
"Racquel wanted me awake early to do more training." he commented.
"Damn." he cursed, thinking about it.
"I may need to go for the weakened option, and if I don't get sleep, I don't get sleep." he told her.
"I don't really need as much sleep as others, considering... what... I am..."
"I... hm." he repeated.
"That's... that might be an issue." he said.
"Racquel wanted me awake early to do more training." he commented.
"Damn." he cursed, thinking about it.
"I may need to go for the weakened option, and if I don't get sleep, I don't get sleep." he told her.
"I don't really need as much sleep as others, considering... what... I am..."
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
"I'll talk to Mother." Demitra then said.
"She'll understand." She aded, a soft smile on her face.
"Don't worry. If you need sleep, you will get it."
"She'll understand." She aded, a soft smile on her face.
"Don't worry. If you need sleep, you will get it."
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
Jaden just nodded in response.
"All right." he replied.
"Then hit me with the full blend." he told her.
"If Racquel will understand, then all right then." he said further, before sighing.
"..." he was then silent, and sighed.
"Yeah. Yeah, let's do this." he finished.
"Nightmares or no... let's do this."
"All right." he replied.
"Then hit me with the full blend." he told her.
"If Racquel will understand, then all right then." he said further, before sighing.
"..." he was then silent, and sighed.
"Yeah. Yeah, let's do this." he finished.
"Nightmares or no... let's do this."
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
Demitra nodded.
"All right then." She sa id.
Some time later, she approached Jaden's room and knocked on the door, a hot much of tea in her hands.
"Hey." She said as she entered as his beckon.
"I have your tea for you."
"All right then." She sa id.
Some time later, she approached Jaden's room and knocked on the door, a hot much of tea in her hands.
"Hey." She said as she entered as his beckon.
"I have your tea for you."
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
Jaden smiled, and accepted the tea when it was offered.
"Thank you." he said.
"I really hope this helps." he mumbled.
He then took a small drink of it, and smiled again.
"Tastes really good." he told her.
"Really soothing and warm." he said.
"I can see why this is meant to get one to go to sleep."
"Thank you." he said.
"I really hope this helps." he mumbled.
He then took a small drink of it, and smiled again.
"Tastes really good." he told her.
"Really soothing and warm." he said.
"I can see why this is meant to get one to go to sleep."
"There is no shame in deterrence. Having a weapon is very different from actually using it." - Ghandi
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
"Oh... it will help." Demitra said with a light laugh.
"Anyway, I'm going to leave 6you be." She then said.
"Good Night, Jaden." She added with a soft smile before waving and heading off, letting him to get some sleep on his own.
"Anyway, I'm going to leave 6you be." She then said.
"Good Night, Jaden." She added with a soft smile before waving and heading off, letting him to get some sleep on his own.
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
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