http://demon-alessa.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] demon-alessa.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] trans_9 2010-02-07 04:28 am (UTC)

She was not a demon of hope: that was not her gift to give, and she knew it. Alessa was far from a thing of beauty, and darkness and death encircled her and was a constant reminder of how separate she was from everything and everyone. But she would not allow a being that was not like herself to suffer in the throws of a being that searched for the fears in one and use it to make itself stronger. She understood now that the Nightmare King and she were somehow tied, that they both grew strong from the flesh of humans in one way or another.

"Your purpose is not to simply save a life," he heard whispered. "Your purpose is to live, and living includes finding a definition of what makes you happy in this world. Purpose is not something one find overnight. It is formed, made in bonds in this world. Wake up from your stupor, Ultimate Life Form. The dream of this life must end...as must the maker of it. Truth will emerge, and it will start wherever we make our stand."

And she appeared as nothing more than the demon that she was, staring hard into the abyss where the Nightmare King lurked.

"Awaken, Shadow."

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