《The One, The Enlightened》Dear Diary, Today I Turned My Back To Darkness
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The inevitable greed. The dark thoughts luring from the back. The ability to compromise but not to comprehend with others. My birthday. The diary entries have finished. I have nothing left to say. I have nothing left to show. The truth has been revealed. The light is not always the correct choice. Handling is key to success, and the ones possessing the knowledge are no exception. Whatever is causing this will think that this is no more than mere entertainment to him. We are the fools. We believed we would change so we shifted towards our goals. We believed his words when he climbed up the tower and shouted to his people. Words of encouragement. The people were excited. We were promised victorious battles and freedom. The leader lied. He was a manipulator. He didn't care about his people. He was merely money-driven. But we had no choice. The first rival user. That sounded promising to a land of powerless people getting destroyed more and more as time goes by. He was our only hope. The only thing keeping our sanity glued to our black glowing souls. We had been eliminated from the map. We were not accounted for. 19th May 2057. That marks the day my brother stopped writing these damn diaries. It was my birthday. My own damn birthday. I can't even imagine seeing what he saw these days. It was my fault. I shouldn't have let him do it. It was me who was supposed to go down there. He spends hell on earth because of him. I still can't forget his eyes when he looked back at me crying with a smile on his wounded face. It was a smile of forgiveness; and a smile of happiness that he was finally able to make me happy. He forgave me for my actions, and I gave him more pain. Going down the stairs, he waved at me. It was the heaviest goodbye of my entire life. I now live to regret it. The brutes don't stop. I need a savior. I need someone to cry to. I need…. Another copy of myself. God, I wish I had cool powers. Maybe I should stop wishing about things that would inevitably bring more pain. A lie. That's what brought me to this mess. A very big lie. That one day, she approached me. Her eyes were shining and she wore a beautiful purple dress. I liked that dress. As a matter of fact, I had given her that dress as a gift. She never wore it, however. She said she kept it for ''special occasions only''. I didn't really think much of it until I saw her wearing that dress at that moment. My heart skipped a beat as she opened her mouth. The words that came out were horrific. She destroyed my life with these words. I sure am a fool for believing her. The situation is difficult. I don't think I am going to make it. So I am guessing this is the last chance I get to leave something for this cruel world to remember. I will be forgotten. Lost in the sand of time. But I want you, the one reading this right now, to stop reading for a second and think all the times your friends let you down. Think of all the times you felt disappointed in your friends, a time where you know they tried their best to make up for you. Think all the times you felt proud of your friends. You'd do anything to make them happy, right? That's what I thought so. So remember this key thing. Carry the burdens of those unable to carry your dreams. Don't let them down. This is the hefty price I am paying. I didn't believe I could put them back on their feet again. Just like I did to my brother. I have to go now, my duty is to reach out to me. Be safe for me. Thank you, and goodbye.
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The One, The Enlightened
Hitotsu, Satori O Aita.
Miyuki has finally calmed down. Michiaki reaches his hand onto her but a scream stops him from pulling Miyuki up.
-Hikari: Michi!!!!
Michiaki turns his head to the left to find Hikari running towards him. She hugs him tightly.
-Hikari: I was so scared something might have happened to you!
-Michiaki: I am fine, Hikari! Look! I hope I didn't make you too worried. Did you find Raiden?
-Hikari: Yea, he was following me a minute ago... Wait how do you know about that?
-Michiaki: You forgot you left miss Miyuki with me earlier.
Miyuki giggles.
Hikari: Oh yea righ- Waaaaaait a hot second! Where did he go?
Everyone turns around surprised not to see Raiden around.
-Michiaki: Don't tell me he took a wrong turn and got caught up again!!
-Hikari: I mean, he is really clumsy after all.
-Michiaki: Well, we have to do something about it!!!!!
-Hikari: Right! I came from…. Ah yes! Right here! Follow me!
Everyone followed Hikari sprinting. Michiaki stops running and looks inside a small bakery.
-Michiaki: This has to be a joke… WHY IN THE HELL DID YOU SCARE US LIKE THAT?!?!?!??!
-Raiden: Uhhhhhh, hello??
-Michiaki: Hikari!!! Miyuki!!!! I found the slacker!!!!
-Hikari: Oh this has to be a joke. Come here!
Hikari punched Raiden in the arm with all her power. Raiden falls to the ground.
-Raiden: WHY ARE YOU SO DAMN STRONG?? OUCH….
A moment later, Akihito entered the bakery.
-Akihito: WHERE AHAVE YOU ALL BEEN?!??! I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR YOU EVERYWHERE!!!
-Hikari: Didn't I tell you to follow me back?
-Akihito: Do you realize how fast you run?
-Cashier: Excuse me are you going to pay or not?
-Raiden: Oh yea, here you go!
Raiden pulls Michiaki's wallet from his pants.
-Michiaki: Are you kidding me?? Give that back!!
-Raiden: Nonono. As a responsible brother, you have to buy us all something because you scared us like that!!
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-Michiaki: You went missing as well!! I was not the primary cause of all that anxiety and fear!!! Was I?
Everyone nodded in agreement.
-Michiaki: Uhhh fine! But only this time, ok?
Everyone nodded in agreement once more. After they bought everything, Michiaki (other than an empty wallet) was left with a very nostalgic feeling. He misses going on adventures with his friends. Since the accident, everything changed. Nothing is the same anymore, and it will never be. By the time they had eaten, the sun had gone down.
-Michiaki: Ok guys! I know it's already pretty late so why don't we all stay at my place for the night and go search the school tomorrow after the elections?
-Miyuki: That sounds like a great idea! We can have some snacks too!
-Akihito: Yea that sounds like a great idea! Let's do it!
Everyone then headed towards The Ito's property. Michiaki unlocked the door with his key and entered the house.
-Michiaki: Mom?
There was no response.
-Hikari: Where is ms Ichika? It's already 10 am she can't still be at the school!!!!
-Michiaki: She may have gone out for a walk. Let me call her.
Michiaki rang his mother, but nobody answered.
-Miyuki: Michi! There is a note on the kitchen table!
-Michiaki: Let me see it.
Michiaki sprinted towards the kitchen. On the kitchen table was a hand-written note and a photograph.
-Michiaki: ''I hope you don't mind but we needed your parents for some…. Behavioral readjustment. Don't worry although! You will meet them soon.''
As he read the note all of them froze in fear. Michiaki quickly looked at the photograph to find his mother and his father handcuffed inside a dark room. Also to his surprise, the kitchen window was open.
THE END
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