Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Next episode...

I have to tell you right now that I seem to have the unfinished copy of this episode on my cpu. The other must be on Tenchi Kumori's, so I'll complete it soon. Also, keep in mind THAT THIS IS COPYWRITED MATERIAL! IF IT GETS MESSED WITH, I CAN SUE YOUR ASSES FOR IT, so save me the trouble everyone... ---------------------------------- Visionaries Episode 2 : Fall of the Dark Angel “I’m not going to school!” “The hell you’re not! I spend money for you to go there you know! Besides, you need an education nowadays to go anywhere in life!” “I promised Kyomi that I’d go swimming with him today.” “Oh, so now your boyfriend comes before your future?” “Whatever mom, I’m going whether you like it or not.” “Don’t walk away from me Rachael.” “Don’t wait up for me either, I’m not coming back this time.” Rachael simply opened the front door to her home and slammed it shut as she walked out to Kyomi’s car across the street. A young man in the car looked over his shoulder as Rachael headed his way. “What took so long? I take it you had another argument?” “So are we going swimming, or what?” “I was just waiting on you…” “Well, since I’m here, what are we waiting on?” “For you to get in the car.” “Heh, smartass…” Rachael hopped into Kyomi’s convertible and he stuck it in reverse and pulled out of his driveway, then burned out as they started down the road. ********************************** Rachael’s head began to bounce slightly as Kyomi cranked the stereo to a louder than tolerable level as Kyomi began to lip sing the words. The scene of a lake appeared in the distance. Seconds later, Kyomi pulled his car into a parking slot. Kyomi decided to leave the engine running as he turned to Rachael. “So, the real reason you wanted to be with me today is…” “To hang out, duh…” “Well, we are an item you know, so… like maybe we could do stuff that boyfriends and girlfriends do… like get it on… to put it simply.” Kyomi stated bluntly as he winked at Rachael. “Hehehe… you have to be kidding me, right? With you? Hehehehehe…” “You are my girlfriend, right?” “Yah, but you know that’s not why I’m dating anyone.” Rachael sighed as she continued, “I just, “ Kyomi cut her off at that, “You just think that I’m like all the rest of the guys at school?” “No shit, dumbass.” “Hey, why do you have to get defensive all of a sudden? You’re the dumbass if you think that we’re going to date longer than 3 months without even kissing once. I know you have to be itching for some company. I don’t mean to come off as an asshole, but you’re looking at the best option you have for that right now.” “First of all, I wouldn’t stoop as low as to kiss a scumbag like you. I mean, you act all high and mighty cause you have a cool car, a hot chick for a girlfriend, which would be me of course, and that you’re the son of one of the Senators of this state. May I remind you that you are just one of the guys from my school according to me, and if you continue to push yourself on to me, I may need to remind you as well, that you can DIE just like them also. Push my buttons further and I may enjoy it.” Rachael stated coldly as she got out of the car. Kyomi just sat there staring at her for a minute. “I don’t deserve this shit. See you later.” He said as he peeled out in reverse and continued to peel out as he left Rachael in the lake parking lot. As he left, “Bitch!” escaped his lips. “Arrogant bastard… I wish I could just slide a knife into his mouth as he’s talking to me sometimes and save him the trouble he causes himself. Screw it, I’m going swimming anyway.” Rachael said to herself under her breath. As she turned around, she noticed two kids about five or six standing in front of her. “What are you looking at? Shouldn’t you be asking your parents for ice cream by now?” “Gosh, what’s a bastard?” one asks the other. “Probably your dad’s nickname. VOMINOS!!!” Rachael hollered as she pointed towards the beach. The two kids, caught off guard, began to run off bawling. A smile crept over her face as she began to walk towards the beach. I’m so evil. She thought to herself. ********************************** Rachael looked at her watch as she noticed storm clouds forming above her while she listened to some music, headphones and all. 7:00. Heh, it’s getting late. Not like I have a curfew or anything like that anymore. I came here to go swimming though, so why the hell am I still on the beach? She got up and headed for the water as a lightning strike flashed behind her. She turned and looked behind her for an unknown reason and noticed a shadow move in a way that if couldn’t. She paid no attention however as she ran out into the water as the clouds began to darken. ********************************** Rising to the surface and pulling the hair away from her face, Rachael looked around her and notice the water was beginning to get really choppy. As she looked at the clouds, she lost all sense of why she was out swimming. Oh shit, I hope there isn’t a tornado forming. Lightning struck in the distance, spooking her slightly. I think I had better get out of the water. Screw going home though, I can find some place to stay for tonight. That’s when she realized where she was in the lake, dead center. Shit, why can’t I ever swim like normal people. She cursed at herself. She looked around at her surroundings again as the wind began to pick up even more. She saw a buoy in the water only a few hundred feet from her and decided to swim towards it to plan her next path. On the way, it began to pour heavily and the wind got even worse. I shouldn’t be out here, but hey, if I die… hmmmm… After a few minutes of swimming, Rachael reached the buoy which seemed to be anchored to the bottom of the lake by a metal shaft. Not the best place, but it’ll have to do for now. She told herself as she climbed out of the lake and onto the buoy. She then noticed something on the surface of the water that wasn’t a boat, but looked like some sort of panther. “Huh? What the hell is that thing?” She asked herself out loud. Right then, she felt a cold chill in the air and the hair on the back of her neck stood up. “AH, SHIT!” she yelled as a bolt of lightning struck the buoy, sending electrical surges through her drenched body and catapulting her off the buoy’s platform into the water. Through her distorted vision as she fell into the water, she noticed that the panther-like creature that she saw was heading her direction at a high speed. Rachael splashed into the lake paralyzed from the lightning strike that hit the platform she used as a safe-haven and sunk only a few feet down, but in that distance, her left arm and right leg both got tangled up in the chains that attached the platform to the buoy, keeping her beneath the lakes surface. At this point, Rachael’s mind was telling her that she was in trouble, and she began to kick and thrash violently to release herself from the chains, but to no avail cause she was basically comatose from the lightning strike just seconds earlier. She held her breath, but found that hard to do as well being upside down in the water with chains restricting any movement she made, no matter how weak they were. I’m going to drown right here in my home town. Such irony. She thought as the last of the air in her lungs escaped through her lips and the water replaced it. Her last vision was two of the panther-like creatures effortlessly phasing to the surface of the lake and then, the light consumed her, but quickly turned to a blood-red light. ********************************** Rachael was standing in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by this intense crimson light as far as she could see. She looked around for a second and then a figure appeared. A young man, who looked to be about twenty with no hair and no eyes at all took a step toward her. In the place of his eyes was a vast void of darkness that seemed as dark as space with no stars. “Rachael…” the man said as he shook his head. “Yeah?” “You haven’t repented, have you?” The man began to walk circles around her, examining her. “Like, what the hell are you talking about freak? Am I dead or something?” “Yes, you are, but depending on what you say here depends on whether or not you stay that way.” “OK, too much to think about, just let me die, I’ve kind of been wondering what it’s like. You don’t need to save me.” “Save you? I’m not here to do that. I’m here to enlist you.” “Enlist huh? Go fuck yourself… I don’t serve, I rule…” “Hehehe… spunky. Cold, detached, and lonely… Just what I’m looking for in a warrior.” “Ok, warrior I can handle.” Rachael stated as if she was slightly gaining interest. “What are you asking, I’ll give you that much to say, no more. Short and sweet.” she finished as she crossed her arms. The man just continued walking in circles. “I know you have no beliefs in a God, or in Satan, “the Devil”, Lucifer, son and so forth, but guess what?” “Hmmm?” “They exist… and they’re having problems. Someone out in existence somewhere has decided to weasel in on the feud between my master and God. This makes Satan very upset, cause ‘HOW THE HELL ARE WE TO TAKE OVER HEAVEN WITH THIS SHIT IN THE WAY!’. Those were his exact words by the way…” the man said as he used the quotation gesture as he spoke the quote. “This guy or girl or whatever has made enemies of both Heaven and Hell, and currently, we are working together to rid existence of this threat. What the purpose of this being is, I don’t give a shit about, but I do care that I’m getting my ass reamed by my master about the situation.” he continued until Rachael cut him off. “Oh waa-waa, just who are you?” “Beelzebub, at your service miss prissy.” he said as he took a bow.” “Sweet. This must be important if Hell’s second in command is talking to me personally.” “Quite… but I can say that right now, if you choose to deny my offer to help us, you’re going to end up in the realm that this meddler has created.” “Why’s that?” “Cause that bastard took the liberty of using my master’s rebellion in Heaven as a distraction to link his realm to all others, the dream realm, the spiritual realm, Heaven, Hell, and Earth. So in essence, there are 6 realms now, and one IS NOT WANTED.” he stated sternly. He then gave a blank stare and blinked leisurely. “Sorry, I lost my composure there for a moment. So I am asking you now, are you going to help us and continue living, or die and become a puppet?” “I’m a puppet either way it seems like. But one seems to offer some benefits?” “You mean like a second chance at life, to kill things, to do the right thing, even if it is kind of helping the enemy of mankind?” “Yeah.” “So, I take it that your answer is yes.” “Take it how you wish, but I’m only doing this out of my own personal gain. By the way, do I get some kind of powers?” Rachael asked in anticipation. “Yes, you get powers, but they will be limited and observed, so you can’t use them at free-will all the time. You have to take into consideration that we’re handing you the world, but with hand-cuffs attached alright?” “Damn!” “Do you agree with these terms?” Beelzebub asked. “Terms?” Rachael responded confused. Beelzebub walked to her and placed his hand over her head as a distortion formed from his palm. All sorts of visions blurred through Rachael’s mind for a few seconds and then Beelzebub pulled his hand away. “Those terms?” “Whatever… I guess. But, let’s get this straight, if I’m to help you… I’m no one’s bitch, understand?” “Sure… but you’re so good looking…” Beelzebub said flirtatiously. “Heh, like I’d want to do anything with you, freak. You’re like, older than existence. So… uh… NO!” “Alright, so be it… Later, doll.” As the blood-red vision faded, Rachael irked at the thought of Beelzebub actually showing interest in her. “DOLL! Who the hell does he think he is? I don’t care if he is Hell’s second in command, he’s just a stupid moron thinking like all the other men I know.” Rachael’s vision grew dark. THEY SEND YOU TO FIGHT FOR THEM?… HAHAHAHA!!! THE ONE WITH THE WEAKEST SPIRIT OF THEM ALL? THEY MUST BE DESPERATE… YOU’RE SOUL WILL CEASE TO EXIST JUST LIKE ALL THAT HAVE COME BEFORE YOU… DON’T STAND IN MY WAY… The voice faded as a view of flashing ambulance lights, three paramedics, and Kyomi replaced the darkness. **************TWO WEEKS LATER*************** “Well, tonight we have some good news for all of you. Apparently Rachael has recently been released from St. Joseph’s hospital on Thursday. The girl had been struck by lightning and drowned in Lake Miola down in Paola two weeks ago, but through the heroic actions of her boyfriend and some fast-responding paramedics, Rachael was revived and had made a full recovery at the hospital. Our viewers continued support ----” Rachael turned off the TV in annoyance. “People just think I’m a pity-case now. What the hell?” she said as she stood up and stretched while yawning. “I’m bored now. I think I might take a look into this Purgatory that B’bub told me about. I’m kinda curious, maybe, it’ll be my new hangout. Hehehe…” she snickered as she thought of the place described to her by Beelzebub. Rachael then stared at the floor for a second. “Alright, ‘concentrate on the suffering’, I can do that…” she stood motionless for a few more seconds as she closed her eyes which now were two different colors. When she opened them, her eyes were glowing a bright, and brilliant blue. Her hair began to float as if there was no gravity in the room and the room itself began to lose the pigment of color as dark colors became a shade of black and brighter ones, turned to different shades of gray. “I call upon the Darkness, to consume me, as I prepare to fight the one we call “Death”. PURGATORY!!! I command you to take me!” she chanted. Papers began to fly around in Rachael’s living room as a big gust of bitter wind encircled her. When the wind died down, Rachael’s body fell limp. ********************************** Rachael awoke on a pad of concrete which appeared to be the foundation of her home. Around her was a grayed landscape that also appeared to be the scenery around her home, but in this realm, it was a wasteland. No colors, just all shades of gray and black. The only color in her eyes was herself, but not the clothes she was wearing. They too were pigmented like the world in which she laid. “Heh… A Hastat.” spoke someone above her. Rachael stood up. “A what?” “A Hastat, ‘Death seeker’, you don’t even know what you are? That’s funny.” Rachael looked above her, but saw nothing. The person disappeared right before she was able to see them. Rachael simply thought to herself. Hmmm, a Hastat. Never heard of that before, but it’s not like I care. Then she concentrated for a second and then her feet left the ground. Sweet, I can fly, just like B’bub told me I could. Advantages, advantages. She slowly ascended as she began to get accustomed to the lack of ground beneath her feet. Time to learn how to do this. I don’t need B’bub’s guidance, I can learn on my own time. ********************************** Rachael was swaying back and forth in the air as she floated through it as though there was no gravity. It seemed as though she was actually enjoying herself as she was wearing a smug smile on her face as she bobbed up and down. The scenery below her was a great canyon. I wonder where I’m at right now? She asked herself. Like it matters anyway. I mean, I can fly, I can fly, I can fly, I can ----- BANG! She was cut off from her train of thought as her body smacked into something hard and she lost focus and spun away from the cliff she had just ran into. “Stupid fucking CANYON!!! I’ll blow you into smithereens! Wait a sec- - -” she shut up as she noticed the canyon wall was moving by at a fairly rapid pace. “Oh shit!” she exclaimed as she noticed she lost her concentration on flying while she cussed the cliff. Focus. She told herself as her descent was slowed and then stopped. “That’s enough flying for me right now. I feel like a damn Looney Tunes character, running into shit like that.” She flew back up the wall of the cliff and landed on the mesa at the top. She turned around and looked back down the edge of the mesa and cringed. Kind of a long fall there, that coulda hurt… whew. Ok, what else can I do? Hmmm… Rachael sat down on the top of the cliff to think to herself for a moment. Ok… lightning… She pointed towards the soul of a squirrel that was near a tree in front of her. ZAP!! She said as a small bolt of energy shot from her extended finger and struck the ground a couple feet from the squirrel, scaring it back into the tree. “Damn! I missed. Alright squirrel!!! You’ve had it! I’m gonna zap you so good that you come back to life!” Rachael put her hands together as a large aura of energy grew around them. She put one foot forward to brace herself as the aura encompassed her arms as well. The energy shot out in an arc of electricity and contacted the squirrels soul in the middle of it’s body, sending it hurdling through the tree. The tree itself split right down the middle from the force of the blast as if hit by lightning. The squirrels soul disappeared. “Hey! What are you doing!” a voice called out hastily. “Destroying a squirrel that pissed me off… why?” Rachael said as she turned to face the person who hollered at her. A man appeared before her, dressed in extravagant white battle armor. “You know you just erased that soul from existence?” Rachael returned the question with a cold, blank stare. “So, what of it.” “That doesn’t bug you?” “Nope.” “There are some rules that I need to go over with you. My name is Rociel.” The man said to her bluntly as he looked down at the ground and shook his head. ********************************** The form of a man shaped out of a blue mass of water. Rachael walked up to it calmly and then kicked it between it’s legs as hard as she could and the form exploded into a large spray of H20. “Arrogant prick…” she whispered to herself. “A little bottled up hostility in you I see yes…” Rociel stated sarcastically while mimicking a famous voice and floating in mid-air with his legs in Indian-style position. “Who the hell said you could stick around anyway!” Rachael snorted at Rociel and gave him a mean look. Rociel snapped back quickly, “Well, who gave you permission to leer at me like that?” “Asshole…” “Fine, I’ll go. I’ll leave you to your ‘training’.” Rociel’s image faded from view as Rachael plopped down on the dirt. I haven’t even been here for 30 minutes and I already hate this Purgatory place. No color, which is good, but the rest is just annoying to me… I mean, all the people here congregate in one place or another like a stupid herd of animals and they’re all idiots in my opinion. I shoulda done this in my life, or I coulda done that, blah, blah, blah… quit whining already!!! I mean, c’mon, why fret, YOU’RE DEAD!! Can’t do anything about it now right? She rolled over on her back to look at the sky. Oh well… maybe I’ll try to manipulate my water doppelgangers. She stood up and concentrated for a moment as a large mass of water rose out of the ground and formed a ball shape in mid-air. “Sweet…” She looked at the large ball of water intently as she thought of what to do with it. After a moment she took a closer look at it, and noticed a reflection in the surface of the water: a pleasingly large Japanese-style castle. The castle looked slightly deformed and it had some strange black spikes sticking out of the ground around it that looked as though they were made of ice. “What the… hell…” she said quietly as she turned around to face the source of the reflection. The sound of a crow came from above her. “Well, it’s decided then… that is my destination for today.” She started towards the castle, which was up another small cliff, but before she reached the base of it, she realized something, Hmmm… I’d better not leave that ball of water just lying out in plain view for everyone to see, if might cause problems…, she turned around and spoke to her creation. “Follow me. Might as well make you useful huh?” Rachael turned around again and started to float up the side of the small cliff as the large ball of water began heading in her direction. ********************************** Inside a candle lit room, the image of a figure could be made out crouching on the floor in a strange posture. Another figure came in the room casually. “She’s headed this way, lord.” “The crane style… it’s so elegant and deadly that it can cause your opponent to lose his guard just at the mere beauty of seeing one use it…” “Lord… did you hear me?” the other man said nervously. “Yes… I already know, it’s of no consequence. Tell the Shadowcats to stand down. I’ll handle it.” “Yes…” he said as he turned and exited the room. The man in the strange stance stood up, letting his hakama return to it’s normal position. His kimono opened slightly showing an intricate tattoo or birthmark-like brand on the right side of his chest. As he spread his arms wide, he muttered something under his breath, “Ketsueki oson yoroi!! Come forth…” The man was enveloped in a slightly dim red light, the only color in the room, as the image of some type of Samurai armor appeared over his form. The light dimmed and the armor, black and red stood out in the grim scenery of his castle. He walked over to a small stand and removed the sword from it, lashed it to his armor and headed out the door. ********************************** “Hmmm… I could have guessed that the door would be locked. Obviously, either no one’s home, or I’m not welcome.” Rachael turned to her large ball of water that was formed behind her. “Your show now…” she stated as she stepped away from the large entry door to the castle she saw earlier. The mass of water began to take a form of a humanoid like creature, but it’s fingers were claws instead of fingers. The water creature simply slapped its hands against the doors, pried it’s fingers into the crevasse and prepared to force them open. Then… the doors opened on their own. “Huh?…” Rachael asked no one. The water creature stepped away from the doors as they opened to their full extent, showing the bowels of the castle inside. The creature returned to the center of the courtyard and reverted back to the ball shape as Rachael took a step inside the hallway. She turned around and faced the ball of water. “Stay…” the ball of water gave some sort of confirmation sound as she headed into the castle. “I don’t believe I have invited you to my castle young lady… state your business.” stated a man at the top of a stair well. “Well, the doors were kind of open, so I just sort of came in. I invited myself, thank you.” “I’d say that that is not very honorable of you. I may have to teach you a lesson.” He said as he walked down the stairs. “My name is Hitima, miss, what is your name?” Rachael got into a fighting stance as the man continued down the stairs. “You know, you really have a nice castle here…” He doesn’t have any powers, so I think I’ll play with him a little. This could be my base when I visit here. This’ll be so cool. “I think I’ll relieve you of it.” “Big words for such a small brat with no sense of morals.” “Alright… FINE!!!” Rachael said angrily as she turned around and looked at the ball of water in the courtyard, nodded at it, turned back to Hitima and pointed at him vigorously. The ball of water began to take the form of a dragon as it moved toward the entrance to the castle. Hitima seemed unimpressed as he continued walking slowly toward Rachael. “You’re a foolish one, girl.” Hitima stated as the water dragon burst into the entryway of the castle. As if charged Hitima, he simply stepped to the side of the beast’s open jaws and pulled his sword, catching the dragon across the chest area. The dragon turned around as if angered. “Haha… you’re pathetic, all you did was piss him off Mr. Hitima. Looks like this castle will be mine in no time.” “Sentiments are fool hardy, young one. You have a lot to learn yet.” Hitima stated as Rachael noticed a white line across the area where Hitima had cut her dragon doppelganger. It looked like frozen water. The white spot then started to grow as the entire water beast was consumed by the freezing cold of the strike Hitima had inflicted upon it. “If you ask me, it seems you will cease to exist… in no time.” Hitima stated sarcastically, mocking Rachael’s earlier statement. Rachael stood in place in shock for a moment as she realized what had just transpired. “Uh-oh. Now I’m unarmed…” she said to herself. “And extremely outmatched I might add…” Wait a second. I’m in a corridor full of weapons. Might as well use what B’bub gave me. She looked around for a second, found what she was looking for and grabbed a spear off the wall. “Ha!” ---------------------------------- To be finished soon, sorry...

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Tuesday, August 17, 2004

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Awaking from a horrible nightmare not my own I fall into a slumber from which I'll never awake I creep through life, day by day with nothing Everything is now behind me, rather than fresh in memory As I continue to place one foot after another I look around and realize I'm not alone There are others walking beside me, all in step As we all migrate to a location yet unheard of Paradise is not far from our grasp All we need to do is keep our pace Hope is everything

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   Four hours sleep... AND I'M UP! mwahaha... *zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*

As I said earlier, it appears that I caused myself to become slightly narcoleptic, so bear with me in the future if I happen to be IMing with anyone. But, I just started watching Robin Williams live on Broadway again... I STILL CRACK UP EVERYTIME I SEE IT! I don't care what others think, he's a funny s.o.b. Well, nothing else to say currently, so... EXCEPT, THAT ALL YOU VISITING MY SITE, SCROLL DOWN NOW AND READ MY STORY!!!... I want feedback... And, I also need a favor... I need to know how to get link buttons on my site that work, and I don't technically have to create. I like the idea of making my site look more professional, so... any help would be appreciated... THANKS!

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   Pulled an all nighter... still waiting on comments for my story...

Lyrics to "Breathe" by the band No One (kinda fits doesn't it?): I've tried To see the side A part of life we cannot hide Although it's fact we still deny And my Eyes are wide in In disbelief of what I see IT JUST DON'T SEEM REAL TO ME! chorus: FACING INTERNAL STRIFE PACING THE WALK OF LIFE WITHERING WITH THE BREEZE HOLDING ON TO MEMORIES BURNING IT IN MY MIND VERACITIES OF MANKIND THE LIMITS BEYOND WHAT YOU PERCIEVE YOUR SOULS ALIVE, BUT DOES IT I lie With grieving sighs Questions running through my mind Answers lagging far behind My mind Is tired of trying To see beyond what man can see CAN I FACE REALITY? chorus: FACING INTERNAL STRIFE PACING THE WALK OF LIFE WITHERING WITH THE BREEZE HOLDING ON TO MEMORIES BURNING IT IN MY MIND VERACITIES OF MANKIND THE LIMITS BEYOND WHAT YOU PERCIEVE YOUR SOULS ALIVE, BUT DOES IT BREATHE!!! Searching my head for a truth yet unsaid I brace every breath as I lie in my bed THE BLEEDING I HIDE FROM THIS TORN HEART INSIDE WHERE DO I GO WHEN WE CROSS THE OTHER SIDE BLACK... IS... MY... FEAR... FAITH... MY... DESPAIR... wake me, will you wake me X4 WHEN THE END IS NEAR? CAN... YOU SEE THE WAY THE GAME YOU PLAY IS NOT FOR KEEPS CLEAR AS GLASS, BUT HARD TO SEE YOUR MANIFESTED DESTINY chorus: FACING INTERNAL STRIFE PACING THE WALK OF LIFE WITHERING WITH THE BREEZE HOLDING ON TO MEMORIES BURNING IT IN MY MIND VERACITIES OF MANKIND THE LIMITS BEYOND WHAT YOU PERCIEVE YOUR SOULS ALIVE, BUT DOES IT breathe... --------------------------------- AND NOW I'M GOING TO BED... at 7:15 AM... whew...

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Insomnia leads to narcolepsy!

Wow, found it out on my own, and not by reading for once! I just fell asleep at the computer. I was fully awake, then PLOP! Asleep I went. I was only in dreamland for a few minutes, but when I woke up, I was a little disoriented. *DANCES AROUND ROOM* I'm a narco!! WHOOO WHOOO WHOOO!!! *body hits floor with large thud! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!*

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   Idea... I'm gonna post a story...

Anyone who sees this post, READ IT!!! You'll like it, I GUARANTEE!!! Take note that I have already had this copywrited, and it cost me over $160, so don't even think of doing anything with it unless you wish something bad to happen... Tenchi Kumori my friend, I'm posting our work... ---------------------------------- Visionaries Episode 1: Broken Promises “Hey man! After we do this, let’s hit the dance club alright?” hollered someone in the back seat of a sports car as it barreled down a highway at 120 mph, music blaring loudly. “Whatever...” said the driver. “Do you really think this is a good idea?” “Kyoudai... listen dude...” said the teen in the back seat as he leaned forward into the front and pointed out the window, “there is no one out here tonight, we’re fine.” The guy in the passenger seat finally spoke up now. “It’s just that if something happens, Kyoudai is going to hold you personally responsible. You understand that Jordan? This was your idea!” “Psssh, yeah right it was yours you buffoon! Like Kyoudai could do anything to me anyway, Damien! I mean, look at him, he’s such a pussy. The only reason I hang out with his ass is cause he can drive. He came with us out of his own free-will anyway, right?” Jordan said as he punched Kyoudai’s arm playfully. Kyoudai pretended not to notice and continued focusing on his driving. The car began to speed up as the moon reflected on the wet pavement. ********************************** “YO!!! That’s our turn dooshbag!!” Kyoudai slammed on the brakes and cranked the wheel out of shock, causing the car to spin out of control and come to a stop after completing seven rotations. “Holy shit!” Damien exclaimed. “Are you trying to kill us?” Jordan asked as he breathed a sigh of relief. “If it did, would you really care? How much is life worth, honestly?” Kyoudai inquired back coldly. “Dude, you remind me of one of those Buddhist monks that answer a question with another question. Don’t do that.” Jordan threatened. Kyoudai simply licked his lips as if annoyed, and put his car back in gear. “You’ll never understand. Living the life you have.” he said as he began to accelerate towards their turn. “What the hell is that supposed to mean dude?” Jordan asked bluntly, confused. “You know what, screw you. I ain’t saying a damn thing till we get there now.” Damien just smiled at that remark as Kyoudai pulled onto the road they intended to follow. ********************************** “Ssssh, there’s a guard coming. Get down.” Damien said quietly to the other two as he ran back to the edge of the tree line from the fence of a military compound that was directly in front of them. When he reached the foliage, he ducked down next to Kyoudai. “Hehehe... Pandora Research & Development Facility! Cleverly disguised as a Marines Supply Depot. This should be fun... they’d never expect 3 teens to know what goes on here, let alone what it really is. We have the element of surprise.” “Element of surprise?” Kyoudai whispered to Damien, “You act as though we’re going to assault this place or something.” “Nah, hell no, I’m not stupid, but it would be cool if we could wouldn’t it?” Damien responded as the guard began to pass by the groups position in the tree line. “Jordan, now!” Damien shouted low-key over his shoulder. Jordan, who had taken the liberty to climb a tree, nodded and jumped over the fence from an overhanging limb, pulled a long, black object out of his jogging suit and caught the patrol guard unaware, sticking the black object against the guards back. Kyoudai instantly heard a nearly inaudible pop and the guards body shook violently in Jordan’s grip, then fell limp. “I thought you said we weren’t assaulting this place! Killing a guard is definitely going to arouse suspicion, man!” Kyoudai remarked agitated. “Easy, Jordan didn’t kill him! Now help me with the fence!” Damien said as he pulled a couple clamps that looked like jumper cables, and some bolt cutters out of his backpack. “You cut! I’ll divert the current” “An electric fence?!” “Damn straight. They don’t want people just trying to hop the fence at leisure you know! These cables will divert the current through them since they have less electrical resistance than the wire. That way we don’t trigger an alarm by breaking the current with the cutters and we gain easy access all in one fell swoop. ‘Killing two birds with one stone’, I believe that is the phrase.” “What about the guard?” “Jordan will take care of him. He’s been following that guy around for weeks, learning his patrol route. He’s going to pose as the guard until you and I are done.” “I meant what did he do?” “A co2 Tazer man! Nothing serious! We’re not packin’ heat. C’mon we’re in High School, remember? We’re not old enough.” “You know that’s not what I meant!” Kyoudai barked as he began to cut the wire with the bolt cutters. “Yeah... sure...” “Are you guys done?” Jordan asked as he began to button up the top of his new uniform. ********************************** A very rustic looking man in a lab coat stood before a trio of suits, all military issue and simply guided his glasses back into the correct spot on his nose. “So, you’re telling me, it’s no longer here?” “Simply put, yes.” Stated one of the men in uniform. A female added her input as well, “It’s no longer under our supervision. It can’t be controlled by the limited technology we have at this facility.” The rustic figure responded as if disappointed, “Not limited, primitive. Correct?” “Correct.” The third suit answered. “Will I continue to oversee the project?” “We have yet to decide your fate as of now. You will continue to work on the other four projects you are supervising. We will let you know if we change our minds, or if we choose to terminate your funding. Just focus on your goals for the others for now.” the woman said. “The other projects are just as important as the first. Complete them if you can. We’ll need them to be finished before we can continue on the other anyway.” said the third commander. “Hmmm... yes, I suppose. Very well then.” “Good, then this is concluded?” The first uniformed man inquired. “Again, I suppose. But you better promise me that nothing will come to harm my life’s work!” “Rest assured that nothing will happen. We need this technology more than you know doctor.” the woman interjected before the doctor could continue. The man sighed. “I’ll hold you to that then.” “Dismissed.” The doctor turned and exited the room. He walked slowly down the corridor until he reached a sign that read “Experiment #03: Control Room, Restricted Access”. He calmly placed his hand on a ID pad on the wall and looked toward the door. As he began to speak, a bright yellow light scanned his face and body, “Head Researcher, Nathaniel Cain requesting entry for analysis.” A soft female computer voice echoed in his head, and not audibly. “Head Researcher, Nathaniel Cain has been granted permission for analysis of Experiment #24397805. This will be the last access to this facility tonight Nathan. Better make the most of it you can huh?” The computer said as the door opened. “No shit Alissa. Thank you.” “Your welcome. I’m sorry that we can no longer continue working on Maelstrom. I know how much you put into it. Maybe sometime soon you’ll finish the other experiments, so we can finish it together.” “Believe me, I’m looking forward to it.” he expressed as he took a couple steps into the room. “I’m sure you are.” “Well, if I’m wanting any sleep tonight, we’d better get started huh? Shall we begin?” “Yes. Starting calibration of core aligners. You may proceed when you feel like it Nathan.” “Alright, I appreciate it Alissa.” Nathan thanked as he stepped up to a small control panel in the room that belonged to a large, important looking machine that glowed with an eerie dark aura. Nathan clapped his hands together as the door to the control room shut and compressed the air inside. A low hum began as the door made the distinct sealing sound airtight doors do. Right then, two shadowed figures sprinted by the recently shut door. ********************************** “Wow, he looked important, didn’t he?” Damien asked Kyoudai abruptly. “And, who the hell was he talking to anyway?” “Uhhh, kinda and who the hell cares...” was Kyoudai’s response. “What is it we’re looking for exactly? Cause since I’m here with you, I think I ought to know.” “We’re close, real close. Look for a large blast door that says ‘Level 15 Access Required for Entry’ on it in real big yellow letters. I believe it’s right around the corner from here.” “Should I be worried that you seem to know more about this place than you’re letting on Damien?” Kyoudai hinted, “I mean, we’ve bypassed all the security systems, and I’m sure they have a shitload of them in this place. Let me in on this. What are you doing here?” “Listen, I asked you to join us cause you can kick some serious ass in a fight despite what Jordan believes, you drive real good, and you have an extremely fast car. As far as the other stuff goes, it’s on a need to know basis only. It’s better for your health that way. Trust me.” Damien replied with a very stern tone. “As far as I’m concerned, you don’t wanna know what we’re after, you may try to stop us.” “So bringing you here, and sneaking in to a highly top-secret military compound wasn’t enough?” “Nope.” Damien stated quickly with no hesitation. “Listen... we’re right around the corner from our destination, so what I need you to do is put on this little contraption,” he continued as he pulled out a small electronic machine that somewhat resembled a hand buzzer, “and rush the guard around there. This thing will emit EMP and knock out the cameras that are watching the entrance and I believe you will be fast enough to prevent the guard from being able to do a damn thing.” “Who the hell are you... Damien? I thought I knew you better than this. You’ve never seemed this professional in the seven years I’ve known you.” Damien smiled. “You never really know someone completely. It doesn’t matter does it? Now, hurry up.” Kyoudai put the small EMP generator on his shirt as if it were a button and flipped the switch. He then rose to his feet and sprinted around the corner as fast as he could. It all happened so fast that by the time he realized what he was doing, Damien was next to him typing on a homemade hacking device to open the door. Damien looked at Kyoudai. “Good job man. We’re almost home free.” Kyoudai simply stared at Damien as if puzzled at what had just transpired. “Okay! We’re in. We need to do this fast, before the door shuts. We probably have... a minute and a half approximately. Chop, chop, no slacking now.” Damien said as he darted between the opening blast doors. Kyoudai followed out of curiosity. In front of him was a very impressive laboratory. There were radiation warning markers everywhere, which made Kyoudai wonder if there was nuclear weapons research taking place here. Kyoudai noticed Damien was examining the shelves thoroughly. “What are we looking for?” He asked quickly. “Something in a really extravagant looking hourglass. It should be some kind of red syrup like liquid.” “OK... whatever...” Kyoudai said annoyed as he began to look around. As he began to search for the container Damien had described, he came across a multitude of other interesting things as well. He picked up one in particular that seemed to have a weird mist or gas contained in it marked “Dead Oxygen”. He rotated it around in his hands to help him get a better look. “HEY!!! We’re on a time crunch here! Focus!” Damien shouted.” Kyoudai put the container back on the shelf slowly and resumed his search. “Sorry.” Damien seemed to not even notice Kyoudai’s apology. Right then, Kyoudai came across a large silver cylinder that had a glass front. Inside was a very deformed hourglass full of a blood red substance. “Is this it?” he asked. Damien ran around the shelves to Kyoudai’s location and took a short look at the container. “That’s it man. Let’s go... now!” he exclaimed as he grabbed the container and jetted out the blast doors which we’re now slowly closing. Kyoudai followed behind him. Damien grabbed a button switch out of his pocket as he was running down the hall, which caught Kyoudai off guard. He doesn’t have a bomb does he? As Damien fumbled it around to where he could press the button, there was no hesitation. All of a sudden a slight rumble came from underneath the floor and the lights in the corridor flickered for a second. Seconds later, as Kyoudai and Damien reached their exit point, the sirens in the base began to sound. Damien burst out the door and continued sprinting toward the hole in the fence that they had made only minutes ago, Kyoudai right behind him. “What are you thinking? A BOMB?!!” “Whatever that was man, it wasn’t me! This switch was to let Jordan know we’re done here. You get under the fence first alright?” Kyoudai didn’t hesitate at all as he fell to his stomach and pulled himself under the fence. As he turned around and Damien handed him the container, he noticed the exterior lights of the compound switched on, illuminating everything in sight with a bright white. Damien then slid under the fence himself as an indistinguishable figure in the distance shouted, “OVER THERE!” and began running in their direction. “Shit! They’re onto us!” Kyoudai exclaimed. “Now you know why I chose you to help us!” Damien hollered at him as he tossed the container into Kyoudai’s car. “C’mon man, hurry!” “What about Jordan?” “Dammit! We can’t wait on him!” “Guys hang on! I’m coming!” Jordan’s voice echoed over the sirens. The indistinguishable figure drew closer. Then, Kyoudai could make out who it was. The figure was Jordan. He was running with a slight limp in his left leg as he hobbled along. As he reached the fence he ducked underneath it and stood up as quick as possible. “I apologize for being late, something else is happening and I didn’t want to blow my cover. This base is actually being attacked by someone else. I ended up getting in a gunfight. MAN that was a rush! I got shot though, so they asked me if I could make it to the infirmary and I said yes, so I could get out of there. So, here I am. They’re not even aware of our little snatch and go operation over here, so let’s take advantage and get goin’.” “Well, with only a minor hitch, I guess this could be summed up as a success huh?” Damien inquired. “Yep, I even got a free M-49 out of the deal, hahaha!” Jordan exclaimed. “Good luck finding ammo for that thing. Can we get out of here now?” Kyoudai asked politely. “Sure, you earned your keep. Now get us outta here quickly, and I may double your bonus.” Damien stated simply. All three guys piled into the car, Jordan taking the front seat this time due to his injury. As the sound of helicopters taking flight began to fill the air, and sirens drowned out everything else, a high-pitched tire squeal would be unnoticeable as the group departed. ***************THREE DAYS LATER*************** “You know, I never thought we’d get away with what we pulled the other night. I figured for sure the Kyoudai was gonna rat us out! I mean, with him having a girlfriend and all.” Jordan said as he lifted a beer can into the night sky, “But, you’re alright man. I guess you can pull your weight.” “I’d still like to know what the hell we ripped off from that place. I mean, they had some weird names for some of that shit in that lab. ‘Dead Oxygen’? ‘Pale Water’? ‘Neaubiem’? What the hell does ‘Neaubiem’ translate to anyway?” “’Ghost Blood’.” Damien answered. “What...?” Kyoudai looked puzzled. “It’s sounds like the stuff in there were ingredients for a spell or a ritual.” “Maybe.” said Jordan plainly. “Maybe not. It doesn’t matter, we got what we went there for.” Damien patted Kyoudai on the shoulder, “Yes we did, and we’ll cover it for now man. Jordan, you hold down the hatches, Kyoudai and I are goin’ for a drive. We need to celebrate together.” “Okay.” Kyoudai agreed. The two teens got up and headed for the garage. As they started to get in the car, Damien spoke up. “Go wherever you feel like man, I’ll buy. You’ve earned it.” “I really don’t have any hang-outs other than the graveyard, you know that.” Kyoudai replied as he got in the drivers seat. “Yeah, I guess you are a little gothic like that sometimes.” Damien said as he got in. Kyoudai pressed the button to open the garage door, and started the car. “You know, this car is a real beauty. How do you ever make ends meet with bills and stuff, if you don’t mind my asking?” “Heh, I don’t know, I guess I’m not bogged down by other possessions reeling me in. All I wanted material-wise was a badass car, and now that I’ve got that, I couldn’t care less about other stuff like video games or going to the movies.” Kyoudai explained as he headed down the dark, traffic-less road. “Well, I guess you’re set for life then now. Damien stated as he put his fist out for Kyoudai to catch something from his hand. “Huh?” “Take it. It’s something I’ve had for a long time, and I want you to make use of it. If you don’t, I’m going to make you regret it somehow. This thing means a lot to me, so use it, please.” Damien dropped a pendant of some sort into Kyoudai’s open palm. Kyoudai gave another puzzled look. Then his attention was diverted by the silhouette of some kind of animal following along the road next to his car. The image disappeared almost as soon as he saw it. Damien continued as if he didn’t notice Kyoudai’s distraction. “It’s a seer medallion. They say that those who use them can see the inner soul of people and realize their true potential. I used it on you to find out if you were the right guy for our little mission the other night. And it was right. Use this thing correctly, and you can make it rich, or rule the world. There is only one other on the planet. Keep it safe, or I’ll kill you myself. Hahaha.” “Umm... I guess, thank you.” “Damn skippy! That’s the most valuable thing I own! Don’t you lose it!” He continued driving down the deserted road at a decent speed while Damien continued to blab on and on about this and that. Kyoudai’s attention was elsewhere however... as about five minutes passed Damien finally noticed something was up. “Hey dude, you even listening to me anymore?” “Sorry, not really, I thought I saw something running along the road awhile back.” “Huh? What the hell are you talking about, there wasn’t anything out there!” Kyoudai’s response was cut off before he could even muster it out of his mouth as a dark panther-like beast ran out in front of his car and snarled at him. The beast was not natural however, and this caused Kyoudai to lose his composure as he slammed on the brakes yet again to try and avoid a wreck with the animal. “Yo dude, what the hell are you freaking out for?” Damien exclaimed loudly. All of a sudden the beast hunched down and pounced at Kyoudai’s car as some kind of force slammed into the back end of his vehicle pushing it forward and sideways all at once. The beast just phased through the windshield as if it were an illusion and seemed to grab a hold of both teens as their car began to flip violently shattering glass, twisting metal, and tearing at their bodies. As the car finally came to a stop, the beast on top of the two boys tore at them, yet did no physical damage and Kyoudai saw a bright light engulf him as he gawked at the mangled body of Damien who had not been wearing a seatbelt. He looked down and noticed a large chunk of metal protruding from his chest. The last view Kyoudai saw while looking through the body of the weightless panther-like beast was a slightly beat up military vehicle slowly passing their car, and a man hollering “Yeah, they’re dead! Let’s go!”. That’s when another form of light engulfed him. ********************************** Kyoudai... Kyoudai... Kyoudai Renmaru... “Huh?” Kyoudai Renmaru, you have been entrusted with a task... you must wake up... Kyoudai opened his eyes and squinted as an intense white light shined all around him. “What’s going on?” he asked. Kyoudai, you have seen the apparitions... you have a task... you must join the forces against darkness, for only you and those like you may battle in Purgatory... “What the hell are you talking about? Who are you?” You have seen what few have seen... “Huh? I asked who are you? There is too many voices.” We are who we are... “Annoying isn’t it?” a man’s voice called out. Kyoudai turned around in a full circle and saw nothing. “Above you nitwit.” the voice beamed. Kyoudai looked above him as such. What he saw was a boy, who looked to be about 16 or 17 years old, wild hair, and pure bright white eyes with no pupils. He spoke in a defyingly deep voice for someone of his appearance which seemed to echo as well. The boy appeared to be sitting on a small puff of a cloud. He then stood up and stepped off the cloud to come floating over towards Kyoudai with an extremely solemn, but peaceful look on his face. “I am Rociel. I am entrusted with the task of being your guide, Kyoudai.” “Guide to what... how do you know my name?” “Oh, I know more than that, Mr. Renmaru. You sure do ask a lot of questions for someone of your age. Take it easy, you’re in no danger here.” “Then, may I ask who are you, where am I, and what the hell is going on?” “Ok, to answer your questions, first things first I guess. Like I said, I am Rociel. I am an angel in service to Solomon, one of the High Angels, and I am a member of the , which has a very, very important goal for humanity to achieve. You, right now are in limbo, the Almighty has taken the liberty to see this happen since you saw an apparition, which makes you a target for a number of things, enemies & allies, dreams, and tasks. You will be asked to become a Hastat warrior, those who fight for the independence of humanity.” Kyoudai decided now would be a good point to pass his hand over his head. “Sorry, I don’t believe you’re getting through.” “Well, I know you don’t believe in God, or even a form of one, but there is a higher form of benevolence than you Mr. Renmaru. This will be a big dose of reality that you will have no concept of at all.” “You’re losing me dude.” “Take a moment to listen then...” “Okay... whatever...” “Ahem... a long time ago, back when Lucifer, or as you may call, Satan, tried to usurp God in Heaven, another being decided to show itself. It took the liberty of using the chaos in Heaven to create a world of it’s own, and layered it between all realms of existence. In essence, this entity created it’s own realm that was branched between and intertwined with the ones that God had created. When Hell was created as a prison for Satan and his followers, this entity also expanded it’s realm to intertwine and layer between it and all other realms as well.” “How does this concern me? If I’m dead, then why don’t you send me where I belong? I don’t have anything to do with this ‘realms intertwined’ nonsense.” “Actually you have a larger part of this than you think, just let me explain it.” “Whatever...” “Yes, whatever...” Rociel said sarcastically with a raised eyebrow. “In this realm, which humans have dubbed Purgatory, live a species of creature that the creator of Purgatory also created for a purpose. What this purpose is, is unclear, but we know that Purgatory prevents the souls of the dead from reaching their destination, whether it be Heaven or Hell. All souls that have passed on to a higher plane of consciousness have been trapped in Purgatory. Only those souls who have discovered a way out, or have a strong enough will are able to continue on the journey that the Almighty has bestowed on them. This is our mission, to free all the souls of humanity that are trapped in Purgatory, and make it right for those who will pass on in the future. You are the key to that Kyoudai Renmaru. You and the others who have seen the apparitions from Purgatory, the ones who ferry the souls to their home realm, are entrusted with the power to set things right. The Almighty has not been able to discover what the true intention of this entity that created Purgatory is. This is your task, and by serving this task, you will be allowed to continue your life as if you had never left. You may return to your precious Tanika that I hear so much about. If you deny your chance, you will end up trapped with the rest of the souls in Purgatory for the Almighty has only the ability to stall your trip to Purgatory, or prevent it. The Lord cannot detach Purgatory from Heaven, nor send you straight to Heaven. You have only two choices, no matter how much they must appall you.” “How do you know of Tanika?” Kyoudai said defensively, paying no regard to the rest that was said. “I said I know more than you think.” “Two choices huh? Well, I guess since this all seems so fanatical and is most likely a dream or hallucination, what harm could there be in saying, sure I’ll help you.” “Well, good decision, but this is not a dream Mr. Renmaru. This is truth. Only time will tell whether you believe or not. Watch for me on the second day of the next full moon.” With that said, the man introducing himself as Rociel faded into nothingness, and so did the bright light around Kyoudai as it was replaced by pitch black. YOU... DARE... BECOME... MY... ENEMY?... “What’s going on now?” Kyoudai questioned the darkness. POMPOUS... BASTARD..., YOU... SHALL... RECEIVE... NO... MERCY... I... WILL... WIPE... YOUR... EXISTENCE... FROM... ALL... REALMS!!! With that, the darkness was lightened a little and Kyoudai could hear something that sounded distant, but audible. “CLEAR!!!” Kyoudai’s eyes opened suddenly, letting in a lot of light and his body heaved forward as if he was punched in the gut, but was forced back down. He could see a multitude of men and women dressed in white doctors outfits that were all slightly stained red in places. That’s when the pain set in. It was driven into him like a freight train without any warning. In the background he could hear a woman explaining his situation to someone. Something about a ten-month recovery after three in the hospital, but that’s if he could make it through the next five days. Kyoudai thought to himself after focusing through the pain, I was in a car accident right? That’s it, it was just an accident. Why do I have this feeling like I’m putting something off? Right then he saw a doctor walking by with the medallion that Damien had given him. The medallion was broken, and the doctor simply tossed it into the trash can. Kyoudai laid on the operating table in pure pain wondering how this was going to effect him. END

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Monday, August 16, 2004

   I don't even know what to post...

I have a couple of friends over at the moment, and it's hard to concentrate. SO...... in a few minutes, maybe I'll be BACK!

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   YOU TOUCH YOU DIE, plain and simple...

Wandering through the maze of my troubled mind, I look for answers but dead ends are all I find, Once again I travel the path of memories, Only to relive my worst tragedies, Will I ever find out who I truly am? Or am I destined to live a life that's a sham? Time and truth can be the only judge, As I learn that I'm not the only one with a grudge, Far away in the distance I see a bright light, Which may teach me not to give into fright, Someday soon I'll traverse this dark maze, With nothing but my pain behind me, shrouded in haze...

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   Time...why does it drag?

Work is such a bore anymore. Once you've been at one place for too long and you know what to expect... it takes forever to get through the day. That's why I take water balloons!!! HAHAHAHA... j/k :( I'd have a snowball's chance in Hell if I pulled something like that... but I have to admit it would be pretty fun to toss a few at a couple people I work with, but they'd be filled with something like ammonia and bleach! Ohhhh... CHEMICAL WARFARE! YEEEESSSSS!!!

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   Well, hint number one arises, hahaha!

Alright... now that I'm awake from my slumber of regretful memories, I think I'll give my first hint as to who I am. It's only one, and it's not much, but hey... OK... I'm 21 years old, for the record, that means I was born in 1983(I did the math for you, hahahaha!). So, that's means I'm just old enough to buy alcohol, but I choose not to for personal reasons I'd rather not discuss on my site, since this is all a free-spirited one after all. So, hint #1 has been given, you all can begin your search of who I am, good luck... ---------------------------------- Also, for your information... I am a very nice guy and all, but I have a cold side that I would not like to express to anyone. So, if it wouldn't be too much trouble... don't get to close to me, I don't want to hurt anyone. ---------------------------------- Awww to hell with it! I'll tell you all who I am now! I can't keep it in any more, it's driving me nuts. The truth is, my other username............*long pause*.................. .......................................................... .......................................................... .......................................................... .......................................................... .......................................................... .......................................................... *cups mouths to hands* IS A SECRET!!! So yeah! I had another change of heart, but hey, I bet you're all dying to know right?

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