"peck,peck, peck..."
The Crow's Beak Penetrated The Black Stone,Tiny pieces and Smaller pieces were chipped away, Down to the ground They fell,Their Rhythm creating a Sort of Melody, Starting Melancholically,this rhythm progressively kept shifting into an Epic tune.
By the Time of it's Resting,The Song of Heroes had Echoed throughout The Area around the Tombstone,This Was a Song of Ancient Times,Yet It Was a Song of The Future,The Song of Fate,And Today,It resonated for The Fate of a Man...or a Demon.
" Thump, thump, thump..."
The Resurrected Heartbeats Answered to the Calling of The Hymn of Fate,The Loud Waves of them Made The Entire Graveyard Tremble,The Vibrating Graveyard was far too odd of a thing to not be noticed,and as it just continued Vibrating,The Visitors of this land of Death Each had their own reactions,The Ones closest to The Grave of Vaal in Particular had an Unsettling feeling manifest in their hearts,Especially The Masked Claw who was particularly Sensitive to The Mythical,The Essence of his Soul Trembled just as Strongly as The Cemetery.
' This Sound... It's Coming from around there... If we take into account the Strange occurrence of that kid's death...Seems like I Might have a case here...And Not A simple one considering how Terrific this energy feels like,Can I even take care of this alone?'
'...Hannen should have already went back To Hasmungrail,Gasmen Isn't specialized in combat,Sorraine is far too Inexperienced...How long would it take for reinforcements to arrive from the 5 Villas?'
'...Damn,what bad luck...'
The long strides of The Masked man Discontinued,His Figure Arriving just in Time to Witness The Rising of The One of a thousand Sins.
...
I am Drowning within a Sea of Darkness,I Reckon This Must be Holy water,used to bury those who died in ways deemed unholy.
The Water is meant to cleanse their trapped souls and allow them to reach the afterlife, Considering that my mother is a Believer of The Sinatrium Gospel,It would make sense for her to do such a thing.
But where would she find the money...
There is Blood Within My Eyes,There Is Death within my Fate.
Yet I must wonder,is it the Blood of men?
or is it Divine in Blood?
Is it The Fate of Men?
or is It a Celestial Fate?
I can barely move my body,There isn't enough space,My heart beats madly,Like if it's soon to pop out of my chest.
It is not due to Fear...I think,But Because of something more unatural.
He is The Grinning Man,His is the Smile of Death.
His many hands of darkness touch my skin my heart,I know not if he's real,yet I feel it,I feel it all.
I am so cold,he is so warm.
His Warmth heals my soul,My Coldness Destroys his,It seems not a Fair Trade,yet His Grin only grows.
A man he looks No more,a smiling Devil I Gaze upon.
Oh This Sweet Child of mine,Rise,Rise,Rise,"Rise!"
A Heartbeat so Loud it causes the Lid of the Casket to Fly Upwards above the Ground, Dirt Flies with it, Leaving A Visible Hole above me.
I am Rising,And I Have Risen.
My hands grasp the Ground,And I Rise,Dead Rising.
...
I Find myself standing amidst Gray Tombstones,My Eyes of Gold Carefully Scrutinize The Surroundings,The First time something catches Their Attention is when The Figure of The Masked Man is Reflected in The Light of Them.
Golden Man,Look At Me Why does he?
Dead I am supposed to be,I Remember this...I remember...
" You... What are you?"
"...I am..."
" Thump!"
The Youth Falls into the ground,To Sleep he returns once more.
...
' Where am I...'
' That Dream...Was it a Dream?'
'...This Feels familiar...'
Interrupting His Thoughts was The Sight of a Red Haired woman,The Same one from before,Her Cold eyes of stone Gazes upon me as I Gaze upon her,For a few seconds nothing Changes, Until A Bridge of speech I make.
" Miss Sorraine...Have I..."
" If you're questioning about whether or not the Collapse has been Purged, worry not,It has indeed."
' Uhm...it is indeed true that I had performed a Cleansing,so Perhaps it makes sense somehow...'
" The Claw...Where is he?"
" He is a busy man, he's already left a couple days ago."
' Days...'
" How long have I been unconscious?"
" Two Days."
"...Were you able to figure out anything?"
"...The Saintess has analyzed your Soul,but nothing peculiar was found...The Current Theory is That somehow your Soul was pulled by the Mark later than your body was, Which caused us to think you had died..."
" My Family...Have they been notified?"
" They have,In fact,Your Mother and sister have already visited a day ago."
" ...What happens now?"
" Beats me, You'll be notified once The Chief Manager arrives.He should be close by now...
... he's quite the odd person,so be prepared to witness some strange behaviors.
If that's all, I'm taking my leave.
Watching over you these past few days has been exhausting you know."
"... Alright... Thank you."
" Ahhhhh... your welcome.
Someone should bring you something to eat in any minute,The Bathroom is right over there,There's some books to read right there,or if you prefer,that thing next to you is a FATE Connect, Despite The Grandiose Design,it functions just like the normal ones."
After Sleepily responding,The woman Took her leave and Vaal was left alone,8 minutes Later a Shiny Looking woman entered the room with a plate of Food and quickly Left.
Looking at the plate of Soup,Vaal Felt some strangeness.
' For Some Reason I feel bothered at the thought of eating from that plate.
This is...Germaphobia?
I think there's something such as that...
Once more, Something else That Should not belong to me...'
' I am very hungry however, And I Can Barely move,When will someone else enter...'
' For Now I guess I'll eat The Bread...'
' wash my hands first...'
...
Over 10 hours passed before the aforementioned manager stepped into the room,He was both a Large and Small man.
With Thick bulging muscles yet a very short height, Coupled with his thick brown beard,The Man Looked Like The Denisens of the Northwestern Lands.
"...Huh...Huh...Huhhuh....huh?"
" May I ask what is it sir?"
"...Boy,Why are you so skinny?"
Of all questions,Vaal didn't expect that one,but he answered regardless.
" Genetics I Guess...And I also come from the Hashles."
" I know where you come from boy,but even the youths of there don't look wimpy like that,you probably weight less than a girl..."
' Why is he so fixated on my weight?'
' But it's indeed true that I am far too Gaunt,This Might be a problem in the Future Depending on what type of Advent I Become...'
" Huhhuh...
well I guess at least your voice sounds manly."
"... Now, about the future...What do you plan on doing?,Even those of your kind should know about the different types of Advents I assume, However,You Probably Don't Know What your affinities are,If I could give you an Advice, It's Best that you Go see an Appraiser, Knowing your affinities can make your path as an advent easier.
Fortunately,I just happen to know a very good one, and I can take you to her."
"...why are you doing all this?"
" Come on now, you must already know, Advents are few in between,and you specifically are someone who managed to Cleanse your Fate right after awakening,It wouldn't hurt to make acquaintance would it?"
"... Alright...But I must first see my family."
" Of course,We can arrange that right now,If you're done around here, Let's take our leave."
" Certainly."