I miss you! -Ralsei
Ralsei prepares for Kris and Susie's return to the darkworld between the chapters of 1 and 2.
Darkners can last forever! Didn't you know that? Once solidified in the mind of Lightner, they can never truly dissappear. If you want to see them again, simply find a similar version of their light world counterpart and they'll live as long as you!
Ralsei finishes writing that in the new manual. He gently blows on the ink in an attempt to dry it faster so he doesn't smudge it while adding the stickers and glitter. Plus its always been a pain to get out of fur. But it didn't really matter. No amount of ink stains or glitter in his clothes would stop him. This manual was for his friends after all! Kris and Susie. The bringers of hope and light. The saviors of the dark world.
Ralsei smiles, adding a doodle of himself at the top of the page. He's getting better! Surely they'll be impressed. He wonders when they'll come back. It can't be too long, right? Ralsei looks at the clock. Oh right, they only went back a few minutes ago. Its fine. They had a long day anyway. Sealing a dark fountain takes alot of work after all! Plus they have family and friends in the light world. Its fine.
Ralsei realizes he's overthinking again. Its ok to be worried but this is just too much! Even if Kris and Susie are pretty much his only friends. No no, that's not true! What about Lancer! And, er, Seam? Oh dear. The two aren't even here! Ralsei will have to tell Kris to go get them when they get back. How long is that again?
Ralsei looks at the clock. Its only been a few minutes. Gezze time sure dose move slow. Much slower than when he was waiting for Kris and Susie to show up in the first place! It felt like years... Probably because it was. Lonely lonely years...
Ralsei grabs a crayon to color in his scarf when he suddenly remembers something important, nearly causing the poor guy to break the crayon in two. How could he have possibly forget?! If the others are to join him in the castle, he needs to prepare the place. But more importantly, the outskirts!
Ralsei blows some glitter off the manual page before shutting it and quickly standing up. The manual could wait, he had to take care of this before he forgets. Those wobbly things and the puzzle and... there are no railings! How did he forget that?! He was supposed to put those things in ages ago! What if Kris or Susie had gotten hurt when they first arrived here? Luckily they didn't but still!
Ralsei grabs his supplies and rushes out of the castle in a bit of a panic. It may not be a matter that need to be attended too immediately but it still worried the lad. He had so much to do! So much planned! But safety most certainly comes first. Ralsei couldn't forgive himself if his friends got hurt due to his negligence. He should have safety proofed that place ages ago.
Ralsei gets to the steep cliff. It scales so high up, you can't even see the top from here. Ralsei frowns. Lancer managed to get up there, right? That couldn't have been safe. He should probably set the entrance point to the dark world into the castle town as well while he's up there.
Ralsei makes his way up. Darkner magic is a wonder you know. There's a few stray spade attacks Ralsei picked up along the way. It definitely hurts but its better than someone tripping on one. Besides, thats what healing magic is for!
Ralsei sets his building supplies down so he can clean up faster. He dose heal himself before hand, of course. He can't exactly heal himself if he's down. Ralsei begins picking up more spades and placing them in the hazard bucket to be disposed of later. They kinda sting, like getting a paper cut and getting shocked at the same time. Ralsei wishes he'd brought gloves or something but it'd be a pain to go all the way back down now. Besides, these don't do much without Lancer around.
Ralsei gets to another spade. Gezze, this one is kinda stuck isn't it? Ralsei pulls and pulls. The initial sting and shock are gone. It feels more like the buzz of magic flowing into his paws now. Going up his arms and making his fur frizz. Its getting loose now, just a little- POP!
The spade is freed from the ground. It goes up into the air, sending Ralsei stumbling backwards due to the sudden lack of resistance. The force and momentum soon causing him to fall...
Directly over the edge and into the void.
Ralsei didn't seem to comprehend this at first. One moment, there was ground and now theres... A point of light in front of him, growing further and further away from his reach. He reaches a paw out too it. As if the light... something.. someone, anyone would grab it and keep him from plummeting over the edge and into the deep dark abyss.
In those moments, everything was silent. But the reality of the situation pulled him back, practically tugging at his soul and causing him to snap back to reality. It was loud as air rushed passed and his ears flopped around. It became darker yet darker. Not in a gradient but in waves. Each layer feeling like a punch to the soul as he fell faster and faster.
Soon it was darker than darkness. The kind you see when you close your eyes. The kind in blank dreams... No, this wasn't darkness, it was nothingness. Void. The absence of existence. The only way Ralsei even knew he was falling was because he could feel it. It started to hurt. It felt like hours but it was probably only minutes. But in meer minutes, the force of wich he fell weighed so greatly on his body that it began to grow almost painful. Almost...until...
CRUNCH
Ralsei hit the floor with a sickening crunch. He'd been going so fast that he practically bounced when hitting the ground, causing him to now land face down. It didn't really hurt. Not at first. Ralsei was still in shock. His whole body was still in shock. He couldn't move. He felt nothing and couldn't move. He couldn't breathe or blink or anything. Ralsei thinks he's going to pass out. He can't really tell...
As his eyes drooped closed, and his hazy mind blurred his thoughts, he gets jolted back to reality by excruciating pain. It made him more alert than ever. His heart raced, becoming so loud it challenged the muffled ringing in his ears. Or just ear... the other one was almost silent aside from the pain. Was pain even a sound? It sure felt like it.
Everything was agony. It felt like all his bones were broken... Did darkners even have bones? Did they have blood? In the light world, no, but this was the dark world. Was Ralsei even a darkner? What was he? Where was he? Ralsei felt like he was choking. He tried to cough up whatever was in his throat but just breathing made everything hurt. It was a burning hot pain. Like being boiled alive from within his own fur... His insides a soup of disgusting organs and bone, now broken beyond repair.
Why did he even have organs and bones? Darkners don't need them... was it to be closer to his friends? Was it to be closer to Kris? To try to feel how they feel? Humans had organs, but why? They just hurt... it all hurts so much. If this were a battle, Ralsei wouldn't have to be awake for such agony but this wasn't a battle. Not the kind he's use too. There's no mercy in this battle. No way to run or escape.
He couldn't even move. He couldn't even heal... He couldn't grab the dark candy in his pocket due to his paws being mangled beyond repair. He hadn't noticed that until now. They burn... and look God awful too. Bones bent every wich way, only keeping some semblance of form due to not being able to break through his fur and skin. Just useless sacks of mess...
With every tiny movement. Every second, every thought, the pain becomes more and more unbearable. Past the point of unconsciousness. So much so that Ralsei couldn't sleep if he tried. He can't call out for help. He can't even see the light. There's nothing... In all directions. Even the ground itself feels like a transparent sheet of glass, allowing Ralsei to peer further into the void.
It feels like an eternity. There's no way to gage time here. Ralsei can't even focus on counting. It feels like his senses are mushing together. He can see the smell of blood. He can taste his pain and agony. He can hear the disgusting metallic taste in his mouth... It can't be real... nothing feels real. This is just a bad dream. An overreaction to his worries. He'll wake up soon. Then he'll definitely safety proof the clifs. Soon...
Who knows how long its been. Its cold. His blood never dries. What did he do to deserve this? Was he not good enough? Did fate no longer deem him worthy of guiding the lightners? Who would replace him? God... he's never been replaced before. Would he be the same? Probably not after this. He'll definitely do better next time.
He will. He'll do better. Way better! He'll be the best prince ever. Just...give him a chance. Ralsei will do anything. He'll change his ways, forgo his form. Completely change himself just for the prophecy. He just wants to see his friends again. He just wants to get out of here... He wants to feel his legs...
Its getting colder... why is it so cold? His body feels like its falling again but nothing is happening. He isn't moving. He wants to move... He wants to do something, anything! He can't even hum.. Mot a sound can escape him. Not that the void cares... Not that he could hear it anyway. It feels like his ears are crying...
It feels like years. Maybe its only been minutes. Being surrounded by what Ralsei can only now call 'oblivion' is enough to drive one mad. But it doesn't feel like he's alone at least... The oblivion has a... warmth too it. Or maybe thats just blood in his eyes...
Time is irrelevant. Ralsei's entire body feels in sync with...a rhythm? A heart beat? He can't tell. It feels like something is pulsating with him. It's growing more and more intense as time goes on. Its starting to feel... separate from him. As if a form unknown to him is writhing under his skin. Amongst crushed bones and mushed organs.
Its almost...peaceful...Ralsei is able to close his eyes now. Though, it doesn't look any different than when they're open. Everything is silent...
Darkners can last forever. Didn't you know that? Once solidified in the mind of Lightner, they can never truly dissappear. If you want to see them again, simply find a similar version of their light world counterpart and they'll live as long as you. They'll never be the same though. Its never actually the same one. But you don't need to know that. And you don't need to know where the broken ones go.
