#ecannus

A picture made from a generator in honor of the now-passed winter season LOL! <3 I think I’ll try and make one for spring! ^0^/ 

The two met in ‘their’ place.

Beneath a tree of enchanted wood, it’s leaves swelled with the life-energy of the mysterious world around them.

After becoming Saya’s guardian, Kaede...or, ‘Ecannus’, as he was known to the people of this world...had been seeing his love less.

Far less.

Karos had his own missions, after all. He was a warrior, a being who would travel wherever he was needed to help establish balance and peace.

A mission the pair once did together, he now did alone.

Ecannus could sense his hurt--his loneliness.

He could feel a wall had been built, not in anger, but in defense. What else could Karos do to protect himself from his darkening thoughts?

The thoughts they shared, like twin minds...connected, feeding into each other. A place where no secrets could be kept...or at least...hadn’t been kept.

Where there had once been an unyielding stream of shared consciousness, now stood that dreaded wall. 

‘Why...?’

He didn’t need to use his voice, Karos would simply hear. 

He didn’t need to specify, Karos would simply know.

The blonde’s face remained aloof, his features stern, drawn across angular cheek bones and vivid, pale eyes.

‘...because skin bleeds, Ecannus. Even for us.’

The dark male stared, his brows drawn. He scanned ‘their’ mind, seeking what those words meant...and found for the first time...he didn’t know.

Karos didn’t want him to.

He swallowed, unwilling to admit this defeat. Before he could say anything else, Karos spoke, his tenor harsher than usual.

‘I’m going to incarnate on Earth. That world will be absorbing your attention for some time...so I shall become part of it.’

The black haired man blinked, as if he’d misheard him.

‘You’re going to become human...?’ 

He said, a sinking feeling in his heart. He hesitated before warning,

 ‘...They experience great pain, Karos.’

‘...There is greater.’

Karos continued to stare impassively, his arms drawn over his chest, an aura of determination radiating off of him.

Not even the wall he’d built could stop Ecannus from sensing that there would be no changing his mind.

Karos...living life as a human...

While Ecannus himself remained something else entirely...

Finding each other would be harder. Understanding each other would be harder.

Being able to be truthful would be harder.

His survival would be...

The dark skinned being couldn’t comprehend why Karos was suddenly so driven to do this. He spoke on the only feeling he had,

‘...Even if...my focus is on Earth, for now...this world lies between it and many others. We can meet here, Karos. Like we always have.’

An eerie wind kicked up around them, the runes carved into the bark glowing pale against the bleak, dreary, sky over head.

Ecannus looked around, tense, his black tendrils of hair being tossed in the chilling breeze.  

He turned back to see nothing except dangling leaves where Karos had been.

The feint, warm hum of another mind existing along side his own, faded...as slowly as the air took to calm.

And for the first time in decades, he knew...

Happy new year, 2018~! From Saya and Ecannus! 🎉

Wow. It’s hard to believe 12 months have already passed...somehow it feels as if time has sped up!

This past year has been...well...

Hell, to put it plainly.  <(￣ ﹌ ￣)>

It felt as if little to nothing went in a positive direction, for me at least. A lot of drama happened between myself and a number of people I’d considered friends, not even counting the ridiculous amount of stress my home situation was constantly placed under.

Opportunities that I’d hoped would come through never did...

It just felt like a time of things...ending, you know?

Groups closed, friendships ended, health issues worsened...pets died. And I’ll not even get into about how paranoid I am living in a country with a sociopath for a president. u___u

Everything just felt wrong.

But...there were sparks of good as well!

The friendships that did last, deepend intensely, creating the kind of bonds that last throughout lifetimes. ♡

The situations at home never got as bad as they could have, and I’m extremely grateful to still have every one of my loved ones.

And towards the end of the year, this beautiful Yume no Sekai project and blog came about, creating a little hub where I could forget about all that negativity for at least a small while~ And share things with one of my best friends whenever I wanted.

I found a new direction to go in with my life~ And work enough to help out with things as they came up.

So on that end...I’m happy with how 2017 went.

I’m extremely hopeful for the future, now. And I feel more confident in myself as a person. My resolutions for 2018 will be to be more positive, to go at my deepest goals 110%, and to be more ‘present’ in my loved one’s lives, rather than letting my depression beat me into silence.

I want to do more, and stop telling myself I’m under qualified to enjoy meeting people or seeing beautiful places.

I want to grow as a writer, as a friend, as a person.

And I want to share as much as I can with you guys, the people who see my blog and spend a bit of time here! Because ultimately, it’s sharing and connecting that makes me happiest. 

I hope to see you all soon!  ٩(◕‿◕｡)۶

Merry Christmas 2017!  ♡ I hope you guys are well and in good spirits! 

This is a picture I photo shopped a while ago~ It’s the closest to how Kaede truly looks I’ve ever gotten...QAQ I’m so in love with it~ 💖 (He has no panther ears though! X3)