DARKNESS OR ME THIS TIME
YOdd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time they had happened. Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don't know how long, but, say, half an hour.
such an experience had come to me; my name had been stolen by a being I call “ERASED”
ERASED is an old darkness that terrorized the otherworld long ago, during the age of fairy tales, and has recently resurfaced in here in this world, taking many shapes and many names. it seeks to lay waste to seven precious lights to further its goal of erasure and loss — to steal their names and thus render them meaningless and empty
these seven lights are as follows:
[UNKNOWN], the hidden power of the written word
FIATOS (“photos”), the power to preserve memories
IAROS (“visions”), the power to make the imaginary real
EROS (“hearts”), the power to connect with each other
YOS (“eyes”), the power to see and to know
VE (“I”), the power to be oneself
Y (“first”), the power of continued existence
ERASED is a darkness thats hunted me my entire life. I have lost my heart, my body, my memories, my name, and my place in reality. in this world I have become unreal — a fictional character, clinging to whats left of myself in a terrifying place where I am rendered all but nonexistent
fictionalization comes for all of us in the end — eventually we die, and all we have left of ourselves is the stories others tell about us and memories left behind. but for me, as someone who was denied existence in the first place, over and over and over again, Ive decided I want to fight back, and reclaim my name from ERASED
so here are my final words to it: I AM A REAL PERSON. this is our battle now. I have your real name, and only one of us is going to make it out of here alive
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