Category: Fanfic

Prologue: To Defend the Balance Balance…In whose arms the universe rests…But not forever. Cataclysms rock the face of Earth,And Air shall show its might,Water storms to prove its worth,Fire devours by dark of night. In the hands of Four rest the weightOf destiny. Heart of Earth, loyal and pureSpirit of Air, determined and sureStorm of…

“Just like that!” Hiroshi grinned. “Perfect!” He studied the placement of the large silver plate with satisfaction. “We’re making good time, Shigeru. Only one more to go, and then we can head inside.” “Good.” Shigeru sighed, and sat down — but he didn’t look as pleased as he should be. Hiroshi wasn’t sure he understood…

Warm. It was warm. Satoshi turned from the fire, slowly, to look at his surroundings. The room was like a cavern, eerily lit up by the fire and torches on the walls. Grotesque statues and carvings littered the place, and shadows danced in a way that, to Satoshi’s fear-clouded mind, seemed horribly unnatural. They almost…

“Who goes there?” By the time he reached the unicorn’s clearing, Satoshi was so exhaused that all he could do was half-stumble, half-slide down the side of the hill. He was tightly controlling his hysteria, but choking sobs escaped him all the same. He looked upward toward the fire, where a brown-haired dwarf regarded him…

Snow and tears combined to keep Satoshi almost blinded as he blundered through the forest. *No… Shigeru…* He would be all right. Shigeru would pull through. Satoshi had complete faith in that fact. *He has to… If he dies, I die.* A tree limb broke off its perch, torn by the storm, to land nearly…

The field was so beautiful, lit by sunlight. Satoshi laughed out loud and plunged into it, feeling as careless as if he were only 10 years old again. Grass seeds caught on the fine pale blue and white clothing, but he didn’t care. What did it matter that he was supposed to be a Prince?…

Once long ago, before there was such a thing as time, the world was shrouded in darkness. Then came the splendor of light, bringing life and love into the Universe, and the Lord of Darkness retreated deep into the shadows of the earth, plotting his return to power… by banishing light forever. But precious light…

Note: Gift for me from Dana “All right, so let me get this right,” Hiroshi says, looking at me across the divide between the kitchen and living room of his apartment. “It’s the eve of Christmas eve, three days before your anniversary, and two days before Christmas… and yet,” he picks up an egg, and…

Rubbing his eyes didn’t help, Hiroshi found. He was seeing a sight that should not have been possible – could not have been possible. But it wouldn’t go away. Sadly, he concluded that he was hallucinating – had probably gone mad – and there was no way to banish the image that haunted him. He…

I think the world’s gone nuts. I’m walking down the street, and mostly no one’s paying attention to me. Which is normal, right? I’m wearing normal clothes, my hair’s blond and not dyed, and I’m not towering-tall, or fading-short. Well… most people aren’t looking at me. But there’s a girl across the street who is…