• Kemetian forest
    Sillium

    Day 13. And I’m still somewhat sane. Wow.
    The glow in the distance of Yuu’s palace is only an ominous reminder of why I left. The oppression, the orders… well I don’t have to worry about that any more. I ache all over, I’m cold, I’m starving, but it’s all better than being on his council.
    Well, where do I begin? For one thing, I haven’t eaten in two weeks. Fate knows when I’ll go insane… it’s both a gift and a curse to be immortal. I’ll stay alive, but suffer until my next ration, which is in another 28 days. I have nine protein bars, and on my 42 day ration system, it’ll last for at least a year.
    The 42 day ration system revolves around the fact that a mortal dies of starvation after at least 42 days. Being immortal, my theory is that I’ll lose all my energy and become a vegetable after my breaking point. Since 42 is the minimum, I’ll eat only after that period of time.
    But back to what I was saying. I have protein bars and it’ll be another 4 weeks before I can ration. However, just thinking about it makes my stomach growl louder than it probably should- is this normal? – And the hunger pangs get worse. So I try not to. But in my state, I only think about food, so it’s an endless cycle of thinking, my guts rumbling, and hunger pangs.
    What else…? Oh yeah, I’m delusional- I’m seeing, well, I can’t even specify what, but I am seeing the protein bars taunting me in my dreams- and I hurt like hell. Sleeping on the ground, not all it’s cracked up to be. I can hardly sleep, adding to my loss of energy.
    But hell, it’s all better than being in Yuu’s council! I’d rather be starving and painful than taking orders from that a*****e. No way I’m going back now!
    Well, I’m going to attempt to sleep tonight, if my hunger doesn’t wake me up. I’ll write again tomorrow.


    I trudge behind Ami, who like always is fully animated and rearing to go find Sillium. And where does that leave me? I’m freakin’ tired! I wanna stop- now.
    “Sis, I’m starving! I wanna stop!!”
    “Not till we find Sillium, Amore. Now pick up the pace!”
    I groan and keep walking. “Maybe he doesn’t wanna come back.”
    “I’m gonna make him.”
    “How can you do that?”
    “…I have methods, sis. Methods.”
    “What if we don’t find him, then?”
    “What a dumb question! Keep looking, duh!”
    “Well, what if-“
    “SHATTUP!!!!” Ami shrieks.
    I shut my trap.
    I hear humming up above us. Naturally, I look up and see a young man with white hair, more of a dull grey now, with amethyst eyes and all black attire.
    Sillium!
    “Sis, sis!” I cry. “Up, up!”
    “What’s your problem?”
    “Mmmpf!!” I point up to the branch where he sits.
    Ami looks up and shouts “Sillium, you a**, get your hiney down here! NOW!”
    He slides down the trunk laughing. “Well, you found me. You’re it!”
    “This is serious!” she cries. “Do you have any idea what Yuu is doing without you?”
    “Havin’ a ball, I guess.”
    “He has mortals be his scribes! It takes ten of them to do what you can do!”
    “Nothings wrong with mortals. Just a tad slow, is all.”
    Ami snarls, “Listen here buster! I’m draggin’ your sorry a** back even if it takes me a thousand years! I got the time!”
    “Suurre…”
    “Argh!!” she thinks for a second. “Hey, y’know Cielo is worried to death…”
    “Idiot. She’s on that trip for a month with Pyra, remember?”
    “Damn. I thought that would work.”
    “Face it. I ain’t coming back.”
    There’s a long silence as she tries to conjure up a new method. I look at her, then Sillium, who’s smirking to himself. I notice his hands are shaking. “Sillium, your hands…” Suddenly I’m interrupted by what sounds like a broken garbage disposal. I swear it’s thunder or a forest monster, but I’m proven wrong when he slaps his hands over his stomach. “Uh, sorry about that,” he says, embarrassed.
    “********’ s**t! That was your stomach? When’s the last time you ate?” Ami flails her arms.
    “Two weeks ago!” he says ominously optimistically.
    “Dude, you’ve gotta have food on ya’.”
    “I do.”
    “Why haven’t you eaten any then, idiot?!”
    “Well, it’s the 42 day ration system.” He grins. “A mortal would die after at least 42 days of not eating. Me, being immortal, would become a vegetable and loose all my energy.” Like cauliflower? I think. “So, since my breaking point is at least 42 days, then I eat a protein bar every 42 days. Cool, huh?”
    Ami stares at him like he just spontaneously combusted. “You…”she starts. “Are truly going insane.”
    “No, I got a plan!”
    “Sure as hell ain’t workin’! Look at yourself!”
    I look over to see him moving his arm to his open mouth. Yup. When a vegetarian tries to eat his own arm, he’s going crazy.
    He laughs. “Just playin’ with ya’!” But I can tell he is thinking of doing it.
    “Eat a damn protein bar. I ain’t leavin’ till I see ya’ eat one.”
    “No.”
    “Fine!”
    “Fine!!”
    The two turn back to back like they’re doing a face off. I keep looking at both of them to see if they fire. There’s a long long long long long long silence… until his stomach growls again. “ARRRGGHH!!” Ami charges at him, rips open his bag, and tries to shove a bar in his mouth. “EAT IT, DAMMIT!!”
    “No way!”
    “I ain’t leavin’ till you do so!!”
    “But the 42 day ration system!”
    “I don’t give a ******** about it!”
    I watch as Sillium and Ami wrestle over a protein bar. Suddenly he recites a spell and my sister flies off of him. “Colors..” she says. “So many colors!”
    I look at her, then Sillium, who’s looking quite proud of himself. “Now,” he starts. “If you don’t leave me be, I’ll make you see more colors.” He smirks.
    Ami glares at him, tears in her eyes. “You’ll be back!” she cries. “I’m tellin’ ya now, you’ll get so ********’ insane you can’t live with yourself and you’ll be back!!”
    He simply smirks. “Buh bye now.” He says sarcastically.
    We turn and return to the palace.
    He’ll be back…
    …I know.