Dark Chronicle 3: The Lion's Roar (The Awakening)

aThe Lion’s Roar b

wThe Awakening w

Lr It came out of nowhere. But as soon as it sounded the darkness began to lift. rL

I am dying. I have been dying for some time now.

          Not quick and painless,

                   But slow and agonizing.

My demons have been picking at my wounds,

Little by little,

          Piece by piece,

                   Drop by drop.

          Now the wounds have become infected. Not by the demons that continue to pick at my unsightly wounds, but by the ones I trusted most.

                   Endlessly stabbing me in the back,

                             Cutting me down from the safety of the shadows,

                                      And pouring poisonous lies on my wounds.

For so long I’ve felt like a gladiator in an arena that I’ve forgotten what it’s like to be safe.

          To be able to trust someone with anything and everything and know I’ll be safe.

                   But then again, I never knew what that was in the first place. 

I’ve been alone for as long as I can remember.

I have friends, but there are very few I feel I can trust with even the smallest of my secrets.

          I’ll admit it; I’m afraid.

                   Afraid if I let my walls come down I’ll just get hurt again.

Afraid if I trust anyone with even the smallest glimpse inside my book it’ll

Just be used against me.

                   Afraid to let anyone else into my life.

When I’m alone, I know I’m safe.

          No one is around to hurt me.

                   But then why does it hurt so much?

                             I am a lone wolf,

                                      Aren’t I?

           What else could I be?

I never thought a tale of a group of fishermen’s terror would be my salvation.

          Never thought a story I had heard so many times could be so powerful.

That day, for a few precious moments, I felt safe.

          Like nothing in the world could hurt me.

                   It came out of nowhere. But as soon as it sounded the darkness began to lift.