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Watch the World Burn

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Ouch by SpicecreamSundae

It was deadly.

So deadly.

Like poison.

An insidious poison eating away at her mind, her heart, her very willingness to live.

It stung as it burned, starting within her heart, dissolving into ashes any feeling, any emotion. It slowly worked its way up, up, out, to without, to her face (which had now darkened into crimson), to her cheeks which seemed to burn hotter than the rest of her. It worked its way behind her eyes; the heat of the fire seemed to evaporate her forming tears with a great intensity; she could have sworn steam seeped out from her eyes.

Yet, she was stuck, frozen in place, dumbly watching, observing as the painful, hateful events unfolded in front of her.


In it all, there was a satisfaction; a mean, deep, intense joy, uncharacteristic for such a kind soul. The world was engulfed in fire, poison, death. Bearing witness to it all, what an honour. What a pleasure. She did not deserve it, and yet it was there. In the back of her mind, she noticed something was out of place, but she felt nothing of the sort.

But, she was dying as well. That she did deserve. Witnessing such events, so personal! So terrifying! She was brave, but she was frightened. Such strength could not be kept up much longer.

In all honesty, I don't know what's going on here. I was inspired, but having writers' block at the same time; yes, that sounds impossible, but no it isn't; just incredibly painful.

This is meant to be from Liu's perspective ... maybe a dream? I'm also unsure if this is before she enters the Garden or not. I imagined it having something to do with Be or Cantua but I'm currently not sure at all. ^^; She Liu is symbolised by a snake, so maybe this is when she gets venemous. OwO;

It could also be a metaphor for a writer or artist, suffering terribly and living their fright and terror and insanity in their creations.
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HazelRose3637's avatar
I love the descriptions you used. It read to me like she was sick and dying, but it's not just inner heat and turmoil but outer chaos, too. I wondered if she was somehow connected to the world, like a nature figure or a Mother Earth figure, and so when she was dying so was the world?