Unshattered Heart

Out of the Darkness

Lloyd sat in the temple, as the tears fell from his face onto the notebook in which he was writing in. His writing evolved from his theory of who was behind all the recent crimes to how he screwed everything up. He felt like he was at fault. Guilt covered his emotions. He was a mess, or so he thought. He continued to write until he heard the door creak open. he hid behind the closest pillar as fast as he could.

"Lloyd, you in here?" a familiar feminine voice called out. A sudden feeling of relief washed over him, knowing who it was. Lloyd stepped out from behind the pillar, just enough so that only his face was covered in the shadows to hide the tears. Nya walked over to him with a relieved look on her face. No words were spoken between the two. She just hugged him and he hugged back. Never had either of them felt so warm inside from a hug. Lloyd wiped the tears off of his face and tried to muster up words, but couldn't. All that she said was one sentence.

"Let's go home," she told him. He stepped out so his face could be seen in the light. He nodded and they left the temple.

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The funeral was canceled. It was decided it would be easier if they just buried the body and called it done and over with. they all felt bad about it, but it was their best option in their opinion. When morning hit, they would take the body to the Temple of Light, where they would bury the body of their fallen brother.

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Lloyd and Nya walked through the entrance of the monastery. She took Lloyd to his room to help him get some rest and say good night. they entered his room and he took off his shirt, forgetting that Nya was there. She stared in awe at his body, until she saw the lines across his upper left arm. A look of concern crossed her face.

"Lloyd, are you okay?" She asked, sounding very concerned. "Those cuts aren't from yourself are they?" His eyes widened. A wave of guilt crossed his mind. He knew it wasn't the smartest thing, but anything to make his mental pain go away seemed like a good option.

"I'm sorry," He apologized to her. He grabbed a t-shirt out of his closet and put it on to cover up his stupidity. She walked up to him and lifted the sleeve to get a closer look at the wounds. They weren't that deep, definitely not made with metal objects.

"What have you been using to make these?" She asked. Not a word came out of his mouth. he grabbed his shoulder and started to walk towards his bed. on the nightstand, Nya saw a plastic knife with some red stains on the blade. She was in shock. Lloyd laid down in his bed and closed his eyes, hoping all the pain would go away. Nya walked over and laid in the bed with him. she wrapped her arms around his body and hugged him. That same warm feeling came back to him that he felt in the temple just earlier.

"I'm always here if you want to talk about what's on your mind," she whispered, breaking the silence. He turned around and looked at her. He couldn't take his eyes off of her.

"I don't want to bother you with my problems thought. You have enough on your plate already," he told her, but she shook her head and pulled him closer.

"I'll always have enough space for you. I care about you," She replied. a wave of exhaustion hit both of them at the same time. Lloyd wrapped his arms around her. Within a few minutes, they both fell into a deep sleep.

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It was dark. Lloyd looked around to see nothing but darkness, but then saw a small little speck of light. He started to run towards it. it became bigger and bigger until he was surrounded by it. he looked around once moor to see rock walls around him. He then looked up to see an exit. he was stuck in a hole. he saw an arm reach for him. he grabbed it and could feel himself being pulled out of the darkness.

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A woman with white hair started to walk into a closed section of the subway. Following her was a figure in black. They stopped at a locked gate and the woman pulled out a key. she opened the gate and entered the place. The man followed close behind. they passed by motorcycles covered in cobwebs and dust.

"Home, sweet home," the woman mumbled. she flipped a big power switch and the lights all turned on. she looked at the man.

"You ready to head out? Once he is revived, the ninja will be in for a hell of a time. It will be what they least expect," the man told the woman. She nodded as they entered another room.