Beyond darkness

Chapter 20 - JP ARC

Hey readers! If you're reading this thank you for all the support and thank you for reading this book! 20 Chapters in a whole year. On the year 2021 April 8th I created Beyonddarkness as just a roleplaying thing I did, but now a lot of thoughts and work has come along to create this. I want to thank Dash for being the Official Beyond Darkness artist and helping me create a lot of things in this book. 

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"The Clown that never saw hope"

A sad Clown glimpsed glaring out of the window staring at the students walking into the academy. The Clown was sitting by himself alone in the corner near the window. Students avoided as they thought why would someone wear a Clown uniform under the school attires. 

He looked softly at his notebook picking a pencil up and tapping on the desk, slowly the lead touched the paper. A poem would appear from the Journal as he wrote a dark Poem.

Whose rat is that? I think I know.
Its owner is quite sad though.
It is a tale of woe,
I watch him frown. I cry hello.

He gives his rat a shake,
And sobs until the tears make.
The only other sound's the break,
Of distant waves and birds awake.

The rat is clown, depressed and deep,
But he has promises to keep,
Until then he shall not sleep.
He lies in bed with ducts that weep.

He rises from his bitter bed,
With thoughts of sadness in his head,
He idolizes being dead.
Facing the day with never-ending dread.

The sadness he thought after reading the depressing poem he created made him drop his pencil and lay his head on his desk. As the other students were hanging around they openly joked and picked on the clown. He paid no mind as it was a usual thing that went around, always getting made fun of because he dresses up like a clown. He said to himself, 

"Only if you were in my boots and had to go through the life I have, then you wouldn't be laughing." 

*Ring*

The school bells left a calmly soothing noise of ringing. Not like those average school bells that make a hardcore noise that make an old elderly teacher get a stroke or heart attack. On the other hand Izumi and Floyd, both were nervous to stand in front of 4 girls, actually 5 including Yuri. Yuri quickly jumped into action and slapped both Izumi and Floyd's back, 

"Commeeee on!!! Introduce yourself you outcasts!"

Jokingly Floyd and Izumi didn't care about the insult that Yuri threw at their face but, Izumi stepped up and gulped and tried his best to make eye contact with all the girls. As you would expect as frightened he threw his head looking down and closed his eyes. 

"H...Hi My name is Izumi Eru. I would like it if you call me Izumi I'm a transfer student here and I am lost without any schedule. I know me and my friend are both late but I would gladly appreciate it if someone would help us get to our class."

One of the girls walked over to a desk that was next to Izumi and just laid there. She had the look of a very tired human being. She grabbed a jacket that seemed to be Yuri's and covered herself with it and looked at Izumi and Floyd, 

"What a way to introduce yourself... Maybe Yuri is right without the jokingly matter you guys seem like outcasts."

Ow... The boys were hurt by a statement like that, also coming from a girl they know nothing about... One of the other councilors pushed her glasses up and intervene blocking the resting girl on the desk. She smiled at Izumi while having stacks of paper in her hand.