RivaMika Week: Tarot Cards

Day 3: Identical

Tarot Cards – The Hierophant and The Hermit

THE HIEROPHANT / "He has his processes, his plans, and his routines. He helps all that he can through structured guidance."

THE HERMIT / "He resides in the darkness of solitude. He finds comfort in his reflection."

Finally I passed this on time –well not really if you base my timeline but... Who cares?

Well without further interruption here ya' go.

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In a narrow room illuminated only by a wall lamp and a muted TV, a boy was playing chess to himself.

The boy was alone in his room; he has no one to play than himself, he moves the horse chess piece in the board swiftly, trying to defend himself from his own attack, as he did, he accidentally step on the remote of the TV, causing the flat screen to suddenly voice out its sound.

"France's military launched 'massive' retaliatory airstrikes against Islamic State sites in Syria on Sunday night. Would this action would give vengeance from the recent tourist attack in France or would this be just another mistake they have done?"

'How stupid.' He thought to himself as he stares at news caster at the TV that was across from his room.

Human's activities, wars, political debate, society, for him all of those are stupid, something humans just created to see themself fall.

That's why he locks himself at his room, wanting nothing from human stupid stuff. He was already content at how he lives by doing his old routine again and again, he was content with his reflection and imagination being his companion as long as in this world, everything was peaceful and calm. Until she came in and change it.

Shifting his gaze back to the board in front of him, without looking he press a button on the remote with only his toes and once he felt the light of the TV disappeared, with only his one foot, he quickly shove the remote aside.

The room went back to its silent once again; the sound of the air conditioner making artificial cold air went music to his ear as he continued the game with only the dim-brightness of the wall lamp behind him as his guiding light.

An evil smirk forms at his lips as sounds of pieces clashing together and then falls down from the floor went music to his ear.

Sooner, only few pieces left, putting his hand at his chin as he thinks what move he should do next.

Decided that he'll move the horse, he was about to grab it when the sound of the door opens exposing bright lights and two figures, casting shadows at his dim-light room.

"Levi, sweetie, we have a guest." An old feminine voice said.

The boy quickly glances at where the voice can be founded.

There beside the door, he saw his parents smiling at him, but it was not them that his eyes got struck with curiosity, it was the young girl behind them, black meets black as the girl stares back at her.

"Levi, this lady behind me is Mikasa, she's our friend's daughter." His dad said, introducing the girl beside him.

"Her parents are here too, so we decided to let you two kids play while we prepare for dinner, so please be kind with her." Her mother continued.

Her mom glances from the girl again, as she continued her speech with a sweet serene voice, "Mikasa, this is my son Levi, please take care of him."

Mikasa silently nods, tugging her red scarf as she bravely enter the room, as she did so, his parents' leaves and close the door, leaving them two behind.

Without any adult, Levi gazed at her more darkly as he ordered her with a cold heartless tone.

"Go watch some stupid channels at the TV there; don't even bother talking to me once you're at it."

Shrugging his shoulder, he continued to play but was stop for a while when a cold sharp heartless voice almost identical with him answered him.

"Even if you didn't say that, I would just do that."

He sneakily, secretly stares at her, and saw her went to his mini-living room.

Going back to his game, he shrugs his shoulder, and decided that he'll pretend that none of the events happens.

About to move the horse again, he grabs it and move it forward but as he did so a voice suddenly appear.

"That's clearly a wrong move, midget."

His eyes snap back at her, glaring daggers at her.

"And I thought you said you won't talk to me." He stated rather questioned.

"I just can't help it, seeing a stupid move in front of my eyes."

Rolling his eyes, he changes the subject and asks, "Why are you watching me play anyway when I told you to watch TV?"

The girl just shrugs her shoulders, and before answering him, she knelt down near him and grabs the remote at the floor.

Standing up, she looks back at him, letting him see the remote as she answer.

"I won't waste my time watching a stupid fight between a player by itself, I'm here for the remote."

Levi shifted his gaze back at the board; irritation is crystal clear in his face.

He spectate the board again, wondering what the girl saw that he did not. Sighing, with his gaze still at the board, getting his courage he ask.

"And why is this 'wrong move'?"

The girl stop at her tracks, getting back near the man, she said, "That's because if you move that, then the opponent would be able to checkmate you."

"Huh?"

The girl put her hand at her forehead and then sits at the empty chair in front of him.

"Try moving it."

The boy obliged and did his move.

Once he did, the girl quickly ate it with her rock and with a sweet evil voice; she said her famous line that she always says when she won, "Checkmate."

A moment pass by, the girl not wanting the silence break the ice and explained the situation.

"The rock is protected by the bishop here, so your king can't eat it, and its places where it can move are already checked, so this is checkmate."

"Then what should I have move?"

"Well, the only possible move that can get you out of this is by sacrificing your queen. But if you're asking what your wrong move is, it's when you didn't even find a way to block or ate this bishop that is completely in a station where it could check you... Well then, if that's all then I would watch already." She said as she stand up and fixes her scarf, but as soon as she was about to step, he stops her.

"Wait!"

"What now?" the girl asks, staring back at him.

Levi didn't know what it was, but for the first time in his life, he felt alive and jubilant at the thought that he can finally play at someone like him but this time more realistic.

"Could... Could you play with me?"

The girl smiles at him. Sitting back at the chair she answered him.

"I would love to."

The two kids played chess until dinner, each of them secretly happy to know that finally they have met someone like themself.

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