pushing through the waters, we pass by the most incredible sculptures- enormous winter globes.
we stare in awe.... it has particular significance to me, as I remember my mother's love for them....
as we make our way down the line, they become reminiscent of childhood pleasures.
Your excitement dies early, but my passion never seems to falter.
(why does it captivate me so.... why am I unable to let it go?)
as the water thins out, vehement adventure is found....
at first, we run, side by side.
when we reach the corridors, we notice conflict, though it is of no harm to us.
the enemy remains stagnant as we pass through. we know we are safe....
through one door and out another, the platform alters, and so does our formation-we begin to travel in a line.
(I never noticed how you always fell behind....)
their eyes burn red, animosity rises....
energy surges us past them, frantically.
dissonance pours out their mouths ravenously, as they reach out to us....
stairs and broken platforms cease to impede us (finally).
we jump downward, avoiding their reach. we float over the barred holes, so that we might not slip through. these responses to our surroundings are immediate, natural. but how?
....
we have never seen such a place before. (except in past dreams....)
we arrive to the battlefield, armed with limited energy and weapons that expend it too soon, in order to try and match the strength of our offenders....
their traps keep me from progressing. and their might is too strong for me. I use all of my power, attempting to tackle at least one of these monsters.... but to no avail.
I didn't seem to weaken them at all....
I stagger from my lack of energy, but to my surprise, you are (still) behind me.
you all took him down without me. my efforts didn't betray us after all....
together we made light progress, though it didn't last long........
I remember how you had my back, and gave me your boosters even though I wasn't able to handle the fight on my own.
you didn't leave me there.
you never left....
we fell together.
together....
