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pf_mod ([personal profile] pf_mod) wrote in [community profile] poetry_fiction2019-07-02 11:43 pm

July Challenge - Day 2

From Lament—I

I think of returning to that life,
but mostly I try to remember
how the world was once.
kalloway: (StS Aries Mu)

Saint Seiya, Aries Mu

[personal profile] kalloway 2019-07-06 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Mu watched as Kiki ran upwards, clutching a delivery to his chest. At least his student hadn't yet grown tired of running errands, or of exploring Sanctuary. Mu was sure that day would come, just like it had for...

No, perhaps that wasn't true. He certainly still held joy for his role, and for the buildings rising beyond.

Mu considered, for a moment, just what he was doing with his life-- with the life he had back to send Kiki on errands and gaze upwards and...

Smiling, Mu took one step upwards, and then another.

Kiki would enjoy the race.