Pray to Your Loved Ones

[Illya]

Scarlet fell to her knees and lowered her cloaked head. This was the only place that seemed tranquil to here. She felt a calmness fall over her soul. Her body relaxed and she breathed in and out slowly. She prayed to the deceased and prayed to the one person she had felt anything for.
No one was around and for once she could feel human. No one could treat her poorly and no one could tell her what she had to become. She was irritated with her exhausting lifestyle and needed some kind of visible escape. Since she was an undead succubus her heart could no longer beat and it could no longer beat for anyone. This made the job a bit easier.
She lowered her pale hands and stood from her knees. Scarlet glanced toward the trees and felt a presence in the area but she couldn't put her finger on what it was. Maybe it was the whispering of the spirits or the vibes of the souls that lingered through this enchanted wood. It was odd, the mysterious feeling she so suddenly felt when she entered a place like this. Maybe it was because she wasn't completely alive. Maybe it was he heightened senses or maybe it was because she never once was alive and born an undead fiend.

[makotetsuhana]

It had been a long time since Mako had wandered by the shrine. He had seen it stand the tests of time from the moment it was built. He always found himself wandering back to this place when he had no clue where to go. It gave him a sense of peace and purpose he felt no where else. It was the only place he could even think of close to a home. Every place that had been was destroyed by his own hands. Here he could wander his memories and his soul without fear. Sometimes he even wished the spirits could talk to him. He was more than sure they'd recognize him anyway.

He laid down with his back against a tree and drew Mordrith. Like always the memories inundated him, but here he could draw it out without worrying and play the centuries of his existence. He could enjoy the myriad of images, smells, and senses that bombarded him. They were the only remainders of who he was. That he existed. Memories were all he had. All he was. Some seek immortality all their lives trying to cheat death. All Mako wanted was to end it and reclaim his soul. He sought salvation.