Beautifully written and wonderfully eerie. This is the prequel I've been waiting for from the series!

I love the way that you write.

So tragic, so twisted, I love it. :] Not many people take on the issues you brought up in this story and I think you pulled them off wonderfully. Now I haven't played Ico yet but the ending of this made me think Mono became the Queen... Again, fantastic story.

"Jocasta Rising." Perfect title.

Oh, very nice writing. Gives some good closure to the story. I don't lame Mono for what she did at the end of the story. Sure, he was kinda girly-lookin', but smack some horns on and...

That's a bit creepy XP

Nice story, really, though!

-Kicho79

It's so depressing but beautiful non the less... and I loved it... and your writing is perfect...

Dang...that was interesting ^^;

I wondered how that would pan out. Thank you :)

Gorgeous imagery; it really captured the more haunting, eerie undertones of the game. The memories of Mono's past are very believable and fit into the flow of the story wonderfully.

Oh, my. Lovely as ever.

That was amazing.

Absolutely fantastic.

I'm speechless.

Your writing style is just amazing. D: You make me want to play SoTC all over again.

This is beautiful. Your writing is excellent--it flows effortlessly and never drags. I love the ending. Definately a fav! :)

...as a disclaimer, I have to admit I've only played a bit of "Shadow of the Colossus" - as part of an University research experiment, actually - so my knowledge of the world is limited. But of what I remember, "Jocasta" suits it perfectly. Your writing flows effortlessly; lush and complicated but never saccharine, and the slip of past-present-future throughout the piece is done enviably well.

Thanks for sharing this, and cheers!
~Sabriel.