Legendaries: Destination

Chapter 2:

Fireworks

Me: Time for Chapter 2!

Cosmo: This is where stuff gets pretty deep, and let's you explore Kaelyn's thoughts and personality.

Shadow: Miharu doesn't own any of this. Except Kaelyn.

Location: Coney Island Beach

Time: 1:00 pm

There's only a small bit of wind today. Something huge is gonna happen tonight. I can feel it. The seagulls seem a little wary of me though. It passes when I toss them a few chips.

Chika ni moguri ana wo horitsuduketa

Doko ni tsuduku ana ka ha shirazu ni

Tsuchi ni nureta suko-pu wo katate ni

Kimi no ude wo sagashiteita

Hm. Chou. That's the name of the song. From Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly. Yeah, I know. More japanese stuff. I can't help it. Japan is pretty cool. Lucky Rob. He gets to go there. Unlucky Rob. It will be a long time before he'll ever see us again. Japan has it's own monsters. Godzilla, Mothra, Gamera, other Kaiju monsters. But America doesn't have any. Yeah, that's me. Beth's cousin, the freak who loves anything japanese and horror.

Tsugihagi no shiawase wo yoseatsume makinagara

Kimi no tsuyosa ni oshitsubusareteta

More Chou. I've memorized both forms of the lyrics. It's Beth's fault for getting me the game. Watching the ending with her was what made me notice the song. Beth was to busy crying. Yeah. I would be the one to ignore Mio's heartbreak of killing her twin. While Mayu's Crimson Butterfly spirit left her sister alone, I left my cousin alone to find the song and lyrics. I'm a freak.

Yaketsuki

Yaketsuki

Hagarenai tenohira no ato

Chigireta tsubasa de akaku somaru kumoma wo saite

Jouzu ni habataku watashi wo mitsukete

Sad song. Burned palms, bloody clouds. But that seems pretty consistent with the game. I like singing it in japanese more than in english. I love watching them all stare at me quizzically. I know the questions running through their minds.

Mayu ni komori egaita eien ha

Doko ni mebuki hana aku no darou

Asa ha yagate yami wo tsuremodoshi

Watashi no hitomi wo ubatte yuku

"What is she singing?" "What language is that in?" "Is it japanese?" "What's the song about?" and the like. It's very mysterious. Almost thrilling. Yaketsuki. Burned on. Chou. Butterfly. Aka. Red. Knowing the language is a definite perk.

Tsukiakari

Tesaguri de kasaneai motsurete ha

Kimi no arika ni nareru to shinjita

So sad. All Mio wants to do is find her sister. At first she was scared. According to the Crimson Sacrifice ritual, the younger twin, Mio, was supposed to be killed by the elder twin, Mayu. She tried to find her sister and run for it. Then, of course, she found out the rest of the legend. The oldest twin was really the youngest, the weaker one allowed to be born first by the stronger, truly older, younger twin. So, Mio had to kill Mayu.

Sad.

Moetsuki

Moetsuki

Modoranai yakusoku no basho

Chigireta itami de kuroku somaru daichi wo kakete

Jouzu ni habataku watashi wo mitsukete

The lyrics change there. Now it's a burned down promised land, black stained earth. Good God, I need to listen to myself. I sound darker than those kids who sit silently in the corner of the commons at school. Meh. They look at me as a freak.

Sakendemo kikoenu nara

Sono te de kowashite hoshii

Mada watashi wo "watashi" to yoberu uchi ni

Dakitomeru kimi no ude ga odayakana chiri ni kawaru

Tada shizuka ni

Sora wo aoida

Destroy me with your own hands? Yeah, that's Mayu. The older "younger" twin. She actually wanted to die at the end. "We were born together, but we must live and die separately." Please. For a moment, I thought she just needed a reality check. But it is sad.

Stare at the sky silently? Mio. I couldn't imagine watching my twin's spirit float away from me like that. Poor girl.

Wait...yes I can.

Rob's been like an older brother to me for most of my life, and he's not only leaving tomorrow, but he's going somewhere I've always dreamed of going. Beth, my beloved cousin who's guided me along like a loving big sister, is drifting away. Teddy, my close friend, has been missing for days. So know I'm Mio, and the others are my Mayus, my Crimson Butterflies.

Yaketsuki

Yaketsuki

Hagarenai tenohira no ato

Chigireta tsubasa de akaku somaru kumoma wo saite

Moetsuki

Moetsuki

Modoranai yakusoku no basho

Jouzu ni habataku watashi wo mitsukete

How are my palms stained? Where is my burned out promised land? Why...am I stupid enough to compare myself to FATAL-FRIGGIN'-FRAME-2?!?! Maybe I'M the one in need of the reality check.

"Kaelyn, come on! We need to get to the store!"

Lily. Jeez, can't I get a moment of peace? I look at my watch. 2 pm. I've been stuck in my little world for a whole hour. Sighing, I empty out my chip back and beat it before the swarm of seagulls can engulf me. I crumple up the bag and throw it away. Can't litter. Don't wanna hurt Mother Earth. Freak. Myself, that is, not Mother Earth.

As I depart from the beach, I fiddle around with my necklace. Red butterfly. CRIMSON butterfly. Custom made for little, game obsessed me. But...wearing on my neck reminds me of the ending. It has Mio sitting on the beach, and a faded crimson butterfly appearing on her neck. Mayu's spirit watching over her heartbroken sister? Maybe. It's nice to think so. But it makes me wonder. Who will be my Crimson Butterfly?

The last few words in the song always get me. See, I can flutter better than you thought. Beautiful. I won't always be the crazy girl who looks into things to hard, speaks fluent japanese, and gets caught up in a simple videogame. They'll all see. I can flutter better than they think.

Location: A few miles away from New York Harbor

Time: 2:00 pm

Deep underground, I kept digging a hole

Without knowing where it would lead.

With a dirt-covered eyepiece in one hand,

I search for your arm.

Chir-rah-kuh, chir-rah-kuh. My little friend is asleep now. He tried to stay awake as long as he could, to keep me company. Poor little guy passed out an hour ago. I've followed this big vessel for what seems to be an eternity.

Scraping together patchwork happiness, and sewing it

I was crushed by your strength.

I have a few doubts. I haven't yet seen what defenses these pink parasites have. But then a school of fish bump into the scar on my back. I yelp, and swat them all away. I run my tail over the wound. They did this to me. That's why I'm following them. No fear.

Burned on,

Burned on,

The inerasable scars left by the palms of my hands.

Sever a rift in the red-stained clouds with my torn hands,

See, I can flutter better than you thought.

But I can't help but wonder. How much has the world changed since I fell asleep? There certainly were no giant metal masses before my nap. So it must have been a long time. I shiver. What am I getting myself into?

The eternity that I dreamed while confined in my cocoon

Where will it take seed and blossom?

The morning will eventually come and bring the darkness back home

And steal my eyes away from me.

I have to do this. Maybe...maybe I'll find mother. Yeah, that's why I'm doing this. Not for revenge. For mommy. I need to find her.

Fumbling for you by moonlight, overlapping and entangling with you,

I believe I could become your true hiding place.

Maybe I will find her. Maybe she's okay. She has to be! These pink parasites didn't have anything to do with it, did they? No, they didn't. They're all miniscule compared to us. I will find her. Then, we can go back to the way it was.

Burned down,

Burned down,

The place of our promise that will never return.

Run across the black-stained earth with a torn-off agony

See, I can flutter better than you thought.

I know I can find her. I have to. I can't just stay here, waiting for her to come back. I need her. If I can't find her...

If you can't hear me, even though I scream,

I want you to destroy me with your own hands

While you can still hold me dear.

No, I can't think like that. I will find her. My last memories of her won't be the last. We will be together. I will never wake up with her missing ever again.

Your arms that hold me back

Turn into a gentle dust.

I simply stare at the sky, silently.

I feel a little parasite on my back. I low growl sends him running of, yelping curses. I try my best to laugh. Not amusing. I shake my head, which wakes my little friend up with a jolt. He yelps, a little angry, and I apologize. I just have to keep going. To find my mother. To pay the pink parasites back for my scars. Then I realize it. I'm scarred. I've attacked the pink parasites. I will never be the same. But...I don't care. All I need is mother. Then I'll be content. See? I can swim better than they think.

Burned on,

Burned on

The inerasable scars left by the palms of my hands

Sever a rift in the red stained clouds with my torn hands

Burned down,

Burned down,

The place of our promise that will never return.

See, I can flutter better than you thought.

Me: Capter 2 is now...FINISHED!

All: Woo!

Me: The next chapter takes place at the party, and that's where the action starts, baby!

Oh, and all those references, if you didn't catch them, were Fatal Frame 2. It will tie in to the story more than you might think.

The song is Chou, or "Butterfly". Those are the actual japanese and english lyrics. Cuz I luff the song...Lyrics found here: . Down at the bottom.

I only own Kaelyn.

Cynder: Next time...

Chapter 3:

Fireworks