Through the Darkness Title: Through the Darkness Characters : Kougaiji Challenge: nostalgia Team: Kou-tachi Rating: PG Word Count: 100
He stared up at Rasetsunyo, the shadows of her bonds covering him in darkness.
His memories of their time together grew dim. Snatches of the past flickered in his mind, illuminated by the fireflies that tended to his dreams.
He felt her hand on his cheek, smelled the sweet oils she always wore, heard her words whispered at his bedside, saw the way she smiled, and tasted the special meals she cooked despite the servants’ displeasure.
The sensations only lasted for so long.
“I will save you Mother,” he murmured. “No matter what, I will rescue you from this prison.”