Posted 11-04-2006 11:16 AM I never hated her, not once, I loved her, more than anyone. But things have a way of changing dont they? She tried to kill me in the end, tried to end the life that was granted to me. I never harmed her, never forced her to do things that she called "evil",and yet she tried to kill me. Forgive my slight ramble, it happens at times. My name is RaucoAinu, I am AinuRauco's ..... for lack of better words, reflection. I suppose I should explain what I mean, some never fully understand just what or who I am. Let us have a moment of reflection. ~~~~~ "I don't want to go" AinuRauco said. "Ah come on, it will be fun" Noctoos said smiling and dragging Ainu. "Alright fine, I'll go" Ainu said laughing AinuRauco and Noctoos headed past the ticket guy into the Carnival. The carnival workers all working hard and the other customers having fun. Ainu didn't smile much, but Noctoso was having a blast. Not often did Noc get to go out in public and relax, but at the carnival, no one even noticed her fangs and ears. To them she was just fitting in. "Oh lets ride this ride" Noctoos said, pointing at the tea cups. "Umm..No, I like to keep my lunch down" Ainu said, right before Noctoos dragged her into the teacup seat. Noctoos jsut smiled and laughed as the ride started. As they stepped off Ainu cut Noc a looked, "So not funny" Ainu said, wabbling slightly. Noctoos drag Ainu all over the carnival, riding this, tring to win that. Ainu couldn't help but laugh a few times, not often did she see Noctoos having fun and laughing. "Ok so we have ridden every ride, tried every game, So now what" Ainu said as they stopped at a tent. "Not every ride, but than again I can't go into one of them" Noctoos said. "Oh, the mighty Nocy scared fo a ride" Ainu said laughing. Noctoos jsut smiled and pointed at the sign by the tent, "Not scared, just no point in it" Ainu looked at the sign ~Mirrors of Illusion~ "Oh, I see your point....no reflection" Ainu said, tring to not be mean. Noctoos simply nodded. "Well I am not afraid, I'll try it" Ainu said tring to get one up on Noctoos. "Alright, I'll meet you at the ballon game" Noctoos said. "Welcome to the house of Mirrors, come see your true future" The strange magician looking man said. "Ok maybe this wasn't such a good idea", Ainu thought, having that sudden deep down bad feeling start to build in her stomach. Ainu shifted uneasily as she walked past each mirror, the wacky images casting eerie images. "Step right this way" the man said motioning to a room with just one mirror. Ainu stepped into the room keeping her distance from the man. A large mirror with a fancy golden frame hang on a blacked out wall in the room. "This mirror is a special mirror, it will show you your hidden self." The magician man said, "It will even show that which you keep hidden from the rest of the world" a slight eerie grin crossign his face. The man walked out of the room, leaving Ainu alone to look. At first she only say her won reflection, nothign special. Ainu signed and thought how silly all this was, jsut a mirror on a black wall. Yet slowly that changed, for her image in the mirror started to change. "What in the ...." Ainu said as her reflection started to shift. Slowly, her ears grew to points, her facaul features became more feline looking with yellow eyes. Her hands became slightly clawed, and her figure slimed slightly. As she stood watching this transformation, she remembered the man's words. "What you keep hidden..." "Who is this reflection" Ainu said quitely. "I am all the bad you keep hidden", the reflection said. "What in the fates name? My reflection is talking to me?", Ainu said. "Yes I am talking with you" the reflection said. "ok I have officailly lost my mind, reflections don't change and talk" Ainu said shaking her head. It was than she noticed, that her reflection was not coping her movements, it was moving free of it's own. It jsut stood there in the mirror and looked at her. "So if your my reflection, what are you a reflection of?" Ainu finally asked. "I am all the evil, all the bad things, that you keep hidden from the world. Everyone has a side like me, and I am yours." the reflection said. "So if I was evil, I would be you? is that what your saying?" Ainu asked. "In simple yes or no, the answer is yes" the reflection said. "ok, so...." Ainu was at a loss for words at this point. "Do not fear me, for I am you, this mirror merely shows you your other side, I can harm you, for we are the same person. I am jsut the reflection of that side you keep supressed and hidden." The reflection said. "Well I supress you because Id on't want you, evil deeds, bad thoughts, harm, despair, all of that I don't want or need" Ainu said abruptly. "But I have never harmed you, never pushed you to do bad things, I have been quiet and submissive" the reflection stated. "I don't care, evil, hurt, pain, everything I strive to rid this city of, if your that part of me, I can live without it" Ainu said rather quickly. The reflection jsut lowered her head slightly, "You would rather kill me than?" "Time to Move on to the next room" The magician man said, appearing out fo nowhere. He motioned to the door on the other side of the room, acting as if he saw nothing in the mirror. Ainu turned to walk out of the room, but her reflection didn't disappear. ~~~~~ The reflection watched Ainu walk away out the door, a tear rolling slowly down its cheek. It was than it realized it hadn't disappeared, instead it was standing in a black room, looking at a mirror on the wall. "Why did I not return to inside Ainu" it thought, as a strange lady walked into the room Ainu had been in. "So she vould kill you if she could", the lady said is a strange german accent. "So it would seem" the reflection said. "Vould you fight to stay alive?" the lady asked. "Aye I would, I no more desire to die, than I desire to harm Ainu, I mean her no ill" the reflection said. "Than you shall live" the lady said as she raised her hand, a swirl of black light leaving her hand and striking the mirror. The reflection felt herself pulled to the mirror, but instead of hitting it, she fell through it, landing in the room with the lady. "Your name is RaucoAinu, you are the mirror reflection of AinuRauco, and you are freed from her restraints" the lady said with a wicked smile. Rauco slowly stood and looked at herself, touching her hands and arms and face. She stood for several minutes thinking of what just happened. She had been freed, given life, and now she was without Ainu. "So exactly what am I now" Rauco asked. The lady laughed slightly, "You are your own person, everything you have always been, just given a life of your own" ~~~~~ "So anythign interesting happen" Noctoos asked as Ainu walked up to the ballon game. "Just a goofy mirror, nothing special" Ainu said as Noc popped another ballon and finished her game. "Well that's enough fun for one night than, shall we go home" Noctoos asked "Sure, been a long night, but fun" Ainu said with a smile. As the two turned to walk out of the carnival, Noctoos glanced back at the mirror house. "We are in for many more long ones" Noctoos thought.
I never hated her, not once, I loved her, more than anyone. But things have a way of changing dont they?
She tried to kill me in the end, tried to end the life that was granted to me. I never harmed her, never
forced her to do things that she called "evil",and yet she tried to kill me.
Forgive my slight ramble, it happens at times. My name is RaucoAinu, I am AinuRauco's ..... for lack of
better words, reflection. I suppose I should explain what I mean, some never fully understand just what or
who I am. Let us have a moment of reflection.
~~~~~
"I don't want to go" AinuRauco said.
"Ah come on, it will be fun" Noctoos said smiling and dragging Ainu.
"Alright fine, I'll go" Ainu said laughing
AinuRauco and Noctoos headed past the ticket guy into the Carnival. The carnival workers all working hard
and the other customers having fun. Ainu didn't smile much, but Noctoso was having a blast. Not often did
Noc get to go out in public and relax, but at the carnival, no one even noticed her fangs and ears. To them
she was just fitting in.
"Oh lets ride this ride" Noctoos said, pointing at the tea cups.
"Umm..No, I like to keep my lunch down" Ainu said, right before Noctoos dragged her into the teacup seat.
Noctoos jsut smiled and laughed as the ride started. As they stepped off Ainu cut Noc a looked,
"So not funny" Ainu said, wabbling slightly.
Noctoos drag Ainu all over the carnival, riding this, tring to win that. Ainu couldn't help but laugh a few
times, not often did she see Noctoos having fun and laughing.
"Ok so we have ridden every ride, tried every game, So now what" Ainu said as they stopped at a tent.
"Not every ride, but than again I can't go into one of them" Noctoos said.
"Oh, the mighty Nocy scared fo a ride" Ainu said laughing.
Noctoos jsut smiled and pointed at the sign by the tent, "Not scared, just no point in it"
Ainu looked at the sign
~Mirrors of Illusion~
"Oh, I see your point....no reflection" Ainu said, tring to not be mean.
Noctoos simply nodded.
"Well I am not afraid, I'll try it" Ainu said tring to get one up on Noctoos.
"Alright, I'll meet you at the ballon game" Noctoos said.
"Welcome to the house of Mirrors, come see your true future" The strange magician looking man said.
"Ok maybe this wasn't such a good idea", Ainu thought, having that sudden deep down bad feeling start to
build in her stomach. Ainu shifted uneasily as she walked past each mirror, the wacky images casting eerie
images.
"Step right this way" the man said motioning to a room with just one mirror.
Ainu stepped into the room keeping her distance from the man. A large mirror with a fancy golden frame hang
on a blacked out wall in the room.
"This mirror is a special mirror, it will show you your hidden self." The magician man said, "It will even
show that which you keep hidden from the rest of the world" a slight eerie grin crossign his face.
The man walked out of the room, leaving Ainu alone to look. At first she only say her won reflection,
nothign special. Ainu signed and thought how silly all this was, jsut a mirror on a black wall.
Yet slowly that changed, for her image in the mirror started to change.
"What in the ...." Ainu said as her reflection started to shift. Slowly, her ears grew to points, her
facaul features became more feline looking with yellow eyes. Her hands became slightly clawed, and her
figure slimed slightly. As she stood watching this transformation, she remembered the man's words.
"What you keep hidden..."
"Who is this reflection" Ainu said quitely.
"I am all the bad you keep hidden", the reflection said.
"What in the fates name? My reflection is talking to me?", Ainu said.
"Yes I am talking with you" the reflection said.
"ok I have officailly lost my mind, reflections don't change and talk" Ainu said shaking her head.
It was than she noticed, that her reflection was not coping her movements, it was moving free of it's own.
It jsut stood there in the mirror and looked at her.
"So if your my reflection, what are you a reflection of?" Ainu finally asked.
"I am all the evil, all the bad things, that you keep hidden from the world. Everyone has a side like me,
and I am yours." the reflection said.
"So if I was evil, I would be you? is that what your saying?" Ainu asked.
"In simple yes or no, the answer is yes" the reflection said.
"ok, so...." Ainu was at a loss for words at this point.
"Do not fear me, for I am you, this mirror merely shows you your other side, I can harm you, for we are the
same person. I am jsut the reflection of that side you keep supressed and hidden." The reflection said.
"Well I supress you because Id on't want you, evil deeds, bad thoughts, harm, despair, all of that I don't
want or need" Ainu said abruptly.
"But I have never harmed you, never pushed you to do bad things, I have been quiet and submissive" the
reflection stated.
"I don't care, evil, hurt, pain, everything I strive to rid this city of, if your that part of me, I can
live without it" Ainu said rather quickly.
The reflection jsut lowered her head slightly, "You would rather kill me than?"
"Time to Move on to the next room" The magician man said, appearing out fo nowhere. He motioned to the door
on the other side of the room, acting as if he saw nothing in the mirror.
Ainu turned to walk out of the room, but her reflection didn't disappear.
~~~~~
The reflection watched Ainu walk away out the door, a tear rolling slowly down its cheek. It was than it
realized it hadn't disappeared, instead it was standing in a black room, looking at a mirror on the wall.
"Why did I not return to inside Ainu" it thought, as a strange lady walked into the room Ainu had been in.
"So she vould kill you if she could", the lady said is a strange german accent.
"So it would seem" the reflection said.
"Vould you fight to stay alive?" the lady asked.
"Aye I would, I no more desire to die, than I desire to harm Ainu, I mean her no ill" the reflection said.
"Than you shall live" the lady said as she raised her hand, a swirl of black light leaving her hand and
striking the mirror.
The reflection felt herself pulled to the mirror, but instead of hitting it, she fell through it, landing in
the room with the lady.
"Your name is RaucoAinu, you are the mirror reflection of AinuRauco, and you are freed from her restraints"
the lady said with a wicked smile.
Rauco slowly stood and looked at herself, touching her hands and arms and face. She stood for several
minutes thinking of what just happened. She had been freed, given life, and now she was without Ainu.
"So exactly what am I now" Rauco asked.
The lady laughed slightly, "You are your own person, everything you have always been, just given a life of
your own"
~~~~~
"So anythign interesting happen" Noctoos asked as Ainu walked up to the ballon game.
"Just a goofy mirror, nothing special" Ainu said as Noc popped another ballon and finished her game.
"Well that's enough fun for one night than, shall we go home" Noctoos asked
"Sure, been a long night, but fun" Ainu said with a smile.
As the two turned to walk out of the carnival, Noctoos glanced back at the mirror house.
"We are in for many more long ones" Noctoos thought.