A ficlet with awesome piccy!

[Jade Tatsu]

<- Picture by Ladena (Aiuke)

 

Now the ficlet... This was just a throw away thing I wrote one day when I was thinking about something else. I've never posted it anywhere, though I did give it to Ladena and she drew that awesome picture... It's been so long that I even forget who's POV it was meant to be from!

 

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Makishima Agito was a proud man. That's why, though he was hand cuffed on the walk to the execution platform, he was not concerned, he was not cowed, despite the four Hyper Zoanoids surrounding him, their claws dripping enzymic fluid.

He'd been in that situation before. He was a Guyver and every time Chronos executed him, his control medallion simply bided its time and regenerated him. That was probably why he thought this was amusing, why there was an air of arrogance about him. He had said he would destroy Chronos and he had been trying for three hundred years. Eventually, because they could not kill him he would succeed. That was his arrogance.

"It is inevitable."

That had been his catch cry for centuries; a mocking statement taken from one of the Chronos Lords, a catch cry it was rumoured that the High Command of Chronos used themselves.

Makishima Agito was a proud man. He even maintained that pride until he looked upon the face of the Supreme Lord of Chronos.

"It is inevitable."

I remember that man's voice was soft but it carried over the crowds that had gathered to see the Guyver's Execution and contained a note that I never expected; surety, sadness, confidence, frustration, happiness, discontent...

I wasn't sure which because at the time I couldn't see the man who was guarded by Aptom and Alkanphel. I only understood when he stepped forward to attend to Makishima's final demise that it was none of the above. It's been over two hundred years since that day, the war with the Advents has been fought and won with bone chilling finality, Chronos is now a major power in the universe, their Lords rule whole star systems, whole races, but I know nothing has changed.

His voice was broken.

"It is inevitable."

It was the voice of a man who had no hope to fight but it was also the voice of the man who rules Chronos to this day, who rules the Universe. It was the voice of a man looking for death but who knew it could not come. He is immortal, ageless, tired and broken; someone who did not want what had been forced upon them.

"It is inevitable."
 

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Thank you for reading.

[Ladena]

AW! You're fabulous! 

I'm sooo waiting for continuation! As well as Fox

[Jade Tatsu]

Says the lady who gave me the picture to go with this ficlet! You're pretty fabulous yourself! Plus you did that trans for Fox, so I'm sure she agrees.

[Ladena]

it wasn't difficult

[Ladena]

another pic   

and lineart to this pic

 

[Jade Tatsu]

Yeah you are having way too much fun with that! And making me feel guilty 'cos I can't write that fast and had to overhaul things!

 

But hugs and loves and thank yous! Because Sho looks awesome!

[*Kenji Murakami]

You really are one of my favorite artists on the internet, Ladena. I really enjoy seeing your work.