What is Evil? What is Good?

[Kaieka]

"Drizzel Raenstorm? Sounds like a happy name. Anybody in your family named Windy Gust?"

[Lady Violet]

Mikomi is right, I've been such a terrible person. I haven't been thinking about him at all. Why must I hurt everyone.
I don't say anything, I just stand there with silent, watery eyes.

He should sold me.
I disserve this.

[Mikomi]

[shadow=red,left,300]I am above any pain that so clearly you want to cause me, so do not appologize. I will go back to hunting Kuro and making this world safe. That is my duty to the world.

You can stay in Beijing, alone for the rest of your life.
Do you truly think that you can ever be with Lin-sat? It would taint your public image to be seen with such a hated man. I thought you cared about the people.
You have not hurt me.
You have hurt the people.

Good bye, Violet.

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[Lady Violet]

I have hurt the people. The people...only they matter. Not me, not Lin-Sat. I do this for them. No, I can not betray them.
I grab Mikomi's arm.
"Please do not go, I am sorry. I am a stupid, pittiful person. I am nothing. I did not mean to hurt the people. I will stay away from Lin-Sat...will that make you happy? I was mistaken, I forgot what was important. He seemed so alone...i only wanted to help him, to make him feel."

He looks at me with cold eyes and slaps me.

[Mikomi]

[shadow=red,left,300]"Foolish woman, Am I not alone? I am a prisoner of endless duty. I fight alone against an immortal foe. I do this bravely and without rest. Is he so much worse off than me. No, I do not complain. This duty is too important to complain about."[/shadow]

[Lady Violet]

It is true, he is alone. He needs me. Without me, he would have noone. He is so dedicated to fighting this demon. He gives his life to that cause. It is an admirable dedication. But I don't know if I love him anymore. No, I must force myself to love him. It would be selfish of me not to try.

"Forgive me Mikomi, I am confused right now. I know you work so hard and are alone. I am sorry that I have not been faithful to you as you have been to me."

[Mikomi]

[shadow=red,left,300]"I forgive you. You have done nothing wrong. You are blameless, decieved by those who admire you too greatly. I must go find Kuro and slay him. when this task is done, you will leave Red Infinity and be my wife. Understood."

I walk out the door.
I do not look back.
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[Lady Violet]

"It is understood." I say weakly.

I watch him walk away, and feel his energy grow more distant. He is gone again. I must marry him, what choice do I have? I can not say no. I can not undo this mess that I am in. I look in the mirror. There is a bruise on my face. I cover it up with makeup and try not to cry.

He is not so bad. He should be angry with me. I have not been loyal to him. This is all my fault.

I sit on my bed and try not to think about everything. I will be his wife, I will leave my career. That must be my destiny.

I sit alone, I cry alone.

[Hope98]

I sit in the treehouse with Paix. Bellow me, there is wild dancing and upbeat music. The Druidians dance around a huge fire. There is laughing and singing.
"You do not like Festivals?" Paix asks.
"No...how can I celebrate whem the world is falling apart?"
"There is always reason to be glad. There is life and Hope in the world." he says.
"Yes, and there is widespread misery as well. No, there are good things....I agree. i just don't have the heart to rejoice at a time like this."
"There will always be evil in the world Hope, but never so much that you must give up on life." He says.

"You are very wise, Paix. I wish I could live a little. I feel so empty and lost."

"Because you have not yet found your purpose, Hope"

"No...I know..." I respond.

"You will bring hope back to the world. It is more than your name....it is who you are." he responds.

I don't reply. Everyone expects me to be some great liberator, but there must be others. I do not want to fight anyone. I just want to run far far away to someplace that is safe. I want to be safe and happy, not in constant danger.

"No, that is a mission I can not accept."

I look down at them. They are all so happy. I wish I could be happy.

[Genki]

after dancing the night away, i sit down a log by some musicians. they are all playing instrument I've never seen before. one looks like an oboe. i play the oboe in my college symphony.
"hey is that an oboe!" i shout!
"No, it is a Druidian Sylvan Horn. Would you like to try it out?"
"Yes..."
I grab the horn and start to play. it is very similar to an oboe. i haven't had this much fun since i helped out at that soup kitchen. driudians gather around me and clap.
I complete the song and give a bow. everyone laughs. what fun!

[Lemminkainen]

"That was totally awesome Genki!"
I summon my magical Kantele.

"Let's play a song together Dude!"

we like start playing songs together and everyone starts dancing again.

[Genki]

we play together, and it is great! Lemminkainen is the best Kantele player I've ever met.
"We should play together more often, Lemminkainen! you're the best Kantele player I know!"

[Lemminkainen]

"Ah, I'm not that great. i once was in a kantele contest with Vainemoinen so I could marry this chic, he totally whupped my butt."

[Genki]

"Marry someone...gee that's kind of wierd. That must have been back when you were an ancient finnish warrior...right?"

Things must have been really different back then. Sheesh, a kantele contest to see who gets to marry someone.

[Lemminkainen]

"Yeah man, it was like way back then. i did end up getting married though. but i left her and went off to dabble with the ladies on this island. then I got kicked off the island by all the men, cuz they were like, "Dude, don't dabble with the fair wenches" so I was like "Fine" I'll just find another woman. So then I went to steal a bride from the hag Louhi, who had the finest stock of daughters. i sort of started a war there and that was totally bad. so the moral of the story is don't get married and don't dabble with a bunch of island women or you'll get kicked off the island by a mob of angry men."