Original Sin
A
woman in cloak was walking deep, deep in the dark forest. The forest, despite
being illuminated by the full moon, was still dark and scary.
On
a dark night, scary bears will come out…
However,
the woman kept walking, past the bushes and trees and flowers, with the
creaking branches beneath her foot. The nocturnals animals could be heard – the
owls, the bats, but she didn’t seem to be afraid.
“Ah…”
She
arrived at a spot where the trees were clear, and moonlight was showering the
area. On the spot, she could see…
Two
bright, bright red fruits, lying on the ground for everyone to see…
If I bring them
home, he would surely be happy…
She picked them
up and held them in her hands, happily.
These must be
gifts from heaven… Thank you God…
She stood there
for a while, adoring the beautiful fruits in her hands.
Now… I shold
hurry home, before any bear appears…
Suddenly she
could hear some sounds of the branches with something heavy on it very loudly,
very close to her. She quickly turned away, still holding the fruits, but it
didn’t take long for a bear to appear.
“No…!”
She
quickly ran away, trying to run on full speed. She could hear heavy steps of
the bear from behind her, which did no good but to make her worry more.
This must be the
bear’s treasures…
But
no, no!
I’m
not giving away this happiness!
She
ran as fast as she could, past the trees, bushes, flowers, stepping on branches
that creaked in pain. She cried, the bear cried, and the fruits cried…
She
didn’t know where to go…
All
she knew was to run.
“Ah!”
She
screamed and her branches creak as she felt her body lightened, but then
something hard hit her chest, making her scream in pain. She sat up and held
the crying fruits tighter, not willing to let them go.
She
could feel the area around her became darker because of the bear’s shadow upon
her. She shivered, feeling so afraid, but she didn’t let go of her ‘happiness’.
“…No!” Never!
~•~
“These are mine! MINE!”
“These are mine! MINE!”
“No!
Give them back!”
“These
are mine! Don’t you dare take them away!”
“Ah!”
The bear was crying…
“These
are mine! MINE! You can’t take them away! Because…”
“Because
what do you… understand!”
~•~
SLAM!
The
woman panted heavily, still holding the fruits in her hands. She stood behind
the door for a while, before she walked in further and was greeted by a smiling
man.
“You’re
back, Eve…”
“Look,
Adam!” she exclaimed happily. “I found these fruits in the forest! They must be
gifts from God! Oh, how blessed we are, Adam!”
He
gave her a warm smile as he looked down to the ‘fruit’s she was holding. But to
his surprise, what he saw wasn’t fruits…
His
face quickly saddened, from a warm, happy eyes, to mournful ones.
What the?
…
I
guess she… couldn’t fully bear it after all.
“Look, Eve, dear.
I know our kids are no longer part of this world, but… Please return these
children to their mother’s side.”
The
woman’s face quickly darkened, not believing what she heard. She looked down to
the ‘fruit’s she was holding, but what was there was no longer two bright red
fruits…
“Ahhhh!!!”
What did I… do?
But two tiny,
frail children, sleeping peacefully…
“No,
Adam, this can’t be…”
“It’s
not too late,” the man said, trying to comfort her. “Just return them to their
mother’s side…”
“But
I… I… I can’t…”
“Why
not?”
“Because…”
She
fell on her knees, holding the fruits tightly. He knelt down along her,
touching her shoulders.
God, what a
fatal sin I’ve done…
“Why?
Come on, Eve, let’s go together. That way you don’t have to be afraid of those
bears…”
“But
I… can’t.”
She
looked up to him, crying mournfully.
“Can’t
we keep them… and raise them as our own? Adam?”
But… why should
we, if we can return them to their mother?
…
Wait…
He quickly stood
up and walked out of the house, but just a few steps later, he saw…
A
woman, lying on the ground, with a tiny basket next to her body. Inside the
basket was…
A
bottle of milk…
~•~
Fourteen
years later…
“Today’s
lunch is the deer father hunted this morning.”
She
served the food on the small wooden table in front of two smiling kids – one
was a boy, and another was a girl. The boy quickly stabbed the poor animal with
his fork, tearing some meat off, then he ate it, smiling.
“Why,
mother’s cooking is always delicious…”
“It’s
all thanks to your father,” the woman said as she sat next to the man. “Perhaps
you should start to teach Hansel how to hunt too, dear.”
He
didn’t answer. He kept watching the two kids eating the animal he happened to
get to trap that morning with a blank expression, as if he was thinking about
something very important and couldn’t be disturbed.
Suddenly
his mind flew back to that night…
To
that night, where he found the body of a woman along a basket.
…
“Of course! I
want to learn to hunt as well!”
“Ah,
Hansel isn’t going to be able to do it.”
The
boy turned to his sibling with a sour face, then he looked away.
“But
you girls can’t do it either, right, Gretel?”
“What?”
The girl’s face turned red in anger. “Who told you so?”
“Of
course,” he said teasingly. “Because girls are weak~”
“Mother!”
Every kid would scream out the same word on that kind of situation, no?
“Stop
that, Hansel,” the woman said. “Come on, eat up, then take a nap. Then maybe
your father would go hunt with you.”
“Okay.”
“Okay.”
~•~
“Eve?”
The woman turned to her husband, who was still sitting on the table. He looked sad and somehow, depressed.
The woman turned to her husband, who was still sitting on the table. He looked sad and somehow, depressed.
“What’s
wrong?”
“Eve,
I…” He sighed, as if he was going to say something so wrong. “I can’t stand
looking at those kids…”
“Why
not?”
“Because
they’re…” He looked away sadly as the woman put the plates in the cupboard.
“They’re… not ours.”
“So
what do you suggest me to do?”
“…”
“…”
She
drew a thin smile on her face and walked over to him. She snuggled closer to him,
as if she was trying to comfort him.
“Return
them to their mother?”
~•~
“Won’t
it be safer to go hunt tomorrow?”
“It’s
yur fault, Hansel! You woke up too late!”
“It’s
fine,” the woman said with a smile. “There are still wolves to hunt at these times.”
The
kids looked at each other, then they nodded, despite feeling some anxiety in
their hearts. The man kept walking, holding a coil of rope in his hands. He
looked ignorant, or perhaps – he thought he would be better off knowing.
Mother, will fortune
be waiting for us at the end of this path?
Will we be able to eat our favourite snacks?
They
arrived at a spot where the area was quite vast to set a trap. The man turned
to his ‘son’ and forced out a smile.
“Come
on, Hansel. You’re the one going to learn, right?”
The
boy nodded and smiled, then he quickly ran to his father. Soon, the men were
busy with the ropes – the man was climbing a tree with an end of the rope and
the boy was waiting under the tree with the other end.
“You’re
not going to teach me how to climb?”
“You’ll be able to.”
“You’ll be able to.”
The
man stopped at a stern-looking branch, then he started to lower the rope.
“Hansel,
leave that end and tie this one.”
“But
I don’t know how!”
“It’s
like tying your shoelaces!”
The
boy dropped the rope he was holding, then he ran to the other end and tied it
to form a circle. The man climbed down carefully, then he walked to his ‘son’
and tightened the knot.
“Now
we should hide,” the woman said. “You two hide together, and I’ll hide with
your father.”
“Okay!”
“Okay!”
“Don’t
be noisy, or the wolves won’t come, okay?”
The
couple left and the twins left, both heading toward the opposite direction. The
man kept looking at the kids, worried, but then he looked down.
…Let’s hope this
is right…
~•~
Night
has fallen on the woods.
The
nocturnal animals were out from their hideouts, the moon, too, has appeared,
and the wind grew colder.
Two
kids, sitting under a tree, were shivering. They looked so frail and weak, as
if they were there to be sacrificed for the wolves. One of them turned to the
other, tears welling up in her eyes.
“Hansel,
it’s cold…”
“I
know…” He couldn’t do anything, either…
“Where
are mother and father?”
“…”
The
boy suddenly stood up and gave his hand to his sister. The girl shook her head,
then she looked away.
“Mum
said scary bears come out at night…”
“I’ll
protect you. We have to go home, or we’ll be eaten.”
“But…
it’s so dark…”
The
boy looked up, but he couldn’t see the moon. Trees made the area around them so
dark. Only bits of moonlight could pass the leaves and reach them.
Ah, maybe that
will do…
“Gretel, give me
your glass bottle.”
The
girl quickly fished for something in her pocket, then she took out a tiny glass
bottle and handed it to her sibling. He took it and positioned it under the
moonlight, then the glass started to shine. The scene was awesome, and a smile
was quickly formed on the girl’s lips.
“Hansel,
Hansel, I think we should be able to go home.”
“Of
course,” he gave a smile. “It’s not so dark anymore, is it?”
~•~
“This way, Hansel?”
“No, I think this way.”
“I’m not very sure. Which way is left?”
“Whatever, let’s just go this way.”
“W… wait, Hansel! I’m not as strong as you!”
“Be quick! Don’t be too loud or those bears will hear!”
~•~
The two of them walked, and walked, past the dark woods, and finally arrived at a vast place. They could see a house a few yards in front of them, and some noises from inside. They walked to it, feeling a little awkward about entering’s a stranger’s house, but they kept walking. They finally stopped before the wooden door, then they looked towards each other, afraid.
The two of them walked, and walked, past the dark woods, and finally arrived at a vast place. They could see a house a few yards in front of them, and some noises from inside. They walked to it, feeling a little awkward about entering’s a stranger’s house, but they kept walking. They finally stopped before the wooden door, then they looked towards each other, afraid.
“Hansel,
you knock.”
“Why
not you?”
“I’m
afraid…”
“…”
So you think
I’m not?
However, the boy braced himself and formed a small fist, then he knocked on the door a few times and opened it.
However, the boy braced himself and formed a small fist, then he knocked on the door a few times and opened it.
“Excuse
us…”
He
was startled. Inside was a witch, lighting the fireplace, and her henchman,
holding a cauldron next to her. Hansel stepped back in fear, and Gretel peeked
inside.
“What’s
wrong, Hansel?”
She
looked inside was greeted by the same scene. But unlike her brother, she rushed
in and pushed the witch into the fire. Her henchman quickly dropped his
cauldro, trying to stop the girl, but Hansel rushed in and pushed the cauldron
to him, causing him to fall under the cauldron. He quickly turned to his
sister, worried.
“Are
you fine, Gretel?”
The
girl was still panting as she watched the ‘witch’ screamed in the fireplace,
which was killing her. However, her face showed no pity. She then turned to his
brother and smiled.
“Yes,
she did nothing.”
They
then looked around the house, and they could feel something gripped them.
I mean, this
place…
It’s like we’ve lived here before…
~•~
“Wait, Luka…”
“Only I can rule the country! You can’t!”
“But, wait, Luka! Can’t we…”
“I’m much stronger than you! Isn’t it obvious?”
“…I…”
The
door flew open and a man rushed in.
“What’s going on here…”
“Look, Kiriru, dear.”
“Luka, what… what did you…”
“Now, I’ll be the one to rule the country, right?”
Now
the music box will no longer make music…
~•~
A
blonde woman was walking deep, deep in the woods. The long, blac gown she was
wearing swept the grasses, trapping the dead leaves and grasses. She looked
just fine, not evil at all, but something about her was just strange…
As
if she was the strongest, the atmosphere said.
No
animals dared face her. Everything around her went silent as she walked past
them…
Of
course, to be the Sorceress of Time, Elluka Clockworker…
“Elluka, my friend… It’s been quite a while. Have me ask you a favor…”
“Elluka, my friend… It’s been quite a while. Have me ask you a favor…”
“It’s
fine,” she said as she stopped walking before a tree. “As long as it’s
entertaining.”
“The
seven sins that was spread around the world… I want you to recollect them.”
~•~
The sorceress of
time, who once gained and lost everything…
What
does she hope for?
What
does she seek?
By
the hands that took the forbidden fruits…
“Let’s throw the ashes outside, shall we?”
The seven sins
were spread throughout the world.
‘Lust’ is the flowers
‘Gluttony’ is the seeds
‘Pride’ is the gems
‘Vanity’ is the springs
‘Sloth’ is the wind
‘Greed’ is the ground
And ‘Wrath’ is the forest
‘Gluttony’ is the seeds
‘Pride’ is the gems
‘Vanity’ is the springs
‘Sloth’ is the wind
‘Greed’ is the ground
And ‘Wrath’ is the forest
Fly,
fly to the sky, seven sins.
The
seven sins, born and raised by a woman.
World,
keep revolving…
And
please cleanse the seven sins…
(au= is that that long?
then, the next one is 20 pages kind~ XD)
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