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jikan_network2023-02-26 12:59 am
infernaltouch) wrote in jikan_network2023-02-26 12:59 am
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[video] un: midnightrose
[The feed sends. Some might be seeing the username for the first time, but many will recognize it, and will be eager to see a familiar handsome man with a stoic face looking back at them.
But instead...what they do see...is something very very few will have already seen.
A ghastly, horrifying creature with cracked, leathery, maroon skin and a wide, sadistic smile shows on the screen. Scraggly patches of hair and black, worn horns adorn its head, and torn, sinewy wings rest behind its hunched, emaciated body. When it speaks, it has no lips to move, merely only drops its jaw and keeps its mouth agape as a slone chilling voice gurgles from beyond the abyss that is its mouth.]
I AM KNOWN BY MANY NAMES. DEMON. THE DEVIL. SATAN. BUT I AM NO SUCH HIGHER NAME. MERELY A GRUNT. A GRUNT TITLED...BONECRUSHER.
BUT THOU ALL KNOW ME AS...
[The creature slowly begins to transform. Bit by bit, the skin turns light and healthy, the scalp grows hair, the hunch straightens, the horns shrink inside the skull, fabric forms on the body, and the wings shrink, revealing someone that viewers might be more relieved to see.]
Korollan.
[But what's rather unusual is how...expressive he looks. He's clearly sad, and his brows furrow and eyes squint to show it.]
What you all saw...was my true form. That is how I truly look like. This human body...is simply a disguise. Some of you already know about this, but many haven't seen the form as it truly is. I've been living like this for decades now. Forever I have had to hide this form, as it is forbidden to reveal the existence of demons back home. To protect humanity, to keep the threat of apocalypse away. That is why I have kept it a secret here for so long as well. But knowing now that anyone from my world who could be here and learn about this will forget if they return home...I don't have to hide myself like this anymore.
And that's why...I decided to stay. Perhaps I'll return to my world one day but...I don't belong there. I don't like hiding myself like this. I don't want to live in fear. I was to be true to myself. I have been given the gift of sympathy...of guilt...of remorse. I have human-like emotions no other demon of my world has. But all it has done is made me suffer. But not here.
I could...make it work here. I already have a business...and many already know what I am. And yet I'm still alive...and I have...friends. My life could be here...in Nippon.
I understand many are able to get back to their homes now. If you had a bad life back home, then stay here if you so wish. But if you had a good life...don't hesitate to go back. Don't let me or anyone else make you hesitate.
[As he speaks, his head warps back and forth. From his mouth growing a little too big, to his eyes turning black and back to normal, to his horns peeking out before shifting back in...all as he fights back tears. Could this be a reason why he's been so stone-faced all this time? Perhaps slipping his guard and getting emotional meant losing his grip on his human form?]
And if you decide to go back...then I suppose this is goodbye. You are all so...so precious to me. You have no idea how much I love all of you. Even those of you who hate me. Fear me. I don't mind. I will never blame you.
I...will never forget you.
[A sigh.]
And if you do decide to go back...find me before you go. I'd like to at least send you off in person.
And for those who decide to stay...please know I have not changed my oath. I will never hurt anyone. For as long as I live. Some of you might be finding out what I am for the first time...even if you try to fight me, I will never fight back. I do not mind if I end up being killed here in Nippon. I was finally able to be accepted as I am, to live as I am. I have no regrets.
...If you have any questions or words for me, feel free to call me or find me. I'll be walking around Yoshiwara.
[And with that, the feed cuts off.]
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[ooc: feel free to comment or make threads or just message me on plurk or discord if you want to handwave how their goodbyes will go! It's been fun playing with all of you! Until we meet again ❤️]
But instead...what they do see...is something very very few will have already seen.
A ghastly, horrifying creature with cracked, leathery, maroon skin and a wide, sadistic smile shows on the screen. Scraggly patches of hair and black, worn horns adorn its head, and torn, sinewy wings rest behind its hunched, emaciated body. When it speaks, it has no lips to move, merely only drops its jaw and keeps its mouth agape as a slone chilling voice gurgles from beyond the abyss that is its mouth.]
I AM KNOWN BY MANY NAMES. DEMON. THE DEVIL. SATAN. BUT I AM NO SUCH HIGHER NAME. MERELY A GRUNT. A GRUNT TITLED...BONECRUSHER.
BUT THOU ALL KNOW ME AS...
[The creature slowly begins to transform. Bit by bit, the skin turns light and healthy, the scalp grows hair, the hunch straightens, the horns shrink inside the skull, fabric forms on the body, and the wings shrink, revealing someone that viewers might be more relieved to see.]
Korollan.
[But what's rather unusual is how...expressive he looks. He's clearly sad, and his brows furrow and eyes squint to show it.]
What you all saw...was my true form. That is how I truly look like. This human body...is simply a disguise. Some of you already know about this, but many haven't seen the form as it truly is. I've been living like this for decades now. Forever I have had to hide this form, as it is forbidden to reveal the existence of demons back home. To protect humanity, to keep the threat of apocalypse away. That is why I have kept it a secret here for so long as well. But knowing now that anyone from my world who could be here and learn about this will forget if they return home...I don't have to hide myself like this anymore.
And that's why...I decided to stay. Perhaps I'll return to my world one day but...I don't belong there. I don't like hiding myself like this. I don't want to live in fear. I was to be true to myself. I have been given the gift of sympathy...of guilt...of remorse. I have human-like emotions no other demon of my world has. But all it has done is made me suffer. But not here.
I could...make it work here. I already have a business...and many already know what I am. And yet I'm still alive...and I have...friends. My life could be here...in Nippon.
I understand many are able to get back to their homes now. If you had a bad life back home, then stay here if you so wish. But if you had a good life...don't hesitate to go back. Don't let me or anyone else make you hesitate.
[As he speaks, his head warps back and forth. From his mouth growing a little too big, to his eyes turning black and back to normal, to his horns peeking out before shifting back in...all as he fights back tears. Could this be a reason why he's been so stone-faced all this time? Perhaps slipping his guard and getting emotional meant losing his grip on his human form?]
And if you decide to go back...then I suppose this is goodbye. You are all so...so precious to me. You have no idea how much I love all of you. Even those of you who hate me. Fear me. I don't mind. I will never blame you.
I...will never forget you.
[A sigh.]
And if you do decide to go back...find me before you go. I'd like to at least send you off in person.
And for those who decide to stay...please know I have not changed my oath. I will never hurt anyone. For as long as I live. Some of you might be finding out what I am for the first time...even if you try to fight me, I will never fight back. I do not mind if I end up being killed here in Nippon. I was finally able to be accepted as I am, to live as I am. I have no regrets.
...If you have any questions or words for me, feel free to call me or find me. I'll be walking around Yoshiwara.
[And with that, the feed cuts off.]
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[ooc: feel free to comment or make threads or just message me on plurk or discord if you want to handwave how their goodbyes will go! It's been fun playing with all of you! Until we meet again ❤️]