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Chose a ending then vote on 1-10 overall
Crimson 1 0 (0%)
Crimson 2 0 (0%)
Crimson 3 0 (0%)
Crimson 4 1 (20%)
Crimson 5 0 (0%)
Runaway 1 0 (0%)
Runaway 2 2 (40%)
Runaway 3 1 (20%)
Runaway 4 0 (0%)
Runaway 5 0 (0%)
Either/Niether 0 (0%)
I didn't read either cuz I don't like the story cuz I SUX!!!! 1 (20%)
Total Votes: 5
This Is Important!
Topic Started: Feb 26 2006, 05:41 PM (150 Views)
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Beacuse we can only fit 15 choices on the poll i WAS going to make it 1-10 but 1-5 is what is now, 1 is lowes, 5 is highest
Theres a story to it below but what the poll is below.
If u don't care about the story, scroll down a skim..
all I ask is a ending choice and a number, my teachse will only allow 2 endings and I MUST have a good ending. These are the BAD endings
There is more to BOTH endings but no more twist to either so you can guess what happens next.
OH! and tell me if I used the japanese words right...


I counted the hours that past, the rain cleared up. Hearing a crashing noise come from upstairs, I came up to my sister’s room, to see what made the big “thump” noise, I found my solution: her, she had fallen out of bed.
“Konbanwa, it’s already five P.M! You’ve been asleep more then two hours!” I informed her.
“What a warm welcome back. Sumimasen, but I’ve had a long day.” She gave me a mean face, but then she started to cry. The tears rolled down her neck, as she hid herself. I did not know why she was crying. “I had the most horrible dream again; I had the same ones I had after I hurt my leg.” I knew what she was talking about.
“Were you Rei again?”
“Hai.”
I sat down on her bed as she told me her whole dream from start to finish

*Konbanwa means, “good evening”
Sumimasen means, “excuse me”
Hai means “yes” or “I understand” in Japanese.

As I sat and listened, I grew vexed.
“I was walking… in a snowfield… I saw Yuu, my fiancé.”
“Your fiancé? So you were seeing the world though her eyes again?”
“Hai. But it I could feel her emotions and her thoughts, I could also ‘think’ but she would not respond to me.”
Dreams of others ... shared dreams….Where have I heard this?
“I remember wakening up, isolated in the room. That is in her room. It was freezing, but there were no place to let the warmth escape.
I opened the door; looking down the hall, I could see a couple of rooms. To the left was Yuu’s old room, and across that was Miku’s room, but by the looks of it, neither were occupied. I went down the hall to see Yuu’s room first; after all, it was my fiancé’s room. It was empty; dust had collected on his laptop and the bookshelves were neatly ordered, but had a coat of dust on them as well. Across his desk was a rack of newspaper clippings and articles on indigenous rural people of Japan and the abnormal rituals they preformed. It was then when I remembered that Yuu was a writer on the subject. Immediately to the right of that was his closet and the entrance to the attic was, I remember talking with him to take this room, for I was afraid of the attic.”
“So you could also remember her thoughts that already past? “ I asked.
“I could tell you almost everything about her, where she went to journalism school, all her friends and-“she suddenly stopped.
“Is there something wrong?” I lowed myself to the floor, so I could look upward to her. She simply shook her head; I could tell she wasn’t telling me everything.
“I saw… mother’s camera.” The camera in our family was taken from Japan from our great-grandmother. Our mother gave the camera to me and a sapphire pendant to Mayu. She wore it around her neck almost everyday, until the chain broke. We always meant to fix it, but she carries it with her to remind us of her.
“I wanted to hold it in my hands… to see if it was the one we had…
When I turned, I saw a shadowy blur, there was a light blue tint to it, and I could clearly make out a face; I heard something, or someone, whisper, ‘Rei, I’m here’ but then it was gone. I left the room with still wanting the camera but I just couldn’t take it.
I went down the hall; I could see downstairs from where I was standing, to my right was where I started, and to the right was Miku’s room, but I never went in there once. I was about to go back inside my room to rest, when I heard a noise.
Sound came from under the door, I was cautious to open it; I heard a horrific cry. The sound made me cringe; I shut my eyes in horror. I opened the door.
Within was my room, just as I left it, but it was not mine. As an alternative of light coming from the windowpane, darkness illuminated the area, I felt as if I was spellbound, trapped in the negative of a picture.
An earsplitting screech met my ears. Once again, I closed my eyes to recoil from the shock.
When I opened, I was standing on a snowy field with distinct rural roads; in the void of the field erected a mansion. The rain had turned to snow, I remember every vivid detail, I could tell you how many blades of grass there were, I felt as if I spent half my life there, but it had only been a few minuets, time had froze, or so it seemed. I stepped over the serrated pieces of the window, the darkened sky hung overhead, with the clouds creating a silhouette on the moon; it let more then a few precious rays of moonlight upon the horrid scene. It was a slick road after all; it couldn’t have been anyone’s fault… could it? The car was completely overturned, it had run off the road and onto the beaten dirt path below, a popular area to hike, but luckily, the hour was much too late for anyone to be awake. I had lost hope, I wept for much too long, I could feel the presence of others around me, one even rested their hand on my shoulder, but when I looked, I saw nothing.
In the distance, I saw a gate, wondering what it was I thought about venturing forward.
I took about a step forward and found myself just steps away from the mansion and the gate. It was old and crooked; it looked as if nobody had been inside in quite a while.
I looked up to see what I was up against, in one of the uppermost windows, behind a velvet red curtain I saw a young girl with a massive hammer in one hand glance at me, then vanished.
And… that’s all I can remember”
“But what about the house?” I inquired.
“I can’t… that’s all I can… I’m sorry.”
She was too frightened to tell me, but I was more concerned now…


Kaze ~wind
The next morning at the table, I asked about her dreams.
“I don’t remember anything else, I had the reoccurring dream, it was the same, with an exception, there was no girl in the window, in its absence was just the wind…” she left the table.
Our maid cleaned up, but I put my own dish into the sink, I sill could not believe she talked our parents into buying a microwave oven, sometimes it feels like it is more her house then ours. I looked out the window above the sink, the wind was blowing hard, we’ve been having bizarre weather lately, the weatherperson said it might even snow! Unfortunately, it wouldn’t make a difference for us, because we have a home-tutor, snow days were a thing of the past.
I stepped outside, onto our patio deck, inhaling the clean air, I looked at the cherry blossoms from the trees, they bloomed early this year. My sister called for me, without hesitation I came to her side.
“Is there something wrong?” I asked.
“No,” she answered, “its nothing, well I mean…”
Was she going to finish tell me about her dream?
“Mayu, do you remember the forest we used to play in?”
“Hai.”
“They are going to tear it down, to make a dam for the river. We went though a plethora of things there.”
I thought to myself… we have went though a lot there, but amazed me more was that she used “plethora” correctly in a sentence.
“Would you mind going for one last walk? It would mean the world to me.”
I didn’t know at the time, but that walk changed our life…

When we arrived at the forest’s edge, we bumped into a crew of construction workers; apparently, work was to start in less then three days time. The wind was blowing by strong, I was grateful we were wearing suitable clothes; it was the most peculiar weather, rain one day, wind the next, and a bright warm sunny day the next.
We walked for quite some time, no more then two hours, when we reached the centermost point, where the riverbed was peaceful, where we used to sit and talk, we took our rest.
I watched a fish or two swim by, the water from the stream occasionally sent a drop to my face, it gave me a refreshing feeling. The birds were softly chirping, the air calm, isolated rays of sun crept down in between the tree branches. I lied down on the grass, it was slightly wet from the dew, but it didn’t matter, the sun felt secure and protecting on me. It returned to me, the reason why I can here so often: because of how pleasant it was. I carelessly picked a blade of grass while I sauntered over to my sister, who was sitting on a log by the stream; unfortunately, she was not as pleased as I was.
She sat up, her face pale and her eyes fixed upon something drifting in the wind. I had never seen anything of the sort: a blue feather floated in front of her.
“Mio,” Mayu said, “Do you like that butterfly?”
A butterfly, how could she not see the soft blue feather suspended less then a foot in front of her?
I returned to my spot near the riverbed, I had thought of nothing of what she said. I thought about asking about the feather, but I preferred the words of the wind.
“Where are you going Mayu?” She followed the feather, as she passed by a tree, I could no longer see the feather, she ventured deeper into the forest. I scrambled to my feet, running to her; I was always a step behind. I called out again, but she didn’t hear me. Only the wind responded…
As I chased her, I noticed her hair, it was longer then ever, and the blue feather that drew me was now a crimson red hue… it sprouted wings and flew inches away from Mayu. As she was following the crimson red butterfly, I noticed that the trees grew denser and covered the light from the sun; it grew intensely darker, almost to the point of night. She limped behind the turn, and I sprinted. As I reached the incline of the hill, I deep red light blinded me, as my eyes adjusted, I saw deep blue then my eyes lay fixed upon a stone tablet. It was a twin deity tablet, I learned about them in my history class, this one bore the mark of twins and a butterfly between them.
In the distance shadow, was a village that was clamed to be lost; Sister, did you bring me here? Could it be…?






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After fighting the Kusabi, we were ready for anything.
The sun was softly rising, and it was high time to take a break so we exited outside. The birds were chirping softly and I could faintly hear the sound of rushing water from the creek where we found the bag.
Mio sat down next to me, her hair glowing from the light, it danced in the wind and her smile made me feel I could tell her anything. We’ve gone through hell and back to get where we are.
She scooted closer to me; she wrapped her arms around me in a warm embrace and gently whispered into my ear.
No matter what happens, I’ll forgive you.
This was the third time she told me that, did she too know of the ritual?
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crimson ending
We pushed past the large door and reentered the cavern the smell of demise had once again been forced upon us. There was only once place we haven’t been, we had avoided it for we knew what was inside. But we had to face our demons, literally. There were two large doors that stood on either side of us, but they lead to the same room, they had kanji written on them: Kirie on the left and Remaining on the opposing. I knew that I was to be the remaining; we opened our respective doors, but Mio got in first.

Inside was a room filled with candles; it was a room very familiar to me. I had seen this place in my visions and in my darkest nightmares. There was an altar standing in the center of the room across an octagonal pedestal, surrounding it thousands of candles guarding the immediate area. None were lit though.
We walked hand and hand. Our clothes changed with every step, we were soon wearing kimonos, similar to the other shrine maidens. We walked to the pedestal, and as we did, one by one, the candles lit up, they cast a dim light on us that allowed me to see Mio once more. I looked upon myself and saw, to my horror, the fate of my sister, my kimono did not have red imprints, and it was wet with blood, the blood of those who came before us. The Abyss wanted us to perform the Crimson Ritual.
She had let go of my hand and walked much faster to me now. She stood alone at the alter; she met with the remains of the high priest.
The succession of the ritual was now in full swing. I was being pushed forward by men with white robes like the priest, all their faces covered. I was worried now what would happen, but Mio just gave me a shy smile. Had she given up on herself?
She whispered in the midst of the song, but I heard it clearly.
Kill me.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Runaway Ending
Mayu… why are you leaving me?
I ran, never looking back, I couldn’t face what I had to do.
Mayu, don’t run.
I tripped over a wet log, falling face first, I trusted my hands out in front of me to break my fall, but it was to no avail. My hands burned with hate and sorrow, my skirt was badly torn, my legs badly cut and twigs entangled in my hair. A single tear came down my right cheek. I felt alone, but she felt worse.
Mio stood at the alter alone, she couldn’t perform the ritual alone, it would fail just as Yae’s and Sae’s ritual. But she was determined to try.
The high priest and the lone mourning crept out of the dark and once more to take their place in the ritual. They awaited the two shrine maidens.
But one never came.
Mio’s eyes looked towards the door in hope that I would come, but I was long gone, I had omitted her from my life in order for her to thrive.
My hands never touched her throat, but she remained inert. Frozen in time, it seemed like hours pasted as she waited.
Eventually, the Abyss could not wait any longer. If the abyss was not pleased with the offering it would unleash the Calamity. Chitose, Itsuki, Mutsuki, they died for nothing if it doesn’t work. But in order for Mio to live, I had to leave.
Mio was cold, just as my heart was.
I reached the shrine where the others escaped through. Thousands of talismans sealed the door, but I was able to open it. Inside was a small ladder that led to a cave. Written on the walls were Kanji symbols that told how to leave. But the last step was blurred. I stepped close to read it.
Mayu, why are you leaving me? Don’t you love me? Didn’t we promise to always be together?
Mio’s voice rang through my head once again.
It suddenly became cold again; I turned to see a transparent figure. Sae was draped in the same kimono as I. She came close to me; I could feel her long hair touch my shoulders. She extended her arm out to touch my shoulder. Her touch was cold as ice, and was painful; it left a blue imprint that covers my whole back. I felt lightheaded.
When I awoke, I was standing, alone, near the Twin Deity Statue. The village was gone; I had run to the hill overlooking the village. I stubbed my toe on a rock; I looked down to see what it was. To my right was Mio’s pendent
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Other than the Hennesys Hunting Grounds, is there anywhere where I can find a bunch of Orange Mushrooms to hunt?? Is there anything like Pig Beach, only with Orange Mushrooms??
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But if your low level and NOT doing a quest, I would recemed other monsters
Oh and its your 1st post! Nice to meet ya!
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Hello and yes there is a place like a pig beach orange mush sytle :lol: it's near henesys and umm....well just take a look http://www.hidden-street.net/maps/images/vihenesys.gif it's the mushroom garden :D
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What the BANANA ?!?
hehe yeah i would definately recconmend mushroom garden or the place to the left of kerning the construction site 1 .
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I like TV....
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:o OMGZZ me too!
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... i dont like TV. I prefer books, y'know, im an nerdie... :) ok ok im not a complete nerdie. But i have glasses! :D
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What the BANANA ?!?
ZOMG U KNOW WHATS BETTER THEN TV ? INTERNET AKA THE COMPUTER !!!
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Feb 26 2006, 05:48 PM
ZOMG U KNOW WHATS BETTER THEN TV ? INTERNET AKA THE COMPUTER !!!

OMG I SO AGREE :lol:
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ima kill you!!!!
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ima kill you!!!!
i would recommend the kernind con site
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Not Kerning, too many passerbys. Too many people. Try mushroom garden.
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JohnDeer why are you putting an emoticon as a reply. Thats just spam!
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Mar 11 2006, 10:41 PM
JohnDeer why are you putting an emoticon as a reply. Thats just spam!

she's right. Don't spam.
Go Retro.
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Mar 11 2006, 10:41 PM
JohnDeer why are you putting an emoticon as a reply. Thats just spam!

she's right. Don't spam.

You should be ashamed! Bad JohnDeer. -_-
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On topic-Man that's one long story for a someone who isn't a well-known author to write...
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