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nocturne


▞ nocturne

We've all looked up at the night sky, the stars, the moon and planets. Isn't it wonderful? An endless sea of existence, looking back down at us, as we wonder where the darkness leads. Think of all the stories that could be told and questions that would get answers if we were allowed to look beyond this shell, cleverly disguised with dust and radiance. Where do we go when all that is given is darkness and abstraction? Do we cease to exist, or go back to what we once were? Do we begin anew or linger on until the universe pulls us into the void? His name is The Road Above, baptized by gods and entities long departed from our world, off to expand their power and light on planets that have not yet been their witness. It's a lonely breath he takes whenever night falls and runs around the planet watched by the Sun, or when he is followed by a new, lost soul. Some would call him the keeper of the night and warden of the dead. He wonders what that brilliant star looks like, what kind of warmth she gives that has deserved so much life and love. The moments where he catches the Sun's eye are rare and precious, and each one increases the desire slowly brewing in his invisible heart. The Sun is dying, they say, slowly burning away until none of which it sees is left. It is when The Road Above realizes this that he decides to leap towards the Sun to watch her burn, so he can follow her when the darkness fully takes over. No leap could take him far enough to reach her, however, and The Road Above falls into Earth. He still chases the Sun, to no avail, now trapped in a human vessel until he finally decides to return to his realm. He is followed by his night wherever he goes, unable to accept that he is the only reason she will always keep slipping from his grasp.