User blog comment:Dyrcaend/Primary storyline Act one/@comment-24081662-20141107050813

Dyrx's eyelids slowly struggle to open, willing against xirs own body to force xirself awake. Finally, they open up to a sun high in the sky. Almost noon... Some eight hours after when xe normally awoke.

Xe sat up slowly, feeling some unearthly chill running down xirs spine. Clouds were in the distance but at the moment it was warm... So why did xe feel so cold.

Xe traced down the bones in xirs back, reciting an old phrase xe had spoken to xirself. Clean and fair, clear and pure. Simplistic, a yearning for some distant ideal in xirs thoughts. But so distant now... The words seemed to take on a new meaning.

Xe sighed and fell back down, laying there for a minute, and finally standing back up. Xe wandered to a nearby room and scattered xirs equipment around, and opened xirs computer, turned it on, got the internet set up- all that. But before xe opened pesterchum, xe paused. Xe stood up slowly, tracing down xirs body from shoulder to hips with xirs hands. Skin clean and smooth. Xe made sure of it every morning.

Dyrx sighed, something troubling xir at the back of xirs mind. Some taint lurking just out of view, hiding in some dark crevice deep within xirs spirit. Xe walked forward towards the room with the showers, and then stood in front of the mirror.

A flawless reflection. Xirs skin seemed almost to glow in the light of the sun casting through the windows, unearthly. Xe closed xirs eyes tightly and felt a twinge of some unknown feeling inside of xir. Some feeling that something was just not right just there, a lurking darkness in the back of xirs mind that threatened to swallow xir whole. Xe sighed and leaned back, xirs head in xirs hands, xirs thoughts overwhelming xir.

Xe was tired. Xe never felt tired... Xe had trained xirself to get by on so little sleep. Xe could never sleep long anyways... Such nightmares lurked in the darkness. Xe looked deep within the reflection of xirs own eyes, steely gray, some hidden fire behind them. Xe opened xirs mouth slowly, lost and forlorn, as if about to say something, and pressed xirs hand to the reflection, smooth and cold as the glass itself.

Xe closed xirs eyes again and felt to xirs chest. Xe closed xirs eyes tightly, and felt for a heartbeat. It was there; steady, rhythmic, strong. Xe opened xirs eyes again, and gazed into xirs own. A smile twitched at the side of xirs lips, slowly dragging xirs mouth into a smile.

Yes. Todae something would be different. So different. A sigh and xe closed xirs eyes and looked upward.

Todae everything changed.

Such a darkness as xe felt within xir, but now retreating, faltering back into the shadows. But xe felt a twinge, deep inside xirs veins, and xe knew that this was the last gasp of some forlorn threat. A dark terror which haunted xirs every dream, now faded and withered, and now xe knew it was dead.

Yes, xe had a feeling. Born from some unspeakable terror this morning, xe had awoken only to a forlorn faltering cold. But now xe knew that the cold was over. The irony, that such burning agony of the spirit would foreshadow a dae of final release and freedom.

Yes, todae xe had a feeling deep inside xirs gut, todae xe knew...

Todae, everything changed.

Dyrx sighed again and smiled, a small spark glimmering in xirs eye. Xe hurried back and whipped open the laptop.

Xe had much to discuss with xirs friend.

Xe opened xirs mouth and spoke that single word in xirs high, clear voice.

'Friend.'