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lucathiaTitle: so we can get to know you - chapter 4: A.nd then came the memories
Fandom: The Legend of Sun Knight
Words: 1,086
Summary: The Twelve Holy Knights go on their biannual mission outside of Leaf Bud City. They just never thought that some of them would return as toddlers. Roland introduces himself over and over again. "Isn't this great, Roland? We'll get to learn about you and make up for all those years we missed!"
Notes: No longer my "I'm alive!" post this week. I'm slightly more alive this week. XD Maybe this means I'm getting used to my job! (I feel so productive.) This chapter was nearly going to be the end of this fic until I was hit by sudden inspiration to see the fic through to the end~.
previous chapter: L.o there, i'm roland hell. why hello, i'm roland hell. hello...
On top of deaging, it seemed that anyone who experienced it would have memories from that age surface to the front of their mind after they returned to their normal age.
Leaf confessed that he recalled just why he ended up liking seasonings so much. It had to do with one of his missions that he'd gone on in his early years of being the Leaf Knight-in-training, though I did not understand how his mission had led him into becoming obsessed with seasonings. Something about tasteless rations and uninspired food and how he could no longer stand it...?
"Ugh, I can still taste it..." Leaf shuddered. "Like it was yesterday..."
Whether or not Leaf added seasonings made no difference to me. Food was food. I had no need of it. But before everyone else, I would still pretend to eat. It was a pastime, if nothing else, a way to spend time together. I always worried over the food going to waste, but I would hate to disappoint Leaf and Ice even more than the food going to waste. It seemed that seasonings, ever since his training days, played a large part in Leaf's life.
Blaze confessed that he recalled feeling safe. Protected. He had been too young for him to remember much, but his mom had always liked to swing him up in the air, like what Blaze had made Cloud do.
"I miss her," Blaze said. For once, his voice was soft.
Metal confessed that he was really, really itching to deplume some pigeons right now. He laughingly said that his dad's friend had even once suggested for him to try out for the Leaf Knight! How stupid a suggestion was that? Metal hadn't believed the Leaf Knight to be capable of shooting a butterfly down from 1000 meters away, but that was before he'd met the Twelve Holy Knights. In Elmairy's case with his super eyesight, he just might be able to do it. After Metal spoke, he swung a bow across his back.
"Challenge you?" Metal said with a grin. "I wasn't too bad a shot back then. I brought in a ton of game for the family."
Leaf grinned as well, perhaps happy that someone was still willing to compete with him in archery. The more skilled we became, the fewer opponents we had. It was the same with swordplay. I was all too glad Judgment was willing to train with me.
Leaf and Metal headed off.
Ice confessed that he recalled his dreams of becoming a baker. His daily life had completely been about delivering bread to their customers. He loved it when their customers smiled brightly and thanked him. Several of them would ruffle his hair, much like what Moon had done in the conference room. Each day, he would help his father make the bread, and then he would deliver them from one place to the next. He even remembered some of the recipes from back then that he'd forgotten over the years.
"Don't tell me you regret becoming the Ice Knight!" Sun protested.
Ice shook his head. "No, I was just reminded all the more of how happy I am here."
Then, he allowed himself a rare smile.
He had not voiced it, but his thoughts were likely similar to mine. If we had not met the other Twelve Holy Knights, who would we be now? Entirely different people, most definitely. Would we have been happy? Perhaps in a different way. We would never know. But I did know that I was very happy right now to be among our companions.
Storm confessed that he wished he had been confident from the start.
"I would never have ended up with so much paperwork then!" Storm exclaimed. "Imagine that!"
"Forget it," Earth cut in. "That would never have happened!"
"Don't say it!" moaned Storm.
He very clearly remembered his fear at the time, of not only women, but of all strangers. Their gazes are full of expectation, claimed Storm. What if I can't live up to them?
"Then, how was it that you weren't scared of me?" I asked. I touched my waist, recalling the feeling of Storm's tiny hands trying to find comfort.
Storm thought it over for a bit. "Maybe because... you have a trustworthy face?"
I have a trustworthy face?
"That, or you were the first person I saw, so it's kind of like... imprinting!"
Imprinting... I wasn't too sure what to think.
Judgment confessed that once he returned to his original age, he still could not forget the rage that had overtaken him. He had only just heard the news of his parents' murderer finally being sentenced, too late for his parents to be saved.
"I had wanted to avenge them by my own hands," Judgment said. "I was too naive back then. Justice is not so easily dealt by the mere act of pulling a dagger. This I know now."
"You were such a brat!" Sun complained.
"I give you permission to hit me on the head if I'm ever so foolish again," Judgment said.
"You're the one who said it!" Sun quickly said. He looked very eager.
So even Judgment had such a period of time in his life?
He was always so calm and collected with his emotions under tight control. I could think of no better person to lead those of us in the "cold, cruel-hearted" faction. Just by being in his company made me want to lay aside my hatred, to collect myself, to be a better person. He was what I could never be for Grisia, a steady presence. It was hard to imagine him letting hate fester in his heart.
But even Judgment had such a time in the past. Would I then, one day, be worthy of being among everyone?
On top of their memories from the past, they remembered meeting "Roland Hell."
"It was almost like I'd actually met you back then," Leaf said with a smile. "I wholeheartedly believed that you were our Hell Knight-in-training. Wouldn't that have been nice?"
It would have.
It truly would have been nice.
Sun grinned. "Isn't this great, Roland? We'll get to learn about you and make up for all those years we've missed!"
I smiled.
Perhaps I too would turn into a child at one point and get to meet everyone through the eyes of a child. What memories would I recall then?
That night, the twelve of us had pigeon stew for dinner. Complete with rich seasonings, of course. Even though I couldn't taste it with my tongue, it was still one of the most delicious dinners I'd ever had, surrounded by my companions.
to be continued
The way deaging works in this fic is heavily based off of how it works in Kokoro Connect! Laica's backstory is taken from his side story "Knife Blade."
next chapter: N.ever too old to be a kid
Fandom: The Legend of Sun Knight
Words: 1,086
Summary: The Twelve Holy Knights go on their biannual mission outside of Leaf Bud City. They just never thought that some of them would return as toddlers. Roland introduces himself over and over again. "Isn't this great, Roland? We'll get to learn about you and make up for all those years we missed!"
Notes: No longer my "I'm alive!" post this week. I'm slightly more alive this week. XD Maybe this means I'm getting used to my job! (I feel so productive.) This chapter was nearly going to be the end of this fic until I was hit by sudden inspiration to see the fic through to the end~.
previous chapter: L.o there, i'm roland hell. why hello, i'm roland hell. hello...
chapter 4: A.nd then came the memories
On top of deaging, it seemed that anyone who experienced it would have memories from that age surface to the front of their mind after they returned to their normal age.
Leaf confessed that he recalled just why he ended up liking seasonings so much. It had to do with one of his missions that he'd gone on in his early years of being the Leaf Knight-in-training, though I did not understand how his mission had led him into becoming obsessed with seasonings. Something about tasteless rations and uninspired food and how he could no longer stand it...?
"Ugh, I can still taste it..." Leaf shuddered. "Like it was yesterday..."
Whether or not Leaf added seasonings made no difference to me. Food was food. I had no need of it. But before everyone else, I would still pretend to eat. It was a pastime, if nothing else, a way to spend time together. I always worried over the food going to waste, but I would hate to disappoint Leaf and Ice even more than the food going to waste. It seemed that seasonings, ever since his training days, played a large part in Leaf's life.
Blaze confessed that he recalled feeling safe. Protected. He had been too young for him to remember much, but his mom had always liked to swing him up in the air, like what Blaze had made Cloud do.
"I miss her," Blaze said. For once, his voice was soft.
Metal confessed that he was really, really itching to deplume some pigeons right now. He laughingly said that his dad's friend had even once suggested for him to try out for the Leaf Knight! How stupid a suggestion was that? Metal hadn't believed the Leaf Knight to be capable of shooting a butterfly down from 1000 meters away, but that was before he'd met the Twelve Holy Knights. In Elmairy's case with his super eyesight, he just might be able to do it. After Metal spoke, he swung a bow across his back.
"Challenge you?" Metal said with a grin. "I wasn't too bad a shot back then. I brought in a ton of game for the family."
Leaf grinned as well, perhaps happy that someone was still willing to compete with him in archery. The more skilled we became, the fewer opponents we had. It was the same with swordplay. I was all too glad Judgment was willing to train with me.
Leaf and Metal headed off.
Ice confessed that he recalled his dreams of becoming a baker. His daily life had completely been about delivering bread to their customers. He loved it when their customers smiled brightly and thanked him. Several of them would ruffle his hair, much like what Moon had done in the conference room. Each day, he would help his father make the bread, and then he would deliver them from one place to the next. He even remembered some of the recipes from back then that he'd forgotten over the years.
"Don't tell me you regret becoming the Ice Knight!" Sun protested.
Ice shook his head. "No, I was just reminded all the more of how happy I am here."
Then, he allowed himself a rare smile.
He had not voiced it, but his thoughts were likely similar to mine. If we had not met the other Twelve Holy Knights, who would we be now? Entirely different people, most definitely. Would we have been happy? Perhaps in a different way. We would never know. But I did know that I was very happy right now to be among our companions.
Storm confessed that he wished he had been confident from the start.
"I would never have ended up with so much paperwork then!" Storm exclaimed. "Imagine that!"
"Forget it," Earth cut in. "That would never have happened!"
"Don't say it!" moaned Storm.
He very clearly remembered his fear at the time, of not only women, but of all strangers. Their gazes are full of expectation, claimed Storm. What if I can't live up to them?
"Then, how was it that you weren't scared of me?" I asked. I touched my waist, recalling the feeling of Storm's tiny hands trying to find comfort.
Storm thought it over for a bit. "Maybe because... you have a trustworthy face?"
I have a trustworthy face?
"That, or you were the first person I saw, so it's kind of like... imprinting!"
Imprinting... I wasn't too sure what to think.
Judgment confessed that once he returned to his original age, he still could not forget the rage that had overtaken him. He had only just heard the news of his parents' murderer finally being sentenced, too late for his parents to be saved.
"I had wanted to avenge them by my own hands," Judgment said. "I was too naive back then. Justice is not so easily dealt by the mere act of pulling a dagger. This I know now."
"You were such a brat!" Sun complained.
"I give you permission to hit me on the head if I'm ever so foolish again," Judgment said.
"You're the one who said it!" Sun quickly said. He looked very eager.
So even Judgment had such a period of time in his life?
He was always so calm and collected with his emotions under tight control. I could think of no better person to lead those of us in the "cold, cruel-hearted" faction. Just by being in his company made me want to lay aside my hatred, to collect myself, to be a better person. He was what I could never be for Grisia, a steady presence. It was hard to imagine him letting hate fester in his heart.
But even Judgment had such a time in the past. Would I then, one day, be worthy of being among everyone?
On top of their memories from the past, they remembered meeting "Roland Hell."
"It was almost like I'd actually met you back then," Leaf said with a smile. "I wholeheartedly believed that you were our Hell Knight-in-training. Wouldn't that have been nice?"
It would have.
It truly would have been nice.
Sun grinned. "Isn't this great, Roland? We'll get to learn about you and make up for all those years we've missed!"
I smiled.
Perhaps I too would turn into a child at one point and get to meet everyone through the eyes of a child. What memories would I recall then?
That night, the twelve of us had pigeon stew for dinner. Complete with rich seasonings, of course. Even though I couldn't taste it with my tongue, it was still one of the most delicious dinners I'd ever had, surrounded by my companions.
to be continued
The way deaging works in this fic is heavily based off of how it works in Kokoro Connect! Laica's backstory is taken from his side story "Knife Blade."
next chapter: N.ever too old to be a kid
