There is hardly anyone left to speak of this tale
A distant memory, swept away by the many years that have past…
Once there was a human and an oni that held each other close
They were both so young they didn’t know to doubt each other…
As proof of their trust
They swore…
To never lie
To always be together
A promise that children make.
This tale of love in a fairy tale land
Places these two shadows next to each other, odd though it was…
And the wind did cry
As if it were telling
Of their future neither it
Nor they did know
Though there is no one left to speak of how or when,
The bonds they made together were close, strong, and unchanging…
And so there was a human and an oni that held each other close
They never tired of trust in each other, so lovely they were, in love…
And they made a promise
Which was…
To never make the other cry
“An oni crying is
The -last- thing I want to see!”
This tale of love in a fairy tale land
Tells that after a time, the two made their vows
“Now let us smile and laugh!”
They would talk of their futures
And there were none
So happy as they
Some years passed them by
And then suddenly he did not come home
By the time they found him
He was no longer the same
And there stood an oni in despair
This tale of love lost in a fairy tale land
Does not tell; Was it a night thief, an ayakashi?
All she knew
Looking over him
Was that their
Promise was broken
She screamed and she cried, shaking the very earth
In front of his corpse that would no longer speak
“You liar!!! You betrayed me!!
You weakling! You couldn’t even keep this one promise…!”
And eventually her accusations echoed emptily.
Her voice lost,
Exhausted
She stood
And in her eyes
Were tears.