Yuma

By Anushka Rajesh Kumar Pandey

I wake up with my surroundings all black

And take a look underneath

Only to see myself siting on cherry blossom leaves

in front of me is a white glowing frame

Is it a ghost? No a dame

She was holding a parasol

Her back to me

Wearing a white kimono

Siting against another cherry blossom tree?

Her short hair moving quite slowly

Hello, I said and she snaps her head to look at me

“Hello,” she whispers in a low soft tune

And offers a satsuma?

Who are you? I ask quite swoon

Me? My name is Yuma

She beckons me to come to her

Hesitatingly I go

I sit next to her just to notice

She matches an old story I know

From your expression I assume you know me?

Are you one of the four?

Yes indeed quite funnily tho

I hate them all

Why so? I asked

"4 shall stand, all shall fall."

I was shocked,”does this mean the story is true?”

“Yes”, she replied suddenly out of the blue

“Now tell me do you know how the ending goes?”

“Yes, actually everyone knows”

“Control was sent to the East, where she cannot feast,Jealousy was sent to the bottom of the sea, part of a forgotten legacy.” She started

"Rage was trapped in His strongest cage, seething with wrath and counting her days,Rebirth was sent deep in the Earth and watching the world in reverse” I completed

Then it struck me, I was watching the world in reverse with her

the world bordered by death cup

I looked at her and she looked at me

“For what is a life but a dream? Wake up.”

She said it in such a pity way

That I almost fell for it

But no doubt the poor beast was alone

As in between 2 different worlds she was split

She loved the 3 but hated them too

They were her family but her enemy too

She didn’t want to follow what they evil god has said

But if she didn’t the 3 would end up dead

I saw the tears glistening out

From her hidden eye

She was mad she never had a choice

And so all she could do was sit and cry

Poor her, I thought and

Then I realised what she was asking from me

I was so overcome with pity that

I hugged her sympathetically

But is this real or is this a trick?

Oh come on have I learned nothing from the other 3

This is all fake, this is all a mimic

I will definetly get stabbed in the back so I better tread carefully

Do you know about it?

The evil god?

She chuckle a little bit

And gave a sly little nod.

By Anushka Rajesh Kumar Pandey