Well, I'm not sure if the FFML is working right, and usually every 
time I post anything it goes down again..:P

I got it this time

Anyway, here goes!!


This is a little something I ran off while suffering from writers
block on the latest piece of Ragnarok. Its different from anything
I've done before, and _much_ shorter (which I am sure will make many
people very happy! :)

All the characters here are copyright Hirano, I make no claim on
anything!

Anyway, I'd very much like to have C&C on this one...

You asked for it, you got it.

[SNIP]

Standing outside the room in which my estranged sister lives, nothing
indicating that she lives here but a simple glyph on the door. Sighing
softly, I nurture the hope that this time something may have changed,
that we can reach some sort of understanding, even though I know in my
heart that the possibility is slim. But still, I have to try. Not only
is she my sister, but it is partly my fault she is this way, and that
debt of guilt is one I can never repay.

Good, good. Liked this part. This is kind of how I see Iczer-2 (one
possibility anyway)

[SNIP]

I look at her for a long moment, hoping against hope that _this_ time
there will be a flicker of emotion, any emotion; anything would be
better than this frozen calm, like a marble statue given the power to
move and speak. But there is none, and I slowly sit, watching as she
seats herself opposite me with a grace that barely disturbs the simple
robe she wears. She is ruler here, bur insists on wearing nothing
more, as a sign of her dedication. I don't call it dedication, it is
fanaticism, nothing else, and a sign of her growing distance from
reality, but I don't say that now; that conversation has passed, with
nothing to show for it but my anger reflecting off the smooth stone
that seems to have replaced her heart.

Umm... I think this is a bit OOC, but it does make for good drama.

She gestures, a small motion of her hand offering refreshment. I reply
with a tilt of my head, refusing her offer. We need not speak normally
between us, we are too much reflections of each other to need many
words, even if we could not flesh the unspoken out with the flavour of
our emotions. I only wish her emotions were more than a negative, dark
shadow of mine, every time I feel the emptiness inside of her another
part of me withers and flakes away into the darkness.

"So, to what do I owe the pleasure of your company?"

I refrain from gritting my teeth in response, letting her sarcasm
glide off me. 

Uh-oh.  Really OOC here. I don't think Iczer-1 would ever act like that.

[SNIP]

"Sister, Big Gold is dead, Nagisa is dead! You have to accept that,
change, lead the people to something other than another fight.
Please..."

Where in the timeline is this? Is it an alternate reality? We know Nagisa's
still alive at the end of the videos. 

I look out at the view of the endless dark surrounding us. Despite the
knowledge that it must be an illusion, I cannot help but shiver at the
feeling of cold that seems to whisper through the glass, icy fingers
that seem to caress my bones. The small sparks of stars seem so
distant, their dim light doing nothing to warm my soul. I can see a
faint shadow imprinted on the crystal surface in front of me, my
reflection. Now that I am alone, I allow myself to feel the full
weight of my sorrow, as I gaze upon myself, the etherial glimmer of my
shadow-self having more substance than the bond holding me and my
sister together. But I am Iczer-2, and I will not weep.

End.

Good drama, even if Iczer-1 IS a little OOC.  Personally, I believe that
Iczer-1 IS emotionally strong enough to recover from Nagisa's death. Also,
I've only read part one of the "Golden Warrior Iczer-1" manga (Antarctic
Press' translation), so I may well be wrong here, but I've started thinking
that... you know how much Raura looks like Nagisa?  Maybe they're connected
in more than just their appearance, and Raura's an other-planetary
incarnation of Nagisa - which would mean that even if Earth's Nagisa died,
there would still be an incarnation of her alive.  As for Iczer-1's need to
continue fighting, yes she IS a warrior, didn't she say that the reason
Iczer-3 was created was "to build a new universe ... one without fighting"?

Anyway, despite these (actually minor) gripes, It's great to see someone
else doing Iczer fanfiction.  The next chapter of my (slightly brighter)
Iczer fanfic, Guardian Angel, should be here before long (Sorry it's taking
so long, but I've got Uni work to do!) and I need C&C!

BTW, does anyone know how I can get my hands on part 2 (and up) of the
"Golden Warrior Iczer-1" manga, the "Legend of Iczer" manga, and the
one-shot "Scarlet: The Story of Iczer-2"?  I also want to know if issue #3
of CPM's Iczer-3 manga was ever released (the comics shops down here didn't
get it)

Ja Nee!

Andrew Dynon