Been a while since I posted anything.  Not really sure if anyone's seen this 
particular work from me, and I don't have any archive to draw upon (since 
the Mini-Archive is still having hiccups) to tell me otherwise.  As always, 
character's belong to their respective parties (H. Kanzaka, R. Araizumi, 
Kadokawa Shoten, TV TOKYO, SOFTX, Marubeni) and are not being used here for 
profit.

Enjoy

- Kenji M. (nexuspost@hotmail.com)

Kenji's Nexus:
http://www.geocities.com/nexuslink

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The world isn't enough.

I used to think that it was, really.

It's a simple equation: the higher you are on the food chain, the less 
people mess with you.

Originally, I thought that I WAS high and noble, but then, bein' a kid's all 
about learning.

Boy, did my sister teach me a thing or two about hierarchy.

But I wouldn't let that deter me.  I was going to be the pinnacle, the 
number one beast that nobody would have nuts enough to prey on.

Take what I want, screw the rest of the dumb animals.

Sometimes I react a little...hostile, to the rep my power's gained me, but 
not really badly.

I mean, come on.  How many people do YOU know that can scare a full-grown 
dragon by sight alone?

Anyway, I'm on top, or I was.  Did what I pleased, and not even the gods 
could stop me.

Well, sorta.  Rubyeye is a big guy, after all.

Nothing I couldn't knock down a peg or seven, though.

I only started questioning things when He came.

Me, being the biggest predator around.

And him, dumbest animal in EXISTENCE.

Worse than a puppy, since those can, and will, turn on you.  I doubt if he 
even knows there's an opposite to loyalty, or friendship.

At first, I thought he would cramp my style.

Hell, I figured they all would.

Especially Amelia.

But he doesn't.  More like complements me.

He's always ready to go with me, and never really questions me.

Well, not anything important.  Besides, giving history lessons can be 
amusing, and maybe I do like to hear myself talk.

And he DOES come up with some good advice.

Every solstice or so.

Good taste in food, too.  So long as it isn't mine.

It's not supposed to be easy to be around someone when you're big fish in 
the pond, but nothing's ever hard with him.

All of that, though, I try to ignore.  Reputation to maintain, as always.

Until now.

Now he's being threatened, by you.

And for once in a long time, I, the biggest predator around, know fear.

But not for the same reasons as before.

You're no threat to me, and neither is he.

But the possibility of waking up tomorrow, and him not being at my doorstep, 
at my side...

Yeah, I'll bring heaven, hell, and every star and planet BETWEEN them down 
on your damned head.

I'll put you to rest faster than you'll be able to squawk "Oh shit!" in 
reply.

Don't care if I go with you.

He's shown me that this world isn't enough, and I know that any world 
without him wouldn't be worth it.

-Lina  Chibi

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