A broo crawled from its Chaos-pit and called out to the distant Black Sun:
The Black Sun heard this, and struck open the ground. The waters beneath the earth poured in like blood, and black flowers bloomed like scabs.
"Eat the black lotus, and you shall receive your desire. Eat the black lotus, but only eat two."
I don't know why the broo ate three. Perhaps it was to prove he could? Regardless, he fell into a deep sleep, and slept so long Gbaji came and left while he was asleep! Somewhere, next to a pool where the water seeps in like blood, where the flowers of the black lotus bloom like a scab, he sleeps, and will wake up finally when Gbaji returns for the second, and final time.
When I was born, I tore my way from my mother's belly. When I was a child, I murdered my father. I have never known the comfort of home.
When I fought for Akorgat, I fell from a very high place. When I fought for Tien, I lost my head. I have never known the comfort of victory.
O, Black Sun! They call you the joy and comfort of all the beings between sky and hell! Gbaji has not yet come to free us, and I cannot endure to wait! What comfort is there for a creature like me?
The Black Sun heard this, and struck open the ground. The waters beneath the earth poured in like blood, and black flowers bloomed like scabs.
"Eat the black lotus, and you shall receive your desire. Eat the black lotus, but only eat two."
I don't know why the broo ate three. Perhaps it was to prove he could? Regardless, he fell into a deep sleep, and slept so long Gbaji came and left while he was asleep! Somewhere, next to a pool where the water seeps in like blood, where the flowers of the black lotus bloom like a scab, he sleeps, and will wake up finally when Gbaji returns for the second, and final time.
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