This story, my “shinigami” story, is what I turned in for my “end-of-the-year” project for my college composition class. We got to choose from various things, but out of all of them, I chose the one I’d be the most comfortable with. I had to write a historical fiction story, and…well, originally, I was going for an Elizabethan age one, but…the teacher informed us that we’d have to write the dialogue like it was back in the Elizabethan age. And…that’s when that category lost everyone, ‘cept for like two students. One of them being me.

Anyways, I had to choose a time period I’d be at least somewhat familiar with, so I chose Japan’s feudal era. ‘Cause, you know, you’d have to translate the Japanese to English, right? So…dialogue problem fixed! Not to mention, I’ve got hundreds of source materials at home. I just recently watched Rurouni Kenshin, which is based on the feudal era, so I used that as my reference. The theme…was harder. But I had recently started listening to Within Temptation, and my most favorite song then was Pale. A song about…well, pain, but having the strength, no matter how minute it might seem, to stand up to it and persevere.

I’d like to firstly say that…I do not like this story. I got an A on it, and my teacher wanted to keep it, but…I still don’t like it. Everything’s…I dunno. It’s stiff. Not smooth. And it drives me nuts, but whatever. *laughs* You should probably be reading this after you’ve read the story. Anyways, I’ll shut up now. Please leave a comment, I’d like to hear what you think, no matter if it’s criticism–as long as it’s constructive. Read more