The Balance of Life and Death

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In my world, the laws of nature are governed by 5 True Runes of Water, Fire, Wind, Lightning, and Earth...

When I was a little boy, we felt an earthquake in Gregminster. My mother, who was still alive at the time, told me it was the True Earth Rune yawning, heh...

I wonder how it is here? The Runes don't seem to have any presence in this place...

...did he really admit what I think he did? I mean, he was sick, so it could just be skewed because of that, but...

He said he liked how I look with the bandanna off and my long hair...like the same way Kasumi did, but he actually SAID it to me. He had the boldness to do that...

Does that mean he...likes me? The same way Kasumi did?

This is so confusing...I don't know what to do or how to feel. I've never been through anything like this before. I mean, I know there are guys out there who...like other guys like that but...I'm not one of them. At least I don't think I am. And I never would have guessed he was.

My head hurts...

AND YOU CAN SHUT UP RIGHT NOW!

((that last part was directed at his Rune, which is taunting him in his mind right now))