Howl of the Dark World

 is an event in SINoALICE. Noya:

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Parrah:

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Noya:

It's almost time for a conquest.

Parrah:

Time for a massacre.

Noya:

But this time, you can have a laugh.

It's a comedy.

Parrah:

This time, you might cry.

It's a tragedy.

Noya:

How you deal with it is up to you.

Parrah:

But be sure and do your job properly!

Noya:

Be sure and give it your all!

Verse 1
When did I begin to realize that

I was more than just a  beast ?

The beasts around me

didn't talk and didn't care whether life in

the cave was boring.

I'd always been  lonely .

I yearned for contentment,

so I went wandering

and discovered something new.

A species called  humans 

who live and laugh with companions at

all times.

They had no fangs and no claws.

''' Such weak creatures. '''

But they do have words and knowledge.

Such fascinating beings, humans.

I wanted to live among them.

Once I'd determined as much, I began to observe them regularly.

What  delights  humans?

What do they  desire ?

Verse 2
After  observing  for a long

period,

I began to understand.

Humans love to hunt beasts.

They love to take the bark from wood,

the core from fruit, the ore from stone.

And when they are happy, they smile.

A grind is unlike the bared teeth of beasts

because a sight of their happy faces fills

you with warmth instead.

I wanted to see those faces and so

I hunted beasts, mined for ore, and

carried the yields to them.

But upon seeing my body,

they called me a  monster .

Even tried to kill me.

Why did they not  smile  at me?

Why did they  snarl  at me?

Then the realization came.

My father was right all along.

Humans judge someone by how they

look.

Surely, my appearance

must have frightened them.

With that realization,

I ceased approaching the humans.

Verse 3
I told myself to  forget  them.

But forget them I could not.

My loneliness deepened.

Before long, I found myself

observing the humans habitually.

Maybe the unattainable nature of my

desire was exactly what made it so

appealing.

I  longed  to be like them.

And then, one day

I met a human taking a stroll.

She was slow

and weak.

And so, I let my guard down.

When she tripped and began falling,

I unknowingly helped her, exposing my

hideous form.

But she didn't scream in horror.

She didn't try to kill me.

Rather, she chuckled and with a smile

on her face said " Thank you ."

Verse 4
After the incident,

I met  her  every day.

Time with her meant freedom from the

cold loneliness.

She emitted a warmth like the sun.

Even though I could understand human

language,

I couldn't speak it well.

Just  pronouncing  her name

was difficult.

But despite my poor speech,

she listened to me intently

and never without a  smile .

My heart  feels full  when I am

with her.

But why would she want

to be close to a monster like me?

I couldn't help but ask her.

Why wasn't she afraid of me?

The answer was  simple .

Her eyes couldn't see.

She couldn't see my appearance.

Verse 5
So, we

spent more  time together .

But no matter how intimate we grew,

my uneasiness would not go away.

I could not suppress the rising dread

that she would discover the truth

and run away in fear

like all the others...

If she knew my true form,

surely she too would distance herself out

of fear.

For that reason, I decided,

before she became even more important

to me,

to tell her the truth:

that I was  hideous .

"But you're a good person."

Her answer shocked me and i realized

that I, too, had developed a

 prejudice  against humans.

I felt ashamed

for having doubted her.

She judged me not by my appearance,

but by my heart.

I'm sure I smiled at that moment.

The same  smile  that the humans make.

Verse 6
Since then, the  distance  between

us was

bridged rapidly.

Our days were filled with laughter.

There was no awkwardness in our smile.

She taught me how humans

refer to such happy days.

The  term 

became my favorite word.

We would speak every day until the

moon had sunk.

She taught me many things.

About humans and about herself.

I learned that despite the cruel fate of her

blindness,

she was a kind person

who prayed for the happiness of others.

And then became a beautiful  starry 

night.

At the place we met, she whispered,

"I want us to be together forever."

A brief moment of silence ensued.

I still had not told her

that I was a monster.

But  she  had already become

a very important

part of my life.

I couldn't live without her.

As such, I could not tell her the truth.

Verse 7
 The moon  waned,  waxed ,

and waned again.

Beneath it all, a new pain had been

developing.

With each passing day, the  truth 

became more difficult

to reveal.

Couldn't I just live the lie?

Part of me wanted to do so.

But the sight of my upholding of the lie

would be more appalling than my looks.

That  fact  alone proved

how unfit I was

to live beside her.

At that moment, a  gentle  breeze

blew.

Clearing away the clouds concealing the

moon,

 a beam of light  fell on my

heart once again.

"Surely

I am being too narrow minded,

once again."

I recalled that until I had met the girl,

I, too, had been a perpetrator of

 prejudice .

As long as I held that memory close to my

heart, nothing frightened me anymore.

Verse 8
For the first time, tear of happiness

rolled down my face.

A strange feeling welled up from my

heart and spread through my body.

It made me want to  shout .

We both felt the same.

After a brief moment of shared joy,

she raised a  condition .

"If we're going to live together,

I want to receive the villagers' blessing."

The request was just like her.

Having learned the importance of

open-mindedness,

I immediately  agreed .

"I'll tell them first,"

she said, as I watched her depart for the

village.

Meanwhile, I built a house for us to live

in.

Imitating the qualities of human dwelling

proved to be difficult,

but when I  imagined  the life

ahead of us,

even the struggle was a joy to behold.

Despite the difficulties,

it was a time of unending

 happiness .

Verse 9
"I'm sorry for everything."

She returned from the village

with the news that the people were

expecting us.

Surely the villagers

had given their  approval  right

away.

I imagined how childish she must have

looked

and couldn't help but  smile .

As we approached the village, she seemed

to grow nervous

and quiet.

I, too, was quite anxious,

but didn't let it show so I could encourage

her.

I could see the village on the horizon.

My arms grew  tense .

A group of humans were marching

toward us.

 Armed  to the teeth,

the gang unsheathed their steel.

But with the girl on my side, everything

must be  alright .

The words of an angel

would surely assuage even the staunchest

haters.

Slowly, she drifted away

toward the soldiers.

Verse 10
"Tear this monster limb from limb!

The demon must be judged and

 punished !"

the scream from her beautiful lips

reverberated.

Am I dreaming?

What was this talk of a  reward ?

I don't want to know.

What does she mean her life is in

 danger ?

What in heaven's name is she thinking...?

Bewilderment,  despair ,

confusion, misery, hatred.

A score of emotions devoured my heart.

The soldiers thrust their weapons into

me,

but my body felt no  pain .

The only pain...was in my heart.

 Whose  voice could it be

that I heard screaming?

I don't know. I remember nothing

onwards.

When I came to, I was at the bottom of a

deep cave.

My body was soaked in  liquid  that

smelled of iron

and the thirst in my heart had barely

been quenched.

When did her lies begin?

Was there any truth to her love?

There was no way to  know ...

Rumination was only a  waste of 

 time .

Still, my thoughts won't cease.

Enough seeing.

Enough knowing. Enough believing.

I wish I had no cognition.

I wish I had never learned

to understand the words of humans.

I wish I had never met her.

Still, she...

I can never become a human.

But, to understand her feelings,

I had no choice but to learn about her

world.

To that end, I extinguished my own light

and stepped into the darkness

of her world...