You know, Ive always loved the Nu from Chrono Trigger. Theyve always seemed like such a forlorn species. They were just there for the ride. Eternal beings sleeping through the dream that is our history.
This set of words and simple pictures does focus on my thoughts about the Nu and their furtive interaction with the events of the Earth taken usually at a distance. Nus are mysterious, so we really dont know anything about them. But the scenario presented here is geared toward a certain narrative, so Ive taken the liberty, ha ha.
Should be a set of sonnets (I hope). This is laterally the second (and so on) sonnet Ive ever written so Im bound to fudge it. But either way, twas enjoyable.
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Primal Genesis
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Original one, raw primordium,
The first on the slate, first in the abyss,
Their mere being, logical conundrum,
Favourite of Earth, or are we remiss?
Simple body, therein find perfection.
And are all others crude derivatives?
The shape unchanging, since first conception.
Form flawless, few alternatives.
Ageless sentry, feel no fleeting instant,
Perceive time slowly, this is essential,
Time to grow gestalt, flesh turn adamant,
Time to embrace infinite potential
How far back do you reach, could you please share?
Outside of passing time, can you even care?
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Birth of Violence
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Species come and go, there is always more,
The new will struggle to displace the old.
They raise high their garish banners of war,
Oldest species hide, no need to be bold.
The young kill each other, always the same,
They seek to destroy all, truly berserk.
Hang back and watch slaughter, this is no game,
The young bring their own doom, the old just lurk.
Only drawn out by cool respite of rain,
Only when first falling tear weeps from sky,
Risk life, risk limb, risk danger of great pain.
Arm aloft, palm laid bare, joy from up high.
Watched impact, from safe in your sanctum.
Your world ran red, no future ultimatum?
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Enlightened?
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After so many millions of ages,
Their warring species is still but nascent.
Pursuit of power, look to their sages,
Covet their land, unnatural ascent.
Climb above their own, walk upon the cloud,
The oldest came along, though tenuous.
The young lorded above them, just too proud,
The old just observed, nothing strenuous.
Perhaps the old and young were too aloof
The young were routed, and their land crumbled,
And the old lost lives too when fell Earths roof,
Dangerous forces, all species humbled.
You got too close, and they called the fire.
Did you not recall the past? Beast most dire.
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Seclusion
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Few now remain, fewer still patronize.
The younger ones left broken, rent in twain,
World too harsh and tainted to fraternize
Survival crucial, not personal gain.
Seclusion removal from telling light,
Invisible to the world, prying eyes.
Stay alive hidden removed from most sight.
But no protection from the tainted skies.
The beast rose once more, and tore down the Earth,
Instantly, life snuffed, fragile candle.
In awe of the power, themselves at dearth
Overwhelm young and old, cannot handle.
You stayed hidden, but to no avail,
Catastrophe. And all your world did fail.
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To the End
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Eternal forms crumble soft in the bleak,
Blue geists amongst cracked derelict domes.
Circumvent horror infesting the peak,
Stripped of their forests, deprived of homes.
Met an old friend, was he really all there?
Took one of them, dangerous lobotomy.
What did he leave us, save vicious scar?
Or relieve us of flouted autonomy?
But in the end, it was granted sweet sleep,
Were they here from the start, who really knows?
Eyes close, final euphoria so deep
The secrets of Earth, they will rest with those.
You never said where you were from my friend
You were there before me, and at the end.
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Cool video! Interesting storytelling on the nu's origins and survival...I especially liked the lines about balthasar's work on his nu.
And maybe I'm a slow reader...but is there any way you could edit the text transitions to make them last longer? Most of them I got about half way through before they faded out, not to mention I needed a split second longer to comprehend the meaning of each one. Great work though!
EightFlew0ver 1 year ago
@EightFlew0ver Thanks for the comment :).
It'll sound weird but the text used to be longer. I used to have it as overlaid titles starting on an image, going into black, but changed to these plates when they weren't legible on YouTube (pulled that video). So I was so used to reading this by then that I didn't even think of adjusting for new time.
Tonight or tomorrow I'll release one with text twice the duration (timing will be off). Until then, I've dumped the text into the description.
Stafy 1 year ago