Memento Mori - Challenge 10/Kenren

[helliongoddess]

 
Title:  Memento Mori
Author: helliongoddess
Summary: A tribute to a gallant warrior. 
Warnings/ratings - Definite spoilers for most recent chapter of Gaiden, rated G, no warnings.
Disclaimer - Saiyuki is all Minekura-sensei’s, no claims implied or intended.
Submitted for saiyuki_time comm challenge  #10 -  Kenren.  700 words. The initial story was

Comments

[eyesofshinigami]

This was...very beautiful. I think you did a marvelous job with it, and it was a fantastic sendoff to our favorite General. ♥

The last paragraph really hit me. Just...wow. And all I can think about is the three of them moving on and waiting for their next life to roll around.

Nicely done. This was touching. ♥♥

[helliongoddess]

Thanks so much... It wasn't easy, but it kind of came to me and I had to do it. I'm really glad you liked it.

[louiselux]

Oh, that was great. I very much like the feel of this - the wealth of detail in the ceremony, very formal, and this contrasts with the last paragraph. I like the idea that the other three are still there, but their time is running out.

[helliongoddess]

Squeee!! My first comments from the comm mod! Now I have to fess up... *hangs head*... I can't take 100% credit for some of the details. I am involved in the past_imperfect Roleplay comm here on LJ, and they do such an excellent job with Gaiden, I frequently forget where canon stops and the rp begins. It was partly the vivid imagery I have in my head of the whole Gaiden world from my experiences there that inspired this. Special credit goes to Epiphanytiff for her wonderful Goujun and her whole mythos of dragon lore, which has completely enthralled me. She has taken what Minekura gives us of Goujun in Gaiden and expanded it into a world of awesome. She could - and should - write a book.

[cornerofmadness]

so very sad and wonderfully done

[helliongoddess]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it. I have been lurking, reading your FMA fiction recently - I didn't know you were a Saiyuki fan as well. I really would like to start writing more FMA fics - I have only written one, but I enjoyed writing it.

[cornerofmadness]

Oh I have lots of fandoms. I enjoy writing FMA even more than I do Saiyuki (which I obviously love doing too). FMA has so many fun characters