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Looked at the stars and what did I see

Nocturne is a verse set in modern Earth telling the story of various originally created mythological figures, all of which were created by previous entities who have since left them to do their work. The main storyline tells the story of The Road Above, who falls into Earth after countless eons of receiving the dead and giving away the night. He meets other entities who are -- or will be -- similar to himself. Fall is one of them. We've all looked up at the night sky, the stars, the moon and planets. Isn't it wonderful? An endless sea of existence looking back down at us as we wonder where the darkness leads. Think of all the stories that could be told and questions that would be answered if we were allowed to look beyond this shell, cleverly disguised with dust and radiance. Where do we go when all that is given is darkness and abstraction? Do we cease to exist, or go back to what we once were? Do we begin anew or linger on until the universe pulls us into the void? His name is The Road Above, baptized by gods and entities long departed from our world, off to expand their power and light on planets that have not yet been their witness. It's a lonely breath he takes whenever night falls and runs around the planet watched by the Sun, or when he is followed by a new, lost soul. Some would call him the keeper of the night and warden of the dead. He wonders what that brilliant star looks like, what kind of warmth she gives that has deserved so much life and love. The moments where he catches the Sun's eye are rare and precious, and each one increases the desire slowly brewing in his invisible heart. The Sun is dying, they say, slowly burning away until none of which it sees is left. It is when The Road Above realizes this that he decides to leap towards the Sun to watch her burn, so he can follow her when the darkness fully takes over. No leap could take him far enough to reach her, however, and The Road Above falls into Earth. He still chases the Sun to no avail, now trapped in a human vessel until he finally decides to return to his realm. He is followed by his night wherever he goes, unable to accept that he is the only reason she will always keep slipping from his grasp. Helix is born from someone's dream. Her creator passes away on the very same night, leaving behind a creature that does not belong. An imaginary friend, the manifestation of something bigger; she remembers only watching the creation of stars and has little to no real memories of her own. Ask her about the condition of being human and she will not know what to tell you; instead she will have stories of a collective existence that cannot be translated into words. Like the Light Bringer, she cannot be touched by darkness. The Falling Tower will be her guide out of this Earth when her death comes, and so she waits. The death of the Sun approaches, and like all other stars, Helix will carry her back to the Other Side. She feels for The Road Above, doomed to chase a love that cannot see him back. As the night follows him, Helix uses her influence on interstellar existence to warp reality around her, from mountains to atoms. She is not wicked but knows nothing of innocence, either. Morality is a word, right and wrong are distinctions she makes to her own accord. As other chapters of Nocturne, whispers and rumors of Helix's arrival garner a cult-like following that searches for her so that she can be worshiped and so that they can be saved. They don't know that is not why she has come. She only waits for the end.