Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - BurningSands - May. 10, 2021
WARNING: There will be nothing explicit or too shocking in the story. I only recommend to not read if you are feeling really upset, Im not too sure
Yes. I am back to writing.
This is just a collection of Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories (mostly shorts and drabbles), somewhat of a spinoff to my horror stories collection. Each one features a different character.
(Excuse me for the wonky text. I originally intended to keep it the same font/size as my Horror Stories one, but was forced to change my method of transferring the text and thus the result is... odd. Haha /lh)
Chapter 0
Somewhere in Japan, there is a beautiful park.
It's the same park that Valt and Shu often visited. And there's an outdoor bulletin board on the other side, far away from where they would usually have a Beybattle at. The bulletin board was typically a normal object. There was nothing spooky about it — as far as anyone knew, that is. It was just a normal, wooden bulletin board propped with legs for support. Mostly containing news and map, whatever would fit on it.
However, it did have a unique gimmick to it. It served a nice purpose that would benefit everyone, they hoped. That's because the owners of that park did not mind. The people of Japan are quite humble beings, and their Bladers even moreso. There's not a lot of deranged people where our fellow Bladers lived for the very least. So in the end, the bulletin board had a special purpose.
People are allowed to pin anything to it as long as it was appropriate, after all. Not just park officials trying to pin maps and note safety hazards. Be it a kind message or an advertisement for a (hopefully not shady!) group, normal people could add whatever they wanted to it. Assuming no one steals the contents, eventually the bulletin board would be cleaned out by the officials after some time. And that's to make space for new content.
And it was in that park when you noticed that there seemed to be a pattern with the new content. Occasionally you saw a piece of notebook paper — sometimes more than one coming along — pinned to the board. As each day passed, there would be more and more pinned. It seemed as if people were inspired by it, motivated by it. They were written by Bladers, you briefly noticed the names of some well-known ones.
What were they motivated by?
When you snatched the first couple ones on the day of the board cleansing, you noticed that they all seemed sad. All you did was just skimmed them, yet you already noticed that they seemed upsetting. The word choices, sometimes with tears soaked into the papers... you only wondered what happened to them.
And even days later, when you were in the park late after evening, you would get more. You were determined to read all of them. See what was bothering them.
Were the Bladers hoping that someone would notice how sad they were? Maybe tried to help them? Inspire and validate the human emotions they felt? You could only determine that once you read their stories.
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - reshiwum - May. 10, 2021
YOO THE QUEEN IS BACK
nice to see you writing again sab. I rly miss reading your stories ^w^)/
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - PinkRose - May. 10, 2021
Welcome back Sands!
This looks pretty interesting, the prologue already has me hooked to read the whole thing. I wonder what these stories will contain..?
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - CheetoBlader - May. 10, 2021
Getting Infinity Train vibes from this, all stories give off lore and all are a part of the same universe, yet all can stand by themselves. Very interesting, will be following this one
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - i'm batman - May. 10, 2021
I've seen many people praising your previous works, and while I've not read a lot of them, I recently read the Horror Burst fics and LOVED them. This one is very interesting as well. Very excited for this series.
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - Ryuga's Son - May. 10, 2021
Well, the Queen of WBO Fan Fics is back I guess? The prolouge was already attracting to me enough, wondering how this short stories will carry on.
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - BurningSands - May. 10, 2021
Chapter 1: Shu Kurenai
I'm a huge idiot.
I think that sounds weird coming from me, but I really am. Feel free to say that I am overreacting — maybe — because this is something quite old. It's just been a while. No one has been here except me. It's just that I cannot quite live down what I have done and become. It haunts me and it still manages to frighten me.
Have you ever experienced something that now follows you forever? Do you know what it feels like to live with your own flaws and mistakes? It gives you such a dreadful feeling, does it? I wish I didn't have to feel it. I wish no one would have to go through it.
I wish the person reading this was either my mom or dad. Or like, someone else. I want someone out there who I know, who feels what I am going through. I never had someone hug me and try to cheer me up after this. I wish someone tried to tell me that they're still proud of me and that I shouldn't have to feel all this guilt. I miss my mom and dad.
I miss everything from before I even accepted that man's terrible words. I miss the feeling that everything was just a petty rivalry, annoyance, and tick in my life. I miss the feeling that whatever I thought remains within me and no one would ever have to get hurt by me.
There was an illusion that everything I went through was my own one-sided rivalry.
But when Mr. Glass looked at me with fierce, intimidating eyes, I knew that what I once had was already gone. That heavy feeling in my heart — and the intense fire in my mind — was replaced by terrible greed. I felt my old self wash away the moment I wore the mask.
It was that subtle feeling where something about you just went away. The familiar heartbeat within you seemed to have grown quieter. Your thoughts seemed almost motionless.
And you only knew one thing.
My name is Red Eye.
The name gave me a jab-like feeling in my chest whenever I heard it. Flashes of all the guilt and the shame shot my mind like bullets. I did whatever I could to hide such a distress... I did a good job. Valt didn't see it. I only smiled when he didn't. I hurt more than he thought, more than the world thought.
Obviously, you already knew that I was pretty dishonest towards Valt. You probably wondered why one of Japan's top Bladers didn't trust his own peers. You probably wondered why I listened to a man over getting help from my best friend.
That makes me feel terrible. Obviously.
The more I hid all of my guilt, the more lonely I felt. Do you understand that? The feeling where you're constantly followed by your thoughts and you can't tell anyone? And then it seems as if you are the only voice in the world — no one to help you or pick you back up. No one to hug you when you need it. Because you're alone now. Maybe you have always been alone.
I keep saying the same thing. I really dislike repeating the same thoughts over and over again. I feel like a Beyblade circling across the stadium endlessly and without changing direction. Like a songbird singing the same song over and over again.
Everybody hates repeating thoughts, even me. Everyone soon grows to think you complain too much. Too much of a boring individual. I suppose that's why I never really did say anything, yes? I'm sure you would've stopped reading by now if I hadn't caught myself repeating the same guilty feelings.
I usually don't end things abruptly — actually I do, as you could tell from my whole situation (I just mean writing-wise) — but I suppose this is where I will stop. It's just really useless for me to look into the past and wondered what I could have done, right? Or maybe right now or in the future?
But hey, here's my word of wisdom I suppose: All the guilt gives you an illusion that you're trapped. You'll be left looking into the past, unable to live in the present, or worrying about the future. Or all three. Guilt holds you and traps you within time and you'll never truly live on unless you take care of it.
But there's due time, I suppose. Valt had already become a well-known Blader, just as he wanted. I suppose mine will come as well.
The day when I finally could live free.
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - PinkRose - May. 10, 2021
(May. 10, 2021 6:42 PM)XSabxManiacX Wrote: Chapter 1: Shu Kurenai
I'm a huge idiot.
I think that sounds weird coming from me, but I really am. Feel free to say that I am overreacting — maybe — because this is something quite old. It's just been a while. No one has been here except me. It's just that I cannot quite live down what I have done and become. It haunts me and it still manages to frighten me.
Have you ever experienced something that now follows you forever? Do you know what it feels like to live with your own flaws and mistakes? It gives you such a dreadful feeling, does it? I wish I didn't have to feel it. I wish no one would have to go through it.
I wish the person reading this was either my mom or dad. Or like, someone else. I want someone out there who I know, who feels what I am going through. I never had someone hug me and try to cheer me up after this. I wish someone tried to tell me that they're still proud of me and that I shouldn't have to feel all this guilt. I miss my mom and dad.
I miss everything from before I even accepted that man's terrible words. I miss the feeling that everything was just a petty rivalry, annoyance, and tick in my life. I miss the feeling that whatever I thought remains within me and no one would ever have to get hurt by me.
There was an illusion that everything I went through was my own one-sided rivalry.
But when Mr. Glass looked at me with fierce, intimidating eyes, I knew that what I once had was already gone. That heavy feeling in my heart — and the intense fire in my mind — was replaced by terrible greed. I felt my old self wash away the moment I wore the mask.
It was that subtle feeling where something about you just went away. The familiar heartbeat within you seemed to have grown quieter. Your thoughts seemed almost motionless.
And you only knew one thing.
My name is Red Eye.
The name gave me a jab-like feeling in my chest whenever I heard it. Flashes of all the guilt and the shame shot my mind like bullets. I did whatever I could to hide such a distress... I did a good job. Valt didn't see it. I only smiled when he didn't. I hurt more than he thought, more than the world thought.
Obviously, you already knew that I was pretty dishonest towards Valt. You probably wondered why one of Japan's top Bladers didn't trust his own peers. You probably wondered why I listened to a man over getting help from my best friend.
That makes me feel terrible. Obviously.
The more I hid all of my guilt, the more lonely I felt. Do you understand that? The feeling where you're constantly followed by your thoughts and you can't tell anyone? And then it seems as if you are the only voice in the world — no one to help you or pick you back up. No one to hug you when you need it. Because you're alone now. Maybe you have always been alone.
I keep saying the same thing. I really dislike repeating the same thoughts over and over again. I feel like a Beyblade circling across the stadium endlessly and without changing direction. Like a songbird singing the same song over and over again.
Everybody hates repeating thoughts, even me. Everyone soon grows to think you complain too much. Too much of a boring individual. I suppose that's why I never really did say anything, yes? I'm sure you would've stopped reading by now if I hadn't caught myself repeating the same guilty feelings.
I usually don't end things abruptly — actually I do, as you could tell from my whole situation (I just mean writing-wise) — but I suppose this is where I will stop. It's just really useless for me to look into the past and wondered what I could have done, right? Or maybe right now or in the future?
But hey, here's my word of wisdom I suppose: All the guilt gives you an illusion that you're trapped. You'll be left looking into the past, unable to live in the present, or worrying about the future. Or all three. Guilt holds you and traps you within time and you'll never truly live on unless you take care of it.
But there's due time, I suppose. Valt had already become a well-known Blader, just as he wanted. I suppose mine will come as well.
The day when I finally could live free.
Me: *sees Shu Kurenai on the title*
Also me: I know where this is going...
Me as well, after finishing the chapter: HA! I KNEW IT!
Srsly though, this is even sadder than I thought it would be....and a bit relatable too.
Someone give this kid a hug please.
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - i'm batman - May. 10, 2021
(May. 10, 2021 6:42 PM)XSabxManiacX Wrote: Chapter 1: Shu Kurenai
I'm a huge idiot.
I think that sounds weird coming from me, but I really am. Feel free to say that I am overreacting — maybe — because this is something quite old. It's just been a while. No one has been here except me. It's just that I cannot quite live down what I have done and become. It haunts me and it still manages to frighten me.
Have you ever experienced something that now follows you forever? Do you know what it feels like to live with your own flaws and mistakes? It gives you such a dreadful feeling, does it? I wish I didn't have to feel it. I wish no one would have to go through it.
I wish the person reading this was either my mom or dad. Or like, someone else. I want someone out there who I know, who feels what I am going through. I never had someone hug me and try to cheer me up after this. I wish someone tried to tell me that they're still proud of me and that I shouldn't have to feel all this guilt. I miss my mom and dad.
I miss everything from before I even accepted that man's terrible words. I miss the feeling that everything was just a petty rivalry, annoyance, and tick in my life. I miss the feeling that whatever I thought remains within me and no one would ever have to get hurt by me.
There was an illusion that everything I went through was my own one-sided rivalry.
But when Mr. Glass looked at me with fierce, intimidating eyes, I knew that what I once had was already gone. That heavy feeling in my heart — and the intense fire in my mind — was replaced by terrible greed. I felt my old self wash away the moment I wore the mask.
It was that subtle feeling where something about you just went away. The familiar heartbeat within you seemed to have grown quieter. Your thoughts seemed almost motionless.
And you only knew one thing.
My name is Red Eye.
The name gave me a jab-like feeling in my chest whenever I heard it. Flashes of all the guilt and the shame shot my mind like bullets. I did whatever I could to hide such a distress... I did a good job. Valt didn't see it. I only smiled when he didn't. I hurt more than he thought, more than the world thought.
Obviously, you already knew that I was pretty dishonest towards Valt. You probably wondered why one of Japan's top Bladers didn't trust his own peers. You probably wondered why I listened to a man over getting help from my best friend.
That makes me feel terrible. Obviously.
The more I hid all of my guilt, the more lonely I felt. Do you understand that? The feeling where you're constantly followed by your thoughts and you can't tell anyone? And then it seems as if you are the only voice in the world — no one to help you or pick you back up. No one to hug you when you need it. Because you're alone now. Maybe you have always been alone.
I keep saying the same thing. I really dislike repeating the same thoughts over and over again. I feel like a Beyblade circling across the stadium endlessly and without changing direction. Like a songbird singing the same song over and over again.
Everybody hates repeating thoughts, even me. Everyone soon grows to think you complain too much. Too much of a boring individual. I suppose that's why I never really did say anything, yes? I'm sure you would've stopped reading by now if I hadn't caught myself repeating the same guilty feelings.
I usually don't end things abruptly — actually I do, as you could tell from my whole situation (I just mean writing-wise) — but I suppose this is where I will stop. It's just really useless for me to look into the past and wondered what I could have done, right? Or maybe right now or in the future?
But hey, here's my word of wisdom I suppose: All the guilt gives you an illusion that you're trapped. You'll be left looking into the past, unable to live in the present, or worrying about the future. Or all three. Guilt holds you and traps you within time and you'll never truly live on unless you take care of it.
But there's due time, I suppose. Valt had already become a well-known Blader, just as he wanted. I suppose mine will come as well.
The day when I finally could live free.
That was depressing and yet a very good insight into his mind. I just feel even more sorry for the poor guy now.
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - Ryuga's Son - May. 10, 2021
(May. 10, 2021 6:42 PM)XSabxManiacX Wrote: Chapter 1: Shu Kurenai
I'm a huge idiot.
I think that sounds weird coming from me, but I really am. Feel free to say that I am overreacting — maybe — because this is something quite old. It's just been a while. No one has been here except me. It's just that I cannot quite live down what I have done and become. It haunts me and it still manages to frighten me.
Have you ever experienced something that now follows you forever? Do you know what it feels like to live with your own flaws and mistakes? It gives you such a dreadful feeling, does it? I wish I didn't have to feel it. I wish no one would have to go through it.
I wish the person reading this was either my mom or dad. Or like, someone else. I want someone out there who I know, who feels what I am going through. I never had someone hug me and try to cheer me up after this. I wish someone tried to tell me that they're still proud of me and that I shouldn't have to feel all this guilt. I miss my mom and dad.
I miss everything from before I even accepted that man's terrible words. I miss the feeling that everything was just a petty rivalry, annoyance, and tick in my life. I miss the feeling that whatever I thought remains within me and no one would ever have to get hurt by me.
There was an illusion that everything I went through was my own one-sided rivalry.
But when Mr. Glass looked at me with fierce, intimidating eyes, I knew that what I once had was already gone. That heavy feeling in my heart — and the intense fire in my mind — was replaced by terrible greed. I felt my old self wash away the moment I wore the mask.
It was that subtle feeling where something about you just went away. The familiar heartbeat within you seemed to have grown quieter. Your thoughts seemed almost motionless.
And you only knew one thing.
My name is Red Eye.
The name gave me a jab-like feeling in my chest whenever I heard it. Flashes of all the guilt and the shame shot my mind like bullets. I did whatever I could to hide such a distress... I did a good job. Valt didn't see it. I only smiled when he didn't. I hurt more than he thought, more than the world thought.
Obviously, you already knew that I was pretty dishonest towards Valt. You probably wondered why one of Japan's top Bladers didn't trust his own peers. You probably wondered why I listened to a man over getting help from my best friend.
That makes me feel terrible. Obviously.
The more I hid all of my guilt, the more lonely I felt. Do you understand that? The feeling where you're constantly followed by your thoughts and you can't tell anyone? And then it seems as if you are the only voice in the world — no one to help you or pick you back up. No one to hug you when you need it. Because you're alone now. Maybe you have always been alone.
I keep saying the same thing. I really dislike repeating the same thoughts over and over again. I feel like a Beyblade circling across the stadium endlessly and without changing direction. Like a songbird singing the same song over and over again.
Everybody hates repeating thoughts, even me. Everyone soon grows to think you complain too much. Too much of a boring individual. I suppose that's why I never really did say anything, yes? I'm sure you would've stopped reading by now if I hadn't caught myself repeating the same guilty feelings.
I usually don't end things abruptly — actually I do, as you could tell from my whole situation (I just mean writing-wise) — but I suppose this is where I will stop. It's just really useless for me to look into the past and wondered what I could have done, right? Or maybe right now or in the future?
But hey, here's my word of wisdom I suppose: All the guilt gives you an illusion that you're trapped. You'll be left looking into the past, unable to live in the present, or worrying about the future. Or all three. Guilt holds you and traps you within time and you'll never truly live on unless you take care of it.
But there's due time, I suppose. Valt had already become a well-known Blader, just as he wanted. I suppose mine will come as well.
The day when I finally could live free.
That makes me die on the inside. Feelings are potrayed very well.
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - reshiwum - May. 11, 2021
ah yes, time to sob my eyes out once again and get my whole perspective on each character changed v.v)
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - BurningSands - May. 11, 2021
Chapter 2: Rantaro Kiyama
I have always considered myself a good writer.
That sounds crazy coming from me. For so many years now, I was used to the snide remarks about my individuality. I was so used to thinking I was a boring person, a useless Blader... so used to the people who taunted me behind my back and did little to see more in me. Even now, I still remember the hellish days of school and all the times I felt useless.
But, I am a good writer. It’s sort of my hobby aside from Beyblade. Despite the stares and all the judgement, I was able to sit down and pick up my pencil. With a flip of my notebook, I could write down all my thoughts and ideas. Sometimes I wrote about my Blader friends’ adventures, from the local tournament years ago to the epic Snake Pit journey. And how we rescued Shu!
I don’t know who is reading this — maybe someone who attended Beigoma with me at some point? I hope you realize I have talent after this. See, I never quite liked the people at Beigoma. They kept staring at me and wondering what there is to me. They ignored me compared to my friends like Valt and Wakiya. Thanks to them, I was doomed to be known as Talentless Rantaro, the Human Afraid of Unicorns.
But, if there’s one field I am lacking in, it is memory. I don’t quite recall the exact people who harmed me with rumors and remarks, but I did remember the words I heard. Don’t count on me to remember your face, sorry.
Oftentimes, I sat in class alone while everyone buzzed around me. You could see me in the room, with my writing notebook and Beyblade on my desk. Sometimes my head would be up and be ready to go. Sometimes you would see me with my head down. No matter what, I stood out against my classmates. You could tell because I always had a lollipop in my mouth and my distinguishing, amazing “cape!”
And all the while, as I sat in class, I could somewhat hear things about me. They sounded so wrong in a way that I don’t want to believe negative things about me. Yet they sounded so factual in a surreal way, as if I was always destined to be a useless being. Do you understand the effects of negative descriptions about you? Do you remember the time when someone said something mean and you felt like ceasing to exist?
“You should put your hopes into Valt and Wakiya. I heard that they’re a lot more promising than that dumbo over there.”
“I wonder when he will will stop hanging onto that lollipop. It’s quite distracting.”
“I hope I don’t end up in a group project with Rantaro!”
“He doesn’t deserve that Beyblade. There’s someone out there who can put it to use much better than he can.”
“I’ll give you some yen if you confess to Rantaro.”
“I never really liked him.”
I hope those words sting you too. You probably heard similar things about yourself at some points in life. Isn’t it wonderful to hear people say nasty stuff about you?
I still remember all the times I heard those remarks. Just... not the faces of those who said it. Maybe my sight was blurred by my tightly-held tears. Maybe I chose to bury my head into my arms too much, pretending that I was only falling asleep. Maybe I pretended not to notice and did all I could to avoid the gazes of others. With all these remarks, it was clear that I was the alien and everyone else was normal. Faces don’t matter when they’re the normal ones and can’t be distinguished, right?
I hated the way everyone stared at me like I was the oddball. I hated how I couldn’t be relied on anything. I started to believe that I was truly talentless — if I had a shred of talent at all, I would have gotten up from my desk and bolted out of the classroom. To be fast like the light, and to run away from all my fears and worries. But unfortunately, I was only the lazy and talentless Rantaro everyone saw.
The classroom is the worst environment to be in. I have not been to too many countries, but that has to be true. Do you agree? Maybe you have been to other countries to know that classrooms make you feel terrible about yourself? The classroom is full of lies and negativity and the worst people in your life. I can’t be the only one who dreaded school.
Sometimes I wished I didn’t attend school. Just so I can avoid these people saying bad things.
This was why years ago, I was so afraid of the people who mocked me (I was just good at hiding it!). I felt like I couldn’t please everyone.
I lived in fear that I was seen as a useless person. I felt as if everyone antagonized me, except for the Beigoma Academy Beyclub folks, that is. I only felt like everyone else at school saw me as a burden and not-so-special person. But that’s what happens when you let negativity get to you.
I wonder when people will stop seeing me as a weak Blader, a talentless person, and all those things that they called me.
Do you want people to look inside you and find that you’re actually unique and special? I do. I want that a lot.
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - i'm batman - May. 11, 2021
(May. 11, 2021 6:05 AM)XSabxManiacX Wrote: Chapter 2: Rantaro Kiyama
I have always considered myself a good writer.
That sounds crazy coming from me. For so many years now, I was used to the snide remarks about my individuality. I was so used to thinking I was a boring person, a useless Blader... so used to the people who taunted me behind my back and did little to see more in me. Even now, I still remember the hellish days of school and all the times I felt useless.
But, I am a good writer. It’s sort of my hobby aside from Beyblade. Despite the stares and all the judgement, I was able to sit down and pick up my pencil. With a flip of my notebook, I could write down all my thoughts and ideas. Sometimes I wrote about my Blader friends’ adventures, from the local tournament years ago to the epic Snake Pit journey. And how we rescued Shu!
I don’t know who is reading this — maybe someone who attended Beigoma with me at some point? I hope you realize I have talent after this. See, I never quite liked the people at Beigoma. They kept staring at me and wondering what there is to me. They ignored me compared to my friends like Valt and Wakiya. Thanks to them, I was doomed to be known as Talentless Rantaro, the Human Afraid of Unicorns.
But, if there’s one field I am lacking in, it is memory. I don’t quite recall the exact people who harmed me with rumors and remarks, but I did remember the words I heard. Don’t count on me to remember your face, sorry.
Oftentimes, I sat in class alone while everyone buzzed around me. You could see me in the room, with my writing notebook and Beyblade on my desk. Sometimes my head would be up and be ready to go. Sometimes you would see me with my head down. No matter what, I stood out against my classmates. You could tell because I always had a lollipop in my mouth and my distinguishing, amazing “cape!”
And all the while, as I sat in class, I could somewhat hear things about me. They sounded so wrong in a way that I don’t want to believe negative things about me. Yet they sounded so factual in a surreal way, as if I was always destined to be a useless being. Do you understand the effects of negative descriptions about you? Do you remember the time when someone said something mean and you felt like ceasing to exist?
“You should put your hopes into Valt and Wakiya. I heard that they’re a lot more promising than that dumbo over there.”
“I wonder when he will will stop hanging onto that lollipop. It’s quite distracting.”
“I hope I don’t end up in a group project with Rantaro!”
“He doesn’t deserve that Beyblade. There’s someone out there who can put it to use much better than he can.”
“I’ll give you some yen if you confess to Rantaro.”
“I never really liked him.”
I hope those words sting you too. You probably heard similar things about yourself at some points in life. Isn’t it wonderful to hear people say nasty stuff about you?
I still remember all the times I heard those remarks. Just... not the faces of those who said it. Maybe my sight was blurred by my tightly-held tears. Maybe I chose to bury my head into my arms too much, pretending that I was only falling asleep. Maybe I pretended not to notice and did all I could to avoid the gazes of others. With all these remarks, it was clear that I was the alien and everyone else was normal. Faces don’t matter when they’re the normal ones and can’t be distinguished, right?
I hated the way everyone stared at me like I was the oddball. I hated how I couldn’t be relied on anything. I started to believe that I was truly talentless — if I had a shred of talent at all, I would have gotten up from my desk and bolted out of the classroom. To be fast like the light, and to run away from all my fears and worries. But unfortunately, I was only the lazy and talentless Rantaro everyone saw.
The classroom is the worst environment to be in. I have not been to too many countries, but that has to be true. Do you agree? Maybe you have been to other countries to know that classrooms make you feel terrible about yourself? The classroom is full of lies and negativity and the worst people in your life. I can’t be the only one who dreaded school.
Sometimes I wished I didn’t attend school. Just so I can avoid these people saying bad things.
This was why years ago, I was so afraid of the people who mocked me (I was just good at hiding it!). I felt like I couldn’t please everyone.
I lived in fear that I was seen as a useless person. I felt as if everyone antagonized me, except for the Beigoma Academy Beyclub folks, that is. I only felt like everyone else at school saw me as a burden and not-so-special person. But that’s what happens when you let negativity get to you.
I wonder when people will stop seeing me as a weak Blader, a talentless person, and all those things that they called me.
Do you want people to look inside you and find that you’re actually unique and special? I do. I want that a lot.
Well, Rantaro has hidden depths it seems. That part about him hating the school and classrooms got me though. I was practically an outcast around 6 years back too, though it got better and now I miss school and classrooms so much as I've not been to school for over a year due to the pandemic (and it's my last year at school ;_; ). Also, this is probably stupid and obvious but are these chapters the pages pinned on the park board?
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - BurningSands - May. 11, 2021
(May. 11, 2021 7:42 AM)i\m batman Wrote: (May. 11, 2021 6:05 AM)XSabxManiacX Wrote: Chapter 2: Rantaro Kiyama
I have always considered myself a good writer.
That sounds crazy coming from me. For so many years now, I was used to the snide remarks about my individuality. I was so used to thinking I was a boring person, a useless Blader... so used to the people who taunted me behind my back and did little to see more in me. Even now, I still remember the hellish days of school and all the times I felt useless.
But, I am a good writer. It’s sort of my hobby aside from Beyblade. Despite the stares and all the judgement, I was able to sit down and pick up my pencil. With a flip of my notebook, I could write down all my thoughts and ideas. Sometimes I wrote about my Blader friends’ adventures, from the local tournament years ago to the epic Snake Pit journey. And how we rescued Shu!
I don’t know who is reading this — maybe someone who attended Beigoma with me at some point? I hope you realize I have talent after this. See, I never quite liked the people at Beigoma. They kept staring at me and wondering what there is to me. They ignored me compared to my friends like Valt and Wakiya. Thanks to them, I was doomed to be known as Talentless Rantaro, the Human Afraid of Unicorns.
But, if there’s one field I am lacking in, it is memory. I don’t quite recall the exact people who harmed me with rumors and remarks, but I did remember the words I heard. Don’t count on me to remember your face, sorry.
Oftentimes, I sat in class alone while everyone buzzed around me. You could see me in the room, with my writing notebook and Beyblade on my desk. Sometimes my head would be up and be ready to go. Sometimes you would see me with my head down. No matter what, I stood out against my classmates. You could tell because I always had a lollipop in my mouth and my distinguishing, amazing “cape!”
And all the while, as I sat in class, I could somewhat hear things about me. They sounded so wrong in a way that I don’t want to believe negative things about me. Yet they sounded so factual in a surreal way, as if I was always destined to be a useless being. Do you understand the effects of negative descriptions about you? Do you remember the time when someone said something mean and you felt like ceasing to exist?
“You should put your hopes into Valt and Wakiya. I heard that they’re a lot more promising than that dumbo over there.”
“I wonder when he will will stop hanging onto that lollipop. It’s quite distracting.”
“I hope I don’t end up in a group project with Rantaro!”
“He doesn’t deserve that Beyblade. There’s someone out there who can put it to use much better than he can.”
“I’ll give you some yen if you confess to Rantaro.”
“I never really liked him.”
I hope those words sting you too. You probably heard similar things about yourself at some points in life. Isn’t it wonderful to hear people say nasty stuff about you?
I still remember all the times I heard those remarks. Just... not the faces of those who said it. Maybe my sight was blurred by my tightly-held tears. Maybe I chose to bury my head into my arms too much, pretending that I was only falling asleep. Maybe I pretended not to notice and did all I could to avoid the gazes of others. With all these remarks, it was clear that I was the alien and everyone else was normal. Faces don’t matter when they’re the normal ones and can’t be distinguished, right?
I hated the way everyone stared at me like I was the oddball. I hated how I couldn’t be relied on anything. I started to believe that I was truly talentless — if I had a shred of talent at all, I would have gotten up from my desk and bolted out of the classroom. To be fast like the light, and to run away from all my fears and worries. But unfortunately, I was only the lazy and talentless Rantaro everyone saw.
The classroom is the worst environment to be in. I have not been to too many countries, but that has to be true. Do you agree? Maybe you have been to other countries to know that classrooms make you feel terrible about yourself? The classroom is full of lies and negativity and the worst people in your life. I can’t be the only one who dreaded school.
Sometimes I wished I didn’t attend school. Just so I can avoid these people saying bad things.
This was why years ago, I was so afraid of the people who mocked me (I was just good at hiding it!). I felt like I couldn’t please everyone.
I lived in fear that I was seen as a useless person. I felt as if everyone antagonized me, except for the Beigoma Academy Beyclub folks, that is. I only felt like everyone else at school saw me as a burden and not-so-special person. But that’s what happens when you let negativity get to you.
I wonder when people will stop seeing me as a weak Blader, a talentless person, and all those things that they called me.
Do you want people to look inside you and find that you’re actually unique and special? I do. I want that a lot.
Well, Rantaro has hidden depths it seems. That part about him hating the school and classrooms got me though. I was practically an outcast around 6 years back too, though it got better and now I miss school and classrooms so much as I've not been to school for over a year due to the pandemic (and it's my last year at school ;_; ). Also, this is probably stupid and obvious but are these chapters the pages pinned on the park board?
Yes, theyre all pinned there!
It sounds like a pretty cheap excuse plot for the Bladers to do that around the same time but :”) I suppose thats up to your own interpretation of why theyre doing that (a friend group thing? a Blader challenge? inspired by one person to another? Perhaps Ill place hints why its happening in the first place but thats more fun being interpreted on its own /lh)
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - Ryuga's Son - May. 11, 2021
Rantaro Kiyama, never imagined this would happen for him.
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - UnseenBurst - May. 11, 2021
Rantaro deserves more respect
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - PinkRose - May. 11, 2021
(May. 11, 2021 6:05 AM)XSabxManiacX Wrote: Chapter 2: Rantaro Kiyama
I have always considered myself a good writer.
That sounds crazy coming from me. For so many years now, I was used to the snide remarks about my individuality. I was so used to thinking I was a boring person, a useless Blader... so used to the people who taunted me behind my back and did little to see more in me. Even now, I still remember the hellish days of school and all the times I felt useless.
But, I am a good writer. It’s sort of my hobby aside from Beyblade. Despite the stares and all the judgement, I was able to sit down and pick up my pencil. With a flip of my notebook, I could write down all my thoughts and ideas. Sometimes I wrote about my Blader friends’ adventures, from the local tournament years ago to the epic Snake Pit journey. And how we rescued Shu!
I don’t know who is reading this — maybe someone who attended Beigoma with me at some point? I hope you realize I have talent after this. See, I never quite liked the people at Beigoma. They kept staring at me and wondering what there is to me. They ignored me compared to my friends like Valt and Wakiya. Thanks to them, I was doomed to be known as Talentless Rantaro, the Human Afraid of Unicorns.
But, if there’s one field I am lacking in, it is memory. I don’t quite recall the exact people who harmed me with rumors and remarks, but I did remember the words I heard. Don’t count on me to remember your face, sorry.
Oftentimes, I sat in class alone while everyone buzzed around me. You could see me in the room, with my writing notebook and Beyblade on my desk. Sometimes my head would be up and be ready to go. Sometimes you would see me with my head down. No matter what, I stood out against my classmates. You could tell because I always had a lollipop in my mouth and my distinguishing, amazing “cape!”
And all the while, as I sat in class, I could somewhat hear things about me. They sounded so wrong in a way that I don’t want to believe negative things about me. Yet they sounded so factual in a surreal way, as if I was always destined to be a useless being. Do you understand the effects of negative descriptions about you? Do you remember the time when someone said something mean and you felt like ceasing to exist?
“You should put your hopes into Valt and Wakiya. I heard that they’re a lot more promising than that dumbo over there.”
“I wonder when he will will stop hanging onto that lollipop. It’s quite distracting.”
“I hope I don’t end up in a group project with Rantaro!”
“He doesn’t deserve that Beyblade. There’s someone out there who can put it to use much better than he can.”
“I’ll give you some yen if you confess to Rantaro.”
“I never really liked him.”
I hope those words sting you too. You probably heard similar things about yourself at some points in life. Isn’t it wonderful to hear people say nasty stuff about you?
I still remember all the times I heard those remarks. Just... not the faces of those who said it. Maybe my sight was blurred by my tightly-held tears. Maybe I chose to bury my head into my arms too much, pretending that I was only falling asleep. Maybe I pretended not to notice and did all I could to avoid the gazes of others. With all these remarks, it was clear that I was the alien and everyone else was normal. Faces don’t matter when they’re the normal ones and can’t be distinguished, right?
I hated the way everyone stared at me like I was the oddball. I hated how I couldn’t be relied on anything. I started to believe that I was truly talentless — if I had a shred of talent at all, I would have gotten up from my desk and bolted out of the classroom. To be fast like the light, and to run away from all my fears and worries. But unfortunately, I was only the lazy and talentless Rantaro everyone saw.
The classroom is the worst environment to be in. I have not been to too many countries, but that has to be true. Do you agree? Maybe you have been to other countries to know that classrooms make you feel terrible about yourself? The classroom is full of lies and negativity and the worst people in your life. I can’t be the only one who dreaded school.
Sometimes I wished I didn’t attend school. Just so I can avoid these people saying bad things.
This was why years ago, I was so afraid of the people who mocked me (I was just good at hiding it!). I felt like I couldn’t please everyone.
I lived in fear that I was seen as a useless person. I felt as if everyone antagonized me, except for the Beigoma Academy Beyclub folks, that is. I only felt like everyone else at school saw me as a burden and not-so-special person. But that’s what happens when you let negativity get to you.
I wonder when people will stop seeing me as a weak Blader, a talentless person, and all those things that they called me.
Do you want people to look inside you and find that you’re actually unique and special? I do. I want that a lot.
Ow, that part about classrooms being a bad environment hit home harder than it should. You really are doing a great job at making this as sad as humanly possible (and maybe even more).
*starts questioning if it was a good idea to get hooked to the story*
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - BurningSands - May. 11, 2021
Man, I hope youre not hooked xd /hj /lh Otherwise, I would have a tough act to follow! Joking aside, glad you like this so far. Im still trying to figure out how the rest of the chapters will go. Ill see if I can get creative as to keep each one original and to reflect the characters — a small note, this means that I wont be making the entire collection first person. I find it a little repetitive myself and hopefully it makes things creative here and there
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - UnseenBurst - May. 11, 2021
(May. 11, 2021 6:22 PM)XSabxManiacX Wrote: Man, I hope youre not hooked xd /hj /lh Otherwise, I would have a tough act to follow! Joking aside, glad you like this so far. Im still trying to figure out how the rest of the chapters will go. Ill see if I can get creative as to keep each one original and to reflect the characters — a small note, this means that I wont be making the entire collection first person. I find it a little repetitive myself and hopefully it makes things creative here and there Maybe you could do Ken next or Daigo just a suggestion
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - Ryuga's Son - May. 12, 2021
(May. 11, 2021 6:22 PM)XSabxManiacX Wrote: Man, I hope youre not hooked xd /hj /lh Otherwise, I would have a tough act to follow! Joking aside, glad you like this so far. Im still trying to figure out how the rest of the chapters will go. Ill see if I can get creative as to keep each one original and to reflect the characters — a small note, this means that I wont be making the entire collection first person. I find it a little repetitive myself and hopefully it makes things creative here and there
I have a question. Do you like to write/read Epic Fantasy novels/books?
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - BurningSands - May. 12, 2021
(May. 12, 2021 7:00 PM)Ryuga\s Son Wrote: (May. 11, 2021 6:22 PM)XSabxManiacX Wrote: Man, I hope youre not hooked xd /hj /lh Otherwise, I would have a tough act to follow! Joking aside, glad you like this so far. Im still trying to figure out how the rest of the chapters will go. Ill see if I can get creative as to keep each one original and to reflect the characters — a small note, this means that I wont be making the entire collection first person. I find it a little repetitive myself and hopefully it makes things creative here and there
I have a question. Do you like to write/read Epic Fantasy novels/books?
I do! Though, personally, I find it quite hard to do some impressive worldbuilding and creating lore for epic fantasy content
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - Ryuga's Son - May. 12, 2021
(May. 12, 2021 7:04 PM)XSabxManiacX Wrote: (May. 12, 2021 7:00 PM)Ryuga\s Son Wrote: I have a question. Do you like to write/read Epic Fantasy novels/books?
I do! Though, personally, I find it quite hard to do some impressive worldbuilding and creating lore for epic fantasy content
Well Yeah, it is quite hard. I'm trying it right now, but it indeed is very difficult. I got inspired by many Epic Fantasy Novels, so I made one myself. It takes a long time, (long time I mean years) but it's possible. Creating Magic Systems and World Building is the first steps to creating a Epic Fantasy Series. Some novels also have other power systems which are not magic. Do you know what is a soft magic system and a hard magic system?
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - BurningSands - May. 12, 2021
(May. 12, 2021 7:07 PM)Ryuga\s Son Wrote: (May. 12, 2021 7:04 PM)XSabxManiacX Wrote: I do! Though, personally, I find it quite hard to do some impressive worldbuilding and creating lore for epic fantasy content
Well Yeah, it is quite hard. I'm trying it right now, but it indeed is very difficult. I got inspired by many Epic Fantasy Novels, so I made one myself. It takes a long time, (long time I mean years) but it's possible. Creating Magic Systems and World Building is the first steps to creating a Epic Fantasy Series. Some novels also have other power systems which are not magic. Do you know what is a soft magic system and a hard magic system?
Yes I am familiar with the magic system stuff! Im a lot more used to soft magic since a lot of stuff Im familiar with were quite broken and loose (oh no! /lh). Feel free to PM me since Im not sure this conversation would fit my story thread
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - Ryuga's Son - May. 12, 2021
I can't wait for the next chapter
RE: Beyblade Burst Sad/Angst Stories - BurningSands - May. 13, 2021
Chapter 3: Daigo Kurogami
Let this be a story born from emotions and morals. Let this be a lesson to all. Let us see this story as we do with the supernatural: It does not matter if it is true or false.
The only thing that matters is that the little boy’s character is in all of us. That we all have to overcome this terrible feeling. That maybe, apologizing and confessing is the best way to go. Don’t ask if the character is based on me, someone I knew, or whoever comes to your mind. That’s a foolish question that can’t be answered.
How many pieces of zombie media have you come across and know about? How many zombie apocalypse origins have you found? The assumed answer is plenty of them, perhaps. One movie might have showed zombies starting off as a creation from aliens. Or there was a a fungus that controlled the minds of humans. Or a very contagious disease. The possibility of what caused zombies to come around in media is so vast and endless. So many explanations and forms.
The creation of guilt is like the creation of a zombie. To many people, the reason their guilt came about can be different from others. You should try asking what strain of weakness plagues them — did they feel guilt because they made a mistake, a bad judgement, or couldn’t do enough for someone? It’s different in everyone, I suppose. Just like everyone’s different theories on what would make zombies.
Then came this little boy. Guilt had turned him into a zombie of some sorts — he was a lot more quiet and seemed sad. His eyes seemed to be hooded in an ominous and somber way. He seemed like a zombie in a way that he had an eerie stillness to him. The little boy just wasn’t quite the same.
Well, what did he do? He wronged someone, plain as day. He did something that he shouldn’t have done. No one knew about except him. But if no one knew, then he would never be caught. He could have left it at that, yet the guilt had already turned him into a zombie.
It grasped him lightly at first. From the moment he wronged someone, he knew that his soul wasn’t quite the same. He told himself, It’s okay. I’m still find. But was he really fine? No.
It felt like his soul chipped a little. Just that one little change, yet it impacted him in a way he couldn’t describe at first. No biggie at first, because it could recover the next day. Right?
Not really.
The next day, it felt as if his soul had turned a little heavier. He felt like keeping it healthy and whole became a new responsibility for him. He could tell, because the moment he woke up, he felt like going back to sleep. The little boy then felt like he lost his great sense of responsibility. If he couldn’t force himself out of bed, then what could he do?
The human body does not react well to doing things it does not want to be doing. The brain starts to stress upon looking at the homework’s first math problem. The legs start to give out during gym class. The eyes just want to be closed in order to sleep again. To the little boy, getting out of bed today was a huge chore. His sense of body control seemed too far away.
“I’m okay,” he insisted. He managed to gather the courage to get out of his bed. Now he needed to get his belongings.
The mind also shut down a tiny bit, even if he did not want to grasp it. His Beyblade, lying on his desk, seemed to be a distant figure. He looked at his partner and couldn’t seem to react normally. It felt like he forgot that he liked Beyblade.
Was this the price of wronging someone? The curse of gradually abandoning your favorite thing? Or losing sense of yourself?
Without thinking, the little boy got his Beyblade and prepared to bring it along. That’s what he often did, after all. It was by design that he often carried his favorite object around, regardless of his emotions.
And this was the Beyblade that was with him when he wronged someone — the cursed little thing he won the battle with. Even though the Beyblade seemed distant, when he glanced at it again, he saw flashes of his terrible deed. The memories shot by like bullets.
“I’m okay,” he told his partner, even if the object couldn’t acknowledge it back.
But those were just empty words, as far as the back of his head knew. The weight of his Beyblade in his pocket felt like a curse — it weighed him down as much as his backpack. The Beyblade seemed to be hindering him, having lost its positive aura. It once cheered him up, but now it only seemed to serve as a terrible memory.
Very similar to the phenomenon with the Beyblade, the little boy eventually felt the same energy sapped out from other objects. Holding a toothbrush felt meaningless now. The taste of breakfast seemed bland. The schoolwork he did before — and was so proud of for finishing before bed — did not provoke pride from him.
Was this the price of wronging someone? For the guilt to bubble up and leach all of your motivation and appreciation away? The little boy could hear from the back of his head, Now you could spend all of your energy thinking about yourself.
And that’s what he ended up doing, because nothing else seemed to matter. Everything now revolved around the amazing sacrifice he did to win a Beybattle. And the guilt stole all of his old self and replaced it with a zombie husk.
And eventually the little boy’s sense of time had stopped.
No grasp of numbers in his head. Just wondering if he could have done something else instead of wronging someone.
The little boy could hardly look at his Beyblade without hurting himself with the memories. At first, the guilt made him see the Beyblade as a needless object. But for some reason, it now emitted a terrible energy. It seemed to criticize his actions and individuality.
It called him weak.
It called him a nobody.
It called him selfish.
It laughed at him.
The little boy could have lived without telling a soul. He could have continued to be the wonderful Blader. He could’ve lived normally and in a good state. But — obviously — the guilt was eating away at him and destroying his individuality.
And before he knew it, it felt as if the winds picked him up or there were strings controlling him. His mind, having rotten like a zombie’s, knew nothing except one thing: He wronged someone, plain as day. That’s all he knew. He didn’t know how long the guilt clung onto him, or how many people noticed how odd he seemed to be. All he knew was that he wronged someone.
Like a zombie, he instinctively walked to where he needed to. He didn’t think about the outcome or how the said someone would react to it. With no sense of time and his grayscale view of the world, his mind was only bent on one thing: He needed to apologize. He needed to tell the wronged person or else he would be completely eaten alive by the guilt.
He kept walking.
He continued to walk.
His soul felt even heavier. So heavy, he could have collapsed right there and sink into the earth. He wouldn’t even have known that he collapsed right there.
He blinked again.
He suddenly saw the person he had wronged. In just a blink, he was already there...
And the moment the confession and apology came out of his mouth, all the colors in the world came back to his sight. Most of the guilt stopped gnawing on his mind and his conscience snapped awake. The little boy had the most terrible realization: He was a person all along. A person capable of apologizing, not a zombie who was controlled by guilt and fear. A person who — like any other — was capable of good.
And when the life came back to him, the person he wronged started to yell at him. That’s when the little boy felt like a failure again.
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