1 I. Just your average fantasy

in the meadows, below chromatic clouds lies our hero beneath the flowers in the field. This is where the story begins.

 "Mmnn… where am I" he rises up in the hazy grass, wiping the sleep out of his watering eyes, unsure that they might be playing tricks on him. He glares at the vivid sky, the colors are almost too bright, too lively to be real.

"Where the hell … is... this" he starts to look around "I don't know where i am. . .  nnn'' Our hero halts as he looks out astounded by the scenery. Where the tall grass is endless, only interrupted by a few large hills. "What's happening . .'' He ponders a sharp glint of pristine white metal comes into his view.  He looks a little to the left to see the bright sword trapped in a stone . 

"Okaaaay. . .Not weird at all - It's a sword. In a stone. . ." He denotes, he takes a step over to the stone giving a nonchalant kick to it. The hero notices The massive sword was hauntingly beautiful, carved of complex designs, and gold interlacing the blade's edge to its hilt and it all leads to a large translucent red gem within it's guard. 

"Huh. I must really be dreaming. Am I King Arthur? Where is Merli-"

"Ah Yass baby! Finally, Finally, Finally- a WORTHY Champion! I have waited almost 300+1 years for you darling, so come and release ME from this prison, I've been dying to let you take hold of me... thrust me through those DIRTY Demons hard and oh so VERY Fast DADDY like you mean it BABY!!!" Screamed the sword.

Our hero stops in his tracks ...

"So... umm Excalibur's a pervert with a girls voice? " the hero inquires with a furrowed brow. Most ordinary people in Today's society would have run for the hills from an inanimate object professing their long sought out harlot desires for violence. But this did not make our hero flinch. He was instead confused.

"What is an x-cal-a-ber? I am PHOBOS the STAR BLADE!!" She exclaims as her blade blooms into a bright golden flame, the stone she's in shakes slightly with anticipation "I store enough heat to melt through any metal or flesh I come near". The hero steps back a little and peers at Phobos in deep thought. "So if I touch you I will burn'' inquiries the hero with a worried look on his face, "Ye .. I mean No as long as you set me free so you can plunge me deep into your enemies''.  The hero steps up closer to the Phobos and looks down at the artifact " For a sword you sound extremely blood thirsty". The flames die down around the sword "Why wouldn't I be?. I'm a sword forged to kill." Phobos boasts "And besides I've been stuck here for 300 plus years anyone would want to get wet after that." The hero just gives a blank face to Phobos. He looks worried "Why should I remove you from this stone?  You sound shady, rapey and dangerous." In the midst of the Guard the red crystal of the sword reveals an eye. It glints a little almost as if Phobos is staring at our hero "Because you're a champion. Aside from thrusting me into various objects. I can provide other services such as giving you info like telling you where you are'' Phobos boast. Our hero's face takes on a puzzled look of disapproval "hmm am I lost

…. I thought this was a dream. I didn't think I was lost" he whispers. "That's exactly what every champion says when they first wake up here but they soon find it's very real". The hero looks around the area "so this is all real" the hero questions "I can tell you more if you pull me out". The hero crouches down to Phoboses level "how do i know your not some demon trying to trick me I mean you said you can melt through any metal but how did you get stuck in this stone'' the hero says looking at Phobos cautiously "I cant melt through stones silly" Phobos says. The hero's becomes irritated over the comment knowing that the stone would have broken under high temperatures. "THAT'S NOT HOW HEAT WORKS."  the hero yells at the Phobos. "It's a magic stone whatever, please just pull me out from this dirty magical rock and I'll be forever in your debt''.  The hero glares At the red crystal eye of Phobos, Almost warrey of what could possibly go wrong when he removes this blade. but he needs to know how he got to where he is now. He can't just walk off into the distance without a map. "ok I don't know where I am and you're a magical talking sword (that could be a demon), that says you can help me find out about my situation and how I got here". Phoboses red crystal starts to shine."Em-hm '' in an excited tone "I can help you figure out anything you need to know." The hero reaches down "I cant believe im doing this" and puts his hand on the hilt then starts to pull "UHHH~" the sword moans. "no no no"  the hero takes his hand off the hilt "You better not moan". The blade of the sword starts to turn pink "Oh, Umnnn o..ok" Phobos says in a girly voice "*sigh*...i cant believe im doing this… ok let's do this'' the hero puts his hand back on the hilt then pulls up and the blade of Phobos starts to come out of the stone. As her blade starts sliding against the stone sparks start to fly out and the blade starts to erupt in flames but our hero feels no heat, no pain. "wow" the hero lifts Phobos up "you look amazing". He looks shocked as he stares into the blaze the blade of Phobos is making. "Yes I know ... I burn away any dirt that lands on me, that's how I stay so polished". The hero lowers Phobos "But somehow you can't get out of some simple stone" the hero says mocking phobos." I.. It was magic" Phobos says in a pouting. "Ok so now that I pulled you from this' 'magic stone' 'tell me more about where I am" he states. Phobos brightens a little "ok, but can you first tell me my lov… I mean my champion's name". the hero looks at the blade in suspicion "sigh... I shouldn't tell you that but I have no choice but this better not be some demon trick" phoboses crystal eye looks up with a twinkle gleefully waiting for him to say his name "my name is Kilo." He smiles a little cautious about what he has just done. "well hello Kilo my hero let's go adventuring in this fantasy world"  

|So Phobos did tell me about the world and she did take me on an amazing adventures. I met some amazing companions  that were with me through thick and thin their names were Rebecca, Kurtz, and Galion. we had great adventures like the time we slayed that chimera| 

Kilo and companion stand in front of a giant chimera, a creature with multiple different animal faces and bodies combined together mashed into one being. "This is gonna be a problem Kilo this is the biggest thing we faced so far" Kurtz says "yeah I don't think we should be here I dont want any of us to get killed by that thing" Rebecca exclaims as she's concentrating on a spell she's casting. "don't worry you guys we got this, we can't let this thing go into town and kill everyone we can't be afraid". Kilo states in a heroic way "Yes come on master let go slay the bastard" phobos cheering on her hero 

|I was freaking out ive nevers seen a real chimera and it literally had a bunch of random creatures attached to it. A giant wolf head in the center of the body, then a giant lion head on the left side of the body, to the right a giant basilisk head. Its body is made of random human and monster parts, anything this thing eats becomes a part of it. It was the creepiest shit I've ever seen. Nothing like the fantasy creature i've heard of|

 "You're probably shiten your pants right now kilo. don't worry you can go be pussy in the corner Imma kill this thing by myself" galion says valiantly as he runs toward the beast fist up ready to fight as he rides a giant floating rock toward one of the faces "wait up gallion don't just charge after the thing and IM NOT A PUSSY". Kurtz follows behind "can we end this as fast as we can I really miss my bed back at home" flies past Kilo over his head. the 3 of them charge in to fight off the giant chimera. Kilo making the first blow. "UHHH!!!" Phobos moans. 

kilo face looks visibly frustrated

|Those were good times. Years passed and surprisingly I was finally able to ask Rebecca to be with me and she accepted we were happy. We are finally at peace even though I still don't know how I got here. It didn't matter, this was my new life wherever I came from before. Nothing could be better than this|

Kilo stands over the village he is protecting in the distance a grass field extends out almost as if it's touching the horizon. The trees in the area look almost as if they are dancing with the air. Flowers pepper the ground and the smell of lavender fills the air. Kilo looks a little older, he is wearing gold armor, a silver cape, and is carrying phobos on his shoulder. "todays a beautiful day how can it get any better" Kilo says engulfed in the beauty of the landscape "you know what would make this better if.. if you'd shower me in blood and then give me a good rub down" Phobos says as her blade turns a light pink "will YOU SHUT UP" Kilo starts to blush. All of a sudden an explosion happens at the center of town. "What the hell ... let's go phobos. Make sure no one in town is hurt" kilo says worrying about Rebecca. "It's slaughtering time" Phobos says as she catches a blaze "hopefully it's not" Kilo states. He runs into town as he runs past people he tells them  head outside the town as he runs toward the explosion. He then reaches the center of town where a giant flame and his friends stand at the ready. "KURTZ what's happening what up with the giant flame" Kurtz jumps a little and turns around startled then he calms down. "kilo don't just yell someone's name right behind them in a situation like this, also that thing was here when we got here" Kurt explains. Rebecca points at the slender tall figure in the front of the raging flames ."That looks like a fairy. it must be its fault" Kilo looks closer at the figure to see a tall person with a blazing fire on their head. A smile hovers on the flames as if the fire is smiling, its teeth are whit and the size of apples and square it make kilo cringe back. "That's a fairy I thought that they were supposed to be smaller than that, look like humans, and have little wings".kilo says in confusion." Nope wrong dumb ass" galion mocks kilo, kurtz begins to explain to kilo "fairy's are creatures that take the form of the element they are born in. They are the highest form of spirits, and they love to torture mortals''. Rebecca's eyes glaze over as she stares at the fairy. "They also have immense amounts of magic," Rebecca says while staring into the fairy's magic. She then covers her eyes "I don't think we should face this kilo its like I'm staring at a sun, we should just run. I love you guys too much to see something horrible happen to all of you" Rebecca pleads. "We can't. If what you say is true I don't want to leave a creature this powerful alone to stroll around in the town we are protecting, we can't do nothing about it" kilos eyes glaze as he raises phobos.

 "yeah this is the fight that I've been waiting for something this strong is an amazing test of my strength." Galion says while beginning to stretch. "Wow Wow looks like we got off on the wrong foot. I'm not here to fight. Let me introduce myself. My name is Kavlove. I'm here to serve you, your friends, and your family". Kilo starts to lower phobos "wait what do you mean family. I don't have any blood relatives ". Kilo says in curiosity "I mean the energy that's coming from that girl's stomach" Kavlove points at Rebecca's stomach. Kilos & Kurtz eyes widen and they look at Rebecca "ho- how that's not possible im not pregnant" Rebecca looks down at her belly. Kurtz speaks up "wait why should we Trust-." all of a sudden kavlove appears in front of rebecca almost like lightning "Trust? You don't have to trust me but you can trust my EYE." The fairy's flames move revealing a giant eye and it stares down at Rebecca "my eye never lies it sees the little ember in your stomach" Rebecca is taken aback by the action of the fairy moving so fast and the huge eye staring at her. Kilo swings phobos at the fairy,  Kavelove dodges out of the way and disappears back in front of the giant flame. "STAY AWAY FROM HER. I still don't trust you. if what you say is true… then" Kilo points phobos at the fairy. Rebecca looks down at her stomach again and a light shines in her eyes she grabs Kilo's arm "wait Kilo i think he's telling the truth" Rebecca looks up at Kilo smiling. Kilo lowers his sword "wait really." Kilo & Kurtz exclaims. Kavlove smiles "I Congratulate you Kilo on becoming a new father" the fairy bows. "But wait a minute, what's this, the energy is changing, hold up the little flame is not yours Kilo" Kilo grip tightens around phobos "uhh Kilo wait" Phobos moans. Rebecca drops to the ground on her knees, Galion is still stretching not noticing what's going on, Kurtz's face darkens. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN I'M NOT THE FATHER"  Kilo  screams. Galion stops stretching and turns around in confusion. "huh i'm confused why are you whining I wasn't paying attention at all" kilo points Phobos at the fairy "THAT ASSHOLE SAID THAT REBECCA'S PREGNANT AND IM NOT THE FATHER" Kilo screams in anger. "Well that makes sense because the only person that would  be the father is Kurtz." Kilo loosened his grip and lowers phobos a little "wait wha..." Kilo looks at Kurtz but Kurtz looks away from him as if hiding his face. "Yeah I mean when you met Rebecca wasn't Kurtz with her, and ever since he's always been around her I alway thought they were a thing cause they were so close. But congrats Rebecca and Kurtz I guess we have to celebrate later." Gallion looks down at Rebecca "uh Rebecca." Galion waves his hand in front of Rebecca but she's still in shock. Kilos' head lowers in sadness "what's wrong with Rebecca'' galion says worried. "Gal why didn't you tell me" Kilo says sorrowfully. "What do you mean i thought you knew and that you didnt care i mean you have that weird sword to take care of and it wasn't like you were dating Rebecca" Kilo grip tightens and he turns to Galion with rage in his eyes "YOU DUMB ASS me and Rebecca have been dating for 1 year now how have you not noticed" kilo yells. "to be honest I never really pay attention to most the shit you say or do, you tend to whine alot. wait if what you say is true-". Galion stops to think "IT IS" yells Kilo. Galion continues "Then..... OH MY GOD'' Galion points at Rebecca "Your a slut" Kurtz and Kilo look at Galion and shout at him "SHUT UP YOU DUMBASS'' The group starts to hear laughing "HA JA JA JA'' the fairy is laughing his giant teeth clatter together as he laughs "KU KU KU KU'' Rebecca snaps out of it and looks up at the fairy in a daze. Kurtz looks angrily at the fairy "why the hell are you laughing" kavlove slows down to catch his breath "HAHA woah... that was good you humans are so entertaining. I mean it took one simple lie" the fairy's long finger points at Rebecca with a crooked smile "and some simple magic" kavlove waves his hand and a bunch of lights come flying from around everyone's eyes "for you to simply turn against each other HA JA JA." Kilo points out phobos at Kavlove again and he grabs his head as if it begins to hurt a little "you lied about Rebecca being pregnant" "HA HA Well of course I'm a fairy. What do you humans not understand about that HA HA'' Kilo grips Phobos tighter and flames come out of the blade "you bastard". ''KU KU woh... I mean what makes it even better was your best friend actually betrayed  you and slept with the girl you feel in love with, for I don't know how long" kilo stops and his eye widen as a lights begin to cover his eyes and start to glow a bright red so does the crystal on the guard of Phobos "that right I should KILL YOU" Phobos says while turning Kilo's arm to face Kurtz "WOW WOW calm down Phobos that asshole fairy is trying to control us just  wake Kilo back up'' kurtz says in a worried tone. " WHY THE HELL SHOULD I EVEN TRUST YOU I SHOULD CUT YOU OPEN AND LET YOUR GUTS SPILL FROM YOUR BODY" Phobos yells. Kurtz pleads with phobos "listen kilo don't do this don't let Phobos control you" he says while putting his hands up "and kilo in a contract with me and can't be broken by a scumbag like you. I do what he wants in order to protect him and he does the same. I told you when we first met I was gonna roast you alive if you hurt my LOVE" kilo lifts phobos up to strike kurtz but  Rebecca steps in front of kilo to stop phoboses rage. kilos stops "kilo don't let phobos take control lets just talk about this. what the fairy said isn't true..." before Rebecca could finish her sentence the pummel of phobos strikes her across the face, hard enough to put her on the ground. In the same strike  the blade of phobos swipes at kurtz, kurtz moves out of the way in time but stumbles falling back on the ground. phobos points herself at Rebecca " ITS TRUE THAT YOU BETRAYED MY KILO I SHOULD TURN YOU INTO ASH. YOUR NOTHING BUT TRASH" flames burst around phobos as kilos eyes get a brighter red "just try it you glorified Hot plate i'll just turn you into SLAG if you don't let go of Kilo" Rebecca says holding the side of her face that was striked, as phoboses edge points down to Rebecca. "CAT FIGHT" Galion yells in the background as he raises his arms up in excitement.

"KU KU KU Ha ha you mortals are a riot this is why I love you guys so much you give me and my master such good entertainment" the fairy stats while holding his sides "I guess it's been long enough I need to start my job" the fairy snaps his fingers and the village that was once cleared and had not a single person changed to a grim scene of dead villager everywhere. Kilo eye return to normal as they widen in horror, Rebecca's attitude shifts from anger to shock, Kurtz begins to smell the dead that envelopes the air and starts to throws up, and Galion looks down at his hands to notice that they are covered in blood he looks over at everyone else to see that they are also tainted with blood he then clenches his fist and falls silent. Kilo Looks at the fairy in confusion " Wha… what is this." the fairy just stands there grinning. Galion speaks up " can't you tell dumb ass" a tear streams down his face. Kilo looks confused. "Hey heroes. What makes you think you were saving the people you were running past '' Kilo looks down at a dead child in front of him  then over at Phobos who's blade is covered in blood. "Was it your mind that told you or my magic" the fairy's eye opens to show a magic circle in them. Our group of heroes hold their heads as they hear the screams of the dead invade their mind. Rebecca gets a hold of herself a little "so everything that happened just now about me being pregnant and fucking my brother Kurtz." Kilo looks at Rebecca "wait wha.." the fairy smiles "Ku ku ku it was all a lie using psycho magic to make your leader's worst nightmare come true apparently he thinks you and kurtz had some sort of relationship" the fairy smiles at the group. the group stops stunned at the new realization. Kurtz stops throwing up for a second " wow how did i fall for that fairies trick of me and rebecca. we are siblings we would never do something like that." Kilo looks at Kurtz " what do you mean siblings? why-" Rebecca stops kilo "someone from our family is trying to find and kill us so we made up aliases and said we weren't related so no one could find out who we are. sorry for not telling you and besides I didn't think magic can make us forget that me and kurtz weren't related for a second." Kilo's head lowers like he understands "It's good to know that now i wish you told me earlier". Phoboses crystal eye looks over to Rebecca "im watching you slut" Rebecca looks uninterested "fuck off slag. You still think what fairy said is real". Galion speaks up pointing at Kavlove "this is really fucked up asshole you made me think incest was ok" kilo points his sword at the fairy "yeah and child murder." Kurtz starts to throw up again, he stops "the dead body god why the hell are there so many" Kavlove raises his hand " I guess it's time for the real show to begin." The fairies mouth opens wide as it begins to put its arm into its mouth as it  reaches down into its throat and brings out a small bell and rings it. Everyone's vision gets blurry for a second as the fairy disappears and the group looks around to see Kavlove in front of galion. The fairies arm is in the chest of Galion, his heart is out of his body and in the hand of Kavlove. "wha...ahh" Galion gasps as he goes limp on kavloves arm. "Ahh the heart is full of courage, a delicacy, a great appetizer" a white plate appears in the hand of the fairy. Kilo's eyes go back to normal "gal... NOO!!!! GALION '' kurtz gets up horrified and feels something coming from the giant flame he turns to see a flaming spike pointed at Kilo charging up to strike. "KILO WATC....'' Kurtz yells, reaching out and then stops coughing up blood. He looks down to see the same giant flame spike in his side. Rebecca notices the fire spike in Kurtz and turns to see the same fire spike headed toward Kilo. she runs in front of him and smiles . On Kilo's face he feels blood turn to see Rebecca standing in front of him smiling with a flaming spike through her chest "Re... REBECCA!!!" Kilo drops phobos, her blade sinks into the ground. "I... Lo..v.e ..yo.u...kilo" Rebecca falls silent  "no don't do this to me not like this" kilo says while crying over rebecca's body. the fairy turns and saunters over to kurtz whos been impaled by a fire spike "well look at that a fresh meat kabab for the taking" Kurtz just spits blood at the flames that make up the fairy's head it sizzles away "I hope your master chokes on me"

The fairy puts his hand under kurtz chin "now we wouldn't want that would we " he then lets loss a flame  burning off kurtz's face only leaving his eyes, his body slumps the fairy catches it on the plater  "ah the eyes of the wise" kavlove then turns and stands over kilo whos crying over  Rebecca's body he smiles with the plate in hand "you mortals just don't get it when you hear fairy" the fairy snaps his fingers  the scenery starts to changes its a lot darker ash is in the air. Kilo looks down and notices there is nothing there he turns to see Rebecca dead behind him, her head cut off on a flaming pike and her body lying beneath it "AHHHHHH!!! WHAT THE HELL" Kilo screams Kavlove  makes the body float and makes it hold the platter the fairy starts to caress his hands over her body. "her body holds a lot of emotion and magic which will be a great dessert for my master after finishing the main course" Kavlove steps in front of Kilo with a horrendous grin. Kilo's eyes start to glow white as Phobos bursts a bright white flame, Kilo wraps his hand around Phoboses handle, lifts her up from the ground and points her at Kavlove. "YOU WILL DIE.... I WILL KILL YOU" phobos shouts. "I'd love to see you try. My master loves to see his food struggle " Kavlove starts to laugh smuggly. Kilo Body charges at the fairy as fast as he can, with rage in his eyes. He runs past Kavlove striking at top speed, he stops short and drops to his knees. "It looks like you don't have a good HANDLE on your weapon" Kavlove raises phobos up in his hand. The flame coming from the blade is a blue color. Kilo sits on the ground, both arms cut off, and then looking up in Fear at his dead friend's head as a single tear goes down his cheek. "LET GO OF ME CRETIN GIVE ME BACK TO MY LOVE" Phobos yells "for someone who's controlled this legendary weapon for a year or two you really didn't know how to handle it. I mean this is the great STAR BLADE PHOBOS. You were only using one percent of her power" in kavloves hands the flame around phobos gets larger and brighter cooking the ground below the fairy. Kilo starts to feel the heat behind him. He begins to turn around but is stopped by kavloves hand. The armor on Kilo's back starts to melt as Phoboses point gets closer to kilo."AAAAAAAA" Kilo shouts in pain " NO DON'T PLEASE I DON'T WANT TO KILL MY LOVE" Phobos screams at the fairy but he doesn't seem to care as he smiles at Kilo's screams of pain. Kavlove forces Phobos through Kilo's back and out of his stomach, impaling him. Fire begins to cook his flesh as his head is pulled back by the fairy. Kilo looks at the face of Kavlove, his face full of ecstasy, his giant eye slightly open. "NOOO-" Phobos screams as her flame goes off and she goes silent. Kilo's eyes fill with tears as he looks at the fairy fire like head hover over him. "Why- why…. do this cough" blood comes up splattering out of kilo's mouth. "Ahh that's a simple answer. I am but a butler serving my master his next meal, all gods need something to sate their appetite." kavlove says with a smile on his face. "My master thinks you and your friends taste amazing. so I'm only here to serve". The fairy grabs Phoboses handle then lifts up Kilo on the blade. Kilo winces in pain and cries out a little as Kavlove turns him to the giant flame and starts to walk toward it. He then grabs the crystal on the hilt of Phobos. He takes it out "wha - what are you doing" phobos says in a worried tone. The fairy's grip starts to tighten as a crack starts to show on the surface of the crystal. "wait DON'T DO-" Kavlove completely crushes the crystal "this will be a great seasoning ". The fairy then punches straight and through kilos back. He grabs Kilo's heart and covers it with the residue of the crystal. Kilo's blood bursts with flames, his body ignites "AAAAAAAAAA" he screams as his blood boils him alive. They get closer to the giant flames as it starts to shift and change. The surface of the flames start to bubble as the shapes of a thousand faces appear in the flames. They start moving closer to burn Kilo who is barely hanging on to his sanity, starting to lose consciousness as the faces in the flame get closer trying to devour Kilo. Before he is thrown into the raging flames by kavlove he whispers in his ears "I'll see you later". Kilo's eyes widen as a giant flaming face appears devouring Kilo whole.

| It is dark. This unbearable heat. It feels as if my soul is being burned away. Then I feel cold air brush up against my cheek. I look Infront of me and see a small colorless flame flickering in the distance. I get closer, it gets colder, it feels nice like falling in snow. The flame gets bigger as I get closer, soon it towers over me. It's so cold that ice starts to form in my breath. I don't feel hot any more. I'm close enough that when I reach out and touch the flame, ice starts to form over my body. It feels nice like my soul isn't burning to pieces like the ice is healing the burns on my soul. Then I hear a voice…

?: do you want to live

Me: yes

?: are you willing to fight for me

Me: I-I don't kno-

?: If you want to live then you have to fight

Me: I want to live 

?: i can't hear you

|

"I WANT TO LIVE" Kilo shouts as he wakes up in his classroom, his class staring at him, his teacher stares down at him "Kilo jones!.." His teacher is a woman with black hair, dark red eyes, slim glasses, and an aggressive attitude "What did I tell you about sleeping in my class!".

Kilo looks down sheepishly as his classmates are trying to hold back their laughter. "Don't sleep during your lessons." Kilo says while holding back his embarrassment. "Good you understand why I'm giving you extra work tonight." Kilo's teacher walks away going back to the lesson. Kilo just pouts and put his face on his desk

|I guess I have to explain what the hell was that first part of my story. You could probably already tell it was a dream.So let's start with facts. I have an extremely rare condition called narcolepsy which makes my dreams feel real to the point I think I'm actually there. Don't worry I don't get physically hurt from them but I have become mentaly numb to most stuff in real life. I mean if your brain makes your nightmares about burning alive feel real you'd be less scared of life too. For me life is boring, my dreams are the only thing not so mundane. The only interesting things in life are books,movies, and games because it's the only thing to feed my imagination which gives me amazing dreams of me living life as a spy in a futuristic landscape, or a soldier trying to win a war that threatens to destroy the world, my favorites are fantasy worlds mostly because of the magic that flows in them makes me feel like I could do anything. I just wish my real life could be like that.|