"I need to die?"
Ryuta, a young man with pitch black hair and crimson eyes stared at the old man before him. The man had a face like that of a lion, his gaze serene but the words he spoke caused shivers down his spine-
"Why?"
"Continue on this path and you'll end up causing everything around you to be "purged" from this world"
The words spoken by the old man were infuriating, he did not explain everything, his words assumed he knew what was being said-
But it wasn't like Ryuta didn't know- in fact, he knew better than anyone what those words meant after all-
"Traveler, you have gone too far, you have to make a choice, your life or-"
The old man didn't continue his words, he went silent but Ryuta knew what he was implying-
"Ryuta-"
Behind him, the familiar voice, a voice that always had a proud and overbearing tone, one that carried with it endless arrogance-
This voice- now spoke as if on the verge of tears.
One could sense the helplessness, the weakness and indignance in this voice but-
"It seems that I've overstayed my welcome…"
Ryuta, coming to a decision, raised his gaze, he stared at the old man his eyes resolute as he said-
"I will not perish! But! I will not cause their deaths-"
His words carried arrogance, they carried a will that shook the heavens.
Crimson strands of energy oozed out of his being-
The old man, facing Ryuta, did not as much as twitch despite seeing this-
"Quite an interesting idea… I'll approve of it- I pray you survive"
The old man said, but his words did not cause Ryuta to falter as the man unsheathed his katana its crimson blade glistening with a bloody light and oozing with the power of rupture-
"I may not be able to reach the peak of magecraft- to touch the realm of true magic- BUT! I know of another way- a method to reach the root-"
His eyes glowed crimson, his magical energy flared, the space around him trembled and as his energy reached its peak-
He sheathed his blade-
The world turned silent, an eerie calm took over the world and as it did Ryuta chanted-
-Forged in a mystery of my own making-
-Bathed in the flames of my spirit-
-Soaked in the origin of my own being-
-My blade shall cut through all-
-My destiny shattered, my fate torn asunder, my bindings undone-
-My will is eternal-
As he chanted, the world trembled and the crimson energy that had disappeared erupted once more- controlled yet bursting with destructive force and at that moment-
Ryuta's hands wrapped around his blade, he took an Iaido stance as he chanted-
-Void Break-
A white light, a bright flash, the world churned, space shattered and was torn apart-
In that split second, the whole universe had erupted in chaos but just as quickly as it did-
It restored itself…
The chaos that erupted seemed like a dream but-
Ryuta was gone-
His existence erased but his memory-
*thud*
"Ryuta…"
The voice that called out to the young man- it called out once more- a plea-
One that will never be answered.
"You really did it~"
A playful voice echoed behind the old man.
"James… this does not concern you"
"Oh? But it does! A world traveler has appeared and now vanished and whose to blame?"
The voice teased, the old man frowned-
"Dear Marshall of the Clock Tower, the Old Man Jewel- Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg~"
The voice teased but the old man remained calm, albeit- with a frown, as he spoke-
"What's the use of giving out my name?"
The old man complained, his eyes landing on the young woman, her long black hair was in a mess, her face wet with tears as her crimson eyes stared daggers at him-
Her appearance, no matter how beautiful, at this moment was-
Wretched.
Madness enveloped her eyes, a crimson skeleton appeared behind her but the old man remained unfazed.
"James Barthomeloi, you could have done something but you held back- why?"
The old man spoke in a calm voice but his tone held a hint of indignance, beneath his calm voice was an accusatory tone, a tiny hint, unnoticed but easily imprinted- it was not a psychological tactic- it was a trick-
A trick of mystery-
But the young voice countered, his words carrying an even more terrifying mystery as he responded, his tone filled with "righteous anger", blatantly accusing the old man as he said-
"I did though? But I was locked out of this whole space and time by a "Jewel Trap" took me a while to get out but I did- unfortunately that made me arrive late"
In response to his words, the old man, unfazed, turned towards a certain direction as he said-
"Then I better talk to the Tohsaka's"
"..."
"Scum" x2
Two voices overlapped, the old man turned to the woman on the field-
"I will remember you… Zelretch"
She cursed and at that moment-
"I win~"
The young voice behind Zelretch echoed, the old man bit his lips but at this moment the young voice spoke up once more-
"Though, he did really need to leave, BUT! I showed him a way out~"
Hearing those words, the old man's eyes opened wide as he took out a short blade, but unlike normal blades, this one had- for its blade, a multicolored jewel.
The blade glowed with multicolored light and a rainbow radiance was emitted by the old man's eyes-
"YOU!"
He cursed as he turned around only to meet empty space-
"Don't worry Nobu! Ryuta's fine… though- whether he could return or not is up to him, this reality has been saved, the man's not dead. And the old man could only curse as he returns to his high back chair~"
Turning towards the woman, the old man saw a man with white hair and bright blue eyes, he was overflowing with mystery and his clothes seemed to have been woven by the root itself.
"Oops! Gotta go, don't worry about him, the old man can't hurt you- but! You-can-hurt-him~"
As he said those words, the young white haired man vanished causing the old man to curse-
"JAMES BARTHOMELOI!!!!"
At the same time, the old man was forced to disappear as a barrage of crimson energy fell upon the spot was used to be in.
"Tsk! Clock Tower, Zelretch… I'll remember this…"
The woman cursed as she turned to leave, her eyes filled with fury as a giant crimson skeleton floated behind her.
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