Rebuilt Trust // PROJECT SEKAI // Nefarious Hell Part 2 [CANCELED]

02 : A Sorrowful Explanation

i realized I never explained what happened to Tsukasa's arm. were just going to say that Nene's mom healed his arm, and it grew back in the span of 4.5 years. im aware thats not how that works but I don't rlly care😭

TW: MENTIONS OF A SYRINGE (IF THAT COUNTS), AND SMALL VIOLENCE

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Rui smiles gently, putting a finger to his lip. "I still need to explain how I'm alive, don't I?" He says, giggling ever so slightly. I nod. I was desperate to know.

"I'm curious, so if you please, hurry up and say." I mutter, crossing my arms. He begins to explain.

"The day I supposedly died, Seiryuin-kun and someone I didn't know came by, looking distraught. I couldn't see or move, but I could hear. It was quite scary to be honest." As Rui continued to speak, I could only picture it was this:

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I can't breathe. I can't move.. Why is that? I get I attempted my life, but to be stuck so easily? Surely I couldn't have died from that..? I try to get up, but I don't even move a muscle. I could only feel the clinging guilt in my chest.

I could hear footsteps. It was two people. "This.. can't be good.. That wasn't supposed to happen," An unfamiliar voice chimes.

"If he dies, won't the other Kamishiro's from different universes die? That'll ruin everything." This time, it was a familiar voice. Seiryuin.

A slight chuckle is heard. Whoever the unfamiliar person was had a deep, but feminine voice. It wasn't technically deep, but it was more gentle. "I'll revive him under one condition, Seiryuin." They say.

"Hm? And what is that, Luka?" Seiryuin hums.

The person I suspected to be Luka begins to speak. "Well, since he's quite powerful, it'd be great to hire him as the alchemist and sorcerer of the Kiritani Kingdom. It's certain that he dislikes the Shiraishi Kingdom, meaning, the next time the Kiritani Kingdom and Shiraishi Kingdom go to war, we'll have an all powerful sorcerer on our side~! Princess, soon to be queen, Haruka is certain to love him! I mean, just look at how colorful his hair is. Not to mention, he has quite the talent for kidnapping. He captured not only Emu Ootori and convinced her easily to join his side, no.. But he captured Tsukasa Tenma, convinced Tenma to join the villains, and alongside that united both the knights and villains."

Hearing them speak of me as if I were a toy kind of hurt. It brought me back to when I slit Toya's wrists. It pained me that not ever did I apologize. Hell, I killed myself and left everything behind without an apology.

"Plus, he can alter the way the mind thinks. He can make it so the other kingdom stops attacking us because they think they're the bad ones." Luka mutters. "He's basically a human weapon." 

Seiryuin seems to hesitate. "Ngh.. Fine! But if he rejects your offer, don't blame me." 

"I doubt he will when he hears the payments," A startling laugh is heard.

Payments, you say..?