()= Thinking/ Replacing
*= Actions
""= Phone
/= Whispers
--= Narrator
~~= Timeskip
Rubricks POV:
As I watched the universe below me, I carefully carried a cup from my vault and placed it on the table.
Rubricks: Darren Satoru... is dead... this cup... has the power to change the world and even alter timelines. This cup... was meant for him... the cup of reincarnation and he was said to have the power to defile even gods. I shall be looking for your soul in hell... Darren Satoru.
Suddenly, I turned around and looked at the crystal ball again. My grim expression suddenly turned into one of happiness.
Rubricks: MUAHAHAHAHA!!! DARREN SATORU! TO DEFY DEATH EVEN AT YOUR LAST BREATH IS TRULY IMPRESSIVE!! I WISH TO SEE HOW YOU WOULD REACT NOW!!!
-Back to Earth-
Darren POV:
My eyes felt heavy, my heart didn't beat anymore I was stuck in a dark space. Suddenly, a man walked towards me.
???: Giving up that easily?
Darren: You...
???: I knew who you are and you are one to defy death, even now.
Darren: You knew me too well, inverse.
Inverse Darren: Yes, you fool. How long are you just going to stay there sleeping?
Darren: Don't know. It doesn't sound that bad now that I think about it. Death... everyone has to die at some point, right?
Inverse Darren suddenly kicked my ribs and punched my face.
Inverse Darren: Is that something my old self would say? Are you seriously that weak to defy fate anymore?
Darren: I...
Inverse Darren: Do you really want to leave Kurumi Tokisaki and the others? Don't you love them still?
Darren: OF COURSE I LOVE THEM STILL!!
Inverse Darren: THEN DEFY FATE! DEFY EVERYTHING IF YOU STILL LOVE THEM! TELL THEM YOUR FEELINGS OF WANTING TO BE WITH THEM FOREVER!
Darren: What can I do now? I'm dead!
Inverse Darren: Say the word.
Darren: What word?
Inverse Darren: Say that I want to live and I will help you.
Darren: I-I-I-I want to live!
Inverse Darren: Excellent! Then.
He placed his hand on my chest.
Inverse Darren: Then you need to live, but don't worry. I can't die, after all, I am a part of you.
Darren: What?
Inverse Darren: I won't have a physical form anymore. I will just borrow Rimuru's.
Rimuru: (Hey, don't take my form!)
Inverse Darren: You live within his head now, so shut up.
Rimuru: (Tch.)
Inverse Darren: Now... live.
He suddenly diappeared into dust as I was sent towards the real world but I still pretended to be dead.
Darren: (To stop my hear from beating while sending blood to my brain is an easy task to do. Body manipulation is just as easy as manipulating someone normally.)
Shido just stood there while staring at Mio, while I can see three people up there, one was crying and the other was smirking.
Darren: (Who the hell are they?)
Suddenly, someone appeared. Next to the beautiful girl standing before him, the space behind her began to distort as the appearance of a familiar women walked out.
She had hair that was casually tied together and a pale face with thick dark rings surrounding her eyelids. In the breast pocket of the <Ratatoskr> uniform, there was stuffed bear with a stitched scar sticking out.
Darren: (Reine... I knew that she was Mio Takamiya.)
When faced with this abnormal situation, Shido, who was already confused, fell into an even deeper state of bewilderment.
Darren: (Shit... Shido is now in a state of confusion and cannot move because of this.)
It was a sight impossible to explain. After all, Shido couldn't understand why Reine, who should be onboard <Fraxinus>, appeared here. And just now, she had appeared from the void of space. Simply it was just like a Wizard or Spirit.
Darren: (It was impossible to explain why she would be here afterall. Reine is supposed to be with the others.)
Reine: It must be painful. But, everything will fit into place soon. Please endure it for a bit longer, Shin.
Darren: (Her wording, everything, even her actions sounded like Mio Takamiya. It's a good thing that Yuko and Lucas knew about this... but where are they?)
I scanned around and saw Lucas and Yuko fighting some soldiers of lighting, beast and poison.
Darren: (Monarchs are here. But I can't sense them yet.)
After examining Shido's current state, Reine took a light breath in. Then, she spread out her hands and gently embraced Mio's body from behind.
The next moment, Mio and Reine's bodies emitted a faint light. The outlines of the two gradually became more blurred as they eventually merged into one.
Darren: (Dammit, I can't see. Crap...)
Brilliant clothes appeared from the empty void just like a living entity and covered Mio's body, which previously was not wearing a single thread.
The silhouette of a dress bathed in the phantasmal color resembling the Northern Lights. Behind her, there was a distorted halo floating with ten stars embedded onto it, of which one of the stars glistened with black glow.
It was astral dresses, the type of dresses worn by spirits. There was no more doubt from both me and Shido, by the looks of it. I had deduced that Reine was Mio a really long time ago, I just had no evidence to act upon it.
Darren: (So, she decided to expose herself.)
Shido: Mio...
Once again, Shido decided to call out her name, the name of his former lover. Takamiya Mio.
That's right. Shido. No, it was the name that Takamiya Shinji had given her. The primordial Spirit. The Spirit of Origin. The worst disaster in human history. As for the identification name, he had likely heard when Kotori was talking about the great Eurasia spacequake disaster.
<Deus>. The strongest Spirit that was bestowed the name of God.
Darren: (Deus, if someone was to obtain it. Then the world would be spiralled into disaster.)
Thirty years later, Shin and Mio have finally reunited here.
Mio: Shin... I've always missed you, I've always wanted to see you. Since you died, I've relied only on those thoughts to continuing living in the present. Shin. Shin. There are so many things I want to talk about. There were so many things that I couldn't tell you. So many things that it will take forever to finish. Ah, but it is okay. How much time will it take? It doesn't matter if you say a few days. It doesn't matter if you say a few years.
Mio: Hey......This time, let's be together forever, Shin.
My mind just went blank as my urge to kill Shido was beginning to grow more and more.
Ciel: (Master, calm yourself down. I can sense that somewhere in Mio's heart, there was still emotions for you.)
Darren: (I see, I still can't move my body though.)
Ciel: (To restore your body, you would need to start pumping blood into everywhere again besides just your brain.)
Darren: (I see...)
Shido: I'm sorry for leaving you behind. I'm sorry for making you feel so lonely. To have gone away first I'm truly sorry.
Mio: No, it's not necessary for you-
At that moment, as if to interrupt Mio, Shido placed his hand against his forehead. That's right. Right now, inside Shido, not only Shin's memories, but also the memories that Mio had experienced were also fragmentarily mixed in. Shido was speechless after what he experienced, while I also stayed speechless as I also experienced those memories.
Mio: Everything. I did everything just for you, for us.
I did everything. I did anything that I could think of. I did everything needed to meet Shin once more. If I didn't, I was certain that I would never meet Shin again.
Shido: Just because of that...
The way that Itsuka Shido was born, was by filling the cupo with the blood of those girls that Mio killed. The sins that his exsitence carried without reason, remembering that caused Shido to feel nauseous.
Darren: (I despise it. Mio Takamiya...)
Mio looked at Shido's face with a worried gaze. As Shidou clutched his chest with one hand in order to curb the urge to vomit, he used the other hand to stop Mio. Ah, that's right. Mio didn't have any malice whatsoever. There was not a hint of enjoyment in the slaughter. She simply slaughtered just to be with Shinji Takamiya once more.
Shido: Mio... that's not right...
Mio: What...
Shido: That's not right to do such a thing. No matter what purpose, to sacrifice others... that's wrong...
Darren: (It wasn't a correct act to kill someone, even if they did something wrong that deserved death.)
Mio: I knew... but... before meeting Darren Satoru, I only had you... I only had Shinji Takamiya left. I am not as strong as humans. I can't completely forget about Shin and move on. In the end, what should I have done?
Shido: That...
Whatever answer Shidou would come up with, Mio had likely already thought of before.
Darren: (Even I, a genius was unable to move on. If I was Mio and Kurumi died in front of me, I would do anything just to bring her back to life.)
Mio: Sorry. That was unkind of me. After being asked in such a way, there's no way you could respond.
Mio: It's alright. Don't worry, Shin. Leave everything to me.
Darren: (Shit. Ciel, start pumping blood.)
Ciel: (HAI!)
Mio: I won't let Shin feel this pain. I won't let Shin feel sad. That sin is all mine. That punishment is all mine. There's no need for Shin to suffer.
Mio: This is the last step. Just like I returned back to Mio, you will also return back to Shin.
Darren: (HOW LONG UNTIL I CAN MOVE MY BODY?!)
Ciel: (Another 10 minutes.)
If Shido's memories were erased, then the only thing left remaining would be Takamiya Shinji's memories and the human who contained the power of the Spirits.
Mio: Thank you for everything so far, Shido. And also... good-bye.
???: Shidoooooooooooo!!!! DARREN!!!
Darren: (She came.)
Ciel: (master, we have pumped blood into your mouth, you can speak now.)
Darren: TOHKA!
She suddenly turned around and heard my voice.
Tohka: DARREN!! You're alive!
Darren: Of course I am.
Alongside Tohka, the Yamai Sisters Kaguya and Yuzuru had also been fighting in the nearby vicinity.
Darren: Seems like we have reinforcements.
Kaguya: Well, we've received communication from Kotori through the intercom and overheard Shidou's conversation... is that Reine...?
Yuzuru: Vigilance. The primordial Spirit and also <Phantom>. That goes beyond mere greed...has Darren really been killed?
I placed a finger over my lips to show Tohka to stay quiet. She just nodded.
Shido: Tch.
Shido couldn't give a response to my life or death.
Mio: Tohka, Yuzuru and Kaguya... good, you guys are still here.
Slowly, I stood up and hid behind a building.
Darren: Now then, Shido Itsuka, what will you do now?
Tohka jumped towards Mio while noticing me hiding behind a building yet using Igris to help Yuko and Lucas. Realizing that it would be dangerous to confront Mio alone, the Yamai sisters noticed Tohka's movements and glided through the air after her.
Darren: Interesting combination.
Mio: Well, it would be impossible to ask you all to be obedient.
An indication of someone appearing from behind, that much was understood without even having to turn around. Mio, who was supposed to be a few feet away, had instantly moved to behind Shidou.
Darren: Her speed is extremely fast, even though she was caged inside the shadows, she was absorbing my mana to grow stronger.
Suddenly, my vision slowly blurred whether it was due to fatigue or over usage of my blood was unknown. All I knew was the fact that my body was no longer responsive and it was almost like being transported aboard Fraxinus.