This time it's my turn to throw the world away.

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Perhaps she had known a hero, like that boy, would come to change fate. Perhaps the wheels of destiny spin in her head, and she merely follows through. But she seems too open and free-thinking for something like that. She could not defend herself, should things go south quickly. She wasn’t afraid to stand in the face of danger.

Being harmless, unfortunately, wasn’t within Ghadius’ intentions.

Ghadius inhaled a soft and silent gasp as he reared back a little. As much as the dark spirit didn’t want to display his mild surprise it was easy to tell. His lack of features made him both impossible and easy to read.

“That is good to know.”

Here he was, standing next to the very woman he’d taken hostage and practically tortured. She seemed to have forgotten about it all, looking at Ghadius with a sense of mercy, perhaps even a platonic affection which was something that the dark spirit hadn’t felt in such a long time. It tugged at him, tore at him. What was this pain that was consuming him? Was it guilt? It was a miracle that Lephise was still here today and unharmed. All thanks to that unseeming boy...

That’s when Lephise offered her song to the nightmare king, who’se head snapped to glance down at her in a moment of surprise. It was an unnerving, quick motion, easily signaling his surprise that the songstress would even consider. Singing... all for him?

The dark emperor had calmed, the deep breathe he took helping in regaining his silent and neutral demeanor; the way Savili knew him. Well, if you’d think of the Savili from this world anyway. His hard-to-read and polite demeanor was a little unnerving, especially since the Ghadius that Savili knew was a lot more emotional and expressive, even unhinged at times.

The spirit found it interesting how much Savili reacted to his words. Did he really not expect Ghadius from holding a grudge after everything, even when he was caught-red handed with the attempt of plunging Phantomile into darkness in an act of blind revenge? Oftentimes Savili was still like a child. Back then he found it charming deep inside even if he annoyed him often. Now he felt nothing.

“Thank you for understanding.” The king spoke, raising his head a little, “I can tell this is difficult for you. I had not expected you to listen. I appreciate it.” Ghadius paused and thought briefly about Savili’s rant. His words immediately brought a chuckle out of the spirit, who repeated them, “Bright light-bulb looking moron… I find that adequate.” He complimented, “Is a little prank worth getting into trouble for you, Savili? You know how he is when he is angered. More unpleasant than I for certain. I feel that it would upset the people of Phantomile. We wouldn’t want you to be cast away too, now would we?”

The wispy figure quietly listened as the other spoke. Was Ghadius really… taking this well? Not throwing any of that back in his face with a taunt? He really didn’t expect that, and had to wonder if the Savili the nightmare king knew would be as understanding as he is. ‘Difficult’ was a bit of an understatement, but the wind spirit had to keep it together. Don’t lose it here, not in this unknown world that’s so much like home. Wait till you get back home.

“Sure… Any time… You know I still care about you even after you had your big tantrum. Call me whatever you want, but it won’t change the way I feel.”

Savili would repeat back what the dark spirit said moments ago, with a playful smile. Indeed, the rather quiet and calm demeanor was something he was used to, but not to this extent. The wind spirit can’t read his emotions as easily, and it was a little… scary? No. But it was still unnerving. But so far, it’s been more pleasant than a few moments ago. The wind spirit couldn’t help but wonder how long it would last… And.. ah, the moon spirit’s anger… he couldn’t help but cringe.

“Don’t worry, I know exactly how he gets.”

Exiling and imprisoning one’s own brother to a world alone where they lose their own mind is rather frightening. Cold, even. But at the same time, so is being yelled at and berated for 'turning their back on phantomile’. Or even worse still…

With a blank stare towards Ghadius, Savili arches a brow and starts to float away. A deadpan sarcastic tone comes out.

“Thank you.”

It was all that Ghadius had said for a good and long moment. It seemed that once he was calm he could be rather civil. Of course he obviously wasn’t on friendly terms with the wind spirit, though he was polite. He obviously didn’t have conflict or harm in mind. In a way Ghadius sounded tired. Exasperated from the world around him. Perhaps he was simply too mentally exhausted to waste his time getting all too angry or upset. It was a little sad to see.

As Savili pretended to make his exit Ghadius returned his stare with an equally as neutral one.

✨ “Ah! How exciting! Seems like we got a new audience!                         I hope you all enjoy the show!     Well, ADIOS then until my performance starts~! ✨

Ghadius could hear the disappointment in Savili’s voice. Of course. Being trapped for so long warped his expectations. The mental image of the other spirits celebrating his disappearance stuck in his mind, much like a memory. Sometimes he still genuinely believed it, as much as Savili’s apparent sorrow appeared otherwise.

He’d humor him though, raising his head a little to look down upon the wind spirit as he vented about the situation. Why did he still believe that this was something that could be fixed? He wanted to feel like Savili spoke the truth, but he felt empty, like the other just blew hot air. He took a soft and deep breath, “This happens when you put somebody into power without being able to stop them.” He spoke solemnly, “Call me whatever you want, but it won’t change the way I feel. Perhaps I’d begin to believe you if you, for once, started listening to me like you should have since the very beginning. I doubt that we’ll be able to restore what has been lost though. I admit I am much too bitter. I have held a grudge for eons now and I do not think that I’ll be able to let go anytime soon.”

There was another pause as Ghadius was lost in thought. “My memory of you is a lot different from how I see you before me now. I suppose I forgot over the years that you do more than just… fool around like a jester.” A small chuckle escaped the dark emperor, deep and yet soft. “I don’t even remember ever seeing you angry, let alone say such a miserable word.”

Of course, Savili wanted to believe that all was well. That nothing was wrong. He tried his hardest to bury any memories of the event. The event that he hated so much. He wish he could have done something more. If he had, would things be different today? It was something that can easily be fixed! It can all go back to how it used to be! It had to, right?

                                             How wrong he was.

“….. Oh …”

The wind spirit’s mood visibly dropped more and more as Ghadius spoke. All of his false hopes, crashing down around him. He can’t recall if the dark spirit back home had ever tried to reach out to him or the others, before ‘it’ happened. And if this is how this dark spirit felt … it was more than likely that the Ghadius he knows feels the same. An almost panicked look came over him as the spirit frantically searched for a memory, any kind of sign that he might have missed back then. Any sign that the nightmare king was trying to each out, but was dismissed. He couldn’t remember, and he hated it. It’s hard to let go of thousands of years of denial, after all. And so, after a moment of silence, Savili drew a long, shaky breath and out came an unusually strained voice.

“R-right… That’s… that’s fine. I don’t expect you to– well… I don’t blame you.”

The spirit let out a soft, rather bittersweet laugh at being compared to a court jester. That’s not the first time he’s heard something like that, and it’s ended up lifting his mood. Though only by just a bit.

“Am I wrong though? I thought we were all on equal standing, but nooooo everyone just looooooves the bright lightbulb looking moron the most.”

He’d mutter the last bit to himself, but just a tad too loud to be considered a whisper. And then he paused, his face shifting to something mischievous.

“Speaking of fooling around… where is the nearest mural of ‘everyone’s favorite spirit’? I just want to check how… ‘stable’ it is. Against ‘the weather’.”

The spirit found it interesting how much Savili reacted to his words. Did he really not expect Ghadius from holding a grudge after everything, even when he was caught-red handed with the attempt of plunging Phantomile into darkness in an act of blind revenge? Oftentimes Savili was still like a child. Back then he found it charming deep inside even if he annoyed him often. Now he felt nothing.

Send “UNF” to pin my muse against the wall with DESIRE

Send “UGH” to pin my muse against the wall from FURY

Send “DONT” to pin my muse against the wall to prevent them from LEAVING

Send “OOF” to pin my muse against the wall by ACCIDENT

Send “HA” to pin my muse against the wall as a JOKE

Send “NO” to pin my muse against the wall to PROTECT THEM

“Everyone knows me, yes. They adore me, so it seems…It’s…not about me, exactly. It’s about my capabilities.” She glanced at Ghadius as her hands fidgeted. “My song of renewal. The queen has once called it a ‘dangerous weapon’. If I was to fall into the wrong hands, I would cause cataclysm to the world, destroying it beyond recognition. They could use me to constantly revive this world, to play with a toy around, making the people below us suffer. And if they messed up, they would use me as a reset button.” She slipped her gaze away, glancing directly down at the lights below.

“If there is anything that I want beyond what I failed to do it is simply to prevent any innocents from suffering my fate.” The spirit spoke thoughtfully, “You have it all, Lephise. You just need to reach out and take it.” With that Ghadius glanced ahead again, out at the world that had cast him away.

“Everyone knows me, yes. They adore me, so it seems…It’s…not about me, exactly. It’s about my capabilities.” She glanced at Ghadius as her hands fidgeted. “My song of renewal. The queen has once called it a ‘dangerous weapon’. If I was to fall into the wrong hands, I would cause cataclysm to the world, destroying it beyond recognition. They could use me to constantly revive this world, to play with a toy around, making the people below us suffer. And if they messed up, they would use me as a reset button.” She slipped her gaze away, glancing directly down at the lights below.