Episode 19

Episode 19, Kill Me.
Kyoko's eyes widened. He had just asked a 10 year old to murder him. How twisted was he? That far gone, to ask a request of such disgust to someone so young. Kyoko stood back slightly, astounded by his proposition. Kanon sighed, keeping an eye on Winter at all times to make sure he didn't try to pull anything. Yugami started to walk toward the staircase where Winter had once stood above the others, his eyes set on the Ice Box. He reached down to the small wooden construct, shutting it's lid before sighing with relief as he released his field.

"Kyoko. Kill me. Please. I have nothing left to teach you, all you can do is pass me and leaving me here to be dead weight is torture. Just end me-"

Interrupted, Kanon grasped a hold of Winters jaw aggressively forcing him to look at Kyoko's innocent stature.

"You really want to try and make this little girl kill you?"

"Do you really think she'll do it?"

Asked Winter back to Kanon with a smirk to his features. It was hard to tell if he wanted to die or not, he was talking about how he wanted the girl to kill him and yet seemed sceptical about her ability to do so, was he taunting her in to the deal?

"I'm not gonna kill you, I can't do something like that.."

Said Kyoko, doubting her own ability herself, moral obligations included. She looked down at the floor, trying not to make eye contact with Winter.

"C'mon. You know you can. Just do it. Kill me, Kill me!"

He started to repeat himself, getting louder and shouting at her until Kanon struck him in the skull, rendering him injured for the time being.

"I'll go get Dura, Yugami you find Yo, Kyoko you stay here and watch him for us please?"

She nodded in agreement as Kanon walked away to go and help Dura, Yugami looking through the open walls of the Castle to find Yo but staying to hear out for anything weird Winter may say. Kyoko just watched him, unsure of what to do or say.

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The tides were starting to pick up, a rift on the island was stirring something cynical. The tree's were like hands being dragged through the thick stubborn hairs of the great winds that seemed so aggravated in this place. The grass stood at attention to the force of the gales, attending to a small door which flapped about wildly off it's hinges. The face of a man, not just any man, the man was clear but that was about it. He had a sadistic smirk from grin to grin, the door was open now and he was free to do as he pleased. What did this mean for the world? Who was he? What did he want to do? None of it mattered, waltzing out of his Concrete shell, he was on an island all to his self now. A free man, all he needed now was to become a strong man. Something easily done for someone of his recommendation, but it was clear he was out of business for now from his unsettling stubble and ragged clothing. Hysterics followed his successful escape, something worth celebrating, but he interrupted himself abruptly, looking down to his forearm. A brand, a logo lay upon it. One unseen for many a year, one shunned by many a man, unspoken in the Magic Community. He held on, underneath the mark as it started to glow; his hysterics continued through the light show on his arm. Some kind of calling, maybe?

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Yo was just about out of the grave by now, getting straight on to her feet to see what was going on in the castle which was nothing but Yugami standing there looking aimlessly for her. She waved to him before approaching, he didn't wave back but she didn't expect it; he would've been tired from saving everyone's ass. Getting to the castle she hugged Yugami slightly as he held her.

"Thanks for getting me out."

"No problem, I'm the one who dragged you into this thing anyway, only fair I save you."

He said, chuckling but by such chuckle his hand reached straight to his wound, it was obviously hurting him more than it had before but he was coping somehow.

"We need to get you seen to.."

"No, I'm fine. Go see if Kanon's got Dura up yet, I'm gonna sit down."

She sighed, walking on past him as he grunted holding on to his injury, leaning against the wall he would slide down on his back until no pressure was left on his legs to stand. His head turned to Kyoko who continued to watch Winter, the broken man, confused as to what she was to do.

"Don't do it. He isn't worth it,"

Called Yugami with a smirk at Kyoko who seemed completely spaced out; almost as if she didn't hear him at all. She was thinking, not sure about what she was thinking but nevertheless she was.

Meanwhile, Yo was watching the two outside from the Castle walls, Kanon was looking down at Dura laying there, smirking. She sighed again before looking back into the confines of the castle walls, glaring at the hostage.

"I refuse to do it. I can't kill him."

Kyoko said simply, watching him blankly as his head hung out to dry in the crystal. Kanon walked in now, holding Dura up on his shoulder with a chuckle, all of Dura's used Crucifixes in his hand at their regular size.

"Yeah, he's exhausted. We should get him and Yugami back to town and looked at."

Yo nodded, looking back to Yugami who was still on the floor.

"Yeah. C'mon, lets go."

Offering her hand out to Yugami he took it, pulling himself up with her leverage and leaning straight back on to the wall for more sustain. Yo offered him to lean on her shoulder but he shook his head in rejection, pushing himself up to stand properly and start walking with them, leaving Winter in the rock prison.

A few minutes had passed, the group were only mere silhouettes to Winters eye, fading into the dark of the hills he had led them to with the underlying light of the town and their safe haven. He groaned for a second but heard something move.

"Who's there?! Show yourself!"

He shouted, paranoid at what could've just been the wind. He felt something more than just a breeze though, something dark. Something evil. A feeling he knew well. There was something going on.

A boot, black and long, pointed at the tip upward with a ball atop that would shackle like chains as the foot moved, with every jingle the clack of the shoes heel sounding throughout the hollow building.

"Why have you come here? I thought you had left.."

"I had left you, not Minstrel you fool. I found a new master, and now the jokes on you."

Said a soft, feminine voice. Lips touched Winters ear, trying to look back he couldn't see who it was but he had no need to, he knew who it was.

"Now, I could help you. For old times sake, considering you know my master is all locked up and I can't help him.."

Putting an innocent voice on over her rather sadistic general tone, it would slowly crack into a playful toying matter as she turned to face him now, revealing herself. She wore some kind of Jester styled clothing, a massive outrageous hat with dangling bells on each spine, a ruff on her neck larger than most, likewise on her wrists. A vest styled diamond chequered shirt was all she wore on her top, a spine like skirt resembling that of her hat with matching bells all that shackled as she walked, her boots reaching up to her thigh where they were linked to the shirt with suspender like fabrics. Her lips were a shade of Violet, alike the tears drawn under her eyes. She had no emotion visible as she watched the man, as if she'd never seen him before. A hand placed onto his cheek, she stuck her tongue out at him after stating.

"Or I could end your misery."

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