#moonlitverdict

[azureblitzed]

@moonlitverdict (x)

"Quiet." He hushes him with a sigh. Eito taking over all the cleaning and the like was... Troublesome. He didn't get it. Why he was trying so hard. Was it genuinely an attempt to assuage the guilt of betrayal? Or maybe it was a misguided attempt to make himself useful or make the others less cruel to him. Maybe Sirei was forcing him to do it like he had done with Eva.

He could only assume that Eito was either doing that or making himself something to eat when he got hurt. He had a feeling he didn't exactly want him touching him... But he could hardly just let him deal with this on his own. After all... Eito was his responsibility.

"You're lucky you don't need stitches. How hard were you cutting? Dammit, Aotsuki." He was nothing but trouble, truly. It was difficult to be here with him. All the feelings he tried to ignore. The him that no longer existed. The him that NEVER existed. And yet... This Eito had cut out his own eyes... All to appeal to be let back on the team. Takumi needed to do better.

"Alright. No more knives for now. And cool it with the cleaning and cooking. Are your eyes even fully healed yet? Doesn't it HURT? You aren't going to help anyone by cutting off your fingers and getting hurt. Surely there are safer things for you to be doing while you get used to... All of this."

[azureblitzed]

@moonlitverdict

"I  think  it's  for  the  best  if  you  stay  behind  for  this  one,  Aotsuki.  It  shouldn't  really  be  dangerous.  I  should  be  safe  to  go  alone.  It's  not  like  I  can't  handle  myself  if  something  goes  wrong."

Another  attempt  at  diplomacy  with  the  humans.  This  time  they  requested  he  alone  go.  Of  course,  he  wasn't  going  to  tell  anyone  it  was  a  request  from  them.  That  would  make  everyone  worried.

[azureblitzed]

@moonlitverdict

The   second   academy   wasn't   somewhere   he   had   thought   about   in   a   long   time.   Sometimes   he   forgot   how   much   it   looked   like   the   main   campus.   It   had   been   some   time   since   he   had   set   foot   inside   of   it.   Since   he   rescued   the   others   from   the   second   campus,   far   before   his   ascension   into   godhood.

Takumi   was   merciful,   all   things   considered.   Humanity   had   little   they   could   go   against   his   power   with   his   followers   behind   him.   They   grounded   the   satellite   and   Takumi   proclaimed   himself   their   new   overlord.   Even   after   he   learned   what   they   were,   he   didn't   show   his   dismay.   How   could   he   when   they   all   needed   him   to   be   their   rock?

Eito   had   been   his   most   devoted   follower.   The   only   person   that   never   asked   for   a   reward.   He   hated   loved   him   dearly.   After   all,   if   not   for   him,   he   may   never   have   fully   accepted   his   destiny.

He   was   merciful   to   humanity.   When   they   acted   out,   sure,   sometimes   he   had   to   execute   people.   And   sometimes,   he   had   to   brainwash   them.   They   were   always   happier   after   that,   so   that   was   mercy.   Wasn't   it?

The   launched   an   attack.   An   attempt   to   kill   him.   When   things   got   grim...   Eito   saved   him.   He   died   in   his   God's   arms,   smiling.   Loss   ate   at   Takumi   like   acid.   And   now   he   was   here.

Another   timeline,   as   Hiruko   explained.   He   would   find   Eito   and   save   him.   And   this   too,   must   have   been   destiny.   He   found   Eito   alone,   battle   pets   swarming   him.   Hurting   him.

Having   long   since   taken   the   powers   of   the   defense   room,   Takumi's   flames   were   as   brilliant   and   potent   as   ever.   One   strike   eliminated   them.   Leaving   Eito   unscathed,   on   the   ground   with   a   bag.

"Aotsuki!"  He  called  out,  running  to  the  boy  on  the  ground.  He  collapsed  to  his  knees,  pulling  Eito  into  his  arms  just  like  he  did  when  he...  He  lost  him.

He  was  beaten  up,  but  alive.  Good.  His  glasses  looked  different.  Darker.  Was  he  wearing  sunglasses?  He  would  need  to  question  him  later.  For  now,  all  that  mattered  was  securing  Eito.  He...  He  needed  him  as  his  priest.  At  his  side.

"You're  safe  now.  I'll  protect  you."  That's  what  a  God  does.

[restcrts]

"Aotsuki-kun....!"  It  made  some  sense.  After  all,  Eito  was  blind.  He'd  never  be  able  to  see  her  horrible  scar.  But  she  couldn't  subject  him  to  marrying  her.  After  all,  she  was  too  weak  to  do  anything.  Even  her  attempts  to  do  the  right  thing  just  caused  trouble.

Her  heart  pounded,  however.  Eito  hadn't  met  very  many  people.  She  was  certain  he  would  find  someone  better  than  her  someday.  Even  if  she  really  did  want  to  understand  him  and  she  cared  about  him  so  much...  She  couldn't  let  him  do  that  to  himself.  Settle  for  someone  like  her...

"Eventually  you'll  meet  other  people.  And  you  won't  want  to  marry  me."  It  was  better  than  way.  After  all,  he  deserved  someone  that  never  hurt  him.

[hamaartia]

"Hey hey!! C'mon, this isn't fair!!" Getting bombarded just by one Eito was already enough, but two joining forces made it hard to even get away from them!

@moonlitverdict @eyeglitched

[wouldhope]

@moonlitverdict replied to your post “he's like a little bug to me”:

SQUISHES HIM.

"Woah, hey-!!"

[azureblitzed]

What's this about wanting a harem, Takumi-kun?

"I don't!"

( @moonlitverdict )

[hamaartia]

A zombified Eito slowly staggers towards Takumi, reaching his arms out for the other.

The remnants of Takumi’s recent kill lay scattered across the darkened halls of the second floor, decorated with freshly colored crimson blotches and pieces of torn flesh from the now deceased stranger. A beautiful, yet horrific display of the academy’s undead infestation. Their numbers grew steadily, and with their most recent addition the last living survivors hardly had a chance to survive until the promised hour.

They’d all fall. They’d all join the others. They’d all join him!

…but wasn’t he supposed to protect them from the zombies? Isn’t that why he came back in the first place? He can’t..kill…them..

…he…has to kill….he must kill them…kill all of them..!

His momentary bought of clarity soon faded, and the large chunk of skin dangling out of his mouth slipped down his throat with ease. Still warm and still fresh, but it wasn’t enough to satisfy the voracious hunger steadily growing from within his stomach. Juvenile G’ie required proper nourishment from their undead hosts in order to evolve into full adults before their bodies completely rotted from the inside out. Takumi jerked up suddenly, knees knocking together and feet staggering forward to catch himself from falling. The amateur puppeteer attached to the brain still needed to properly figure out how human limbs moved and worked. A work in progress with plenty of time to master the host’s body.

The sounds of uneven footsteps drew his attention away from the corpse towards the sound of an approaching figure. Unfortunately for him, it wasn’t another living SDU member but still a familiar face to the real Takumi trapped inside his own consciousness. Seeing Eito stumbling towards him brought about a dreadful fear, thinking for a brief moment he was Eito’s next meal. But he’s also dead. They’re both dead.

So what was he doing?

“Grrrrrrrrooooagh…..” Cautious steps took the zombie leader closer towards Eito’s…welcoming embrace? Was he extending his arms to accept him into the horde?

Aotsuki…what are you…