cetusmaris:
Chris had her attention on her surroundings, hoping that, even if Aspros didn’t seem to bother, no one would come anytime soon. She was ready to fight, but that did not mean she actually wanted to.
“Huh?”
Her aqua eyes met his, and even after his first statement, she couldn’t help but display a small smile.
“I didn’t really have any doubt that you could do anything without me.” Why, to be honest, she wasn’t quite thinking straight before acting. But her response was still genuine. She was well acquainted with Aspros’ strength.
“However… once I felt your… cosmo fading, I knew what was happening, and I wanted to do anything in my power to help… even if it’s not much.” Chris looked down at her small palms, and her lips stretched further in a brighter smile. “So it’s not a matter of you requiring my help, but a matter of… a desire of mine, to help you. It’s a pleasure to be able to be useful to you.”
At his apology, she couldn’t help but smile even more, touched by his gesture. It seemed to be a rare one, and she would cherish it.
“I’m happy you seem to be feeling a bit better.”
“That’s flattering, but I don’t think you have a clue what you’re getting yourself into,” Aspros huffed, leaning over a bit to meet her gaze. “Do you remember what I told you? That good and evil have no meaning to me… that I’ll do whatever is necessary, be whatever I need to be, in order to accomplish my goals?”
Although her situation had struck a chord in Aspros, Chris’ heart was still much different from his own. He’d heard it, clear as a bell, when he’d ripped her deepest desires from her throat. She didn’t want to hurt people. She didn’t want to be a Spectre. She wanted both her sister and herself to live on, despite the hardships.
Feelings like that felt very distant to Aspros now.
“The Sanctuary delivered me an execution by the hand of my own brother. I was lured right into their trap… made into a fool. I won’t rest in peace until I have their heads… until I’ve taken over and then destroyed the entire establishment that ruined my life.” He would see it all burn-- their self-righteous sense of justice, their prophecies, and even their goddess. “If you’re going to follow me, I’m only headed much deeper into the pit from here.”
















