A/N: Greetings all! Hitsugi here once again with more Elliot/Leo fanfictions for the world -bows- THIS TIME I AM NOT ALONE HOWEVER. This fanfiction is a collaboration between me and Geta here! 'Tis harder than we imagined, but nevertheless we'll approach this story with vigor and determination!
Geta: Hello everyone. As Ren said, this story required quite a bit of work, especially since I haven't produced anything this long recently. Things have been pretty hectic, but it's pleasing to work with her; the ideas we kept throwing at each other was probably the most fun part of us starting. I hope you'll enjoy this story as we both put our hearts to it. Happy reading.
Hitsugi: Let us begin then! Since it's the prologue, it'll be a bit short, but please enjoy!
Prologue
The Abyss is to be used, not freed. That was the only truth.
How could a person wish for a mass of unlimited power to cover the world? How could one's mind be as foolish as to think they could control it?
The lights were only a trap. Something beautiful would never bring any good - that's how life had written it. A pretty flower will use the bug. A beautiful woman will seduce the males, powdering her nose with grinded fragments of broken hearts. Charm was a privilege, and those who were smarter knew better than to fall for it.
People with dreams - it was both a thing of beauty and terror. If a mind is born of light and pureness, it will have noble goals. Such were treasured and grown to be good people. But if the being crawled out of the womb with a twisted mind already, it could not be moulded into anything else. Inevitably, they were the most dangerous threats to society. Especially if they had ambitions mixed with power.
Rooting out ordinary people was easy. But a bigger, deeper something that could barely be grasped was a challenge. Eliminating was to be done swiftly and without delay. That was the only problem, knowing the measurements that would need to be taken, and possible consequences. How could you trample on an old and respected name without getting bitten in the foot by its allies?
Only one way. Make the crowd believe you're right about crushing them.
"…The crimes therefore are: hiding a connection with the Abyss by which not acting according to the law where it is stated that the Five Dukedoms shall have equal measures of gaining access to Abyss and share the knowledge on it as it might cause danger to both civilians and Terzistas. Exploring areas that are forbidden to enter without another Duke or Duchess. Posing threat to the whole society by preaching about dangerous ideas and insisting on acting upon them."
The punishment was nothing the world had ever seen before. They made sure of it.
The shrieking sound pierced the woods. Some of the guards shifted uncomfortably, showing their obvious discomfort or even disgust at both the view and stench. Only the Heads stood calmly, watching the gruesome act displayed before them. Lumps of flesh were sliding down the beautiful crimson wings to the ground, revealing a rotting inside and the pearl whiteness of bones.
One of the convicts crawled towards the small crowd, tears streaming down his face together with saliva. He tried begging for mercy, but vomit soon shut him up. A man with a soft and seemingly painful smile stepped forward, kneeling right beside the half dead unfortunate person.
"I'm sorry you have to suffer like this," he whispered, wiping the secretion away. "But that's how I play."
The gurgling sound of blood in the convict's throat soon could be heard, followed by quiet laughter.
All was well in the world.
Ending A/N: Comments/critiques/reviews would be much appreciated by us! -bows deeply- The first chapter should be out soon, so please stick with us!