Hey there ! Here the second chapter of my.. thing. Let's not loose too much time hehe.
Disclaimer : Pandora Hearts, characters and universe are MochiJun's. (I.. kindly asked to borrow them.)
— You are ready to go blind for him ? Really ?
Physically speaking, he was still asleep in his bed. The mental side was another story. For now he could not see anything, neither could he tell if that was the Will or just his own mind trying to avoid another mistake. Like the one who got rid of the Sinclair family. Let's hope he would not fail that badly at protecting lady Sharon.. It seemed like his nightmare never really ended, which may explain why was the rabbit cuddling with Emily. He could just feel himself nodding before answering with a firm "yes". His own voice sounded like a stranger's one. Like it did not came from his own throat.
— A Nightray..
Mental images of betrayal appeared in front of him. He ignored them. Elliot was not that kind of person. He knew the boy's temper good enough not to fall in that trap. Though.. he will never thank Break for what he did. The Nightray's heir will never know what Break did for him. That was the point, after all. Yet even without that knowledge, the albino was pretty convinced it won't turn that way.
He was not really in the Abyss. Or maybe he was, though he had no idea why Alice would pull him there as he had enough power to destroy her broken dream. Some weird laughs kind of woke him up. He was quite surprised. This was her room, but in the dark. The last time he had seen it, walls were cracking. Seems like she managed to fix that in the meantime.
— I do not care. Take what you want from me and help him.
His voice now sounded like a tiny whisper compared to the dolls vivid laughter. Their mistress was sitting on the table, her loyal Cheshire Cat laying on the ground near her feet. Who was the real ghost here ? Such an interesting question. Both had these pale, desaturated colors. A sudden headache made him freeze. She seemed to notice her presence and walked towards him, extending her arm to reach his empty eyeball.
— You do not have much left. But fine.. I'll take that too.
Saying so, she agreed with his deal. The Hatter's contractor flinched slihgtly, anxiously waiting for her to take his right eye, for the radiant pain it would cause. Ready to face the darkness, cry, maybe. He could hear his heart beating in the surrounding silence. Feel his blood rushing in restrained fear. Hiding those facts were useless. He was afraid of pain. Just like everyone else.
Nothing. The wait made it even worse. The albino's sight got dizzy. He still had his eye after few minutes. As he tried to look around, he finally noticed that both Alice and her cat were.. gone. How come ? She was right there, in front of him, she accepted his offer yet she did not took anything.. for now. He will soon understand what she meant. His dreams took him away from this non-existent place. Illusions, eye tricks, peaceful sounds but no nightmares.
The funny thing was, Elliot highly despised.. how did he called that already ? Right, self-sacrificing. Pfft.
Time passed by. Seconds turned into minutes. Minute into hours. Break woke up to play his joyful role. A moron, as Reim used to call him. But he did not cared that much, or so it seemed. Hours into days. Days into weeks. His sight slowly deteriorated. To the point he could not see the faces of people around him. Their voices and their touch was the only thing he had left. Soon, he will be left alone.. with his personal demons. That's what Alice wanted to take. His left eye power. He almost felt relieved to see that ability taken away from him. Elliot will live.
Weeks into months. Until that Isla Yura party. It's been some time now since he had that bad feeling, without knowing what was it about. Oz wearing a maid outfit distracted him a bit. He himself got into the game and weared that kind of disguise. Too bad the messy-haired duke did not weared one. It looked better on him anyway ~
The party quickly turned nonsense. Pandora members were parted around the mansion. Baskervilles were investigating the place. With his bad sight, he was barely able to fight alone, without Mad Hatter. A sudden bump into his shoulder warned him. Gilbert was here, watching his back. Interesting, huh. Okay, he almost burned that idiot with Mad Hatter's power as he had no idea if he was an ally or ennemy. Hopefully, he understood and they kept fighting together. But where was Elliot ?
Everyone stopped moving for a second as they felt the sudden cold wind forcefully blowing through their hairs. Humpty Dumpty had been rejected. Elliot died, in front of his adoptive brother. Another child of misfortune. The only one who was able to hear his last words. Break could not reach the scenery before a while. He could not see anything but dust. The Nightray's sword was the only thing he left behind. Ressentment, pain. All of these rushed through his veins. The Will made a promise.. None of this should have happened.
He wanted to protect the heir, and failed at doing so.
The following days had nothing special. Gilbert and Vincent were the only remaining Nightrays. The whole family disappeared. Somehow, people began loosing interest and everything got back to normal. People still wanted to untangle the story of Sabrie. Hunting Illegal contractors all over the country. Making sure no one will know about what was happening behind the scenes. Even if he wished being able to do so, he could not forget that easily.
But you see, Lacie's daughter was called the Will for some reason. He could not just scold her about the agreement they made and ask where it had gone to. She will explain when feeling like. He could not visit her a second time and emerge from those depths. By the way, he intended to stay in this world for the longest time possible.
Only few weeks after that he was sent on a mission in a small town where Chains kept appearing. A gate to the Abyss opened itself, somehow. Eh, maybe he could take the chance and use this opportunity to.. take care of his stuff.
The road until there took exactly two days. Mountain roads, mostly. It annoyed him as walking could have been faster. But he would have gotten lost so.. it was a blessing in disguise. When he finally reached the unnamed town, getting rid of the Chains had not been a trouble. The others Pandora members would take care of civilians. The gate was slowly closing itself. He had to think quick. Indeed.
The red-eyed male jumped, as the idiot he was would.
He reached a dark place, which looked like abandoned ruins. Due to his red eye, he could see ghosts floating around. Either they had no interest in his presence or they could not notice him yet.
— Let's go Emily.. I do not like this place.
Who would. He was in one of the lowest levels of Abyss. Of course, he knew reaching Alice would not be that easy. People used to complain about Eliot, saying he was quite impulsive. Impetuous, whatever was the word. Well. He had not thought much before jumping either. If he had the time to weigh the pros and cons, his decision would have been the same. He was a moron, that was his main difference with the heir.
Okay now. Better leave this place before something really bad to happen. Worst than everything that happened before, indeed.
Do you see the ending coming or don't you see it yet. I hope you don't but well. See you to the next chapter !