Ruecian and his band stood before a dark hallway. He was maskless, the black stone in his forehead not glittering as it should have.
"This is it...." he said looking down into the dark and seeing a silloette of the platform in which there was a teleporter to the floating fortress hung like a Christmas ornimate in the sky.
"Yeah," Mode master said beside him. "Good luck, Ruecian. We have faith in you."
"Thank you, Kirielle. I wish you luck, as well," he said.
"I only wish I could acompany you to the end," she sighed.
"I trust you to gaurd the platform. Can you two manage?" Ruecian said .
"Psh....Easy Peasy, man," Trap master said with his usual cocky air.
"Take care of yourself, Narcius," Ruecian said. "Don't get yourself hurt."
"Hey, I ain't gonna die!" Narcious said defensivly.
"Of course," the doll said. He turned to Psycho Master. "It's time to go, Karwyn."
The two were walking down the hallway towards the teleporter.
"Wait," kirrielle said. "I want to talk to Ruecian."
Ruecian looked at Karwyn who looked like he was intending on staying. "You can go, you know. She doesn't bite," he said to the apathetic man. "I'll be right up."
When Karwyn was gone Kirrielle spoke. "I have a bad feeling."
"About what?" Ruecian asked.
"It's...just I'm afraid you're not coming back."
"What? Why wouldn't I come back?"
"It's Rue.....I'm afraid that he's more powerful that the last time you saw him."
"I saw him no less than a half-hour ago."
"I know that, it's just that I worry about you."
Ruecian turned, a half smile on his face. "I understand.... But I have to go.... This is what I was made to do. Without this.... I'm........ Nothing."
"Please don't say that!" Kirielle said and covered her ears. "You'll always be something, no matter what!"
Ruecian's lips tightened. "That's a kind thought, but it's not true. I have to go or my life is an utter waste of time. Nothing can change that-- It's because i'm a puppet, and if a puppet is broken, it should be destroyed. If I can't do this one thing..... I'll might as well be destroyed. A human always has a chance to do something else with their life, but a puppet is bound, it must do what the puppeteer wills. "
He turned and walked to the platform.
"Goodbye," he said without turning around.
"Ruecian...." she whispered, and he turned, his crimson eyes sad.
Kirielle wrapped her arms around him and hugged him. Ruecian muttered,"what the--?" under his breath.
"Promise me you'll come back. I don't think i could live without you around...."
Ruecian returned her hug and said in a whisper, "I promise."