TRIGGER WARNING: S**cide!

8

She's Cordelia

"Personal disintegration remains always an imminent danger." – Christopher Lasch

I woke up in my bedroom at the mansion. The last thing I remembered was Laito forcing himself on me. I guess I was out for half a day because the sky was clear unlike before. I got up to look for that jerk. He had the audacity to bring me back!

I don't have to look far because I heard someone playing the piano when I get out of my room. I entered the room and he was there.

"Well hello there, little bitch! How very nice to have met you here! It gives me quite a thrill!"

He continued to play. I was getting sick of his flirtations. I was about to come at him when I saw his eyes, which were chartreuse like of that woman. I asked about her instead. Suddenly, he stopped.

"Why do want to know about her?" Kanato asked, appearing out of thin air. He was followed by Ayato who told me that I was off-limits to the piano room. I ignored what he said, insisting on knowing her name. Both Kanato and Laito looked down, while Ayato answered me.

I did not expect what I heard next. He told me how they conspired to kill her. He drank her blood. Laito told me that she ordered him to kill Ayato, but then he pushed her off the balcony. Kanato said he burned her remains after. I wonder what she did for them to hate her that much. I ran away in fear. I only stopped until I was out of breath. I decided to escape again when someone spoke to me. "I told you should have run away when you had the chance."

"I did, but Laito brought me back here. Besides, I wouldn't waste the chance you gave me. I have something to tell you, Subaru. The triplets agreed to kill their mother. They're disgusting… and dangerous! I need to get away from here right now! Please help me!"

"Why would I help you?"

"I'd do anything! Just please help me! Wait. You knew about it, right? Why didn't you do anything about it?"

"So what if I did?"

"Haven't you thought of leaving this place?"

"Why would I leave?" He was right. It was his home. I wouldn't leave either if I was in his place. I stared into his eyes, but what I saw was the woman in the tower in my dream. In a flashback, I saw the knife that dropped out of his hands.

"The woman in that tower – was she your mother? Why did you give the knife to me? Subaru, answer me!" I grabbed his arm so he won't walk away.

"Stay the hell away from me, okay?! If you take one step closer I will destroy you! I will not only break your body, but I will destroy your mind as well!" He tore out some roses and threw them at me. I turned to leave but then he grabbed my wrist and hugged me afterward.

"Did I offend you, Subaru? I'm sorry if I did. You can let me go now. It was nice seeing you, really." I waited for him to let go but he didn't. I gently pushed him but then he bit my neck. I pleaded for him to stop but he didn't listen.

"I suppose you still want to know why I gave you that silver knife. I gave it to you for one reason – so you can stab me with it if I asked you to. But if you are incapable of doing that, then you must use it to end your life instead. You do not have the right to refuse my request, just as you do not have the right to deny me your blood. That's a good girl. Now be quiet and let my fangs enter you whenever I desire."

He continued to bite me again. I chose not to resist. I considered it as a payback for the favor he did for me. After that, I called it quits.


Before, it was Kanato and then him. Why did I treat him as a friend? Why did I think they would be different from their brothers? Why did I keep on hoping that one of them would at least be nice to me, especially when most of them had the heart to kill their mothers?

I thought he was right. I went back to my room as I accept my defeat. I put his knife on my chest, planning to stab myself. But no matter how I try, I can't find the courage to kill myself. I prayed right after and asked God for forgiveness. I was about to sleep when someone appeared in my room. He hugged me.

"Let go!" I yelled as I struggle to release myself from him.

"Stop doing that!"

"Let go, Ayato!"

"Don't look at me. Do not disobey me."

I did. I was able to free myself from him. But that didn't bother him because he laid down on the bed, facing away from me. I was surprised. Usually, he would tease me and then bite me. Even vampires do have off days, I guess. I felt the same way too, so I decided to walk outside the mansion.

I found an abandoned chapel while I did. It was strange. I never thought I'd find one. It's not like the Sakamakis would go there to pray. I was debating on whether I should look at it or not, but then I heard wings flapping and walked away. I assumed they were bats but did not bother confirming my suspicions because I was not stupid enough to risk my safety.

"Come back here!" someone said. I turned my back and saw Shu at the entrance of the chapel.

"Hi, Shu! It was nice… seeing you here!" Who was I kidding? I definitely don't mind not seeing him. These pleasantries make me want to punch myself in the face most of the time.

"I got to go, so…"

"I said come back here!" he demanded. I did. I don't want to know what he'd do to me if I didn't. I went inside the chapel and found that it was made of concrete. There were robust pillars surrounding it which made it sturdy as if time didn't wear it out. There were also benches on its sides and a holy water stoup at its center.

He was sitting on one of its benches with a book on his lap. Honestly, he looked like an angel hanging out in it. "Do you want something from me?"

"I've been unwell. Something is wrong with me lately. I hear the voice of a woman who isn't there, and I feel so weak and unsteady. I just don't feel like quite myself anymore. If you can help me, please say so. If not, I'd rather be out of here."

"Is that so? Come here." I knew what he was going to do, so I walked out of the chapel but he was fast enough to catch me. He bit my neck but what he said next confused me. He told me my blood tasted different and that the awakening was at hand.

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

"No sacrificial bride has ever been able to survive until the moment of the awakening before," he replied. I remembered Kanato's waxed figures. Maybe they died even before he turned them into one. I kind of regret blaming their deaths on Laito. But was it my fate too?

"So that's a real thing, huh? Was that the reason why my father brought me here? How is he connected to your family? Tell me the truth!" I cried.

"I should've let him answer your questions. I know you're in here."

"You're always very perceptive, Shu."

A man appeared at the chapel's entrance. I remembered him from my dream. He has long green hair and dark red eyes. He wore a black outfit with black ropes, black boots, black gloves, and an earring on his left ear. Shu told me he was their Uncle Richter and left.

"I hope that you'll forgive the poor manners of my nephews. They're really quite hopeless. I just can't seem to teach them to be polite. So then, what is it that you'd like for me to explain?"

I didn't trust him for reasons I don't know, but at least he wasn't condoning their actions. I would have been flattered if I wasn't in my dire situation. "I want to know the reason why I was chosen to be the sacrificial bride, and how my father was connected with them."

He smirked. "You think you were chosen? How self-centered can you be? You're here because you're a suitable bride of age, and because you're the easiest mortal for us to obtain. How foolish are you, thinking you're special? You were simply in the right place at the right time and nothing more."

Oh fate, why me? I talked back, emotions running wild out of me. "So how would you call it if I was not chosen – 'handpicked'? And since you don't think I'm special, how about if my father or I find my substitute? Maybe the both of us can?"

"This situation does not involve anyone as inferior as your father." I had enough. This guy has a sharp tongue which I didn't appreciate. However, I was relieved by what he told me.

"Thank goodness! He's not involved with this. I'm so happy I could jump out of…" My chest hurt so badly that I didn't finish what I was going to say. My heart seemed to burst out of my body. He was saying something but I didn't get it because I was disoriented by the pain. Then strong winds blew. I was trying hard to hang on until he spoke.

"Now let us go… to her," were the last words I heard before something incredible happened to me. I felt like I was controlled. Without conscious volition, I went with him to the room I first entered in the mansion. I saw him holding my father's diary. I felt hopeless as he turned it into ashes. Then he led me to a bookshelf that slid out revealing a secret room. Its chandelier was suddenly lit and my legs walked right to the corner where a dress was placed. It was torn and bloody. I knew she wore it. My hand touched its white flower brooch and it bled. Then I saw her. She conquered me entirely. Well, at least my death was fast and painless.

I hope Kanato would make me his most beautiful doll.

Author's Note: Richter's appearance is from Diabolik LoversRP Wiki