Author's note: I don't own Re:Zero.

Some elements in this fanfic may not follow the original story timeline and not everything is canon. Forcing them to be would only result in more and more plot holes.

Hope you guys enjoy it!


Chapter-4: Bond

In the middle of nowhere, we can see the Great spirit of Murder weeping like a baby while hugging Subaru.

Zarestia: "What they did to you is so mean. You practically threw your life away only to get a bad ending. Waaahhhhh!"

She wasn't able to control her tears after listening to the story of the boy, Natsuki Subaru, who did everything humanely and inhumanely possible for the ones he loved, only to get tortured and executed in the end. Even though Subaru didn't recount his failed loops, it didn't reduce the emotional impact of his story.

Zarestia: "But in the end, I am glad you escaped from that hellhole."

Subaru: "I understand you weeping to my story, but is it necessary to rub your snot on my clothes. Release me or I will throw you into the pond."

Zarestia pouted, nevertheless she let him go while murmuring "Meanie."

After calming down, she looked him dead in the eyes and asked "Do you want to form a contract with me? Like everlasting partners."

"Not interested." Subaru said without hesitation. Who is he kidding? He just got backstabbed. It won't be anytime soon he gets out of it. Even listening to the word 'contract' is triggering some PTSD.

Zarestia: "Then you can forget about having my light sphere."

Zarestia leveraged the opportunity she had.

Listening to this Subaru sighed and said "Look, having people with me only holds me back. I don't need any friends to survive. A wise enemy is better than some foolish friends. I got tired of people abandoning me for their selfish ends."

Even listening to Subaru's blunt rejection, Zarestia is not ready to back down. In all her long life, it is the first time she found someone so compatible with her and she won't let go of this opportunity. She can see that Subaru has misgivings about trusting anyone.

Zarestia: "Su-chan, I know you were hurt. But it isn't the right thing to isolate yourself from the rest of the world. Doing that will only increase your hurt, not decrease it."

Ignoring the nickname she had given him, Subaru just looked at her, waiting for her to continue.

Zarestia: "Even though you were hurt and betrayed, you never lost your fighting spirit, did you? You even won the most hopeless fights, you escaped from the most hopeless situation. And you are standing before me, safe and sound. Isn't this your new start? What matters isn't how you start or what happens in the middle. It's how it ends. Let us both make sure we can get our happy ending."

Subaru was stunned to hear her words. For a moment, he saw his mother in Zarestia. Tears inadvertently formed in his eyes.

Seeing him crying, Zarestia got flustered.

"Sorry if I said something insensitive. I didn't mean to make you sad." She apologized with tears in her eyes.

Subaru looked at her and laughed "Idiot, why are you crying?"

He then wiped his tears and continued "These tears are not from sadness. It is just the words you said are the same as my mother's. So I got a bit sentimental, that's it."

"That's good." Zarestia heaved a sigh of relief.

Subaru: "Okay, Tia. Let's do it. A contract."

Zarestia beamed hearing this.

Zarestia: "Yayyy! What are the terms of our contract should be?"

She started thinking. But Subaru already has something in mind.

Subaru: "There is no need for a contract with flashy terms. From now on, you, Zarestia, will be my family. That is my only condition."

Zarestia smiled listening to this. She then stretched her hand and intertwined her fingers with Subaru's. They both know what to do know.

Zarestia: "I, Great Spirit Zarestia, form an eternal contract with Natsuki Subaru that he is my own family. His happiness is my happiness and his safety is my responsibility. No matter what type of situation we find ourselves in, we will overcome it together."

Subaru: "I, Natsuki Subaru, form an eternal contract with Zarestia that she is my own family. Her happiness is my happiness and her safety is my responsibility. No matter what type of situation we find ourselves in, we will overcome it together."

A blinding light shone, signifying the everlasting contract binding them two is formed.

In the city of Banan:

Currently, it can be said that the people of Banan are experiencing a nightmare. A part of Banan city is completely ravaged to the ground and corpses are littered everywhere. It was due to Zarestia's doppelganger losing herself to killing intent and attacking everything in sight indiscriminately.

"Evacuate everyone immediately. I will handle her." The one who spoke these words is a wolf demi-human, Halibel. He is said to be one of the most powerful people in the world. But a rampaging Great spirit is not something easy to handle, even for the Admirer, Halibel. Even though he injured her, it still is not enough to bring her down. He needs to land a solid blow to finish her off, but it isn't easy with her magical capabilities. Even her regeneration is off the charts, it is not possible even for a great spirit to have that high regeneration capability. Something is wrong with the great spirit of Wind, Zarestia, before him.

He and his clones are holding back the Great spirit, while the soldiers and shinobi are helping the rest of the civilians to evacuate to safety.

"Damn! What is wrong with her? Do we need to request Lugunica to send sword saint to handle this threat?" Halibel cursed. He wasn't even able to approach her before getting blown away by her powerful magic spell.

*FWOOOSH* *SLASHHH*

A wind blade directly tore through one of his clones and charged toward the caravan of evacuating citizens.

"Oh no!" The original Halibel rushed toward the carriage to save them, but it is too late.

*BOOM*

The carriage along with the people inside it is shredded to pieces.

Seeing this Halibel gritted his teeth in frustration, but there is nothing he could do. He and the Great Spirit are in a stalemate. Even then, the stray attacks of Zarestia are enough to reap the lives of common people.

"Shadow bind" His clones all used the same technique to restrict the Great Spirit. Halibel took this opportunity and charged toward Zarestia's doppelganger. Before his dagger can reach her, a windshield blocked it.

*FWOOSH*

A wind blade immediately came in retaliation and slashed Halibel.

*POOF*

Halibel used a substitution technique to replace himself with a log.

*SLASH*

He then slashed her in the back. Even though it is not too deep, he is not discouraged. His target is not injuring her but placing a curse on her.

"MANA DRAIN!"

Immediately Zarestia-black shrieked and fell onto her knees. Taking this opportunity, a clone of Halibel closed the distance between them. But before he can attack her, he was assaulted by a torrent of wind blades.

The cloned immediately jumped back. The remaining clones and Halibel intercepted the remaining wind blades, but still, some got through them and went towards some children that are running away.

"AAAAHHHH!" They all shrieked in fear and closed their eyes. But the awaited attack never arrived.

When they opened their eyes, they saw a black-haired young man in an orange demon mask standing before them. He turned towards them and said "Kids, this is not a safe place to be. Get away from here."

The children listened to his words and ran away. He then turned his head towards Zarestia's stunt double, a black sphere spinning in his right hand and a white sphere in his left.

"It is time for a rematch."


Author's Note: I made a typo in previous chapter. The black circulation corresponds to right hand and white circulation to left. It is now corrected. And Subaru's name is eaten be Roy Alphard(who will be dying soon).