Tomorrow will be the next and final chapter.


Crimson Dust: Solution

Dictator signals me to stand up and I do so. He stands up as well and I grip his right arm.

„Dust..." Prince begins „Why are you here?"

I look away „None of your business..."

Prince turns to the Dictator of Life „Dictator... I will defeat you! ND program activate!"

Dictator just looks on as Prince charges forward. Prince attacks the Dictator with Requiem of the blazing inferno and I want to stop it but Dictator hinders me at moving between them. The sword comes to a halt right above Dictators head. The sword flies out of Princes hand out of its own will.

„Ah... I almost forgot..." Dictator speaks up „I cannot by hurt by my own blade, go borrow a weapon from your comrades"

Prince looks dumbfounded „Your... your blade?"

At this moment, Princes pet comes in calling Dictator his father. I guess it makes sense that Dictator is something like that to Meatbun considering that he created Meatbun. It must be the same with 3 o'clock and the rest.

Prince still doesn't understand „Meatbun, what exactly are you saying?"

Dictator decides to explain it „Meatbun is my creation and Black Sabre my blade"

Prince is surprised „What? Impossible! If Black Sabre is your blade and Meatbun your creation, then how did they end up with me?"

„Meatbun was created for you, you wouldn't have liked a slavering wolf as a pet" he explains further „Black Sabre was because... I wanted to be by your side"

If I didn't know what he meant I would have puched him.

„Why..." Prince looks uncertain „Why did you..."

„Because he wanted to see you as a friend" Lolidragon states as she and the rest come in.

Lolidragon explains things further.

„Why... did you want to see me as a friend?" Prince wonders.

„See you as a friend... I don't know. You gave me a friendly feeling but I was just content with watching. You as a friend and Dust as she is... are very important to me"

„Dust..." Yulian adresses me „Why are you even here? On the Dictators side even... don't you won't to save Second Life, too?"

I look away „That's not it... Of course I want no one to vanish or anything like that but... Can't this be resolved otherwise... It's not like Dictator wants this himself! That's right! Lolidragon!" I look at her „The one really behind all this is Second Lifes creator Long Dian! Can't you change his mind?"

„That's not possible. I don't even know his whereabouts" Lolidragon confesses.

„Please! You must find and talk with him. Dictator told me that Long Dian is only doing this to be with his loved ones since he has a fatal illness. I have a good guess what Long Dian wants and it would only bring him misery! Please, Lolidragon!" I beg her desperate.

Lolidragon seems shaken „Dian has a fatal illness? That's why he's doing this?"

„Yes, that's why! Please Lolidragon, if you manage to convince him no one needs to suffer!" I cry out.

„But there's no way..." Lolidragon starts.

„Then we need to find him and tell me where he is! I will talk with him! Please..." I grip Dictators arm even harder.

„Dust..." Lolidragon looks at the ground.

„Pl-" I stop.

A searing hot pain shoots through my stomach and I cough up blood. I let go of Dictators arm and someone kicks me forward. The kick was so strong that I land a few meters before Lolidragon. Something pierces me once more.

I can hear Dictator and Prince „Dust!"

„Shut up..." I wheeze out „That's nothing"

I use magic to attack the person who attacked me and he jumps back. I heal my wounds and look up to see Poseidon. The group moves forth to attack him but their weapons get smacked out of their hands.

„Poseidon, why did you hurt her? Haven't you always sided with humans?" Cealus asks.

Poseidon looks at him „Because the one who wants to control the Dictator of Life is me! But that stupid girl gets in my way... She already told you my reasoning"

Prince realizes something „So you're... Long Dian?"

Poseidon replies him „That's right" he directs his gaze to me „If it weren't for you, the Dictator of Life wouldn't disobey me!"

My bangs hide my eyes „...Can't you stop this all? What you're doing only lets people suffer. When you succeed you will suffer, too. Because then you won't be able to die anymore. Your loved ones will die and you would live on without them... you would be alone..."

He looks angry „As if you could understand that!"

I look him in the eyes „I can understand you. My parents died and my only sibling left. The rest of my family and their friends were all criminals, so I brought them to prison. I always wanted to be with my parents and sibling again... But unlike you who could still spend the rest of his life with them I can't.

I can't even voice out these thoughts in reality because I lost my voice for the betrayel on my family. I'm mostly alone, too. In this game you created I finally found friends. So let me be with my friends and you be with your family. I can't promise anything but I'm intellingent. I'll try to search for a medicine or operation that could help, I promise. If I search enough I could find a solution for your illness. So stop this, please..."

He closes his eyes and lowers his weapon „...Fine. I'll trust you... for now. But that won't stop anything. I helped a former member of the Devastion organisation create a virus. It's not that good but enough to threaten some countrys... He wants you dead"