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Chapter 1 – Old Rules and New Rules
"Haaah… it's been one thousand years since the last time I used 'Master' was it? Though the reason I was able to move… was because of the absorbed magic energy. Anyway, I'm beaten already... but partner, you look tattered..."
Saito's body didn't move in the slightest.
"Hey partner. Do you hear me? Hold on there, I'll tell you something nice. At that time, that girl wore those black cat clothes just for you. She wanted you to push her down again."
Derflinger waited for a while.
However, no matter how long he waited, there was no answer.
Once Derflinger's power wore off, Saito's hand lessened its grip. Free from Saito's lifeless fingers, Derflinger muttered with regret,
"…tch, you can't hear me anymore."
Five minutes have been passed after that. Even the wind's sound cannot be heard. That place was completely silent. The familiar's runes on Saito's left hand had finally disappeared completely three minutes before.
The sound of a drop hitting the floor could be heard, and then, Saito's body started shine with a bright blue light, while his body started floating.
When he opened his eyes, his clothes had already been replaced. He now was wearing a black shirt along with a long black cape. Only his pant remained like it was before. Derflinger appeared on Saito's right hand, like he was wielding him by the whole time. And so, the light faded, and he slowly floated back to the ground.
That wasn't Hiraga Saito anymore.
That was the Witch of Adaptability, Saito.
After reaching the ground, Saito looked around, trying to remember where he was now. It was easy for him, he cannot forget anything anymore, and his memory had become perfect.
"Hey, partner." Derflinger said, catching Saito's attention. "What's going on here? Didn't you die?"
After hearing the sword's words, Saito cannot hold his laugh.
"Me? Dying? This world would need to be rebuilt before anyone here becomes able to even hurt me."
Before the sword could say anything, Saito started to search the forest's exit.
"We cannot stay here anymore; I have a tale to rewrite. We'll have time to chat later." After he said that, both of them disappeared on blue light.
Some rules cannot be changed. That's something that anyone should know, but, even so, every rule can be replaced, much like almost anything in the existence, those rules can be replaced by other rules, but, to do so, one must not only have enough strength to do that, but also needs to know what is doing.
If one was to carelessly change a rule without knowing how it would affect the others, it could make an error much worse than a Logic Error, and the one who made that mistake could be bind to an endless destiny of despair.
That sort of things isn't uncommon on Gameboards, as most witches are born from pieces entrapped on that kind of error, and that's exactly what the Witch of Adaptability want to avoid. If he commit a single error while carrying out his plan, this error might give birth to another witch on this Gameboard. And, if that were to happen, he could only hope that he succeeds to persuade the newborn witch to cooperate with him to, not only fix the error, but also help him to replace the rules he wanted to replace.
Changing his situation into the one he wants isn't easy. There are a lot of rules on that world he would need to change, or replace, so he wouldn't need to do it again, and again, and again.
"I think I kind of get what you're trying to do." Derf said when they entered in the room Saito was using while they're staying on that village. It wasn't a big one, and wasn't much far to the forest where Saito "died". They were wandering by four weeks by now, and the witch never ceased to amaze the sword.
He was most surprised by his partner's negotiation's skills. He only needed a few words to get this room for them for free.
The sword was also remodeled.
All it tooks was a few minutes, and after that Derf was a new shape and powers. His blade could be covered on blue light, and Saito can fire blue light beams from it. He was other abilities, but those weren't tested yet.
"But, how would you do it? I mean, it didn't look easy to replace the rules of a world."
"That's true, but, in order to permanently change my fate, I need to change some of this world's rules, or else, it's just going to happen on another Kakeras as always." He said while sitting on the only chair on the room. "In order to fulfill my wish, I need to know all the truth on this Gameboard. And that's why I didn't just go back to Tristan to kill that bitch yet." He said with a calm tone, and an expressionless face. "I'll let Louise live some more, and once I knew all I need to, I'm going to erase her existence completely. After I'm done with her, of course. So, she'll never exist in any Gameboard again, and I'll finally be free from her."
After he said it, the room fell in an awkward silence. And, after some time, Derf finally spoke again.
"You know, partner… It's not like I care, since I'm just you sword, but, can't you just forgive and live with her? Even if you two aren't lovers, you two would still be friends, don't you?"
"Impossible! I am the embodiment of all the hatred and the negative feelings that Hiraga Saito should felt, but was unable to, due to the curse that shithead put on him, all I felt, fell, and will fell for her is hatred. No matter what anyone says, no matter how she was, is, or will be treated, I will NEVER forgive that bitch. And I'll be the one to kill her, slowly, and enjoying every second of this. And once I had broken her soul until it became dust, I'll erase her existence without mercy! And, if my plan works, it won't be only on this Kakera, it will be valid to all the others as well." After he said that, once more, the room fell in a awkward silence, but, this time, it lasted until next morning. After that, they didn't discussed that topic again. Saito didn't because he didn't wanted to end up quarreling with his sword, and Derflinger because he knows that he wouldn't ever understand his hatred. But, he understand his motives, and will support him until his last breath.
She cannot sleep.
Or else, she didn't want to.
Ever since Louise heard about Saito's death, she had been nightmares all the nights. At first they look like good dreams, where Saito was alive, and returned to her, he treated her gently, and was always nice to her. But then, everything breaks, while a malicious smile appears on the familiar's face. And then, he spent the rest of the dream, torturing the pinkette. No matter how much she cries or screams, he won't stop, and, when she was about to break, the dream ends, and she wake up.
That's why she doesn't want to sleep.
She don't want to have another dream like that, she don't want to be tortured by him, of all people.
And the worse, he won't be satisfied with just physical torture, but also psychological torture too. In every dream she was forced to watch her worst's memories. While he will laugh and harm her body over and over.
She was scared.
She had enough of it. She had spent the lasts four nights awake, and was starting to felt the fatigue catching up on her.
The only thing she wanted was to don't need to worry about nightmares, but even so, the dreams wouldn't stop. Night after night she had to go through this. She doesn't want it, she just wants to be left alone.
Louise spent a few hours awake, but, at some time, she suddenly started to felt drowsiness. She tried to keep awake, but, it didn't take long before she fell asleep. And, once she did so, someone else appeared on her room. It was a woman with short black hair, and malicious red eyes, she was wearing some kind of black scholar swimsuit, along with a white skirt.
"You're lucky that I can't let my master finds out that I went here to play, so, enjoy your rest while you can." She said while looking to the asleep girl. "Well then, I shall return to my master now, I hope you enjoy your lasts days." After saying it, the woman dissolved on blue light, disappearing from the room.
She didn't come back on the next day, and neither on the days after that.
The pain on Sylphid's head was getting worse and worse. She just wanted to it to end, but even so, the dragon endured the pain. That's because she knows it's purpose. The pain on her head was from all the memories and knowledge that was given to her. Memories of her life on other Kakeras, and knowledge enough to help her fulfill her role on this new story.
While looking at the two moons at the sky, she started to think. Why this memories was given to her? She was just a familiar, it's not like she would do anything important.
But, deep inside she know. The reason for her to be one of the firsts to receive her memories, it's so she can help him gather his allies. So, she set her objectives.
First, she will wait the pain to end. And then, Sylphid will start gathering the people needed, and bring them to his side.
To the side of the Witch of Adaptability.
She knows now that she, and her master, are both pieces on the witch's game, but, she also know that he still sees them as friends. And now that he was finally free from the curse placed into him, she was willing to help him fulfill his wish. And she was sure that her master would think the same when she receives her memories of the other Kakeras.
Thanks to the knowledge that the rule the Witch had placed on that world gave to her, Sylphid was way smarter than before. Smart enough to think on her own, and make her own plains.
Without the familiar knowing. A certain maid was rolling over her bed, due to the sudden pain on her head. The same could be said from a certain half-elf girl that was living far away from them.
Neither of them would be able to sleep that night.
"Succubus, you're late!" Said a woman with long crimson hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a long red dress.
After leaving Louise's room, Succubus went directly to the center of Albion. Where he meet one of her fellows. Actually, there's no one there besides the both of them. Since it's too late for anyone to be on the streets. And no one would notice anything they did, since Lilith casted Closed Room barriers on all houses near them. If she didn't killed it's residents of course.
"I'm sorry about that, Lilith." She said while bowing herself, as Lilith just sighed. "So, will it be just us?"
"Yes! Our master thinks that just the two of us will be enough to take over that country." Lilith replied.
"I see… So, we'll do it now?"
"No, our master wants us to take it bit by bit, and to make it from the inside. While most of the humans here wouldn't be useful, he don't want unnecessary deaths."
"I see… How boring."
"Well, we'll just do what he said us to do. We're just furniture after all."
"Got it."
After saying that, the both of them disappeared on blue light.