Re: Memento mori
Summary
Natsuki Subaru the hero of lugunica the slayer of the white whale and great hare
saving water gate city from the attack of the witch cult is arrested over suspicions
of him being the Sin Archbishop bishop of pride.
Chapter 3: Finest of Knights
Pride Stood completely bare naked and chained up like an animal.
He felt humiliated not due to his bare body being on full display to the world to see, but
due to his scars that he carried as a memory of his failures from all the failed loops he
went through.
"Pffft!" Julius broke the silence.
In an attempt to Humiliate Pride.
Pride remembered; the thought resurfaced again.
This is something very similar to what happened during his duel with Julius.
Pride was brutally beaten and utterly defeated in front of the royal knights, and on the
same day his "Ex" lady abandoned him for the first time.
"I Just wanted to do something for you" Subaru spoke in desperation.
"For me?"
"It was for you, wasn't it?" a silver haired Half-Elf replied.
"I Never asked you to do any of that!" The Half-Elf further added.
"I'm sorry I didn't do as you asked"
"B-But you're wrong, You're wrong!"
"I didn't do it for myself" Subaru continued, and his breathing hitched.
Subaru holds his hand over his mouth trying not to make the situation much worse than it
already is.
Subaru taking a step back calming himself a little (in the back of his mind he partly
accepted his failed loop).
"I want to believe you"
"But you're the one who won't GIVE ME A REASON TO!" The half-elf yelled.
"There must have been a reason right"
"Hey, Subaru"
"Why do you keep trying to help me like this?" The Half-Elf questioned.
"When I first came to this world, you were the-"
*Time Stopped*
The gradually decreased, Subarus vision faded into darkness.
His eyes closed shut but he could see two shadow claws approaching him.
The touch of the hand was so cold he felt like he was having frost bites.
The hands caressed his heart elegantly, the cold touch sending shivers to his body served
as a warning.
*Time moved again*
(Note: Play "Stay Alive" by Rie Takahashi)
Subaru snapped out of it grasping heavily for air, Clutching his heart.
"Once again, you won't tell me anything" The Half-elf spoke breaking the silence
Subaru started to tear up his voice heavy.
"The version of me that lives within you must be amazing" The Half-Elf added.
"Let's end this."
Pride remembered it was his pathetic self who crawled back and forcefully tried to
include himself in every incident, Causing so many casualties.
"Those scars suit you" Julius spoke calling for Prides attention.
Julius felt a little uneasy witnessing those scars, He labeled Pride as a monster.
And it was his goal to get back what these monsters had stolen from him.
Though born a commoner, he was adopted into the Juukulius household following his
parents' deaths.
"—Julius, you should introduce yourself."
"Y-Yes, Father!" said the boy as he was pushed by his father to go forward.
Julius stood in front of Joshua. He looked gentle and had the same hair colour as Joshua
and his father—proof of the Juukulius bloodline.
"My name is Julius Juukulius, and I will be living with the main branch of the family starting
today. I know it is weird that I will be your elder brother even though I came here later, but…I
hope we get along well," said Julius without hesitation, as if he had practiced these
sentences multiple times before.
He then held his hand out.
Joshua looked at the handshake gesture and tried to play it safe. It was his first encounter
with someone he was going to spend a long time together with.
"I am Joshua Juukulius. Nice to meet you too." Joshua tried to give a neutral response.
(Note: Play "Margrave Roswaal" by Kenichiro Suehiro)
Julius felt a sting pain in his head, His eyes widened.
He dropped his sword with his mouth wide open.
"What was that, what's this memory, who was this other Julius? He questioned himself
Pride and Felix were shocked at this display.
"Julius! Are you ok, What happ-"
"ARRGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Prides whole body shot up in
pain.
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?" Felix yelled, using his technique to boil his blood.
Felix took out the wooden sword from his waist.
He kept beating Pride with his wooden practice sword.
"You filthy scum" How dare you cause him this much pain Felix yelled
"I…I didn't do anything, I don't know, what is this, why is this happening to me" Pride pleaded.
He began to wail and scream out of pain.
"Emilia, Rem, Reinhardt someone no matter who is save me I beg you"
"Anyone Roswaal, Echidnaa anyone please please" Pride called out anyone he could
"Satella Satella SATELLA SATELLA SATELLA SATELLA SATELLA SATELLA"
"YOU ARE IN LOVE WITH ME RIGHT, WHAT KIND OF A LOVER LETS HER BELOVED BE
TORTURED OVER AND OVER AGAIN" Pride screamed in his thoughts for someone to end
this for him.
He fell on his knees as it ended.
Pride starched his arms pushing nails into his wrists
SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH
SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH*SCRATCH
SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH
SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH
SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH
SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH*SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH
SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH
SCRATCH SCRATCH*
"SATELLA SATELLA SATELLA SATELLA SATTELA"
He kept on repeating in his mind.
While is kept on scratching his wrists, until the flesh beneath his skin was visible, his nails
and fingers coated with his own blood.
Julius in a swift action sliced his fingers as he looked at it as an attempt to commit
suicide.
"I won't let you escape hat easily nya!" Felix spoke as he healed only the life-threatening
injuries of Pride.
Felix kept repeating boiling his blood and healing him he forgot his own intentions of get
Pride to speak out the cure.
He was brought more to the edge with Julius having a sudden panic attack.
Pride Begged them to stop, he was groveling to them to stop.
Pride collapsed on the prison floor.
Felix held Prides head up by pulling his hair.
"So, what are you Nya?" He asked
"I am Natsu-"
Urgh*
Pride was punched in the guts by Felix.
Pride threw up whatever little food he was served that day mixed with blood.
"I will ask again"
"Who are you?" Felix glared at Pride.
"I am Pride" Pride replied with hollow eyes.
Tch*
Felix clicked his tongue and slapped Pride he threw him to the prison wall ripping his hair
off.
Pride head only as left with Patches of hair as most of them were burned.
Felix held his face with his lower jaw and brought his closer.
Pride scared of the sudden change in Felix, this was something he never saw in any of his
past loops.
He was about to punch him again, but Pride spoke up with a broken Voice.
"I…I am the Sin Archbishop of Pride"
"The Sin Archbishop of Pride Natsu-"
Felix punched in anyway.
"That it Nya, Good boy" Felix ruffled Pride only hair left.
Felix brought out a mirror from his pocket.
"LOOK!" Felix asked Pride.
Pride still grieving in pain didn't pay notice
"I Said Look" Felix raised his voice.
Pride scared looked at the mirror.
His eyes widened; pupils narrowed.
"Who is this person in the mirror?" He asked to himself
Prides hair turned white and was a work of patches, He couldn't open his right eyes due to
it being swollen shut, His ribcage was cracked due to constant punches and his left arm
broken dangling lifelessly.
He tried to touch his face, but his dingers were cut off, he couldn't think his brain shut off
he was only staring at his reflection with hollow eyes.
"HAHAHAHAHAH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA"
Pride laughed.
He laughed wholeheartedly.
"Who is this pathetic guy in the mirror?"
"Such as loser" He Proclaimed.
"HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA"
"Oh, I know, Who else could it be"
"HAHAHAHAHAHHA"
"It's ME"
Pride was broken.