[Episode 259765] [Episode 259765]Utter terror was manifest in the child watching as Ryuunosuke meticulously drew the arcane patterns using the blood and viscera of his slaughtered family. The fact that the madman had started with the oldest could hardly of escaped the attention of the youngest.
Ryuunosuke, meanwhile, was muttering to himself, "My friend said I need to do this right. No mistakes. Otherwise, it'll screw up. Even if it might seem to be a success. Want the best, so do it right."
Sometime later, Ryuunosuke was satisfied with his preparations.
"A wall for the descending winds. The four gates shall close and come out the crown..Let the three-forked road to the kingdom cycle."
"Make an oath here."
"I am the one who shall become the virtue of all afterworld.'
"I am the one who shall lay out the evil of all afterworld."
"Thou art Seven Heavens clad in the Three Great Words.
"Emerge from the ring of control, guardian of balance...!"
The figure appearing spoke with grave formality, "I am the Servant Berserker. I ask of you, are you my Master?"
"Ah, yes," Ryuunosuke practically stumbled over his words in his excitement, "If you're asking if I was the one who summoned you, then yes, I am your master. The name's Ryuunosuke Unryuu. Pleased to make your acquaintance."
Berserker merely inclined his head slightly to the side in acknowledgement.
"Oh yes," Ryuunosuke recalled. "I made sure to keep this one alive and untouched, just for you. Do with him as you will."
Serenely, Berserker approached the trembling child, opening a tome in one hand while kneeling and placing a comforting hand on his shoulder.
Petrified, the boy didn't flinch, and soon relaxed noticeably at Berserker's consolations. Released from his bonds, while Ryuunosuke stood flabbergasted, he ran, only to be devoured by an eldritch abomination at the very moment of freedom.
"Wonderful, wonderful," Ryuunosuke chortled in glee. "I'll admit that I was worried for a moment there that I might have messed up at some point, but no! I can't wait to see what else you can show me."
"My, you are a pleasant sort," smiled Berserker. Though only someone as twisted as either of the two could consider it to be a friendly one. "My name is Gilles de Rais, though I am also known as Bluebeard. Come, and I will show you so much more."
Time passes...
A playground, park, schoolyard, or such somewhere in Fuyuki City, where children can play without needing close supervision. In the gaggle of kids, one has a mad glint in their eyes, unnoticed by the adults around them. The madness is contagious, like a plague, infecting the truly innocent, and those bound by ties of blood.
Soon, one becomes a few, a few becomes some, some becomes more, and more becomes many. Ready sacrifices for Berserker's noble phantasm.
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(Posted Fri, 12 Jul 2013 17:09)
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