#Elias is such a fun character and i just wanna study him under a microscope teehee

[tsuutarr]

The Hero has destroyed the world for you.

The world is in disarray, with only you and the “Hero” remaining. He was never one for many words, so your mind is still reeling from what little he’s told you. The world ended because he is unwilling to let you become a sacrifice. But…

You can hardly agree with his choice, not when so many people have died – when all you can see is ash and ruin.

Perhaps you should’ve expected it – seen the signs of his spiraling mental state. You think back to the first time he had scared you.

With a final swing of his sword, blood spilled out onto the withering grass, painting the ground with a crimson hue. It was a complete bloodbath and you could only tremble as he stood among piles and piles of bodies – bandits that had tried to kill you. 

Silently, he looked at you, eyes empty.

It scared you. 

Yet, slowly, the vitality in his eyes returned as he approached you.

“There’s nothing to be scared of,” he murmured, gently cupping your cheek. “I’ll protect you.”

At the time, you thought that his response was… understandable. The bandits were aiming for your life, after all. An eye for an eye and all that.

Oh, but how wrong you were.

There were many, many other signs of his declining mental state – all of which you had failed to notice. Or maybe you chose not to notice. So, now, all you can do is stare at him, unsure of what exactly you should be feeling. Just how long has he been this way?

“I’m not sure,” he responds, placing a warm bowl of soup in front of you. Despite the destruction of the world, you find yourself tucked away in a cozy cottage in a pretty forest. You’re not sure how this place escaped ruin, but your mind doesn’t want to think about it. “Maybe I’ve always been this way. Maybe I wasn’t.”

You look at him silently as reaches over to grab your hand, his eyes empty with anything but love.

“But it doesn’t really matter now, does it?” he squeezes your hand, “I have you now, after all.”