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[mushroompollution]

Ch 56: Rabbit Eyes

Previous Chapters: The Sablier Arc Masterpost (35-42) || 43 || 44 || 45 || 46 || 47 || 48 || [ Ceremony Arc: 49 || 50 || 51 || 52 || 52.5 || 53 ]

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Behind the protection of Raven's wings, Gil tends to Break's wound while the swordsman yells at him for leaving Oz. But Gilbert yells right back at him, calling Break an idiot for fighting, and giving up, without ever asking for help, when he has so many people to turn to.

Something finally clicks, and Break goes quiet for a moment.

But that moment can't last too long, using Raven is exhausting for Gil. Break points out that the Baskervilles are probably closer to Chains than humans, making his Chain-destroyer Mad Hatter a much more effective weapon anyway. He promises not to overdo it, though. He can concentrate his Chain's power into his sword without summoning it.

And finally, Break asks for help.

As a coughing fit throws Break off, Lily pulls a gun from her robes. But a familiar voice screams her name from somewhere in the woods nearby, making her hesitate. As she looks over at the shadowy figure, Break doesn't hesitate to take the opening and go for the kill.

She's too late to reach Fang, but Lottie scoops up Lily and escapes with her. Sharon and the others are on their way to help Break, and they can't forget their mission.

Sharon comes running out to their aid, but Break is distracted by that voice from the woods. He can't see the face of the figure as they collapse, but he'd know that voice anywhere.

Sharon is able to use her Chain to send the injured Reim through Ada's shadow to safety. As he disappears, he remembers the way Lily had smiled when she'd seen him, right before Break's fatal blow to Fang--

And then we transition into a flashback, Isla Yura explaining his wicked plan to Oz before his rescue.

All the events of the world are recorded in the Abyss, he tells Oz. The Tragedy of Sablier was a trauma for the Abyss, and he theorizes that recreating the situation will build pressure, opposed by the magic of the Sealing Stone. If he shatters the Stone at the perfect moment, it will create a flashback of the Tragedy, allowing everyone to witness the true event as they're dragged into the Abyss themselves.

Disgusted, Oz asks if he really believes the Abyss holds the salvation he promised his followers.

Vincent asks Oz to stop spacing out please, and reminds him he's only helping because Gil asked, not because he cares about Oz.

They find a window overlooking the site of the ceremony-- and the Sealing Stone.

As Oz and Elliot both race into action to save the people they care about, Vincent sinks down against the wall. So much for the element of surprise. Oh well. He doesn't have a clear shot at Yura from that position, so he tells Echo to focus on breaking the Stone, using the chaos as cover.

Oz runs into the scene blow, only to be stopped suddenly by a bright flash of light and sudden pressure that leaves him unable to move.

Oz does his beat to remind Phillipe of the truth. His father had tried to give him a happy life. Oz had tried to do everything to keep him alive. But in the end, he couldn't keep his promise. Phillipe screams for him to shut up, but Oz keeps going. Begging him to remember his father's love and determination, begging him to understand his father would want him to move on. Begging him not to forget.

Oz summons that scythe, slicing through Humpty Dumpty. As he does, Yura shrieks in surprise, and Vincent notices that Oz's eyes are red.

On the table nearby, Alice is awakened from her unconscious state by the feeling of her power being used without her permission.

And Elliot races into the adjacent chamber.