#a teeeny hint of mc5 x Ryota

[20thcentury-kylo]

Even The Gods Feel Fear

Michael secretly Fears his brother. As much as he puts on the facade of control.. he fears. Even now as he looks upon them- their joyful expression as they spend time with the pawns they so desperately cling to... he fears his brother.

"Why must we take such precautions- they are weak, and easily disposable-" He has heard such words from his subordinates countless times. If that were true then why hasnt any other representative taken them already... He knows why- the memory still burns his psyche to this day...

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The battlefield was barren- corspes laid strewn across the wasteland. There he stood- the last resistance, the only one left. Michael had laughed in his secured victory- this would be just as every other loop, simple and efficient.. Was he ever wrong.

Kenami, the name he went by in that loop had one ally with them, yet they were struck down before his very eyes...Michael still remembers the blood curdling scream..

"NO- No no no, Ryota No!!-" It was all for naught, they had failed to protect a single one of them, truly a shame.. As the last of their essence faded to the void, his brother stood there- silenced by his own grief, Michael pitied him almost his existence in this world truly was pointless...

And then the boy died.

Kenami started convulsing- gripping his chest in pain as he fell to his knees. Michael was puzzled by such a reaction- but surely this wasnt a new variable, the stress from battle must've finally gotten to them. So as Kenami collapsed to the ground, Michael sighed in relief- another loop down, more testing completed...

Then came the sound.

The Apps battle zone had closed, surely there was no foul play afoot. Yet surely they all heard it...

The Ghastly Unnerving Screeches of a heart beat... except it was in reverse. It grew faster- the reversed beats breaking sporadically. Michael tensed at the sound. Why the hell was he so afraid. Turning back to his fallen brother- he sees him still lying there, unmoving. So then where could that sound be coming from...

Another moment later, he started to move. Rising in unnatural motions getting to his knees- then up to his feet... Michael readies his artifact yet does not say a word...

Why is he so afraid... He hears something else amidst the jarring beats of a dead heart- a plea of regret

"I'm sorry- I just can't do it.." His brothers voice permeates through his subconscious before the once jarring reversed notes come to an abrupt stop.

-App battlezone engaging-

"What!?" He looks to his device with such question laced in an inherent fear of the unknown... Just what the hell was happening here..

Kenami stands there- head hanging low, he's whispering something Michael can't make out. His hairs dark hues begin to fade, leaving a jaded silver in its stead. His head jerks to the sky... and the last words he heard from his brother will remain wrenched in his heart forever...

"--------- Every. Last. one of you..."

-Phase 1-

-PLAYER TURN-