"How can we fix this?! Give me a solution! You're the archmage!" Sebastian shouted, his desperation only worsened, he couldn't send imperial knights because it would mean he'd have to kill Charlotte and it would only cause panic within the empire. He walked back and forth thinking of a solution until there was a gentle knock at the door. "WHO IS IT?" Sebastian glared, the knight flinched and opened the door to see who the guest was. "I-i-it's Princess E-Elisa! Your Highness!"
"Where's Rowan?"
"I'm right here your Highness." rowan bowed, he was the only one that didn't seem to fear Sebastian, he did all the governing and work for sebastian since he didn't want to work for the empire. Sebastian sighed, "Kick her out. Tell her that if she dares come in again, I will make sure her limbs aren't the only thing that will be cut off." Sebastian threatened, Rowan nodded calmly and walked over to the door kicking Elisa out. But she still managed to make her way in.
"Y-Your Highness! Wait! I know how to fix this!" Elisa exclaimed, sebastian glowered at her and the black smudges on his face only made it worse, she trembled like a small bunny in front of a lion. "What is it?" He asked with a menacing look, she gulped and spoke as she was released.
"W-Well...The only way you can get rid of an akuma is to kill the host before it spreads much farther so that--"
"ARE YOU SUGGESTING WE KILL HER?" Sebastian growled, his bloodlust only increased everytime she spoke, [how can someone be so stupid?] the knights thought as he unsheathed and raised his sword only for it to be stopped by magic.
"..op...Stop. You're only making things worse! Do you think Charlotte would be happy with this!?" Khaled shouted, he felt his heart diminshing like it was being pulled out of his chest, he lost his loved ones and now he would lose another one. Sebastian stopped and thought fro a moment, Charlotte...
How did you know?
How did you know I needed you, I hadn't told anyone, yet you appeared before me as if you had been told
I kept my pain a secret, too ashamed to say a word, You must have been a psychic or my silent cries were heard, How did you know you rescured me when I thought all hope was gone, Somehow you saw right through me, How could I have known...
You would be the one.
He lowered his sword and seemed dazed, "get her out." Sebastian commanded as they dragged the scared and trembling girl away. He placed his hands on his face covering his sad expression, The last thing I would want to do is kill her... I would rather join her than to kill her with my own hands.
"...way," Khaled mumbled, Sebastian looked up desperately and shook khaled, "HOW?!" Khaled stood up from the floor and averted his gaze, "You'd have to kill her and then go back in time." Sebastian's happy smile faded his eyes widened in shock, [Kill her?] He thought for a moment [is that really the only way? but I don't want to...] Sebastian thought, memories of the fun times he spent with charlotte popped up in his mind, he didn't care about the future he would recreate. He wanted to do things right. He wanted to earn her love fair and square.
He flinched due to the sudden shock, he had remembered a similar face, close to that of charlotte's, that dream he had when he was younger!
"..Ch...Charlotte...Bea...Beatrice..."
"What? Why are you mentioning the Deceased 3rd Princess's name?" Khaled queried, he was stressed out it had been weeks since they had rest, Khaled set a barrier around the magic tower to avoid any people going in or out. And fortunately, Charlotte was staying locked in pretty well instead of throwing a rampage.
"..Why?" Khaled glanced at sebastian with tired eyes, Khaled couldn't sleep because of the fear that something would happen to charlotte and Sebastian was restless thinking day and night. [I want to save her...]
"All i have to do is kill her Once, Right?" Sebastian asked, his eyes were dull and lifeless now, he smiled, his dark curse spreading throughout his body continously, but why? This had never happened before. But he only had one goal: Save Charlotte from getting eaten entirely by the akuma!
With Charlotte (Beatrice) inside her mind:
"It's cold here..." I shivered, as the dark red veil had approached me and gotten far closer than yesterday. [Will anyone save me? What am I doing hoping for something so stupid...I'm just a simple extra wishing for the Main Characters happiness. I shouldn't have even hoped for salvation...hah] I rubbed my hands to avoid having frostbite.
"..Charlotte...Charlotte..." A voice called out, my head perked up as I smiled, [has someone come to save me?!] I thought happily, then the fog revealed a tired and sweet Sebastian. I was shocked for a moment but I was happy to see him.
"Sebastian! Are you here to save me?!" I chirped, but he just kept staring at me tenderly, no, he kept staring at someone else. [who..?] I looked behind me and found the face of someone familiar, someone I've known for far too long to even forget their face.
"Aella..."
"Kole, fix this now."
"My name is Khaled--" Khaled barked, "You know what I don't care, let's just get this over with." Khaled averted his gaze trying to hide his irritation. Sebastian nodded, both of them seemed to have a serious expression on their face.
"We'll go with the second choice, we just have to get close enough to cast the spell on her, all 3 of us will be able to go back in time before all this happened." Khaled explained, he started to ramble on until sebastian looked outside the carriage window and only nodded. "I don't care what magic you use, how you do it, or why you'll do it. But, DO IT." Sebastian looked at the Magic Tower in worry creasing his eyebrows until wrinkles showed on his forehead.
"Child, don't you want to be all-powerful? I'll give you the power of god if you accept" Dark Charlotte said with a slurred tone, almost as if she were drunk, the child quivered at the sight of charlotte's dark face that loomed over the small and fragile child.
"Oh charlotte, I didn't expect you to take it out on a small child. For god's sake, what the actual f----" Sebastian slapped his hand on khaled's lips harshly, it was so hurtful for him to the point where he felt like making him explode right there and then. [hehe...I would get rid of the competition. AHem, but charlotte wouldn't be happy about that.]
"...I want to help as well." A voice echoed in the distance, Charlotte's lips curled into a seductive smile as she saw the man approach them rapidly. Darting and pushing himself off from one wall to another. When he finally landed, his appearance was so abnormal that even khaled was shocked, "How come HE can wear fancy clothes and I can't?!" Khaled pouted in the background as Tristan approached Sebastian.
Sebastian would normally want to refuse his help, but, he tried his best to hide his jealousy. "Alright. Don't be a pain." Sebastian answered, he couldn't imagine a place where charlotte wouldn't exist. Just imagining her gone, he couldn't do that. He would rather die before seeing it with his own eyes. "Just so you know, we're messing with time here, our souls will be the only thing that will be brought back in time, 5 years before all this happened." Khaled mentioned.
"...Sebastian...You really did come to save me..." Allea spoke softly, almost as small as a pin drop, but Sebastian could hear it, and so could the rest of them. Sebastian flinched at her sweet voice and saw Allea, not Charlotte, but Allea. Khaled wasn't the slightest surprised, but he had yet to find out Charlotte's real name. They rushed towards the brunette with short hair and light bangs coveting her forehead.
"Charlotte...is that you?" Sebastian questioned, she shook her head as her lips turned from a frown into a smile. Her soul roamed outside of her body as she talked to them, and the charlotte that was consumed by the akuma glowered at the girl's voice, since she could not see her.
"I am Allea. I am not from this world, I was born elsewhere, The reason I was sent here is unknown to me." Allea mumbled, her expression was happy yet her eyes were droopy and sad. "I...I knew you from a book I read back in my past world.
"Time's up! Crimson beam!" Charlotte shouted as she blasted a dark red and black beam at the soul but all it did was go through her transparent body, not consuming it or damaging it.
"Hurry up and start Kale!" Sebastian ordered, Charlotte set a barrier around them, seperating them from one another. "Your Highness! What are we gonna do now!?" Tristan shotued, angry at the fact that they probably wouldn't be able to save Charlotte any longer.
"Can you cast the spell even when we're apart from each other?" sebastian queried khaled, the blue-haired man nodded. [I just need them close and as a target.]
"Thixo othandekayo, usixolele, kuba lonke ixesha lilahlekile..." Khaled chanted as sweat started to rain down his cheeks, Allea turned to him and drifted towards him, kissing his forehead.
"I'll be waiting for you..."