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Chapter 372 - LifeJacket

"Ruby, please…....care."

"I do care. I care for you, and you, and you, and you.

That's why I'm doing this.

Do you want to be seen by your Kingdom, and no longer crushed beneath it?"

"Ruby, this is not the way to do it. Trust us...….."

"By trusting me!!!!!"

"Princess Elwin,this is not your place."

"Ruby, I may know nothing about you, nor all of the secrets my father has been hiding from me, but in my heart I know that if you indeed did kill him, it was for the right reasons, and he deserved it."

"I….."

"But these Kids do not...nor do I.

If your feud was with the Kingdom, I'd be dead long before I awoke; and so would everyone here.

Ruby, what are you trying to prove?

If it is to take revenge on all who held you captive, then you've done it. You've Killed Tai, the Royals of Dropfarra; all their men, and now all of my dads men.

What more is there?"

"......You."

*Wiiiiiissssh*

....SLICE*

"Owwwccch.

You dare stand between me and my duties, Rainbow?"

"Ruby, this isn't you.

Now, I don't know what you saw in those woods; but if you want her, you're gonna have to take me too."

"And me."

"And me."

"....And me."

"......And us."

"To truly wipe out your past, and any survivors; you're going to have to take us down."

"Kids, please. Stand out of the way. I don't want to fight you any longer, but I will if I....Uggggh…..Uggggh…..let go of me, Kings.

I'm on your side."

*Ting..ting…tinga…ling*

"Ruby, their are no more sides.

We made our peace with Tai long before you arrived back.

Elwin, the sword."

"The what?"

"Treason in the highest decree.

She took out her friends who bore her; but attacking you.....that in and of itself cannot be commended of her past.

You know what to do."

*Shing*

"Elwin, wait. I didn't mean to....it's just that...what I'm trying to...…if you had the chance at a second life; would you not clean up your past, and set things straight?"

"I'm not your past, Ruby.

We're your future."

"But how can I trust you? Any of you?

How do I not know that all you Kids will follow in the footsteps of your parents? My fight may have been with them, but how do I know it will not continue with you?"

*Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii....ng*

".......You don't."

"Queen, Elwin. Queen Elwin. Your painting."

"But your friends seem to trust me.

Is that not good enough for you, or do you not have friends?"

*Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu*

"Hold her head down. Don't let her move."

"Do it, Elwin.

For the longest time, I thought Tai was the monster, and I the hero protector; but once you look in the mirror long enough; things start to blur. If only you knew what I have done...….to keep us safe. To keep you safe. It was on my back that I kept the Kingdoms together, ahhh….ahhh…..away from prying eyes. But if you don't trust me, then I will understand."

*Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...............…Slice*