Prometheus pulled his sword from Edith's body, causing blood to gush from the wound, sporadically.
["I already lost everyone that I loved… so why would I make more friends? You can't trust anything in this world, not even your family."] Prometheus wiped the blood from his blade against his sleeve and pointed the edge toward Margret. ["Now… where were we?"]
["Godfrey… don't hurt her. This is something that I've done, and no one else! You want me, not her."] Emma's soulless expression remained, however, she did show emotion in her eyes, somewhat.
The mother walked towards Prometheus, standing in front of Margret who only stared with a look of concern.
The atmosphere was tense.
["Here I am… the one who deserves punishment."] Emma placed her hand against her chest. ["Deliver it son… release your anger upon me. A horrible mother that left her child behind."] Emma closed her eyes, showing visible tears leaking from their sides.
["…Why?"] Prometheus muttered. ["Why do you pretend like you care…? As if you're actually sorry? If you were sorry, you would've come looking for me!!! You don't care! Curse you Mother, curse you and your entire new family!"] Prometheus raised his sword above his head as it glistened in the sun. ["Go to hell, where you belong!!"]
["Emma, move outta the way!!!"]
Margret widened her eyes, watching the blade dive down, and threaten Emma's life.
Was it too late?
["No!!"] All of the sudden, Prometheus was tackled! His body fell to the side as he dropped his blade, struggling to get up from the attacker.
["Edith you traitor! Get off of me, you should be dead!"] Edith pinned Prometheus down, preventing recovery.
["Prometheus… stop this… it isn't you!"]
["What do you know about me? You know nothing! You were never a friend of mine, only someone I used for more power, to get revenge! Can't you see that already?"] Prometheus shouted, as his struggles stopped.
["No… you don't mean that Prometheus! It can't be true… I refuse to believe you would do such a thing. I am your friend, Edith."]
["Heh… look at you, how sad. You're Lady Mammon's perfect little puppet. You follow her every word, and if you don't, you get upset. Your whole life you've been useless to your family, that's why you want her to give you love and attention."]
["Don't you go there Prometheus… stop it…"]
["You broke down crying once you couldn't attack me! You are a useless piece of shit, that no one cares about! You can't do a single fucking thing right, but worship and serve Lady Mammon!"]
["S-Stop it Prometheus! Stop!"]
Edith unpinned Prometheus and covered his ears while he shook his head back and forth, denying his reality.
["If I don't fulfill Lady Mammon's orders, I'll never be loved…"] Edith's voice cracked as he began to cry. Despite the mask hiding his face, the crying was obvious. He sniffled as his nose started to run dry. ["She raised me ever since I was kicked out of my abusive home… Lady Mammon… she's incredible… I must complete her orders. She's taken good care of me…"]
["Well ain't that something? But I got a new challenge for you, Edith; try completing her orders in the afterlife."]
A loud echo vibrated across the village… as Edith gasped in agony.
His body flew backward, disembarking from Prometheus.
A large hole was shown upon his stomach, as trails of fire danced in the wind, signaling what had happened.
He was blown, clean through, by Prometheus.
Edith's entire chest was missing, and his insides were incinerated from the intense heat created by fire magic.
Everyone gasped.
["I-I just wanted… to be… loved…"] Edith's time was nigh, as he gasped for air, reaching his hand out into the sky. ["I'm afraid… to die. Someone… please help me… where am I gonna go? Am I… going to hell?"] His arm grew weak… as it slowly fell to the ground, confirming his death.
Such a sad sight to see, only for it to be ruined by laughter.
["Hahahahaha—Tehahahahaha!"] Prometheus stood back up, looking at Edith's corpse. ["You did well Edith, acting as a pawn until the end! Our friendship, everything we had, was merely a lie! I used those idiotic concepts to only get your help!"]
["Bastard, how could you do that?"] Margret was showing visible anger, as she launched the arrow from the bow, giving no warning.
But despite the unpredictable action, Prometheus merely stood still, having the arrow bounce off his body as if a pebble was thrown at him.
["No… how? How did the arrow fail?"] Margret stepped back, gritting her teeth in frustration.
["Spirit Psychosis."] Muttered Prometheus.
["Impossible, didn't Emma mention you keeping it concealed?"]
["It's only concealed with my vessel inside my hands… however it departed from me once Edith tackled me. For the Vessel you hold, it runs purely on one's mana. The more mana you have, the more potent the arrows are."] Prometheus chuckled. ["Kuhuhu, honestly, I was thinking you would've caught on!"]
["My… mana… it's being drained…"] Margret dropped the bow to the ground, and fell to her hands and knees. ["Damnit…"]
["What's happening? Mommy, I'm scared!"] A child who stood a dozen meters away fell to her knees, as did the other commoners who were still in the village.
Spirit psychosis was draining all of their mana, and eventually, it would drain their souls as well.
["Once their spirits are drained… it will inevitably be absorbed into my body. That is Spirit Psychosis!"] Prometheus cocked back his head, and held up his arms into the air, laughing like a lunatic. ["HAHAHA HAHAHA! AHAHAHA—KUHAHAHAHAHA!"]
Emma soon fell to her hands and knees too, grunting from the loss of her mana.
["He's lost it! This boy… he's completely gone insane! We have to do something Emma… anything!"]
["I'm sorry Margret… we cannot."] Emma muttered, as her tone of voice sounded defeated.
["Why? Why can't we? Stop holding back against your left behind son! He's going to kill everyone here! Think rationally, goddamnit!"]
["N-No… that isn't the reason why."]
["Then what the hell— agh!"] Margret fell flat on her face… unable to keep herself up any longer. ["W-Whats… the r-reason?"]
["Ngh!"] Emma soon fell on her face… turning her head to the side so she could lie on her cheek. ["Spirit Psychosis not only drains mana…it also prevents magic from being used…"]
["D-Damnit, we're all doomed then!"] Margret closed her eyes… as if she was accepting her cruel fate.
["AAAHAHAHAHAHAHA! THE SCREAMS, THE CRIES! THE SUFFERING! THAT'S RIGHT! I WANNA HEAR MORE! LET THE WORLD KNOW MY PAIN THAT I FELT FOR YEARS!"] Prometheus laughed hysterically as the sound of cries, and screams of horror danced upon the village.
Despair, defeat, and hopelessness.
["Look Mother, look at your son! I'll give you one last look at his beautiful face before you die!"] Prometheus happily walked towards Emma who was on the ground, drained. ["This will be the last thing you see for your time here on earth."] Prometheus slowly removed the mask from his face, cupping it in his hand.
Emma glanced at her child… slightly teary-eyed, knowing she would be dying soon.
Once Prometheus' mask was removed, Emma was stunned.
Even Margret, who's never seen this boy in her life.
His face was pale, and his eyes were dark blue. His face had patches on them, resembling stitches. The left side of his face was scarred, severely, and his lip was cut on the side.
His appearance was revealed, and it did nothing but only bring Emma to tears, as she closed her eyes, denying such a sight.
["That's better… I wanted to see some tears from you, Mother. Now you can die, remembering the face you gave me, from throwing me away!"]
["I-I'm sorry Godfrey… I'm sorry!"] Emma wailed as her face cringed, and her nose leaked.
Her cries had even overpowered the commoners who were being drained of their mana.
Everything fell into chaos.
There was no savior, and there was no hope any longer.
The only thing they could do was pray that someone from the heavens could descend down to earth, and save them from a cruel fate.
Spirit Psychosis was deadly for anyone.
The whole world ran on mana, and without it, you may as well die.
["I'll be the one finishing you off, by my hand only, Mother."] Prometheus stood back up, casting a bright blue light above his hand, that slowly summoned an icicle. ["Revenge is finally mi—"]
BOOM!
A loud shockwave echoed across the east village!
The sound barrier shattered like fragile glass, as Prometheus launched from his feet, crashing into multiple objects until he smashed into one of the houses.
Someone landed down in front of Margret, clenching their fist… as their red hair swayed in the wind.
They stood with their chest puffing out, and their grin remaining subtle upon their face.
Their iconic pose stood out among everyone!
Their prideful pose, that left even her enemies scared!
It was no one other than—
["Olivia Field has come to save the day!"] She nodded her head, giggling. ["I always wanted to make a cool entrance like that… it almost feels like a dream."] She clenched her fists, remaining calm. ["Alright, no more playing around, I'm gonna be the one who stops you!"]