"Who am I?" I said.
This place became dark again, even though it was outer space before. I stood in this dark place again. This happened because I absorbed myself wanting absolute freedom. Right now I was mentally down and my body felt empty. In this place there is nothing I can do. Just standing there.
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The place is returned to the mansion. This is the place for me to save Lucy. I had successfully defeated the two guards on the 3rd floor. It was time to save Lucy now. I entered the room guarded by the two guards. I knocked on the door three times and asked Iin to come in. I spoke.
"Lucy? Are you in there?" I spoke.
Then I heard a voice from inside, which identified the voice inside as Lucy's voice. Lucy answered my question. Lucy said
"Yeah, it's me. From that voice, is that Oz?" Lucy said.
Then I answered Lucy's question by saying
"Yes, it's Oz. Can I come in?" said Oz.
I opened the door slowly. The door I opened was a two-door door. After the door was open, I was about to enter the room. As I was about to enter the room Lucy was surprised to see me. Lucy was scared when she saw me. I wondered why Lucy was scared when she saw me. I asked her why she was scared. I said.
"Why were you scared when you saw me? Now you're safe, Lucy" said Oz.
Then Lucy was still scared when she saw me. Lucy said
"W-what's w-with the blood, Oz?" Lucy said.
When she said that, I was relieved because I thought she was seeing something scary. I started to explain the situation to Lucy. I said
"Calm down Lucy, I'm doing this to save you" I said.
Then Lucy was shocked by what I said. I continued with my words.
"I came here because they all caught you and intended to harm you. Now it's okay, I'm here with you" I said.
Then after Lucy heard Oz's words, she said.
"then how about all the people who are in this mansion?" Lucy said stammeringly.
After Lucy asked that, I answered her question by saying.
"Of course I beat them all. There won't be anyone who can hurt my family, you know?" said Oz.
Lucy immediately screamed hysterically when I gave that answer.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" Lucy said.
I was surprised by the scream, I intended to approach her but Lucy stopped me with sharp words. Lucy said
"Don't come near the monster!" said Lucy.
I was surprised by Lucy's statement. I was quite shocked when she said that. I explained the situation to Lucy again. Oz said
"I- I came here because he said you were hurt by them. That's why I beat them all. It's not what you think" I said.
"What do you mean by saving me!!?" said Lucy.
Then I was surprised by what Lucy said, and I said
"It's because of Ge-Gerard" I said, stammering at Lucy's statement.
Lucy began to explain her situation. Lucy said
"When we came back from the market, I was worried about you because of the pickpocket, and I wasn't arrested. The uncles said it would be dangerous to get close to you, but I didn't believe them. But from what I saw, it seems that the uncles were right that you are a monster!!!"Lucy said.
I was shocked by what Lucy said, even though I had fought to save her but it turned out that the one who was captured at that time was not Lucy but me.
(D-did Ge-gerard lie t-to me?)
I looked at the floor and slowly fell to my knees, not knowing that what I did was a misunderstanding. There were so many people I had killed to save Lucy, but all the killing was meaningless.
As I fell to my knees suddenly someone stood beside Lucy, Lucy was surprised by that person. That person was carrying mace on his shoulder. That person said
"You've worked hard, The Second Fragment," the man said.
I immediately looked at Lucy, and when my eyes saw Lucy...
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The mace that the man carried smashed Lucy's entire body. I was shocked and screamed out loud, I couldn't believe what was in front of me. Suddenly Lucy died in front of me without me realizing it. The person who killed her was the man who came after I fell, Gerard. I asked him why he killed Lucy. I said
"WHY!? WHY DID YOU KILL HER, GERARD!?" I said.
Then Gerard laughed when he saw my reaction and as he laughed, Gerard said
"Because this is a necessary thing, The Second Fragment! You must rise first before I take it to Lord Vahn" Gerard said.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT!!! YOU KILL LUCY, MY FAMILIY" I said.
"As I said, The Second Fragment. You are the stone of freedom, to achieve the perfect union. A stone must rise first before being united by the owner of another stone. If a stone does not rise first, the union cannot be perfect. You must have seen it, right, your Alter?" said Gerard.
I don't care what he says, I'll kill him like I killed everyone in this mansion. The moment I thought that, I immediately lunged towards him but Gerard easily avoided it. After that, Gerard said
"There's no need to rush, The Second Fragment. Before I take you to Lord Vahn's place, I have something to show you first" said Gerard.
Gerard raised his wooden mace. After he raised it, Gerard began to cast a spell. Gerard said
"Le vrai," said Gerard.
After Gerard cast the spell, suddenly his wooden mace became a mace made of iron coated with hot magma. He turned the mace around. I reflexively looked down and suddenly half of this room was destroyed by the heat of the magma so that I could see out. I was surprised by the situation outside because the situation outside was, the many corpses scattered outside and the villagers who were struggling against the Death Forest monsters that suddenly entered the village.
"What's going on here!?" I said in a pleading tone.
After that, Gerard answered my question with a laugh. Gerard said
"This is the security we guarantee, The Second Fragment. Lord Vahn is the owner of the black stone and has successfully absorbed the green stone before. You know, The Second Fragment? The properties of the black and green stones?" Gerard said.
"Black is erasure and green means life" I said.
"That's right, Lord Vahn used to only erase what he didn't want, but since he united the green stone he has come to want life as well. He is now a person who can animate, kill and erase anyone he wants and Lord Vahn is like that, I like it" said Gerard.
I fell to my knees again after learning about the fact that many villagers had died. I said.
"Is this my fault? Because I didn't trust the villagers!!!" I said.
"No, this is the freedom you want and this is also the freedom the Philosopher's Stone wants. I don't care how it ends, what is certain is that I really like the things I am currently doing, all for Lord Vahn. So The Second Fragment, come with me and meet Lord Vahn" said Gerard.
When she said it was all for Lord Vahn, I was reminded of my purpose. 'It's all for the family'.
"Can I ask you one last question?" I asked.
"I'll answer them as best I can," Gerard said.
"What happened to the owner of the green stone?" I asked.
After I asked that, Gerard was a little surprised by my question. Then Gerard answered my question. Gerard said
"He has become one with Lord Vahn," Gerard said.
"I mean his consciousness" I said.
"In one body you can't have two consciousnesses, so the united one will no longer have a consciousness and just become a stone" said Gerard.
"I see" I said.
After I said that. I immediately pointed my hand at Gerard and cast the spell ነጎዳ (Thunder) towards Gerard. Gerard immediately responded by dodging my attack. After that, Gerard said
"What are you doing, The Second Fragment!? It's time to meet Lord Vahn!" said Gerard.
"Why would I give my consciousness to him? Isn't that not the freedom I want? Wouldn't it be better for me to just absorb it?" I said.
"But, haven't you fused with your alter!? Why can't you clarify the meaning of freedom!? Freedom what you wnat is a union made between stones" said Gerard.
"Fused? I didn't Fused with it, I absorbed my alter" I said.
"What! Does that mean you're not awakening!?" said Gerard.
"No, this is the awakening I want. I'm not going to resurrect the stone, I'm going to absorb it, all of the stone, to have freedom" I said.
"Damn it! YOU WILL REGRET IT THE SECOND FRAGMENT!!!" said Gerard.
Gerard raised his gun and prepared to attack me. Before we fought, I said
"Give my regards to Vahn that I don't want to be absorbed by him, Ah... there seems to be no need because you're going to die here, Gerard!!!" I said.
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