𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑺 𝑺𝑬𝑬𝑵

𝑨 ⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝙈𝙄𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙆𝙀 ⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝘉𝘖𝘙𝘕 ⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝘍𝘙𝘖𝘔 ⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝘓𝘖𝘝𝘌

[* decayed . @falkorsblessing]

⠀what a terrible thing you've become.

[𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑺 𝑺𝑬𝑬𝑵 @hysterivisions]

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trial ; the rest were corpses … I don’t know if they still seek me but—— hah , ⠀⠀⠀⠀ I wouldn’t doubt it . ❞
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[𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑺 𝑺𝑬𝑬𝑵 @hysterivisions]

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The frontlines .ᐣ If only . He watched , ⠀⠀⠀⠀ saw the worst of the worst throughout the days that got bleaker every sun rise .

Bodies piled up , ⠀⠀⠀⠀ porcelain or protein … didn’t matter .
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[* ˢⁱʳ 𝓬𝐚𝐫𝐥𝓸᭡ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝑔． ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @CRICKETMISCHIEF]

⠀⠀⠀
there is a possibility that he
once had his hands on those
precious documents detailing
that of late mother ．
⠀⠀⠀ .̲.̲.̲ ⠀⠀𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙙 ．
⠀⠀

[𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑺 𝑺𝑬𝑬𝑵 @hysterivisions]

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The pause is long , ⠀⠀⠀⠀ haunting —— head raised to truly stare the heir in the eyes ; blue hues , doubled in one single sclera don’t shift their gaze . A mere effect from what happened

❝ I was their only living
⠀

[𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑺 𝑺𝑬𝑬𝑵 @hysterivisions]

⠀
having met up with an old friend … he’s questioning his own morals now
⠀

[𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑺 𝑺𝑬𝑬𝑵 @hysterivisions]

⠀
ergo tells him to shut up , ⠀⠀⠀⠀ to quiet down —— loud in his head

❝ Does that satisfy you … .ᐣ ❞
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[𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑺 𝑺𝑬𝑬𝑵 @hysterivisions]

Answering to a higher being was his primary of life , ⠀⠀⠀⠀ how he always had to live . Mother was strict , ⠀⠀⠀⠀ father was dead —— ‘lest you call a carcass living .
⠀

[* ˢⁱʳ 𝓬𝐚𝐫𝐥𝓸᭡ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝑔． ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @CRICKETMISCHIEF]

⠀⠀
┈𝓞r so he certainly seems
to believe、 ⠀⠀but carlo's
no fool ． ⠀⠀he's aware of
the in-fighting between
alchemists alike、 ⠀⠀just as
aware he is of that with
stalkers ． ⠀⠀bastards 𖬺͟
sweepers never could get

⠀✃ ┈┈

[𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑺 𝑺𝑬𝑬𝑵 @hysterivisions]

⠀
take listener’s abilities to use for their own gain —— why wouldn’t they .ᐣ ❞

He laughs and it leads into him nearly retching , ⠀⠀⠀⠀ coughing with arm over his mouth
⠀

[𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑺 𝑺𝑬𝑬𝑵 @hysterivisions]

⠀
Restlessness buries its way into his spine , ⠀⠀⠀⠀ curling around it and tightening it like a rope . Whatever they know , ⠀⠀⠀⠀ he has no way to explain it —— or make his words truly believable .
⠀

[𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑺 𝑺𝑬𝑬𝑵 @hysterivisions]

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Just those very words had Asterio reconsidering his choices , ⠀⠀⠀⠀ played like a fiddle—— lured into safety by the pied piper .
Twin irises shift their gaze , ⠀⠀⠀⠀ listening to steps get closer .
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[* ˢⁱʳ 𝓬𝐚𝐫𝐥𝓸᭡ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝑔． ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @CRICKETMISCHIEF]

⠀⠀⠀
finger ． ⠀⠀𝘢 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐈𝐍 ．
only given to the best of the
best ． ⠀⠀a whole other level
of stalker elite ．

⠀⠀⠀ ⸝͟⸝͟⠀⠀stay 𖬺͟ chat a
⠀⠀⠀ bit longer、 ⠀𝙄 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩 ． ⠀ ⸝͟⸝͟
⠀⠀

[𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑺 𝑺𝑬𝑬𝑵 @hysterivisions]

⠀
He still remembers when that bounty was placed upon his head : 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 , ⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 .
⠀

[𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑺 𝑺𝑬𝑬𝑵 @hysterivisions]

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Still , ⠀⠀⠀⠀ his body language tightens .

❝ But…perhaps I should get going . ❞
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[𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑺 𝑺𝑬𝑬𝑵 @hysterivisions]

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❝ No , ⠀⠀⠀⠀ i’m the last remaining of my name . ❞

Asterio lowers his head , ⠀⠀⠀⠀ shameful , ⠀⠀⠀⠀ scornful even . He had lost them rather early —— but he didn’t view himself an orphan .
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[* ˢⁱʳ 𝓬𝐚𝐫𝐥𝓸᭡ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝑔． ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @CRICKETMISCHIEF]

⠀⠀⠀
as a king despite its ordinary
⎛ 𝙞𝙛 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙙𝙚 ⎠ design ．

⠀⠀⠀ ⸝͟⸝͟⠀⠀d’you have any
⠀⠀⠀ existing family ׅ𖤠 ⠀ ⸝͟⸝͟
a relatively difficult question
to ask these days、 ⠀⠀but
respectful all the same ．
⠀⠀⠀

[𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑺 𝑺𝑬𝑬𝑵 @hysterivisions]

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Blood runs cold like an icy river , ⠀⠀⠀⠀ dread builds up … a stalker , ⠀⠀⠀⠀ maybe .ᐣ Carlo however is one … but he holds no knowledge of the bounty atop Asterio’s head .
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