who stole your heart and the key?

[steelmyself]

In the dark, you taste something sweet and tart on your tongue, almost like apple but not quite: pomegranate juice, out of nowhere. A hint of something metallic accompanies it.

You fall down.

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[ Saber climbs up, brushing his clothes off and grumbling. ]

Seriously, what the fuck is wrong... So rude...

[ He glances around at his surroundings. ]

Well, this is a fresh hell. Hey!

[ He walks over to the young man. ]

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[steelmyself]

On closer examination, the large stone has a sword plunged into it. That's what the ginger-haired young man, a boy in his late teens, is fussing over. He's trying to pull it out.

His eyes flicker a little in your direction, but he refuses to be distracted from his task. "Uh, hey?" He's still pulling at the sword.

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Cool sword. Does it do anything?

[ He pauses. ]

Other than stab people, I mean. Not dissing the stabbing! But magic swords. Endless possibilities.

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[steelmyself]

"That's right. It's gonna help me save people."

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Saving people, huh! Admirable goal, pretty good. Got any people in mind?

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[steelmyself]

He answers immediately and without hesitation, with a bright and sweet smile. "Everyone. I'm going to save everyone."

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[ He can't help but let out a startled laugh. ]

You're kidding, right?

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[steelmyself]

"No! There's nothing wrong with it. That's what I think. It's fine if I want to save everyone--I'm going to do it."

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[ He stops laughing and shakes his head. ]

Let me tell you something— if you try to save everyone, you're gonna get yourself in trouble. It's better to just focus on the people you care about the most.

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[steelmyself]

He shakes his head, and there's a stubborn glint in his eyes. "I'm going to save everyone."

A distant rumbling roar of deep, pained distress echoes throughout the land. It seems to come from both above and below at the same time.

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You'll figure it out sooner or later.

[ He glances around. ]

What the hell was that?!

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[steelmyself]

"What was what?"

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[ Saber raises an eyebrow. ]

You're kidding me, right? You're way too into that damned sword if you didn't hear that noise.

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[steelmyself]

He just shakes his head, bemused. "It's definitely fine here."

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[autorejoin]

"It's definitely fine" is the kind of phrase someone says right before everything goes to shit.

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[steelmyself]

"Hey, I know you think that's what happens because of movies, but trust me, it's just fine here."

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[ Saber rolls his eyes expressively. ]

Man, fuck the movies. That's personal goddamned experience.

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[steelmyself]

"Whatever."

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[ Mockingly: ]

"Whatever."

[ Saber waves a hand in the kid's direction in disgust. ]

If you're going to damn yourself to a hell of your own making, I'm not going to stop you. But don't say no one warned you.

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[steelmyself]

He makes an annoyed noise and just goes back to pulling on the sword.

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[ Saber ditches the guy and starts examining the crack in the ground. Are there any rocks on the ground nearby? ]

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[steelmyself]

Sure, there are some pebbles and stuff. Nothing too huge.

The crack is just barely wide enough for a person to fit through, but it widens up ahead. A dull red glow comes from deep within, as does the scent of brimstone. Right above the crack, a ragged red banner flutters, bearing an indecipherable symbol in gold upon it. That marking is oddly alien in this place.

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[ He glances at the banner curiously, then drops a pebble down the crack. ]

Down, down, down she goes...

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[steelmyself]

The crack isn't outright vertical, just downward-sloping; the pebble rolls down it for a while, then comes to a halt. It doesn't seem to have reached any fathomless pit or anything, at least.

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Huh. Not as interesting as I thought.

[ He walks over to the banner and traces the pattern of the foreign symbol. ]