"I-It's hurting him?!" Reinhard shouted in distress, now finally realizing that this couldn't be a simple vision Subaru was living through after all.
"Shit!" Al was the one to shout out as he too caught on to what this meant.
"The boy's truly dyin'!" Ricardo howled while slamming a fist on the armrest in rage.
"It… doesn't hurt? In pain? Do you want to die?" Elsa teases.
"GET OFF OF HIM!" Beatrice screamed in blinding rage, her twin-tails flaring with bursts of mana she let loose by her anger, now completely understanding what Subaru's ability truly was.
"That's his ability?" Roswaal asked softly with nothing but shock showing on his makeup-covered face.
"No...No… It's not supposed to be like that… Teacher…"
"W-What the hell is going on anymore?" Otto cried tears of anguish for his friend's struggle with his shoulders slumped in tired defeat.
Die? Am I dead? Am I still alive? When will I die? When will I die?
"Slowly, slowly, slowly, slowly…" Elsa is smirking down at the dying boy.
"LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Rem screamed with all of her power, wanting to rip the whore on screen apart for torturing the boy she loved so much.
I'm scared… I'm scared.
"Barusu…" Ram gave a painful mutter for the boy, her fists clenched.
I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die!
"What is this… what the hell is this…?" Garfiel chocked with tears running down his face as his nerves gave out and he slumped in his chair with his face looking up, watching, seeing how his captain was dying and begging for help.
"Yes, you're slowly losing body heat… You're slowly growing cold… "
Emilia simply stared at the scene with her jaw slackened a small bit and her beautiful purple-eyes widened… no tears, no other facial expressions… She just stared and took the scene in… Watching the boy who'd save her time and time again bleed out on the floor, crying from the pain and panicking in confusion, desperately trying to understand what was happening but simply unable to do anything because of his wound, dying, dying… all while the killer sadistically made fun of his predicament in his last few moments…
"S-Subaru…" Emilia whispered softly… before her face contorted to one of pure anguish and horror, held under her palms as she covered her mouth and sobbed the sobs of a heartbroken widow.
As the window shows Elsa's smirking face, memories of all the previous events that lead him here played out. It was as if his life flashed before him.
Until…. Darkness,
Oh… I'm dead.
Emilia cried. She just cried.
Hugging her Subaru and crying like a little child.
The other Camps were either crying with her, or looking at her in pity.
Rem and Beatrice simply remained frozen with tears and stunned expressions staring at the black screen.
What were they watching? Why were they being shown these things? Exactly how much suffering did this boy endure?
A faint voice, A blurry image.
"What's the matter, boy? You look like you've seen a ghost."
"It's…" Otto began to realize what was going on.
Subaru is shown to be in the same place as before. in front of the fruit stand with the same man saying the same thing.
His eyes blinking in confusion and his skin yellow in nausea… Subaru's frozen face only showed a great amount of confusion and bewilderment towards nothing at all as he gave an unfocused stare.
"Boy? You okay?" The shop keeper asked in a worrying tone as he noticed Subaru's state.
"Ah…" The boy uttered as his unfocused eyes rolled into his head. "I have no idea what's going on anymore." Subaru fainted as the man looked on with shock.
Scene change…
Subaru was splashed with water in the face. He quickly opened his eyes and looked at the man.
"Are you okay, boy? Here, forget the money. Just take these." the man was worried for Subaru as he handed the boy an appa and a cup of water.
Subaru was about to take them but then he noticed someone walking behind the merchant…
A silver-haired girl…
His eyes widening, he stood up but fell on his knees from the weakness. Gritting his teeth, He stood up again and ran after her, ignoring the appa man.
"Wait! P-Please wait!" Subaru shouted as he ran after the silver-haired girl, gaining the ire and attention of the many people standing around him in the marketplace.
"Wait! Satella!" Subaru didn't notice how everyone looked at him in complete shock and horror as he ran after the silver-haired girl.
"NO! Please no! Why did I tell him to call me that?!" Emilia looked at the screen in shock, tears running down her cheeks for the boy and what he's been through because of her actions.
What did she do to this boy?
How many times has this happened?
"Please don't ignore me! Dying and not doing what you said were my fault! But I was desperate!"
Everyone was looking at him with wierded out looks and shocked expressions.
Emilia stopped walking and kept her head down. Subaru caught his breath and continued to ramble.
"I went back to the loot house after that, but I couldn't find you…"
Everyone was looking at them. Emilia didn't turn to him.
"I'm sorry for only thinking of myself." Subaru said as he regained breathing and smiled sincerely to her.
"Thinking of yourself?! You just died, in fact! How's that not effecting you?!" Beatrice shouted in despair, trying to understand why her contractor wasn't trying to think of himself in this moment.
Emilia shook her head and sobbed while holding it with both hands, "I'm so sorry!"
Emilia didn't turn to him… keeping her head down.
"I'm glad you're all right, Satella." Subaru spoke softly with a tone of happy reminiscence and gratitude… But his expression changed to one of hurt and confusion as soon as he saw the way she looked at him.
"Poor kid…" Al just looked away from the scene. The boy didn't even know that he was earning the ire and hatred of every demi-human on the street.
"I told you it was a bad idea!" Anastasia snarled, her shock overplaying her emotions quite a bit and making her bitterer towards the half-elf's idiocy.
The silver-haired, elven beauty finally turned and looked back at him with an intense glare filled with hatred.
"What are you thinking?" she asked pointedly, rigidly, and in a heated tone.
She was completely furious with him.
Subaru recoiled in surprise. What?
Everyone was looking at them as she spoke with him.
"I don't know who you are but don't call me by the name of the Jealous Witch! What are you thinking?!" Emilia spat with an angry tone, staring at Subaru with focused hatred and surprising fury.
Subaru just looked confused now.
His reflection in her eyes.
Her reflection in his.
Title card:
"The End of the Beginning and the Beginning of the End."
Credits song: Stylix Hylix (Acoustic Version)
Episode 1 Directors cut end.
Emilia just stared at the black screen in shock at the situation she had put Subaru in.
"I wonder why he still helps you after all that?" Anastasia asked softly as she wiped some tears away.
"So this is how he accomplished all of his achievements… what a disgusting power." Priscilla looked away in distaste.
"Subaru-kun… died." Rem simply looked catatonic at the screen.
Beatrice hugged her Subaru's side as tightly as the little spirit could.
The Emilia camp was in shambles. Words could not express the various emotions filled with pain, anger, and regret looming around them.
Crusch's camp was defeated as they saw a very dear friend in such a situation. Felix may not have shared the same sentiment as Crusch or Wilhelm. But, it still hurt him to watch someone go through that pain.
Felt's camp was just broken, Felt was still crying into Reinhard's embrace while he sat there stoic, clearly hiding his shock.
Anastasia's camp was simply… deeply saddened by this. Subaru was a hero in the eyes of Ricardo and Mimi. Julius stood there as elegant as ever, trying to hide his anger. While he would be the first in line to chastise Subaru for his idiocy, he was still a knight. His instinct to protect those who could not protect himself was tarnished with his inability to help a victimized Subaru.
And the Priscilla Camp wasn't affected at all, save for Al who felt remorse for his bro.
"Let's see where this power takes him." Priscilla glared at the screen in disdain finally understanding what this power of the boy's truly was. And the lady was never more revolted at someone's existence than she was of the boy at this second.
You must believe me.
It's all for Subaru's own good that you watch everything.
Let me show you some more just to make it more clear what he's been living through underneath your noses.
Beatrice, Emilia, and Rem only hugged the boy from every direction available to them tighter, sniffling and sobbing.
The screen activated once again.
Episode 2…. Arc 1 continuation….