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[justiceerror]

[He's a little curious about something, actually. This place intrigues him quite a bit, what with the monsters and even the wonderful morgue with the dead bodies-.... ah, that murderous urge of his rises every so often, but he manages to keep it down by killing monsters here and there.

In any case.]

Heehh.... How splendid it is to see all the little insects crawling around in here.... the lot of you- do you truly understand how fragile you are? Life can be taken away so easily... hehahaha....!

I wonder, I wonder.... besides the monsters that are here, has anyone taken the life of another? And by that I mean- a person, maybe someone close to you? Maybe someone in this tower you had just met....?

Don't be too shy now.

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[justiceerror]

[Hoh.... go ahead and try to break his arm, he's much more durable than you think. He's not human, he's merely a manifestation came to life. His healing powers would take care of the break in any case.

Still.... she's rather skilled, he can see that.]

You're accustomed to battle.

[he smirks at her, pulling his hand away from her and leaping back.]

[scorchedchivalry]

I am a knight. I could not claim that if battle was not a staple of my existence.

Your energy is familiar, though we are not from the same world. How did you acquire it?

[justiceerror]

[He straightens up, tilting his head. Aah, he didn't get a chance to use one of his stronger moves. No matter, he can save that for another day.]

Who knows? Hehahaha.... it's a certain type of magic, I suppose. I'm a magical creature myself, maybe it just comes from me.

[scorchedchivalry]

Just the form your prana takes? I can accept that.

You made your ability sound far more sinister than it is.

[justiceerror]

[...]

...Are you saying I'm not sinister enough? My powers come straight from my person...

[...he's.... actually really bothered by that. That smirk leaves him, and he looks away from her. If he's not evil enough then- can he really be.... 'him'?]

[scorchedchivalry]

To most, I assure you that you are. But I am nothing like anything you have encountered before.

A knight does not quake in fear.

[justiceerror]

[he looks back at her, his expression still the same.]

....But you're human, are you not...? How long have you lived for? [he hasn't been alive for that long at all.]

I've never felt fear before. I inflict it.

[scorchedchivalry]

I am a human spirit given form. I feel fear just as I had when I lived, but the level required for that is not measurable.

I lived for twenty-nine years. [Though she looks a good ten years younger.]

If you do not want to feel fear, I suggest not engaging in full battle with me. You will feel fear then.

[justiceerror]

Maybe.... if I feel fear.... I'll become that much closer to the perfect piece. [he just wants to be human, is that so wrong?

A smile breaks across his features now.]

Hehe...hehehahahaha! Aah, no no, don't you see.... don't you get it?! I've never faced someone that could beat me! Everyone, they all tried, but I'm much too strong! I killed them all...!!

[scorchedchivalry]

That arrogance will bring about your downfall given enough time. [A statement of fact.]

What do you mean by 'perfect piece'?

[justiceerror]

But I did... I killed them... kehahahaha....! [he enjoyed every last bit of it, and yet there's a hint of strain in his voice.]

...Aah... I was created to be that culprit on the gameboard, don't you see? My only purpose... is to become ... the perfect piece... huhuhuhahaa....!

[scorchedchivalry]

[...Battler is starting to remind her of Caster from the Fourth War. Her eyes narrow a bit and she keeps her guard up. At least he wasn't mistaking her for someone else.]

I do not see. What gameboard do you speak of?

[justiceerror]

[Aah... he settles down, attempting to hide that laughter of his.]

Mmm.... can I really explain it? Let's see.... there are players and pieces. The players... they control what happens on the gameboard.

Only, the pieces are the lives of a certain.... family. The family that belonged to Battler Ushiromiya. Battler, Beato and the witches of the senate, they were the players.

I'm the only piece that knows all of this, of course. I was created outside the gameboard, and my only role is to become that culprit, become what I was created for... become... 'me'....

[scorchedchivalry]

But who created you?

[justiceerror]

...Hm.

I suppose the best answer to that would be... Beato. She helped create me. [the curiosity of others also helped create him.]

[scorchedchivalry]

Who is that?

[justiceerror]

....Beatrice. The great witch of Rokkenjima.

[scorchedchivalry]

I am not overly fond of witches.

[Not after Medea.]

[justiceerror]

And why is that-?

[scorchedchivalry]

They have an obsessive nature.