The two face eachother, the ruins of the once glorious pagoda surrounded them. The master of the pagoda had eyes that held no care of the others presence, yet her heart boiled with rage the second that deciever step foot on this sacred land. Meanwhile the angel like being simply smiled gleefully at the other, a smile laced with venom and obsession over the other. Was she truly a virtue that brings happiness? If so, then why has she decieved those who once worshipped the master of this pagoda?
She is refered to as a hero, yet she has brought catastrophe and grief upon this land.
She seems to have no remorse to what she had just done, those poor innocent people were decieved and fell for her lies due to their desperation on getting revenge for their children. Because of her they became blind to their own actions, blaming the one who wished to help, for the catastrophe that had struck their village.
Shouldn't she as the master of the ivory pagoda get revenge on this fake hero? This so called hero that swore to protect all those who were struck by the grief of this world, and chose to bring sadness and grief instead. Just like Burning spice, she had fallen for her greedy desires. A yearning for something she will never have, a yearning for more than she has ever had. Is that not what greed is? She yearned for something that lies upon this pagoda, yet speaks no word about what she wishes.
She took a step closer to the master of the ivory pagoda, the hostility the virtue of volition showed was clear, yet she chose to ignore all warnings to not come nearer, and gleefully ran towards the other and embraced her in a hug. Mystic flour simply did nothing, she watched as the once worshipped Hero of the eternal skies act like a child. She looked at her with disgust. How dare she act as if she did nothing? She turned the cookies that once worshipped her against her, they ravaged the pagoda they once put their faith in because of her lies.
Despite the words she wished to utter, she simply stayed quiet. Speaking would be giving in to the greedy desires this deciever held, and never will she fulfill those wishes who had caused pain upon those she wished to protect. Yet despite her words, she can't help but hold the deciever even nearer to her heart. Was it nostalgia? Was it the past friendship they once held? Or perhaps more? Even if she holds her dear to her heart, she simply doesn't care anymore. What's the point of rejecting the other's touch anyways? The action will only displease the other and cause even more trouble.
Eternal sugar looked at her indescribable joy, she didn't push her away anymore... Her touch wasn't rejected anymore... She finally gave up! The master of volition had given up her own volition, by letting her do as she wishes. Now all there is left to do is... To bring her along to her eternal slumber! A safe haven to simply reside and relax in! A place of eternal joy, all woes that we hold shall be absent in a place of slumber.
It's better to be happy in a fake world than in this cruelly harsh world. Why try so hard creating happiness in a world filled with despair? If they won't even listen to her call and warnings on what will bring them grief, then should she not just create a world where all is free? If they posses no interest in trying, then she will just create world where they don't have to try! And in that world Mystic flour will be there with her!
The hate and regret in the virtue of volition's eyes were as clear as day, a regret she holds against the deciever that holds her near.
"I should have never even come near you in the first place..."
She muttered those words under breath, barely being heard due to the harsh winds that blew. But those words were ingrained upon the fallen virtue of happiness mind, her heart was filled with sadness yet triumph. Because despite the words she stated, she never pushed her away!
"You fulfill the wishes other ask of you, but you can't even fulfill your own wishes. Tell me Mystie~ are you truly a prophet, when you can't even make your own words come true? In the end you fell for the cruel truth this world held, and now you say you accept this truth, yet you hold lies closer to your heart"
The virtue of volition clenched her first drawing blood as it dripped down to the flour filled floor, words that she wished to say yet could never because of futile emotions.
You didn’t just decieve my followers, you decieved me as well... The will I once held was bent to your entertainment, I was simply your entertainment to play with and mock, and I’ll make sure you’re that you will be the one to face the most painful death upon my salvation...
But did she truly mean the words she wished to say?
The soft breeze blew against them, they had decided to roam around this cold flower field. They walked towards the icy pond that layed under that small tree that can barely even go through this cold weather. The two stared at reflection they had on the ice, resolution and apathy standing alongside eachother. The differences they held were clear even in the snowy skies. One fought to keep those he loved safe yet pushed them away in the process, the other fought to free those she had lost her love for and brought them even farther from her enlightenment. Two similar goals that had similar outcomes, were they truly different people? Or were they simply one and the same, one whole split into two halves.
Mystic flour absently watched her reflection, the memory that occured in the pagoda has haunted her once again. She should have pushed her away... But that raises the question, does this pitiful king hold a similar outlook on this world to that deciever? Though their personalities may not be alike, the possibility of having similar perspectives are quite high.
"Tell me oh resolute king, why have you chosen to protect those children? They cannot escape this inevitable fate they hold"
"Because they deserve to live, they deserve to meet people they would have never even met if they died earlier, to bring joy to others who have fallen to grief"
She stayed silent after she heard the final part. "To bring joy to others who have fallen to grief" what a joke... The same words that deciever uttered when she asked a similar question. The curiosity she once held now even grew stronger, will this resolute yet pitiful king decieve her will as well?
Before she could continue her thoughts, Dark cacao slightly coughed trying to get her attention.
"Now let me ask you a question, do you truly forgive cookies for falling for greed, or do you simply not have the willpower to resent them?"
"In your eyes, all cookies are one and the same. That's why you cannot hate nor forgive them for what they have done. You simply hold an attachment to a cookie that you mostly likely held dear, and because of that you perceive everyone in the same way. Innocent and infant like..."
He was rather observant, despite his seemingly indifferent ways, he was paying close attention to her words. The way her eyebrows would slightly crease at the mention of a certain event. The way her eyes seems to hold a regret so deep that it had changed her perspective. Yet despite all of this, was he truly getting nearer to the truth she hides in her heart?
Her eyes widened at his statement, how close he was to the truth was terrifying. How much does he truly know? Is he simply playing stupid to gain her trust and get her soul jam? Just like her, is he currently playing with her will?
But... Can he truly decieve her will? After all... She isn't that naive virtue that believed that deciever's lies. So maybe now... She will be the one who will decieve his resolute will.