Lucifel's Ideal World, v.2

[idolpro]

—The world is ugly, he once declared.

Chaos is inevitable in this world. Pure good can’t be achieved, and pure evil breaks down. And these two extremes are always incompatible with each other. There is still some evil in a good world. That is how the world is, and it is what continues to create ugly things. Evil sneers at good, and good rages over evil. But, in a world where good and evil oppose each other, there is a group that is far more numerous that always appears.

That is ‘grey’. Neither good nor evil. A group that drifts through life haphazardly and merely exists. They don’t believe in goodness and are simply proud that they aren’t evil. Even though they affirm evil acts, they deny evil intentions. They happily say that ‘I am not evil, I am a good person’ and pardon all forms of cruelty.

They kill people while sneering. They kill people out of contempt. They kill people as part of a game. They use the excuse that they can’t restrain their desires—That’s how humans are. That’s how the world is.

Yes—this world is extremely ugly. Neither dyed by good nor fallen into evil. Unable to decide on a color, the wills of people continue to waver. As long as such evil intentions and such foul-smelling corpses aren’t destroyed.



The world will surely continue to rot eternally.

While wrapped within a curse-like fog in darkness frozen to its core.

He thus concluded.

Powers are off.
Corruptions are off.
Carry-on Weapons are not available.
Other carry-on items are available.

Comments

Re: (veins, wrist injuries)

[apocryfall]

I wrote them for you on your phone, though?

Besides that, Dia-san would have taught you how to play—she wanted to, you know?

Re: (veins, wrist injuries)

[bondsofsuffering]

She didn't mention that.

[Pausing to read, though.]

Also, if you know all this, I'm changing the terms of our battle.

Re: (veins, wrist injuries)

[apocryfall]

Did you let her?

[ with a smile ]

To what?

Re: (veins, wrist injuries)

[bondsofsuffering]

No, because I was looking for you!

The new terms are: if anyone defeats you at this, you have to come home. And by "home," I mean to the real life SensitIV dorms, where everyone's waiting for you.

You have to leave this fake world.

Re: (veins, wrist injuries)

[apocryfall]

She would have told you eventually, I'm sure? . . . Well, though, she is quite stubborn when she wants to be. Still. . .

[ there's a pause, and he smiles with a glint in his eye ]

Very well. However, you may only battle me one at a time.

Re: (veins, wrist injuries)

[bondsofsuffering]

That's fine.

[Alright time to play I guess!! What if we just-]

1/2

[apocryfall]

[apocryfall]

Where did y—[ The card glitches out.

When it dissolves, it's in a dark glow, and the very air thrums violently with the energy that's summoned forth—the beast that's summoned is gangly, long-limbed, letting out a violent howl before swiping at Lucifel, slamming him into the Holy Grail.

At the same time, Izanagi sees something else. ]

[bondsofsuffering]

[He's distracted by the vision. It makes him late in regaining himself to yell-]

--Lucifel!

[apocryfall]

[ extremely fun video game

it howls again, starting to take another swipe at the blue RULER card, which has manifested into a woman holding scales, breaking it apart.

Lucifel has lost 1 WILL.

still, lucifel's response is quick—another card appears: ]



[ —and another woman materializes, smashing the scales into the beast. it glitches again as it's defeated, howling again before dissolving into its card form, which then dissolves into ash.

Izanagi has lost 1 WILL. ]

Where—

[ with an almost snarl, as he's pulling himself out from the Grail, ]

—did—you, get that!?

[bondsofsuffering]

How should I know? It was with the cards I was given, and you just said you were the one who gave them to us.

Was that not part of your plan?

[apocryfall]

. . . I did make that one, but it is too dangerous—

[ touching his chest, wincing ]

—as you can see. So, I took it out of the card pool.

[ . . . ]

I see. So, in order to give you a weapon against my world, the Producers gave you the card that I took out.

[bondsofsuffering]

Is that how it works...



What makes that one more dangerous than the others?

[apocryfall]

[ the LANCER is summoned; he tries to strike at the RULER, but both their blows are fatal to each other.

Lucifel loses 1 WILL.
Izanagi loses 1 WILL.

All the cards on the field are reset (there are no cards on the field but this is a RULER effect so). ]



BERSERKER can't be controlled. Not as a class, and not as a card.

[bondsofsuffering]

You couldn't make it less accurate to your life?

[He's assuming these are from Lucifel's life, anyway. And playing another card:]

[apocryfall]

[ the SABER is summoned; he tries to strike at the RULER, but both their blows are fatal to each other.

Lucifel loses 1 WILL.
Izanagi loses 1 WILL.

All the cards on the field are reset (there are, again, no cards on the field but this is a RULER effect so). ]



I could not. This is the power of the Holy Grail: I simply repurposed the Holy Grail War to create this system.

[bondsofsuffering]

So it has power even here, huh?

[apocryfall]

[ the ARCHER is summoned; she tries to strike at the RULER, but both their blows are fatal to each other.

Lucifel loses 1 WILL.
Izanagi loses 1 WILL.

All the cards on the field are reset (there are, again, no cards on the field but this is a RULER effect so).

Izanagi has 1 WILL remaining. ]



It must have power beyond imagination, for my dream to work. It would not do, if it could be restrained by me even in a dream.

[bondsofsuffering]

[Holding up a card but not playing it yet.]

...Man. What a troublesome world.

[apocryfall]

I'm a troublesome person, after all.

[bondsofsuffering]

Mm.

I didn't really want to sacrifice myself for you... But I kind of brought this on myself.

[apocryfall]

You know, it would have been easier if you fought Dia-san and Doodle-san and Whiskey-san. I set them up so you guys could beat them first and weaken me, the final boss.

[bondsofsuffering]

You should have accounted more for impatience.

[apocryfall]

The impatient man is his own enemy; he slams the door on his own progress.

[bondsofsuffering]

Well, at least the ones who follow might be able to make something of it.