[] Back to where everything began. Where you were created.
You had an idea. You're not sure how much of it was true but things seemed to be leading there if Yuri wanted to go back somewhere. A place where those codes could be put to use more than anything. You hoped that this will lead to something but you're not sure. It was well checking out after all.
Back to the place where it all began. Your birthplace, that underground bunker Yuri created behind her home. She should be headed there and would be the last place anyone would look. Not even Yukina herself would know about it not unless she was told about it. You moved through the building and descended down the emergency staircase.
If she was there then she probably wanted to do something. You need to catch up to her. Dashing through the building, you stepped out of the exit and used Tatyana's power to propel you into the air. Boosting off the sky, you let gravity take you through the city as the lights beneath you raced into brilliant streaks before you landed on the ground.
Sliding on the floor, you turned sharply and jumped. It was all coming back together... But what was she trying to do? You distinctly remembered the glass tube you found yourself in. She didn't mean to seal herself away in that? She was planning on putting herself to sleep until the Evil Nuts ruined her body indefinitely? Was she trying to run away at a time like this?
You grit your teeth as you landed within the center of a street. A car's headlights shined on your side as its horn rang through the street, however you jumped at the next moment and disappeared from a normal human's view. You jumped and landed on top of a building as you ran.
"I'm not letting you do as you please," you breathed as you took off on foot, jumping away from the building as you cleared the entire half of the city to get to where you wanted to go.
You were a blur of white and blue as you weaved through the buildings and ran up walls. You jumped and glided down towards the ground, hitting the floor and cracking it beneath you as you dashed forward. You were coming close to the southern region of the city. Vaulting over some cars and flipping over them, you jumped on a few of their hoods before you hopped over the top of a storage truck, only to jump high as you broke through the snow and hopped over a street light.
You were pinged by several magical energies you passed by. Magical Girls. You moved to focus your attention on running. Jumping on a high rise freeway, you took to the edge and jumped down from the top of it. Gliding down using Tatyana's magic, you saw several magical girls standing downwards ready to intercept you.
However their eyes widened once they recognize who you were.
Some of the girls cried out to stop the newbies from intercepting you but you simply sidestepped and dashed through their ranks. You kept running, you'll apologize later. Breathing out a puff of air, you kept running as you saw someone ahead. Reika stood in your way, the look of a deer in the headlights etched on her face.
You didn't stop, you didn't greet her, you simply stepped past her and smiled.
"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!"
She screamed as you escaped her, jumping high and gliding your way down to the residential district. You managed to lose her as you went through house to house and went down the road. Running as fast as you can, you tried making it until you came to slide on the ground to a grinding halt. Standing before the old Uchida house your breath smoked as you stared at it.
Holding your hand to your chest, you grimaced as you stepped forward and reached out for the door. Opening it, you were caught off guard by the miasma which struck you. Holding up your hand, you looked through the haze and moved forward. She was here all right... She left her trace everywhere. It didn't seemed isolated to the house, it led through it.
You walked through the house and moved through the living room. You recalled that this was where you first woke up to. The first place you explored and internalized. Yuri's home... You cold still remember setting her down here to save her from Witching Out. Was it truly just a few weeks ago? It seemed ages ago.
Walking to the backdoor, you slid the glass aside and stepped into the backyard. You walked towards the shed and opened it, immediately seeing the hatch to Yuri's workshop being opened forcefully. She was getting erratic here. You could feel her presence. It was close. You descended down the steps and found yourself in the same cramped room from before.
You were born here. You first opened your eyes here. It all began here for you.
Where a shattered tube was now a completed one filled once more with the preservation liquid that once kept you intact. It was here Yuri created you through the combined seeds of your Witches.
Now the roles have been reversed.
You stood outside, living and breathing while Yuri had stuck herself within the glass tube, on the edge of slumber. She took notice of you as she floated within and gave you a small smile. You narrowed your gaze.
"Is this it? Is this your plan?" you asked her as you clenched your fist, "You're just running away. You didn't give up on all those months you spent making me so don't expect me giving up on you so easily."
Yuri slowly raised her drowsy expression and gave you a pained expression.
"I don't want to hear your excuses," you told her. You gave her a determined look as you pressed your hand on the glass, "Please. Don't give up."
Yuri stared at you as the corruption of her body grew worse still... She eventually pushed her hand against the glass, just over where yours was. Her eyes turned red as she looked straight at you. An air of malice ultimately replacing the regretful expression Yuri's face had before. You were going to save her... One more soul to save.
Lachesis' reels extended from your back before you had it wrap around the tube which encased Yuri.
Her red eyes looked down on you as her smile grew cruel.
"Come. GriefBorne."
You felt Lachesis' Memory hiss within you.
Where it all Began
[] "This ends now."
[] "You're the last one that needs saving."
[] "You're going to regret making me drag you."
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