His first day in game.

[beloved_one]

I agree that it would be better if Nisei were here currently. It would make dealing with the situation easier. [Nisei come to him.] So in this case he would be preferable.

Ritsuka would be upset about Soubi's betrayal but he will be punished.

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[benotloved]

[Oh, did someone say his name - why yes, it would seem so. Well, you've got his attention.]

What kind of situation are we talking about?

[beloved_one]

Soubi has shown how much of a traitor he is, so I need a fighter.

[benotloved]

[Nisei scowls, though it doesn't look so very different from a pout.]

No surprise there. [There isn't any doubt that he's never thought highly of Soubi. This is just another thing to add to the pile really.]

So you're gonna punish him? [Oh boy does he want to be a part of that.]

[beloved_one]

Once I have an opportunity, yes. Which is why I need you Nisei.

[benotloved]

[Need is such a strong word. Nisei eats it right up.]

Well when you put it like that, I don't have much of a choice do I? [Really he's actually quite pleased.]

[beloved_one]

[He knows just what you want to hear.]

Do you have a choice to come when I call? Do I need to answer that?

[in_loveless_memory]

I can't believe he let someone else... just carve into him like that... that...

[His ears drooped, not because he wanted Soubi to be owned by him, but because in the face of neither his brother or himself, Soubi would just seek out anyone to hurt him. No... that wasn't it. Soubi didn't actually care, he only needed someone to control him.

Ritsuka was no more important to Soubi than a stranger on the street. Easily replaced, easily discarded.

Soubi always demanded he not be the one discarded, how quick he was to do it himself.

There was no truth in Soubi, not a single amount, so long as he had someone to claim him, anyone would do, and as Ritsuka never had, never would, he supposed it made sense that Soubi would seek out someone who didn't even care.]

[benotloved]

You don't need to tell me that.

[He knows. And he'd come every time.]

[beloved_one]

You should be thankful Nisei, you're the only one that I can count on now. It might be up to you to save me.

[He doesn't really think so, but pleasure and pain were both necessary to train someone to be obedient.]

[beloved_one]

This is why no one else matters. Those like Soubi are incapable of understanding us.

And since he doesn't understand us, he fears me and called them to kill me. You can't trust Soubi.

[benotloved]

Then I'll just have to take care of it. That's all there is to it.

[That's putting it a bit simply but in some ways Nisei was pretty simple.]

[markedbeloved]

[Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat are you talking about?! His mun is so upset and he's so lost.]

[in_loveless_memory]

[No, it's not that "no one else matters," it's that to Soubi, he never mattered in the first place.

Soubi had been ordered to love him, and that's all it would ever be, nothing genuine would or could ever come from it.]

He... he tried to kill you? [What? Seimei was... how could he... how could he... to Seimei?]

[beloved_one]

I'm glad that you understand.

[beloved_one]

He called a group of people so that they would. [Well he meant to call one but that's turned into a small battalion all going against him.]

[beloved_one]

[Have an icy cold stare.] Soubi.

[in_loveless_memory]

[There were a few things that Ritsuka would never allow and earned nearly instant hate from him.

Top of that list was trying to kill his brother. His eyes narrowed and it hurt to know that Soubi would kill Seimei. What else did Soubi intend? To kill him too? To kill Ritsu-sensei? Well, Ritsuka wouldn't mind so much that last one as Ritsu-sensei broke rule number one.

Ritsuka would have been fine with Soubi wanting a new life, a life away from fighters and sacrifices.

But it wasn't away from all that, it was just a matter of a new master. Soubi still wanted nothing but possession and apparently, he had every intention of killing his brother for that new possession.

But it was his brother. It was Seimei and no matter how much his brother had done, Ritsuka loved him.

Words were bullets, Seimei said once.]

Then...

He doesn't deserve to be your fighter, Seimei. He doesn't deserve to be anyone's fighter, not when he's so quick to betray them at all times.

[markedbeloved]

[Now that his mun KNOWS wtf is happening she is going to poke him to take off his shirt to show that he's not the other him. See? No bite marks or anything else. PLEASE STOP LOOKING AT HIM LIKE THAT!]

[beloved_one]

You're right. I was surprised when he said yes after asked him. He's been attempting to turn all those he knows against me similar to Septimal moon.

[in_loveless_memory]

They don't know you. Soubi has been lying to them since that's all he ever does.

[beloved_one]

[Well that does make it a little better. He's still not happy.]

So you haven't betrayed me yet.

[notquitebeloved]

Ritsuka...

[How to explain? Ritsuka's never understood him. And Seimei twists things.]

I didn't ask for anyone to kill him.

[beloved_one]

It doesn't matter what they think, as long as Ritsuka doesn't hate me.

[markedbeloved]

I am not capable of betraying you, Seimei. I would kill that other if I could.

[zero_fighter]

I'm sure you are completely without sin on this one too.