Extremely AUMinato ahoy

[nyxbane]

You said yourself everything's a mess. I'm much more different than normal.

[....]

Just let me go back to sleep.

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[deathsresting]

To keep this brief, I'll direct my commentary at the true focus of all this. Minato-kun, don't worry your head over this, okay~?

[Ah-he-hem.]

Lilith? We are going to remove any and all trace of you from history. Lucifer will not recognize the imprint of your soul when we're finished. There will be nothing but wisps of what could have been, your untouched potential dissipating across the planet, broken down and scattered. You will never again be whole. You will never know mercy. When your Adam is next reincarnated, he will never know you.

You have made an enemy beyond your capacity of understanding.

We are going to break you.

[nyxbane]

Pharos...?

[Whoah. What? Suddenly he felt kind of sick. It almost felt like vertigo for some reason. Ugh.]

.....

[deathsresting]

[Damn, she didn't come out and face him. Oh well, it'd happen with time.]

It's okay, Minato-kun. Just relax, you need to rest up, and get your strength back.

[And a very, deceptively gentle handhold 'cos you are his brother dad? birth mom????? Minato and there's no way to word this ungayly, is there.]

We'll take care of you in the meantime, my dearest.

[nyxbane]

[Even normally, Minato's not really used to touchy-feely. So it's just a vacant stare at the contact.]

I'm fine.. who were you talking to..?

[deathsresting]

I know you're fine.

[Ahahahaahaha sob Minato don't ask who he was talking to-]

The indigo whore dwelling within your soul. Don't worry, she'll be exterminated soon.

[nyxbane]

[Pharoses did not...usually talk like that.]

H...Huh....?

[Oh that's, that's a headache. The personae sure were getting noisy too. He brought his free hand up to clench half of his head while still trying to look at Pharos calmly.]

A...one of the personas...? [Oh he's also, y'know, confused.]

[deathsresting]

[Pharos just squeezed the still-held hand a little tighter, giving something like a sad smile.]

The sea of your soul holds the potential for more than just personae. You're strong, and there are so many things that would try to use you to their end because of that. So many would love to take advantage of you.

[Another handsqueeze.]

I won't let them.

[nyxbane]

[The handsqueezes were...oddly reassuring. For whatever reason.]

Who...? Why? It doesn't seem like there's anyone.

[An a beat.] But...thank you.

[deathsresting]

I don't want to embolden her any further by calling her out. She's a strong foe, Minato-kun. Stronger than the shadows you've faced. Getting this far has been difficult, but I'm positive you'll be free of her soon.

[A pause, and he chuckled.]

...thanking me. It's probably my leaving your soul that gave her the ability to take up residence. You should thank Rei and Ryoji, instead.

[nyxbane]

She's in my soul...can't, I do something?

[No he still hardly has an idea of what's going on. But he does crack a smile.]

I can't blame you for leaving. Besides, I don't think either of them could've gotten so far without you.