Disgrace

Only when all the living perish, will there be peace

...

Apollo was a bratty noble. Using the power of his father, he did many mischievous stunts. However, he would never go too far. The worst he did was steal someone's shoe, while on the average, it would be poking them in the back and running off.

That's why he found it so absurd that someone would assassinate him, in his own room no less. He was stabbed in the back and left to die...

But then he was back in his room, completely fine. Yet, he was stabbed in the back once again.

Once he was stabbed in the back for the third time, the cruel reality began to sink in.

That this would repeat itself for an eternity.

The only thing in his room was his bed and his bokken, a wooden sword.

At some point, Apollo picked up the bokken. 

He took his first steps to break out of the cycle.

And swore to bury the person who called for this assassin with his own hands.

...But also calls a lot of things mommy for some reason.

The Laughing Swordsman

Apollo remembered that Vicar was wanting to change. However, there probably wasn't much to change if he kept staying here.

...And more importantly, if Vicar decided to leave, he shouldn't care too much if the colossus were killed.

Apollo remembered that the talisman would teleport the user quite far away, so maybe that could be useful to Vicar. It was definitely quite the expensive gift when it was just to teleport someone away, but it was a gift Apollo was willing to give.

And so, Apollo spent a thousand gold coins to purchase the golden talisman labeled escape. Many people who at least somewhat understood the value of the golden talisman or even just the golden talisman would call Apollo insane.

After all, it's not like Vicar couldn't just choose a direction to go, leaving that way.

A Gift