Re: Pride Harbinger

"Ar- archbishop- Pride, as in a Sin Archbishop?!" Subaru stood, holding his arms up, he'd be lying if the raven-youth said he wasn't afraid. This man, the man with the archaic voice who had just given him the motivation he needed, a voice that apparently resided in his od, was a sin archbishop of the same cult who had slaughtered him over and over, the same cult that killed the ones he loved, the cult devoted to the witch?!

"I should have known… Of course, you'd just toy with me…"

"Thou should keep attention while thy speak. For thy's self has not come here to 'mess´ with thou" Stride stated in a disappointed tone, his gaze hardened

"Sh-shut up" Subaru fell to his knees, "Your probably just as bad as Petelgeuse…" But as Subaru spoke his conscious, the man bearing purple hair grew infuriated.

With an angered expression on his face, Stride spoke, "Do not compare thy's self to that obsessive lunatic, for thy is above that man, thy serves no one but thy's self, for thy was only an archbishop in name, never action!"

"You- hehe, what does it matter…" The raven-youth responded in disbelief; his eyes grew weary

"For thou it matters all the more, for thy did not come to thou out of poor interest, but rather, the best intent" Stride grew an earnest smile, quickly moving between emotions

"Best intent…" Subaru looked to the ground in a daze, "How can a witch cultist have my best interests in mind?"

"Was thou not listening?" Stride pierced Subaru with his eyes, putting pressure onto the distraught Japanese teen, "Thy venerable self has replied to thou earnestly, perhaps because thy's self-wishes to see you grow"

"Grow..?" The raven boy was confused

"Yes, grow" The former archbishop took a breath in, "For thou has showed thy great potential, the type to seek the truth of the world and seize it. Thou are a man who will undoubtedly change history under the right influence"

Subaru still in disbelief raised his head, his eyes meeting the sickly man's, "And you think you're the right influence?"

"Thy does" Stride full in confidence replied blankly.

"I- you…" Subaru began to laugh, bringing his right hand to his forehead, "Maybe if you can find a way to beat that insane bastard Sloth, and SOMEHOW also manage to destroy the white whale, then just maybe I'll listen to you. But buddy, unless you come to me, Reinhard sitting in your lap, and Pricilla Barille serving you tea and biscuits, I just don't think you understand how great the odds are against me right now!"

Stride snorted at Subaru's statement, "While its true, by thyself, and thou by their self would never stand a chance against such a cruel fate, may thy tell you that thy does not seek to influence nor mentor you, rather, thy wishes for that of a contract?" Pride finally made his case.

(So this is why that bastard came to me) The nasty-eyed boy finally coming to the revelation, he now took a bold, somewhat insane, approach, "You know what! Sure, lets see the odds turn in my favor for once!" Subaru chuckled on edge once more, "Lets make a contract! A deal with the devil!"

Stride Vollachia smiled.

"As for thy and thous contract, here are the terms"

Stride paused for anticipation, Subaru kept his glare, all too focused on the Sin Archbishops face.

"For thous first term, thou shall be able to use thy as a gate of sorts, more of manager for thous gate, in turn, thy shall manage both thous od, as well, the witch factors thou possess, settling each authority for thou"

"Witch factors…" The hazel-eyed boy distantly mumbled in confusion

"As for thous second term, thou shall gain authority of thy's [Pride], and the following authorities under the factor. As for Thy, thy shall be bound to thou, only able to speak to thou when regarded"

"For all these super intense things you talk about, sure seems one sided, on your behalf…"

The royal themed man with sickly skin kept his grin, "Thou has not heard thy out in full"

"Fair point…" Subaru agreed

"As for thou's third term, thou shall share his memories, ambitions, and future with thy, every accomplishment, reward, title, thou receive will be alongside thy, partially attributed to thy"

"So you're a type of bastard that just wants glory"

"Indeed" The Vollachian man continued

"Thou shall become a source for Thy, sparring mana, as well as permanently hosting thy in thou's od, in addition to this attribute, thy will be able to [Return by Death] with thou"

"W- wait, hold on, you can't be serious?!" Subaru shocked, he looked to Stride, now able to consider that the archbishops been able to communicate freely about the boy's ability, Subaru wondered just how far the former Sin Archbishop of Pride wanted to push his luck.

"Thy venerable self is content" The sickly-looking man moved forward, facing Subaru in arms distance

"bu- but what about the witch?" Subaru was shocked, this man undoubtedly represented Pride, his bold attitude, his strong appearance, his stature, all attributes that aided the violet-haired man's appearance

Stride still grinning, "That women would never notice"

"Bu- but what if she does?" Subaru persisted

"If she does, nothing of concern will happen to thou, unless… thou worry for thy?" the sharp man teased, bending down slightly to meet Subaru's face

"Don't be ridiculous, you probably know more about me then I do about you!" The raven youth motioned his right arm to swat Pride away who quickly obliged.

"That is true" The noble looking man looked to the distance, to Flugels tree and then back to the boy in a tracksuit

"It is? Wait hold on, you're probably some damn mind reader! You knew basically everything about me!" Subaru once more displeased folded his arms and gave a nasty glare.

Stride laughed the harsh treatment off, "Thou is ambiguous are they not?" he sighed, "However shall we continue to the last portion of thy venerable self's contract?"

"Yeah yeah, just get on with it" The hazel-eyed boy replied, a nasty tone to his aid

"As for the final condition of thy's contract… Thou shall change the world"

"Eh?!" Subaru was shocked, he moved his arms behind him and grew a wide-eyed expression, "Change the world?! I struggle to change socks, but you want me to change the world?!"

Pride chuckled once more and looked down to the nasty-eyed boy, a rare but warm gaze on his face, "Thou has the will to do such a thing, thy knows this, and thou have the potential and will be given the tools to do this, for mine venerable self can confirm this"

"You're serious?!" the boy with unkempt hair still had a look of disbelief

"Content, in fact, thy is certain this is the proper path for thou" Stride replied in earnest

"I- when- no- ugh" Subaru lost his words, the butler to the Matthers domain decided to move forward in simplicity, "Fine, I'll do my best, whatever, lets just seal this deal already!"

Pride gave one last smile before reaching his hand out, "Thou must grab my hand to form the contract"

"R- right.." Subaru reached back in reply, his hand shaking Strides, but instead of the two moving away, Stride began to… melt? Forming into a black ooze, from head to feet, all the man's body melted except his arm, almost as if the liquid that was the former Sin Archbishop transferred solely to one area, his arm.

"Uh Stride.. You're kind of melting?"

"Thy knows this" The archaic voice was all that remained, once more without source.

"Then where are you going" Subaru stated in concern for himself

"To thous od?" Pride perked

"Right, stupid question…" Subaru looked down before looking to his arm where he had shaken hands with the seemingly noble man, and what came was not a liquid ooze, while kinda, but a purple shadow, wriggling itself into his palm, the Japanese teenager became concerned, "What's going on?!"

But there was no reply, and the feeling, a rush full run of adrenaline hit the boy, followed by confidence, and then by ambition, for what? The nasty-eyed boy wasn't to sure. The three emotions ran through his body, from the arm he shook hands to the eyes he gazed with, Natsuki Subaru had successfully formed a contract with Pride.

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