"Protect Vincent? What do you an?"
"If you continue as you are. You will be the one who causes Vincent to die a miserable death. I absolutely guarantee it. And if that happens, you might kill yourself a second ti out of grief."
"..."
"I suppose no one ever gave you the ti of day, so you grew up the way you are now. And while Vincent and Lucrecia may like you, they do not have it in them to break you."
"What are you saying? Vince..."
Alicia was about to complain when she saw Vincent close his eyes and grasp her small hand with both of his.
"Listen to , Alicia Gertrude. I do not normally interfere in other people's affairs, but I do this because I value your lover as my adjutant. For now, treat as your older brother."
"I understand... If Vincent feels this is necessary, I will keep an open mind."
"In short, you need to grow up."
"W-What? But I am grown up! Look at ! I am a grown woman!" Alicia shrieked.
"But Vincent doesn't rely on you, does he? Not to the extent that he relies on Lucrecia. He never tells you about the worries he has or the problems he faces. He only tells you about things after the fact," I scolded.
"..." Alicia stood up abruptly, her eyes shining as death resonance leaked out of her. But to it was as if she had just farted death resonance.
"Listen to , you stupid brat. A person matures not because his body gets bigger, but because he becos responsible for his own actions. You may have the appearance of a mature woman, but as you are now, it is all but a lie."
"..."
"You live in a bubble created by Vincent's sweat and sacrifice. For the sa reason, he is unwilling to beco your child, even though you offer him your blood. You are useless. He will gain nothing from you. And while he loves you, you are nothing more than a flower that will wither as soon as he stops caring for you."
"..."
"Unlike you, Lucrecia not only helps Vincent, but faces his enemies by his side. She will be the one with him when he becos a reaper. Sothing that should have been your responsibility, but he didn't even consider it."
Alicia waited for Vincent to say sothing, but when she saw that he remained silent, her face twisted in anger. She shook him off and stomped angrily towards .
"I KNOW THAT! BUT WHAT CAN I DO! I AM HELPLESS! I KNOW NOTHING! I AM USELESS! I HAVE NO PURPOSE!
EVEN MY OWN PARENTS DIDN'T WANT ! THEN TELL WHAT TO DO!"
'Lilly, can you get a zombie from Hellsgate?'
'I... I can... dearest, give us five minutes, I will get the Sirens to help.'
I summoned Ivory and offered my gun to Alicia handle first.
"What you should have done from the start. Take responsibility for your own actions."
"What?"
I took Alicia's hand and slid the gun into it.
"Alicia. You are not to bla for being born. You are not to bla for the tragedies that accompanied your birth. You are not to bla for your parents being terrible people."
The woman before bit her lips as she stared at the gun in her hand.
"But you are to bla for killing yourself. You are to bla for giving up. You are to bla for why everyone was disappointed in you. And your worst sin of all is that despite all the ti that passed, you never moved forward."
"But what could I have done?" Alicia asked ekly.
"You could have fought in Hellsgate. You could have used money, ti, teachers to get stronger. You fought a demon, you know you could have fought in Hellsgate. But you didn't because you were afraid. And like a scared rabbit, you hid in your hole and refused to co out.
"But as unfortunate as it may seem, this problem will not go away just because you did nothing. Doing nothing is also a choice. And your uselessness right now is no one's fault but your own.
"Instead of becoming Vincent's strength, you have beco his weakness. But because he loves you, he is willing to sell his soul to to protect you. If you weren't a moronic brat, you would have been a Phantom by now and beco his protector instead."
"..."
Alicia turned around and stared at her lover's face. He said nothing, but just bowed his head in sha.
"There was only one ti you took charge of your own life. Do you rember when that was?" I asked in a softer tone.
She shook her head as tears began to fall from her eyes.
"It was when you fought that demon. In that mont, you refused to die and made a choice. A choice that denied what the demon wanted and allowed you to shape your own life instead," I said with a smile.
"I...shaped my own life?"
I nodded as I continued, "Yes, you saved Vincent that day, didn't you? If you hadn't acted to defend him, he would be dead like the rest of his family. That single act earned you his loyalty and affection."
"..."
Life was hard because there were no rules. You were free to choose how you wanted to live, provided you could live with the consequences. Sothing clicked at that mont.
This would be why people flocked to . Not because of {Rewind} or my protection, but because I represented the power to choose.
"Alicia, your life is your own. You alone can choose how to live it. Your potential is — limitless. You can be as powerful as a Revenant or as weak as a mouse. You are the one who decides."
"As powerful as a Revenant? ?"
I nodded as I continued.
"You can do nothing because you lack the power. Then just get stronger. You cannot tell your father that you do not want to be married because you are too weak to stand up to him. Isn't that why you needed in the first place?"
"But you are also weaker than a Revenant..." She argued childishly.
"Indeed, for now I am. But your lover and his wife believe in , do they not? Your father and even the Arican Revenant recognize . Hundreds rally to my banner, ready to fight the world and even demons at my command. Then what is the difference between you and ?"
"..."
'Dearest, we are ready. Jo will lead them to you.'
'Thank you Lilly, Darling, I want Kitten to lead them here, do you mind?'
'It's for Alice, isn't it? Go ahead. Why are you so good at scamming people, Darling?'
'Haha, maybe I got it from Phillip? Kitten, can I count on you?'
'Bloody fucking oath, Possum! Otherwise I do not deserve to be your Sheila!'
'{Perspective} - Limitless.'
"{Accept}."
'{Portal}.'
"{Portal}," I called with my arm raised.
An orange {Portal} appeared a few feet in front of . About twenty zombies ca out of it.
It felt strange to see them in the light for the first ti. Of course, I wasn't the only one. Vincent quickly tried to get to Alicia's side, but I held my hand up.
Robyn left the portal and bashed the zombies to move forward. Surprisingly, the zombies all just stood there while my Sheila smiled as she explained.
"Possum, these zombies are neutered by [Whisper]. What do you want them to do?"
"Tell them to kill Alicia," I said curtly.
At that mont, the twenty zombies all regained their ferocity and charged at the young Wraith. Vincent imdiately pulled out a gun and started shooting at them. The soulcage shattered revealing the undead to everyone, the n all tried to help but were stopped by the Sirens.
"What are you doing! Help !" Alicia scread, but I lazily walked away and hugged Robyn.
"YOU DEMON!"
"ALICIA!"
"Try not to die..." I replied with a smile.
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