Unbearable cruelty

ㅤ Emil struggled to defend himself from the heavy attacks. His hands were about to drop from helplessness, and fear consumed his soul and clouded his vision. Only instinct saved him. Richter attacked mercilessly, aiming for the most vulnerable spots. The only thing holding him back was doubt… "Stop hiding behind his face, coward! Show your true self!" Richter roared. Every time he saw Aster as if he were alive, it was unbearable pain, because Richter knew for certain he would never return. That what stood before him, trembling artificially, was nothing more than a monster. A monster in both essence and deeds! "Your cruelty is disgusting!" he continued to vent his anger. "You are inhuman, yet you still try to hide among men! In his guise!" Emil fell, losing his sword after another powerful thrust. He gasped with fear, looking in horror at the man he respected immensely, the one who taught him to believe in himself, now pointing the blade at his neck. A lump in his throat stifled his sobs, but there was nothing to hold back the tears. "How dare you!? Why don't you fight me with all your might!? Show yourself!" "Emil can't," Tenebrae appeared before Richter, shielding his master. "He doesn't see you as a threat: to him, you are a friend." Surprise quickly gave way to hatred—Richter began to shake. They had taken the only person dear to him, and now they dared to speak of friendship? Richter motioned to Aqua to remove the insolent Centurion from his path. Then he slowly stepped toward the cowering Emil, kneeling before him. "I won't tolerate this anymore…" His arm felt like lead, refusing to move. The moment felt like an eternity. Richter looked into Emil's tear-stained, pleading eyes. So real, so human. That's why it was so difficult to decide. Closing his eyes, Richter pierced Emil's chest. Right into the heart… ㅤ