1x1 - Zelly & Anime

[Zelly-fangirl]

"At least whatever god created humanity was nice enough to make procreation enjoyable." Van said half-jokingly as he placed his other hand on top of the one that was on his cheek. "Any last respects you'd like to pay while we're here?"

 

[M3Gnificent]

Mala thought for a moment, seemingly long and hard, before she would reply. Her answer was a simple and cheery, "Nope!"

 

[Zelly-fangirl]

Van gave her a bit of a sad smile. "Hard to pay your respects when you can't remember anyone?"

 

[M3Gnificent]

Mala nodded then went on to add, "I was pretty much alone here, aside from Riley, anyway. I'm pretty sure that none that were killed at that time would care in the least for my prayers or apology."

 

[Zelly-fangirl]

"I'm sure even the prayers of a stranger would make them feel better, but that's just me." Van said. "Other than that, there's not really much else we can do here..."

 

[M3Gnificent]

"These people weren't the most trusting, always suspecting that a nice deed towards them might be because someone wants something of them." Mala recalled, frowning slightly. "As I recall, some might be bitter that, as a priestess, I didn't stop the demon before things got ugly - as if I could. They were very dependant on us..." she muttured, beginning to look rather guilty.

 

[Zelly-fangirl]

"Don't feel bad, it's not like anyone else tried to stop him. All you had back then were barriers and blessings, hardly enough to stop a demon like that." Van said putting a comforting hand to her cheek.

 

[M3Gnificent]

Mala's hands fell as she smiled up at Van. "Thank you. Still, it does leave a sting to know that you couldn't have helped when it was needed."

 

[Zelly-fangirl]

"Believe me, you have no idea how much it sucks feeling absolutely useless when you'd normally be a big help." Van said. "Of course, me being in Riley's body at the time, I don't think you would've let me get involved anyway." he joked with a smirk.

 

[M3Gnificent]

"You're right. I wouldn't have. Especially since it would've gotten you both killed. Probably me as well." Mala stated in a simple manner, grabbing onto Van's hand and leading the way through the ruins once more.

 

[Zelly-fangirl]

"Honestly, I am a little amazed he didn't kill you back then. Especially the way he was so slaughter happy with everyone else." Van said gripping her hand slightly. It really was a strange feeling going through places like this centuries later. They were the only ones who knew what the town looked like back then, while everyone else in the world would see it as a pile of ruins and just wonder about what happened.

 

[M3Gnificent]

"I know, right? I think it might've had something to do with the fact that I didn't pee myself when facing him directly." Mala said, holding a look of dissapointment as they passed on by a couple more buildings. She stopped once they were in front of the old home. "It's been so long since I was last here."

 

[Zelly-fangirl]

"You and me both...." Van said placing his hand lightly upon the doorknob and gently opening the door, only for the decrepit hinges to give way, sending the door falling forward while the doorknob was ripped away entirely as Van still held onto it.

 

[M3Gnificent]

Mala blinked a couple of times in surprise, staring at the open doorway afterwards for almost a minute or two before she even bothered to comment. "Longer than we thought, apparently."

 

[Zelly-fangirl]

"It's gone several hundred years without maintenance much less replacement. Frankly, I'm surprised it stayed together as long as it did." Van said looking at the doorknob in his hand before tossing it on the floor with the door.