>>5246684OMAKE: Crucible Alternate Start-
| |It was born on the 777th.
It was born without a past.
It was born without a name.
It wore the body of a girl who died moments before the 777th cycle started.
Because the girl died, it was not given the blessings bestowed by all others in the 777th cycle.
In place of the missing past, it took upon that of the girl whose body it wore, not knowing the past that was chained with the dead.
In place of the missing name, it gave itself a name from the first sound it heard when it was born.
In the place of the blessing, was a
| |.
Driven by the burden it beheld, it sought to relieve itself of the
| | within. To find something that could fill it.
The first thing that it experienced that seemed capable of lessening the
| | within was the physical sensations it felt throughout the body it inhabited.
And yet, no matter how much sensory it took in through the body it wore, the
| | never seemed to lessen.
And so it sought a greater impetus. An impetus capable of filling the
| |It found that greater impetus in the form of violence.
Delivered by a shambling amalgamation that resembled a mountain goat that relentlessly attacked it.
And with violence, came more sensations.
Pain, blood, and many more. Most importantly, life. It discovered that it craved life.
And so in the midst of the violence it suffered under the monstrosity, it reached within itself.
Reached for the
| | it bore within. And with the
| | it-
It was born without a past.
It was born without a name.
It knew nothing of kindness.
It knew nothing of happiness.
It knew nothing of kinship nor family.
Nor of the love a green-eyed giirl had for the vessel it inhabited.
It did nothing when the green eyed girl approached.
It said nothing when the green eyed girl tried to engage in conversation.
It sought greater impetus. It knew that violence brought out that greater impetus.
And so it chose to engage in violence with the green-eyed girl.
It felt nothing in the face of the green eyed girl's please as it-
It was born with a
| | The
| | grew as it traveled.
It cared not as others avoided it.
It cared not as others began to fear it.
It cared not as others tried to kill it.
The incumbent queen could not contain the
| |The three beasts could not kill the
| |The world could not accept the
| || | did not care as it-
END OMAKE
And now a horror-themed omake focusing on a "what if" scenario where Shu started out as a deprived.
Hope you enjoyed the quick read.