254 attempts

"No..."

Lugnica is destroyed and it's my fault... And it's my fault... I'm going to destroy the world.

To begin with, everyone knows my identity during this trial;  which disqualifies Emilia because the whole camp defends me to the point where she renounces the selection.

The whole camp is hunted like criminals and for three years we have to flee again and again.

But the news of my appearance spreads all over the world and the 4 nations want me dead.  The Witch Cult killed half of my friends and the other nations the rest.  Emilia, Beatrice and I are the only survivors.

But Beatrice and Emilia die protecting me and I've died 1 decillion times to bring them back to no avail.

And I sink into despair.  I manifest in Od Laguna towards evil and destroy this world, the cult and the 4 nations by killing men, women, immortals, and children.  And unlike Satella, no one will be able to stop me, not even Reinhard who will die trying.

“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”

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The third trial takes place in a ruined and desolate city.  It's nighttime and the world around Louis is covered in thick fog.  Louis sees a distant figure in the fog, sitting on a large stone bench.

"Hello? Who's there?"  » shouts Louis.

The character gets up and walks towards Louis.  As they get closer, the fog clears a little, revealing that it is in fact Satella.  She is dressed in her usual black and silver outfit.  Her hair is undone and flowing freely down her back.  His eyes are filled with sadness and fear.

“Louis?”

"I... go away... I don't want to kill you! I destroyed this world!"

“Louis...is that really you?”  » Satella asks softly.

Louis is too stunned to speak.  He can't believe it's really her.

Satella walks towards Louis and touches his cheek.  "Louis...it's been a long time...you've changed so much..."

“You don’t want to kill me?”  » Louis asks slowly.

Satella looks at Louis with tears in her eyes.  "Of course not...you're my Louis...my Louis can never hurt me...he's always there to protect me, right?"

"Back! I destroyed this world! I will destroy this world in the future. All I have to do is take an evil manifestation of Od Laguna and destroy everything..."

“Louis, listen to me…” Satella said softly, wiping the tears from her eyes.  "You still have time to change. You don't need to destroy everything. You can find a way to make things right."

"I tried...I tried so hard to save everyone, and I failed. All I did was cause more pain."  Louis said, his voice trembling.

"Louis, the past is past. You can't change it, but you can control your future. And I'm here to help you. I'm your greatest ally, Louis."

"But I'm going to destroy the world in the future and the only person left alive will be you..."

Satella smiled sadly at Louis.  "I promise you, that won't happen. The future isn't set in stone. You can always choose a different path."

"But... But... I can't fix everything... I can never bring back those I lost..." Louis protests.

"No, Louis. Of course, you can't bring the dead back to life. But you can honor their memory by living and doing your best to keep those you love safe. You don't have to  destroy the world. You just have to find the strength to move forward."

Louis starts to cry...

Satella kisses Louis, holding him tightly.  "It's okay, Louis. It's okay to cry. I know this journey has been difficult and I know you're hurting. But now is not the time to give up. We are together, Louis. We can  work together to make  things better. Remember I am always with you.

Louis begins to calm down as he kisses Satella.  "I'm sorry, Satella. It's just... I want to make things right. I want everyone to be happy."

Satella wipes Louis' tears with her hand.  "So let's work

"....Together."  Louis and Satella's eyes meet as they speak, and in that moment, they both realize something.  A mutual understanding appears on their faces.  For the first time, Louis and Satella really seem to see each other.  A sweet smile appears on Satella's face.

"You're right, Louis. We have to work together. We will fix everything together. We can't give up hope now. We will do everything we can to restore the world and make it a better place, because everyone."

Louis smiles at Satella and nods determinedly.  "Yes"

Finally, it's mainly because he doesn't know that he's going to experience even worse.  As far as I am concerned, I am only an observer of the life of this man with 444 years of existence.  This limits his powers even though he could save everyone with them.  Alala.... Once he has finished the trials, at least after Emilia comes to finish hers and break the barrier, Louis finds himself in the castle of dreams and will have to face the seven witches.  This place may collapse but I'm not worried about it.