Tender Sugar

"Damn it!" The Batter exclaims.

"Don't worry mi amigo," Zachrie replies, "you just gotta get the Aries Card and flip the switch. Next time, we'll kill him at the start."

"Good thinking," The Batter replies, "now let's go get that element."

"Batter," Enoch weakly speaks, "wait, take these."

A Color of Sugar has been found.

An Aquarius-Card has been found.

"Promise me," Enoch weakly coughs, "that you'll be The King again. That Hugo can be happy like he once was. Do you remember my King? Those days? When everyone was happy?"

The Batter recalls happier times. When the Guardians had a better grip on their zones. When the Elesens didn't need sugar. When he was friends with the Zone Guardians. When he and The Queen had each other. When Hugo smiled...

But then, there was an accident. It was when Enoch had invited The King and his family over for cake. That's when it happened. That's when he died...

It was a nice day in the Zone. Hugo asked The King about a sport he invented called Baseball. He wanted to see a game. The King arranged one. Hugo sat with The Queen on the sidelines. Smiling.

Dedan pitched, The King swung, and then...

That's when it happened. Dedan's fast ball caused the catcher to flinch. Unable to hit the ball, but unable to let the Elesen get hurt, The King blocked the ball with his head, and was dead on the spot.

Then, in the emptiness, he began to feel the itch. He felt betrayed. He watched the Zones fall into ruin, and blamed the Guardians, but now he realized. They don't need a Batter to purify...

They need a King to repair.

The Batter decides to push this idea aside. He is a spectre, he is still no more than a ghost. He can't be a King, he is The Batter now, nothing more...

Batter is so lost in thought, he doesn't realize he's already reached where the element is. He takes it.

"Now let's go!" Zachrie exclaims, "to The Room!"

"That's not all of them," The Batter replies.

"Oh," Zachrie replies, "here's the meat one."

Zachrie hands The Batter the element.

"That's not what I meant," The Batter replies, "we need something most tender."

"You don't mean..."

"Yes. I need your Tender Sugar to die."

Zachrie leaves the Batter's party.

"You wanna kill my wife," he growls, "fine, but this time, you're on your own."

"Zachrie it's for the greater good."

"No, not this time Batter. Last time, you had some excuse, but this time, I can't forgive you. If you must kill Sugar, fine, but know, if you do, you lose my friendship."

The Batter sighs. He uses the red box to return to Zone 0. He enters the basement.

"Zachrie," he sighs, "forgive me."

A purification is in progress...

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