[ Ciel laughs bitterly at that, but it would be difficult to guess just how dark his thoughts turn at the question.
After all, they were working to kill everyone for the sake of "winning," because if they won, then everyone would be fine. That's what they were led to believe, and they had no choice but to believe it. There was an additional prize, had they been successful, certainly, and some of his comrades had wishes much more important than his. But his... Ultimately, it would have been for his own death, really. To know who murdered his parents, he was also handing his soul over to the demon that would consume him.
That was why he'd hesitated, really. He had hesitated, and in punishment, he had to murder Oz like how he (or, no, it wasn't him, he has to remember) had been murdered. He didn't want to die. But for that selfish wish, he had to continue piling bodies at his feet. ]
Nothing. There was never anything to win in the first place.
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After all, they were working to kill everyone for the sake of "winning," because if they won, then everyone would be fine. That's what they were led to believe, and they had no choice but to believe it. There was an additional prize, had they been successful, certainly, and some of his comrades had wishes much more important than his. But his... Ultimately, it would have been for his own death, really. To know who murdered his parents, he was also handing his soul over to the demon that would consume him.
That was why he'd hesitated, really. He had hesitated, and in punishment, he had to murder Oz like how he (or, no, it wasn't him, he has to remember) had been murdered. He didn't want to die. But for that selfish wish, he had to continue piling bodies at his feet. ]
Nothing. There was never anything to win in the first place.