Beatrice managed to keep herself from sobbing as she understood why all of this was happening to her contractor. It was because of his connection to the sage.
"I don't know…" Anastasia mused with a stern expression, obviously disturbed by the events showing but still able to set her feelings aside to keep a straight head.
Roswaal's eyes narrowed heavily as he watched the crowds pondering the question. His eyes wandered back towards the screen. "Why won't you turn back I wonder? Hmmm… was this a future that forced you to lose that ability?" The magi shook his head in disappointment. "What a shameful way to lose a precious power." He growled as he glared with hate and animosity towards the dying Subaru on the screen.
Emilia could only hold her hands on her mouth to keep her sobs from coming out as she watched her knight get abused and insulted by this beast. Wanting nothing but to jump in and cast a healing spell to save him… and maybe a few ice flowers blasting into the demon's chest for punishment. But all she could do was watch helplessly.
Everyone watched the next event with pure awe written on all of their faces.
The bleeding young man slowly sat himself up, not caring for any of the many cracking sounds his bones were uttering as he moved through the pain. His face drenched with blood and mud he managed to lift it just enough to stare at the monster with the most rage-fueled, hate-filled glare he could compose. Using his nasty sharp eyes to their maximum potential.
His brown irises almost glimmering in red as he met the demon entity right back into its scarlet ones.
Determination.
Everyone was scared of how Subaru looked at the man. Despite how powerless the boy was. Those eyes were unmatched in sharpness. Although never directed towards them. This will be the first of many times they see that glare.
"Big bro is looking scary." Felt was in awe as she saw the amazing will Subaru had to stand against the demon in front of him and glared right back. Wounds in all.
Garfiel and Otto stared slack-jawed at their brother's bravery or idiocy.
Emilia and Beatrice were both in shock at how bravely their beloved idiot was standing against the demon. Their hearts clenching in worry that his efforts might not help him anyway.
Julius shook his head softly, his lips trembling in rage. He understood what this boy will do. Something very stupid. That look only came about once a person had nothing to lose and wanted to make one last move that would surely end them as it achieved victory. He was willing to let things go but this idiotic habit he could not forget from the boy's first impression. Julius was most acquainted by Subaru's impulsivity after all.
"What will you do, Subaru?" Crusch leaned in to watch. Her eyes narrowing in disappointment as she understood that he was about to do something very reminiscent of the word 'final'.
"How will you get out of this… if at all?" The duchess soundlessly asked as the screen zoomed on Subaru's hateful expression.
Facing down the demon before him, not caring for every broken bone or open wound across his body, Subaru's chilling dark voice filled the theater.
"No matter what it takes..." Subaru spoke. He picked up a small dagger that was laying beside him and glared back at the towering black Demon.
"What's that going to do?" Priscilla snorted haughtily at the cringe-inducing display infront of her. A pathetic useless boy acting brave as if he will make a difference with a small puny dagger. "How pathetic indeed." The fiery, uninterested lady spat in disgust as she fanned herself.
"Don't talk about Subaru-kun like that!" Rem shouted at the lady, forgetting her placement before the candidate.
A snort came from a surprisingly angry-looking Anastasia. "She's kinda right tho… What's he doing with that puny thing? It's a stupid way to die if ya ask me." The merchant rubbed her scarf with an angry glared aimed at the screen. Not happy that her death would be for nothing as this stupid boy stood as the last man against this beast… and he was giving up his life like this for nothing.
"Oi!" Garfiel's already blood-red glaring eyes were narrowed into slits as he turned towards the merchant queen threateningly. "Don't eve' talk about my Cap'n like tha'!"
The elegant purple-haired young man sitting beside the threatened girl narrowed his eyes dangerously as his nerves were already sparking from watching Subaru's stupid sacrifice and his own inability to jump in and help the boy.
Julius brought his chest forward and spoke clearly so that this runt could hear him.
"Know your place and who you talk to, impish fool! This is the future queen of our king-"
"I don't care who she may be, pal! She doesn't talk tough shi' and we're all gonna be happy!"
As Garfiel and Julius glared at one another, the cast around them gave expressions of shock and rigid silence.
Julius and Anastasia swiftly looked at the source of the shock, only to find themselves falling into the same sense of disbelief and confusion at the horrifying sight.
Garfiel was baffled by the change of mood and quickly pranced around to see what was happening to his capta-.
"OI!" The boy shouted in shock and outrage, his face twisting to one of despair and lost hope.
"Oi, Oi, Oi, OI, NOOOOOOOO!"
As the blonde kid screamed in anguish, Emilia's horrified tears finally fell down her cheeks as she stared at the screen with a frozen expression. The sight completely breaking her.
"Why…" The half-elf whispered hoarsely while Beatrice and Rem looked on with their hearts breaking.
"Natsuki?!" Crusch shouted as her face settled onto one of pure surprise.
On-screen, Subaru had stabbed himself in the neck with the dagger. He remained standing and glaring at the ever smirking demon.