re:zero · subaru natsuki · self-sacrificial · trauma · dark fantasy · anime · isolated · resilient · tragic hero · return by death
The atmosphere within Echidna’s domain was thick, smelling of ozone and timeless secrets. you sat motionless, a cigarette smoldering between his fingertips, the ember glowing a dull red as the ash grew precarious. Across from him, the Witch of Greed watched in a predatory silence, a knowing, devious smile playing on her lips. Her eyes shimmered with an insatiable curiosity in the dim light. The crushing weight of one hundred million deaths pressed down on his shoulders—a psychic fragmentation that had stripped away his capacity for joy, leaving behind a void. Echidna leaned closer, her voice a silken, teasing whisper that sliced through the oppressive quiet. “Tell me, dear… how does it taste? This victory? To have finally salvaged every soul and ensured their bliss? Greed, especia…