AN: Time for BACKSTORY! Enjoy.

ARC Nine: Infinite Crisis

Chapter Eighty Four: Rigel and Spica

The absolute pressure of their encounter left Rem trying to collect herself, but everytime she looked up, all she saw was her sister peering down at her. Finally, she took the initiative and wiped away any stray tears she had and took her two children's hands.

"Rigel. Spica...This is…"

She took a deep breath as she tried to hide a whimper, still...Ram was unemotional throughout the whole ordeal.

"This is Ram...she is my older sister."

"WHA?!"

Rigel looked up at her, and now he did notice the similarities between this Ram person and his own mother. Even if their hair colors were different.

Ram looked down at both Spica and Rigel with some curiosity, only for it to fade. Rem let go as she put on an overjoyed expression, beaming with acceptance that her sister was still alive and, even after all theses years, trying to give her a hug. But Ram sidestepped her attempt, and only looked at her through the corner of her eye, leaving her sister confused.

"Rem."

"Y-Yes?"

"Where is he?"

"He?"

Rem tried thinking about who she was talking about…

"The father of those children, Rem."

"...Subaru?"

"YES."

Ram narrowed her eye as she heard that name...a thought came across her mind.

"Bye, Ram…"

She clenched her fist as she tilted her head at Rem.

"So Rem, tell me...was this all that you wanted?"

"...Nee-sama?"

"To abandon the man who saved us, leave the girl you were becoming friends with? TO shirk your duties and...and leave me, all for HIM?"

"Nee-sama, things happened all those years ago. Subaru, needed me more than ever, he was hurting and so...we left to help him heal...and in that time, we fell further in love with each other and had these two beautiful children together."

"...Well good for you."

Rem was taken aback by Ram's scornful tone, Rigel decided to step in.

"Look, um, Aunt Ram...I don't know what happened between you and my parents, but I won't let you talk to my mom like that."

"R-Rigel, it's okay."

"No, no it's not! I...I once heard you talk about her with my dad, before...I'm sorry I eavesdropped."

"Ah…"

"But you sounded sad when you talked about her, and I could tell you loved her a lot. A ton even...so I cannot stand her standing there and talking crap to you like this!"

Ram knelt down and stared into his blue eyes…

"You should stay out of this boy."

"This is about things you are too young to understand, nor is it any of your business."

"YOU!"

They then heard the screen doors open behind them and heard a familiar voice.

"Hey, I'm home!"

They all turned to the direction of the hallway as they saw Subaru yawn abit while carrying the cake in one hand.

"Hey, is anyone actually….home…?"

"Hello Barusu."

Subaru dropped the cake to the floor as his eyes darkened and he began trembling at the sight.

Ram.

A person he believed had perished alongside the others by the Witch's Cult all those years ago, here she was, standing in front of him.

"R-Ram."

"I want to talk...to the both of you."

Ram motioned her left hand to some seats...only to show a stump where it used to be, seemingly burned away by something. This left Rem in tears and Subaru reeling in pain.

"Rigel, take your sister upstairs."

Subaru muttered this as Rigel crossed his arms to him.

"Ha, no way! Even if she is my aunt, I can't trust her alone with you two-"

"RIGEL! DO AS I SAY!"

Rigel was actually frightened by his father's outburst, making even Sica hide behind him. Rem was understandably shaken by it, Ram just continued staring.

"Rigel, I'm sorry, but please. Take Spica and wait in your room for us."

"O...Okay then…"

"The adults need to talk is all...that's all."

Rigel relented as he was patted on the head and Rem hugged Spica. Rigel took her hand and led her upstairs, his parents nodding at him with small smiles, he looked back one last time...then went upstairs.

Subaru and Rem took each other's hands and sat on their couch, just as Ram sart on her chair...glaring at the two of them.

"Now...explain to me what happened all those years ago. NOW."

Rigel was sitting on his bed reading a small story. So many thoughts clouded his mind…

Why is my aunt here after so many years?

What happened between her and mom and dad?

Rigel saw that Spica would look out their room door in worry.

"It's okay sis, I'm sure things will be alright."

"Y-Yeah?"

"Sure, mom is the toughest woman out there and she wouldn't let anything happen to our dumb dad."

"O...kay."

Rigel gave his cute sister a nice hug around the neck as he too looked out the door...then he heard rumbling. Some strange noises were coming from downstairs, followed by voices becoming louder and louder.

Rigel got nervous. He recognized the voices beginning to raise.

He could tell they were now all arguing.

Rigel was going to ignore it, he had to keep his sister safe in their room and had hoped the situation would deescalate...only to begin hearing furniture begin breaking as well.

Now it was evident, whatever they were talking about, broke the conversation down and it was now getting physical, the voices only getting louder. Rigel got out from his bed and told Spica to wait.

He slowly began making his way downstairs, hearing bits and pieces of the argument.

"And….Roswaal...Emilia…-sama...ABANDONED THEM?!"

"I….SAVE...ALL MY POWER…"

"Bull….LEFT...ME TO DIE...TOOK REM…!"

"No...I WAS SAVING HER…!"

Rigel was halfway down the stairs when he saw Subaru was sitting on the floor, the couch toppled over and the chair Ram was sitting on, broken into pieces.

Ram was glaring down at them as Rem shielded Subaru from her, his nose was bloody.

"You were involved! I know you were!"

"Like hell I was! Even if I knew what was happening, what the hell was I supposed to?!"

"Anything but take Rem away!"

"Screw you...SCREW YOU! Did you want Rem to die with everyone else?! Well fuck that, not a chance in hell! I won't let anyone hurt her!"

Ram was seething with rage at this point as she took a step closer.

"Nee-sama, stop this!"

"No...I have to end this man...he's responsible for this."

"Impossible, Subaru-kun left with me because he was in pain...possibly because he couldn't do anything about the attack. Rem trusts him, he would never-"

"-I SAW HIM THERE!"

Everyone, including Rigel, were dumbfounded by her accusation.

"What are you-"

"-The Witch's Cult never leaves survivors. So did it not occur to you how odd it is to see me still alive? THAT'S BECAUSE OF HIM!"

She pointed directly at the father of two with hate in her eyes.

"Just as they were about to kill me, someone ordered them to stop and they left me there...I was dragged out of the mansion and into some clearing, my body unable to fight back. When I looked up after it was all over, I saw him. I SAW YOU."

"...No."

"It was you! Wearing those clothes you always wear, smiling down at me. You spoke to me in such a foul manner and with a disgusting smile on your face! Saying that you were indeed behind it all! That you took Rem!...And that if I wanted to find you, to head west."

"...That's just insane! Don't you think you were hallucinating-"

"-Like hell I did! I wouldn't fall for something like an illusion or a mirage...I was conscious enough and fine for that time, I could smell and feel it was you, watching as you walked away, so smug and joyful! And so I healed up, I followed you all the way here. So many, years wasted...BUT NOW I FOUND YOU. You probably tried to kill us all, just to get to Rem."

"No, I would never!"

"SHUT UP!"

Ram kicked the table across the room, past the couple.

"How many lives did you have to sacrifice just to steal away my beloved Rem!?"

"Don't say it like that!"

"Damn you, everyone at the mansion and the nearby village, their deaths are on your hands!"

Rem hugged Subaru by the neck as she glared at her sister.

"Subaru, did everything he could! Subaru didn't want to leave them all behind...but he didn't want Rem to die also. He saved Rem! Rem now has him, and my beautiful children, a loving town and good friends. Please…"

"...G..."

"Please, Nee-sama, please."

"...GET OUT OF THE WAY, SISTER."

Ram raised her hand in the air as unbridled fury swept her face, her single eye reflecting Subaru's visage. Rem summoned her horn slowly, the sight almost broke Ram out of her rage, but she did a low growl as she fired a windblade at Subaru. Rem pulled him out of the way as the attack destroyed most of their hallway. Rem aimed her palm at her sister, but hesitated and Ram charged at her. So Rem put out an ice shield instead, which Ram's foot clashed with.

"NATSUKI SUBARU! I'LL KILL YOU FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO DIED AND FOR BRAINWASHING MY SISTER!"

Ram kicked a windblade which broke through the shield, in that time Rem got Subaru up, desperately trying to get him out of there-

"HRAH!"

"UH?!"

Ram tossed her wand at great speed at Subaru's head, Rem pushed him out of the way...only for the wand to stab her in the neck. Time slowed down to a screeching halt as everyone watched Rem's body slump forward with blood leaking out of her neck wound.

Subaru rushed forward.

Rigel fell to his behind.

Ram dropped to her knees.

"Rem! Rem!"

"Ughhhhk."

Subaru cradled her affectionately as blood soon covered his entire attire, he kissed her gently on the lips, Rem looked up and saw her beloved's face covered in tears.

"Rem! Rem! I love you! Please! PLEASE!"

"...Hkkkk...Lo...bar…"

"Rem?"

Rem's eyes went dark as Subaru felt her life fade away.

"Rem?"

Subaru shook her, trying to wake her up. Rigel had tears fall from his face he clenched his fists, trying not to cry.

"REM?!"

Ram was muttering incoherent things as tears also fell out of her eyes.

"RRRREEEEMMMMMM! UWAUGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Subaru screamed as he hugged Rem's body, Ram began crawling insanely towards them, ignoring his screams of pain as he kissed her hair. He whimpered as he patted her head, something he knew she always liked...then he saw Ram almost touching her.

"RAAAMMMM!"

He let go of Rem and lunged at Ram, gripping her neck with insane force. She fell back and gasped for air as Subaru began strangling her.

"IS THIS WHAT YOU WANTED?! YOU KILLED REM!"

"HUKK!"

"I WANTED TO SAVE HER! I LOVED HER! SHE WAS MY EVERYTHING! WHY?! WHY?!"

"UHK!"

"...We would've accepted you."

Ram looked up as he saw the pained expression on his face, confusing her even in the pain she was in. He slowly loosened his grip.

"We would have let you live with us, we would have helped you, given you the love we should have all those years ago...With our marriage, you were now my sister."

"Ram, I loved you back then as a friend, I would have shown you love as a sibling...walked alongside you with my friends and children...SO WHY? WHY DID YOU HAVE TO-"

Just then, Ram saw the painstricken Subaru's face suddenly flashback to the vile and smug look he had given her all those years ago. When she lost everything she held dear.

"IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!"

Ram sliced upwards slicing apart the side of Subaru's neck, blood shot out of him at incredible speed and ferocity. He got off of Ram and began crawling away, Ram collected herself and began walking to finish Subaru...then stopped as he watched him crawl on top of Rem.

"Re...m...thi….time….I'll...sa-"

His breath stopped as he died on top of her.

Ram finally broke as cried into her hand. She didn't understand any of it. Why her sister died for such a man, why he acted the way he did in his final moments. She didn't understand. When she squatted down to touch her sister's face…

RIGEL STABBED HER IN THE NECK WITH A KITCHEN KNIFE.

She gagged as she looked at him, his eyes enraged and flooded with tears and a single horn sticking out of his forehead. She groaned as she aimed a windblade at him, but he moved out of the way while still gripping the knife handle, he pulled it, which caused Ram's flesh to split open and out spilled blood.

"Ram looked down to the couple as tears and blood mixed on her cheeks.

"So...ry…"

Ram fell over and landed on top of Subaru's body. Rigel tried to get up as he was trying not to throw up, but also not to lose his mind completely…

"UWAHHHH! MOMMA! POPPA! NII-CHAN! UWAAAH! IT HURTS!"

Rigel looked up at the stairs and saw his sister clutching her face and writhing in pain while on the ground. As he ran up, he saw that the wall for the staircase was sliced apart...with the end of the slice reaching to where Spica was. He got her and noticed blood was trickling down her hands.

"Spica! Spica! Let me see!"

"Ow! OWWW! IT HURTS!"

"SPICA! LET ME SEE!"

When he removed her hands...he saw that Spica's eyes were crushed in by pieces of the wall that stabbed into them. Spica was crying tears of blood...not just from the pain.

The last thing she saw were the corpses of her parents and Ram firing the windblade at the wall, before nothing but pain and darkness.

Rigel hugged his sister as he looked around at the devastation left in their wake. Rigel's tears now didn't stop, his cries began mixing with Spica's. Neighbors who heard the commotion ran into the house, only to see the bloodbath and the two children on top of the stairs...they all knew the family quite well, so many of them began to tear up at the sight.

"Let me through!"

Pushing his way through the crowd, Halibel arrived and stopped in his tracks.

"Rem-chan...Su-san…"

He looked over up at the two kids. Finally he put a hand over his eyes, and for the first time in many years...he began to weep.

Halibel took the children under his wing.

Spica eyes couldn't be saved so she was taught by Zarestia how to use spirits to guide her around and even use them for defense and attacks. The Great Spirit was nearly at the point of returning to her position as a murdering spirit, but her love for these children kept some of her sanity left.

Halibel began training Rigel in ninjutsu, to get his mind off the death of his parents.

It would never work, he would have waking nightmares about that fateful day. He wanted to let out his anger, cry nonstop, scream at the world.

But he just couldn't.

He still had Spica. He would protect her.

Eventually, Rigel joined Halibel as a shinobi, going around assassinating people. Using his wind magic, swordsman skills, ninjutsu and even his oni prowess...Rigel became infamous for being cruel to his opponents.

Halibel knew that it was a problem, but even he deep down knew it.

There was no way to help the boy.

Now eventually he was a man. Walking as if he was on borrowed time...that is until a fateful encounter.

"THIS...IS A TRICK…"

"No tricks. Not from me at least."

Standing in front of Subaru, who was on the way to a store for some snacks, met with a man who stopped right in front of him. His heart sunk and the world began spinning for him.

"D…"

"Hm? Go on and say it."

"D-Dad?"

Rigel trembled as he spoke, but right there was Natsuki Subaru. His father. However, he looked much younger than when he last saw him, not only that...but he had a burn scar on the left side of his face and some of his eyebrow was burned away. Still, he had a suit on that he once found in his father's closet. It was an odd black and white suit with yellow lines, it was unique enough to say the least. Though his dad never wore it.

"How are you-"

"-Hold on, before you continue, let me just say that yes...I am Natsuki Subaru."

"Uah…"

"However, I am not your dad."

Rigel shook his head, but was also going insane, he was ready to slice the imposter's head off.

"What the hell do you mean by that?!"

"Just that, basically I am from another world. One like this one, but I never met your mother...and some things happened to me, obviously right?"

He stuck his tongue out playfully as he tapped his burn mark.

"I-I don't believe you!"

"Sure sure. You need proof right?"

"Okay, follow me…"

Subaru led the cautious Rigel down an alleyway, where he pulled out a small device that opened a portal...they both went through it and they were now on rooftop in Banan. Rigel recognized the scenery.

"This is…"

"Here, take a look at the park over there. You know the one."

Subaru handed him some binoculars, while Rigel never saw one before he quickly picked up the basics of it.

He browsed around, getting angry as he found nothing.

"Well?! What am I-"

Then he saw it...them.

"No...NO…"

"Ah, so you see it."

Rigel was looking at himself in normal clothing, with his sister wearing no bandages on her eyes...with their parents, who were much older now. THey were relaxing on a bench and seemingly waiting for someone.

Rigel trembled at the sight.

Only to further lose his reasoning when he saw who they were waiting for.

"R...RAM?"

He saw that Ram, who was also much older and in a beautiful pink and red kimono arrived...smiling at them. She still had her injuries from the last time he saw her, but she looked so much different at the same time.

They were all happy, joyful and-

"FUCK!"

Rigel slammed the binoculars to the ground, Subaru walked to his side and picked them up, Looking down at the crying young man. He took a glance with the slightly broken binoculars...noticing Rem was sniffing the air.

"Tsk, she noticed me."

Subaru opened another portal and was forced to drag the weeping Rigel through it.

Once back, Rigel got up and grabbed the unamused Subaru's collar.

"What was that?"

"...Another world as well. From what I can tell, in this one Ram killed me and your mother, heavily injured your little sister and got killed by you, is that right?"

Rigel bit his bottom lip, giving Subaru all he needed to know.

"Well...in that world...YOU DIDN'T HESITATE. From what I gathered, you immediately sprung into action just when your father did the same, when you saw things getting more physical, you guys were able to overpower her. Some soft words later and she was a crying heaping mess. Eventually, you welcomed her into your home...and a couple years of love, comfort and acceptance...BOOM! You got a happy family, that thrives to this day."

"...But...I was scared…"

"The other Rigel, wasn't. Simple as that."

Rigel let go of him, fell to the floor and cried. Subaru simply observed it all, with not a tinge of emotion.

"But...But how is that even possible?!"

"There are countless worlds Rigel, ones with you in them...WANT TO SEE?"

Subaru squatted down and asked him this question with a insane expectant expression.

Rigel took some time, he looked up at the man and his eyes darkened, a shadow casted over his face.

"Yes...show me."

Subaru smiled. A disgusting smile that showed the gums of his teeth.

Eventually, Rigel returned back home to his sister, they had lived in an apartment that was paid for by Halibel. He slumped over to the table, Spica heard him come in.

"Onii san? Welcome home."

She immediately noticed his aura, and had some spirits guide her to him. She saw he was kneeling on the ground and hugged him around the neck.

"What is it?"

"Spica...I need to tell you something...It is very important."

"Tell me then."

"I just went on a journey."

Rigel's eyes glimmered, filled with rage and bitterness.

And so sitting in their small table, Rigel finished his explanation to his sister, and also what the other Subaru had promised them.

"So...in these other worlds, we didn't lose papa and mama?"

"NO."

"And this Society wants to get rid of these worlds and make everything fair for everyone? No more forcing us to follow these stupid rules?"

"Exactly."

Spica reached out her hand to him, he held it with both of his own and she smiled.

"I...I will follow you."

"Really, you do know this means...we'll be killing these worlds right? And everyone in them?"

"Maybe it is wrong in perspective...but I think everything should be fair. And us having to suffer so that other worlds could be happy, is the quite the nasty opposite. I won't...I won't allow this."

She had a few streaks of tears fall from her eyes, even underneath her red colored bandages but she still smiled.

"I will go with you, and together, we'll make a world we can both be happy and proud to be in."

"Yeah."

Rigel smiled tired at her, for him he was spiritually and emotionally exhausted seeing the countless worlds where his parents were alive and living happily with them.

It was upsetting.

It was nauseating.

IT WAS UNFAIR.

He was envious. She was envious. Two new members joined the Society.

Subaru had returned to the shabby place he was staying at for the time being, he eventually met with the other member that helped him get to these worlds.

"Hey, sorry to keep you waiting, it's hard trying to actually recruiting them without Anti-Monitor-sans help."

"I would think so, he's just a boy. Barely understands his own world."

From a seat that barely fit him, the massive Master Swordsman Batman was staring at him.

"So, did it all work out then?"

"Sure did, his face by the end of it was perfect. He is now obviously going to join us! His sister too, I think she's a spirit user too, could be useful."

"I hope so, besides, you are the one who got this plan rolling."

Subaru took his seat and nodded.

"Yeah...who would have thought saving Ram from that mansion attack would've led to all this. Sure I knew if I told her all those things, she would end up reaching the place, and get violent. But to think she'd get herself killed too, oh well. I was just lucky I used that makeup to cover my fucked up face."

"You planned it quite well all things considered. Though, all this to get Rigel to join?"

"He'll be quite useful, good fighter too."

Subaru tapped his fingers at the tabletop as Batman simply tilted his head.

"Tell me, if he didn't join, what would you have done?"

"...Probably left him be, then just get him and his world killed later."

"So, no matter what, it wasn't an issue?"

"Nope. I don't like getting into lose-lose situations. You don't either, right?"

Subaru smiled up at him, making Batman narrow his piercing red eyes.

"Not at all. That's what I like about you...willing do whatever it takes to get the win."

"Hehe, yup."

The two men sat there, enjoying the other's company and basking in the success of Subaru's plot.

Eventually during the first day of the convergence, Rigel and Spica attacked the happy home where their family lived with Ram, in the dead of night. Killing them all in their sleep and allowing the world to vanish into nothingness.

All of it was for their justice.

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Justice Executioner Rem had her horn out as she tried to smash Deathstroke with her Morningstar, but spun in the air and fired his assault rifle at her. Summoning her barrier, she deflected the bullets. But a blast by Shaula broke it apart, Rem motioned her Morningstar to her, but she ducked around it and kicked her way to her. Rem fired a vast amount of ice knives at her, but Shaula summoned a light needle in her hands. She spun it around and sliced away the spears. Deathstroke pulled out his God Slayer Sword and was able slice away the chain of the Morningstar. Rem roared as she was prepared to kick him away-

"-To the ones who attacked the tower, here's a nice serving of death!"

Shaula sprang forward and stabbed Rem through the throat with her needle she flung it up high. The spear of light carried her through the next floor, before it exploded, killing her instantly.

Deathstroke sheathed his sword and saw Shaula.

"...So this means the we lost the tower?"

"...I am afraid so."

"Shit."

Deathstroke kicked the floor in frustration, but stopped everything when he saw a little girl he knew very well run to him.

"Slade!"

"M-Meili!"

She jumped up and hugged him around the neck, he caught her...then patted her back.

"You doing okay?"

"Heck yeah, I-I just beat my first opponent!"

"Really?"

"Yup, I used the training you gave me, I beat him real good~!"

Deathstroke set her down and patted her head.

"See? You don't have to rely on being just a tamer, you got the power for it."

"Sure!"

Meili smiled happily at him, making him comforted knowing she was still alive.

Rigel roared as he charged, but Flash punched him away, the oni kicked the air to get him back, but he was punched away at least seven times at insane speeds. His body flew away, through a door, he got up and leered at Flash.

Spica fired more beams only for them to be bounced back by Wonder Woman's bracelets. Big Barda struck at the young girl only to hit a barrier that surrounded her.

"Get out…"

"Huh?"

"Get out of the way!"

She shot out a shockwave as she held her chest, pushing Barda back some.

"Why are you strangers getting in the way?! This has nothing to do with you!"

"It does Spica."

Wonder Woman readied her sword and shield.

"These people are our friends, and we certainly cannot have them die."

"...But in my world, most of them are already dead."

"Does that give you the right to kill them?"

"...M-My existence is a cruel manner of living!"

Wonder Woman made a pleading look to the little girl.

"Does that make it right to be cruel yourself?"

"SH….SHUT UP!"

She fired more beams at her, Wonder Woman deflected them one by one.

Flash dodged another sword strike, just as Kararagian Rem was watching the whole fight, even as her husband tried to pull her away. She was watching him; her son, now one armed and with his horn out, roaring at his opponent. A wild animal incarnate.

She freed herself from her husband and rushed forward. Even the others tried reaching out to her, but she was determined.

Flash dodged another strike before grabbing one of the bolts that made up the electricity that was formed when he ran, he launched it. The bolt struck Rigel's sword, shattering it apart. Rigel tossed the hilt at him and then pulled out a smaller blade from his belt. He snarled at the man, who gave him a sympathetic look. Rigel dashed at him, only Flash hit him countless times on the shoulder.

Rigel watched as his arm went limp, as Flash had dislocated it, he was now completely defenseless. Rigel turned around and roared at him...then was slapped by Rem. Her long hair jetted out from the impact, Rigel was confused but looked at his mother, who had tears form on the corner of her eyes.

Rigel sneered at her, before he was slapped again...then hugged around the neck. Flash was prepared to run back at full speed just in case…

"Rigel."

"Er."

"That's enough my son."

"Huh?"

Rem let go of him and cupped his cheeks.

"Rem can tell you know? That you were hurting, a mother can tell when their beloved child is hurting?"

"H-HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?!"

Rigel fell to his knees and glared up at her, then it formed a pained smile.

"I-I killed so many people...I helped destroy so many worlds! I-I am an embarrassment of a son, even to you fakes! I shame you right?!"

"...Yes, Rigel has shamed us in so many ways doing these things."

Rigel snarled at her...but Rem calmly patted his head.

"But I still love you."

Rigel's eyes began to waver…

Spica was trying her best to defend herself from both ladies, she fired another shock wave and blasted bolts at them. They made it around them-

"-A cute little girl should be playing with dolls, not fighting like this, I suppose."

Beatrice was behind her now, Spica was startled but felt her palm touch her back.

"Mana Drain."

"AHHHH!"

Spica had nearly all of her mana drained from her body and she fell over. Beatrice stared at her palm for a moment and noticed the halo on her back grew considerably.

"Hm, so this stores extra mana, I suppose. I'll send some to Subaru in a moment."

From behind her Married Subaru and his Rem arrived and Beatrice pointed to the defeated girl.

"Go and talk with her. She needs you two more than ever, I suppose."

Spica was trying to get up but her strength was limited now more than ever...her spirits came out to help her, but Beatrice used her Minya spears to actually destroy them, leaving her completely defenseless.

"Leave me alone…"

"...Spica."

"Be quiet! You bunch of fakes!"

"We may be fake...but you are still our Spica."

Spica clenched the floor in anger.

She felt her head get patted and she was picked up by Subaru, giving her a nice hug.

Spica trembled and soon she started screaming in complete and utter sadness.

Rigel was trying to figure out what to say to the Rem in front of him, he was so torn up about it all.

He was meant to help clear the multiverse of the ones he saw as fakes, he was doing so well too...but now, he was faltering. Seeing his mother looking down at him with a motherly love, the way she always did…

"No, NO! You are not my mom...MY MOM IS DEAD!"

"Maybe so, but I am here. This Rem is here to help you."

"S-Stop it! You don't know what you are saying!"

This Rem's version of Subaru came over and rubbed the top of Rigel's head, making the young man tremble.

"Stupid, your mom is the smart one of the family all things considered...of course she does."

"S...Stop…"

"Rigel, I know you did some awful things, but I'm betting some awful things happened to you in your world. And I'm sorry that it did."

"S...op…"

"But right now, we are here...to help you with everything you need. Maybe the others can't forgive you for what you've done...but it can start at any time."

Rigel whimpered as two other figures emerged. The three looked.

Batman and his fiance Frederica were standing there looking down at him, Rem then informed him the situation.

"Rigel, do you remembered when you attacked Frederica-nee sama a few days ago? She...She was pregnant."

"Yes, the baby did not survive."

Rigel realized that they were either there to yell at him...or brutally beat him to death.

Either way, he was too tired to even resist.

"Rigel."

Batman spoke up.

"It is hard to look at you, the person who killed my child and suppress the burning desire to hurt and break you for what you've done. To me and Frederica."

"...Yeah-"

"-However."

Rigel stuttered as he saw Batman kneel down to him.

"I can see that you are remorseful about what you did...so I would like you to atone for the crimes you committed, maybe...maybe then I can fully forgive you."

Frederica looked away from him.

"If my husband says so, then so will I."

"But I-"

"-No buts! I was ready to tear you apart for killing the life that in my body...but I realize that it wouldn't solve anything, not when you are so confused by what you were doing. I will be the better person, and I will show you mercy."

Rigel was then patted on his shoulders by Subaru and Rem.

"See?"

"Ready to start again, Rigel?"

Rigel's lips puckered as he tried to not...but he bit his lips, then he began crying. His parents, ones that were from another world than his own, hugged him softly.

Spica continued crying.

"Why?! Why did I have to lose MY mama and papa!? I just...I JUST! I just, wanted you both back!"

"Well, Spica, right now...Rem and Subaru-kun are here. Let us wash away all the pain in your heart and help our beautiful daughter out, okay?"

Spica hugged her parents tightly as they both kissed her head.

The sensation of their lips on the top of head made her cry more and more, she missed it. The feeling of their love and the warmness of their happiness.

In the end, it was these things Rigel and Spica yearned to have again, somehow and someway…

Batman was walking away with Frederica, when he could have sworn he felt something...he turned around and saw something make a step imprint behind Rigel.

"LOOK OUT!"

Rigel felt the presence as well, he pushed his parents away.

"Rigel?!"

"SON?!"

Rigel took a deep breath.

Then a flaming sword stabbed through his chest.

Subaru and Rem watched as their son spat out blood and struggle to look down at the fire. From behind, Heretic deactivated his cloaking system and Yin magic that helped him be unseen and unheard.

"DAMIAAAAAAAAN!"

Batman then tackled him and the sword into a nearby wall.

"WHY?! WHY?! WE FORGAVE HIM!?"

"Idiot. I wasn't going to, and with this, my baby sibling is avenged."

"YOU DAMN FOOL!"

Batman turned his head as he saw Rigel was beginning to shine white.

"FLASH! GET FERRIS OR MINERVA HERE NOW!"

"GOT IT!"

Flash dashed off at high speed, but it was evident Rigel was about to vanish. Rem and Subaru hugged their son tightly.

"Rigel! Rem loves you! Rem loves you son!"

"RIgel! Rigel!"

Rigel smiled, he was trying to come up with the one thing he could say to end it all...to say goodbye. So…

"Dad."

"Yes?"

Flash was coming back with Minerva and her stone in tow, but in slow motions they saw he was already dissipating.

Rigel smiled one last time.

"Dad, don't make ever mom cry."

Rigel vanished even when Minerva was leaping at him with a fist clenched and Ferris was just about to reach him.

Subaru and Rem held each other as they saw their son from another world vanish into thin air.

Minerva cuaght herself on the grond as she to began crying. Flash slammed his fists on the ground, Ferris scratched his head in frustration and Batman simply looked away.

Subaru, the original one, was also watching the battle alongside Emilia, both sunk their heads.

In a way, Batman and Subaru were just tired of it.

Spica was beginning to fade away as her parents hugged her tightly.

"Does your Spica talk yet?"

"No, not yet…"

Spica gripped Subaru's shirt.

"Then let me say this…"

Spica looked up at them, her smile dazzling them both to tears.

"I love you bo-"

She vanished into white light, her along with her entire world were erased.

Subaru and Rem weeped for their child. Diana and Barda helped them up and gave them some consoling touches. Beatrice watched on as she lowered her head, holding her emotions together.

"Even Betty is getting exhausted, I suppose."

Roswaal was sitting in his room, his hands to his face as Ram watched on in worry.

"Roswaal-sama?"

"It...it's falling apart?"

"What is?"

Roswaal got up and went to the window, gazing at the void around them, before slamming his fiost on it.

"Ros-"

"-Ram, this is ruining everything! My goals, my dreams...Subaru losing his Return by Death, the Anti-Monitor merging our worlds and this Society trying to destroy everything!? Hahhhhhh, The Royal Selection is over and done with! MY PLANS ARE AT AN END!"

Roswaal shook as he spoke, making Ram go over and hug him by the waist.

"Ram, what should I do?"

"...Try and live your life differently then. Find a new goal and purpose."

"...Ridiculous."

Roswaal broke free and lay down at the bed. He used one of his hands to cover his yellow eye, staring at the ceiling.

"Without my dream, all my work is for naught, and I will have nothing left."

"You still have me."

Roswaal peeked over and at an expectant Ram, but soon closed it.

"Even with you by my side, I have to do this...I have to-"

"-Atta boy, Roswaal."

Roswaal jumped out of his bed and Ram got in front of him, ready to fight the unknown stranger.

"Who is there?!"

Emerging from a shadow in the corner of the room was none other than Sin Archbishop of Pride, Natsuki Subaru.

"Foul Society Member!"

"Whoa take it easy Ram, I'm not here to fight. I'm here to talk to Roswaal here."

"Why?! Don't you have the other traitorous one you can speak with?!"

"Sure I do, but I got a feeling that she wouldn't be interested."

"And what would it be ABOUT THEN?!"

Ram aimed her wand at him, he smirked past her and at Roswaal.

"It has to do with...bringing the dead back to life."

"What are you babbling about-"

Ram's wand was lowered, by Roswaal's gloved hand, she looked up and was horrified when she saw Roswaal with a excited look on his face.

"Soooooo...tell me more."

"Roswaal-sama…"

Ram shook her head, but Roswaal stepped past her as he motioned his hand in a friendly manner to him.

"Tell me, would you please? Pride."

"Gladly."

Subaru smiled at the sorcerer. A vile, disgusting smile that showed the gums of his teeth.

Anti-Monitor was pressing his palms down through the desert floor as he focused energy in out. The other members were gathered around, most of them expecting good news.

And they did.

"I am almost finished. Rejoice, the end of their worlds is almost here and the beginning of our united efforts will be fulfilled."

Master Swordsman Batman nodded, along with Warlock Batman who was holding hands with Pandora, who were excited.

Anti-Monitor's eyes glowed with immense pressure and vibrance.

"Soon, our deal will be set...you will be free...SATELLA."

Underneath the tower the Evil Sealing Stone was wrapped in a nauseating darkness, filled with sickening miasma and power…which now had energy from outside leaking in, into the hundreds year old prison...OF HER.

"...S...baru…"

Then it happened.

"...Flugel…"

IT BEGAN TO CRACK.

"...Love..."

Some were now freed from their struggles, others continued to bear it all, the pain enveloping their hearts.