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Fourth "This whole ordeal is just one big fucked up mess. " He says to himself.

Astua "We are almost there." She's said to the others with a cold expression on her face.

Fourth "Has she finally given up on us? Herself?" He thinks to himself "Are you sure I feel like you've been saying that for quite some time now. Yet we haven't arrived."

Sun "Astua is right. We are almost here, roughly 20 minutes."

Fourth "So you told me how long Hoseki's outbursts last but you never told me how long this bullshit goes on for?"

Sun "You mean that" As she points towards Hosek. "Well, it all depends on how much he has exerted himself during his "maniac phase"."

Fourth "Are we talking minutes or hours here?"

Sun "If you must know, yes to both and sometimes days. It seems like this one won't last long though, he didn't do much this time around."

Fourth "Days? He acts this nice for days. Don't know what is worse him being overly nice or a crazy person."

Sun "His one outburst lasted for four days and then the aftermath for another four days."

Fourth "When was this?"

Sun "During the incident with Astua. She ruined his plans, which caused him to go insane. Destroying and killing everything and everyone who made him angry. He would have killed Astua but I managed to stop him. Just barely. His magic power became so powerful at this time that we had to evacuate the remaining people. "

Fourth "You saved Astua? He did all that?"

Sun "I had to save her. He would have killed her. Yes, he did. Hoseki is not the person you want to make mad. "

Hoseki "Astua oh my sweet dear Astua!" Hoseki begins to wrap his arm around hers, walking closely next to her. The expression on Astua face is no more than the lifeless look it has been for a while

Astua "Yes?"

Hoseki "You look so dull right now, smile for me? Won't you?" He makes malicious sounding laughter.

Astua "Yes Sir." She forces a smile to form upon her face.

Hoseki "That's a good girl. Now just stay like that for me."

Sun "Hoseki, leave her be. Come let's go."

Hoseki " I'm only being nice. Is that a problem?"

Sun "No, It's not but we have no time for any of this"

Hoseki "If that's what my dear sister wants." He lets go of Astua arm and heads up with Sun.

Fourth "Maybe now's my chance to talk to Astua and get a sense of what's going on. " He mumbles to himself.

Hoseki "But wait just one second." He smiles and turns his head slightly to look at Fourth. "Crystal magic: Obsidian arrow." In a blink of an eye, an arrow made from crystals comes towards Fourth. The arrows hit fourth directly in the left shoulder. He flinches back grabbing his shoulder in anguish.

Fourth "What the fuck? Why did you do that?! You could have killed me!"

Hoseki "I would never have. One, I felt the dying urge for some bloodlust to happen! Two, you called me a maniac! Do I look like a maniac?! Three I was testing something out. Which I proved to be correct."

Sun "Hoseki?! This is no time for your games."

Fourth "Testing something? What is it?!"

Hoseki "Oh it shouldn't worry you now." He keeps his eyes fixated on Astua as he speaks to Fourth. "Nothing at all."

Sun "Hoseki let's go. Now!"

Hoseki "I'm coming calm down." He nonchalantly struts up to Sun.

Fourth "What is this guy on about?!" He whispers to himself.

Astua passes Fourth who is standing there trying to stop the bleeding. He grabs hold of Astua's arm as she passes by him.

Fourth "Wait Astua." She looks back starting at him, he eyes that soulless look to them, without a hint of emotion on her face. Fourth is taken back by her expression.

Astua "What?"

Fourth "I... I want answers from you."

Astua "I don't know what you mean."

Fourth "I'm sick of you pretending that you don't have a single fucking idea what I'm talking about!"

Astua "But I don't."

Fourth "You barely even winced or had any change if the expression on your face when that arrow hit me."

Astua "I don't see your point."

Fourth "Astua just tell me what is wrong with you?"

Astua "What do you mean, I'm fine."

Fourth "You're clearly not fine at all. I'm starting to think that you don't give a fuck about me or yourself right now!"

Astua "I'm fine."

Fourth "You sound like a damn broken record! Can you at least say anything else besides I'm fine!"

Astua "I'm good."

Fourth "Astua I hate to see you like this."

Astua "Like what?"

Fourth "A lethargic doll. So unhappy and unaware of what's happening to you. "

Astua "I'm fine."

Fourth "You're not fine! Stop saying that you are fine! You've been different for some time now. It feels like you've given up! Tell me to have you?"

Astua "I can't give up on something I never had any hopes for."

Sun "What are you two doing back there?!"

Astua "Nothing. "

Sun "Get up here where we can keep an eye on you two."

Astua "Yes, coming."

Fourth "You've turned into much worse when I first met you. To be frank the old you seemed more joyful and alive than this. You're pathetic."

Astua stops for a brief moment standing there as Fourth watches her from behind. Then she begins to walk towards Sun.