Chapter 23 : "PROMISE"

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Previously : Slug kisses Elsa, Getting stranded in a wierd location before finding Elsa and realising she has given up on fighting ever again due to relying on the Star seed, Which had taken a form known as Seed.

Where will this conflict lead them to?

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"If hope ever existed, it was devoured by darkness long ago." Elsa closes her eyes in acceptance, Seed slowly lifts her up and says "Let's go, Dear Elsa, To a heaven far from conflict and pain"

But the fire hadn't been extinguished yet.

"Wait!" A voice boomed. "Hope isn't something darkness can swallow, Seed."

It was Slug

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It was Slug.

"I wonder how you can say that after witnessing what you just did."

Seed stated.

Slug lifts a knee above water, Holding a hand over it to lift himself up slowly.

"Because she is still alive-" Slug says when Seed cuts in. "Because of me."

"Now Look here" Seed guides, Lifting a golden book "This book contains all the things a person finds valuable. Be it gold, diamond or even power... It's there"

"Yet what do you think must be in Elsa's book?"

Seed questions as he blows at the book, An image comes flying towards slug
and fall right at his feet, Floating above the water surface, Playing like a video.

It was Namiko hugging Elsa.

"A girl who values love, trust, and friendship over gold. That’s her curse—everyone exploits her innocence," Seed whispered.

"Namiko was a filthy pirate. They fought. Elsa lost. She couldn’t beat Namiko. Couldn’t beat Sukuna. Let the Black Ring slip. Utter defeat."

Seed shook his head. "Friends dying. Island falling. Even her own cult wants her gone." His fingers traced the cold wood.

"No matter how hard she fights, it always ends the same."

Another vision burst from the red book—Elsa, battered and exhausted.

"Those bandits… were tough,"
she mumbled, collapsing to
her knees. "I can't… even move…"

Seed's voice was smooth, almost amused. "She fought for hours to protect villagers who swore they’d return with help. Night fell. She endured the pain alone. No help came. No villagers returned."

He tilted his head. "Does her misery reach you, or do you need more?"

Slug’s eyes darkened. Elsa stared at the ground, as if trying to disappear.

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