Lazarus

He sighed. He told them everything.


[hider=Hours beforehand]
He had finished painting Edo-Lazarus' hair white. They switched clothes, and that was that... except for one thing. Lazarus sighed... winced, and let the remaining magic in his body go, his holly aura and white hair disappearing. It was true, back in Earthland, without his magic, he would look exactly the same as Edo-Lazarus. He prayed nobody at the guild found out. He hated his black hair. "There. Nobody will suspect a thing." He grinned at his counterpart, before frowning. "Now. I am the only one here who trusts you. I'm sure they have their reasons for not having faith in you..." He placed his hand on Edo-Lazarus' shoulder. "But thats not the case with me." He smiled. "Now spill... why are we doing this?" He grunted.

Edo-Lazarus felt uncomfortable without his black armour. He didn't feel like himself. He smiled though. "Yes... I have no choice to put my trust in myself." He grinned. "I suspect they will keep me here... well... they will keep you here if that disguise works." He paused. "That must happen. I mustn't be stopped from going to the capital before you. Or we lose." He sighed. "I believe the Jamie of this world has Maddox and the queen under control. The only person that is a very real threat to Liana is Pen... the red headed man you saw earlier... You wouldn't be able to stop him by yourself. That is why it has to be me to carry out this plan." He sighed. "Pen has access to the queen's personal stash of lacrima. Used intelligently... he could absorb any wizard's magical power from their attacks. That would give him access to secondary usage of magic. That is a real problem if he can achieve this." He paused again. "Even if a couple of you managed to beat him. You would be overpowered by his personal guard in numbers, and taken to this." He showed Lazarus the blueprints for the magical power absorber constructed by Byro in the old age. "There is only one person in this world Pen will have a chance at listening to. And that is me... even if it turns sour, and we battle. I have zero magical power to absorb." He looked down. "He is a close friend. I have to at least try to save him from his insanity." He continued. "If I can make it to the capital first... and confront him. He'll have no choice other than to kill me first before carrying out his plan. Wherever he goes... I follow." He sighed. "There are many thing I haven't taken into account though. If one of the other Edolas citizens manage to bring him down, great. But I need to give him a chance to come back to his friends." He smiled. "I also made the calculation that if you and your friends were to arrive later to the capital... we have a 57% higher chance of defeating maddox and the queen. I fear they will both have something up their sleeves." He turned on the spot to return to earthland Sasha. "Remember Lazarus. I will find Pen in the capital first, guaranteed... so if you see Pen without me. Don't hesitate. kill him. Given the chance, he will do the same to you and your loved ones." He looked sad. Before walking away. Now the act began. "So don't let me down edo-Lazarus! I'm counting on you!" He walked into the guild house. 
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"So that's it. That Pen guy is capable of terrible things. It's not what Phoenix wing is about....  killing. But we have no choice... if it means saving this world... that princess... and our own members that are in the capital." He clenched his fists. "I hope someone has already taken him down without the need to kill." He couldn't allow himself to kill again. Killing was intertwined with his soul... so he had to fight against it forever... but if it was for Sasha's Sake... he was willing to throw himself into the darkness.

Edo-Lazarus

He watched Sasha walk away. Pen had gone... so he had to try and find him. Pen would probably go to where Sasha's friends were. So he should go with her. "Hey... I'm still Lazarus... perhaps not yours... but I am him. We have the same heart." She was now pretty far away from him. "After all..." He chuckled a little. "The Sasha of this world is cute. Her sass makes her attractive." I guess that was another thing he had in common with earthland Lazarus. He drew his weapon. "I can fight in your partners stead." He smirked. He went with her, and did what he could, despite not having magic. He could tell. This girl was suffering from deep within. It showed in everything she did. She had Pen within her grasp, Pen having not noticed him at the scene yet. "Please Pen... release yourself from this madness. You know it from in your heart. Me and you can make the difference here. Do the right thing... and we will live in a world where nobody is mistreated... the weak don't suffer... and perfect harmony is achieved. Please Pen. You are still the boy I met all those years ago. You just have to find it within yourself!!!" He yelled that out at the end passionately.