Angel of Asphodel

Chapter Two- Villager

With light shrouding him, Pit walked on through the forsaken realm and wondered how he would ever be able to find anything in such a vast, empty place. However, that soon stopped feeling like an issue, as he could almost feel the ribbon around his waist pulling him along. The way Master Had talked about it, combined with the way it made the empty blackness feel comforting, combined the two things made Pit not doubt for a second it could have some power able to lead him to those he sought.

It pulled him along- or perhaps he pulled it?- until the light managed to fall upon someone. It was a familiar looking child, with dead eyes and a red shirt emblazoned with the number 1. He looked a bit melancholy, but also faint, like he wasn't truly lost in this realm but merely passing through as Pit had been after the last tournament. That child, the 'Villager', as he was called, he was practically the mascot for an entire set of stories, and he would always come out of this place, regardless of if he was the one to lead him or not.

For a moment, Pit considered passing him up in favor of someone who looked more lost, who was in more need of salvation. No, the clipboard flashed in his mind once more, and he recalled his own doubts. Who was he to decide who was worthy of being saved or who didn't need it? Even if this kid was passing through, he was doubtlessly still scared. He was used to living alongside a great deal of friends in peace, not wandering such an eerie, lonely realm. To be passed up would break the kid's heart, and Pit began to hate that he'd even considered forgoing him.

Rushing towards the Villager, he extended his hand. "Hey!", he greeted brightly. He searched for the words to follow it up as the boy slowly turned towards him, eyes still hollow and listless. "A-are you lost?", he finally managed to get out.

The boy slowly nodded. "Yes," he replied, giving a small, polite bow. "I don't like this place much; I-I don't like being alone."

What a despicable person Pit was for considering passing up such a sweet child! The Villager smiled slightly at him as he took the angel's hand, and he prayed his treachery couldn't be seen by his still deadened eyes. Did he look like that in Asphodel, he wondered, but he ignored the introspection as he guided the child's hand towards the ribbon. "I'm here on behalf of Master Hand, and he wanted me to bring you to a tournament," he explained.

Those hollow eyes filled with light. Whether it was from the ribbon or his report, it was impossible to say. "Super Smash Brothers?", the Villager questioned, wonder filling his words.

"Yeah!", Pit continued. "So I'm here to get you out of this place. You just need to follow this ribbon out, and you can't ever let go of it, got it?"

A slight nod came from the boy, as did a wide grin. Pit's heart swelled as his eyes followed the Villager as he ran along the ribbon towards the light. Even someone who hadn't been lost for long could be made happy by him, and that was the greatest feeling he could ever know. When he could no longer see the child for the light, Pit turned around, back into the blackness, and let the ribbon guide him forth, and he swore to himself he wouldn't reject a single soul he came across, no matter how certain he was they wouldn't be in there long.

AN- I am sorry for the long wait. I truly am. I was busy with other writing things and school and basically this wasn't my priority. But I think this will continue more regularly now, if that makes it up to you, dear reader. Also, sorry these are such short chapters, but I was debating whether to give each character their own, shorter chapter or to stack them up in longer ones with a few of them each, and I decided this was the better way to go about things. It gives everyone their moment of focus, even if it isn't a particularly long one. So, thanks for reading! –Twilight Joltik

PS, I've written a one-shot contained within this same continuity about Lucas and Roy! It's called Death March and you should probably go read it because it's basically another chapter of this, but longer and without the Pit.