Leo screams at Ego as he turns his back to him, his tail framing the bottom of Leo whose hands are held up in exclamation. Ego's dialogue bubble covers the bottom of Leo's in interruption. Dialogue reads: Leo: "USAGI SAID I WAS HIA-" Ego: "His what?

Ego stands before Leo, looking unimpressed as Leo looks desperate that his point didn't get across. Below, only Ego's right eye and mouth are visible in the dark void, taunting some more. Dialogue reads: "His little healer? Didn't [Red scribbles replace the name because Leo can't remember it] say something similar?" ('Healer' is emphasized with magenta inside of the yellow text) In smaller text, as if said as a sidenote: "Not that you even remember master's name" "Do you really believe you're anything more to them?" "When Ildan and Usagi find out how you really feel-" (Continued in next image)

Leo holds his head in anguish as he's surrounded by red scribbles representing his thoughts. Ego's dialogue, continued from the previous image, boxes him in and is written in intense, red scratchy lines. Dialogue reads: "THEY'LL HATE YOU" "They'll hate you" is written more in the background, warped and less visible.

How heartless! How cruel!
[p.6 of 12]

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Red scribbles rise from the bottom of the page. The text gets larger the further down Dialogue reads: BAD... YOU'RE BEING A BAD (Continued in next image)

Leo looks overwhelmed as his thoughts crowd the page, the voice of his master mixing with Ego's Dialogue reads BOY (continued from first image) Ego text: "BAD!" "YOU'VE BEEN BAD!" "WHAT WILL ILDAN THINK?" "YOU'LL BE PUNISHED!" "WHAT WOULD (text is scribbled out in red) DO TO YOU IN THIS SITUATION?" Master text: "What use do I have of you if you keep failing me?" "Subject continues to disappoint" "We continue tomorrow, and this time you'll obey" "So special yet so useless" "Pathetic beast" "Be good and you will be free" "Misbehaving again..."

Leo finally snaps and screams Dialogue reads: "What would Usagi-" "SHUT UP!!"

How heartless! How cruel!
[p.5 of 12]

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Above: Ego leans forward to caress Leo's face teasingly. His expression is taunting while Leo looks scared. Below: Leo POV of Ego, one of his hands still lingering close as he continues to torment Leo, messy scribbles surrounding him with 'NO!'s appearing within. Dialogue reads: "Little liar~" "You know that once your little adventure ends they won't need you anymore" "That it won't last forever, but what a surprise!" "Your little adventure gets to continue! And you're even finding yourself hoping that they never find-" His dialogue bubble is cut off by Leo's (continued in next image)

Leo slaps Ego's hand away, tears beginning to form in his eyes as he interrupts. Ego looks back smugly as he withdraws his hand. Dialogue reads: "I KNOW!"

Leo leans forward as he shouts, looking frantic. His words echo at the bottom. Dialogue reads: "I KNOW I'M SELFISH! I'M BAD! I DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE THIS!" "I'M BAD" "I'M BAD"

How heartless! How cruel!
[p.4 of 12]

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Ego circles around Leo who looks afraid Dialogue reads: Leo: N-no, that's not it, I'm... Ego: Then what is it?

Ego is at the center of the page, head tilted in a taunt as his dialogue surrounds him Dialogue reads: "Do you delight in their pain and anguish?" "Their wife is being tortured and you're happy we couldn't find her?" "Is what you want all you care about?" "How heartless!" "How cruel!"

Leo from behind, completely surrounded by Ego's shadow Dialogue reads: "No, no! It's not like that!" "I'm just glad everyone's okay-"

How heartless! How cruel!
[p.3 of 12]

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Dark flames begin to rise from the bottom. Dialogue: "But you seem awfully relieved for it." 'You' is emphasized with magenta in the text

The shadow of Ego, with a cheshire grin, looms threateningly over Leo who looks scared. Darkness has consumed the page. Dialogue reads: Leo: "N-no, I..." Ego: "Don't tell me..."

Leo looks up in growing terror as Ego speaks their shared thoughts. Dialogue reads: Ego: You're glad they didn't find her?" 'Glad' is emphasized with magenta in the text

How heartless! How cruel!
[p.2 of 12]

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Top: Ildan stands with his back to the viewer Bottom: Usagi also stands with his back to the viewer The tone is somber and blackened elpis petals fall around them. Dialogue reads: "The mission was a failure." "We found the mad mage... "And had our mission been simply to kill him, we would've succeeded."

At the center is a wilted, dead elpis flower. Petals fall around Dialogue reads: "But we failed" "Because we didn't find her." ('Her' is in lavender for emphasis)

Petals fall around Dialogue reads: "Understandably, they're all upset. A wife, a mother, is still missing." "Still in the hands of people who want to hurt her."

How heartless! How cruel!
[p.1 of 12]

#ffxiv • #sots • #heartlesscomic