As he watches the people enter the Fractured Sky, Kishin wonders what they hope to achieve. The rewards offered are tempting, but the risks are great. He has seen people lose everything they have, including their lives, in their quest for riches. But Kishin understands their desperation. The mechanical city of Talaz Lagaar is in the grip of a plague, and the unrest among the machines only adds to the chaos. The absence of guards has made the situation worse, and people are turning to the Fractured Sky for a chance at salvation.
Kishin does not judge them. He has his own reasons for being here. He had ventured into the Fractured Sky not long ago, seeking for solaces. He had sacrificed much to gain his new form, including his humanity. But he does not regret his decision. The ache in his bones intensifies, and Kishin feels a surge of energy. Ghast senses his master's mood and whinnies softly, as if in approval. Kishin knows that he must be careful, for the hunger for power that comes with being a lich can be overwhelming.
He watches as a lone figure enters the Fractured Sky, a young woman with a determined expression. Kishin can sense her desperation and knows that she is willing to risk everything for a chance at a better life. He wonders if she will be one of the lucky few who emerge from the Fractured Sky unscathed. Kishin knows that luck is a fickle thing, and that even the most careful and prepared can fall victim to the madness. He has seen it happen before, and he knows that it could happen again.
But he is not here to save anyone. He is here to observe, to learn, and to satisfy his own curiosity. He is a lich, after all, and his motivations are not always understandable to the living. As the young woman disappears into the Fractured Sky, Kishin turns his attention to the sky above. He can see the fractures that give the place its name, cracks in the very fabric of reality that lead to other planes of existence. He wonders what lies beyond those fractures.
For now, he is content to watch and wait. The ache in his bones is a reminder of his mortality, and of the price he paid for his current existence. He knows that he can never go back to being human, and that his life as a lich will be a lonely and dangerous one. But he is not dissatisfied. He has Ghast, his loyal companion, and he has the Fractured Sky, a place of infinite possibilities.
"Champion" of the Fractured Sky: an apt name, befitting someone who absorbs the luck of the world but becomes under it's control. Kishin rejected this fate. At this time, Kishin is one of if not the first sacrifices recently, as if fated. In the original timeline, Kishin becomes a mere villain disposed of by the protagonists of Earthland perhaps. To Kishin, the sky represents an eyeball that looked at him funny, like it had decided his limits and exhausted his future.
In the day he lost his humanity, he decided with a chomp, to eat the recipe half-completed. He would of rather sacrificed his lifespan, to live only a mere month longer, rather than being under someone's eternal label. It was an unnatural progression. Afterward, it seemed like Kishin was rewarded, and the Fractured Sky's nature changed after his touch. Like it had become more hesitant, and bound by his taint, or full after eating. In the end, Kishin's bloodlust remained unfractured.
After becoming a lich, Kishin became presented with an option he had avoided. He can now enjoy others prosper. A dice had been rolled that it had wanted to take back instead of Kishin, and he had taken back his mortality in his rock. Now, for the rest of eternity, Kishin will claw his way to destroy what remains beyond. The rich, the famous, the infamous, many will die near Kishin. For now, he bears the title of a half-champion.
With each person in Talaz testing their luck, Kishin becomes their grim reaper in a demon king's homefield advantage. He waits here, hoping to torment someone's ruined day to become even worse. After having failed to be incarnated by the Fractured Sky, he had found his immortality to be an amusing joke he would share with the entities. In slight wishfulness, he hopes to see Esperia once more, curious to see if others receive their treatment or if bounties go elsewhere.
He had been left disappointed when his opponent had started flying and he couldn't enjoy a fist fight. With the plague debuffing damage, Esperia's struggles never mattered with the fair neck. As always, only here in the midst of danger does he feel truly free. At this time, he's no longer guarding anything for a client, and isn't as open to attacking on sight. He waits, for some might be foolish enough to sacrifice their bounties.
In life, happiness is often not equally returned or allowed. Kishin wonders if he's recognizable to those from Fairy Tail. He had never got to quest with others in Fairy Tail, except one. Soul-searching, he wonders if he should be a corpse left alone. Sitting in his princess carry on Ghast, he swings his feet carefreely, ignorant to the test of people's fear to even get close to him.