[ There's a small constricted sob from him as the most painful moment resurfaces so very quickly. ] Apep. He came s-somehow he-he took over the sigil's designated p-path. And Elise...

[ God he just closes his eyes as he hears her screams and then horrible sound of blood hitting the floor. There is no stopping those tears from falling at this point and Helios doesn't even try. He's too focused on trying to make his voice not crack but even that falls beyond his reach. ]

Ra. H-He killed Apep b-before he could get to me. But E-Elise...she... [ Well we know how the story ends. There is just a small sob from him as he looks anywhere but at Giles. ]

It should have been me. It only should have been me. I killed her. [ "It was all your fault she died! Any other person would have realized the dangers behind such dark magics and would have stopped." And Nero's words were right. He was such a horrible human being. ]

And n-now. Th-that cold, that pain...it's my m-mistake. My burden, my sin. It's what I deserve. [ Because he killed the one person who meant everything to him when she deserved to live and be happy and live out a long, beautiful life. But no. He ruined everything. ]