human
Subaru:  By the time Subaru noticed, he didn’t even have time to scream as he rotated hard in midair, holding on to the reins as he thrashed about, and fell hard toward the ground, his entire body slamming fiercely into it. “Aghh…!” They vigorously rolled downhill. When they stopped, Subaru had lost track of which way was up. He was hurting all over, but miraculously, he couldn’t see any sign of mortal injury. No matter how much his limbs were torn up, his head was still attached to his body. But that good fortune seemed only to have managed to push his death a tiny bit into the future.
gpt
Sloth:  “IT seems that finally…the time to end this has arrived.”
human
Subaru:  “—” Subaru lay faceup, watching Sloth descending from the sky.
gpt
Sloth:  When she landed, the woman dismissed the evil hand that had carried her, standing beside Subaru, still unable to move. Then she gave a bloody smile full of satisfaction and tendered a hand down to him. “Now, return my Gospel. It is not for the likes of you to possess.”
human
Subaru:  “Gos-pel…” Murmuring in a broken voice, Subaru obeyed the woman’s demand, putting his hand into his pocket. His fingers found the cover they sought. Fortuitously, it had not fallen from his pocket during all the time they’d been chased. “If you want it…take it…!” Grasping the book, Subaru pulled it out and mischievously tossed it into a thicket.
gpt
Sloth:  The woman’s hand reached out, grasping nothing but air; she opened and shut her fist as she let out a sigh. “It would seem your attitude regarding my favor, and the things of others, has NOT improved.” The woman shook her head; her apparent lament had an echo of disappointment.
human
Subaru:  Subaru coughed. He’d never imagined that the madwoman would make an appeal to reason and common sense.
gpt
Sloth:  The woman went over to pick up the book Subaru had thrown.
human
Subaru:  Meanwhile Subaru moved his head in an attempt to locate the fallen Patlash. He found her; her breaths were labored, but she was all right. And ideally positioned.
gpt
Sloth:  “Ahh, guide for my love, proof of my favor…! Finally within my hands… I am deeply MOVED!” The woman clutched the recovered Gospel to her chest as she shed tears. Holding the written word, her crazed love in tangible form, the woman shifted her head, turning a mad smile toward the barely alive Subaru. “You fought bravely. You fought well, worthy of such praise! You and your land dragon resisted so well, so diligently! In praise of your actions, I shall grant thee mercy!”
human
Subaru:  “…Mercy?”
gpt
Sloth:  “YES! Mercy! If you have any last words, I shall burn your words into my very soul, never to forget them for eternity! Now, say what you will!”
human
Subaru:  He was surprised that the madwoman would show her opponent compassion after a hard-fought battle. She only made room for it because she’d recovered the book and had victory right before her eyes, but it was an unexpected side of her even so.