History TearJerker / BloodstainedRitualOfTheNight

* After Miriam gets off board the Galleon Minerva, she finds a village massacred by demons. The few survivors have been gathered by Dominique, and have all suffered heavy losses. Harry the Farmer remains fairly positive because his biggest loss is his crops, but the others are traumatized; Susie is an old woman already in poor physical health before the demon attack, which resulted in her mental health declining to the point that she doesn't know why she should continue living, Lindsay has witnessed her friends and family murdered in front of her eyes and has become vengeful, and Abigail the Gravekeeper feels deep sadness at news of the deaths of many of her fellow villagers. Fortunately, Miriam can offer to help each of the survivors with their problems, resulting in SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments; she can cook meals, return keepsakes to the deceased, '''[[MemeticMutation kill]]''' [[MemeticMutation those murderers]] '''''[[MemeticMutation dead!]]''''', and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking provide new crops]].

* Gebel's fate. Lonely that he was one of only two Shardbinders alive in the world while the other, Miriam, was placed in a magic sleep for ten years[[note]]An internal SpannerInTheWorks within the Alchemy Guild realized just how greedy and selfish the guild had become, and [[IDidWhatIHadToDo did what he did to Miriam so as to weaken the power of the summoning of demons to Earth]][[/note]], he decided to summon a castle of demons to Earth so that he and Miriam could have a place to stay, [[IAmAMonster believing himself to be more demon than human]]. The demons' influence on his mind--[[TheHeavy Gremory]] in particular--caused him to [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget forget his original good intentions]] and become cold-hearted and power-obsessed, forcing Miriam to [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight fight against her friend to remind him of the man he used to be]]. In the best ending, [[DyingAsYourself Gebel dies happy that he got to see Miriam one last time]], and entrusts her with banishing the castle he summoned.

* In the prologue, Miriam and Johannes talk about Gebel's recent actions, as well as what the Alchemist Guild did to Gebel and Miriam ten years ago -- forcefully implanting magic crystals infused with demonic power into their bodies and using them to summon demons to Earth, condemning the two to a life knowing they're no longer human, all because [[EvilIsPetty they couldn't bear to lose the financial support of their patrons during the Industrial Revolution, and wanted to frighten people into continuing to support them]]. Johannes is both disappointed at his fellow alchemists' actions, and regretful that he couldn't do enough to help Gebel or Miriam. Overlaps with {{SugarWiki/Heartwarming|Moments}}.

* Zangetsu's backstory. A samurai from the East, he travelled to England to fight against the demon invasion. Over the years, he [[AnArmAndALeg lost his right arm]] and many close friends. While he acquired a prosthetic right arm, losing his close friends kindled a deep hatred for both the demons and the alchemists that summoned them to Earth. This is why he is initially so hostile to [[BadPowersGoodPeople Miriam]], due to her gaining demonic power from the crystals implanted into her body by the alchemists. It's not hard to understand his perspective, especially since the "reason" why the Alchemist Guild did what they did was so petty and idiotic.
* [[AntiVillain Gebel]]'s fate. Lonely that he was one of only two Shardbinders alive in the world while the other, Miriam, was placed in a magic sleep for ten years[[note]]An internal SpannerInTheWorks within the Alchemist Guild realized just how greedy and selfish the guild had become, and [[IDidWhatIHadToDo did what he did to Miriam so as to weaken the power of the summoning of demons to Earth]][[/note]], he decided to summon a castle of demons to Earth so that he and Miriam could have a place to stay, believing himself to be more demon than human now. The demons' influence on his mind--[[TheHeavy Gremory]] in particular--caused him to [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget forget his original good intentions]] and become cold-hearted and power-obsessed, forcing Miriam to [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight fight against her friend to remind him of the man he used to be]]. In the best ending, [[DyingAsYourself Gebel dies happy that he got to see Miriam one last time]], and entrusts her with banishing the castle he summoned.

* After Miriam gets off board the Galleon Minerva, she finds a village massacred by demons. The few survivors have been gathered by Dominique, and have all suffered heavy losses. Harry the Farmer remains fairly positive because his biggest loss is his crops, but the others are traumatized; Susie is an old woman already in poor physical health before the demon attack, which resulted in her mental health declining to the point that she doesn't know why she should continue living, Lindsay has witnessed her friends and family murdered in front of her eyes and has become vengeful, and Abigail the Gravekeeper feels deep sadness at news of the deaths of many of her fellow villagers. Fortunately, Miriam can offer to help each of the survivors with their problems, resulting in SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments; she can cook meals, return keepsakes to the deceased, [[MemeticMutation KILL THOSE MURDERERS DEAD!]], and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking provide new crops]].

* After Miriam gets off board the Galleon Minerva, she finds a village massacred by demons. The few survivors have been gathered by Dominique, and have all suffered heavy losses. Harry the Farmer remains fairly positive because his biggest loss is his own livelihood, but the others are traumatized; Susie is an old woman already in poor physical health before the demon attack, which resulted in her mental health declining to the point that she doesn't know why she should continue living, Lindsay has witnessed her friends and family murdered in front of her eyes and has become vengeful, and Abigail the Gravekeeper feels deep sadness at news of the deaths of many of her fellow villagers. Fortunately, Miriam can offer to help each of the survivors with their problems, resulting in SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments; she can cook meals, return keepsakes to the deceased, [[MemeticMutation KILL THOSE MURDERERS DEAD!]], and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking provide new crops]].

* Zangetsu's backstory. A samurai from the East, he travelled to England to fight against the demon invasion. Over the years, he [[AnArmAndALeg lost his right arm]] and many close friends. While he acquired a prosthetic right arm, losing his close friends kindled a deep hatred for both the demons and the alchemists that summoned them to Earth. This is why he is initially so hostile to [[BadPowersGoodPeople Miriam]], due to her gaining demonic power from the crystals implanted into her body by the alchemists. It's not hard to understand his perspective, especially since the "reason" why the Alchemist Guild did what they did was so petty and [[WhatAnIdiot stupid]].

* After Miriam gets off board the Galleon Minerva, she finds a village massacred by demons. The few survivors have been gathered by Dominique, and have all suffered heavy losses. Harry the Farmer remains fairly positive because his biggest loss is his own livelihood, but the others are traumatized; Susie is an old woman already in poor physical health before the demon attack, which resulted in her mental health declining to the point that she doesn't know why she should continue living, Lindsay has witnessed her friends and family murdered and has become vengeful, and Abigail the Gravekeeper feels deep sadness at news of the deaths of many of her fellow villagers. Fortunately, Miriam can offer to help each of the survivors with their problems, resulting in SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments; she can cook meals, return keepsakes to the deceased, [[MemeticMutation KILL THOSE MURDERERS DEAD!]], and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking provide new crops]].

* [[AntiVillain Gebel]]'s fate. Lonely that he was one of only two Shardbinders alive in the world while the other, Miriam, was placed in a magic sleep for ten years[[note]]An internal SpannerInTheWorks within the Alchemist Guild realized just how greedy and selfish the guild had become, and [[IDidWhatIHadToDo did what he did to Miriam so as to weaken the power of the summoning of demons to Earth]][[/note]], he decided to summon a castle of demons to Earth so that he and Miriam could have a place to stay, believing himself to be more demon than human now. The demons' influence on his mind--[[TheHeavy Gremory]] in particular--caused him to [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget forget his original good intentions]] and become cold-hearted and power-obsessed, forcing Miriam to [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight fight against her friend to remind him of the man he used to be]]. In the best ending, [[DyingAsYourself Gebel dies happy that he got to see Miriam one last time]], and entrusts her with destroying the castle he summoned.

* In the prologue, Miriam and Johannes talk about Gebel's recent actions, as well as what the Alchemist Guild did to Gebel and Miriam ten years ago -- forcefully implanting magic crystals infused with demonic power into their bodies and using them to summon demons to Earth, condemning the two to a life knowing they're no longer human, all because [[EvilIsPetty they couldn't bear to lose the financial support of their patrons during the Industrial Revolution, and wanted to frighten people into supporting them]]. Johannes is both disappointed at his fellow alchemists' actions, and regretful that he couldn't do enough to help Gebel or Miriam. Overlaps with {{SugarWiki/Heartwarming|Moments}}.

* Zangetsu's backstory. A samurai from the East, he travelled to England to fight against the demon invasion. Over the years, he [[AnArmAndALeg lost his right arm]] and many close friends. While he acquired a prosthetic right arm, losing his close friends kindled a deep hatred for both the demons and the alchemists that summoned them to Earth. This is why he is initially so hostile to [[BadPowersGoodPeople Miriam]], due to her gaining demonic power from the crystals implanted into her body by the alchemists. It's not hard to understand his perspective, especially since the "reason" why the Alchemist Guild did what they did was so petty and stupid.

* In the prologue, Miriam and Johannes talk about Gebel's recent actions, as well as what the Alchemist Guild did to Gebel and Miriam ten years ago -- forcefully implanting magic crystals infused with demonic power into their bodies and using them to summon demons to Earth, condemning the two to a life knowing they're no longer human, all because [[EvilIsPetty they couldn't bear to lose the financial support of their patrons during the Industrial Revolution, and wanted to frighten people into supporting them]]. Johannes is both disappointed at his fellow alchemists' actions, and regretful that he couldn't do enough to help Gebel or Miriam. Overlaps with {{SugarWiki/Heartwarming|Moments}}

* After Miriam gets off board the Galleon Minerva, she finds a village massacred by demons. The few survivors have been gathered by Dominique, and have all suffered heavy losses. Harry the Farmer remains fairly positive because his biggest loss is his own livelihood, but the others are traumatized; Susie is an old woman already in poor physical health before the demon attack, which resulted in her mental health declining to the point that she doesn't know why she could continue living, Lindsay has witnessed her friends and family murdered and has become vengeful, and Abigail the Gravekeeper feels deep sadness at news of the deaths of many of her fellow villagers. Fortunately, Miriam can offer to help each of the survivors with their problems, resulting in SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments; she can cook meals, return keepsakes to the deceased, [[MemeticMutation KILL THOSE MURDERERS DEAD!]], and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking provide new crops]].