Alari glanced back at Mera hearing her mutter something and looked in the direction her attention had moved too, his eyes narrowed a little as he was pretty sure that was a bad sign. Mera mentioned Mary might be coming this way, getting her pulled into this was bad they need to rescue Larel and find out what happened to Kaori quickly. His eyes moved over to Hotaru as she went to respond to the question, Alari tried to sense Larel but nothing returned no matter how many times he echoed and he could see Murio's eyes moving over to him each time he tried, but he didn't comment or end Larel. He grit his teeth as he was positive he was only doing it to let him know he was aware what he was doing, but he put that aside his gaze moving to Larel who was watching the scene with a glare. There wasn't a hint of fear in his eyes, that made Alari happy strange enough since that meant he believed in Hotaru to a point where he didn't doubt he'd be set free.

Murio listened to Hotaru's answer nodding a few times before lowering his hand and bringing it to his chin, the man lowered their sword placing it back at Larel's neck but he was no longer in a position to remove it with one movement. Murio's eyes moved to Mera catching her words, his eyes let off a small yellow glow but he showed no change in emotion at the information turning his gaze back to Hotaru to address her.
"Good answer, I like it," Murio said. "That's more than satisfactory for me."
Murio nodded a few times before looking back at Mera moving his hands back into his sleeves.
"I prepared for that Mera-san, that's why I've been erasing Kaori from your minds. She will remember Kaori as her friend, not a traitor who turned his back on his friends. I will erase him from your minds in a moment."
"Are you going to return Larel now and where is Kaori?"
"I will return Larel to you," Murio said nodding. "Please indulge me for a moment though. I will die soon so I wanted to make something clear, I enjoy you four. I've lived a long time, watched civilizations fall, corruption consume honest men, hell I've caused some of it myself...but you all endure so much hardship and keep moving forward. Hotaru you had your humanity taken from you, Alari you endure countless deaths and obstacles for someone who hates you so much, Mera-san you've gone through so much, from the alchemists, to your own family...yet you just keep moving. Larel endures Zenmaru's constant manipulation. You four are the closest thing to true 'Hope' I've seen in millennia. You shine so brightly it's actually blinding. I like that, I've lived a thousand lives and never met people like you."
"...A thousand lives?" Alari questioned.
"Indeed I suppose you could say I'm the opposite of Larel, while he has two souls in one body, I have one soul and multiple bodies."
Murio's eyes glowed and he took on Kaori's shape before shutting his eyes.
"Kaori is merely one of my forms, by using this alteration I can make myself not exist whenever I please. However Kaori must die, just as all the other me's have."
Murio returned to his normal form before raising his hand causing his guards to remove their blades from Larel's neck.
"You all shine as a light within the darkness of this world, a world I hate with every fiber of my being, every living thing, everything that exists in it...except for seven people. Seven exact people, seven souls who offered me entertainment. Mera-san, Hotaru, Alari, Larel,
Eryn, Raina...Mary-chan...thank you all for such pleasant memories. I'll admit I'm sad we couldn't spend more time together."

Murio tapped the side of his head with his finger and in a swift movement, one that was almost missed one of the men cut Larel's head off in one clean stroke, there was no warning, no notice, it was quick and simple and having to watch it made Alari's stomach churn and an intense pain hit his chest as he realized what just happened.
"My job unfortunately...comes before my emotions."
"LAREL!!!!"
Alari screamed towards the heavens as the creatures vanished and Larel's now headless form laid still on the ground, Alari felt everything in his body almost shut down, he fell to his knees his mouth agape trying to form some manner of word, some mumbling but nothing came.
Murio held both his arms out and shut his eyes turning fully towards the group.
"Feel free to make it painful and slow, if you don't they will," Murio said before going silent. "I'm not human so make sure to hit me multiple times, if you wish me dead."
Alari stared wide eyed at the ground his whole body shaking, what he just saw seemed to be too much for him, what bravado, what will he had left his body and he just stared at the ground in silence unable to come back to reality. 
The harsh reality that Larel was now dead.