Asmodean

{t}: Put a music counter on target creature.
During that creature's controller's upkeep,
they pay {1} for each music counter on the
creature, or destroy the creature.

"You know my choices. I am clinging to that tuft of
grass on the cliff’s lip, praying for it to hold one more heartbeat. If you fail, I am worse than dead. I must
see you win and live."