This is the story of the last 6 months of the rock-star, Karkat Vantas. The famous bass player for the band 'Swooning Hellspons' died of natural causes on August 8th, 2012, of a lung diseases called Emphysema, at the age of 23.
He was first diagnosed back in high-school, more specifically his senior year, at the age of 17. Emphysema is basically when the air sacs in the lung walls can't get old air out very well so they end up unable to get fresh air in, which can caused death over time.
Through all of this though, he had his band mates the drummer,Sollux Captor, the Lead singer, David Strider, and his best friend and the bands guitarist Gamzee 'Capricorn' Makara. Though Dave and Sollux were mearly back ground characters, Gamzee was the main one who helped Karkat make it. Gamzee even went as far and staying up with Karkat when his coughing fits kept him up at night. Gamzee stuck by his best friend's, and eventually lovers, side.
Not long after Karkat's passing, Gamzee quit the band and not long after the band split. They just couldn't replace the holes that Gamzee and Karkat left. Things just would never be the same. So on September 10th, 2012 the band officially split. The fans were devastated for a second time.