"Damn you!" Claus screams, anger overtaking him as he throws punches at the Masked Man, ignoring all thoughts as he forces out the anger, the sorrow that had been welling up inside him from the day his mother died, in the form of both words and attacks.
"You and your Pigmasks-"
Punch.
"-stole my mother, my brother-"
Kick.
"-all for your damn King! He-"
An uppercut to the chest.
"-doesn't even care for you! Why do you follow him?!"
Silence.
"Answer me!" The red-haired boy demands, addressing the Commander that had done nothing but flinch and remain silent the entire time.
Another punch to the face.
"...Claus..."
Claus pauses in his strike, fist nearly touching the Masked Man, and for a moment, he thought he heard his mother's voice.
Tears trail down the Commander's face, and Claus is enraged once again.
He can't put a name to the reason why he's furious, can't pinpoint the precise cause, not when he's emotional and angry-
And the Masked Man removes his mask, and Claus sees his own face reflected back at him.
Claus flinches away immediately, shock and fear and regret creating a lump in his stomach that wants to drag him to the ground and he wants to vomit-
Lucas simply smiles at him, one bright blue eye beaming with pride and remorse, one metallic red eye glinting lifelessly, and for a moment, they're ten again, and Lucas is helping him stand up after a bad fall-
but then Claus returns to the present, the cold, harsh, unforgiving present, with his friends unconscious at his feet and the final Needle behind his brother's back, and more than anything, he wants to cry.
Lucas was always the emotional one. Lucas was the one who cried, while Claus tried to throw himself headfirst into whatever seemed the most fun at the time. Claus was the strong one and Lucas was the smart one. That was always how things were.
As Claus watches his brother pull out his sword and force it downwards, into his stomach, he feels weak.
But most of all, he wants to cry.
"I'm sorry it turned out this way. I'm going where Mom is now."
I love the Mother series, and always wanted to write something for it. I hope you like it!
Have a nice day/night/whatever!