Felt like doing something angst-y. This is the final Agni Kai in Spirit of Fire from Agni's POV. I'm not sure whether or not it counts as spoiler but I hate the "I'm evil because I felt like it" villains. Besides my plott bunny of a muse wouldn't stop bounching up and down until I uploaded this so here you go!

Disclaimer: I only own the plot and my OCs. (And my Mp3 which I currently stuffing with Trading Yesterday songs)

Love Song Requiem

Emily will find a better place to fall asleep

It always came down to her. In hindsight, everything he did came down to her.

She belongs to fairy tales that I could never be

She was untouchable, the light to his darkness, and as such he could only watch from afar.

The future haunts with memories that I will never have
And hope is just a stranger wandering how it's got so bad

His nature repelled her because it brought back memories. They were both creation and destruction and to avoid being torn and driven crazy he had passed part of his duty to her. She was untainted, a fairytale creature, and so he shouldered the darker nature of what they were.

I die each time you look away

My heart, my life will never be the same

The crystal, safely hidden under his tunic, burned as he played with the children before him. He cared little for the Princess and would never kill her unprovoked.

This love will take my everything
One breath, one touch will be the end of me

Then she was there, standing protectively in front of them, ready to make her threats true. She blamed him for the war, too young yet to make out the complexities of the Council's actions. He wasn't the only one to blame.

You could be the final straw that brings me back to earth
Ever-waiting airports full of the love that you deserve

Their fight was a dance to him, breathing life to him for the first time in centuries. The nature of their relationship was just that; to stay apart unless they clashed in fight. Fire nearly grazed him and snapped him out of his musings.

Wishing I could find a way to wash away the past
Knowing that my heart will break, but at least the pain will last

For the first time he truly looked at her, instead of just breathing her presence. He saw the anger and the hate and under it, almost invisible, hurt and a little fear. For a moment their eyes met and he knew. She had seen his future and it wasn't bright.

I die each time you look away
My heart, my life will never be the same
This love will take my everything
One breath, one touch will be the end of me

The joy of the battle evaporated and he conceded victory to her. Even though he didn't have the gift of foresight his affinity for violence warned him of the war that was brewing on his world. They would meet again soon. He and his Fire Lily.

Emily will find a better place to fall asleep
Maybe she will save me in the oceans of her dream

And he would continue to breathe the life she brought everywhere from afar and silently protecting her, keeping her as innocent and unbroken as he could. Because they were yin and yang and if she ever, by some miracle, tried to save him, he would destroy her.

And maybe someday love
Maybe someday love.

So how was it?