You are my sunshine...
It was time to go back out to the battlefield. I had always enjoyed the feeling of putting my life on the line. Even before I had a wife and son, it felt good just to know I was making a difference. At first, it was just the thrill of killing. That's what brought me to join this army... and how I met Olivia. We had our son, Inigo, and life was peaceful, for a while. Now, killing is the only way to survive.
As we went out of the house, Inigo begged us not to go. He said that yesterday, Sumia had failed to come home to Cynthia. He asked what happened to her, and Olivia began to tear up. I didn't know what to say, so I said that we'd come back, and that we'd never leave him alone. I'd always been so sure of that.
My only sunshine...
The Risen came in hoards. I opened a tome, and they were set to fire. The smell of their rotten, burning flesh... somehow I was getting sick of it. I'd dealt with it for almost 10 years, and finally realized how horrible it would be to leave behind Olivia, and to leave behind Inigo. It began to hurt. It didn't hurt when I found myself locked out of my childhood home, and maybe it hurt because I didn't want to do the same to Inigo.
I didn't want anyone to know that, right then. So I put on a grin, like I would always do. Only Olivia knew they were never sincere. More Risen came, and they burned too. If I wasn't trying to stop the pain so much, maybe I would have seen some of them coming toward Olivia earlier...
You make me happy...
She was desperately fighting them back. She was doing well, too, until one of the Risen was able to knock the sword out of her hand. I rushed to her side, just in time. As an ax began to come down, I threw myself in the way. There had been no time for words, or a curse to stop it.
The blade of the ax came down on my stomach. There was little pain, but that only made more regrets. I had always said that I wanted a painless death... I just hadn't wanted to die so young. The Risen that had targeted Olivia were now decapitated by someone's blade, who, I couldn't tell. My vision was blurring...
When skies are gray...
My head was laying in her lap. I gripped my stomach in pain. The bleeding wouldn't stop, and I felt something wet fall on me. Was it rain, or was it her tears? I wouldn't find out which. I quietly laughed, not knowing what to do, to make this pain pass.
Everything began to get dark. I felt Olivia's warmth leave me. Was she going to get a cleric? I hoped she was, but maybe it was just my body going numb...
You'll never know, dear...
I could see nothing by this time. I could only hear what was going on around me, but only muffled little noises. I wondered, was I still smiling? I didn't want Inigo to see me like this... maybe they would just leave me there... I doubt Olivia would let that happen...
How much I love you...
I could see a light. I saw nothing else. It felt like I was being brought toward it... And then, I heard Inigo screaming. I could do nothing about it... I'm sorry Olivia. I'm sorry Inigo...
Please don't take my sunshine away.