And then There was One

A little Oneshot

Just a little one...

"HAH!" Aden swung at a wooden post with his dual blades, "Let's go!" he attacked the large log, making huge cuts into its woody surface,

"It's time to end this!" he yelled and launched a fireball at the object, incinerating it rapidly and making the wood into cinders.

The ashes blew away out into the sea,

"Ah..." Aden sighed as he took a deep breath, "This is the life." he sat down on a beach chair,

"You bet it is." a voice told the Earthmate, and he turned to face it, it was a beautiful young woman with bright pink hair, "This is paradise!"

"I wonder if there's anyone else, Sonja." Aden mumbled, "We've been on this island so long... I feel like this is its own little world."

"It's very incredible here." Sonja told him, "There's all types of fruit we can eat! Ymir sure picked a good spot!"

"That's right." Aden chuckled, "We just wanted to get away from it all..."

"Absolutely!" Sonja smiled, "This is the best place for it! Hey." she mumbled, "Why don't you do a few poses for me, Mr. Macho?" she asked,

"Oh?" Aden mumbled, "I see." he stood up, "I call this one... The Atlas!" he said and got into a position in which he pretended to pick up the planet,

"Ooh!" Sonja said and clapped,

"This one... The Strongman!" Aden flexed so hardly he made himself red!
"RAH!"

"Perfect!" Sonja giggled like a little schoolgirl,

"And finally... The Ymir!" Aden finished with a pose that showed off height and power,

"Excellent!" Sonja clapped vividly, "I love it!"

"Naturally." Aden smiled and brushed back his hair.

"Say..." Sonja mumbled, her expression fading, "Do you think it will ever be over?" she muttered,

"I really don't know." Aden was saddened as well, "I really don't know when it will stop. It will stop when he is safe."

"I wish it hadn't happened so." Sonja said, then looked to the distance, where a shipwreck lay in state.

This was no ordinary ship, it was lined with rows of rusty cannons and was torn apart, no sign of life inhabited it.

"It had to be done." Aden sighed, then sat next to her, "He will be safe from all." he rubbed her womb,

"If it hadn't happened, we would still receive food and supplies!" Sonja pouted, "It would not have turned out so!" she cried,

"Calm down, Sonja." Aden smiled, "Lest you hurt our little boy. Here, let me calm both of you down." he cleared his throat.

"Ten little villagers all in line, the priest screwed up and then there were nine." he started to sing,

"Nine little villagers weren't sleeping out late, the aristocrat did and now there were eight..."

he looked at a torn piece of fabric on a nearby tree by his house.

Sonja shuffled insecurely,

"Eight little villagers that delayed in seeing heaven, the nurse went a saw it, then there were seven..."

"Seven little villagers making flames with sticks, one burned up and then there were six."

he looked at a smoldering heap of ashes,

"Six little villagers sharing to survive, the surfer didn't do it and then there were five..."

"Five little villagers dwindling supplies in store, the elf looted in and then there were four." he scoffed when he saw a small stone arranged with flowers,

"Aden?" Sonja looked at the Earthmate's eyes, they were emitting insanity,

"Four little villagers, eating wasn't free..." Aden continued, "One was taken out and then there were three..." he muttered,

"Three little villagers, then we knew of you... We took another out and then there were two."

"Two little villagers..." he paused and he looked at Sonja, "A happy family... What happens next, we'll soon see..." he muttered and turned away.

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"I've known all this time... This is all about you.." Sonja muttered to her belly, "I wanted to be a happy family... Then the war came..." she sighed as she cooked a meal, "I think your father doesn't want you anymore..." she laughed, "He'll pay... He won't get rid of you... I love you." she smiled,

Aden walked inside his home, then paused when Sonja turned and glared at him,

"Uh..." Aden mumbled, "Is there something wrong?"

"No! No! Sit down!" Sonja smiled as she set down her bowl of food on the table, "I made you food!"

"Ah..." Aden's face lit up, "Thank you." he did not hesitate to sit down, "Is this the last of it?"

"We have a few more meals... but not a lot." Sonja still faced the stove,

"I see.." Aden muttered, "Sonja..." he sighed, "I need to tell you something.."

"What is it?" Sonja turned around, smiling.

He told her what was planned, it didn't take that long for him to say it. Sonja stood there frozen in shock, however, a simple smile still covered her face.

Sonja couldn't believe the words that came out of his mouth, she could just reject it of course, block it out with denial, but that would be too easy. In fact, she didn't know how to react at all...

"I'm sorry I had to tell you like this." Aden mumbled,

"But there's still a lot of fruit on the trees!" Sonja told him,

"No, Sonja." Aden grumbled, "There won't be enough... not at all..." he stood up, "You might as well eat this.." he slid the bowl to her, "It would be a good thing to get one last taste."

"Alright..." Sonja bowed and took the plate, "I'll see you tonight!" she smiled him away,

"Alright..." Aden said in confusion at his wife's unusual and strange attitude to the whole situation, then walked away outside,

"Are you going to finish this?" Sonja asked him before he exited,

"No." Aden responded, barely opening the door, "Eat it, I insist."

"I'll make you another one." Sonja added,

"Huh..." Aden sighed, knowing his scolding would be in vain, then walked out and shut the door behind him.

Sonja turned to face the stove, then looked at her hands, then looked again at her womb, she felt uneasy, betrayed, filled with grief and heartbreak. She glanced upon the kitchen counter for ingredients to make another bowl of soup, however, they had run out, only a few scraps of vegetables remained.

Sonja took another glance, then saw a whole eggplant, the last survivor of the rations.

"Excellent." Sonja muttered as she grabbed the vegetable, "Eggplant soup... Now.." she looked around, "How would I cut this?" she looked for a knife, but found none, much to her surprise. "Now who would take the knives away?" Sonja asked herself, then smiled, "Oh.. I know." she giggled, "Well, I'm not gonna cut this with my hands..." she mumbled, then looked around. The young woman paused when she saw two certain objects laying by the chair Aden was sitting in, "Ah.. I know how to cut it!" Sonja exclaimed, "But first..." she smiled and walked to the two objects.

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Sonja walked to the door, and with a slight push and creak, saw the sunlight breaking through,

"Huh..." Aden groaned as he heard Sonja's footsteps, "Sonja, I told you not to make me soup! You know what's going to have to happen is inevitable!" he yelled at her.

However, Sonja kept walking towards him, and unsheathing the dual blades of her husband, lifted the weapons up in the air,

"What are- OH MY-" Aden yelled in horror.

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A small ship landed on the shores of Fennith Island at the dawn of the next day, it was a small sailing vessel, somewhat like a caravel.

"Do you think anyone lives here?" a man said as a group landed on the beaches, arriving by rowboat,

"I don't know." another said, "It looks abandoned to me.."

"I don't think abandoned is the word you want." a third muttered, seeing many stones with flowers surrounding them.

"Hey... Hey!" the first man yelled as he saw a young woman walking towards them,

"Citizen!" the second man called out, "We are the 2nd Noradian Marine Relief Force! Do you need to be taken off this island?"

However, the woman kept walking, revealing it to be Sonja,

"Madame!" a marine said as he saw Sonja, she was tattered and torn and covered in blood, "Are you alright?"

Sonja came to a few feet away from them, but didn't say anything.

"Do you need medical attention?" a second marine asked her, "Food? Water?"

"My husband is dead." Sonja responded,

"Oh..." one of the marines mumbled, "I'm sorry... What happened to him, ma'am?" he asked her,

Sonja looked up to them and smiled,

"Two little villagers, all love and fun... But the husband hated her, and then there was one..."

Just a little dark thing going on... I kinda like it. I want to try all genres, and this is my baby step into the mystery and horror genre. All oneshots will not be like this! Just a few, most will still be adventure and the sort, I just wanted to test the waters...

Prease review if you want more!

Rune Factory deserves an anime!

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Rune Factory anime, come on guys! I would pay all I have to make it real! Well, not all I have... I still need to buy Rune Factory 5, I mean.

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