Entwined
The sky… it is so beautiful
A thousand stars, crying out from the sky
I hear their cries, but make no move
For I know I'll soon be with them
Days have passed… dreams have faded
But we're still here somehow
It won't be long before departure
Ours, a ceaseless journey to the moon
We wait for the dawn
Yet fear for the daybreak
Where we must leave this all behind
Forget the countless memories
Live the end at long last
Taste the bitter sweet breeze
Feel the sun's rays
See the inevitable, peacefully coming in
Catching the scent of a new day
Sending us off, the planet forsakes us
Nothing to hold us back
We'll soon be gone
And we'll be entwined
He lifts his arms to the sky, shaking and trembling like a leaf in the stormy air. Magic he never before had dared to use, playing at his fingertips. Again, unable to reach that which is so far off, but so hauntingly close as his life draws to an end.
It's the inevitable, he knows. But that doesn't mean he won't regret it.
Cries from so many fill his ears. He makes no move.
If it must take a sacrifice, then so shall he be.
Above him lies the ocean, the barren, treacherous land, then the open sky, filled no doubt with stars uncountable. He casts aside the memories shared with so many of them, under those same stars. Different times, different places, but always the same sky.
He closes his eyes, letting the blinding light overtake him.
He is surprised to hear the sound of rain, wanting it to wash over him, to take away the sting of death, but he knows it won't help.
Slowly, he fades away, without a thought.
"CRONO!"
She screams.
((((()))))
She wakes up, alone and afraid, with a weight against her chest. Her hair, unceremoniously mussed and floating around her round face, tangled within the soft string of her pendant. The stone shines bright once, catching a falling tear. She takes it up in her hand and presses it close.
If nothing else, she wants to have this one part of him.