Blood. There was blood everywhere. In his lungs, in his throat, on the concrete, on Miyuki Kazuya's and Coach Kataoka's hands, the blood-his blood-overflowed.
He choked on it. He choked on the blood, the tears, the final goodbye's, and on regrets. Not regrets of pushing Furuya away from the truck though, never that.He smiled and he wished it wouldn't end like this, wished that his teammates, his family in all but blood would stop crying.
Even as he smiled and said goodbye, threatening Furuya to-"Do your job as The Ace properly this time,"- and warned Miyuki-senpai to not-"Shoulder the burden all by yourself, ask for help from Kuramochi-senpai at least, for fuck's sake,"- he wished with all his heart that he had more time with his team, more time to be a battery with Miyuki-senpai, but his time was running out, his vision turning to black as he felt his pocket warming and-'Wasn't that where I put the jewel?'- he blacked out.
A dark shadow smiled-"As you wish, Human."