The Bishop

The holoscreen turns to a friendly green, and even the pain cannot stop her smile; the escape pods made it. A thought echoes in her head, one she's had so many times before, but for once, Ying does not mind if they do not apply to her:

We still have time.

The Rook

Gopal grips the ship's controls as he tries to take a shaky breath. The ground looms closer with every second, so he closes his eyes, thinks of a time where he wasn't afraid, and remembers home.

It makes him smile.

The Knight

He shoves down every doubt he has, every guilty thought and uncertainty, and pushes himself to fight. He forces himself until he can't, until all he can see is the back of a tyrant walking away as the stars look down on him and finally grant him mercy.

When Fang dies, he dies saving his friends, and for him, that is enough.

The Queen

"Go," Yaya whispers, and Ochobot does.

Once the powersphere is gone, she turns back to meet a cruel, emerald gaze. She sees the rage burning in them and it fuels her determination, the gravity around them tripling as the ground finally gives way.

(They fall.)

Like a hero would, she dies with a sacrifice.

The King

In all the times they've had to fight, Boboiboy never really knew what would happen. He did not think about it much, preferred to keep the thoughts locked away with a heart that longs for a planet of greens and blues.

But this time, cornered in a forest of purple and red, he knows.

(Boboiboy dies in the shadows, but he knows the light will find him.

It always does.)


Prompt-

[ Black Hole: What's the last thing you want to see? ]