Bodhum's famous sunset dipped across the ocean, people were flocking to the beach to see the sunset while stores and restaurants prepared themselves for a big night of the usual party and revelry. However one pink-haired woman was dragging her feet as she walked home, wearing the uniforms of the Guardian Corp. she didn't even acknowledge the other Guardian Corp. as they bid her goodnight; Lightning arrived in her home where she was living with her sister Serah, no doubt she would be with her fiancé Snow Villers…probably out there drinking again. Lightning went to her room and closed the door, she then pulled up a chair and put her arms on her head on top of her desk, after a while she then started sobbing. It had been another tiring and abusive day at work, although Lightning was a well respected sergeant in the Guardian Corp. she had to put up with the abuse of another sergeant, Rockwell Liger, despite numerous protests from Lightning and the other Guardian Corp. But her CO was unable to do anything about it, Rockwell was unofficially the Sanctum's watchdog for any form of corruption and any protest against him will be used against them in return therefore no one could stand up to him.
That would've been fine with Lightning except for the fact that despite the fact that Lightning portrays herself as a hardened woman who don't tolerate anything, deep inside she's very fragile emotionally, therefore the verbal abuses that Rockwell does on a daily basis has put an immensely strong emotional toll on Lightning. Although Lightning goes home seemingly the same woman, she always comes home with a heavy heart, but doesn't show it to either Serah or Snow because she doesn't want to hurt them. She stopped sobbing and sighed deeply…it was never going to end, Rockwell was here officially for at least a year, if things kept up…Lightning opened her drawer and took out a revolver she kept in the drawer in case of emergencies, she took it and pressed the barrel of the gun on her temple.
She had enough…she can't take the emotional toll any longer, all she had to do was pull the trigger and it would all be over, Serah had Snow to fall back on, Lightning knew that Snow loved her and that he would take care after Lightning's death. She put the gun down and decided to write a quick note: it was simple and to the point and pretty much detailed her will that Serah would have the house and anything that she owned would be hers. Lightning never told them why she was to die, it would be far too much for Serah and Snow would just hate the Guardian Corp. for the rest of his life, at the end she wrote that if Snow and Serah were to get married than they have her blessing.
After writing the note Lightning took the revolver and pressed the barrel against her temple, it felt cool and calming like it was offering her a respite from life, all it would take was a single pull, a bit of pain and then eternal rest. Lightning's hand shook as she tried to muster the courage to pull the trigger, a steady stream of tears flowed from her eyes and she wondered how long it would take for her fingers to work. Suddenly a voice rang out calling her name, reflexively her fingers pulled the trigger and there was a loud bang…