Prompt: Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, Naoki/Futomimi: After God's death - "It's only forever."
The Only Thing I Can Give You
It was strange, and yet not at the same time, to think that the Absolute One was dead. He did not feel any different. He did not feel the universe, or at least what little remained of the Vortex world decaying away around him, was any different.
Futomimi did not agree. Sometimes, he had said once the victory celebration had quieted down, I see too many possibilities for my visions to bear, and sometimes, only a void.
They had nonetheless retired together in what remained of Mifunashiro for a while, for one last time. Shura admired his beloved Manikin as he bathed, his demon heart still able to marvel over the ink black hair he knew was smooth as silk, over his soft skin glistening in the clear water.
He had not succeeded in offering Futomimi a world.
He hoped he would be happy with eternity.