[Final Act]

Mere minutes ago, there were screams and battle. There was bloodshed and tension, now nothing but ruin and sadness. Fukuoka Base stood tall, the flames and destruction climbed from it's foundation to the top in a monument of what had just transpired.

The remnants of the Japanese Liberation Front allied themselves with Sawasaki, Kyushu becoming the base of operation for both the allied Chinese Federation forces, and the JLF, which was once known as Japan's only hope. The coalition was now wreckage on the land of Kyushu. Destroyed Gun-rus littered the ground, Sutherlands and Burai adding to the newly formed Graveyard.

It was silent now, besides the crackling of the flames around her. Blood stained her abdomen as she held tightly onto the lifeless corpse in her arms. Azure orbs looked up, now avoid of all life. Kallen scrolled her fingers across the cold flesh, touching upon Rai's bloodstained cheek.

He protected her, even though she didn't need it or ever asked for it. He acted as a shield for the Guren, even though they were enemies.

He was still there, in her arms. She stroked his cheek silently, tears swelling up again. Rai died in her arms, but he went peacefully. His final words said in clarity and serenity, as if mocking Kallen. She felt the sensation as tears slid down her cheeks. She felt words stuck in her throat, almost clogged as more tears fell. All Kallen could do was sob, now holding onto the body.

Moments passed, and she calmed down. Her expression twisted into a broken sadness, finally staring into the sapphire orbs that belong to Rai. She smoothed her hand, and crept it across Rai's eyes. With the gesture, Rai's eyes were then closed -- only a broken body in her arms, now.

You have tomorrow.

His final words echoed, surreal and repeating in her head. She ruffled slowly, picking up Rai's cold, bloodstained body. Only when she saw his face in the entire moonlight did she recognize the look of true peace upon his face. His paled skin almost pigment now, she held onto him tighter, she wanted to believe he wasted his life... But she wouldn't denounce him. She wouldn't reproach him.... She felt she needed to respect him. It was his...

It was his final act.

Author's Note: This is the Japanese Liberation Front ending, if you choose not to rejoin Kuro no Kishidan, and decide to protect Kallen at the end. It's all very sad, which is what motivated me to write it.

I've moved my 'Lost in the Moments' fanfiction to somewhere else. The link is in my profile, if anyone is wondering.