DAMMIT! Didn't finish before I left. Sorry if I kept anyone waiting too long. Anyway, here's the last chapter, my lovelies! :3


In the middle of the night in the med bay, Garuru woke up and saw Giroro.

"Giroro..." Garuru croaked in a raspy voice.

"Yes, Garuru?" Giroro whispered.

"I'm sorry... I can't stay... It hurts too much. Next time I could kill you..." the lieutenant croaked, barely audible.

"No! Don't leave!" Giroro insisted, but it was too late. The monitor read zero as Garuru exhaled his last breath, now claimed by the reaper himself.

Pururu rushed in.

"Oh God no! Giroro! Grab the-" Pururu yelled.

"He did this himself." Giroro said hollowly.

"Giroro?" Pururu worried.

"He wanted to protect us, so he left." the corporal's voice cracked.

"Oh dear, I'm sorry..." Pururu hugged Giroro. The red male cried until he couldn't.


The next night, the corporal couldn't sleep.

"Let me in. Let me in..." called a voice in his head. It sounded like Garuru's, so he trusted it.

"Giroro?" the voice said. Giroro hummed a yes.

"You are taking on my horrible curse. I'm very sorry, but that's how the damn thing works. Volt decided that whoever witnesses my death receives it, and I can't do anything about it. You are now burdened with a secret. Hide it well." the voice left.

Giroro sat up. Now it was his problem. Would Dororo trust him? Only if he hid it well enough. Should he blame Garuru? No, absolutey not. It was Volt's fault. He stroked his chest along the lines where Garuru's scar had been on his body even though he did not share this mark on his own. It was his only comfort as of now.


OH MY GOD! YES! I HAVE WON! I WIN I TELL YOU! MWAAAHAHAHAHA! Yay. Ahem. *jazz handz* I have officially completed Decode. Now you may be wondering, "Well what happens to Giroro now?" I HAVE NEWS FOR ALL OF YOU GOOD (and semi-good *cough cough*) PEOPLE! I am making a sequel for this eventually. Actually, I'm writing it out as of now on a piece of paper (I am a serious planner. NO STARTING WITHOUT WHOLE STORY WRITTEN ON PAPER!).

Hi everyone from DeviantArt who knows my account and bothered to find me here! If anyone wants to find my DeviantArt account, find garufaygo (no caps). No hints at what I do there! You find out yourself.