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(This is the last chapter.)
Chapter 6
Allen stood in front of his opponent and frowned, for he knew he was reaching his limit soon. The blood was seeping out of his wound profusely but he continued standing so as not to show his weakened side to the Earl. Allen was glad that the ceiling had collapsed, as Kanda would not be able to prevent Allen from fighting the Earl.
He rushed forward with a war cry, ignoring the pain stabbing at his stomach, and sent out multiple slashes at the Earl, putting his training to good use. Sweat trickled down his cheek from the effort that he had exerted but he managed to land a blow on the Earl, who was infuriated.
The Earl retaliated to Allen's attack by slashing back just as many times, causing Allen to stumble as one particular attack scraped his stomach. He covered his mouth with a hand and coughed, tasting copper. He needed to finish this quickly.
Just as Allen was getting ready to fight again, the world suddenly spun around him and he collapsed on the ground, unable to focus on anything. He barely noticed as the Earl hovered over him, his sinister grin growing even more. A tear slipped out of his eye when the Earl aimed his sword at his chest and he felt regret filling his heart. Regret at not being able to tell Kanda that they were brothers, and regret that they had such a short time together.
The Earl smirked inwardly and brought down the sword, knowing that it was his victory and Allen, in his desperation, let out the words that he had longed to.
"Nii-san, please help me!"
At that exact same time, the sword met his chest and Kanda appeared. Allen coughed vehemently and felt the power drain from his body, yet felt relieved when he saw Kanda. He slowly closed his eyes as the excruciating pain danced throughout his body, but not before taking one last look at his brother. His body went limp.
Kanda gritted his teeth and raced towards the Earl, unable to stop his anger from overflowing. He vent all his anger on his attacks and with one final blow, the Earl fell to his knees, blood spewing from his various wounds.
"Die, Earl. Trash like you just need to DIE!"
The Earl collapsed face down on the ground and his beating heart slowly came to a stop. However, Kanda did not care and just walked past the Earl's dead body, going to Allen instead.
He gently picked up Allen and walked to the forest, silent tears streaming down his face.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? Why did you have to make me remember it myself? WHY?" Kanda shut his eyes tight and he fell to his knees beside a tree, his tears glistening in the moonlight.
"I should have been the one to protect you…I'm sorry, my dear brother. I'm sorry." Kanda laid Allen down on the forest floor, then lay down beside him, closing his eyes shut. He let out sob after sob, grieving the loss of his brother.
"I'm so sorry…Allen."
His words were lost in the wind.
Hi, sorry for disappearing so long. I was rather busy with school life. This is the last chapter of this story. I think it was a bit rushed. Hope you all enjoyed this story!