"It...is snowing?"

Resting his back against the alley's wall, the white hair teen gazed up toward the sky. He had been walking this whole time but he didn't notice it till now. There was nothing that was holding him back. Yet, he could no longer move a single muscle. Even breathing became a problem.

Slowly, the light vanished from his eyes as a smile appeared on his frozen lips.

"I did...the right thing...didn't I..."

...

Waking up in the middle of the night with tears coming from his eyes, Ryoken hugged his head, rolling back and forth. Because of that, Ai who was sleeping soundly next to him woke up. The boy couldn't make any sound but the expression on his face told the teen he was in extreme pain.

Pushing himself up, Ai hugged him tight, trying to calm him down but it didn't seem to be working. The only thing he could think of was giving the little one a shot of sedative. Yet, there was none available.

The next second, a pain struck him as blood filled the little one's mouth. At the same time, Revolver's earring started to glow. Under the moonlight, a ball of black flame appeared in the middle of the room. From it, Ai saw two glowing red lights.

"Are those...eyes?"

Then, it took the shape of a phoenix. With its wing spread wide, it let out a loud cry before charging straight at them. It was so sudden that the teen didn't have enough time to react. It flew straight through Ryoken where his heart was, leaving behind some shinning residue in the air. It was then, he stopped moving. Ai quickly checked on him and that was when his heart was crushed. Ryoken, he wasn't breathing anymore.

...

Dashing down the hall, Yusaku along with a few others headed to Ai's room. They were all awoken by the sound of the emergency alarm from the teen's room. Yuya taught them how to use it after his recovery. There was one in each room and they all sounded differently. When they got there, they saw Ai was giving Ryoken chest compression.

Running there, the lady who treated Ai before and her assistant took over while another pulled Ai to the side and dealed with his wound. They have everything needed to bring him back. Yet, God had ignored their prays. After three minutes, they stopped. He was gone for good.

As tears dripped down from the golden eyes's chin, Revolver made his appearance. He didn't seem surprise to see these much people surrounding him or the fact they were all crying.

"You... You did this!" He shouted. If Yusaku wasn't holding him back, Ai would definitely have tried to punch him already.

"I know how you feel but calm down! You're no match for him!"

"Why aren't you dead!? Why him!?"

"He...was never meant to live this long. He was suppose to die in that room."

"Don't tell me it was you who locked him there." Yusaku gazed at him.

"I did. It would have been a peaceful death if his life had ended there."

"What do you mean by that?"

"...He saw something he shouldn't have. Even if I didn't do anything, his heart would burst from all the mental pain he was feeling."

"Are you sure you weren't just tired of living in his shadow? For all we know, you're his other personality!" A girl said.

Revolver didn't say anything. Making his way forward, he stopped in front of Yusaku and Ai. He then grabbed the teen's wrist, pulling him up.

"You're coming with me."

The others weren't planning to let that happening. However, they were all pushed back by the black flame. After that, a portal opened and Revolver dragged Ai along with him. On the other side of it was a quiet street lighted up countless lamp poles. It wasn't winter but it was still quite cold.

Letting him go, the teen took off his cloak and put it on him. Ai showed no mercy by throwing it straight to the ground.

"I don't need anything from you!" He stared at Revolver with his eyes filled with hatred. Even so, Revolver still went to the length of picking the cloak up, dusting it before putting it on the teen once again.

"Everything should be fine now. No one is going to bother you anymore."

"What are you--" His lips were sealed with a kiss.

It was just a split second as he was pulling back, Ai saw it. His eyes turned into sapphire blue.

While he was still overwhelmed, a portal opened behind Revolver. Moving back while smiling for the first time since they met, words escaped Revolver's mouth.

"You'll be fine without me. This is goodbye, Ai. Have a good life...my love."

...

Existing the portal, Revolver found himself at a beautiful lake. As he looked down at his reflection, he saw Deity along with few others.

"Why didn't you tell him the truth?"

"Does it matter? He hates me just he should."

"Then why are you crying?"

"These aren't my tears. You know that."

"You're right. They aren't just your tears, they are ours."

"Who would have thought loving someone would hurt this much."

Revolver was going to say something when suddenly, he heard footsteps coming his way.

"Who's there!?"

The Earth he was currently at, humans race was never created, so there shouldn't be anyone around here. The moment they stepped out from the shadow, the expression on his face changed.

"It took a while but I finally found you, Black Phoenix. You don't seem surprise to see me."

"I figure you were too stubborn to die."

"You don't know how happy I was to hear you were alive."

"Cut to the chase. What do you want?"

"I want you to join me." They held out their hand. "With our powers combine, no one would be able to stop us. We'll rule over those weak humans like kings!"

"To hear such a thing coming out from your mouth, it makes me sick!" Said Deity.

"Interesting. So this is where you been all these time. However, my business is with Black Phoenix, not you."

"Over my dead body!"

"Gladly."