Gabriel had been watching the Emilie's glass coffin all afternoon. He was anxious, nervous, and scared.

He's not sure exactly what to do. Well, that's not entirely true, he know what have to do but he just don't know how begin.

Yesterday he made a decision that he never expected to made. Horever he wouldn't risk dark future he saw become true.

So, Gabriel had decided. He give up. Hawk Moth's end chapter. But he just need to do one thing to really end this.

Let Emilie go.

This is very simple, but at the same time very difficult task.

Gabriel looked down from his wife face and stared at his hand which holding a little pilot with a red button, glancing back and forth.

Nooroo and Duusu floated nearby, watching silently. Both Kwamis feeling his all emotion. Guilt, anger, fear, grief and pain. So much pain.

After a few seconds, the fashion designer sighed as took small step toward his wife.

Emilie looked so peaceful, trapped in her endless sleep, blissfully unaware of what was going on around her.

Gabriel took a deep breath. " Emilie... Look, this is very hard for me, but I'm going to do this. I realize I've been selfish. I mean, you left but I didn't let you go. I've been chasing after Miraculous with false hope. I kept telling myself that that was the right thing to do. And I was doing it for Adrien."

A fashion designer shook his head and chuckled sadly.

" It's a lie. I was blinded by fear and longing. I exploited Miraculous and people. I attacked and destroyed Paris... repeatedly. And why? Because I was too much of a coward to go forward."

Gabriel paused for a moment before saying, " You are woman who would always have a special place in my heart. I would never be able to fully let you go. But still, I have to accept... that you won't come back. "

" And, " he touched his magical brooch, " No magic in the universe will ever change it. "

His ears rang as adrenaline and formless emotion poured through his body.

" It time I do what I should've done lont time ago. That's to say goodbye to you. " Gabriel's eyes welded up with tears.

" Well, Goodbye..." He leaned over to kiss Emilie's forehead, " I love you, I will always love you, Emilie. Rest in peace, my love. " With those words, Gabriel pushed the button and cut all power in the repository.

A few moments later, Emilie Agrest officially died, for real.

Gabriel's heart felt like knife went through his most important organ in the body, and he dropped to his knees.

The kwamis of Emotion and Transmission don't need their power to feel Gabriel's pain.

They very slowly flew over to him.

" I know it doesn't feel like it right now, but you're doing the right thing. " Duusu said, landed on the left shoulder of the men and leaned her tiny head on the crook of his neck. The blue and sparkling tears were treaming down her cheeks. " She is free now. "

Nooroo didn't know what to say. So, small purple creature went over to nuzzle his face against his holder hand. Gabriel just looked at tiny creature with gratitude before gentel put kwami on his righ shoulder.

And then Gabriel let himself cry out for the first time in too long time.

After about 15 minutes he stop crying, wiping his face clean of tears, before got up and began the long walk back to the lift.

...to be continued

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