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Epilogue
(revised)
by:
Kenchan
He stood
there, on top of Tokyo Tower, the last Kekkai that stood in Tokyo, watching
his counter star who was standing in front of him. His Kekkai still stood
there. The Dark Kamui was watching him, seemed to be amused. Traces of
blood and cuts were visible on their frames.
"The
Time has come," said /Kamui/ as he raised his Shinken. "The
Time, where the Earth are finally reborn. And now, I will kill you, Kamui..."
'Kill me...?'
thought Kamui. He felt lost. 'Now that I had nothing left...' the images
were flashing through Kamui's mind. 'Aunt Saya... Mother... Uncle Kyouga...
Aunt Tokiko... Kotori... Aoki-san... Kasumi-san... Yuzuriha... Sorata...
Arashi... Subaru...'
He felt a
deep pain in his chest. Kamui tighten his grip on his Shinken.
'I have no
one left to protect,' he thought again. 'The people I cared... Kotori...
and even Subaru... They're all dead... And Fuuma...' he glanced to see
his twin star with a teary eyes. 'Fumma is no longer there... He has gone...
Gone and replaced by that /Kamui/... the dark part of me...'
"Are
you done yet?" asked /Kamui/ in a mocking tone. "Grieving your
fate, aren't you?"
Kamui didn't
reply. He just looked down, letting some drops of his tears to fall from
his eyes.
He was the
Seal. He had to protect this Earth, for the ones he loved. 'But how should
I fight if I have no one to protect...? And how should I fight the one
I wanted to protect this way? What's the use of my existence then? I could
no longer fight...'
His Kekkai
that surrounded Tokyo Tower began to subside.
"Fuuma..."
came a soft whisper from Kamui.
"Ironic,
don't you think?" said /Kamui/. "The ones you wanted to protect
are dead. As a Seal, you have nothing more to protect... You've lost,
Kamui."
'Lost...'
came another thoughts. 'I knew I've lost ever since I've lost Kotori...
although I thought that Subaru could be my "Special Person"...
But now he's dead... Why am I fighting anyway...?'
"Maybe
I hate Tokyo... but I still wished to protect it."
It was a
simple thought... a simple reason to fight.
"I'm
fighting to protect my family, for they are special for me."
Another simple
reason... Yet, both were so strong at the same time. Maybe Kamui did not
have any relatives left, but the memory seemed to be a strength for him
as the Kekkai became stronger.
"I
want to bring Fuuma back... Maybe I couldn't protect Kotori, but now...
I want to protect Fuuma..."
It was
my reason. Even though no one understand my wish... I still fight for
it. But now...
"Let
us end this..." said /Kamui/ as he charged to Kamui. Kamui looked
up to face his nemesis as he smiled a sad smile. Tears were flowing down
on his cheek as he raised his Shinken. A battle cry was yelled.
'I'm sorry...
Kotori... Fuuma...' the last thought flashed in his mind. He closed his
eyes tightly. The sound of swords clashing on each other were heard. Soon
after, it was silent.
He held his
Shinken tightly, afraid to turn back and to face his enemy. He still closed
his violet eyes, although tears still escape their way from his eyes.
'Thank you...
Kamui...' came a voice on his ears as Kamui looked up. Slowly, he turned
to face his nemesis. He saw a body laying there, lifeless. His nemesis,
his friend, his best friend. Fate surely played an ironic game over him.
His cheek
was wet. Kamui lifted his free hand to touch his eyes. And he was not
surprised when he realized that they were no longer coming out from his
eyes.
He realized,
he had shed too many tears. They were either for his 'Special Person',
his friends, for the lives of the Seals, or even for the lives of the
Angels. But now he had no more tears left for his own miserable fate.
Fate surely played a cruel game over his destiny.
"Why..."
another sad whisper escaped Kamui's mouth as he fell down, clutching tightly
to the glorious Shinken on his grip. "Why...?"
"You
promised me then. That you would never make Kotori cry. Do you remember
what I promised you then...? I promised... that I will protect you."
'Those memories...
they're just like a dream now...' thought Kamui. 'Or perhaps... it is
a dream after all...'
"I
don't care about the Fate of this Earth. But still... want to protect.
The place where you and Kotori can live happily, Fuuma..."
'My promise...
My wish... They mean nothing now... Nothing left for me to protect...
Nothing left for me to continue this life...'
"I...
to make my wish a reality... I live..."
'Subaru...
Now I couldn't say that... It's all useless... my wish... would never
be a reality now... I have nothing left now... Nothing...'
"...If
you use the Shinken, you will meet 'Fuuma'. However... That will lead
to further tragedies..."
'Kakyou...
is this what you meant before...? Maybe I thought that I could never give
up my wishes... but...'
Slowly, Kamui
raised his Shinken. The Shinken was glowing a glorious light, although
Kamui could hear it humming sadly.
'You're crying
over my Fate, aren't you?' thought Kamui as he laughed. 'That's true...
Fate surely plays a very cruel, ironic game, don't you think...?'
His eyes
were blank as he stabbed his own chest with the Shinken. 'Pain...' he
thought, although the ache seemed to be nothing for him, comparing to
the one he had mentally. 'Finally... it's all end here...'
The Kekkai
began to unravel.
Kamui felt
his consciousness fading as he felt the warmth of the sun that began to
rise at Far East.
'Finally...
this battle come to an end...' thought Kamui. Vaguely, he heard voices
calling him from nowhere. The familiar voices that brought both painful
and happy memories at once. The familiar voices that only came to his
dreams. 'Maybe... maybe this is just a dream after all...'
He breathed
his last breath as the last Kekkai disappeared.
Faintly,
a figure of angel was visible as he went to the sky, where his two friends
were waiting for him.
~
owari ~
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