It was impossible.
My father, gone.
Again.
And Rose...
Rose, who had been like both a sister and mother of sorts to me.
She was gone too.

I couldn't take it.

I just couldn't stand it anymore!

"Dart, Meru and I... Dart!!"
I turned, eyes wide, sweating, the sword raised high. "Shana..."
"Dart, put it down..."
"..."
"Please, Dart!"
"..." I turned my back to Shana, raised the blade to my neck...
"DART!!!"
...and let the sword fall to the floor. "I couldn't save them, Shana. Not my mom, not my dad, not Rose..."
"Dart... They chose their path. Your father is happy now, with Rose and your mother. He loved them both, Dart... And he loved you too. And I love you. Please don't leave me."
"..." I smiled slightly. "I love you too, Shana."