A/n: Reviews! I'd like to thank all ym reviewers, and especially the one that gave me this great idea. Can't remember names, and my computer is messed up an won't let me see my reviews again. Oh, I upped the rating, for suicide in a later chapter.

Lucius:... She don't own FE

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"A Death for a Life"

All the members of Eliwood's Elite watched the Emerald Knight's decent into a depressed form of madness sadly. He was pacing, muttering to himself, and one night, he disappeared completely. Lyn suggested they went to find him, but Eliwood insisted that he be left alone. 'He needs time, Lyn, he lost someone dear to him. Trust me.' he had said to her.

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The knight was deep in the forest, head bowed near to the ground, while he was on his knees. He shuddered violently, feeling sickness rise again. He looked up, hearing the crunch of the fallen leaves. He gasped as he saw Kent kneeling before him, hand on his shoulder, solid as anything.

"...Sain."

"Kent...?... No... merely another illusion of my madness..."

"...Sain."

"...You're real...?"

Kent stood fully, as did Sain, mouth agape.

"... I am... just barely... Sain... You want me to live?"

"Yes! Yes! Kent, you mean everything to me, and you being dead drives me mad! Can't you see? Kent... Kent...."

"... ... For one to live, one must die. Sain, you must kill someone else dear to you. Their death for my life."

Sain was speechless. His eyes were wide.

"Kill someone dear...to...me...?"

"Yes."

"...Who?"

"... ... ... ...That you must decide."

The crimson knight turned and began his slow walk away, towards whatever there was after death. Sain yelled his name many times, and had ne reply. He hung his head and walked incredibly slowly towards camp, the hollow, emotionless shell that he was shattered in a million pieces. Who would he kill? Who was dear to him? Who...

Florina.

Towards her he felt love so true, so pure, so honest... Who would he rather live, her or Kent? Could he kill her with a steady hand? No... poison would do the job... And he knew that he could, using berries in this forest, mix the most potent potion ever created. He stood, he had made his decision. He'd not kill her.

...He'd take his own life. He'd not be here for Kent to come back to. Maybe Kent's death would be erased before he died.

He grabbed a handful of the red berries from the bush nearby and headed back to camp. All he needed were these berries... and he'd slip them in his drink tomorrow , and they'd think he's grown ill due to his depression and madness. No one would suspect suicide. At least, he hoped they wouldn't.

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Sain eventually trudged to camp and lid down to sleep, for the last time. He was not frightened by the aspect of death. In fact, he embraced it, welcoming the thought. He had changed so much over the recent weeks that if he didn't look the same, someone would suspect him to be someone else. The potion lay mixed in an empty bottle, hidden under the blanket on which he slept. He silently prayed forgiveness for his sins and the one he was going to commit tomorrow, hoping to go to heaven and await his companions. His eyes drifted closed after his prayer.

Silently, Kent, who had regained life due to Sain's decision, cried, caressing Sain's face gently. Did Sain not know that by taking his life he's be throwing Kent into his own state of total madness? And Kent cried for Sain's approaching death, and for the air of madness suffocating him.

A/N: I expect the next chapter to be the last, but reviews may be able to change that... =.= Review, or my rabid monkeys shall attack you.

SainKent: Oh, hooray, more death...

I've been reading Hamlet lately, shaddup!