K: Hello! I've finally gotten over my writer's block!
Y: Well, at least for this chapter…
K: ; True…
Dedications:
To all the ppl who would mourn my loss since that would mean no more updates. ;
Disclaimer: I don't own it. I finally got to the 4th game and stuff, but I don't own it.
Gosei no Ai
Gate VI: Mortem Obire
(Kite)
-Kill them… Kill the ones who hurt you… Use you…-
-Kill them all.-
I… I can't do it. I know them. Can't I kill a stranger? It's easier to kill someone you don't know, right? So you won't be reminded of them by your mailbox full of letters from them…
-What about that boy? He never talks to you…-
No! Not Elk… I refuse to kill Elk. To kill anyone I know… Why does it have to be one of them!
-Very well… Do as you wish. As long as you show me death, I will set them free…-
One life in exchange for hundreds… It's better this way…
It's better this way…
(Elk: Sigma: Cracked Worst Milestone)
I don't know why she decided to bring me along. I don't even know what we're doing here. This server's levels are way too high for us… I must be out of my mind to have come in the first place. We're gonna die, no doubt about it.
"Are you sure we should be doing this? I doubt we'll be much help…"
She whirled around, glaring at me. "How can you be so pessimistic? Someone needs our help, and besides, maybe he'll be here, too. He never could resist a damsel in distress…
With a huff, she began stomping off in the direction of the dungeon. I frowned, but hurried to catch up, wary of the magic portals that seemed to surround us completely. I'd rather not die, even if I did save before we left.
"Mou… Blackrose, wait for me!"
(Kite)
I step out of the portal, quickly hiding behind a skeleton as I hear footsteps approaching. Peering out from behind the digitized bones, I feel my heart leap into my throat.
"Oh, my… I think I've just gotten myself lost… Maybe I should stay put and wait for help here…"
This was my chance. I had no idea who she was, and there was no one with her. A newbie who just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. She would simply disappear, and no one would care. No one would go looking for her, and no one would know…
Taking a deep breath, I rose.
"Oh! Forgive me, I had no idea I had company."
I took a step forward, staring at my feet as she walked the rest of the way to meet me.
"I'm so glad you're here! I thought I'd be stuck here forever!"
One for hundreds…. It's better this way… It's better this way…
"Pleased to meet you! I'm Terajima Ryoko. Thank you so much-"
She glanced down at the blade in her chest, shocked. Soon, tears filled her eyes, and she gasped in pain. Her gaze turned to me, questioning, and I felt my own eyes well up.
"I… I'm sorry…"
Her body turned gray, going limp as I removed my weapon. She crumpled to the floor, and I followed suit, clutching her corpse to my chest. What have I done? What have I done!
"WHY!" I cried, shaking her as if she'd somehow awaken and reply. "Why did you have to tell me your name! Why couldn't you have kept your mouth shut! WHY, DAMMIT!"
As her body started to break up into green sparkles, I hugged her and sobbed into her hair.
"Why…?"
(Elk)
I can't believe we made it. How could someone new to the world not only mistake the bottom floor for the B1 floor, but actually make it this far down at such a low level? We barely made it ourselves, and I'm down to my last resurrect.
"Well, this is the last room. I guess this is it."
I nodded, glad that this crazy escapade was finally over. We entered the final room, unprepared for the scene that lay before us. Time froze at that moment, and our eyes widened.
"K-Kite!"
He looked up, tears streaming down his cheeks. He smiled sadly, placing the girl's crumbling body on the cold dungeon floor, and rose.
"It wasn't supposed to be this way…"
Then he disappeared.
K: Another short one, I know… I'm sorry… ;
Y: And no, we don't hate Ryoko… She was just a convenient plot device… thing…
K: Sorry to any Ryoko fans I might've offended! It couldn't be helped!
Y: BTW, now that aibou knows more about the actual games, the timeline's gonna speed up even though they wouldn't have gotten that far without Kite's powers. Helba's come up with a substitute for the data drain and they used that to fight the phases instead, k? But that's also an important plot thing for later…
K: Anyhoo, please don't forget to review!