A/N: Welcome to Gladio's chapter! Now, I have a feeling that some of you angrily attacked Gladio when you played Final Fantasy 15 the last couple of times. I know I did. I'm going to most likely still attack Gladio after I post this chapter, but oh well, I don't care! :) Enjoy!

Chapter 7: Gladio

(Gladio's POV)

Gladio had fled the Crown City. He had killed his king, and fled. The man he had sworn to protect at all costs. The man that was his closest friend, and he killed him.

"You're so stupid, Gladio! Fleeing into the desert when you killed your best friend. You're a coward!" Gladio said to himself.

He was angry at himself, and angry at Noctis. Noctis! Gladio thought with anger and disgust. Noctis was a coward, just as Gladio was. Memories rushed through Gladio's head of the times he and Noctis had had before. Meeting, fighting beside each other as allies, etcetera. He missed Noctis, he truly did. Gladio felt tears forming. He pushed them down. Be strong, Gladio! The entire Kingsglaive is probably after you! he scolded himself.

Another thing Gladio was focused on was the heat. "Stupid Ardyn, why did he have to change the environment way back when!" Gladio said angrily. He felt a strange pain in his head. He then collapsed on the rough sand. He looked up at the sky. "I'm so sorry, Noctis, Dorian, Ignis, Prompto, guys," Gladio whispered, tears streaming down his face.

He knew he would probably die from either the heat of this desert, or the Kingsglaive would catch up. When Gladio was about to just give up, something stopped him from doing just that. Out of blurring eyes, Gladio saw Princess Dorian and Ardyn with water. Gladio looked up at them. Ardyn grabbed some more water, and poured it on Gladio's face.

"You're an idiot, you know?" Ardyn said.

Gladio smiled, and nodded. Dorian slapped Ardyn, and he dropped the water, it spilled all over his face. Ardyn glared at her, and poured some water into Gladio's mouth. It was so refreshing, that Gladio greedily drank all of it.

"I don't deserve this," Gladio said.

"What do you mean?" Dorian questioned.

"I killed your father, and ran away like a coward. I even said it myself once, 'Traitors don't deserve to live. We must all be loyal to the people that we serve, love, and defend. If we don't stay loyal to them, what's the point of living," Gladio said.

Dorian nodded as she remembered. He had said that on her twelfth birthday. It had been when she was wishing at the candle. Ardyn looked confused.

"When was this?" Ardyn said.

"A long time ago when I was twelve," Dorian replied.

"How old are you now?" Ardyn said.

"Eighteen," Dorian replied.

"That was a long time ago," Ardyn replied.

"Yes, it was," Gladio said.

"So, what do you want us to do?" Dorian said.

"Kill me," Gladio replied.

A/N: Dun dun dun! We have now finished the Gladio special! Now we can go back to our real friends, Dorian and Ardyn! Till next time!