Chapter 4
I opened my eyes. The distinctive outfit of a myrmidon. The streaky and spiky black hair. The lustful green eyes that gazed into me sorrowfully.
It was Owain.
"Heh... looks like I kept my promise..." he muttered. "I came in... just in time. Not a second late..."
I gasped. The sight of him,arrows viciously pierced into his back, blood seeping out of his body, was unbearable for my eyes.
"Y-y-you... YOU IDIOT!" Tears uncontrollably bursted out. My voice started to shake "W-What about that promise that we'd be together forever?"
Owain simply smiled. "Well... I did say that I'll always be there for you. And be by your side. Until death make us part. Isn't this what we promised? ..."
He suddenly coughed crimson blood, and slumped over. I grabbed his weakened body. I didn't know what to feel. Sorrow, anxiety, frustration... I spewed out angrily: "I was about to die! Why did you have to take... that attack for me, huh? Didn't you had a goal?"
Owain looked up, his voice noticeably softer. "M... My father. He protected my mother, his one and only love... that one day. He also protected me... and he finally died, protecting the both of us, from them. Heh... I guess heroes have this instinct in their blood..." He lifted one hand onto my cheek, and I grasped it firmly.
"Severa..." he murmured. "Let us make one more promise. A promise that you can save this world, bring back peace, and live the future you want to live in... Our parents strived for that goal... and... it's up to you to attain it now..."
"B-baka! You are not leaving me! O-Owain! Don't go!" I cried desperately as my tears became waterfalls. They all dripped endlessly on his body and face.
"I...protected you... because... I love you... Severa. And I do not regret my decision... after all..." He glanced to his sword. "You are so important... to me. And that was my biggest goal. To protect you. To be your hero..."
His eyes started drooping. "Severa... I love you... I love you so much..."
I wanted to scold him, give him the most demeaning lecture of all time. But only five words could possibly leave my mouth: "I... love you too... Owain."
He showed his radiant smile for the last time before closing his eyes. His one hand, letting go of my cheek, his other hand, dropping his sword on the ground.
The sword had my name engraved into it.
I held his motionless body in my arms. Everything shattered into a million pieces... My strength, my goal... and my heart. The sorrow was too much for me.
"WAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" I wailed. An agonizing, painful, heart-aching scream filled the air.
My last tree branch... was gone.