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Author Note: Hey Sango did what you asked, here take my epilogue and then take my Meltdown when I get to that. And by get to I mean continue today or tomorrow. Got distracted by the shiny.
Afterwards
Ellie
It burns. It burns. I've never burnt more than I do now. Aki. Aki. How could you? Why would you? I trusted you beyond anyone else. I bet you always wanted to kill me. To drive that knife deep inside me. So you could mock me. So you could run into the open arms of your white knight. And I wouldn't die easily so you wanted to drive me to madness, didn't you painting girl? I bet you thought you were clever stabbing me in an area that would cause brain damage. You were slightly smart. You were only slightly smart. After all if you gain my trust then I am the easiest man to fool.
Insanely enough I loved you. I wonder if you're still bleeding. Happy memories. I was denied. I was denied happiness all my life. From people of a higher social status to even you. Aki. It's not funny so why is everyone laughing. Insanely enough I loved you. The woman that I love, the painting girl, there is barely any remains left. You gave yourself, soul and body, away for what sake? And now once again I'm bleeding. I think I'm going to bleed to death. It'll get dark again. That is something I refuse to bear. I sought ascension so in the end I will achieve it. In the end I will achieve it. Through you my one and only love, my one and only pure one. Because you love me even if you killed me, after all you said so. Or maybe I just can't admit to my own sins, my own failure in trusting you at all, in doing things just in spite of you. Of loving you. After all it was pure insanity. Wasn't it painting girl? It was, it was painting girl. Ha. Ah strangely enough I love you.
I refuse to return to that dark and depressing place. After all, after all, it's you that got me sent there. For the sake of you, for the sake of the downtrodden I have committed sin and I'm the only one that pays for it? Isn't that funny Aki? I wonder if you ever loved me at all. If you feel any guilt at all. I will and I do. I'm sorry but you promised eternal dedication, to protect me always, so protect me from hell. After all you did promise. Why would you go back on that? You wouldn't. You aren't that type of painting, and even if you are I'm not the type of creator to simply let you forget. What ever happened to vowing to me and my movement? Maybe it was all a lie. A spy. Someone desperate to live a happy and decent life even if she had to sell herself. Ah insanely enough I love you. I love you even if you are some common trash to throw herself to the highest bidder. In another life maybe there was love. In another life maybe there is love. All there is now is the still incessantly flowing blood and your hands trying to shake me awake. It's no problem though. It's no problem though, after all the bold extent of death is no real threat.
I'll feel so sorry for this. After all it's hard to harm someone you love. And as you know I love you to the brink of insanity.
"He's getting up." The model woman stutters.
"Well you said it wasn't a killing blow and he's completely insane so yes he would get back up wouldn't he?" Aki cries.
A soul to give in return for her soul to take. I wonder if she'll be cast down in my stead. Well she'll be cast down regardless. I will scorch her up.
"I'm sorry after all, I insanely enough still love you." I apologize.
My flame scorches her up quite easily. Childish weapons have no more use for me. She's burning. My poor painting. Taking too long. I'll just end her pain now.
The model woman looks surprised. She's not very fast putting the painting out. Childish weapons still have purpose. I grab the silver sparkling knife up again and carve open her skin. A soul to give, a soul to take. A soul to give, a soul to take. Simple isn't it? And I'm not very sorry after all. The world is very colourful. There are plenty of other paintings in this world. I run out. After all I just returned from death, I'm not eager to hop back into her arms. Insanely enough I loved her, strangely enough I adored her, confusingly enough I trusted her but never again. From now on I will keep my heart sealed shut so no one can send me back before my time. Trust is for fools after all. Love is insanity and I have no intention of losing my mind again. After all the clarity of death and blood helped me see clearly. Though I think a small part of me is still screaming. Let me check, yes he's still screaming. Oh it's getting dark again. Hello Aki.
Additional Note: Three guesses what happened here. And Divine was wrong, he's still completely batshit. At least he and Aki are together, for better or worse. Well even if it's worse they have eternity to get to know each other again. Pain and a love pure and true. So I guess he got what he wanted after all.