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It was all over, the girls he had shared so much time with were dead, he couldn't help it, he was too late, he could finish with Westcott, but he couldn't save them from the real enemy, Mio Takamiya, the spirit of origin.

Tohka was the only one who managed to oppose her, she even managed to hurt her; however, now that spirit no longer existed, Mio had erased her from existence with Ain, one of her three angels.

—Well, Shin. Now no one can stand in the way... Don't worry, although the loss of Tohka has decreased the amount of Reiryoku, with your existing strength it should be enough to give you eternal life. All I have to do now is to return you completely to Shin.

After She finished explaining what would happen. Mio floated slowly towards Shido

Shido froze in place, he could feel his own breathing clogging, his hands trembling.

The hope he had previously possessed was replaced by an enormous despair, However...

—Metatron!

Shido gritted his teeth as he screamed at the top of his lungs.

He raised his hand to summon the Origami Angel, firing a blast of light beams at Mio.

He did not falter in attacking her, because he had sworn it. He vowed to Tohka, to the spirits. He vowed never to give up again, a promise he would keep to the end.

—AHHHHHHHH!

With Zadkiel in his right hand and Camael in his left, he launched cold air and flames at the same time; however, Mio didn't even have to move to resist the attacks, as if her body was protected by an invisible cloak, the attacks didn't reach her.

Still, Shido did not give in.

Using Michael to seal his enemy's powers. Transforming Mio into a non-attacking form through Haniel. Summoning the wind with Raphael. Letting Gabriel's voice ring out. And finally, cutting with Sandalphon to defend against Mio.

Shido used every angel he possessed to resist against Mio; however...

—It's useless.

Just by saying that, all of Shido's attacks were eliminated. Then, the next second, Mio raised a finger, causing a strip of light to grow from the ground and entangle his feet.

—Wh-what...? This is...

—I'm sorry, but it would be a problem to let you jump.

While apologizing, Mio started to cut distance with Shido.

—Kuh...

Although Shido tried to untie the restraint, the band of light seemed to be inserted into his feet, he tried to cut it off with Sandalphon, but the band remained intact.

Meanwhile, Mio kept closing in on him.

This was the end, Shido knew, but still, he was not willing to give up.

If he did, everything that had happened would be erased, his life, his memories, but most of all, he would forget them all, Tohka, Origami, Yoshino, Kotori, Kaguya, Yuzuru, Miku, Natsumi, Nia, Mukuro and Kurumi.

—Haniel! -Metatron!

He summoned those two angels in hopes that they could destroy his bindings.

The result was the same, nothing.

—Michael!

That angel replaced Sandalphon, which was in one of his hands; however, he couldn't use it, it was too late. Mio floated in front of him, even if he tried, she would prevent any action he took.

—It's time for you to wake up, Shin.

Slowly, Mio brought her hand towards the boy's head.

His end was near, no one would save him this time, they were all dead, there was no one left, he was the only one alive.

The AST, DEM, Ratatoskr, the spirits, all would become mere rumors among the population.

—A-all...

The tears came, he failed, he lost, Shido Itsuka would be erased from existence, he would not be able to meet them.

He would have liked to say goodbye to them all, to have spent a little more time with them, to go back to those days when they didn't have to worry about being attacked by DEM.

—I-I'm so sorry...

With tear-soaked eyes, Shido whispered to himself.

His hope for survival was slowly fading, the promise he had made to all of them would not be fulfilled.

—You don't have to cry, Shin. Soon it will all be over, I promise it won't be painful.

While placing one of her hands on Shido's head, Mio spoke to him in a calm tone. The last thing she wanted at that moment was to hurt him.

—S-sorry... sorry for not saving them.

Memories of his whole life flashed through his head, from when he was adopted by the Itsuka family, to this day. He didn't regret anything, he was happy to have met them, to spend his everyday life with them.

—Everything will be fine, Shin. Your sadness will disappear in a few seconds.

Stroking his head, Mio comforted Shido. He didn't want to listen to her, the only thing those words caused him, was more regret than he already had.

Still shedding tears, Shido closed his eyes and accepted his sad fate. Opposing her was no longer an option, he had tried everything, but it always ended the same way.

"I-I hope you girls can forgive me."

Saying that in his head, Shido began to lose consciousness, he knew what was happening, his memories were being erased by Mio.

Before he was erased, the face of each of the spirits appeared inside his mind; however, each one called him by his nickname or name.

"Shido"

"Shido-san"

"Darling"

"Shidou"

"Itsuka-kun"

"Boy"

"Nushi-sama"

"Shidou-san"

His chest ached, he would never see them again, he wouldn't even be able to meet them, he was destined to disappear, Itsuka Shido, the boy they loved, would cease to exist.

"I-I... I don't want to forget them."

Even if he tried, he had no time left, the face of each of them was fading more and more, his memories were beginning to fade, he no longer remembered the name of his parents, neither the name of his friends and school, the next thing he forgot, was their last name and finally the name of each of the spirits.

"I..."

With difficulty, he clung to his last memories, but try as he might, it was inevitable, Mio was about to end the erasure of his memory.

Before disappearing completely, Shido said a few last words.

He wished he had said them earlier, he might have had a preference for Tohka, but he always felt something for the others, he wasn't sure at the time, but now that he was about to die, he wasn't afraid to admit it, they were all the most important things in his life.

"I love them... Girls."

Those were the last words of Itsuka Shido, the boy who saved and sealed most of the spirits without looking for any benefit, he simply wanted to save them from their loneliness and give them a life out of danger.

Although... Not always everything ends in the best way.