Chapter 51- The Smile of ???

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"D-Did we do it?" A voice asked. The others looked at each other. The other heroes from the other groups and spot them with the legend stones.

Shuichi shouted, "YOU MANAGED TO BEAT THE SYSTEM!" The heroes were so confused.

Hu Tao explained, "Legend explains there is a system behind who gets corrupted with the darkness and who doesn't. That system is your history and since most of you guys are good. You guys beat the system!"

"So... we all did it?" Hajime asked. The heroes all nodded. However, the blast that was from the stones prevented someone... from gaining the light source.

Kokomi laughed, "Congrats everyone!" The person stood up in the dark aura surrounding them.

"Huh?" Hu Tao asked, she saw the deep black aura around the person but it wasn't visible who it was...

"You... all must run... I think I somehow... failed that test..." The voice mumbled. The others looked around and saw Chrom surrounded by that darkness.

Link asked, "Chrom?" The heroes were confused but concerned.

Chrom shouted, "RUN!!!" The others began running. They left Chrom in the dust. The entire ruin was breaking up.

Hajime shouted, "WE HAVE TO SAVE CHROM!"

"BASED ON THE RATE OF THE BUILDING THERE'S NO TIME!" Hu Tao shouted as she pushed everyone forward.

Albedo shouted distressed, "BUT HE IS TRYING TO SAVE US!! WE NEED TO SAVE HIM!!" The building was crumbling.

Ganyu shouted, "WE HAVE NO TIME! HE'S RISKING HIS LIFE FOR US!!" They pushed the heroes out of the ruins and it fell all down.

Silence... just silence overcame the group... Nobody said a word. It was silence, nothing more than that.

"Chrom?" Byleth muttered. That was the one word that was muttered. Chrom was gone... dead... for good.

The silence continued until Hu Tao muttered, "Why... did he do all of this just to save us..."

Zhongli explained, "He appeared to be consumed by the dark energy in the stone. Due to the fact, the dark power is so consuming he did everything he could to make sure he wouldn't be consumed by it and hurt us. He did a sacrifice worthy..."

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