To see a Darkened Sun (Dark souls fanfic)

The End

To see a Darkened Sun

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Quick note: I recommend listening to plin plin plon while reading this

He could see it through the window. The moon, it was so bright in his eyes, so bright that it hurt. Blinking he looked away, his eyes trailing down the shadowy walls and down the sheets of the bed Gwyndolin was sitting upon.

They were comfy when he'd rested in them, a nice respite. The room was choked by silence, both of them wanted to say so much, but didn't have the time to say anything. So they remained in this painful silence, hoping it would keep the encroaching doom at bay just a little longer.

But then, as Arias held Gwyndolin tightly in his arms, he felt it. A strange sense in his being, a sense like sight or sound, but it was in a direction. It wasn't difficult to figure out what direction either. The fire. It was calling to him, no, maybe it always was, those dreams of flame pulling him near despite his dark nature as a human pulling him in the exact opposite direction. Maybe he'd just gotten used to it at some point.

He closed his tired eyes once more, and basked in the warmth of their hug. This would be the last time, no, not just that, the last good thing in his life. He wanted to take it all in, one last brief rest before the end.

Breathing in, the air tasted fresh, breathing out, he prepared himself to leave.

"Thou'rt going to leave." Gwyndolin stated dryly. Arias remained silent, still wishing to avoid talking of his fate. Silence attempted to settle over them once more but Gwyndolin shattered it before it was able.

"I understand thine dread... Very well" He breathed, his voice tight with sorrow.

"And... I just want thee to know. Thou hast mine sincerest apologies. Please, please forgive me..." He had been thinking of this in the back of his mind for a while. It was him that put this all on Arias, his scheming. He'd been ignoring it for a while but now that everything was coming to an end he couldn't keep it in any longer.

Arias was confused by this, there was nothing for him to forgive him for, unless... Gwyndolin was feeling guilt over not linking the fire himself. It all made sense now, why he would always avoid talking of the linking of the fire, because he felt it was his responsibility.

"Of course!" Arias almost shouted, leaning back from the hug to look Gwyndolin in the eyes. "Of course I forgive you! I've accepted what I must do. There's no need for you to feel any guilt over it. You've done all you could, now I just need to play my part. And I swear I won't let it all be for nothing." He reassured him, holding both his shoulders firmly.

"T-Truly?" Gwyndolin was shocked, almost too shocked for words. He knew Arias was loyal but this was more than he'd expect from even him. Such a revelation, and yet he was still as supportive and caring as ever. He stared into his eyes and his stare was only broken when Arias nodded in response.

"Arias I.. I am thankful beyond words!" Gwyndolin exclaimed, leaning in to hug him again. Arias accepted the hug, happy that he was able to bring him back to high spirits even at a time like this.

Thinking back on the time they'd spent, he thought in particular of all the times he'd demonstrated that unbreakable faith of his, and how comforting his words were when he spoke them. Thinking over it now, he was about to lose someone truly special, indeed beyond words. Something special he would have to sacrifice for the world, his father's world.

A world that acted as though it didn't want him.

"I'm glad." Arias spoke softly, snapping Gwyndolin out of his spiraling thoughts.