Dawn's Destiny

Heartache and Dishonor ~ Chapter 70

 "GAH-" Chrom dropped his sword and witnessed the absolute horror that came across his face. Claude fell onto the ground and Chrom dashed over to him. Chrom grabbed him as he looked down at him in complete and utter shock.

"DAMN IT! Of course it had to be him! WHY CAN'T I KILL THE EXALT FOR GOD'S SAKE!?!" Chrom looked down at him while shaking. He felt so many things running through his head, what was going on, why did it happen?

"CLAUDE?! CLAUDE!?!? NONONONO!!!" Chrom yelled while shaking him. Tears were forming in his eyes. "WHY?! WHY DIDN'T YOU LET ME DIE?!" Chrom grabbed him as tightly as he could when he suddenly remembered something.

Claude grunted, "I couldn't... I couldn't dare to do that..." Chrom grabbed out his spell book and tried healing Claude. However, the dagger was winning. Slowly killing Claude in the process. Chrom kept on trying over and over as Claude watched his struggle continue.

"NO!!!!!! YOU CAN'T DIE ON ME!! YOU CAN NOT!!! NOT AGAIN!!! I CAN'T LOSE YOU!!" Chrom screamed. Magnus got up from the ground and witnessed Chrom cry over and over again. Chrom won't back down, he couldn't bear to back down and lose someone he had loved so dearly. However, it felt like that belief was becoming more and more of a false as time went on, and Claude was soon losing more and more.

Magnus thought, "To think the Exalt of Ylisse cannot go simply five seconds without crying over his sad and pathetic boyfriend... he's a man!? He should be as strong as a man?!"

"Chrom..."

"CLAUDE LET ME DO THIS!"

"Chrom..."

"CLAUDE PLEASE!!"

"CHROM!!!" Chrom stared down at Claude as he slowly bleed out. Claude put his hand on Chrom's cheek and smiled. "You're... so beautiful." Chrom felt himself shaking more and tears started falling down more than ever before. Blood was covering his vision, it was just when Emelia died all over again.

Chrom asked, "C-...Claude?"

"You're the most handsome and beautiful man I ever got to meet. I know you're strong, and you have this..."

"Claude..."

"Just remember, I'm going to stick by your side till the end of this fighting... spiritually since... I won't last..." Claude looked Chrom in the eyes and smiled one more time. Struggling to even stay awake. "I love... you... so... much..."

Chrom whispered, "I love you so much too... Claude..." Chrom couldn't stop his tears from coming down but he had no choice but to let them all out.

"Honey... before I die... I just... wanted to tell you..." Chrom looked at him as his blood landed on his hands. Chrom hugged Claude as hard as he could as more tears flooded down. "I wanted to tell you... that..." Within seconds... Claude's life was gone.

Chrom asked, "Claude?"

"Finally he's dead. I can't stand you two being so lovey dovey to one another before death..."

"C-Claude?!" Magnus got up and healed himself all around. Just like that he was back in shape. Chrom was shaking uncontrollably. "CLAUDE?!?! NO!! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" He grabbed his head in agony as he started pulling his hair. Magnus on the other hand was celebrating Claude's passing.

Magnus mocked, "Thank goodness, you know he was weighing you down a lot huh? You're becoming less of a man than what I am. A true man doesn't let something like death get to them." Chrom stood up and faced away from Magnus as Claude's dead body laid on the ground.

"Repeat that."

"Ooh, I'm so terrified, anyways like I said you're becoming less of a man than who I am. A man doesn't let death get to them. You're so pathetic," Magnus mocked. There was silence in the area. Then Chrom turned around. His eyes were completely white. "Woah, what's with the neat look?"

Chrom replied, "Silence... I have no reason to talk to you... especially not after what you have done..." Magnus smirked but before his eyes the demon tentacles were coming out Chrom's body. Magnus stopped smiling as he began to walk away from Chrom.

"W-What the... What..."

"YOU WILL PAY FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE!!" Chrom dashed over to Magnus and tried stabbing him with his sword. However, Magnus was able to dodge it with ease. However, he was in disbelief in what he was seeing.

Magnus grunted, "So you're the disgusted child of Apollyon? I should've figured that it was you out of all people... Demon..." Demon glared at him and tried stabbing him with his tentacle. Magnus grabbed the claw and pushed it back against Chrom. However he was able to safely grip it again.

"You have no idea how long I've wanted to kill you..." Demon whispered. Then he started throwing as many tentacles as he could against Magnus. Unfortunately he found a way to block all the attacks that were coming at him. Smiling in the process of it all. "WHY DON'T YOU DIE ALREADY?!"

"Like true men, I don't quit-"

"WHY DON'T YOU STOP BEING SEXIST FOR ONCE AND MAYBE TRY THROWING FORCE!!?!?" Then within seconds Demon ripped Magnus' other eye out. He was straight up unable to see now and fell directly onto the ground. "Yes... now I can destroy you..." Demon smiled widely as he walked closer and closer to Magnus, raising his demon tentacles in the process.

Magnus grunted, "Not a damn... chance..." Right when Demon stabbed his tentacle into the ground, he vanished from the scene. Demon looked at the ground and turned back to Claude.

Demon muttered, "I'll get vengeance for you Claude, mark my damn words. I'll DESTROY THAT BEAST!!" Demon looked down at himself and dashed off from the scene.