In Love And Memory - Aether x Venti (Aeventi Fanfic)

Chapter 10: Suicidal

As Aether wept, as Aether cried, as Aether mourned, he began to realize that taking his own life would not bring Venti back to life. He realized that he had to keep on living, he had to keep on loving, he had to keep on believing, he had to keep on hoping, and he had to keep on fighting. He realized that the only way to keep Venti's memory alive, to keep Venti's legacy alive, to keep Venti's spirit alive, to keep Venti's light alive, to keep Venti's heart alive, was to keep on living, to keep on loving, to keep on believing, and to keep on hoping.

And so, in his wisdom, in his light, in his clarity, in his strength, in his determination, and in his will, he picked himself up, he wiped away his tears, he dried his eyes, he took a deep breath, he stood up and he said "I will not let you down, Venti. I will not let your sacrifice go to waste, I will not let your legacy die, I will not let your spirit be forgotten."

Aether tried every means possible to bring Venti back from the dead. He tried magic, he tried witchcraft, he tried alchemy, he tried necromancy, he tried prayers, he tried incantations, he tried spells, he tried rituals. He tried every book, every spell, every incantation, every ritual. He tried everything that he could think of, everything that he could imagine, everything that he could find, everything that he could read, everything that he could learn, and everything that he could try, in hopes of bringing Venti back.

He tried everything, and yet, nothing seemed to work. He felt as if he was at the end of his rope, he felt as if he was at the end of his tether, he felt as if he was out of options, he felt as if he was out of time, and he felt as if he was out of hope. And yet, he refused to give up, he refused to give in, and he refused to let go.

He was determined, he was stubborn, he was relentless, and he was strong. And so, even in his darkest hour, in his darkest moment, in his lowest point, in his greatest despair, in his greatest hopelessness, in his greatest emptiness, he knew that giving up was not an option, he knew that giving in was not a solution, he knew that letting go was not the answer.

He refused to let Venti go, he refused to let Venti fade into nothingness, he refused to let Venti's memory fade into oblivion, and he refused to let Venti's spirit be lost forever. He refused to let Venti be forgotten, and he refused to let Venti's legacy die. And so, he vowed, he swore, he promised, he vowed, and he vowed, to take Venti with him, in his heart, in his head, in his soul, until his last breath.