The Last of the Miras

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It was already past midnight where former Saint Athena slept beside her husband peacefully. Like a feather landing upon water, ripples were made upon the impact on its surface, a dream occurred to her.

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A girl was dancing seemingly without any care in the world among a myriad of pastel colored flowers that grew into a wave-like bed. The backdrop setting were full of lively green trees and some rock formations with a few moss crawling upon it. Different species and varieties of greenery grew all-around the place as they serve as one of the living support for its animal inhabitants.

Athena didn't know what kind of dream she was getting. It seemed like the dream shown to her was in a third point of view. Like it was meant to be observed, in a similar style of a movie. The audience would take witness all of the protagonist's life in a story movie-like form.

Its not like she had a choice, did she?

The mother in her late thirties watched the girl who was dancing awhile ago. It looks like the protagonist in her dream was having a lot of forest entities that served as her friend and companion.

Quite an extraordinary experience as one would say.

Athena was grasping all the details slowly with understanding. At first, it occurred to her that this is the first time where she dreamed about someone else's life. Almost all of her dreams were about the future, the things she must avoid and the past that she would have done if given the chance.

Well, this is a first. The first thing that came into mind by the former celestial being.

From gaining good companions she can rely on, this time it seems that she could help all the plants and take control of the weather within that place. Of course with all her new friends' helping hands once in awhile.

One could even say that this girl was cut out for the task as nature's guardian. Or perhaps one may also call her: Mother Nature.

Athena nods her head. Technically, the name fits for a person like her. She may also have those potential.

When the audience mother saw what happened next, it made her somewhat feel proud of the girl that she previously saw before.

The girl grew up and became a charming, effortlessly looking goddess.

But, something was lacking.

When the female adult took-in now the 'lady's appearance', she somehow knew what was missing.

It was her heart.

It seems like someone—or something was in control of the girl's emotion.

All the lady's life was already laid out for her. Poor woman.

All the while, Athena did nothing but only watching and observing the protagonist's next scene that she was facing with. 

The protagonist did everything the leader would want her to do.

Is this woman part of an elite group? Athena asked herself. 

Part of a group of notorious pirates? What happened to her powers? As the nature guardian? Or as Mother Nature? The woman particularly questions.

The woman in her thirties didn't expect the next scene she was going to see was a heart breaking one.

There lay the most beautiful living creature her leader has ever seen. Her beauty could not be put into words. The lady, who was previously the carefree living girl, smiled for the first time since the time her emotions were locked up.

She used her hand with sheer effort to caress the leader's face.

The background around them seemed to be the end of the world. Despite the urgency of the situation at hand, Athena could not help but see the once green and healthy trees all around the two lovers she is seeing now devoid of its usual healthy color. The lavender fields that was once the Nature Guardian's solace now weeps for their mother as they witness her eventual sacrifice for the good of all.

It was because nature needed another sacrifice for it to live and give life for all of the people who depends on it. Consequently, the female guardian had to leave her leader-master-turned-lover as she will part from him forevermore.

Crying was all that the leader did. It looked like he had experienced love and being loved for the first time.

"Don't worry. I may be gone, but always remember that I'm still alive there—" the lady stops and points to his left chest and continues, "In your hea—rt."

"Watashi o hitori ni shinaide kudasai!" He pleaded. 

"Please don't!"

The protagonist smiled sadly yet still answers him. "I know it must be hard for you. But, when I'm gone, your wish to be immortal will be finally fulfilled." 

She stops as she shakily takes a breath and continues after a second. "Even though it's only second to the most powerful fruit that you once had pursued." 

The lady used her soft hands to guide the back of her leader-master's head for her to give him one last final kiss. It was a kind of kiss that she gave her all using the last bit of strength she had towards the leader.

As her hold towards the male finally loosens, he only smiled in pure pain and agony.

Indicating the passing of the Nature Guardian, a light green glow emanated from her body as it floated, transferred and seeped into his body. The sensation was like on a receiving end of a hug given by someone dear.

"Aishiteru, my love. Oyasumi." 

The last scene Athena heard was the leader's resounding cry within the area they were in.

Its as if an Alpha male lost his beloved Luna for eternity.