(KarmaxNagisa) 'til The End

Chapter 14: The Flame Memory

"Karma??" Nagisa's sister tilted her head, "oh!! You mean the red head boy who was only staring at you while you're trapped beneath the ruins?" She closed her eyes briefly, "he's just standing without doing a thing and when we arrived, he left you behind and said 'he's all yours'...... Then we hurriedly helped you..... I don't know that he's your friend, Nagi.... But.... If he's your friend, how come he left you behind?"

Nagisa threw his head down and he didn't say a word for minutes. At time like this, his sister knew that he needed to be alone, so his sister asked the other people to go out while she's still with her beloved brother who was in quandary. She sat beside Nagisa then let him to lean on her shoulder.

"I saw it again, nee-san...." Nagisa muttered, "I can feel the heat until now... So hot and so hurt...."

"Nagi...." Nagisa's sister worried.

"I.... Had killed someone..... I couldn't see it clearly, but I'm sure I stabbed someone.... I did that because I wanted someone else to kill me...." Nagisa grabbed his sister's arms with the tears flew on his cheeks, "nee-san... Why?? Why are you here now? Where have you been all this time? I thought that you're died together with the others.... Why did you leave me alone? Why didn't you come and save me at that time? Why did you, mom and dad leave me?"

"Nagi..... I'm so sorry to leave you without a word.... Now I'm here and everything will be ok...." Nagisa's sister patted Nagisa's head.

Nagisa tried to calm down and wiped his tears. He's still sobbing that made him unable to speak. His sister rubbed his head and looking at him warmly. It was the same with the past when Nagisa's still a little kid. He's so clumsy and often fell down then ended up with a cry. At that time, she would come to him and helped him to stand up; she also took care of his wounds. That was a very short happy memory for her, but it blured away as Nagisa opened his mouth and told her about the story before the flame.

He took a deep breath then released it slowly, "I didn't know what's going on at that time..... Suddenly, a huge crowd of people attacked and killed one another.... I ran and tried to find mom, dad and you, but I couldn't find one of you.... Then.... I didn't remember anything at that point, until I realized that I was surrounded by fire..... I looked around and I was shocked because I saw some corpses near me.... and..... My hands covered with fresh blood....." He lowered his voice, "I was thinking..... I had to be killed....... I saw.... Someone there___" He paused.

"Nagi? What's wrong?" Nagisa's sister worried.

Nagisa smiled at her, "nothing, nee-san... I'm just trying to dig my memory, but.... In the end I can't remember clearly...." He tried to stand slowly, "shouldn't we have to do something, nee-san?" He outstretched his hand to his sister.

Nagisa's sister couldn't say a word and just nodding slowly. She took Nagisa's hand and they stepped out of the room. Nagisa's footsteps were so steady. The weak and fragile atmosphere were already gone, even his sister didn't know since when. There were many people looking at them sharply in the other room. Nagisa's sister told them short words then they moved immediately, left them alone. Seemed that they continued their mission to strike down the capital.

"Just let them do what they have to do...." Nagisa muttered.

It was a chaos and there were blood and corpses everywhere. Some children cried, looking for their parents with wounds on their body. The sound of gun shots became a deadly symphony on the ears and it was synchronizing with the harmony of the screams and explosions. The view of a hell-looked war which brought a nightmare to all people in the city of Red.