Kaze: Guardians

Epilogue

Juno's POV
I died.
     I can't believe how quick it was. In the blink of an eye, I was the first person in the series to perish. I had planned to travel the world with my legs. I was going to show them to everyone. Help lame people walk with my inventions. I planned it all down to the departure date. But then again, that may have been my problem. I planned too long. I planned until it was too late. Isn't it ironic? If I had left on my tour of the known world, I might have avoided death altogether.
Sometimes... Sometimes I wonder... What you, reader, thought of me. Were you sad to know that my life was over? Were you... Happy? Oh God... Please. Don't answer if its Option B.
     You know what I worry about even more, though? What you learned from us. I'm sure there have been a billion books written about horrible disasters, and I can't expect you to learn anything from this one. You will probably say "Wow! That was a cool book!", close Wattpad, and move on without giving it a second glance, but then there's those people.
     I was like you. You take any opportunity to learn, for only the thrill of learning something you never would've known otherwise. You. You will take something from this. You will learn that life is worth enjoying, you'll learn that it isn't permanent. You'll learn, I hope, from our tale. From how
I died.

Yara's POV
I have no regrets.
     Oh, I apologize, you don't know why I regret nothing! Allow me to explain myself.
     After Kaze and Kasumi left, I fought my hardest. I fought for my freedom, but just as I was about to fly out the window, anti-Guardian handcuffs were placed around my hands. In other words, as long as I had them on, I was just a normal girl.
     I was taken down to their leader. He was sitting in the throne. My father's throne. The leader stood and walked over to me. I saw his lustful eyes travel up and down my body. He issued a command and I was taken back upstairs. The command? "Put her in something... Easier to remove." And they did. By force.
     Yeah... You can see where this was going.
     They locked me in my father's room and told me to wait for my new king. I didn't. I looked out at the horizon through the window. Fire still burned the city I had failed to save. I then pulled myself up until I stood on the windowsill. I looked down. It was a sizable drop, probably tall enough to kill me. My wrists were still cuffed together. I wouldn't be able to save myself if I fell. But... Is it worth living a few more months if you are someone else's toy? No. The answer, for me at least, was no. I would rather die here as a human being. So, I took my final breath, leaned forward, and smiled. I controlled my destiny. One thought entered my mind as I met my fate.
I have no regrets.

Fisherman's POV
I'll be honest.
I didn't expect to get into this place. I didn't think I was an important enough character. But I guess I was pretty important, and anyways, I'm not complaining. My hands are quick and smooth for the first time in years! And at least I'm not alone up here.
     Yara smiles quite a bit. She serves as a halfway decent go-between for me and Juno. She doesn't seem happy that she died, but willing to accept her current status. I don't worry about her too much.
     Juno is the one who worries me. He just sits on the edge of the clouds and broods most of the day. I hope he gets over it soon. Yara can only handle so much of his brooding teenager attitude before smacking him "on accident". In a lot of ways, she acts like an older sister.
     I may be the only one, but I'm kinda glad we have a waiting room of sorts in the sky. I don't think Kaze is done causing casualties,
I'll be honest.

Kasumi's POV
My hero became my downfall.
     The stones Kaze grabbed are Aura Stones. Guardians drop them when they die. A part of their spirit stays in those, and the other part goes up to the clouds. I knew what they were the whole stinking time, but I couldn't tell him! There were several stupid things I could've told him to avoid doing. Why didn't I? Well,
     A: I was in an Aura Stone myself (though I haven't died), and
     B: I was mute in the first place!
     Oh, how angry I was! It's like watching a video where the thing your favorite character needs to find is right there, but he walks right past it half a bajillion times! Cue the screaming at the screen: "You IDIOT!!!"
     Oh? No, I'm not dead. It's not over. I will come back one day. Hey, sign me up for any final boss that's open! If you'll excuse me, I suppose I need to hone my skills. Kaze will one day cry about how
My hero became my downfall.

Kaze's POV
A new hope.
     That's all I wanted. You saw how I lived before this. Can you blame me? I guess karma did, so I wouldn't hate you if you did, too.
     After I unsheathed my sword, I held it up to the light as I drifted away. Three similar lights appeared at different points in the city. Then two dark ones. Shadow me. Then a big, baby pink one. Gossamer? Then yelling. A thousand voices shouting, pushing my boat further and further on my way toward
A new hope.