My Last Hope (Truth Series 4)

53: Whitefire

A/N: Welcome to the second to last chapter. Hope you enjoy.

Before we get to the good bit I have to explain my future plans for storytelling. After this I had originally planned on writing a story called 'Finding Soro'. It would have been the sequel to 'Sorcerer's Past'. It would have been about what happened to Soro during his time on Earth. However, I kind of like the mystery of not knowing. So, I'm not going to be writing 'Finding Soro'. Although I do have some parts of it written already that I'm thinking of posting in 'Buried Secrets', my one shot collection.

My interest in the kind of stories I want to write is shifting a bit. I want to spend some time writing about things other than minecraft. My next story is one called 'Forbidden Child'. It is a Percy Jackson and Young Justice crossover. However, I do still have stories I want to tell about Soro and his friends and family, so I'll still be updating 'Buried Secrets' every once in awhile.

Third Person POV

Soro walks through the halls of Notch's castle. He stops when he finds Captain Jordan Sparklez. The older demigod sits in a windowsill looking out across the Aether. "Almost all of the ESC buildings have been taken out," Soro tells him. "Myself and a few others are going to take out the last few buildings. Do you want to come with?" Sparklez glances at Soro but doesn't respond. "Raven and Angel haven't been found yet. Help me find them." No response. "Please. Technically, they are as much your family as they are mine."

Sparklez sighs. "Fine."

Soro breathes deeply and sits up in the bed. "Lay back down," Brice orders. Soro glares at him half heartedly. "You're just going to pass out again if you leave. Now lay back down." Soro rolls his eyes but does as told. "Thank you."

Brice moves around the room organizing various medical equipment. Soro stares up at the ceiling, eyes grey and cloudy. As time rolls by his eyes grow watery. "How do you do it?"

"Do what?"

"Everything and anything. How do you live without him?"

"Well," Brice sighs. "It's not easy. Some days I have to fight just to drag myself out of bed. But, I do it because it's what he's want."

"You really think so?"

"Yes. Seto wouldn't want us to sacrifice our lives. He'd want us to keep living as long as we can. He'd want us to find a way to be happy."

"Have you found it? A way to be happy?"

"Yes and no. I'll never love someone like I loved your brother. There's never a day I don't miss him like crazy. But, I've found happiness in the simple things I do. Healing the sick and injured at The College. Travelling around helping people with you and the other Phantoms. Watching Angel and Raven grow up. Seeing Rythian and Duncan grow closer while still denying they have feelings for each other. Seeing The College grow bigger and the students grow stronger and more confident." Brice smiles sadly. "Life's a beautiful thing when you take the time to enjoy it."

"Do you think I'll ever be able to do that? Be happy again?"

"What your kids? Don't Angel and Raven make you happy.?"

"Yeah." Soro rolls onto his side facing the wall away from Brice. "They're my light in the dark." Silence lingers.

"He'd be proud of you," Brice tells him after a while.

Soro snorts. "No, he wouldn't."

"Yes, he would." Brice states sternly. "You saved the world."

"I didn't do it to save the world. I did it for revenge."