Amphere Harrison
I just closed my eyelids, trying to prevent tears from coming out of my eyes. I ignored the intensive temperature as the friction of the wind gives sufficient heat that could give my skin a first degree burn. I’m completely tolerant to the outside now.
All I cared is the love of my life. And now that she’s gone…Now that she sacrificed herself again to keep me safe for the last time…I don’t know what happens next. Fuck the Necross Ascension or the Dragonoid Rights Law. I would trade all of my achievements just to see her again for just a split second.
For some reason, I crashed back on the planet with no broken bones or whatsoever. That shield plate Airi gave me must’ve been heavily reinforced to withstand the air friction and the crash. I found myself on the center of a crater, lying on my back. Even though I’m completely fine, I stayed there, not moving a finger.
The sun peeked on the horizon, signaling the dawn of the new day. I can’t even see the colossal demonic cathedral, or what’s left of it. But I’m pretty sure that this place is near the southern Arcadian camp, which we breached through last night.
I closed my eyes and tried to reimagine Airi’s face once again. Her voice echoed through my head, visions and flashbacks of her intercepted my mind. And then I looked at my clenching fist, which contained the handkerchief that she used every single day to impress and appear cute to me. I missed her sentences, even though she always hangs the unnecessary word “totally” to each and every one of it. I will never find it annoying anymore…just let me hear your voice again.
“Are you totally okay?”
I slowly opened my eyes. The image was blurred but slowly, I got the whole image. It was a childlike face of a girl. She was adorable as Airi…But she is not Airi. It was Duchess Corasell, who immediately rushed to my side and got my arm.
“W-Where is Airelina?” the Duchess asked.
Hearing her name again makes me want to cry like a newborn baby. I tried my best not to scream, but my eyes gushed more tears than before. I covered my face with my arm, but it’s not enough to make the duchess unaffected. She cried silently too, and dropped her forehead to my chest.
We had this little moment to mourn for Airi. I don’t know how much time has passed. When I’m all out of tears, the duchess convinced me to get up. I did took her hand to help me stand again, but honestly, I’m about to throw up. I don’t understand my body either. I can barely utter any word with my mouth. My eyes are a lot blurry whenever I moved. I can no longer smell or feel. And my shoulders are so heavy.
“I saw you crashing into this place after fighting against the planetary demonic dragon earlier.” Duchess Corasell said. “I’m so sorry that I came in late.”
“…It’s not your fault…” I replied sadly. “It’s no one’s.”
When we finally climbed up the crater, I saw Estoff, Elumina, and Rudolf lying on a withered tree, each of them. Estoff and Elumina are holding hands, while Rudolf is being hugged by Kyrie. The three zombies are fully awake, but they appear to be see-through. There are light particles surrounding them that tell one thing; their time in this world is up.
“…I’m sorry... I don’t have enough tears to mourn for you three again…” I said and projected a fake smile.
“You don’t have to appear happy in front of us.” Elumina weakly said. “We returned to the world of the living just to help you prevent Necross Ascension. That is our only purpose.”
“I finally understand what you felt that day, Estoff.” I bowed while clenching my hand. “I…I honestly wanted to kill myself, just to meet her again.”
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Vesryn Pulse
FantasyLong ago, the humans triumphed over the dragons, sealing them into a human mortal body now known as dragonoids. The dragonoids became enslaved by the humans, and uses them as military weapons by the power of the Vesryn Pulse. Arcadia, a guerilla gro...
