9S' VISION

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The last thing I see is the ground I am thrust down onto. 

It's cold. Desolate. Blank. 

An empty canvas of grey, which my dark blood spills out across.

A2's speaking now. No longer can I make out what she is saying, or even decipher her blurry silhouette against the white of the tower. I'm not  even able now to see where my crimson blood stops and the grey floor starts. 

Is this what death feels like? My mind can only ponder that thought, and I give my fingers a final twitch. They quickly stiffen up.

My vision promptly fades darker and darker, until it is nothing but sheer blackness, and I can no longer feel anything. The pain and anger that had just been ripping through my body and mind has ceased into nothing. 

Everything is nothing now.

But yet, I awaken once more..

I am no longer familiar with the fury and rage that had just resided inside of me.. Burning and blinding me from all other logic, driving every action and every thought I had with livid wrath. 

Calmness stills my body. It no longer burns with anguish, or stings of grief.. It feels weightless.

Is this.. what peace feels like?

The feeling had been so untouched, so isolated from my mind that I'd completely blocked out what it was like.. I'd forgotten the sensation of serenity which cleansed my mind. My body welcomes the enveloping sensation, which gently caresses me with its secure touch.

It's.. so relaxing.

I turn my attention to the next task on mind. 2B. Where is she?
Immediately upon going to call out her name, I can feel a delicate hand brush against mind.

"9S. Is that you?" Her voice is soft and soothing like nothing else.

".. Yes. I'm here, 2B." 

".. Good. I'm glad you're safe." 

That's the last thing I could hear before my mind finally broke into that complete state of relaxation. Her voice was gentle. Soft. Did I remember it that way, or was it my mind coaxing me into the arms of death? Whatever it was.. It didn't matter anymore.

She was here, finally besides me, and we were together.