Set in the Sun COMPLETED (Short Story) Over 500 words

Set in the Sun

Forgive me champion. Hear me out for a minute.
I'm afraid some of our scouts were taken by the Moon Ghouls. We never leave our own behind, so we must free them. Those monsters of Zion will kill them all if they see us and my duties prevent me from going, so you must go on your own. Infiltrate their camp and save the scouts. Make sure those monsters wish that they never messed with us.
Blessed journey champion, may you return swiftly and in one piece.

That was received on October 2, 2018. It was also when the CS Zion set off to planet Zion. It is currently October 2, 2022. I have no clue where I am. It is black everywhere and not even the sun can give me hope because there is no sun.

I'm alone, and those scouts are probably dead by now. All I have left is this letter. A reminder of my failure. I'm no champion. Just a failure.

The letter is all wrinkled now. Every passing second I stare at it. I can't help it. Thoughts race through my head. What are the Moon Ghouls doing now? Is my colony still alive? Am I going to die out here? I didn't have answers for any of these questions, except for one.

I was going to die out here. Everyone thinks I died already. But that thought gave me a kind of happiness. They thought I died like a hero. In truth, I'm just going to die as a failure. But they will never know this and I can pull peace from that. It was despairing to think about my fate. Why couldn't I stop? Here's why.

There is nothing else to think about. It's all misery in space. Where wonder was suppose to exist is just nothingness. My fate was already set in the sun, you could say.
It won't be painful, though. I will make sure of it. I could just float off in space. My suits has no oxygen, and I will die in 2 minutes.

2 minutes is what it takes to suffocate and die. These few minutes would be a comfort. I glanced at my space gear. Should I do this? Will I? Yes, because I'm not going to die a coward's death. I might be a failure but I am no coward.

After putting my gear on, I opened the hatch. Space is so silent.

3....

2......

1.

I jumped. My body started to drift and I made no effort to stop. I sighed in content. This was what peace really is.

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The CS Zion floated away with no pilot. A peculiar creature was perched upon the ship though. It had huge eyes that glowed and a pale body. A fragile body. This creature had a mission though. To find a place to pass on. For it was dying.

The creature jumped off the ship and in a way, paddled towards a figure. A man. The creature only seen few of these in its lifetime. It could hear the faint heartbeat that slowed down every passing moment.

The small creature landed on him. Laying down, it too, sighed with content. For space was peaceful, and it wasn't alone. No one deserves to die alone and even with their faults, they deserve happiness and they got it.

           The end.