#corruptamans

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❝But baby brother! I was literally dead. Though now you can share anything you want with neechan!❞

    Every time he closes his eyes, Guren goes back to that dreaded day. The day the Sun is ripped from him. He recalls the tears streaming down her face. All he could do was watch as the princess was locked away in a tower. Now, he looks to his blade and recalls how she drove it into herself to cause the destruction of the world.

    ❛ Mahiru... ❜ He whispers her name, uncertain of what has become of her. Is his demon Noya? Is Mahiru with Noya? If Mahiru is his demon, is there any sliver of her left that shines? Although, none of that seems to matter. With all of her power and all his power, they still are not able to be together. Now, Guren Ichinose is alone in this world.

Stop telling people I am soft

❛ Does ‘a powerful bad ass always ahead of all of us turtles’ work? ❜

       There’s only one piece left of the puzzle. The sacrifice of a vampire progenitor. With every passing pant of his breath, the clock grows closer to the hour: The end of the world. Why is this his fate? In what world is losing everyone he loves fair? Inevitably, this world --- this abysmal world. What has he done to deserve this punishment?

     Looking to the goddess, his eyes a pleading. Tears burn at the edges of his eyes, and his head is throbbing. Shinya’s blood stains his uniform, and now he faces the woman who claims his heart. Yet, her words strike fear into him. ❛ This is the end? ❜ He asks, but the question seems distant to his ears as if this isn’t the true world they live in. Their world is a better one; they should have a future with one another. The knight always saves the princess, and she falls into his arms for the beautiful future.

     But the sun’s gone out, and night surrounds them. There’s no bright future here. Simply the dead end. Yet, he has to ask. He simply can’t give up; not on her, not on the last person he has remaining. ❛ I can’t save you, can I? ❜ Looking to the graves, his eyes drop and look to the bodies. This is inevitable. Destiny is cruel and plays with those who try to change her.

     ❛ Let me rescue you, Mahiru. ❜

        How far has she gone? Once a bright star, the sun seems to dim. She’s not beaming as she once did --- the way he REMEMBERS her. There’s something black behind her eyes. It was never there until now. Is that what it means to have a demon wrapping around one’s heart? He can see it now.

       ❛ Mahiru... ❜ There are no words he can speak that will comfort her. The things she’s seen, the things she’s DONE... to reach that level of power. She’s farther away from him than she’s ever been, leaving him in the dust of her remains. The remnants of the princess from before are stuck in the past as it seems he is now.

         However, he’s not one to shy away from a challenge. His heart burns with a want, no DESIRE, he’s felt deeply for the past eight years. The desire to have her in his arms and hold her there safely. He wants to be her sword and shield, so she will not have to give up her soul.

     ❛ Let me save you. ❜ The words are heavy, almost desperate as he breathes them. But he knows deep within his heart that they are of no use. The night will come soon, and the Sun will set; that is the inevitable truth. That does not stop him from reaching a hand toward her, but he hesitates. The gap between them is not so easily resolved with an embrace or caress. He knows better, as her family made such a thing clear when he was five.

                                                    He’s still too WEAK.

       And so his hand shoves it ways through his hair, tousling his bangs back. A subtle groan beneath his breath breaks from his lungs, and his fingers grip to a close as they slide down to his side. There’s a spark of determination behind his eyes. The hopeful optimism remains a strong fire within his chest, and it will not fade. As long as Guren has his humanity, that flame will never falter.

                                                          ❛ I can save you. ❜