You released a series of slashing movements as quickly as you could, chopping all of the tentacles apart and kicking the demon directly in the chest. This threw her down and slammed her into the rubble.

You knew you didn't have enough time, yet still ran over to Ryo.

He was thankfully conscious, just stuck on the ground since his entire body was completely numb.

Ryo

"I can't move."

You

"Yeah, I can see that."

You looked at your surroundings, trying to find a way out while you tried helping Ryo up. His back was severely damaged.

You

"Ryo, I'll be back."

Ryo

"What?..."

Lightly, you laid him against the wall, trying to hide him with the debris from the building.

Because of all the combat, the whole ass building started falling apart. Literal 200-pound demons were being thrown across the place, it's just what you expect.

???

"Please Lilith, just die. It's honestly that simple, why can't you do it?"

You

...

???

"Why won't you speak to me?!-"

You

"God- That's because Lilith doesn't have full control of my body, you fucking dumbass! Jeez, I thought you were a demon!"

???

"Oh? So you're telling me she doesn't possess the power of fully taking control of a human's body?"

You

"No, that's my decision."

???

"Well- What is she saying?! You have to at least be hearing voices that don't belong to you, right?!"

You

"She says..."

???

"What?! What is this bitch saying?!"

You

"Nothing."

Out of pure rage, the demon started picking up debris from the building and started to throw them right at you. 

You took a larger piece of debris and used it to block yourself, finally using your brain. She continued to throw broken building parts, but now that she was aware of something, she targeted your hands, which were still uncovered.

Your left hand was hit, and it became weakened, causing you to release one side of the item you were clutching. You lost control and dropped the large piece as a result of this. You'd been exposed, and the demon was closing in on you.

You were so preoccupied with attempting to heal your hand that you didn't know this demon was about to smack you in the face. And she was fortunate in doing so. She struck you across the face sharply and all at once, her sharp ass claws stabbed right through your gut.

God, how her nails were so long but yet so fucking sharp.

Lilith left your body, giving you a sign that you were... Quite close to death.

As quick as she could, the demon pulled those nails out of you and went right after Lilith. Lilith looked like a ghost more than a demon, she actually kind of resembled a goddess.

Lilith

"Please, you must run."

You

"Do you think I can run?... Look at me."

You were lying on the ground, a huge pool of blood surrounding you and your hand on your wound that was bleeding out like crazy.

You extended your head, trying to look upward to see Ryo.

You

If Lilith has escaped from my body... That means I'm normal now, right?... 

The two demons in battle launched a lethal attack against each other at the exact same minute, second, and millisecond, flinging everything back at them. That includes you. When the dust settled, both of their hands were practically clutching each other's hearts.

Sure, the demon that had a strong dislike for Lilith got her wish. She'd finally succeeded in killing her. But, in the end, she received a sensation: death. In the end, both demons murdered each other. No more Lilith, no more demon.

You were blown back, making you lose a whole lot more blood.

When you turned around, shakily and slowly, you saw Ryo's face centimetres from yours. He was literally sobbing on the ground.

You

"Hey... Stop crying. Be a man."

Your voice sounded nothing like yours, it was so weak and raspy. You lifted up that hand of yours, definitely not the broken one, and started wiping away his tears.

You

"Sorry I can't use the other hand, it's broken."

Ryo

"Y/N."

You

"What do you want?..."

Ryo

"I was lying to myself."

You

"What?..."

Ryo

"Turns out in the very end, I've gotten the need to care for you."

You

"..."

Ryo

"Let's go to the lights. I want to feel the joy of holding your hand once more."

You

"If you're buying the tickets for the train, then I'm up for it."

Wow, how could you joke around at a time like this, both you and Ryo are bleeding out and slowly dying.

Ryo

"Heh... Yeah, I'll buy... The tickets."

You

"You said... You wanted to feel the joy of holding my hand once more?"

Ryo had the sudden urge to just start breaking down. 

You grabbed his hand, the one clean of blood, and held it in yours.

You

"See? Now we can be together, even as we die."

Ryo

"What if I don't wish to die, Y/N?..."

You

"There's... really not a choice. But hey, at least you're not... Dying alone."

Ryo

"I lied to myself."

You

"...?"

Ryo

"I'm sorry I couldn't tell you that I cared for you earlier."

You

"I already knew that..."

Ryo

"Oh?..."

You

"It doesn't matter whether or not you care for me anymore. At this point, I just wanna be with you."

Ryo grinned, even though it was actually quite hard for him to do so since he was bleeding out everywhere, the same goes for you.

You

"I'm glad that I was able to see more of this world with you, Ryo."

Ryo listened intently to your deep inhale and long exhale, despite the fact that he could barely hear anything. He could see all of your tension, muscles, and face relax as he analyzed your face.

The realization then hit Ryo, his eyes widening, looking at your body; now your corpse.

He moved himself a bit closer to you, not hearing any more breaths. 

He was now fully aware of your state, the tears escaping even quicker.

Ryo just wanted to join you, he wanted to rest. 

The smell of the nice spring weather, the wind blowing perfectly, and a soft mat that you laid on.

Opening your eyes, you saw the lights. The very same lights that you saw with Ryo on that day. You saw a head interrupt your admiring moment, looking right down at you. 

His tears were falling and just happened to fall on your face.

Ryo

"Hey... Let's go over there. We'll get a better view of the lights, Y/N."

He held out his hand, kneeling down to your level. You sat up from laying down, glad that both of you gladly ended up in the same place as each other.

Softly, you put your hand in his quite elegantly, and you both walked off to enjoy the lights.

You

"Ryo, your hand is as cold as ever."

Ryo

"... The same goes for you."

You

"Could it just be that... We're both dead?..."

Ryo

"I don't care if I'm dead or not, as long as I end up wherever you are, I'll always be happy."