15º Act
Hey, eveyone. Sorry it took so long again.
Soooooo, this will be the last oneshot I will do for this one. Yeah, sorry.
Writing this was so much fun! And I want to thank everyone who favourited this fanfic, liked and added on the list. : D
This one is a sequel from the Amnesia one, so you might want to read Amnesia before this to understand better.
Hope you guys enjoy!
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It was one of those days of search and training, where Meliodas stayed outside testing his powers while Elizabeth made me company. Merlin also was outside looking out for the blond and Gowther was locked in his room, probably reading to calm his nerves.
I was trying the same. Sitting near a window with the silver-haired princess facing me. Two cups of tea were resting in the wooden table. By the time she was sitting there, the tea must have cooled.
You can say I was taking care of her. Lost my powers way long ago, but I still a recollection of how her magic worked. I know she's powerful. There's absolutely no way she failed her test.
My eyes made their way to the window. A little wave of nostalgia passed by when I say him trying to form wings. Everyone who meet him for the first time thought he's weak, and he proved them wrong each time. Each time his power destroyed something.
Houses, castles, mountains, you name it.
I glanced back at the princess. Her eyes still focused on him, fascination shinning in her cerulean eyes.
No matter which form she takes, she will always...
"Love him." I tried to concentrate in the book in my hands. Keyword: Tried. That bitter thoughts about the past keep haunting my head while I read the same paragraph repeatedly until I felt a small headache.
I closed the book and placed it on the table. More tea would be good. When I stood up, I noticed the princess changed her focus. From Meliodas to me.
"'Love him'? Love who [Y/N]-san?" She stared at me with curiosity. Did I really said it aloud?
She seemed really to be interested in what that sentence means, or she misheard it and thought I've said 'I love him'. Those eyes filled with sorrow, however, had the answer I needed.
"No one, Elizabeth-san. Just a random thought." I assured her, and walked towards the kitchen. She grabbed the cups and followed me, ready to help me.
We arrived at the kitchen, where I started to boil water. Elizabeth grabbed some tealeaves King has bought. It was his favorite, and I have to agree, it always made me relaxed after drinking it. She placed it next to the sink, where she washed the cups.
After the preparation, we moved our resting location to the balcony. She played with her hair strands, facing the floor as if it was a masterpiece.
I've realized months ago that Elizabeth isn't very comfortable in my presence. Of course, we had a friendship, but not the same kind she has with Diane.
I didn't really pursued that friendship though. It's not apathy, it's just...like Meliodas, her face gives me a grim reminder of my past, the painful memories I work hard to forget. We didn't had any interactions in the past, so it's not her fault, but...
The pain, it speaks louder. She remember me there's no way back, no matter how much I want to.
"You two were pretty close, right?" A quiet voice interrupted my train of thought. I turned to face the princess, whose eyes were fixated on the kettle.
"Meliodas-sama and you were pretty close, right? He used to talk a lot about you, when I tried to know more about his past." She diverted her eyes back to me, and I could see how much thought she had put in her question. Elizabeth rarely looked at me in the eye while speaking, almost like there was a monster inside my iris.
"Yes, we were" Answered while playing with my coat sleeve. "Best friends 'til death do us part. Well, technically, I am already dead." Sarcasm coated my words, trying to lift the mood.
She seems more uncomfortable now. Oh well.
"He mentioned that. You're a...ghost. Like those two in the Capital of the Dead. He said that you will...disappear one day."
The princess searched any discomfort sign in my eyes, and she would drop the conversation here if she saw it. Honestly, it doesn't even matter to me anymore. Feels so...normal and bland. I just answered her.
"In fact, I was supposed to be gone a long time ago." I trailed my fingers across the balcony. The princess come closer, showing interest.
"But someone couldn't accept the fact that I would be no longer around and secretly sent parts of his magic energy to me so I could stay in this world." My lips curved in a smirk. "I wonder who would be so humble to help me this way."
She chuckled at my act, and I felt a wave of relief. Maybe...spend time with her is not that bad at all. It's a new era now, we could be friends.
Maybe this time she will not die.
Control your memories.
"Meliodas-sama truly cares for you, it may not seem so due to his attitude, but I can guarantee he would never abandon you again." She beamed with enthusiasm.
That made my humor quite bitter, my head taking me back to Danafor and our little chat about what to do with Elizabeth. Then it took me further, when he was cursed and I spent years looking for him.
Back at those days, everything around me felt like a very organized play. A well-planed tragedy, full of twists and turns. I thought once the curtains falls, everything and everyone will find their end.
So where is this ending?
For some reason I never felt like I was acting in the play, I felt more as if I was just watching everything from the backseat.
That's unsettling.
"Ah, the tea is almost ready." She said, walking towards the door. "I'll ask the others if they want some." And with that she's gone.
She took the curtains with her.
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If it wasn't enough that crazy fighting festival controlled by two commandments, now the true pandemonium gets on stage. One of many acts surrounding this play is coming towards its end.
Here we are, transported to Liones thanks to some mysterious wizard and watching an unfair match from a crystal ball. Curse you Gloxinia.
The first Fairy King and the founder of the Giants Clan against a single ex-commandment. He was winning; he had them in his hands. However, the cast wasn't complete. No, for the final act, they needed to come, and here they are. The remaining six, prepared to crush the protagonist.
Everyone around me observed the scene closely with a mixture of feelings. Fear, horror, anxiety, hope. A rich cake of emotions. Actors are now audience, and they were on the edge of their seats.
After Fraudin's attack, Meliodas tried to reach Dreyfus's imprisoned soul. It wasn't very effective. That light blinded and killed, and right after came another Gloxinia's attack. Nobody could survive this. Nobody but him. He was the protagonist, after all.
Then, another blinding light came, and Revenge Counter filled the audience's hearts with hope. He would survive, they thought. Just wait and he would be laughing with us again.
I knew, however, things would not work this way.
It was his turn.
The light was gone. Standing up against Meliodas was a tall man, who had a striking resemblance of Meliodas. His silver hair and smooth voice ringed a bell in my memory. Yeah, that's it.
Right there, the final act.
After some revelations like Meliodas's betrayal of the Ten Commandments, I could feel their gazes. The fairies, the immortal and the princess to be more specific. Ban was more inclined to the fight, but I still had his fox-like glare over me.
"Did...Did you knew about that?" Harlequim asked with remorse on his tone. I turned to face him; the answer was in my eyes.
Sorrow, anger, regret, bitterness, melancholy. A rich cake of emotions, all over my face. The fairy bit his lips e decided to let go of the matter. Gloxinia cured Mesacula, and now she was taking Meliodas's soul.
I'm pretty sure Estarossa is going to kill her for stealing his prey, but my focus was cut short when Ban, who was embracing his beloved Elaine few moments ago, turned to the wizard asking to be transported to the fight.
It was when I had took my decision.
"Wait." I interrupted him, approaching the greedy immortal. My hands trembled and my eyes focused on the floor. I was afraid, but I had to do it.
Everyone would die if I hesitate.
"Take me with you."
"Sure about that, Miss Ghost?" The man-fox questioned, facing me with his chin held up high. Those red eyes does not trust me; Ban never had the need to hide it. "You can't fight against them, and Cap'n would bury me personally if something happened to you."
"What about you? This isn't some cheerful walk in the garden, blink and you are dead." He tched and ignored me when I turned to the wizard to talk about the transport. He was right, I can't fight against Estarossa.
However, I can do something.
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That was the end. The death of the protagonist, and the villains' victory. Some saw it coming, some did not, an end is an end, life goes on. Ban was nowhere to be seen, and Meliodas was dead. His seven hearts, his seven sins, crushed under blades.
"Our vengeance is now complete" Estarosa finished, turning to face me. He just realized I existed. I was staring at Meliodas' face, once full of life, now cold and bloodied.
"Now, I do want to know. You're offering magic support for that immortal man...it was very weak, but oddly familiar...who are you?" He asked. Everyone was silent, guards still up. They don't want another case of wolf in sheep's clothing.
"Fighting is useless, with me that is." I turned around, dusting my clothes. "I'm pretty sure you guys know how to not underestimate an enemy."
"Such insolence." Zeldris spited, his hands going for the sword's scabbard. "You're not facing weak humans without magic, show some respect."
"You're the one who needs to show respect." Refuted with poison in my words. Within my clothes' pockets, I removed a certain item. The only thing I have of my old days. "Look who you are talking to."
His eyes went wide open. If Meliodas wasn't dead, this moment would be way more satisfying. Estarosa opened a side smirk, his dead eyes analyzing me.
"A gavel, huh. She's a soul judge." He breathed, stepping closer. I trembled a little, but still faced him. No time for fear. Zeldris was incredulous, glaring me as if I was crazy. The gavel, however, was the proof of my words.
"How? They all just disappeared centuries ago, when we attacked to catch the souls..." He was looking up and down, trying to find signs of lies.
"Your brother knows one good hiding spot or two." A tiny smile appeared in my lips. Zeldris probably hates Meliodas even more now. A truly sad story. If they got along...maybe we wouldn't be in this mess.
"So, what are you doing in here? Your friend is no longer in this world, and you do not seem to have any power left for now, just bury him." Fraudin commented, as if death was something trivial like dirty laundry.
They think this is easy.
"You are right. I am out of energy right now. Used most of it, if I try something, I might lose my connection with this world. How sad, my magic can't do much right now..." My eyes glanced at him. He seems to be sleeping, tranquil and free. However, I know it is not forever. Not with him.
He will wake up, not now, but soon.
"...let me have some of yours then?"
My gavel emitted a light, growing until I had a war hammer in my hands. I smiled at their shocked faces. A melancholic smile, while my memories started to flow. My vision was blurry. Hah, I was crying.
"This will not kill you, but can buy some time. Let's see how much long you can survive with half of your magic energy gone." I felt a knot in my throat. Everything was coming back. The laughs, the cries, the tears, the joy. It was too much. My life was seeping from my body.
The energy he gave me was going for this attack.
I saw them preparing for attack. Too slow.
"You better have a happy ending. Have a nice life somewhere, serene, no deaths, okay?" I stared at my hands. My fingers transformed into tiny dots of light, resembling fireflies. I was disappearing. After all this years, watching everything around me get lost...
The curtains finally close.
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And when Ouroboros disappeared, they were reunited at the end of the world. He smiled, she cried, and they comforted each other with a tight embrace.
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Again, thanks to everyone who read this far, hope you have a wonderfull life! :D
I'll be doing some edits in other oneshots, just to fix some things.
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