_⚠️ !!This chapter contains spoilers!! ⚠️_

A small present for my come back :)

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Shadow POV:

-You bastard, just shut up! Why can you leave me alone?_ I pushed him away, far enough for him to not touch me. I cover my ears to stop hearing any words he says. I don't want to hear, don't want to believe what he said is true.

- Please, I beg you. Please free me. _ I continued to say those pleas despite knowing that the other person did not care. Those eyes filled with sadness and pity made me both helpless and angry. I don't need his pity. If he feels sorry for me, why didn't he kill me when I asked him?

-Why is "that thing" still not letting go of me? Why don't you end its bond with me? You understand how I feel right now, don't you? End it! ._ I looked down at my arm, full of cuts and scars, the hand seeping through without any warmth. With a bunch of incisions, they look so painful to me. I used them to hug my heart. Why couldn't I feel any signs of it beating? I press harder. I can't even feel the pain anymore. No, I can still feel the pain; It is just that I'm used to it.

  I am "dead" in some way; I did stop breathing. But I don't understand. Why am I still here, existing?

  Does this mean everything I did was pointless? If I died, then why still exist here. I could have spent time with those two friends. I shouldn't have been sitting here like a lost ghost.

  No one can see me, yet no one can touch me. Not even a person can hear me; I have none by my side. I have abandoned my friends, the only two I have.

  It's funny how everything I did was stupid. Why does everything have to be this way? Is it too late to turn back now, am I right?... It's too late.

-Damn it. What nonsense..._ I smiled, an emotionless and bitter smile. I have to wear a fake smile my entire life, but this is the first time My heart ached this much. It hurt like my heart broke into million pieces. I shed tears.

-Shadow... _ He said, then approached me. He lowered his sword and knelt beside me. An outstretched hand wrapped around me, making me shocked. I look up and realize Shawara was pulling me into his lap. The other hand patted my head as comfort.

-I understand your feelings, but you still have me here, "brother" _ Each sentence seemed to save me. I can almost feel the warmth from his lap, the only one here that can understand the pain and help me.

-I'm sorry! I'm sorry, Shawara. I'm so sorry _ I clung to Shawara tears kept falling down my face. I clenched my teeth, My heart felt like it was tightening, but this body probably has a heart. Sometimes when I was alive, I could feel my warmth, feel the beat, and my heart withered.

  I'm inconsiderate. I left Arashi and Aliaa behind and broke our promises, letting Aiko down. I broke my promise to Akuma; Threw away all the inheritance my parents left me. I made my loved ones cry. I had chased away the only person who understood my feelings right now.

  More than anyone, I am the one who understands his feelings the most. It was he who had to endure that feeling. When no one notices, can touch him or can hear the painful, whimpering cries of a 16-year-old boy cursed with loneliness. He lived, lived like a ghost for the past two years.

  There is no one around Shawara who was alone all those years. The other souls have either corrupted or turned into demons. Alone, he silently saved the children, who died in an accident or sickness. He sent them to heaven before they lost. The feeling when watching others liberated, while you are stuck in suffering still chained to the world. Very painful indeed.

  Yet when finally someone like him appeared, I demanded that he kill me. Him, his past is already miserable enough. I was so selfish didn't even think how it would hurt him to keep asking him to kill me. He must be regretting living like this. 

  I can see that he also tried to kill himself with that sword he always brings with him. Even when he knew it wasn't working, but he kept going. Although not dead, it still leaves scars, both mentally and physically. Just looking at the faults near his neck was enough to understand how many times the sword had slashed through it. I should have said then that he doesn't need to be alone anymore because I'm here now. I insulted him, pushed him away. But he still hugs me, still comforts me.

  I clung even tighter, tears not being able to hold back anymore; the burning it gives every time I try to wipe it off is so annoying.

-I'm sorry, Shawara. Sorry for everything I've said. I didn't mean to insult you. I don't want to push you away, so please don't leave me.

-It's okay. I'm fine, Shadow. Feel free to cry, let out all the pain you have pushed down for years. From now to forever, we won't leave each other. I will protect you and take care of you like a family. We will never get separated again. 

_END Salvation_

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Shadow: I will not say anything about this :)
This is a present and a short story. I hope you enjoy it. 
This story contains spoilers and might be confusing to everyone. I will explain after
I will post a new chapter at Christmas or after a few days because I need to finish my exams xD
Have a good day!!