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The sky is dark, not a pitch black, it is a deep and dangerous blue. Dark enough to hide the stars, but not dark enough to hide the clouds that looming above two boys. Those two run side by side, they are tired, yet, they continue without stopping at least once to rest.

They can't stop, if they do, the monsters would kill them since they are just mere humans. The world is no the same as before, is at the verge of destruction as it has fallen to a mysterious calamity known as the Great Collapse. In order to fight the monsters that began emerging around the world, humanity created the Revenants: human corpses brought back to life by implanting a Biological Organ Regenerative (BOR) parasite within the heart, acting as vampiric fighters with unique abilities.

Still, not all humans are protected by the Revenants, that's why those two are running for their lives, trying to find a place where they can be safe.

They heavy boots thud against the sidewalk and it thud harder when they run against the howling wind. They feel it blowing through their coat, chilling every part of their skin.

In the fading moonlight, Rathion stops running and his friend Louis stops too. His friend took a good look at him, seeing the state he was in: his side was ripped open and his guts were spilling out. Rathion was on the verge of death, but his face was just a little pale, his calm gaze made Louis worry more. He knows that Rathion is suffering, but he still keeps that calm look on his face, so as not to worry his friend.

"Are you ready to leave me behind?" Rathion asked seriously, while coughing up some blood.

"I've told you before, I'm not leaving you behind."

They weren't out of the woods yet, the monsters were still behind them, maybe they had lost them for now. If they keep moving forward, there is a chance they could escape, but in Rathion's state, continuing is not an option for him. He will die soon, he can't be a burden to Louis anymore, if he stays by his side, Louis won't be able to escape.

That's why he must find a way to make Louis leave him behind, to save his precious friend's life, Rathion will do anything, no matter if it means being hated.

"Stop being a fool, there is no salvation for me. Haven't you noticed by now?"

Louis is aware of the state Rathion is in, but doesn't want to give up hope of escaping together. Rathion is still breathing, so Louis doesn't want to give up.

"It's still too early to say that, you're still breathing and you're still on your feet, there's still hope."

That little hope that Louis speaks of, had already been extinguished within Rathion's heart, he knows perfectly well that there is nothing that can save him. His destiny is to die in this desolate ruined city, but Louis can escape that cruel fate, he still has time to leave before the monsters find them.

"You want my sacrifice to be in vain, get away from here now!" Rathion raised his voice, still keeping his cool.

Louis remained silent, looking at his friend who, despite suffering, stands firm without showing any kind of weakness. He gritted his teeth, feeling frustrated that he couldn't do anything, that he had been a burden on Rathion's shoulders, causing him to get hurt. Yes, it's all Louis' fault, Rathion risked his life to save his.

Rathion does not regret saving the life of his precious friend, he thinks that it is better that someone intelligent and compassionate like Louis survive than a good-for-nothing, selfish like him.

Feeling guilt in his heart, Louis was going to turn around and leave Rathion behind, but he noted how Rathion's calm soon reached its limit. His knees bent and his body fell forward, Louis reflexively caught the upper half of his body. The smell of blood that he hadn’t felt so far stung his nose: It was awful.

"I told you it was too late, now leave me here and go." With difficulty, Rathion said those words close to Louis's ear.

Not listening to his friend's words, Louis sat down and rested Rathion's head on his lap. "I want to stay with you, at least until you close your eyes."

Rathion laughed slightly, he always knew why Louis was trying so hard not to leave him behind, despite knowing why, he's been ignoring it for a while now. He knows that he feels the same, but he kept quiet, pretending not to know anything, hiding what he felt in his heart. Those feelings will be buried in the depths of darkness, neither of them will be able to say anything.

The cold wind howled once more, with the possibility of a storm, everything smelled vaguely damp as if preparing for the humidity to come. Soon the tiny crystalline drops of water were trickling from up above, the overcast silver sky split by bolts of pale lightning. It was as if the clouds knew about the tragedy to come and wanted to wash away the sadness with relentless rain.

The water felt like little cold pinpricks as it assaulted his skin, the rain still not heavy, not strong enough to cover the tears on Louis's face. As he silently listened to the raindrops falling one after another, Rathion looked at Louis's face, seeing those beautiful red eyes brimming with tears.

If he doesn't say anything, his words would die along with him, like a smoke without a last sputtering of spit. There would be no ashes, no burnt pieces for Louis to keep. Not even a last strong gasp, or a mark of nails dragged. There wouldn't be no etchings, no last message for anyone to decode.

Everything about him would disappear, his love that had never been shown, would end without a residue of memories, without final words for Louis to remember. There are no photographs of him, there is nothing for Louis to cherish.

"Please tell me you'll fight this fight, I can't see without your light, I need you to breathe into my life." His words broke up and all he could say were stuttering sounds. Hot tears streamed down his face, he squeezed his eyelids shut with the hope his tears would stop. His choppy breathing and watery eyes remained for quite some time as he sat stroking Rathion's hair.

He didn't want this to be goodbye, he wants someone to tell him that this is not where it all ends. "Don't tell me this a is goodbye..." His words broke once again, his hands chaking, being afraid to hear an answer.

"I'm sorry, Louis." Rathion reached out and cupped Louis's cheek, he leaned in slightly.

He felt how Rathion's hand wasn't warm anymore, his hand was so cold, he was dying and Louis couldn't do anything to stop it. He kept crying, those tears that he couldn't wipe away, because they are the only thing he has left, to feel again the same warmth from Rathion's hands that he longed for so much.

The one he loves would be gone, without being able to fight, and with his suppressed emotions kept down. There's so many regrets inside Rathion's heart, but there's not a second chance for him to go back.

"It's time for you to go, they'll be here in no time." The bittersweet words left his lips but he kept the other words at bay -- the ones he could never, ever say. He dragged those deeply rooted words, pulling them until they wouldn't budge, wrapped them in his voice and never let them go.

Before going and leaving everything behind, Louis brought his face close to Rathion's, until their lips met. At this point he didn't care at all, if he end up being hated by the person he loves so be it, he will never see him again. It would be more painful for him to continue suppressing his feelings than to be rejected in the last moments of Rathion's life. "I had a craving for a cigarette, but thanks to that kiss I don't need anything anymore."

"Don't be silly, how can you smoke in the rain?"

Hearing those words, Rathion laughed a slightly, Louis was right, no matter how much he wants to smoke, he won't be able to do it in the rain.

"Aren't you going to say anything about the kiss?

"I've known for a long time, and I--" Rathion begins to violently cough up blood, causing Louis to panic.

He could already feel how life was slipping out of his hands, in less than a few minutes death would take him away. For a moment he thought about telling Louis about his feelings, but then again it would be better not to say anything, that way it would be easier for him to forget about Rathion.

Without saying what he wanted, Rathion felt a huge sense of tiredness. The numb feeling grew stronger, his thoughts began to become more and more confused and disappeared like smoke. Tiredness has seeped deep into his bones, he needed rest, just a little bit of rest. He knows that if he closed his eyes, he would never open them again, still he wanted it all to end.

The moment Rathion closed his eyes, the rain fell mercilessly, washing away everything in its path, trying to drown away Louis's tears and screams.

"Don't go, please stay by my side. Open your eyes, look at me with a smile like you always did."

Seeing the person he loved die in front of his eyes made him feel cold, it is not that simple cold that one feels on a winter day or the chill when drinking a cold drink. It's something hollow and empty. Like something's missing and it aches. A deeply cold and tired soul that he just can't shake, Rathion has left a hole in Louis's heart.

He has lost a big part of him, and he wonders where lies his heart now, that damaged, splintered in shards heart of his. He is alive thanks to the sacrifice of his friend, who was pierced by the arrow of death that captured his last breath.

In that night that sheds to dawn, Ration lost his life, his aura faded into darkness, a tunnel of grey.

Louis had so many things he wanted to say and he knew Rathion left some things unsaid, all of it and the memories they had, good and bad… They're all over the place as he holds Rathion's hand one last time. He couldn't stop crying, realizing this is the end.

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