Yuki’s POV
“Yuki… Yuki..!”
Mayu… Mayu, where are you?
“Yuki… please, open your eyes..!”
Mayu…. I can feel you here, beside me… Your warmth….
“Yuki, please! I need you!”
I need you, too.
My eyes slowly opened and I saw Mayu’s face. “..Mm… M-Ma..yu…”
“Yuki!” She hugged me tight, crying, “I-I thought, you were going to die...”
“Mayu...”
“Thank God… Thank God you’re okay.”
I slowly got up, holding my chest. I saw the upper half of my body was mostly wrapped in bandages.
“W-what happened?”
“Don’t you remember? You were almost killed!”
“Eh? How?”
Just then, I felt a pain at my head. I remember everything now…
Flashback
“Yuki!!!!!”
I couldn’t feel or see anything… Everything seemed… Empty…
“Mayu, please, don’t leave me.”
“YUKI, NO!!!!!”
Then, I felt incredible pain.
“M-Mayu...”
I dropped to my knees in pain. I gave in. Gave into the devil, slowly pulling me to hell.
Flashback End.
“Mayu...”
“Are you okay?”
“Y-yeah...”
*Knock* *Knock* *Knock*
“Eh? Come in!”
The door opened slightly to reveal Akane, Akiro and Milky.
“Hey, Yuki. You alright?”
“You...”
“So, how’s the dark prince~” Milky said jokingly.
“Oi, Milky, now’s not the time for those jokes.”
“Men-go, men-go~”
“I should ask the same thing to Akiro~”
“The pain isn’t going away, but I’d be fine~ You suffered more than I did.”
“Sou ka…”
“My Blue Dragon Armor got ripped to shreds though….”
“Same with my Raven Horn Chaser Armor...”
*Knock* *Knock* *Knock*
“Come in?”
“Yuki… Long time no see.”
“O-Otou-san?!”
“I’m sorry about what happened….”
“E-Eh? It’s not your fault, really! You just… lost control, was all.”
“I know. But, because of me...”
“Otou-san….Please, don’t blame yourself...”
“Yuki… I have to warn you.”
“Eh?”
“There will come a day when I will no longer be able to regain control of myself anymore… and the same will happen to you.”
“..Wh-what?”
“The darkness inside you will take over and hurt the ones closest to you.”
“Mayu… No, I would never--”
“It will happen. You think you can stop it, but you can’t. The Dark Mage will come, come to destroy us all.”
“No… No, I won’t hurt Mayu! I swear!”
Just then, my father pulled me closer and whispered in my ear.
“I felt the same about your mother, but I had to let her go… You should do the same before it’s too late.”
“Let her…. no. No, I can’t do that. Anything but--”
“Yuki...” He looked at me with sincere eyes. “You have to let her go… before you kill her.”
No… Of all things… not that.
“Yuki?”
“Mayu, I...”
“Please, excuse me.” My father left the room, the others following, leaving me and Mayu alone.
“Mayu… What he said, it’s--”
She suddenly hugged me, placing her head on my shoulder.
“I don’t want to think about it, Yuki.”
“But...”
“Yuki, it’s been years since I last saw you. I don’t want to lose you again.”
“...”
“I don’t care what happens to me. I’m going to always stay by your side and help you overcome this. I will dispel the darkness, and I’ll save you. Then the two of us can be together...”
“...You’re right. We can be together.”
“Un. We’ll go on dates together, then later we can get married and grow old together. We won’t have anyone else, it’ll just be the two of us. We won’t have to worry about anything anymore and we’ll live happily ever after...”
I raised my hand over her head.
I’m sorry… Mayu.
“Dark Magic: Memory Erasing Spell.”
I’m sorry… but… if I have to do this to save her… save her from me… then I must.
I’ll make her forget everything… about me.
About us.
“Goodbye… Mayu.”
Topic: The Legend (Various Pairs, Maplestory based Fanfic 30/1/15) (Read 14508 times)