Midnight Memories

Chapter 28 [Bittersweet]

Chapter 28

            When Mikasa hoped that the tree would be saved given the theory on the book, her heart lightens. It was only a theory but there's no harm on trying it, Mikasa hoped as she took the blood and pour it in the tree, unable to noticed that her blood also mix in it due to her bleeding arm. It was too late when she realized, the blood tree has repelled her blood.

Eren and the shadow who calls himself Zeke fights, she could tell that they are both slowly weakening. So, Mikasa sat down unable to do anything, this supposed to be happy day turns into a total nightmare as the vampires die before them. The red that symbolizes life and passion in this world began to resemble massacre.

The red that symbolizes life began to symbolized death for a lot of vampires.

The tree glowed again, Mikasa weakly looks up at it, it resembled a volcano that is about to burst it's lava out. Mikasa shook her head desperately before she looks at the two again.

Eren grits his teeth as he look at the man, despite panting and incredibly exhausted, he was still strong enough to fight the guy or have strong courage to stand up to him.
Zeke smiles at that, he was having fun as they fought. It was his first ever fight and he was excited, his blood hot and boiling to plunge his hand onto his stomach and quickly kill him, but he decided not to, he was having fun. Eren was breathing heavily infront of him.

" Eren." He calls. " This is fun, we should fight u til one of us dies. "

Eren grits his teeth, that's what he was planning and he won't stop until he killed the man infront of him. He pursed his lips together as he attacks him again, this time, he kicked the child in his stomach, sending him flying miles away. He never felt his blood boil before. He was shaking and he only knows one thing to calm it down, to kill this man infront of him. Eren watches him try to stand but before he could, he ran towards him as fast as he could despite them being miles apart as a result of kicking him, he kicks him again, this time the kick was aimed in his head and he repeats it over and over again.

Zeke grits his teeth, he look at the glowing tree before he rolls over and stand again, kicking Eren back whom also flew miles away from him after. Ah, that kick hurts. He thought to himself angrily, his emotionless eyes coldly look at the man miles away from him.
The man his father dearly protected but kills his first child. How could his father be so cruel to them, he was just nine back then. He did not deserved to die at his father's hand. The silver dagger, he hates anything that resembles that color and Eren was currently wearing a royal coat that resembles one, despite being torn and dirty, Zeke could still feel the disgusting anger filling him as he look at it's color.

He bitterly laughs before he lauches an attack again, this time with his fist that Eren successfully evaded.

" You bastard." Eren angrily shouts at him. " Coward! You useless man, what revenge are you talking about?"

They are intact so whatever he feels, Eren could feel it too.
" Revenge for your deaths.  Father did not kill you, you bastard."

He already knows, the Shadow finally revealed his motives through the feelings that they share because they made a contract with each and therefore, they could feel each other.
" A coward like you… " Eren wanted to insult him but he bits his lip, though Zeke already knows what he will say next… doesn't deserved to live.

Eren knows nothing in life, Zeke angrily looks at him. His anger is still boiling, driving him to do what he does. Eren was breathing heavily.

" Truly deserves it." He look at him with so much anger. He could feel Eren's heart, it was heavy with pain and continuesly squeezing to remove whatever small amount is inside of it, like a churning feeling. It was so bad. It squeezed and squeezed like there was a heavy hand purpusely stomping on it, like it was a wound being bathe in alcohol but so much, it was so much more. Zeke found it strange. He could feel his body slowly weakening, more and more, Zeke grits his teeth.

"If you die today, this is the end of all." Eren smiled.

Despite being weak, Eren slowly approaches Mikasa whom in return ran towards him.

"Eren." She shouts worriedly, before putting his hand around her shoulder to help him stand up. " Does it hurt, Eren? Tell me!" She was desperate but Zeke doesn't find it funny this time. He was incredibly exhausted, in pain with no one to hold on to, he looks at the blood tree and to the people. They were almost all death, his desire is being fulfilled. The blood tree continues to glow as he felt the life out of him continues to fade away.

Mikasa bit her lower lip as she look at his bathered body, unable to do anything but to hold onto him. She couldn't do anything, she realized it too late. She is not a vampire, she is a mere human being in this life and therefore has no power whatsoever to help her and Eren's breath was slowing yet she could only hug him.

" Eren.." her voice is shaking as she calls him. " Will you be alright?"

"This is the end, Mikasa."

She knows. He knows, they all know but they refused to believe that it was until this very moment.

" This is the end and I couldn't do anything for my people after all, this is all my fault. If I didn't made a contract with him, this wouldn't happen."

"Don't say that!" Mikasa desperately shouts, still frantically looking around to find a lifeform, anything.
" I was unable to do anything." Her voice weakened. " I'm sorry."

"None of this was your fault." He tells, choking on his own blood, his eyes slowly becoming dull and all he wants was to held in her arms like a long-long time ago. He knows this will be his end and in the end, he still could not have a peaceful life with her.

Aren't she his? Aren't he hers? Then why can't they find their happiness when they are together? Why is the faith and destiny so cruel with them? He laments as she cries, watching the hot tears fell onto his bloody face.

He could feel Zeke slowly withering. This is really the end. The vampires will soon be eradicated and nobody will know that they even existed before. The blood tree continues to glow, brighter and brighter like it was a ticking time bomb. He looks at Mikasa again who was still weeping in his arms.

" My love, " He calls, she was shock of his endearment, eyes wide as she looks at him. " If this is the end of life, I am happy to meet you. The first time and the second time, I'm always so happy to meet you."

"Eren," she calls, new tears gathering in her eyes threatening to fall down. He smiled brightly as she cries like he did back then when they were still children with no problems and could only worry about going home late after playing too much. " Don't be sad."

"How could I not?" She sniffs. They didn't mind Zeke who was coughing just close to them, the life slowly leaving his body as the tree glows and glows. "Your dying, Eren."

" Why are you sad?"

" .. because I Iove you. I love you so, so, so much!!! Ever since we were children, and even in my second life I love you, until whichever life there is, I love you Eren. "
He laughs as she confessed.

" I love you too. " He look at the blood tree, now it was done.

The blood tree soon exploded, killing all of them in an instant, yet he was happy to be here, holding each other as they faced their inevitable death, and she smiled at him and kiss him for the very last time.

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As you've read on the last part, the blood tree slowly decays. It was the plan all along, lol. What save are we talking about here? and I've changed the tittle to Midnight memories,  I've been thinking of changing it for a few days now and I've come to a conclusion, well, she was never bitten. I've already said that biting someone who aren't their mate would instantly kill them (the rouge vampires are proly nuts or suicidal for doing that.) and she's always dreaming of her past life so there it is. Anyways, I actually rarely change my plot to suit my desires and right now, I have no desire to do so but since the ending was already made, I actually think the last words were kind of nice for a new beginning for them. Ok, let's go.

Next is our dear Epilogue.