The Last Game [COMPLETED]

† Thirty Seven †

"No matter what happens, I will always protect you..."

"But how can you protect me if you're not here anymore?"

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"I won't leave because I am forever a part of you..."

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After I woke up from the dream I had with Laito-nii, I was met with the news that my brothers... My friends... My people... and those that I know have sacrificed their lives in order to win this war. It was a tragedy and I felt like that dream... that peaceful reality that I always dreamed of for everyone had long slipped through my fingers.

But most of all... all of this was planned by my own brother, Azusa Mukami...

"HOW LONG ARE YOU GONNA KEEP RUNNING AWAY FROM ALL THIS SHIT LITTLE PRINCESS!!" He screamed, opposite of his melancholic and depressed personality. But he was right... All this time, I've been doing nothing but running away and trying to please people as much as I can. I never show the real me and I always depend my happiness in other people. I could still remember how my other brothers try and shelter me away from harm. I've been nothing but dependent and a baggage that they need to take care of 24/7.

I snapped out of my thoughts after hearing a crashing sound quite dangerously beside me. I looked up and saw Azu-nii staring cold down at me, his favorite knife in his hand. "I did everything for you...I even killed that adoptive brother of yours just so you would look at me... But you never did..." I was surprised how Azu-nii knew about my relationship with Satran-nii. I've always known that my current adoptive brother with us right now was not the real adoptive brother I had. But I decided not to tell anyone.

I never knew that Azu-nii looked at me that way. I always knew of him as my brother the moment we've met and that he needs help. That's why I love him. But that doesn't mean that I think of him that way. I know that I'm being heartless but it's a taboo for blood siblings to fall in love with each other and that's a fact that I hope he'll finally understand...  

"Watch out, Princess!!" Amaya pulled me out of the way just in time and saved me from getting my neck sliced by Azu-nii's knife. The room had become more of a mess and all my brothers, despite being injured, kept on fighting Azu-nii and his people, putting all of their lives at risk in order to finally put an end to this war. 

"We're all doing this for you" I looked up at my twin brother, Suba-nii, who's eyes are focused on the war before us. Unlike my other brothers, he's the one who knew me all too well. He knows that even if no one tells me, I'll always know. And when I said that I know, I mean that I'm all too aware that after this war, everyone expects me to be crowned as the new queen and lead our people to a new world. A world where peace and harmony would forever reside.

I looked around and saw that Azu-nii are starting to get overpowered, all because the remaining children of the Vampire King, Karlheinz, are still alive and fighting despite their injuries. The legend was a bluff and because of that, Azu-nii's evil plan to conquer the world had failed. And all his guardians had long been eliminated. Only a few of those archdemons and demon hunters still left are still fight for his side. And victory is finally close for us.

"YOU'RE MINE, YUMIKO!!! DO YOU HEAR THAT?! YOU'RE MINE!!!" There were tears streaming down his face after I cut off his left arm with my dad's sword, who died for me. A father who showed me love despite meeting him for only a limited time. It hurts for me to do this, but it hurts me nothing more but to see what my own brother has become. And I know that if I don't do it, he'll fall deeper into darkness and more lives will be lost...

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SLASH!!!

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The sound of metal slicing through flesh and the familiar scent of blood filling in the air brings tears into my eyes. The blood of my brother painting my face and my body was the proof of the reality that I killed my own brother... That my hands covered by his blood was a reminder that I ended his life in exchange for the life of our people... For the people who were still left alive, fighting for survival, and risking their lives in order to end this war.

"I've always loved you, Azu-nii..." I cried as I held his body in my arms "You just don't see it..."

He smiled and with little strength he has, he lifted his hand to wipe away my tears "I know..." he coughed up blood. His body has been dismembered and there's a huge slice from his shoulders down to his torso, draining him up blood more quickly than a normal cut. I wanted to use my healing powers on him so much, but I know that I can't. If I want to end this war, then I have to kill our enemy's king... Even if it's my own brother... in order to save the lives of many others...

But what hurts me the most is the words that...

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"You passed the test..." 

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Before he finally takes his last breath and gone forever....

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"It's fine, Yumi-chan... You'll be fine..." I felt Suba-nii's arms around me and it did nothing but brings more tears out of my eyes. Pain, anger, hatred, frustrations... All the emotions I've kept inside for years had all flooded out as I scream the name of my late brothers...

Suba-nii was crying as well as he held me by his arms. And one thing I've learned after this night is that I'll have to face reality that I sacrificed my own brother for the sake of becoming a leader and leading our people to a new world...