NO! PLEASE STAY WITH ME!! YOU CANT DIE NOW! I LOVE YOU! Lucien screamed.
All of the sudden, someone ran up behind them.
There you are *Gasp* Oh my God What happened?!? she yelled.
Lucien looked up and her and gasped. It was Freya.
H-How are you Lucien squeaked.
Alive? Its a long story. Now, what happened? Freya explained.
T-t-they he came o-out of n-n-nowhere we never s-saw him until until h-he was r-right on t-t-top of us Lucien stuttered.
WHO?!? Freya demanded.
A remainder! Now help him please Lucien begged.
Now why would I do that? Freya sneered.
W-what do you mean?!? Lucien gasped.
Why would I help you when I have all of you exactly where I want you? Freya asks, drawing her pistol.
Huh? Wait whatWHAT ARE YOU DOING? Lucien screamed.
Freya points her gun at Lucien and says, Dont worry, itll all be over soon.
NO! PLEASE, SOMEBODY HELP ME!! Lucien shrieks.
Lucien squeezed his eyes shut and held his breath, waiting for the gun to go off. But all he heard was a gasp and the sound of flesh tearing. He opened his eyes and looked up at Freya. She was standing there looking straight ahead. Shock and terror was written all over her face. Lucien was confused but realized what had happened once Freya toppled over and hit the ground.
There was an arrow sticking out of her back, in between her shoulder blades. Aki was standing there, with a crossbow in her hands. Leviathan and Rivin was with her. Rivin walked over and placed two fingers on Kais neck, checking for a pulse. He waited for a second, then his face fell; he glanced up at Aki and Leviathan. They both walked over. Leviathan gently took a hold of Luciens arm. He started to pull him up, but Lucien pulled away from his grasp and screamed, NO!
Come on, Lucien, Aki whispered sternly, Theres nothing we can-
I SAID NO! Lucien cut her off. He pulled Kai closer and looked at the three of them in turn. He started shaking Kai screaming for him to wake up.
Aki couldnt take it anymore. She grabbed a hold of Luciens arm and yanked him onto his feet.
KAI IS DEAD, LUCIEN!! She screamed.
Lucien immediately became very quiet. He looked down at Kai and burst into full blown sobs. He turned and wrapped his arms around Aki, wailing against her shoulder. Aki hugged him back.
All of the Fighters that were still alive came running towards them. The Remainders had surrendered. They seemed so happy, then they stopped short. They saw Lucien sobbing and Leviathan holding a bloody, pale, limp Kai in his arms.
All of the sudden, a woman screamed, and came tearing through the crowd of Fighters. She fell to her knees in front of Kai. Everybody knew who she was immediately, she looked exactly like Kai. This was Kais little sister, Raven. Lucien let go of Aki and walked over to Raven and wrapped his arms around her.
They both sat there on the ground, sobbing. Aki walked over to the crowd and quietly asked them to make stretchers to carry the dead back home. They couldnt just leave the bodies here. That would be so disrespectful to them and their families.
The next day, they were finally leaving the area where so much blood was spilled. But there were no bodies on the ground. They had even brought the bodies of the Remainders with them; because no matter what side they were on, they were still human beings. And a good majority of them grew up with the rebels from Lavatera.
They went to school and some of them were even friends. It was so heartbreaking to see how their lives have turned out. They went from having fun with their friends, partying and talking about their futures, to killing their friends in some stupid war. They felt like monsters. They really wished that this war had never happened.
2 weeks later, they finally made it back to the Fighters base camp. They had signed a peace treaty with the Remainders and were about to start the funeral for the fallen of both sides. There was a big field, completely covered in unearthed graves. They spent hours making tombstones, with each persons name on it. This wasnt the worst day of their lives, by any means, but this was pretty bad.
It was heartbreaking to witness the monstrous acts that each and every one of them had committed. They had told themselves that they had to go through with this war, but then they started to think about it a little bit more.
They didnt HAVE to do any of this at all. They couldve let everything go on as it was. They couldve just gone on and continued their lives as spineless puppets whose strings are being yanked around by the government. They couldve let the governments lackeys walk all over them, but they didnt. They stood up for their selves. They fought for their rights and freedoms.
All of this, every person that died, it was all so they could have a better life. So, the future generations of Lavaterians could live in peace and happiness. This war was destined to come anyways, whether in this generation or the next. Every parent wants the best possible life for their kids; thats why this war started in the first place.
They didnt want this to happen to their children. Because of their sacrifices, their children and their childrens children wont have to see or experience what they had. They could be born and grow up and have happy childhoods, and not have to worry about the threat of war.
Everyone was trying hard to be optimists, thinking about how great their lives were going to be from now on. They had waited for so long to be able to be with who they love, and now, they finally can. They can marry who they love, they can have as many kids as they want, they can choose to stay or leave Lavatera if they want to. They can finally do as they please, without the fear of being executed by the governments lackeys. The people of Lavatera can finally lead happy lives. Their dreams were finally coming true.
But the question is...
Will it last?