“I’ll love you even in the afterlife”

The sweet melody of birds singing, wind rustling and the pleasant humming of a certain individual watering his plants in his garden. "Ancel you're up early as usual!" a cheerful voice shouted as he slowly walked towards this ancel person "of course my beautiful plants need watering and sunlight so that they won't die." Ancel answered gleefully as he's love for nature is known to everyone, who won't know him as he grew up in this small town with his mother and grew up here. Let me introduce to you Ancel Casimir Lichen a young 22 year old man and the only herbalist in town he lives in a small town called Cain a very peaceful but lively place, he grew with his mom taking care of him as his father died while his father's group got ambushed on the way to trade merchandises. Ancel is known to be kind, gentle the epitome of a saint as the towns people say.

One afternoon as ancel was about to go home after he finished checking everyone's condition and making sure that they take their medications he suddenly heard a groan coming from behind the bushes at the entrance of the myth forest, he quickly followed the sound and found a man with a stab in his abdomen and blood gushing out, "It seems like the wound is still fresh as there is not much dried blood." He stated as he called one of the blacksmiths as their house was the nearest and they rushed him straight to his small clinic that he owned. Ancel treated the young man and cleaned him up, he waited for the man to wake up as he needs to ask him questions.

After three days the man finally woke up, he groaned and tried to sit up but suddenly felt a sting in his lower abdomen "Don't get up just yet or else the stitch in your wound will open up again" a gentle voice reprimanded him he slowly looked to the right to see a beautiful young man grinding some dried leaves in the mortar. "Who are you and where am I?" he asked bewildered as the only thing he remembers was that he was in the battlefield when suddenly he was stab by one of the opposing factions he tried to run away but blacked out while doing so. "You're in a town called Cain, and I 'am Ancel the towns herbalist." Ancel gently sound to not alert the other person "May I know of your name dear sir?" he asked the man as the man answered sincerely "I'm Chasin, thank you for saving me".

Chasin stayed in the town to recuperate and as a mean to say thank you for helping him while he was injured he helped everyone in the town and got friendly with them, while he was slowly getting friendly with everyone in the town he slowly falls for this certain little guy. Chasin always helped his fellow and would always treat them nicely and warmly chasin realised that he was slowly falling for him as he(ancel) was the total opposite of him(chasin), Chasin was known to be a cold and emotionless person by the people who knew him, he was always on the battlefield and would always see bloodshed. Who could blame him from being like this he grew up without the love of both his parents as the only person that really cared for him when he was a child his nanny though she died as she was accused of stealing a piece of jewelery in the madams jewelery box, but he knew better, he knew that it was not true as his mother only wanted to get rid of her as he hates him and wants him to be alone and suffer.

As they say opposites do attract. Well Ancel wouldn't be any better he to also started falling for Chasin as he saw how Chasin wasn't all that uncaring he knew that behind that expressionless façade was a hurting soul who was tortured and and unloved, he saw how he saw how Chasin sincerely wanted to help the towns people to show his gratitude to them and thus their love story begins. Day by day the both slowly get to know more about each other and share their life story, Chasin finally gained the courage to tell Ancel that he likes him "Ancel I need to talk to you." He quietly said "hmm, what is it Chasin? Is something wrong? Are you hurt?" ancel asked worriedly as he gently grabbed Chasins arm " no no I just want to tell you how much I've fallen for you, every day I see your face your smile your voice, even if I told myself how I shouldn't because I don't deserve to love I just couldn't stop it" Chasin said while looking directly at ancels eyes you can see the love and adornment towards the person in front of him "what do you mean you don't deserve to love, of course you do even single love you deserve and Of course I'm also willing to give you my love." Ancel said softly while looking at chasins eye, Chasin couldn't believe what he just heard and lifted ancel up as he twirled him gently "You don't know how happy I 'am right now" he said while grinning ever so widely and slowly they both leaned in and sealed their fates to be together forever. Days have passed since they confessed to each other and their days happily passed but of course a story isn't fun without some conflicts. One day as the both where being lovey dovey as small man who was dressed with a military uniform shouted "Duke blanche we finally found you!" he exclaimed gleefully as he rushed towards Chasin. The shocked on Ancels face was very visible as he was very astonished that his lover was a duke not any duke but Duke Chasin Eira Blanche, Chasin was furious as he's comrade ruined their lovely time together. "you didn't tell me you were a duke." Ancel exclaimed "I was going to when the time was right" Chasin said looking wronged. Their time together was cut short as Chasin needed to go back in the battle field as he was about to go he promised ancel that he would be back and would take him to be the duchess. As Chasin was gone Ancel suddenly fell ill and the disease and cause was unknown one can only suspect that it was done by the people of the former duchess as she didn't want a mere commoner to be the duchess of her dukedom. Chasin gets back at their manor and tries to go back to Cain but to no avail as he was not permitted by his mother with the excuse of he was gone to long and the paperwork's needed to be done. After a long struggle and battle with his mother he finnaly finds a way to sneak out and go to Cain to meet his lover he was excited to get their as he was anticipating a gentle hug to welcome him but what he awaited him was not a hug nor a cheerful person but a weak and frail young man in bed. The moment Chasin got back to the battlefield ancels condition only worsened, he vomited blood would occasionally faint but would re4sist the urge to give up as he was waiting for the love of his life to return. Chasin was worried and anxious he ordered his men to fetch the best doctor and the best priest that they could find and heal his beloved but this thought was instantly crushed as Ancels disease was unknown and the cure was yet to be found. Chasin could only accompany him and tend to him as Ancel slowly withered away. Ancel breathing started to slow down and his body slowly turned cold, "will you still love me after I'm gone?" Ancel asked ever so quietly and looked at Chasin the love in his eyes was hard to not be noticed, Chasin gently and quietly answered " Of course I will as you are the only light to my darkness" and after hearing this phrase only then did Ancel close his eyes and take his final breathe. Chasin held him close to him and savour his last warmth he held ancels arm and intertwined them as he quietly whispered "Wait for me my love as, I will follow you very shortly. "