[Author’s POV]
In those fleeting moments when I couldn’t hold you, protect you. I realised how weak I had been all this time. So weak that I couldn’t make the last sprint for you. Meanwhile, even without a special power, in those exact moments, you shielded me from death. You proved even at your last breath that I meant more to you than your life. Those weren’t just hollow words. You meant them all. You protected me even when you couldn’t see the future, for you it was a swift present. For me, it will be a perpetual longing.
Elvin gazed at Calix’s face with tears hazing and clearing his vision at intervals.
“Calix!” Ajax ran to them and fell on his knees beside Calix. He then looked at Elvin and Irene and started tearing up. Ryu and Zane slowly got near Elvin, Ajax, and Irene. Zane thou
