[Video] #7
[ The Forge spins; the picture is fuzzy, but clears slightly later. ]
Aa-ahhh! [ He hacks, choking on something, body spasming. ] NO, DON'T--
--Oww... [ Gasp. Eyes squeezed shot. ] -alee? Where- [ His voice is shaky, and there’s blood on his face and running out of his mouth. But his eyes are grey, not golden. ] D-damn it…[ 'What did I do?' ] Len'lee? Lena-lee?
[ Through blurry vision, he sees her, lying motionless.
'No.' ]
Komui.
Have to get you to him- [ He reaches for her. ] S-sorry. [ Promptly topples over, the mists swirling about them. He presses his hands to his forehead and squeezes his eyes shut. ] Lenalee, I'm sorry I let him--
[ Snarls. ] Sh-shut up! Go away! Why now? You-you’re not supposed to do this. [ Waves an arm wildly. ] Stop it.
[ Hiccup. Yes, the tears are starting. ]
…Mana. Can you hear me? [hoarsely.]
Mana? Was it me or the Fourteenth? Did you…really love me?
[ He rolls over onto his back, eyes staring up. ]
What…do I think? I don’t know. I don’t know what to believe anymore. I can’t trust myself, you’re not there, Master’s not there, and I can’t let anyone else know. I can’t. Things I haven’t said to them…
I want…to go home. [ A tear rolls down his face. ] I just want this to end. To win. To see them happy. No more people dying. No Noah.
[ He covers his face with his arm. ]
I-Is that so much to ask for?
[ And he hadn't realised the Forge had turned on when he had fallen, recording everything since he returned.
Finally, after a long moment, he staggers to his feet, and somehow drags himself toward Lenalee. ]
Lenalee...[ He reaches for her hand. ] Wake up.
Please.
[ She isn't dead. But she's bleeding, and she isn't waking up. ]
Lenalee...
[ His foot bangs into the Forge, sending everything black. ]
[ ooc: Modified from this. ]