"No way….." I let

  out a shaky breath.

  Not knowing if I

  should cry or

  laugh.

  Tetsu and I are

  dead.

  The more this

  realization hits,

  the worse my

  psyche begins

  to break

  losing the small

  sanity it kept

  all this time.

  "Don't give in!"

  Tetsuya warns,

  grabbing both

  of my hands.

  I almost unconsciously

  scratched at my neck.

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  "T-That weirdo….."

  I begin to sob, noticing

  the other thing he did

  to me in that distant

  and real memory.

  "If you give into

  your death,

  Ronin wins."

  Tetsuya reveals.

  "Didn't he already

  win?" I asks bitterly,

  wishing I had the

  strength to kill

  Ronin for what

  HE DID TO US.

  THAT BASTARD.

  WHAT A LUNATIC!

  Calming my thoughts is

  a white flashing and

  gentle light.

  It blinds my eyes

  before restoring

  my sight and

  mind.

  Tetsuya is firmly

  hugging me.

  I sniffle and hug

  back.

  "I'm sorry this happened.

  If only I wasn't stupid

  enough to fall for

  Ronin's

  lie."

  Tetsu apologizes.

  I reply back, "It's okay.

  Neither of us knew

  his true intentions

  before it was

  too late."