Thank You

She could feel the blade penetrate her chest.

Curious feeling that was.

Looking into the intense dark blue eyes of the long haired warrior in front of her, she felt a choked half-laugh escape her bloodied lips. A trickle of blood dripped down her chin, falling silently onto the ground. The pain was still there, an odd burning sensation. Curious, because she couldn't remember any fire.

His eyes roamed her face before boring into her own pale green irises. His hand, gripped the handle of the blade tightly, skin stretched over bone white knuckles.

He was beautiful.

Breathing became difficult. She had to use all the strength in her faltering body to suck in a pathetic stream of oxygen. Not that it mattered anyway. Her head slumped forward, red strands of hair slithering over her hunched shoulders, obscuring her pale face. Her hands grasped the blade and feebly tried to pull it out.

Let me go.

His grip tightened. Then suddenly in one swift, fluid movement, he drew the sword out of her.

Aquila's body fell almost gracefully, artfully, falling onto the blood stained ground with a soft thump.

Her green eyes, unfocused, seemed to be staring at somewhere beyond him. Her hands twisted on the ground, fingers curling into claws and weakly digging into the cold, hard ground. The red locks mixed with the dark red liquid surrounding her gave him the impression that she was merely sleeping in a pool of wine. Her bloodless lips formed words he could not hear as he noticed how still she was becoming and how she seemed to have run out of breath.

Metal scraping the ground, the stained sword dragged on the ground as he moved towards her. Pale green eyes met blue and he knew what she wanted him to do.

After all, if the tables were turned, he'd want the exact same thing.

"End it.", she whispered.

And so he did.

He raised the sword over her heart and plunged it in without any hesitation. He could see the light fade out from her eyes and the life left her limp figure.

The last words she whispered barely reached his ears before she fell completely still.

"Thank you."