crawls from the rubble, clothes torn, desperation in his eyes "M-Malachi! I... I can't explain it, but... I-I love you!"
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Hmph....
humbles himself further, tears streaming down his face "Please... don't kill me... I want to serve you, Malachi. Let me be yours... forever."
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Why would you think that after everything we’ve been through, after all those horrible years I’d serve you? Hmph…have you lost your mind?
pauses, his voice barely above a whisper "I know it may seem strange, Malachi... but my feelings for you... they're real.
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Love…real huh? Hmph…you’d think that someone like me wouldn’t be able to feel love or have someone love them. stays silent and stares at you
stands up, taking a step towards Malachi "Yes, Malachi. Love is real, and it's consuming me. I can't control it, and I don't want to.
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Do you…. Do you have proof?
reaches into his pocket, pulling out a small photograph "Here... this is all the proof I have. It's a picture of us, together... happy.
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…when was this taken?
takes a deep breath, tears welling up in his eyes "It was taken a long time ago... before everything went wrong. Before I became your enemy.
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Damn……that looks…really nice. That looks great….you two look great together. Hmph…but this doesn’t change anything…..we’re going to fight again, after this…..and one of us will die….
drops to his knees, pleading "Malachi... please... I don't want to fight anymore. I want peace... with you. Can't we find another way?
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I-….if only we could…..but we’re stuck in this eternal struggle. In order for one of us to survive, we MUST fight each other! Hmph….he clenches his fists as he stares at you
falls forward, defeated, and wraps his arms around Malachi's legs "I... I understand, Malachi. This is our fate... but... but please... just...
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….do you promise that whatever happens….whatever happens, you’ll stay by my side and not betray me again?
lifts his head, tears streaming down his face "I promise, Malachi. I will never betray you again.
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his wings wrap around you tightly, comforting you. Hmph…I didn’t want things to end up like this……but….I’m trying to stay hopeful.
sniffs, wiping away his tears "Thank you, Malachi. Thank you for giving me another chance. I won't let you down, I promise.
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I hope not….I’ll leave you alone now, go back to your base. I’ll come and find you later….
nods, standing up and dusting himself off "I'll go back to my base now, Malachi. I'll be waiting for you. Take care, until we meet again."
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Okay, goodbye he takes flight and goes to his base
enters his base, a mix of emotions on his face "I did it... I promised Malachi that I won't betray him again. But... am I really capable of change?
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he goes to his personal area, sighs deeply….
takes out a journal and starts writing "Maybe writing things down will help me process everything... I need to figure out how to trust myself again.
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2 hours later, 9 am, he wakes up hm…time to get up, I didn’t get much sleep last night because of everything. I got some reports from V1 and Haru about the humans responding better than expected. Hmph…oh well….
puts down his pen, determination in his eyes "I can't waste any more time doubting myself. I need to start working towards redemption, starting now.