"Who are you?"
Firefly looked at the dirty black and red mech in front of her, her eyes filled with confusion and strangeness. Her memory was a blank slate, without any messy and strange images. She looked at the strange man in front of her with difficulty, but her heart was inexplicably bitter.
[You move your fingers, as if you have realized that this is your last remnant.]
[The last card has been exhausted.]
She was once a little girl from a small town, and she was once a wild girl on the battlefield. She was once the one you held in your arms. She was once the hero of the city, and she was once your lover who made a promise to you. She once led the knights of the Glamoth Republic to battle. She was once your wife who fought until the end of the war.
This world has already forgotten you, but you still remember it.
[This is a world that has already lost you. You think to yourself that this is the ending you have been looking forward to. You look at Firefly's eyes, and your heart is inexplicably pained.]
You know, with Firefly's forgetting, your life is also coming to an end.
[You wanted to hold her one last time before you died, and say goodbye to her one last time. But you were afraid that you would not be able to bear it.]
[But, you still have something you haven't done.]
[You know, in Firefly's eyes, you have become a suspicious person. This kind of thing will only make Firefly feel troubled.]
[You were once so close, and now you have become strangers again. You look at Firefly's tearful face, and you once again show a brilliant sunny smile.]
["I am, just a passerby who looks like a knight."]
[The stranger is you.]
The memory is blank, but her instinctive reaction makes her feel that something has happened. The only remaining card is gone, and the battle is over. The Glamoth Iron Knights have won the final victory.
"So this is the so-called victory, but at what cost?" Firefly held her throbbing head.
"Why, why does it hurt so much?"
[She raises her hand, and gently touches her cheek, feeling the residual warmth on her tear-stained face.]
["Did I cry?"]
["But for whom?"]
[She was a hero who had won the battle, but she was also a companion who had died in battle.]
Firefly didn't want to think about it. She just felt that she had forgotten something important. She looked at Firefly, and she looked at the mess around her.
[You forcefully endure the pain of your body breaking down, and you still can't bear the thought of your impending death. Because, a new life has just been broken out of the ground, and you are about to be devoured by the newly hatched Swarm.]
[The last of the Swarm's firefly is still there, and it is completely unaware that it has been devoured by the new Swarm. It has a seed.]
[You feel the breath of the Swarm, and you see the newly hatched Swarm from the corner of your eye. You pounce on it.]
[You are close to your destination, but your body is at its limit. Firefly is still in danger, and you can only watch as she is about to be devoured by the Swarm.]
[At the critical moment, the energy from your body, you swing your arm, and you want to throw the last card.]
[But you have lost your consciousness, and you are about to be devoured by the Swarm.]
[The newly hatched Swarm let out a painful cry. Its head had already been pierced by the sharp blade.]
The Final Memory
Blood spurted out and splattered on Firefly's face. Firefly froze.
With the last of her strength, she raised her hand and patted the last card in her pocket. It turned into fly ash, and the mech shattered. She returned to her human form and fell to the ground powerlessly.
Firefly subconsciously stretched out her hand and held him in her arms.
"You, you are the Glamoth Iron Knight?"
She saw the familiar silver-white short hair and purple eyes, and your chest was a huge hole. The pupils of her eyes were dilated.
She held you with both hands, trying to cover the huge hole on your chest, but it was useless. The blood, which could not be stopped, gushed out from your mouth, and a large amount of blood stained Firefly's hands, and also stained her clean little face.
Firefly looked at you with tears in her eyes.
She trembled as she looked at your repeated movements, your trembling lips, and your unceasing struggle.
"Why, why did you find me in this place?"
You whispered, with a few words of relief, you looked at Firefly's blooming little face, as if it was Firefly, and as if it was a memory of some god.
"Or is it because I have made a promise with the Empress to live until the end of the war, to start a new life... to protect her, and to let her live happily..."
The thought was clear, and it was deeply engraved in his soul, and it had become a part of his body's instinct.
So, when he saw Firefly, even if his mind was blank, his body had already made a move first. His instinct was to be in front of Firefly.
"So, I still remember Firefly, right?"
"This kind of creature is very strange. They are either向火, or they are aging. But every night before that, their light is brighter than the stars..."
"My life has begun to glow, and the light that can disperse the Swarm has also followed, and my body has gradually become transparent, and my voice has become weaker."
"Firefly, Your Majesty the Empress is already dead... The Glamoth Republic is also gone... The war is also over..."
"You will not forget the look of my death, you will forget me, and you will forget everything about me..."
"You will not be bound by your past vows, you will not be tormented by the past. Immediately, you can start your new life without any burdens."
"Go find what belongs to you..."
You struggled to stand up, and tried to touch the tear stains on Firefly's face, but your eyes became more and more blurry.
"Don't cry... Firefly, you can laugh immediately..."
"You have to live a good life..."
You lay in Firefly's arms, looking at her with contentment, and finally, you showed a brilliant sunny smile. Then, you turned into dots of starlight and completely disappeared.
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