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Luka stood still, feeling the weight of the body that had slumped over his own, the familiar warmth he still loves fading away. He felt her heartbeat, her wheezes, noises he was too used to hearing after obliberating all his opponents, yet this one was nowhere close to be his enemy. He was frozen, jaw slacked as he stared ahead, not bearing to look at her face, twisted in pain, scrunching out words that barely reached his own ears.
And as sudden as this moment was, his training from childhood had blown out the window, a wet substance known as tears leaking out of his eyes, staining his makeup. He distinctly heard in the background that her murmuring was echoing throughout the entire stage, her own private words unintentionally letting the aliens and rebellion hear. It's like the two could never have a moment together. And for once, he had felt anger towards his title of being the Prince of the Stage, and towards his father for training him to be such a numb human being.
"Embrace the pain, the frailty, and the moments so unbearably painful. Because everything... begins from there."
And heh, was she right, he thinks, as he stood up. Everything does begin from here.
He wrapped an arm around her waist, sniffing, before setting a determined expression.
"Wife.. this is for you..!"
He then placed Hyuna down, patting her body for good measures, sobbed a bit, before hopping over to Mizi and Till.
Mizi, currently sobbing her eyes out over Till, looked up through her blurry vision and saw Luka.
"Luka..? What the.. you son of a—!" She hopped up, clenching her fists, ignoring Till falling onto the ground as she directed her anger onto Luka, seconds away from bashing him up twice.
He glanced over to the audience, curious as to why they haven't taken action, before shrugging.
"yo mizi ik we havent rlly been on best terms lately but can we like team up rq?" Luka asked, scratching the back of his neck.
Mizi looked at him, baffled. "What did you just say, you blond homo sapien...!"
She pondered on his words for a bit, then replied, "wait ts kinda fire nm lets do this vro!" She stuck out her hand for a manly handshake.
Luka grinned, returning her handshake. "ok vro!!!"
They then looked over to their friend/wife respectively then looked at each other in the eye. They saw it. That determination. That strength.
They telepathically communicated, non-verbal but the message was clear—Teamwork makes the Sweet Dream work!
They let out a Whoop! as they skipped across the stage.
"Mwah ha ha! You can't stop me, evil aliens! Me and my best friend Luka will defeat you all with the power of friendship!" Mizi placed her hands on her hips, looking smug, then shot the first bullets.
Luka sighed as he picked up Hyuna's gun, purple fingers gliding across the smooth texture of the device, then rubbed it over his cheek, leaving a kiss. "My darling Hyuna, I will not leave you behind to perish! I will avenge you for your unjust death, my love! Hi-yah!"
He roundhouse kicked an alien with the strength he didn't know he had. Was this the supposed term, 'adrenaline?' Well, it is sick. He likes it. He then, with no hesitation, killed the rebellion member who murdered his wife, laughing when he does. The other rebellion members were gone. Huh.
He stuck out his tongue, firing at more aliens with the gun. "Pow!" He yelled, smiling. He looked over to search for his best friend Mizi, who is currently obliberating all the aliens.
"This is what you get, you slimey ugly creature things! Raaahh!!" She rage quitted, shooting triple missiles at their faces. She felt free.
Sua, Ivan and Till are not dead! She saw them in her minds, cheering them on.
"Shoot here, Mizi!" Till's ghost yelled out. Mizi gave him a toothy grin and a big thumbs up, then destroyed that area.
"Mizi! Here would be perfect!" Ivan's ghost smiled, wings fluttering. He was directly above a group of Till haters. Mizi growled, mad at the thought.
"No one hurts my best friends!" Mizi yelled, firing the aliens up and burning them to crisps.
"Mizi, my dear! Shoot here!" Sua's ghost smiled at her. Mizi blushed slightly, shaking her head, then shot the area. What was she doing! She can't date a ghost!
"icl ts pmo sm n sb rn ngl, r u srsly srs n fr rn vro? lol atp js go... b fr vro, idek nm, brb gng gtg atm imao, bt ts pyo 2 js imk lol onb fr.icl ts pmo sm n sb rn ngl, r u srsly srs n fr!"
Then it clicked. The aliens were the ones who didn't let her date a ghost. Because they killed her. No way. Were the aliens.. homophobic..?
Mizi then proceeded to destroy the entire first floor of segyein and aliens, expertly leaving the children out of the audience.
"Mizi, best friend! Isn't that too much?" Luka smiled at her from the top floor. She shook her head, winking.
"Girl, you don't get it. That's an overstatement! Aliens have to go!" She ran off, going upstairs.
Luka nodded. "Yes! Let's destroy the entire stage, now that the children have exited safely!"
Mizi squealed, catching up to Luka on the second floor, then dapped him up. "Hell yeah!"
They raised their guns, pointing it up to the rooftop, a tear shedding their eyes simultaneously.
"Sua.."
"Hyuna.."
"This is for you..."
They shot the ceiling, then yelled in excitement. "Booyah!" They screamed. The impacts caused the ceiling to crumble in, but at least they get to see them...
Wait..
They're not dead?!
Mizi and Luka opened their eyes, squinting. It seemed like the roof had coincidentially made a triangular-like shape on top of them, keeping them safe under the many layers of concrete. Luka coughed, dust entering his lungs, as Mizi punched him on the back a bit harder than average assistance for choking.
"Who's hurting my New Best Friend! And why are we still alive!"
They just wanted to join the rest in heaven already. Is their wish this difficult? Do they have to sacrifice themselves again?
Luka sighed, leaning back, hair messed up and outfit completely destroyed. "Mizi, I'm tired.."
Mizi looked at him with wide eyes. "B-bestie..? Wait, y-you can't die on me..! All my friends have already died! Not you too!"
Luka coughed, smiling. "Do not worry, Mizi. I will be fine..."
Mizi cried. "Nooo!"
"Wait!" Luka sat up. Mizi wiped her tears, looking at him with sore eyes.
"What now...?"
Luka looked into her eyes, shining brightly. "I feel... I feel a presence...!" Mizi gasped, staring at him, slack-jawed.
'bfr is this guy srs rn vro?' She thought internally.
Luka nodded fast. "trust. i cant mistake my wife's presence just like that! feel your inner soul, mizi, and feel the connection. The Power."
Mizi closed her eyes, digging deep into her mind, finding her soul. And she saw.. she felt...?
She felt Sua?!
"Wait! S-sua's here..? I feel her! I know now, Luka!" Mizi gasped, focus going haywire.
Luka nodded. "Yes, fortunately it is not the Dark Reunion this time. Let's go downstairs!"
The duo walked downstairs, minding the rocks of cement. They looked around, and then, they saw it.
With an open jaw, they both look up at the ceiling, which was opening up slowly.
"What's happening...?" Luka mutters.
Mizi shrugs. "I don't know, bestie. If it's not good, lend me some ammo. I'm low." He nodded in response.
The stage roof opened up to a sky. Not a sky, where it is artificial and always a tone too blue for normality, but a sky that looked real, contrasting several colours.
Luka and Mizi gasped.
"What the flip..! This is so..." Mizi scrambled over her words, shocked. If only she could watch this with Sua..
But before she knew it, the sky has opened up to something even more brighter. Something that was divine, something that matched the theme, the definition of Sua herself.
Luka covered his mouth. "What..."
A human figure descended from the clouds.
"I-is this real..?" Mizi stuttered, wobbling. Luka placed his hands on her shoulders, stabilising her.
"I got you, bestie."
They watched as the lights of the humanly figure, rays too large and too bright to even figure out the gender of said person, had dimmed down, revealing a girl with a black bob cut, whispy bangs and a white dress, stained with nothing but love.
"Mizi, my love!" Sua smiled. Mizi gasped for the 100th time that day.
"S-s-sua..?" She ran over to her, sobbing in her arms as Sua ran her fingers through her hair.
"Your hair looks as beautiful as ever, Mizi," She sighs. Mizi cradled her, arms around her figure, holding her tightly.
"I love you Sua."
"I love you too, Mizi."
Mizi then stood up. "This is my new best friend, Luka!" She grinned, glancing at Luka before realising he was staring up at the sky.
"Bestie...?" Mizi cautiously looked at him. He didn't pay any attention to her as he kept staring.
Mizi looked upwards, where Sua had came from, hugging her from behind, then became stiff from shock at the new sight.
"What's wrong, my dear?" Sua asked. Mizi trembled, pointing upwards.
Luka gasped, eyes twinkling. Is this.. is this really who he thought it was...?
Hyuna showcased herself in light, allowing for a dramatic entrance. Luka gasped once more, blush staining his features.
"H-h-hyuna...?" He ran to her, engulfing her in a hug. Hyuna grinned, embracing him back.
"I'm so sorry for leaving my sweet fiancé! We had to continue our wedding! I was dead for too long for real!" She laughed, and Luka cried, clutching her shirt.
"I missed you so much, Hyuna!" He sighed, tucking his head under her chin. Hyuna wiped her forehead.
"Good. Yo Mizi, how's it going?" Hyuna linked eyes with Mizi and Sua, giggling at the sight of the girls, but then sighed as she saw Mizi's eyes go steamy once more. She proceeded to run to Hyuna and Luka, dragging Sua along the way.
"Hyuna...! I can't believe you actually sacrificed yourself for him!"
Hyuna chuckled. "Don't worry Mizi! It's nothing! You both are invited to our wedding, by the way."
Mizi gasped. "Invited? To my bestie's wedding? Yes please!"
Sua looked at her, confused. "Now now, love, when was this, 'bestie,' thing established?" She exchanged a glance with Luka, who was still silently sobbing.
Before Hyuna could answer, however, two more figures came down the heavenly light.
Mizi cried. "Till..? And Ivan...?!"
She dragged Sua over again to the duo, currently bickering.
"Ivan! You—!" Ivan smiled, pinching the cheeks of Till, who was blushing slightly.
Mizi grabbed their shoulders, openly bawling.
"I missed you guys so much!"
Ivan and Till looked at her, then exchanged glances with themselves, soft.
"We missed you too, Mizi."
They all then stood up as Mizi called for Luka and Hyuna. Luka gathered his composure as he tucked in his gun into his belt, Mizi getting handed hers by Luka. Everyone else looked at this very weird exchange, knowing about the fate of Round 5. But they didn't care.
They both slammed out the doors together of Alien stage. Oh, and what a surprise! There was a sunset!
They all linked hands, smiling at each other, then walked off into the distance, chattering and laughing, leaving behind the rotting corpses of aliens, segyein, and H*peru and Ur*k.
With sunshine and rainbows, This Truly Was Our Alien Stage.