#oblivion's second embrace

[thekaiserreborn]

Scream

He screamed. It was a howl of grief, continuing on as GrandisKuwagamon froze, body glitching for a moment before the red glow faded from his eye visor, as he shattered into pixels before Ken's eyes. He kept screaming as the data faded from view, as Machinedramon's claws tore out and the horrible grinding echoed through the area while his partner's data faded into nothing but a memory.

Dazed with grief, one hand covered Ken's face as he ran and stumbled from the scene, continuing on uninterrupted through the city, running and stumbling without interference despite the number of times he fell to the ground blinded with tears. And he kept on running until he reached Primary Village, only to find it as he'd seen on the monitor, razed to the ground. Another primal scream escaped him as he collapsed, legs buckling beneath him and arms not strong enough to catch his weight, sobs echoing through the grey and deadened place.

He hadn't even gotten to hold his partner in his arms once more this time. He hadn't gotten to say goodbye. He hadn't been able to return the 'I love you' that meant more than even Wormmon imagined it to. Not even his nightmares had prepared him for this.

So he screamed.

[thekaiserreborn]

Remember when I treated you like you weren’t worthy of me? I thought you’d kill me… but you didn’t. Remember when you sacrificed yourself, to try and save my soul? I thought you’d hate me… but you didn’t. Remember when I hurt you again, and pushed you away? I thought you’d leave me… but you didn’t. There was plenty you didn’t do, but you put up with me, loved me, protected me, despite what I deserved. There was so much I wanted to say and do—to thank you, to let you know how much you meant to me—when you came back from the fight… But you didn’t.