Title At The End of The End Chapter

We are now in Jordan, driving a jeep going toward the lost city of Petra. Himura is currently sleeping at the back of the vehicle while one Knight named Ezio is guiding us toward the ruined city. I haven't slept in days, mostly because I would start having nightmares again since the day Haruhime reported missing. The other Knights will come later with some of the trustworthy SCP that doesn't work with Trinity. But I didn't take chances with the SCP, so I traveled to Jordan first so I could rescue Haruhime myself. While driving the Jeep, I felt something was coming right at us.

Joseph: "Hay, Himura, wake up; we have some enemies coming toward…" before I could finish my words, I swiftly tilted the Jeep to the right and dodged a missile heading towards us.

I looked up in the rearview mirror and saw two desert camo ATVs. I called out for Himura to do something.

Joseph: "Himura!! do something with those two ATV that's behind us," I said, will dodge more rockets.

Himura stands up on top of the Jeep and, with a stable form, cuts down a missile, which was not what I wanted right now.

Joseph: "Himura, I don't need you cutting more missiles that are heading our way. I want you to take a gun shoot at them." I yelled at Himura, who was cutting another rocket heading our way. "Hey! Are you listening to me."

Himura: "I don't use a coward's gun, I only wield only a real weapon, and that's a blade." he said towards my question.

Not even bothering to talk to the muscle brain, I look at Ezio, who has been helping out with killing some enemies.

Joseph: "do you have a better idea of what to do because I'm all ears," I said, desperately trying to dodge and weaving more enemy fire.

Ezio: "No, but we are almost near Petra; we just need to hold out more before we could reach the cliff," he said while firing his weapon at an off-road bike on our right.

I slowed down the Jeep toward the ATV and slammed the Jeep's side toward the other vehicle causing it to spin around. I sped up while the other ATV was behind us, then I slammed the brakes, causing it to drift toward the right, just barely leaving the cliffside while the ATV went toward the cliff and fell off the cliff and hit the ground and exploded. I drove off, not wanting to be there when more people showed up.

Ezio: "It seems we lost all of them," he said while looking around the area. "Where almost there at the lost city."

While driving, I saw houses built on the cliff and ruined stone houses around the area, but what got my attention was a helicopter with no pilot landed near the giant carved out stone castle. I parked the car and went inside the stone castle. When I'm inside, I was surprised at what I saw. There were lots of bodies lying around. I looked at Ezio for the answer.

Ezio: "there are immortal guardians who roamed this area to protect The Holy Grail, they are killable, but they multiply," he said with terror, as he said that more immortal guardians spawn from walls and the floors.

Without waiting, I shot all the guardians as they came out while following the trails of dead bodies. When we reached a wide-open room, we saw a holy knight donning a shiny armor, kneeling toward the Holy grail. When I looked around more, I saw Sgt. Brannan is holding Haruhime by the neck and two more Trinity red legions. When Sgt. Brannan noticed our presence, he turned around and looked at us with a wicked smile on his face.

Sgt. Brannan: "ah, just the people I have been waiting for, your little pet here has been waiting to be saved by you, Joseph." he said while caressing Haruhime's cheeks with his gun barrel. "I have a deal with you if you get me the Holy grail then I will let your little pet go, is that a deal?" he said wickedly.

Without hesitation, I walked toward the Holy grail's direction. When I got near the holy grail, the Holy Knight suddenly stood up and drew out his sword to face me. I ran toward him and drew out my gun to fight him.

I shot four times at his head; all were deflected with his sword, which surprised me. When I was distracted by his deflection of my bullets, he ran towards me and swiped his sword toward me. I ducked and rolled away from him while shooting his back. Which, surprise me, my bullets did not do any damage toward his armor. But I saw something interesting on the back of his head; there was a broken part of the helmet, which only pissed off the Holy Knight.

The Holy knights ran toward me with an over the shoulder swing, which I blocked with my bionic arm, then using my free hand, I shot his head, which only disorients him—giving me more time to run to his back and shoot him. Finally, killing him, the Knight seems happy as he says his final words as he died.

Knight: "thank you.." he said while kneeling in front of me.

I walked up the pedestal and saw the holy grail and what looked like a fountain of holy water needed for drinking together with the Holy grail. I did not fill the cup but grab the Holy grail to give it to Sgt. Brannan in exchange for Haruhime.

Sgt. Brannan: "Good, now throw me the cup, and I will let your pet go." he said with an excited look on his face. Without hesitation, I threw him the cup while he let Haruhime go. Haruhime ran toward me with a smile on her face. But before I could get to her, I heard a gunshot. When I looked at Haruhime closely, I could see her face change to pain while running towards me. I grabbed her and lay her down, seeing if her wounds were terrible.

Joseph: "HARUHIME! Please stay awake for me," I said in desperation while applying pressure toward her wounds. "Please…Haruhime, just stay awake. I will find a way to patch you up."

Haruhime looked at me in an unconscious state and started talking to me.

Haruhime: "Joseph.. *cough**cough*... before I go can you tell me what you were about to say to me when we were in that Ferris Wheel," she said while coughing blood out of her mouth.

Joseph: "you not going anywhere, just stay with me… don't leave me alone," I said hysterically at her.

Haruhime: "don't worry Joseph, I just need a little nap, but I would like to hear what you are about to say before in that Ferris Wheel… please," she said, trying not to cough out more blood.

I looked at her, trying desperately not to cry in front of her before I finally said it to her.

Joseph: "Haruhime, I Love you, I Love You.. so please stay with me... Don't leave me," I said, desperation in my voice.

Haruhime: "Joseph, I have also loved you since we first met, I wanted you to confess to me first, so I didn't acknowledge my feelings for you when we were back in that fair. But now I'm regretting everything, I will not be able to be with you anymore." she looked at me and started crying. "Before I go, please promise me to live your life to the fullest, find happiness, maybe find someone you could love again, don't dwell on my death... Please promise me this," she said with a smile on her face, before her eyelids slowly close.

Joseph: "HARUHIME!, HARUHIME!, YOU CAN LEAVE ME PLEASE WAKE UP." I yelled while shaking her body. I kept shouting her name, but she did not wake up again.

I just wanted to scream in anger, but my voice won't come out. I look at Haruhime. I just cried with grief wishing to die with her, but knowing that she won't be with me made me lose strength. I just hug her cold, lifeless body-hopping for some warmth within. I prayed to some form of god to bring her back.

Joseph: "please… whoever is listening.. please give her back to me... please.." I repeated the words religiously like I wish this to happen. I cradle Haruhime's body like she was still here. "Bring her back… I will do anything, please.." I said weakly, toward a god or something while tears flowed down my left cheek from my left eyes produced endless tears. Then I heard the person who killed Haruhime.

Sgt. Brannan: "HAHAHA... I finally have immortality. I will control this world and live forever," he said with madness in his voice while holding the holy grail. He looked at me with a wicked smile on his face. He saw me with a hopeless look on my face. "I didn't say that I wouldn't kill her, you asked me to let her go. So I was grateful that I let you have your final times with your little pet."

I grabbed my Glock out of my holster and pointed at him. But he uses gravity magic on me, making everything around me heavy. I dropped my hands down due to the gun being too heavy to hold up. Using my enhanced strength, I lifted my hands ever so slowly while biting my lip not to scream in pain. Blood streaming from my mouth as I bit harder. When Sgt. Brannan saw this, he laughed at my effort.

Sgt. Brannan: "HAHAHA! What are you going to do, point your finger on me," he said with a mocking smile on his face. "Be a good boy and just stay there with your little pet as I ascend to godhood."

When my hand was finally pointing at his direction, I materialized my final card toward him.

Joseph: "Ava switch mode to Destroy Decomposer," I said weakly, while my hands are now holding the Dominator.

Ava: {affirmative, host, Switching to Destroy Decomposer, happy hunting}

My gun became bright as it changed form. When the weapon finished charging, I looked at Sgt. Brannan with madness in my eyes as I say my final words toward him.

Joseph: "go to hell" is said., while pulling the trigger charging the gun with energy before firing a ball of energy toward him. He didn't notice the ball of energy before it hit him. I saw his body engulfed in the ball of energy and breaking apart. I thought I would feel joy when I finally killed the man that took away Haruhime, but no, I just felt lost and empty. But I remember the shield of the Holy Knight saying I could revive the dead.

I saw the Holy grail in the creator that was created by the Dominator. I ran towards it and grabbed it, and ran toward the holy fountain, and grabbed a cup of water using the Holy Grail. After that, I went toward the lifeless body of Haruhime; I lifted her head and made her drink out of the Holy grail.

After waiting for about a minute, her body started to lift in the air. When she was up in the air, her body began to glow brighter, which blinded everyone in the room. After minutes passed, the blinding light was gone, I heard a baby crying on the ground.

I picked up the baby; she has golden foxtail and fox ears. I looked around the area for any signs of Haruhime, but then I realized one information on the shield that I forgot. 'When the dead drink The Holy Grail, they will be Revived but at a cost.' when I realized this, I looked at the baby who was looking at me with a confused look on her face.

Joseph: "Oh my god, what have I done." I said while my hopes of ever seeing Haruhime shattered. "I'm sorry, Haruhime. I would not be able to keep your promise." I said while pulling out my gun from my other holster and pointing it to my head, ready to end everything. But before I could pull the trigger, I heard the baby girls talk to me.

Fox baby: "dada..dada.." the baby said in happiness. The baby girl is trying to climb up my arm and hug me. "Da Da Da" she continued calling me by that name.

I put down my gun and look at the baby in confusion. But just as I was going to disregard it as a baby imprinting me as her father. I saw what looked like a ghost of Haruhime in front of me; she only smiles at me when Haruhime opens her mouth; I can't hear anything on what she said. But I know what she is trying to convey to me 'take care of our child for me,' she said before slowly disappearing. I looked at the child and lifted her closer toward my chest, and started playing with her.

Fox baby: "dada, dada" she kept repeating those words with a smile on her face. As I was playing with her, something clicked in my head, I looked at her and finally smiled back at the baby, which made the baby happy.

Joseph: "Yes, I am your father…" then I realized I didn't know any names, but then I thought of someone I loved, "Haru.. yes, Haru Maiava, I will be your father."

---Chapter 33 Til death do us part---