Sharing An Unforgettable Moments About Their Lovers

"Mayuri was kind, gentle, and very supportive with others, especially towards me." Southern Shield explained with a jolly tone as he formed a smirk. A smirk of joyfulness that became the center of attention within Sparror's lantern eyes.

The Arrogant Shaolin placed his hand on the beating chest and hastily let out a burst of giggles. Southern Shield once again allowed his mind to grasp the soothing moment in the past with his lover who had already passed away quite a long time ago, tightening the grip on the chest.

He sheepishly chuckled and said, "I still remember all the times she said get up and keep fighting as yourself."

Without hesitation, Southern Shield lined up two of his fingers before he heaved them up onto the sky view. A glittering golden shield popped out on top of The Arrogant Shaolin's head and resiliently levitated.

A mesmerized frown colored Sparror's entire void-black voice with him darting his gleaming sight at the golden shield. Then, The Flaming Hero steered his attention toward Southern Shield who confidently crossed both of his hands, extending the gleeful grin for embracing the temporal comforts from the past.

"She was also the same person who convinced me to keep fighting in this state." Southern Shield confessed happily and opened a prideful smirk. "And she even believed that I could defeat Blue Winter if kept fighting in this way."

Sparror gasped and the fiery ball levitated beside him flickering as an indication he engaged in the calm conversation, "Wow, I never expected to hear that from Ms.Mayuri."

"I always thought…Ms. Mayuri was just a nice person from what Yuna told me…around 2 years ago." Sparror startled. "She was indeed was a very good woman"

Southern Shield sheepishly shook his head with a serene smile opened into his flaming friend's sight. The Flaming Hero could only release a contorting giggle toward The Arrogant Shaolin who took a sigh of relief and locked his beholden sight toward him, readying himself on declaring a confession.

"Not just a simple good woman, but the most kindful and supportive person I've ever met in my entire existence." Southern Shield admitted proudly.

"You meant she's like a person who motivated you to continue this life?" Sparror guessed with a polite tone.

An assertive nod was declared by Southern Shield as he extended the staggering-closed lips smile of sereness. Recollecting the precious moments with Mayuri convinced The Arrogant Shaolin briefly released a drumming chuckle that echoed to the tranquil surroundings.

"Without Mayuri's encouraging words, I might not become a worthy Shaolin Warrior like this." Southern Shield mumbled. "I'll probably just be a simple clerk whose only job in life is the cleaning and read some mundane books on how to perform a technique."

Sparror grunted happily and the fiery ball constantly flickers with its master embracing an excitement, "I wished I could meet Mrs.Mayuri as a person."

"You should, Flaming Boy." Southern Shield insisted and raised one of his fingers above his head. "She's not only done this to me but other Shaolin Warriors too."

"Take for example, Temple Ghost." Southern Shield explained with. "Without Mayuri's encouraging words, she'll never become the wise woman like right now or should I say throw away her irritating arrogance. "

A look of disbelief clouded Sparror's lantern eyes as his body was also utterly frozen in the short time. The Flaming Hero initiated a quick glossed over at Southern Shield who colored his face with a pleasant smirk, attempting to find a clue that possibly debunked the claim of his fellow friend.

"Are you sure that Mistress Foreseen used to be…like a spiteful Shaolin Warrior?" Sparror asked with reassured demeanor.

Southern Shield chortled, "Not just a simple spiteful or arrogant Shaolin Warrior like my previous pathetic, but worse than both of those."

"A petty person….maybe." Sparror attempted to guess with an anxious furrow.

Southern Shield shook his head and exhaled the burdening air away that convinced Sparror to raise his unnerving frown. The answer to Mistress Foreseen's past was ready to be added into The Flaming Hero's mind as Southern Shield locked his stern furrow.

"She was in fact power-hungry and disrespectful." Southern Shield answered.

"A monster who even forcefully absorbed her opponent's power because she was not strong enough." Southern Shield added with him forming a resentment wince. "It included her own ally."

Southern Shield groaned coldly, "I was….one even one of the opponents that had its power being absorbed by her and I really hate admitting that."

Sparror rubbed the back of his head briefly as his mind was invaded by the shivering shocks. He even felt both of his gleaming lantern eyes staggered in dreadfulness the more he glared at Southern Shield who slowly closed his wince.

"Mrs.Mayuri is maybe…a really good consultant, I guess," Sparror spoke with a gladful tone. "Especially..she was able to guide Mistress Foreseen to the right way."

Southern Shield giggled and began to regain a gladful smile, "You could say that, Flaming Boy."

"But sometimes she could be tough to handle and quite temperamental too." Southern Shield proclaimed happily.

All of sudden, Southern Shield put his sight down and clenched both of his fists in a trembling demeanor. A regretful feeling burned through his mind with The Arrogant Shaolin biting his dreaded lips, steering his attention to the right before taking around two steps forward.

The Flaming Hero quickly formed a pity look toward his Shaolin friend who was being consumed by unyielding grief and guilt. A guilt that flashed a crystal clear picture of Southern Shield who held his lover's dead body in the middle of a ruined city through The Arrogant Shaolin's mind.

Watching the jaunty smile and closed eyes planted on Mayuri's still haunted Southern Shield until this day as he suddenly shouted a frustrated grunt briefly. Line of tears shredded from his eyes socket and rapidly dropped onto the crystalized ground, luring Sparror to walk closer in his direction.

Hence, The Flaming Hero gently tapped onto Southern Shield's left shoulder after watching more rain-like tears drop on the ground. The Arrogant Shaolin got up his head with a flabbergasted stare pointed at Sparror, starting to toss aside the deep sorrow and guilt.

"Apology that I fell down into the regrets of not saving Mayuri again." Southern Shield uttered with a struggling tone.

Sparror nodded and retrieved back, "It's okay…Southern Shield."

"At least, you already made Mrs.Mayuri proud in the afterlife." Sparror reassured with a reposed voice.

A bemused look materialized on Southern Shield's mind especially when he broadly dropped his disgruntled jaw. Then, The Arrogant Shaolin turned his sight toward Sparror and declared an inspection eyes, trying to dig more for the clear answer that would soon be let out by his fiery friend's flickering construct.

"What did you mean by that, Flaming Boy?" Southern Shield asked with a slight-irritated tone.

"I mean you already fought like yourself again and even contributed to saving the world from The Distrunian," Sparror said calmly. "Of course...Mrs…Mayuri would be very happy to see his lover achieve great things."

At first, Southern Shield grunted in shivering annoyance as he rotated his face away from The Flaming Hero's lantern eyes. Embarrassment gusted within The Arrogant Shaolin's mind with him constantly shaking his head and gasping in franticness.

Luckily, Southern Shield inhaled the chilling air deeply into his throat before he blew it away from his mind. A reluctant grin was tidily formed on his face when he centered his sharpened sight toward The Flaming Hero, filling confidence inside his mind especially for continuing the recent-soothing conversation.

"You had a quite good point on that too because I still…remembered what her last words meant" Southern Shield exclaimed with a bitter tone and groaned. "It's always about me keeping fighting as my true self no matter what happens and I failed at doing that."

Southern Shield sighed, "Before you and Winter, and Temple Ghost guided me to fight like my true self again."

"Therefore…I really thanked you for the indirect guidance help, Flaming Boy." Southern Shield professed with a disgruntled jaw.

"No worries," Sparror replied placidly. "That's what heroes do, always helping people and it includes helping other heroes to move on from the tragedy in the past."

"You can indeed grief, but don't let it consume you fully," Sparror added with an affirmative tone.

The Arrogant Shaolin chuckled keenly, "I agreed."

Southern Shield could only release a baffling grunt with him witnessing The Flaming Hero giving poised lantern eyes. The sparkling confidence stuck within Sparror encouraged The Arrogant Shaolin to take a glimpse at the chilling night sky above, letting out a brief giggle.

Afterward, Southern Shield opened an alluring smirk as a reminder of the next topic blasted his mind. A burst of low-pitched laughter was announced on the scene, popping up a perplexed furrow on Sparror's lantern eyes.

"Let's move to the next section which is related to your close partner, Yuna." Southern Shield enthusiastically declared the new topic of discussion. "Why do you think Yuna was a worthy person to be..your lover?"

"Pure lust or you had something important you wanted to share." Southern Shield added with intrigued eyebrows. "I'm quite curious to receive that kind of information from you, Flaming Boy."

Sparror immediately released a shameful giggle with aroused eyes lifted to radiant moonlight above. Furthermore, he began to survey all the available stars on his mind from left to right for filling his confidence especially when a relaxed stare was slowly forged within his lantern eyes.

Several past memory clips about Yuna's smiling, caressing his cheek, praising the artwork on, and other helpful things the screen played simultaneously through The Flaming Hero's mind. The memories clips were indeed faded away when Sparror locked his sight to the awaited Southern Shield, but it left him with confidence firing up within the shimmering lantern eyes.

"Pure lust is not of course…the answer, Southern Shield," Sparror answered composedly even though his lantern eyes slowly unfolded an agitation. "She may have a beautiful appearance, but that's not the main reason I wanted her to be my..lover."

"What's the main reason then, Flaming Boy?" Southern Shield asked with him extending his curious eyebrows.

Sparror took a brief contorting sigh and ordered his mind to dig up all the past moments he could replay. The chosen moment occurred when he was still six years old and left an indelible spark in his heart as The Flaming Hero chortled in exuberant and rapidly flickered the levitating-fiery torch construct.

More specifically, the time when Yuna sat beside him on the bed and widely opened a cheerful smile toward his younger self. A younger self who drowned in deep despair as he gave a dejected look with tears shredded from his unnerving eye sockets.

"It's okay..Hatoshi..it's okay." Yuna spoke cheerfully and folded his trembling forehand. "With me by your side…you'll be fine."

Although the nine years moment finally dissolved into a blurry white view that sent Sparror back into reality, it left him with a jolly giggle being spread from his throat. While Southern Shield hurled down his left eyebrows shortly with his fellow friend nodded in an affirmative demeanor.

"Yuna was not only the person who actively supported me, praising my artworks, and even helping on many things, she..…" Sparror uttered with a struggling tone as the flickering in the levitated torch became slow in brief seconds and shone brightly like a night lamp. "She cheered me up and even helped me to move on from my parent's death when I was still six."

"It's a moment I will never forget till this time," Sparror added joyously and tilted his head in reposing comforts. "It's one of the reasons….I asked my Uncle to let her stay in our household when she also lost her parents, two years after mine."

"Because I wanted to repay my debt…for helping me back then"

"So in the simplest way, she was a girl who always wanted you to be happy in continuing this life.?" Southern Shield guessed with an assured tone.

Sparror chortled and gladly nodded with an astounded tone when he presumed his confession, "Yeah its true ever since I befriended her in kindergarten because we often spend time together either at my Uncle's house and in the school too"

"Anyway, without her…I might have ended up as maybe… depressed emo especially after my parent's death." Sparror remarked.

"She was one of the people who persistently gave me moral support throughout my life and I …felt very happy for that," Sparror added with tears of gladness shredded from the lantern eyes.

"To be honest, your reasoning quite makes sense." Southern Shield commented with a deep praising tone. "Furthermore, Yuna was like a girl who always supported no matter what. Just like Mayuri."

Sparror giggled and gave a nervous look, "Yup and that's why she becomes maybe…one of my main motivations on becoming Sparror."

"I'll still think it's a very selfish reason to become a hero, but luckily your action said otherwise…for now." Southern Shield muttered.

"Yeah, I will try my best on keeping my action selfless. Starting from tomorrow's return of course…hehe." Sparror reassured.

Then, Sparror steered his sight at the gleaming night sky and opened a surprised frown as his mind announced the reminder. A reminder that convinced The Flaming Hero to glance back at Southern Shield and called forth the swarming-fiery cloth to cover his entire armored limbs.

"As much as I wanted to continue this conversation, but I'm sorry I have to leave right now because it's almost reaching late-night" Sparror said with a polite tone and bowed half of his body in a thankful demeanor.

"Besides, thank you for everything…Southern Shield." Sparror added him slowly lifting his upper body and allowing his entire limbs to fully cover the molten cloth. "It was an exciting experience either having the rematch or even talking with you. I wish we can meet again, someday."

Southern Shield proudly nodded and widened his jolly grin, "Thank you too, Flaming Boy."

"May luck and fortune accompany you in your next heroic journey." Southern Shield mentioned with a bubbly smile. "Whenever you need help, just call me, my friend."

Thus, Sparrow was now vanished alongside the molten cloth without leaving any physical traces of his existence. The disappearance of The Flaming Hero blessed Southern Shield to wide open an ebullient grin, wishing good luck for his new friend's journey as the hero of Neo Tokyo City.

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