Light-kun's memories stopped. I fell on my knees. My mind isn't in the right place. I can't think straight. I can feel that my sanity is breaking apart. And then, Light-kun appeared before me.
"In my honest opinion, these people don't deserve a second chance in life. Can you imagine a rapist turn over a new leaf and become a good person?"
". . . . ."
I don't know. . .
I can't answer that. . .
"I cannot imagine that. I will not fucking let that happen. A fucking rapist gets away with their crime? NOT ON MY FUCKING WATCH!!"
"(I. . .)"
"These people really think they have authority over others. These people really thought it was okay to take away what belongs to others. These people DO NOT feel sorry for what they did to their victim."
"(I. . .)"
"I will not let that happen! I am here! I will become the worst nightmare for these people! I won't stop until I succeed. I don't care how long it takes. Even if it's a lifelong journey, then so be it! Even if I lose my identity as a Judge then so be it! Even if I lose myself in the process then so be it! I will make a world free of sinful lust. I promise!"
"(Light-kun, I. . .)"
Light-kun offers his hand towards me with a twisted smile and an insane glare in his eyes.
"Let's make a world without sinful lust with me, my love."
I slowly reach his hand, and put my hand on his palm. Light-kun pulled me up, and I stood up. I move closer to his chest. I rest my chest against his. My face is only a few millimeters away from his. I stare directly into his eyes.
"I wholeheartedly agree, my dear."
I didn't even realize I was smiling. I didn't even realize how insane the look in my eyes was. My breathing was so heavy. My face turned red. All I could see before my eyes was the face of my beloved. Together with him, I feel like I can accomplish anything. Even if he wants to destroy this very world, I will stand by his side at the top of this world. I love him very dearly.
Everything was just an open, empty white filled stretches infinitely across all directions prior, but now, that white color is gone and turned into a vibrant blood red color.
I will help accomplish his dreams. I, too, will make a world free of sinful lust.
"Geez, if you do that, who's gonna save my brother then?"
*!!*
". . . .W-What?"
Suddenly, I heard a voice. It was a girl's voice. I never heard of this voice, yet somehow it makes my heart feel at ease.
"Seriously, I didn't think you'd be influenced this much by my brother in his current state."
The vibrant red color empty field was cracked. It shatters rapidly into tiny pieces.
Light-kun also disappears from my sight. The state of Light-kun's heart has gone back to its initial state, a white, empty, open field.
"But for real, my brother actually got a girlfriend. WOW!"
Behind me, a girl figure appeared out of nowhere. I turn my entire body around towards her.
"You look way prettier than I ever imagined what a girlfriend for him would look like!"
"Who. . .?"
"That was really close! You have almost completely fallen to his temptation, though." the girl mumbles.
My eyes shed tears without my permission. She is not someone I know physically, yet I was able to shed tears for her. I know who this is, this gentle voice, this cheerful atmosphere, this soothing voice.
"Lu. . .ca?"
"Nice to meet you, Lily-onee-san!" the girl smiles at me.
The moment I saw her smile, all those horrible things that happened to her bombarded me. My chest hurts so badly all of a sudden. Guilt overcame me, and I fell on my knees. I bow my head down against the white floor below towards her.
"I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY!"
I cried. I sobbed so hard. I can't contain this sorrow. I don't know what I am even apologizing for. For some reason, I have to say these words to her.
. . . . .
Ah, I see. . . these are his words. This is what he wanted to say to her. I've inherited his memories along with his regrets.
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The girl puts his hand on my shoulder.
"Lift your head, Lily-san!"
I lift my head as per her wish. I stood up as she pulled me up and helped me stand.
"Wipe your tears, Lily-san."
I wiped away my tears as she wished.
"You should go to him. If you confront him directly, I'm sure he'll calm down. All of his anger would subside, plus he got to meet his sister again. He misses you so dearly."
"Well, he wouldn't recognize me anyway. Someone with that much negativity won't be able to see me."
"Then what about me? I was consumed by negativity; I shouldn't be able to."
"Lily-san, there was a very dim light of hope in you. There was a part of your heart that wished to save my brother. You've done so much for him. You don't want to see him like this. You want to see his smile. You didn't give up."
"So, does that mean Light-kun has given up?"
"Unfortunately, yes, he is; however, I won't be sad at all!"
"Why?"
"Well, as a denizen of Heaven, I no longer can feel negativity in my heart thanks to the God of the universe, and besides, it puts me at ease knowing he has such a caring and genuine girlfriend." said the girl, giving off her brightest smile.
That smile gives me hope. It soothes me. It calms me. It refreshes me.
This girl doesn't deserve that kind of death.
"Even if I were to meet and confront my brother right now, that won't solve the problem."
"What do you mean?"
"My brother. . . has not moved on from my death. It's been more than two years already."
"Luca. . .-chan, tell me what to do?"
"I cannot tell you anything, but I'll give you a hint!"
Luca moves closer to me. She puts her hands on each side of my head. Again, I was drowned in yet another memory, a memory of his.
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Day 200
*thump thump thump*
A series of footsteps can be heard echoing through an alleyway.
*pant pant pant*
A woman is running in the alleyway, and she is pregnant. This is not an activity a pregnant woman should be doing.
*THUMP THUMP THUMP*
Multiple heavier footsteps follow behind the woman. The woman is currently being chased by loan sharks. Her husband died, leaving her with a huge debt. The woman is in her 7th month of pregnancy. She was threatened to be raped if she cannot pay for her husband's debt.
The woman suddenly slips during her run.
"KYARGH!"
She flips her body so that her shoulder hits the ground instead of her pregnant belly. She quickly stands up, enduring the pain from the fall. She continues to run, but the gap between her and her chasers has lessened a lot.
"(No! I cannot let myself be captured! I don't even want to imagine what would happen if I get caught!)"
While she was running, someone was coming from the direction she was heading. The woman stops.
"(Oh no! Oh no! Please don't! I don't wanna be raped! My baby! My baby!)"
*thud thud thud*
The person was walking instead of running. The darkness of the alleyway obstructed her vision; she could not identify the person's face, but she could see that the person was smiling twistedly. The person walks closer and closer. The woman closes her eyes and covers her face with her forearms.
". . ."
The person walks past her.
"(Huh?)"
The woman opens her eyes and lowers her hands. She turns around towards her chasers.
"Oi, who the hell are you? Get lost!"
"Are you lost? This isn't a playground, little boy! Get lost!"
"The fuck's a kid doing here? Go home to your mommy!"
"Heheheheheh!! HEHEHEHEHEH!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!" the person laughs.
It was me. I was the person.
"Don't worry, this will only take a few seconds."
I blacken my hands and crack my fingers.
"I WON'T LET A SINGLE PERSON ESCAPE!"
I rush towards one of the closest loan sharks to me. I punched his head, and it flew towards a guy's face behind him, and it knocked him out.
"W-WHAT ARE YOU?"
"BELIEVER?! RUUUNNN!!"
"WHAT'S A BELIEVER DOING HERE? OI BITCH, ARE YOU HIRING A BELIEVER TO KILL US? YOU'RE FUCKING NUTS! IF THIS IS HOW IT WILL GO DOWN, WE WILL NEVER LET YOU REST! WE'LL CHASE YOU TO THE ENDS OF THE WORLD!! FOR YEARS AND YEARS TO COME!!!"
"Are you done?"
"Huh?"
I punched the throat of the guy who was talking long and loud.
"AAAAKKHHH!!"
His throat was destroyed.
"Five seconds until I make fine arts out of all of you. Starting from. . .NOW!"
In the next few seconds, the pregnant woman has to witness the most gruesome ways to kill and torture a human being. Some of them even begged for forgiveness, but I couldn't care less. I know from experience, the moment you show these kinda people any mercy, they’ll go right back to commit their crimes the next day like nothing happened.
The woman was traumatized by the killings done by me. The pregnant woman fainted purely from shock.
". . . . ."
"It's been more than half a year already. No matter what I did, there's no decrease in rape cases. Lusts still lurk worldwide. What is the point of my position as a Judge?"
I began to smile unknowingly.
"Rape cases happen mostly when the time and place is right. So, what if there's no time and places?"
I transform my right hand. I increase the mass of my right hand similar to the mass of the entire planet. My blackened hand began to crack in purple colors, and purple sparks constantly spark around it. I clench my fist hard.
"I'll do it! I'll destroy everything! I will fucking destroy all these bad lusts!"
My eyes were insane. I lift my fist upwards. I was ready to punch towards the ground.
"This amount of mass will push the Earth slightly off orbit. It will fuck everything up! IT WILL DESTROY EVERYTHING, INCLUDING BAD LUSTS!! GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE!!"
“MASS OF THE EARTH, PLANETARY REJECTION!”
I swing my fist down towards the ground.
Suddenly, a ring of scarlet flame burst from the ground around me. I was trapped by the scarlet flame, and my transformed right hand was grabbed by a talon made of golden flames.
My transformation was broken, and my Rejection technique was cancelled. That was the first time my Faith power was ever cancelled. The talon flame that grabbed me also breaks apart.
My hand was grabbed by a human hand, and then another hand also grabbed my other transformed hand.
"What are you doing?!" said two people at the same time.
In front of me, there was a boy with spiky brown hair and a girl with scarlet colored hair with a twin tail on the side of her hair, while the rest of her hair drops down towards her upper back. They stopped me from my own horrible ambition. They stopped me when I was in my worst state. They were the Second Judge and the Support. They were also the first two lights in my life.
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"Runelt and Rena?"
"Yes, they saved my brother, but that was a long time ago. As you know, they have a life of their own. They can't watch over my brother all the time."
"Luca-chan, I understand!"
"You know the answer? You know what to do?"
"Yes!"
"I see. . . Then, this is where we part. I have to go."
"So soon?"
Luca bows her head to me.
"I know it's a lot, but please continue to love and take care of my brother, Lily-onee-san!"
I smile at her.
"I will! I promise!"
The girl lifts her head, and she glows brightly. She slowly fades away in front of me as she waves goodbye.
"I will save your brother without fail, Luca-chan! And also, thank you very much! It was a pleasure to meet you!"
"Oops! I almost forgot!"
The girl's entire body glows slightly.
"Here! Once you've touched his heart, this will be the final key to convince him.
The girl handed me a small orb of light.
"What is this?"
"Perspective. From Him! You know what I mean, right? Hehehe!"
"Of course!" I smiled at the girl.
The girl smiles back at me and vanishes soon after.

