Chapter Text
Warnings Include: Stabbing, Blood, Slight gore, fighting, Remus being Remus, Intrusive thoughts, Character Death, Maggots, fire, setting a body on fire, roman being a little shit, Fighting, Swords, talking about a penis for like.. two seconds, food mention. ((If I missed anything let me know))
The sound of clashing metal filled the air as Roman blocked Remus' blow. He pushed forward and threw Remus off balance. Remus growled and huffed, sweat beading on his brow. He was breathing heavily. He glared at his brother with a manic smile on his face, Roman was panting as well, but his sword was still kept high even though it was clear he was exhausted. "What's wrong Ro-Ro? Are you tired? Do you need a break? Hey, maybe Patty Cake will make you some cookies and fix some apple juice" He said, throwing his head back in laughter. He moved his morning star in front of him, the bottom end hitting the ground with a small thud. He put his arms on the handle and put his head on his arms, grinning darkly at his brother. Roman huffed in annoyance. "Stop your mouth, you foul fiend!" Roman said, glaring at Remus. He wiped his brow, grimacing at the sweat that got on his outfit. The once pristine white coated in dirt and sweat stains. Remus looked at the state of his brother and laughed. "Wow, you look about as sweaty as the pig I gutted yesterday," He said with a cackle. Romans face scrunched up his face in disgust. "That's.. disgusting. And how dare you compare me to a pig!" He exclaimed, making offended Princey noises[tm] Remus laughed even harder at that, it was so easy to get under the skin of his brother.
Roman sighed and glared at his brother. "Can we just get this over with, I have more important things to do than fight with the rejected twin." He said sharply. His brother may know how to get under his skin, but he also knew how to get under Remus' skin as well. Remus took a deep shaky breath, his eye twitching. "Shut the fuck up." He said, his body shaking in anger. He grabbed his morning star, flinging it over his shoulder. Roman readied his sword even more. Roman was getting impatient. "Come on Brother attack me like the Villian you are!" he exclaimed. He was only hyping up Remus after all, nothing he said was meant with ill will, he only wanted to make the fight interesting.
Remus was shaking with the rage flooding through his veins. His brain was screaming at him, images flashed in his mind of Roman with his head bashed in, his chest opened and organs spilling out, maggots eating his brothers' insides and worms and bugs crawling over his bloody bones with scraps of meat hanging off of them. He started breathing heavier and he twirled his morning star. Fighting helped. Fighting helped the thoughts, Fighting would get rid of the anger swirling in his blood. So with one final deep breath, he ran towards his brother 'The better brother' his brain reminded him. 'The one everyone loved, the one everyone adored, the one everyone loved' Tears started streaming down his cheeks and he swung his morning star at his brother, Roman quickly summoned his shield and he blocked the blow. The sound of metal clashing filled the air again, both brothers fighting with all of their might.
Roman didn't see the tears streaming down Remus' cheeks, didn't see the way his brother was fighting with his mind, the way Remus was hurting. And Remus, Remus didn't see the sword heading for him until it was too late. Until the sword was buried deep inside of his stomach, the cold and merciless blade, sticking out of his back crimson dripping off of the polished silver. Roman's eyes went wide and he pulled the sword out, catching his brother as he fell. "Remus! Remus, can you hear me? Damnit! Why didn't you dodge?!" He asked his brother, pulling him close and putting his hands on the wound. Remus took a shaky breath. "W-what?" He was confused, and in so much pain, his brain was fuzzy and he couldn't think straight. Roman felt tears stream down his face. "R-Ree, can you hear me?" he asked him, a sob following. Remus looked at him, laughing slightly. "I didn't think you had the guts Ro-Ro." He said, coughing. "I guess I don't have guts anymore, do you think the maggots will like them?" He asked. Roman sobbed. "D-don't talk like that Rem, You'll be okay. You'll be okay." He said, trying to take a deep breath so he could focus on his brother. "You don't have to pretend to like me, Roman." Remus said, looking at Roman with a serious stare, "I know you hate me, everyone doe-" Roman cut him off with a shout. "NO! I don't Hate you, Remus! Do you irritate me sometimes? Yes. But I don't hate you! I love you, you're my brother!" He said, Remus took notice of the tears streaming down Roman's cheeks and he moved his hand to wipe away his cheeks. "hey, don't cry Ro-bro. It makes your face all puffy and red, remember?" He said with a soft chuckle.
Roman glared at him. "Don't change the subject! Please, Remus, you know that I care about you right? I know that I'm a bitch from time to time, and I'm sorry. I didn't mean anything I said. I was just trying to make the fight spicy!" he said his body shuddering with sobs. "Like a dick with hot sauce on it huh?" Roman cringed at the thought but smiled, even dying Remus was still Remus. "R-roman. If I don't make it. G-give Dee a hug for me, he's going to miss me. I'm the only thing keeping his life interesting." Roman shook his head. "You're going to make it Remus, you're going to. You have to." Remus chuckled. He gave Roman a smile, his teeth stained with blood. "Roman, I'm not going to make it," he said his eyes starting to unfocus. "Don't say that!" Roman insisted, already dreading the way Remus' body was starting to weaken. He had already lost So much blood. "Remus?" He asked when his brother didn't respond. "Remus!?" He asked again, starting to panic. He shook Remus to get his attention. Remus looked at him with a smile. "They're gone.." he said softly. Remus smiled, brighter than roman had seen in a long time. "roman, the bad thoughts. They're gone." He laughed bittersweetly for a moment. "Thank you."
He said. his hand slowly dropping from Roman's cheek. his eyes glossed over, and he went limp. His fingers twitched for a moment, and his lungs let out a final huff of air. He was gone. Roman just stared for a moment, his mind racing. "Remus?" He asked quietly. "Remus!?" He asked, shaking him. "No no no! Come back! You can't be gone!" He pulled Remus closer, shaking him with more force. "Damnit Remus this isn't funny! You can't die! COME BACK PLEASE!" He screamed, sobbing into his brother's chest, holding the limp corpse. He sobbed until he had nothing left, till the sun went down and the stars glittered overhead in the imagination. Only then did he let Remus go. The body fell to the ground and Roman stood up. "I'm sorry," he said, his voice raw from crying and screaming. He picked up Remus' body and carried him to the lake, creating a boat. He set Remus in the boat and filled the rowboat with Green flowers, and his brother's morning star. He Summoned a Silver crown and set it in Remus' hands, along with his brother's morningstar, and he closed his brother's eyes. He kicked the boat and it moved slowly across the lake. Roman summoned a ball of fire, and threw it in the boat, watching the ship rise in flames. Just how Remus would have wanted. He watched the boat for a moment, before falling to his knees and sobbing dryly.
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