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Wemmbu was looking down at the scenery below the mountain, he and Egg climbed. It wasn't terrible, he actually really enjoy it, surprising. He let out a sigh.
Everything was normal.
Well, as normal as it could be on this dumb server.
They have been trying to get some gear as they were completely broke after their fight with Jaiden. Which was going okay...he guess.
The sound of wind crashing against him was comforting as he look out at the sunset. Despit trying to distract himself for looking for gear. All his thoughts lead him to think about a yellow hair friend, a friend he could never see again.
Rejoice.
He let out a shaky breathe. He didn't want to think about him but...
"Wemmbu it was fun while it lasted, I appreciate playing with you guys. I'm sorry Wemmbu, I'm-"
The crushing of bones fill Wemmbu ears as his Mace miss a warden. He couldn't stop fighting. He couldn't. Not with the 50 wardens on him. But he..couldn't look away from Rejoice dead body. Wemmbu couldn't even recognize Rejoice.
He felt his heartbeat in his ears.
He wants to throw up.
...
He was going to kill Jaiden.
...
But he didn't.
He tightens his grip on his mace. The grip only keeping him present from the memories.
He hates this. Why did he keep thinking about him? What makes him so different? He had seen countless people die so why him? He didn't even get to know him...
There was a pause in his thoughts. A great feeling of realizing and despair fell upon him.
Oh.
That's why.
He never got to know him.
Rejoice never got to see the outside. He never got to feel the warmth of the sun on his skin again. He never got to see his favorite flower again. He never got to make more friends.
He never got to go on adventures with him and Egg.
He never got to open his fallen Kingdom.
Wemmbu failed him.
He failed him.
He let him die.
Wemmbu shakily hugs himself as the warm sun didn't feel warm anymore.
He could feel a pair of eyes on him, Egg's. Egg already knew what was happening after all.
The many times Wemmbu woke up in the middle of the night to go to Egg's room was almost every day since that day. Egg has never said anything about it, just held onto his hand while they slept. A comfort that Egg was going to be there when he woke up.
He was grateful that Egg hadn't said anything about it. But he needs someone to talk to.
"Hey Egg?" He said quietly, just above a whisper.
Wemmbu didn't turn around to meet Egg's eyes, he already knew he was listening.
"Yeah? What's up?" Egg asks with a tone of concern, barley heard. Egg knew the events that happened a week ago, effected Wemmbu a lot more than he thought. He didn't ask anything just in case Wemmbu didn't want to talk about it. He knew Wemmbu didn't like to be sweet talk or even comforted. Egg knew his presence was better for Wemmbu than any words.
Wemmbu hug himself tighter before-
"Do you think Rejoice words are true?"
There was silence for a little bit, "Like..? When-?"
"When he said, "Forgive and Forget."
There was a pause.
"Do you think...if he lived, I could..actually?"
.
..
...
Sounds of wind blowing filled in the silence as Egg thought of a answer.
...
"Why can't you do it right now?"
There was a pause in the wind. Wemmbu heart clench with something he couldn't describe.
He quickly turns around to face Egg.
"What?"
"I mean, What's stopping you?"
Wemmbu could feel his heartbeat in his ears. He didn't know how to answer.
"I-..." He grips his Mace more until his hand goes into a pale purple, a heavy grounding weight.
"You..you can't be serious Egg?" Wemmbu let out a desperate laugh.
"You really can't be serious...?"
Egg looks at him with something Wemmbu didn't know how to describe.
"I mean...you already did it Wemmbu, with Jaiden."
Wemmbu mouth felt dry.
"Well- That was because...Rejoice would have...and wait no- I do NOT forgive Jaiden at all???" Wemmbu tails flicker the ground with hits as his mood got worse thinking about forgiving him.
"But you still did it."
Egg's words made him pause.
"You could've killed Jaiden."
"But you didn't."
Egg gently smiles at Wemmbu.
"You could've ignored Rejoice words. But...you didn't. Wemmbu, you still have good in you. I believe that. Don't get me wrong dude, you are still wayyy eviler than other players, but you can still do good things. I think Rejoice saw that in you."
Wemmbu's body tense.
"Even if you do bad things, at the end of the day, you can still change. "
Wemmbu couldn't hear anything but Egg's voice. His hand was shaking on his mace.
"You can forgive and forget. Even if...Rejoice isn't here. And even if you don't want too. Rejoice would have supported you through everything, Wemmbu."
Egg laughs softly. "Rejoice is just that type of guy."
The words felt right but Wemmbu couldn't believe them. Him? Good? Doing good? What did Rejoice see in him? He didn't understand. Him forgiving and forgetting? What a joke.
He destroys so many civilizations and has kill a lot of innocent people. How could anyone see good in that?
He really couldn't understand.
If Rejoice knew about his crimes, would he even want to be friends with him?
Would he forgive him?
...
This was so dumb. This was-
Wemmbu felt a hand grabs his. He looks up to see Egg's dumb smile. Egg's hand gentle squeeze his hand, to ground him.
He was about to smack his hand back when-
"You know, it's not your fault, Wemmbu." That made Wemmbu stop.
"Rejoice would never blame you for his death. You know he isn't the type to do that."
Wemmbu couldn't say anything to make Egg's claim wrong. Because well...as Egg said, he really wouldn't blame him. Rejoice would never...
...
But...he couldn't help to still blame himself for Rejoice death. If only the chorus fruit worked. If only he was a little faster. If only....
If only he was stronger.
Wemmbu tightens his grip on Egg's hand.
Only the quiet set of the sun fills in the silence. It wasn't awkward at all, instead it felt peaceful, something they didn't get a lot of.
Wemmbu let out a big sigh.
"Rejoice really wouldn't want to see me like this, would he?" It was a little joke to break from the tense atmosphere, well a little bit of a joke.
"Of course he wouldn't dude. And I certainly don't like seeing you like this either you know?" Egg playful push Wemmbu shoulder with his own while laughing quietly.
The feeling in Wemmbu chest wouldn't go away anytime soon, but it did feel like he could breathe easy now if only for a little bit.
"Hah...I hate you, Egg." Wemmbu let out a laugh of freedom? Relief? Something. He finally felt like he could get a grip on his emotions.
"Okay bro...I did all that yapping for you just for you to say that??" Despite the annoyance in his voice, he was smiling as much as before. All Egg wants is the best for his best friend after all.
Wemmbu let out a high pitch laugh before smiling as well. "We need to get going. We gotta get geared up." Wemmbu walks forwards, finally feeling his feet again. He could do this. It wasn't over.
"Also, bro, you should get some sleep, you look horrible."
"Okay bro." Wemmbu hit him playfully as they laugh together, finally walking forwards.