ML C10, P15- "Irreversible Mistakes"

"Irreversible Mistakes" is the fifteenth Part of "Miracula Luxia" 's last Chapter. It was released on 14.06.2020.
== Plot ==
Jared is taken to the Pit of Death while being unconscious.
Standing at the highway to his incoming death, he awaits it silently, knowing that his friends are safe.
Until he sees Akari watching him from a distance...
Will both of them survive? Or will they plunge into the deep depths below?
== Story ==
Jared looks around for something. Or maybe even someone.
He stares coldly at the general.
"Where is Akari?"- He says- "Where is my friend? What have you done to her?!"
The general grins.
"Oh, we haven't done anything. Yet. She's right there."
He points to the right.
Jared stares in that direction and sees Akari in the distance, held captive by two guards.
"Jared!"- She yells- "Don't give him what he wants! Don't listen to what he says! He just wants to extract as much information as possible from us and use it to hurt our friends!"
One of the guards slaps her.
"Leave her alone!"- Jared yells at them.
The general shakes his head and pulls Jared's chin away from that direction.
"This is your own fault."- He says to him- "You shouldn't have come here. You shouldn't have messed with us."
Jared smiles.
"It does not matter. I am not ashamed that I have done so. And I will do it again, if I have to. Especially if it means that I will save a friend."
The general laughs.
"Oh! So you only care about your friends and family? How sad! The so-called "hero" doesn't really care about the other people!"
Jared shakes his head and smiles.
"No, general. You're not really understanding what I just said to you."- He says- "I consider all the people in this world my friends. And my family."
He turns to thr right.
"Even the ones who are evil. Because, even if they have hurt people before, I know and believe that they still have at least some good within them."
The two guards stare at each other, unsure how to respond to this.
The general shakes his head.
"There's no good in any of us. Only desire to do what our supreme leader commands us to."- He says.
"And we won't waste anymore time with some small talk."
He stares at the two guards.
"Now, boys. Show this gentleman what we mean by that."
One of the guards nods, pulls out a knife and, before Jared even has the chance to react, stabs Akari in the stomach.
She falls to her knees.
"Aki! No!"- Jared says.
Akari looks up and smiles.
"It's okay. Don't worry about me."- She says- "The people don't need me. They need you."
"Good luck, my love."- She says and closes her eyes.
She falls to the ground.
"You... you monster!"- Jared yells at the general- "Why would you do that?! What kind of a crazy person are you?!"
The general smiles.
"The one who carries out his orders without a word."- He responds- "And doesn't feel remorse when he becomes the cause of someone's death."
The general's last words make Jared very angry.
"I will make you pay! For Akari!"- He screams and kicks the man in the groin, forcing him to let go of the boy.
Jared continues to punch the general both in the face and the stomach.
However, it seems like the man does not feel any pain. He does not scream. He does not step back to recover. Instead, he simply punches Jared in the face once, disorienting him.
Then, he grabs him by the neck and takes him back to the edge of the pit.
"It's over, Kaos."- He says- "You just made your last mistake! And now... you will pay for it!"
Jared shakes his head and smiles.
"I know that I am going to die. And I will die with no regrets."- He says- "I know that I have completed my mission- I have protected everyone from your leader. And your forces. My allies are going to take care of the rest."
"And now, I will plunge into the depths where my eternal rest awaits."
He closes his eyes.
"Mom, uncle, Akari, here I come."- He says to himself.
"So, what are you waiting for? I thought that you would always carry out your orders, no matter what. So why don't you throw me in? I am waiting."
However, when he opens his eyes, he sees the general getting stabbed in the back and right through the heart.
The man stares at the person who has stabbed him.
It is Jared's grandfather- Lethal.
"You think that I'll just let you kill my grandson? No way, buddy."- He says- "Now, for trying to kill him, you shall be the one to die."
As the general forcefully lets go of Jared, Lethal kicks him in the back and sends him flying.
"KAOS!!!"- He screams as he falls into the deep chasm below, to his death.
Meanwhile, Jared wakes up just in time to grab onto the ledge of the chasm.
His grandfather gets closer to him.
"Grandson!"- He says- "Come on! Grab my hand!"
He extends his hand, trying to grab the boy before he falls down below.
Jared looks at the depths below him. Then, at his grandfather and John.
"I really want to see my deceased friends and family."- He says to himself- "I want to hug them, tell them that I'm okay, be together with them for all eternity. But... I also want to be with my living friends and family."
He sighs.
"They may not be perfect. They may have made mistakes before. Mistakes that I will probably not forget. But they're people that I care about."
"And I do not want to leave them alone!"
Without another moment of hesitation, Jared grabs his grandfather's hand and he pulls him back up.
Jared sits on the ground, gasping for breath.
"Jared! Are you okay, my child?"- His grandfather says.
Jared stares at him.
"Grandpa! Akari! She... she needs help!"
Lethal turns to John.
"John, check the girl's pulse! Now!"
John nods and does so.
He notices that there is still a small spark of life left in Akari's body.
"She's alive!"- He says ecstatically- "She's barely breathing, but she's still alive!"
Lethal nods and smiles. Tears of happiness fall down from Jared's eyes.
"Good."- Lethal says- "Now let's take her back home and bring her back to life!"
John nods and takes Akari with him.
Meanwhile, Lethal helps his grandson stand up.
"Did that man do anything to you?"
Jared shakes his head.
"No, but... he ordered his guards to kill Akari. To demoralize me."
Lethal raises his eyebrow.
"What?!'
He sees two guards in the distance, running away.
Lethal automatically assumes that they are the ones who are responsible for Akari's near-death experience. He grabs his grandson's bow and quickly shoots both of them down.
As the two of them approach the two recently deceased guards, Jared's grandfather smiles.
"There."- He says to his grandson- "The deed is done. Your friend has been avenged."
Jared stares at them sadly.
"But... those people were just carrying orders. They did not have the intention to hurt her!"
Lethal shakes his head.
"General Wright was also carrying out his orders. They were just like him, albeit with lower ranks."
"Plus, they did want to hurt her. If they didn't, they would just leave her alone, undamaged."
Jared thinks about this.
"Or maybe they just did it out of fear? So they wouldn't get punished by their superior?"
Lethal nods.
"That's also highly possible."
He stares at the exit.
"Now, let us go back to our hometown. The city of Paris."
As the two of them are on their way home, Jared wonders about something.
Lethal notices this.
"Is something wrong, Jared?"- He asks him.
Jared stares at his grandfather.
"Is... is Annie okay?"
Lethal smiles.
"Oh. The girl with the orange hair? She's completely fine! Even better, she's been asking for you!"
Jared's eyes light up,
"Really?"- He says.
Lethal nods, still smiling.
"Then I will make sure to visit her after we go back."
He stares at the road ahead.
"But first, I must see Akari. I can't just let her stay alone, without my emotional support."
Lethal nods.
"Of course."- He says- "The poor girl has suffered a lot and she still needs your help. You better not let her down, okay?"
Jared nods.
"I will never let her down."
Lethal smiles.
"That's the grandson that I know and love. Always ready to help someone in need, either physically or emotionally!"
As the two of them walk on the long road, Jared turns to his grandfather.
"Grandpa?"
"Yes, my boy?"
Jared wonders about what to say to him.
"When all of this madness is over, is... is our world going to become like it was before all these things happened?"
Lethal shakes his head.
"I highly doubt it."- He says- "This world... will never be the same as before. After this battle, people are going to be much more attentive, the streets are going to be more populated, but by guards and soldiers rather than citizens."
"But what will be different among us... is the fact that we will be more aware of our surroundings. We will respect each other. And, most importantly, we will be much more united. We will fight for what is right, together."
"And the world... the world will be much safer. As long as there are brave defenders who are ready to protect it from the hostiles, the world will never be defeated by the everlasting Darkness. Never."
Jared and his grandfather return to the city of Paris safely.
There, our hero looks for his good friend- Akari, but cannot find her.
He goes back to the Kaos residence. On the way there, he sees John.
"John, where is Akari?"- He asks him.
John raises his eyebrow.
"What? No "hello"? No "how are you"?"- He responds- "We were worried about you, buddy? Why... why did you go there?!"
He sighs.
"Sorry. I just got really worried that I would lose you."- He continues- "Akari, she's still unconscious. She's in the upper floor of the Kaos residence."
Jared nods.
"I am so sorry for worrying you. I promise that I won't run away again."
John nods and smiles.
"Of course. I forgive you. That's what friends do, right? They forgive each other, even if they make mistakes."
He puts his hand on his friend's shoulder.
"Jared, I didn't go there to rescue only because you're my friend. I came, because I care about you. About your safety. You're like a brother to me. And I will never let anything happen to you."
Jared raises his eyebrow.
"Thank you for considering me as such."- He says- "But... what if something happens to me? What would you do?"
John looks down.
"I won't accept it. Losing you will be like losing a family member, it will devastate me."
He clenches his fist.
"But I won't let that happen! Rest assured that, as long as I am still here, I will keep you safe."
He stares at the Kaos residence.
"Now go. Give Akari the emotional strength that she needs to survive. Don't let her down."
Jared nods.
"I will not let her down."- He responds- "Thank you, John."
John nods and smiles as he watches his friend enter the residence.
Jared enters his former home and goes upstairs.
He stares at the door that leads to his room.
"Akari must be in there."- He says to himself- "Now, the only thing that is left for me to do is to in there and be there for her."
He reaches for the doorknob.
"Aki, when we were children I promised that we would always be together. That we will always fight like one. That we will conquer this world without a single drop of fear. Protect it from the villains."
He stares at his hand.
"And I do not plan to lose you to them."- He says- "I am going to protect you... and show the world that we have a bond that will never be broken. No matter how far away we are from each other. No matter who or what gets between us, I will keep fighting. Until the bitter end."