LU 288 - Kearly 4

I flew home with Vert, not to my office, home. It was a long day and I was ready for it to be over. I hurt everywhere and I was ready for sleep. We got home and Vert carried me into the house, he layed me down on a bed and this was the first time I noticed what had happened to my body. Large gashes were almost everywhere, blood was seeping. I looked up at vert and he began to slowly take off my armor, once all of it was off, I looked up and Vert seemed to have a worried look on his face. He began rushing and gathering supplies, once he gathered them all he kneeled down at my bedside and began to tend to my wounds. He tried for an hour straight but it seemed like it was going no where. He stood up and looked me in the eyes.

*"Kearly, I can't fix the wounds."*

*"Take me to the hill."*

He picked me up once more and we walked outside. I looked around, looked back at our house knowing it would be the last time. Vert leaped into the air, I felt the cool breeze against my skin, felt it run through my hair, smelled the sweet scent of the honey from my bees. It was a feeling like no other, taking in everything around you, noticing all the small details that life has to offer knowing they would all be gone in a few hours. We continued flying for a short while before Vert landed on the soft ground of moss. I got off his back and he helped me walk over to our bench. We sat down and I looked into the distance, the sun was setting. I took in all the color and understood the beauty of a sunset. I then began one final talk with Vert.

*"I like it here, its peaceful."*

*"It is, Kearly."*

*"You ever wonder what would have happened if we flew a different way?"*

Vert stayed stayed silient.

*"Maybe I wouldn't be dying right now."*

It was right now that Vert really understood this would be the last time he would ever get to talk to Kearly. The weight of the situation was lost on him before, but now sitting on this hill he finally understood.

*"Vert, did we do the right thing? Was Nekane right?"*

*"Of course we did the right thing, everyone else just wanted power."*

*"You're right."*

*"Kearly, it's gonna be okay."*

*"What if its not?"*

Vert didn't know how to respond to this so he just put his arm around Kearly.

*"Vert, I think you should leave this place. You don't deserve to be left behind. I think you should fix up your airship and fly until you find a new place, you could settle down and maybe meet someone."*

*"I'll figure something out."*

Kearly could feel life starting to leave his body so he turned to Vert and gave him a hug. They held this and then Kearly says his final words.

*"We've been through so much together Vert, and I just want you to know that I wouldn't want to do any of it with someone else, you were the best friend that I could have ever asked for."*

The sun sets and Kearly closes his eyes and takes one final breath before letting go and passing away.

Vert couldn't even comprehend what had just happened, he couldn't get it through his head that Kearly was really gone, so he just held the hug. He couldn't let go so he just held on until the sun was eventually coming up again. He decided he wanted to give Kearly a proper place to rest. He slowly got up and walked around the hill. He found a nice place for Kearly to rest so he got out his shovel and began digging. He finished digging and walked back to the bech to get Kearly. He picked him up like he always would when they would fly together, he carried him over to the hole and set him down. He took one last look at Kearly who still had the smallest smile on his face. He then buried Kearly so he could finally rest.

*Kearly has lost all 3 canon lives.*