>>5768362>>5768633>>5769180>>5769453>>5769850"You've fought valiantly to the end. It was an honor, Locus." You take a bow to him before adding the following "Though it's not often I see an apostle blatantly showing remorse for his life decisions."
"Do not be mistaken, I am very well aware that I have nothing to live for other than the kingdom I swore to protect. My family and my peers have long since been erased from this world. And though you have shown me that there is a chance that this kingdom and Griffith's dream might fall today, this misery is not as haunting as the knowledge that the next generation's strongest fighters only battle when needed."
"And why would that give you any closure?" You curiously ask him.
"I cannot pretend I do not know the consequences of joining the God Hand's army. Now matter how much elegance and pride I boasted to my soldiers, I could never deceive the man -The Monster- I faced in the mirror. In a way, despite never knowing you that well, I feel at ease knowing that I played a part in both of your journeys. A smaller piece contributing to a larger story between different interpretations of true freedom. Even if I lose my life here, I have come to terms that no other knight shall live in the unfortunate circumstances that brought us into the battlefield. We are far away from a world without wars, where violence is not the answer and an iron fist is not the ultimate authority, but if causality tells me that I am no longer needed, then I shall take my leave and exit the era of warmongers."
Though he still appears to remain loyal to Griffith to the very end, Locus dies knowing that you are equally worthy of being remembered as a revolutionary as his master. Though being so different in ideology and battling to the death, he took his defeat as naturally as if he was merely losing an argument. And you could not help but respect him with the same aura he gave you.
"You deserve better to agonize until you disappear, let me deliver you a painless death." You take a knee close to him and start healing him, an action that also only makes him die faster.
"May my last sublime view of this sunset bless you as it brightens the full moon and bleeds onto the sky. Let the moonlight knight disappear like the vanishing morning dew." His last words echo as he evaporates in the wind, with several of his soldiers begrudgingly surrendering and taking the knee. Both in respect to you, and to their fallen commander.
"Farewell, Locus." You stand up with a bow, seeing the gates of Falconia a few hundred meters, with the troops from Morda, Daiba and Skull Knight not too far away from their positions.
Griffith's kingdom might be impressive in size, but he shall soon be kicked out of his throne.
"Hold on tight, Farnese. I'm coming for you."
>What Remained of Wyndham: Chapter End. 