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Title: Judgement Day
Series: Bridal Mask/각시탈
Characters: Lee Gangto, Kimura Shunji
Summary: A companion piece for Final Moments. Written from Gangto's POV.
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“You must have also suffered. After all, you didn't want to kill Mokdan. You didn't planned to kill her.”
In the end, he said it out loud. Just to see what reply Shunji would give him. In order to allow a chance for him to consider granting the request Rara asked of him. Because a part of him did admit the truth. Killing Shunji won't bring his wife back to life. Killing Shunji won't bring back the lives of those 300 young lives... as well as the patriots that died before them.
“I kept this... so that I could give it to you. Since it's yours.”
“Don't. I couldn't even see her up close for the last time.”
Sadly, all Shunji could think of... was only Mokdan. There wasn't any remorse about the lives that Shunji has taken. He didn't even feel anything about all the blood in his hands! He didn't even realize the weight of his own sins!
“I never thought I'd regret so much for not killing you earlier.”
He needed to remind Shunji again. Of all the lives that he had killed. But of course, Shunji have that right to begrudge him for killing Kenji. And Kimura Taro. But he needed to remind Shunji of all the innocent lives that died unfairly. Just because they wanted to be free from oppression. Just because they wanted their own country back. Just because they wanted what's rightfully theirs, they were killed. He needed Shunji to realize how wrong was the side he's in, of those weight of lives that were lost. From either of their sides. And for what?
A useless ambition of ruling the Pacific? Was that so important to lay waste to so many lives? How could people like Ueno treat other people's lives like nothing? How could the Shunji he used to know allowed himself to be part of that sort of organization?
“This will only end when one of us dies.”
“I'll see you at the yard.”
It's inevitable, he thought for a moment. Fate would not allow him that luxury of giving Shunji a second chance. The sins was far too great. He really had no other choice but to kill Shunji. Since his words did not reach Shunji...
BANG!
Gangto froze. The last time he heard that sound, Bun had looked up towards him. He'd thought then that Bun was just so happy that they were married at last that she just hugged him suddenly. But then he saw the blood. And even before that too, when he heard that sound... he thought nothing about it. But then he found out Haeseok killed himself.
This time...!
A tear fell onto his cheeks as the realization hit.
“Young master...! Young master!”
A part of him perhaps was sad. Yet another part couldn't help being disappointed.
Series: Bridal Mask/각시탈
Characters: Lee Gangto, Kimura Shunji
Summary: A companion piece for Final Moments. Written from Gangto's POV.
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“You must have also suffered. After all, you didn't want to kill Mokdan. You didn't planned to kill her.”
In the end, he said it out loud. Just to see what reply Shunji would give him. In order to allow a chance for him to consider granting the request Rara asked of him. Because a part of him did admit the truth. Killing Shunji won't bring his wife back to life. Killing Shunji won't bring back the lives of those 300 young lives... as well as the patriots that died before them.
“I kept this... so that I could give it to you. Since it's yours.”
“Don't. I couldn't even see her up close for the last time.”
Sadly, all Shunji could think of... was only Mokdan. There wasn't any remorse about the lives that Shunji has taken. He didn't even feel anything about all the blood in his hands! He didn't even realize the weight of his own sins!
“I never thought I'd regret so much for not killing you earlier.”
He needed to remind Shunji again. Of all the lives that he had killed. But of course, Shunji have that right to begrudge him for killing Kenji. And Kimura Taro. But he needed to remind Shunji of all the innocent lives that died unfairly. Just because they wanted to be free from oppression. Just because they wanted their own country back. Just because they wanted what's rightfully theirs, they were killed. He needed Shunji to realize how wrong was the side he's in, of those weight of lives that were lost. From either of their sides. And for what?
A useless ambition of ruling the Pacific? Was that so important to lay waste to so many lives? How could people like Ueno treat other people's lives like nothing? How could the Shunji he used to know allowed himself to be part of that sort of organization?
“This will only end when one of us dies.”
“I'll see you at the yard.”
It's inevitable, he thought for a moment. Fate would not allow him that luxury of giving Shunji a second chance. The sins was far too great. He really had no other choice but to kill Shunji. Since his words did not reach Shunji...
BANG!
Gangto froze. The last time he heard that sound, Bun had looked up towards him. He'd thought then that Bun was just so happy that they were married at last that she just hugged him suddenly. But then he saw the blood. And even before that too, when he heard that sound... he thought nothing about it. But then he found out Haeseok killed himself.
This time...!
A tear fell onto his cheeks as the realization hit.
“Young master...! Young master!”
A part of him perhaps was sad. Yet another part couldn't help being disappointed.
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