Sweet Aphrodite’s POV
　　When I looked up, I saw Daniella and two other witches behind her. I quickly glanced on Rage’s wound and I shook a bit seeing the blood coming out from it. His wound must be deep!
　　“I am okay, angel. Don’t worry,” he whispered then smiled while he’s breathing hard. “We need to get out of here,” he added.

　　I helped him stand then we faced the witches who are stopping us.
　　“Let us go. Stop bothering Sweet. She has her own life. You are witches and you are powerful. You can do something to remove Aster from her body and find another one,” Rage said gently with a pleading tone.
　　I saw them stared at him in awe, probably overwhelmed of his light aura.
　　“T-that is not that easy…” The woman on Daniella’s side said. “Aster chose her and we can’t do anything. She is the one who uttered the words and made the spells to make it happen. We can’t change that and all we could do is to help her. So leave, mister, and leave that maiden to us,” she added.
　　Rage shook his head gently. “No. I will not let you,” he uttered.
　　He tightly held my hand then he glanced to me. He nodded at me knowingly but I didn’t get it. But after few seconds, I just saw myself running away with Rage. He is running fastly. It isn’t as fast as Lennox’s run but it is faster than what human and the witches can.

　　I heard him hissed when I almost tripped, can’t keep up with his pace. It is embarrassing to be slow but I can’t help it because I am just a human.
　　He carried me like a princess in a swift move. He looked at me and smiled. “They will catch us if I don’t do this. You are so slow,” he said then chuckled.
　　All my worries vanished when I saw his reassuring smile. I hooked my hand on his nape and I closed my eyes. I rested my face on his chest to avoid the harsh wind. But I suddenly opened my eyes when he almost tripped then I heard him grunted.
　　“Rage?” I asked worriedly. He glanced at me and smiled.

　　“I… I am okay…” he whispered.
　　I heard the voices of the witches that are running behind us. I held on him tightly.
　　“Ah!” he grunted again then he fell on his knees but he didn’t let me fall. He is holding me tightly on his arms.
　　My heart pounded loudly when I noticed that he looks pale and beads of sweats are falling on his face. My lips shook a bit and I reached for his face.
　　“What’s wrong?” I asked.
　　He just shook his head, forced a smile then stood to run again.
　　“Rage, put me down,” I uttered when I felt his hand shaking while holding me. I don’t know what is happening to him but I can feel him weakening. Something is wrong!
　　“No. Don’t be stubborn, angel. I am gonna save you whatever happens. I want you to be happy with him,” he said while breathing heavily.
　　Tears clouded my eyes and I pressed my face on his chest. I don’t know if the witches are keeping up with us but we stopped behind a giant rock after a while. He gently put me down then he kissed me on my forehead.
　　I stared on his face. He is sweating coldly and his lips are pale. He is breathing fastly like he is in pain. When he sat beside me, I touched his face and I stared at him intently.
　　“Rage?” I asked. His eyes are shut tightly and he is already breathing through his mouth. “Rage…” My voice shook and I failed to stop my tears to fall.
　　He tried opening his eyes then he smiled at me. “Why are you crying, Sweet? You are such a crybaby,” he whispered.
　　I cried like a child silently then I pulled for a hug. But I quickly pulled away when I felt something. My lips parted and stared at my hands in horror. My world stopped spinning when I saw a lot of blood on my hand.
　　“Rage!” I said, panicking.
　　“Yeah?” he asked weakly.
　　I made him turn his back to me and my body shook, terrified. Three arrows are on his back. They are on his skin, wounded him deeply.
　　“Rage, you have---“ I sobbed and I looked at his face. My mind turned chaotic as my emotion rose up. No, please. “What am I gonna do?”
　　He pulled me and cupped my face. He hardly opened his eyes but he still managed to show his kind smile to me.
　　“Shh. Don’t cry, angel. What you need to do now is run,” he whispered.
　　I shook my head and I bit my lip while staring at him worriedly. I am trying to stop crying because it doesn’t do anything good.
　　“No, Rage. We’ll figure out something. We could ask someone for help and we will mend your wounds,” I said, gathering all the strength that I have.
　　He slowly shook his head. “No, I can’t do this anymore. The poison is already spreading. Even we manage to escape, I will die. So I want you to run now, Sweet. I want you to be free and don’t let her take over your body,” he said in his weak voice.
　　I want to be strong for him but I am breaking into pieces. I immediately let my tears fall to remove the blur on my vision. I want to see his face clearly.
　　“Rage, no! We could get out of here together. You will live. We will find help,” I begged him and held his hands. He squeezed my hand then he brought it to his lips and gently kissed it.
　　“I love you, Sweet. I really love you so much. But I know you are not for me that’s why I didn’t fight for my feelings. Someone deserves you more. That man who faced a lot of struggle and loneliness deserves you more... my other half. Please be happy and make him happy,” he said then he smiled a bit. “I love you so much, Sweet Aphrodite and I am happy that at the last minutes of my life, I am with you. I am more than happy that I saved you and I sacrificed my life for you. So leave and don’t let this go to waste, please…”
　　My heart shattered in million pieces. There are tears cascading down his cheeks. He tried caressing my face while he opened his weak eyes.
　　“And can I carry your kiss in my last memory before death?” he whispered.
　　I sobbed harder. I want to keep seeing him clearly but tears keep on coming. I wiped away his tears and nodded. I leaned closer to him then I let our lips met.
　　He just pressed his lips on me but it made my heart react painfully. It is clenching. My memories with him flashed on my mind. The first time we met, his kind and charming smile, his blue eyes, our moments together and everything. And while I am remembering all of that, I feel like I am losing myself slowly.
　　He pulled away and when I opened my eyes, his kind smile welcomed me. He kissed me on my forehead and kissed me for the last time. Something is slowly losing inside me. He looks so tired but he is forcing himself to look fine.
　　“Ran. They are coming. Please be safe and be happy,” he whispered and pushed me away.
　　I inhaled sharply “Rage, I can’t leave you…” I whispered in between my sobs.
　　He shook his head. “You can. P-please… escape now. Or do you want me to get mad at you?” He threatened me.
　　While he was saying that, his breathing became harder. I wiped away my tears and stood. For the last time, I smiled to him. I gave him my sweetest and most genuine smile.
　　“Rage, I am happy that I met you. Thank you for everything,” I uttered.
　　He nodded and smiled. “Me, too. Goodbye, Sweet. My angel…” he murmured as he tried to open his eyes.
　　“Yeah.” My voice broke but I still smiled at me. “Goodbye, Rage. I love you.” I bent down to kiss him on his forehead before I ran away.
　　The hardest goodbye.
　　While I am running away, my heart is shattering into pieces. I cried like a child while running.
　　I heaved a sigh when I thought of something. I turned my back and I was about to go back to him but I am already late. The group of witches is already there. I hid behind a huge tree and covered my mouth.
　　“Where is she? Tell me!” A man shouted then kicked him.
　　Rage coughed hard and blood came out from his mouth. After all the bad things they did to him, he still gave them his kind smile.
　　“S-secret.”
　　“Last chance, I am going to give you the antidote for that poison if you’ll tell us what direction did she go. Where is Aster?”
　　“She’s gone. Aster is gone and Sweet owns that body.”
　　And it is a painful scene to watch. Seeing him being killed painfully and slowly by those witches. Our eyes met and I heard his voice inside my head.
　　“Run. Keep running.”
　　He is just staring at me while he’s slowly turning into ashes. And for the last time, before he vanished in the air, he mouthed…
　　“I love you.”