Skylark bit his lip, feeling a lump in his throat, "Don't call him my Daddy, he's not my Daddy anymore! He doesn't love me anymore!" The baby dragon cried out, tears in his eyes. "And this is all his fault! I hate him! And I'm going to kill him! I'm gonna kill him for real!" The boy screamed at the top of his lungs before he broke down crying, falling to his knees in the filth.
He had hurt Sleipnir . He had hurt Father, and he had broken his promise. "I... hate him.... I really, really do!" Skylark tried to convince himself, face contorted in sadness.
The boy had fear in his eyes, even as the other spoke. He had to convince himself, this was his mate, he was safe around his mate. Path-Path would never, ever hurt him. And as the ugly creature melted away, Edge squealed in delight and returned the hug heartily. A wide, childish smile on his face even as the other pulled away and started speaking in a scary tone. "Love, you're scaring-" But Edge was interrupted. As the dragon's story went on, Edge's face cracked until he cried out in pain as he was reminded of the pain he had brought to his family.
There was... a cracking in his chest he couldn't fight. It was like nothing he had ever- no, somewhere in his soul he had felt this unspeakable pain, which only worsened as Path continued to speak. He screamed in agony. "Please, please, please! Stop! Stop! Noooooo!" Path's words echoed in his head, I hate you sincerely....
"I love you!" He cried out in desperation.
Edge sensed no lie in those words, and his heart, which had endured more pain than anything in existence, began to crack, and Edge, mighty king of the hydra, screamed in a pain that was terrible to hear and worse to witness. Rolling around on the floor, face contorted into a mask of pain, the once invincible hydra felt it, and began to bleed out of his mouth, still screaming. He had been in so much pain he had ruptured his vocal chords with his screams.
Edge clawed at his chest, trying to pull out his own heart. But his human nails weren't strong enough, and he succeeded in only leaving deep red gashes in the outside of his sternum, but it didn't even compare to the agony in his chest, that was out of his reach. The cracking was audible in his ears. No longer able to speak, Edge tried his best to calm down but failed miserably. He reached out to his lover, thinking that the other could save him. But either he was too far away or stepped back, and Edge found himself crying hysterically.
Then his skin burned and Edge's scales were summoned to him. With a cry of agony, he tried to rip out his own heart, but the scales were too strong to scratch out or penetrate. And as his heart continued to crack, Edge wasn't able to think of anything but the unbearable pain. It was then he heard the voices. Regnum, telling him the dragons said he couldn't be trusted. The humans, telling him he didn't belong. Sleipnir' telling him he didn't want to be his mate, and Skylark swearing to kill him. Beelzebub taunting him for being too nice, Anemoli cursing him for helping a killer. Charon crying about love, and Noire about how he ruined her life. And Relin... or Path... saying with the up most honesty that what existed between them was hatred.
But even more painful was Edge's own heart, breaking because he knew everything was true.
Funny, I thought dying was numb. I... can't even... why? Oh, god... what have I done to deserve this? Why did you make me like this? I wish... I wish I could have accepted myself, and maybe then... Would things have turned out differently? No, the problem with me is, I never give up. I always come back' but it gets worse every time. I... *sniff* I just wanted to be loved! Is that fucking too much to ask for?!?!
All I get is hate and obedience and respect, but what I need is love! Shit, I don't even know what it is!! But... then why is my heart breaking? Think logically, Edge. Be the scientist you know you are. That's who Path fell in love with... no, he never loved me, I hypnotized him, remember? But did it grow to be love? Why didn't he kill me after he realized I had tricked him?
He was in love... with that part of me. The happy, pure, being. That's who Regnum fell in love with, too. Heh, sorry. I was never able to save you, Blizzard, December, Forte... But to my hydras, I must be strong, they loved my strength and leadership. But when I was king, I was never powerful when I was kind, was I? No.
I'm not sorry, to anyone! I can live any way I want to, and I've lived long enough already. There's no point in crying anymore. So what if my kids will never see me again and the hydras won't have a leader? ... Oh, right, I fucking care. Well, there's nothing I can do about it now. This is the end of the line Edge, you had a good run. Maybe... there's a heaven just for you. Edge? Go to sleep Edge. It's time for you to find peace. I guess... in the end... I'm my only friend, huh?
Funny, why did you think you ever loved Sleipnir in that way?
Goodbye, world. Funny. I'm not sad anymore.
Why?
Well, because I want to die with a smile on my face, of course. If my death makes others happy, might as well try to take advantage of it.
Yeah...
Bye.
Bye.
Edge, don't give up!
Slowly, the hydra reverted back into a human and Edge's eyes slipped shut and a serene smile was placed on his mouth as he splayed across the library floor lazily, as if he had just fallen asleep after a long night of reading. If only it were that happy.
Then, Edge's body began to shine until something exploded and there was stardust everywhere. So Edge was made of beautiful things, after all. And his body, so delicate was flawless in death. Violet eyes had lost their glow and his heart was no longer in his body, but had burst and broken. There was a presence in the room, just a soft, joyous giggle, and then it was silent.
Edge was dead, died of a broken heart. The dust that was once his heart- the very essence of Edge- had floated away, probably up into the sky. Some of it stayed with the dragon, on the dragon's hair. It was like Edge's last way of saying, "I love you, and I will always love you, even though you eventually gave me my doom... Remember me always, even if it hurts, because the pain means you are alive."