3 Days till the end
[ chapter 6 ]
[ My hero ]
( after 4 months )
an alarm shakes up and declares the beginning of a new day for investigator william. he wakes up from his unsettling bed. his room is mostly empty and without any signs that show some of its owner personality. from the generic white color of the room to the empty wall without any pictures or posters. he brushes his teeth and prepare his work suit. he's alone in this big house. his life is so strict to this daily routine to the point where it's without any purpose or meaning. he used to have something to look up to everyday but now all he have is his job and his sense of responsibility towards this job.
after finishing his simple breakfast he heads towards his office. for another investigation about the CHX justice group. they have been more savage and influential these past months. especially after being guided by this mysterious shadowy man that appears on the internet here and then. william took it upon himself to find this guy and put an end to these vigilante justice seekers.
as he enters the office a young lady greets him with a dissatisfied look.
harper: you're late again old man.
william: sorry i didn't notice the alarm sound. so what's today's case.
harper: another unconfirmed suicide case of some higher up. this time it was by arisen. they say he lit up his house with his wife and two sons inside. they all died by suffocating.
william: let's talk while driving. i need to see the crime scene.
they both hop on the car and william starts driving to the burned house.
william: so how do we know that this case is connected to the chx justice group. other than him being a higher authority of course.
harper: before him ending his life. many of his scandals were exposed days prior to the incident. he was basically cornered to confess to his crimes and his life would have gone to a dark path anyway so he chose to end it. that's the story we know at least.
william : and what's your opinion on the case?
harper: it's just another trash being taken bu a bigger trash. both of them are disgusting. they never cared about innocent people lives. both of them only want thier own benefit so i have nothing to feel for them.
the silence roams around the car as william hears harper honest opinion. they finally arrive at the crime scene and it looks terrible. most of the house is burned and only one room is left without being fully destroyed. and to the surprise it's the room that the culprit took his own life in. after setting the house on fire.
william enters the room and there is not much evidence that shows what had happened or what was the motive of the group. was he blackmailed or taken advantage of? did someone threaten him. nothing is clear but the only thing clear is these weird drawing on the wall with the sentence.
( we watch. we know. we punish ) written by the dead person's own blood. beside the drawings there's some numbers in what appears to be some type of a code that needs to be deciphered. they have seen many numbers like this throughout the past crimes that were involved with the chx case. they're still trying to find the meaning behind it.
harper: i think it's some kind of message. we have to combine all numbers to know what the message is .
william: you might be right. but why would they go on their way to write all of this. unless it's for an upcoming plan.
harper: we might be overthinking this. we still don't know their next motive.
they both keep the investigation going and work till afternoon. feeling very exhausted from this tiring day. william offers to have a dinner with harper.
harper: but you will pay. I'm trying to save money.
william: sure don't worry.
They found a good restaurant. william used to have dinner here a lot and that's why he chose it.
william: feel free to order anything. but in my money limit of course.
harper: don't worry old man I'm not a huge eater. I'm on a diet also.
william: kids these days worrying so much about small details. some good food won't harm. a good meal is the spice of life.
harper: I'm not a kid.
william: oh for an old man like me you definately are a kid. I still don't approve that a young girl like you is working in a cruel job like this.
harper: i chose this path by myself. i won't quit till i end my mission.
william mind goes distracted by the memories of their First time meeting.
{ several months ago }
william is standing in the centre of a graveyard. many innocent people have died because of the new chx criminal attack at a scandal corrupted company. the damages were so terrible that it caused the building to be set on fire. leaving many casualties and injured people.
william turns around to see a young girl covered in a black suit with a serious and almost lifeless looking face.
william: who are you?
harper: I'm harper. your new assistant sir.
william: oh did you follow me here.
harper: no sir i was just visiting my parents grave here and i found you here
william: oh. are they victims of the latest incident?
harper: yes sir. they were both employees at the company but they didn't have any connection to the case. yet they died for no reason at all. just because they were there. someone decided to judge them.
william: there's nothing that can bring them back now. all we can yearn now for is justice.
harper: they died by someone who thought that they were doing justice. we should just treat them the way they treat others. I'll hunt them all down no matter what. that's why i came here in the first place.
william: don't let revenge sink you in darkness. remember what your parents entrusted you with. enough with the gloomy talk. here take some chocolate sticks.
harper: i don't eat sweets
william: come on don't be stubborn
harper: thanks sir. I'll take them
william: enough with sir that's too formal. just call mr william or old man.
harper giggles for the first time and her face finally starts to express little emotions.
harper: then I'm honored to work with you. si.... old man.
{ in the present time }
harper: i told you old man it's some kind of code. I'm planning on solving it. we might find the leader of them through it.
william: i hope so. this case has gone for so long.
a sudden phone call breaks the calm dinner between the two. it's from the office. they want them both to come for an emergency situation.
they both head fast back to the police station to see a man dead in front of the station. his eyes are gouged from thier place and all his hands and legs fingers are chopped off. he looks bruised and in a bad shape. he used his last breath to write some words on the wall with his blood and it's once again the same words
we watch. we know. we punish.
the next day. axel is sitting in class. unbothered by all the noise in class. until connor interrupts him.
connor: hey axel. do you have any plans for the city festival?
axel: i totally forgot about it
connor: oh busy with your beloved rika.
axel: shut up. it's not like this between us
connor: anyway while you were being gloomy and acting like a total lover these months i went through a lot of intense actions
axel: what do you mean?
connor: don't tell anyone ok. i became a higher up at the chx justice group
axel: are you serious?
connor: I'm dead serious. i even know a lot of information about future plans
axel: why are you happy about it. don't you see that it damages innocent people also
connor: of course i don't support these acts. i never have done anything like that. we only aim for the corrupt higher ups. then we'll make sure to punish every rotten one that hides under the group name.
axel: so what do you mean by future plans?
connor: hehe it's a secret. all i have to say is enjoy the Festival.
rika and kelly interrupt the conversation.
kelly: what are you two talking about?
connor: oh nothing. just saying how much we're excited for the festival
kelly: oh that boring festival. it's just focusing on the president showing their new military weapons and government members talking about some political stuff that my mind can't understand. i only go to eat from the shops there. they serve an amazing food
connor: of course you wouldn't know about politics you stupid girl. politics is the men's job.
kelly: oh shut up or I'll kill you. you just waste your time to avoid studying.
connor: anyway that's none of your business. you will come to the festival too right rika?
rika: i think so. it would be boring if I'm alone at the house.
connor: hehe you better be happy axel. your girl is coming.
axel: shut up
after a couple hours at the police station. after examining the dead body it turns out it's for some guy who used to be an ex manger to an illegal medicine company that sells drugs in secret. the way he died and him being exposed and the words that were written on the wall makes it clear that he's another person related to the chx justice group killings.
william sits down on a bench next to harper. smoking a cigarette while looking at the sun goes down. ending their day of work
harper: i thought you had quit smoking?
william: it's only on occasional days like these. Where the sun brings some memories back to me.
harper: so what's the occasion today? your first taste of a cigarette.
william: no. it's the day my wife and daughter died
harper: oh I'm sorry.
william: don't worry. no need to apologize
harper: can i ask what happen. you don't have to answer
william: you know my daughter was so lively and charming but she had a rude tongue just like you. she wouldn't let anyone annoy or bully her nor she loved to see someone get bullied. she was the type of person to rush and help a stranger. even if it meant that it might cause her troubles. i think she took her kindness from her mother and i gave her my bold rudeness.
one day my wife was taking her to school and there was a shooting. a random guy was shooting bullets down the street in a crazy way. before the police arrested him he had already shot five innocent passengers. two of them were my wife and daughter. the bullets had hit a fatal spot that they died minutes after the shooting. i rushed to the hospital and all i could hold was thier cold hands. they looked see peaceful yet i couldn't help but blame myself for what happened. if i had been there maybe things would have gone a different way.
harper: it's not your fault.
william: i would like to believe this so i can move on with my days. but nit a single day passes where i don't think about what could have happened if i can change the outcome of the incident. i was hoping and longing for something impossible. for a miracle. but nothing happened. i had to bury them with my own hands.
harper: what happened to the shooter?
william: that day when i rushed to the police station there was only one thought on my mind. blowing off his head. i didn't care about my job or morals or justice or anything. i had lost everything that matters to me and all i can feel is hatred and emptiness. i was determined to do it.
yet when i first saw the killer it shocked me off to my core. he was only a sixteen year old boy. when asked about his motive he said that he wanted to take revenge on this rotten world and society that abandoned him. he had nothing to lose and all he thought about is hatred. just like i have become.
at that moment the only thing that stopped me from killing him was thinking about what my wife and daughter would feel about this. i was the superhero of my daughter. she used to love watching me helping people at my job and she didn't miss any chance to Talk about me in her school projects and essays. i was her whole world. she always felt proud of me.
so i wondered if i had killed this boy. would she still be proud of me?. how can i face her after this. how can she accept the fact that her father lost to this rotten world. you know what
not a single day passes by where my hatred is gone and i wouldn't ever forgive this boy no matter what happens. but i made a promise to not lose against this corrupted society. it's my job as an adult to break the cycle and set a good example for our young generation. i will jeep fighting for her. for both of them. till the day comes where i can finally meet them again.
harper: i feel very sorry for your loss. it must have been painful.
william: that's why it pains me to see another young kid like you throwing her life for revenge and hatred. i don't think that your parents would have wanted you to become like this. you have been entrusted with this job to save lives. not take them.
william stands up and prepares to leave
william: well that was a long chat. it brought back many things. I'm going off home now. Do you want me to take you to your house?
harper: thank you but i think I'll stay here for a little longer till the sun goes down.
william: as you like.
he turns around and walks away. waving goodbye to her. harper is sinking in deep feeling of loss. unable to decide which path she should follow. how can she live with this hatred in her heart. all she can do now is staring at the beautiful sun going down.
the festival day arrives. the city is filled with crowded people all gathering to enjoy their free day. they can forget about all their problems on this day and enjoy as much as they can. the four friends arrive at the place dressed well and ready to have a little fun.
kelly: this food is really amazing. it's worth waking up early in a holiday for
connor: yeah that's what matters to you only you birdbrain
kelly: oh and why are you here then?
connor: to witness the new military weapons of course. it will be presented by the president himself after all.
axel: you really care about this stuff. i see it boring.
connor: none of you understands the importance of keeping up with this world system. you commoners will never achieve true enlightenment.
kelly: yeah whatever. I'll go with rika to see the fireworks from a better view.
rika: do you want to come axel?
connor: no axel will be here with me. I'll show him the amazing speech that will change his mind. he will be obsessed with serving his country after this. also it would be boring if i stay alone here.
axel: but i don't wan.....
connor: shut up don't abandon your friend for some time with girls. i feel betrayed.
axel: ugh ok. you both can go and we'll catch up with you later.. the fireworks will last long so it's not a problem.
kelly: ok enjoy your time.
she takes rika and goes to see the fireworks and the festival shops while axel and connor take a seat and wait for the event to begin.
axel: hey tell me why are you interested in this event?
connor: you will see just don't be inpatient. look it started
the curtain opens and a young girl appears and starts speaking with the microphone.
" are you all ready for this year's inventions. we gathered people and companies from all around the city just for this event. these technologies will help protect and improve this country. now we would like you all to give a huge enthusiastic clap for our dear president. mister larosn
president larson: i would like to thank you all for attending this special event and enjoying this wonderful day. I'm very excited to see the hard work of every person who wants this country to thrive and stay safe.
the sounds of clapping fills the place. everyone is eagerly waiting for these announcements and what will this even hold for them.
at nearly the same time. near the shops and the big city clocktower that counts the time to release the fireworks. william and harper on a duty to make sure of the crowd safety.
harper: hey why are we signed for this lame job. we should be at the concert. i want to see the new weapons.
william: we're just normal police workers in the end. our main job is always to keep people safe. here eat something at least.
harper: thank you. gosh i just want this day to end. hopefully they introduce some good stuff.
after a while time passes it's now time to introduce the main weapon for this event. it's our new technology that will fly this country to new heights. please welcome with me mister karon from the head department of huojin academy for highly advanced technology development.
mister karon walks on stage with a huge figure covered with a white sheet. the sound of crowds clapping is louder and louder.
karon: i thank you all for attending today to witness this huge invention. hopefully this product will serve our country with all it's got.
he takes off the sheet to reveal a huge robot. almost double the height of a 6 foot tall adult male. it has sharp limbs and many buttons. on the center of it's body is a wide screen and it's face is gazing upon the crowd with an almost confident looking face. it's the ultimate tool. it looks like it came from a sci_fi movie.
karon: this is the G70_hujion the new ultimate robot that will advance our technology into the new era. from it's wide set of ammunition to it's incredible strength and endurance.
it will set our military force to a new level above all countries. I'm very proud and honored to introduce it in front of all of you. i hope that it will print its name as this country protector for many decades.
as he turns on the robot and sets its screen to greet everyone something strange happens.
the robot: welcome all... welcome.... welco... we..... w....??!??!!
as it stops off it starts to glitch and act weirdly and suddenly.
the robot: w... we watch.... we know.... we punish
with these three terrifying words the robot snaps out of control and starts shooting bullets randomly at the crowd and everywhere. killing many people at an instant and leaving the others to run away in fear. all of them pushing each other just to escape in gruesome view.
the president quickly gets covered by his bodyguards and they guide him out of stage. many of them are injured and some of them die taking away the bullets that are in the president's way
karon: what the hell is going on why is it acting this way. stop right now G70!???.
but the robot is not obeying any order even if it's from his maker. it targets karon and fires a whole set of bullets that tore his body leaving him dead in a matter of seconds.
as the whole place is in a pure state of chaos. axel and connor are witnessing all of this as they both try to push through the crowd and escape.
axel: what the hell is going on. who did this?
connor: i didn't intend for it like this. he said that it will only deliver a message. not like this.
axel: what are you saying? who do you mean by he said?
connor looks at axel with a shocked terrified face. confirming all axel doubts.
axel: don't tell me that you knew this would happen?
connor: i didn't. he only told me that they will deliver a message through the robot screen without hurting any civilians. all i had to do is follow their instructions and mess with the robot buttons a little bit. i didn't know of any of this. they tricked me.
axel punches connor on the face.
axel: you idiot. i told you many times to stop following these criminals. this is how it ends
connor: i didn't want this to happen.. i only _
axel: now is not the time to regret it we have to get away from here.
connor remembers something that makes him stand in shock
connor: rika and kelly?.. they are near the fireworks.
axel: what do you mean. what will happen to them?
connor: this is bad we have to get to them before something happens. how did i even let them go.
axel soon realizes that something terrible is going down at the same time where kelly and rika are. before they both rush to the girls. the robot starts to countdown from 5 to 1.
5... 4..... 3..... 2... 1...
and it destroys itself leaving a huge explosion. axel pushes connor away from the explosion. as the smoke covers all the place leaving everyone fate to be unknown.
at the same time in the shops district. as rika and kelly are watching the fireworks blooming and leaving a beautiful site to see. something strange is happening.
kelly: look at these amazing fireworks. this idiot connor really missed this.
rika: what's that thing in the sky?
kelly: what do you mean? there's nothing
as kelly gazes closely upon the sky she realizes that something is flying towards them. it's still unrecognizable but it's heading to the shops district so fast.
kelly: what is that?. maybe we should leave this place.
before she even could comprehend what was happening. Rika finally realizes what's that thing in the sky.
rika: a plane..
kelly: huh?
rika: it's a plane!!!!! back off
rika tries to warn everyone around her but it's too late. the plane crashes into the ground leaving a huge trail of blood and casualties. despite it not being a civilian plane but it made ahuge damage and destroyed half of the shops district.
harper and william arrive at the place. they were a little far from where the incident took place but the huge explosion gathered their attention.
harper: what the hell is going on here?. who did this
william: no time for questions. quick help the people to evacuate and call for an ambulance. we need to save the injured people and look for people that are stuck in the destruction.
they both hear screams everywhere for help. but one was so loud they had to find the source of it. after searching they find rika laying on the ground trying to pull kelly out of the rocks that have stacked above her body.
rika: please anyone help me please.
william and harper quickly pull kelly off the rocks and they were all shocked after pulling her. her whole lower body was crushed from her legs to the torso.
william tries to see if she is breathing.
william: she's losing breath. quickly call someone.
he tries to give her a cpr but it's too late
rika: this can't be happening. please save her
william replies with a graved face
william: she's already.... dead
rika bursts with tears. she can't believe that her friend had just lost her life. her body state is so painful to watch that harper had to close rika's eyes from watching it
harper: we have to get you somewhere safe. I'm sorry for your loss but we have to go.
rika: she pushed me away from the explosion. she saved me in her last moments
harper: I'm sure she was a great person. you have to stay alive for her. we can't lose more people now.
as the chaos is still surrounding the place. a group of cars pull up and some weird masked people get off the cars. all of them are armed with guns.
they start aiming at the citizens and shooting innocent people randomly. the police then come and the whole place is turned now to a battle ground. people are running left and right to not be caught in the fire shooting.
as harper and rika are trying to escape followed by william who is guarding them. an unknown man appears in front of them. armed with a gun and wearing a black suit. his dark figure and looks soon made both harper and william realize who he was.
harper: you finally showed yourself you sick bastard. are you tired from only appearing on screens?
yet he didn't reply to her. but only pointed his gun at her and rika. william quickly pointed his gun at him.
william: don't fucking move or think about shooting or I'll blow your head off.
they both shoot at each other at the same time. william gets hit on his leg while his bullet crosses the man's left side of the stomach. william the fire 4 more bullets. two on his chest and the other two right at his head.
yet despite all that the man is still walking unconsciously almost like a zombie
harper: what even is that. that's not a human
the man fires three bullets right at rika only ignoring the other two. harper quickly tries to cover rika with her body. and as she opens her eyes she sees william covering both of them. all the three bullets had hit him.
another person is rushing quickly to the scene. axel with almost all his body is burned and his skin is melting already yet there's only one thing on his mind. to kill the man who is threatening rika's life.
he takes the Crystal form and opens a hole through the man chest with his hand. then he cuts his head with the crystal arm. leaving him as a dead corpse covered with blood.
filled with rage. axel tores the corpse limb by limb in a brutal way despite it being dead already. before falling on the ground and loosing consciousness due to all the blood he lost. his body is still trying to regenerate itself and the skin is reforming back again. the last thing that he saw was rika being unhurt and that's what calmed him before fainting and falling into the ground.
harper: get it together old man you can't die here. I'll get you help.
william is fighting to keep his consciousness and to breathe. all the blood he is losing makes it harder for him to see clearly. he looks like he is in his last moments.
harper: don't do this to me old man. don't scare me like this
he puts his hand on her face. trying to look at her for the last time.
william: you did a good job. I'm proud of you. please.... live.... happily
she can feel the coldness of his hand. he closes his eyes for the last time and his soul leaves his body. harper tries to save him but she can't. he had already stopped breathing.
with teary eyes all that harper can do is hold his dead body in her arms.
harper: you said that you won't lose to this world. and you were right to your words. but how can you leave this early.
the sadness and grief surround the place. as the police and military force finally takes charge of the situation and arrests all the criminal group. many people lost their lives due to this horrible day. what was supposed to be a happy festival had ended up being the worst day that this country had ever seen since ages.
( after two days ).
we cut this program to give you the latest news about the festival incident that happened two days ago. according to trusted sources. the huge attack was organized by the chx justice group which is now labeled as a terrorist organization. although we have been confirmed that the group leader had been killed in the incident and after examining the body.
the leader is known as franso kaijen. a 37 year old male who used to be a former politician but got fired due to some scandals he had in the past. he also had a secret company that works in selling illegal ammunition to other countries.
the main prediction for his motive to form this terrorist organization was set to be a sort of revenge covered by the name of justice. because we can't believe that someone who seeks justice would take the lives of many innocent people in this brutal hideous way.
now with the group leader being killed. the military force expects the group to be totally wiped out and arrested by the few upcoming weeks. we advice all people to stay safe and be cautious. and to all our teens who had been manipulated by the media to join this criminal group. please look at the reality with your eyes. this is not justice. this is a massacre and a crime. we hope everyone can make the right choice.
axel wakes up looking at a white ceiling.
axel: a hospital ceiling. again
harper walks inside the room.
harper: hey you woke up finally. your friend was worried sick about you.
axel: is she ok? i want to see her
harper: yeah she is ok. she's at her mother's house preparing for kelly funeral. a big funeral will be held today in the honor of all people who died at the incident.
he remembers what had happened to kelly. all this had started because of him in a way. if only he had not wanted to be a hero. feeling an immense sense of pain and guilt.
axel: we have to go to the funeral
harper: we will but first let's have a little private talk shall we?
harper gets a seat near to axel and starts talking
so back then at the incident. when you were attending the reveal of that robot. have you found anything weird?. do you remember someone who was involved in the incident?
axel: everything was fine until the robot snapped out of nowhere and started shooting everyone. i didn't see anyone who manipulated it or something.
harper: oh is that so. what about your friend who was there with you.
axel: connor. please tell me is he ok?
harper: he has been lost since the incident. we couldn't find him anywhere near the stage. we even went to his house but we didn't find him. he lives with his old grandma only. she can't hear well and she forgets many things so she barely knew what we were asking her. do you know where he might have went and why he ran away?
axel: i can't think of a place that he might go to. he was always the type of guy to keep secrets away.
harper: we found some suspicious stuff in his room. posters and many videos about the chx group future plans. a manual and secret blue archives about the G70 robot. that makes sense of how can someone change its programming.
axel: so you're telling me that he is the one who did it. that's ridiculous
harper: everything is possible. and i still think that you're hiding something. he told you about the plan right. and you knew that he was a member of the group a long time ago. say the truth and help me so i can help you.
axel: despite him being in the group he was always against the idea of hurting innocent people. he didn't intend for this to happen. he told me that he only adjusted the robot to spread a written message from the leader. but they tricked him and lied to him about the goal of the mission.
harper: so that's how it happened. whether it was intended or not this is a crime. we have to find him now.
axel: yes. i will help with everything i can
harper: you know. when i saw the dead body of the leader. it was strange. he was torn up in half and his head was cut off. that wouldn't have happened because of some police bullets. and why were you near the place where he died?
axel: i rushed to make sure that rika was safe. but i lost consciousness and fell on the ground.
harper: was the man dead when you arrived or not?
axel: yes he was brutally killed. blood was everywhere
harper: police still have not arrived yet at the scene so how come he was dead?. officer william shot him 4 times and he was still kicking. so who cut off his head?
axel: i can't remember anything after I fainted miss. maybe military soldiers did it.
harper: you know now that i think about it i find the idea of the leader coming to the place by himself and risking his life to just kill some random little girl suspicious don't you think?
axel: yes. i don't know his motive
harper: sending messages through the internet and never showing himself to die in such a cheap way. i can't believe that the mastermind leader that we all were trying to catch is this lame idiot. i feel like this isn't over yet.
axel: what do all these predictions stand on?
harper: just call it a hence. when you watch a lot of crime movies you can't help but suspect anything. i leave you to rest and prepare yourself so we can both go to the funeral. for the mean time it was nice talking to you axel. I'll have to be in contact with you these days to find connor. so don't mind me if i act a little stubborn. it wouldn't bother you right since you have nothing to hide?
axel: yes i would like to help you with all i can
harper: that's good to hear. now bye. I'll wait for you at the hospital gate.
the moment she closes the door and walks away axel breath finally goes back to normal. he never had felt this pressure talking to someone even when he was being integrated by investigator william.
( axel in his mind )
what is the matter with this woman. it's almost like she can read my mind. i have to be careful around her. where is connor anyway? he must have got scared from knowing that police are after him. i can't blame him
i have to give this idiot a punch to bring him back to reality when i see him. because of all this terrible manipulation kelly died. it's also my fault. if i had not started this chx movement in the first place.
i only wanted to help people by myself at First. i didn't know that some sick scums would use it for their own gain. i have to stop this. i will never ever again use my powers. only to save people close to me.
later on the same day. they all attend the funeral that had been held. the police officers give a memorial to investigator william. in honor of his heroic actions. while all the families are grieving over their loss.
axel turns around to see Kelly's parents crying in sorrow. rika can't hold her tears and she starts crying also. he stops to think about what had happened through all the time that he had lived in this new life.
( axel in his mind ).
i changed a lot of things. i killed a lot of people. i killed my own father. i died many times and got back to life. i saved my friends to only let them down by my own actions. i let many innocent people die in vain. just because i wanted to be someone. can i even say that i changed my life for the better. i don't even know what to do anymore.
my friend died yet i can barely feel sad. is my human heart gone. have i replaced it for this power. i feel empty again.
harper gives a final salute to investigator william honor before burying him at last. it was a day filled with sadness to many people in this country. a day that they will never forget.
a close officer that had been friends with william for a long time gives a letter to harper.
" this is for you. william told me to give it to you if anything happened to him. i think that this is the right time"
harper: a letter to me? thank you. I'll gladly take it.
axel is sitting beside rika. trying to comfort her
axel: it's all my fault
rika: don't say this. it has nothing to do with you. she died saving me. if only i had not been there.
axel: let's get out of this place.
rika: huh?
axel: let's start from zero in another place. a place that doesn't hold any terrible memoirs. a place we can live normally again.
rika: but what about our parents?
axel: images sure they will agree. this town is not suitable to live in anymore. it's too dangerous. I'm sure they feel the same.
rika: do you think we can start a new life somewhere else?
axel: we can. I'll make sure to do it. trust me. I promised you that i will stay by your side.
rika: let's do it then. I'll trust you till the end.
the day wraps up itself as the sun goes down marking the end of unforgettable memories in this town.
later that day at night. harper is resting in her room on the bed. she finally opens the letter and starts to read.
" dear harper. I'm not very good with words so I'll try putting all my strength in this letter. you know i never had thought about what my will would be if i died. it never crossed my mind. especially after the death of my family. i had nothing and no one to think about or even consider as a friend.
i was an orphan so i didn't have relatives that i could talk to or get to know. i was probably going to die without even writing a will. that was till i met you.
we didn't know each other for a long time but you reminded me a lot of my daughter. from the way you talk and act to your smile. you were always delightful. lively and active.
i always felt sad when i saw how much pain you had to carry at such a young age. i felt like i had failed at my job in a way. if only i had been there to save your parents. you wouldn't have had to go through this painful path
but now since it's already late and you have set your path i have one last request from a foolish old man. please don't let the hatred take over you.
i want you to live happily and move on with your life. you don't have to forgive anyone but yourself. you deserve to be happy again.
guess that's all i wanted to say. oh one last thing.
i probably wouldn't need my apartment when I'm dead so i want you to have it. that goes also for my money. i know how hard it is these days for Young people to find houses that are not super expensive.
so it might help you for a little time. i didn't have anyone to give it to before you so it's better than the government taking it.
well i don't want to make it any more long so that's it. i don't like sad goodbyes so i hope that you can smile after reading this. that would make me happy.
your old man william "
a mix of happiness and sadness is growing inside her and she can't help but to cry as she is trying her best to smile.
harper: you idiot old man. how can you expect me to smile after all this.
thank you for everything....
" you will always be my hero"