Might
(I knew it was useless... I can't do anything... It's useless...)

Might started setting up his sword with shaky hands.

Might
(Here I go... in front of me... where Adonis is...)

He scolded his legs that didn't want to move, and slowly began to walk. One step, and another step... The distance between him and Adonis became closer little by little.

Closing his eyes, the former Adonis waited for him to come impatiently...

As it was he should have stopped by then. It had been a long time as it was, if he didn't struggle to get there... If he did so, if Might couldn't finish Adonis with his own hands...

Might
U...u...u...!

But, finally the distance between them disappeared. He set up the tip of his sword, touching Adonis' chest.

-And stabbing through.

The hard edge of the sword slipped into the tender meat. A dull feeling transmitted down to Might's arm as he gripped the sword.

Adonis
Uguh!

At Adonis' voice, Might couldn't bear it and looked up.

Might
Ado... nis...

Might couldn't comprehend what he'd just done.

Might
(I... What am I doing...? Why do I have my sword... in Adonis...?)

His head was blank. He looked up at Adonis who seemed to be fading.

Adonis
Th... thank you... Mi, igh... t...

Adonis quietly smiled while he endured the pain. He showed his gratitude, he showed it to the boy he loved.

Might
A... Adonis? ...Ado... nis...

Might couldn't do anything but keep calling his name. He seemed to forget all other words-. That gentle smile, burned into his heart.

Warm blood spilled down the sword, and soaked Might's hands.

Adonis
Don't have such... a sad face. ...Do you want to... make me sad too...

Might
Ah... Adonis...

Adonis
Goodbye... Might.

He left a gentle word, and Adonis seemed to close his eyes to sleep. One teardrop slid down the side of his cheek. And fell on Might's face-.

Might
It can't... it can't... Nooooooooooooooooooooooo.

Might's bitter cry echoed in the huge room. At the same time, their surrounding began shaking eerily. With a thunderous roar, rubble began falling from the ceiling. Now that the devil was sealed, the castle began collapsing.

The strange object that covered on wall of the place dried up in a moment. And, the wall cracked, and together with Adonis' white nude body, was dragging him down to the other side. One the other side, there was a whirling world of darkness-.

Might
Ah... Adonis... Adonis...!

Might stood stock still dumbfounded as the devil's castle collapsed around him.

And his ears heard something-

--Might, Might--!! Where are you Might, answer me!!

It's was Pam's voice. Pam found Might's figure, and ran to where he was through the rubble.

Pam
Might!! ...I'm so relieved, you were safe...?!

But Might didn't react to Pam's calls. His eyes had no life in them as if his soul had died before.

Pam
Might! What's wrong, be strong, Might!!

Pam shook him, and finally Might noticed his existence.

Might
Pam...? Why are you here...

Pam
I was worried about you, we have to go. Might, hurry, hurry and run away-!!

However, Might had a haggard expression on his face and didn't move. And he shook his head largely.

Might
No... I... already...

Pam
Might? Ne, what's wrong-?!

Might
I, killed Adonis... With my own hands I sealed off the devil by... Adonis...

Pam
Might...

Might bit his lip as he regret and self-condemnation rose from the bottom of his heart. The castle collapsed more and more quickly, it was just a matter of time before the place was buried in rubble.

Pam
Might... You can't, you can't become weak-hearted like that... If Might dies, everyone will be sad. Besides...

Pam
Until I came here, I had a lot of scary thoughts. I thought about running home many times. But, I didn't give up. Do you know why?

Pam
I want to be with Might, I want to be with Might, I want to be with Might... I thought that many times over and over. I tried to say it. Then, a lot of courage came out, until we came here!

Might
Pam...

Pam
Everyone is waiting for you. So... Let's go-!!

Might nodded silently. The life came back to his eyes.

And, the devil's castle kept collapsing without trace. He faced the battle to its end.

...A while later. They returned alive from the castle to the Varoja temple. Kurt immediately collected everyone in the altar room to communicate with Ragsiel.

Soon a pillar of light rose from the altar, and Ragsiel's figure appeared. His usual appearance of being talkative changed, and he was full of the divineness of the gods.

Ragsiel
Might... You endured the test, well fought.

Might
Yes... Because you lent me your powers.

Even with the direct words of appreciation from the god, Might's expression didn't brighten.

Ragsiel
About Adonis... I'm sorry. It was already too late for me to be able to separate the devil and Adonis...

Might
No... I was prepared...

Ragsiel
But, I thought it was too pitiful to separate you and Adonis for all eternity. ..

Kurt
Eh... It can't be?

Ragsiel
Naturally it's prohibited, but... I'll make an exception for your friendship, and take custody of Adonis' soul in Heaven.

Might
Th, that...

Ragsiel
His body was ruined, but hereafter Adonis will be by your side in spirit...

As he said that Ragsiel held up both arms, and Adonis' form appeared wrapped in light.

Might
Adonis-!!

When Ragsiel held up his hands to Adonis' face, his firmly shut eyes slowly opened.

Adonis
-Might...?

Might
Ah, Adonis-!!

Might ran up to the altar to hug Adonis tightly. But, Might's arms went through Adonis' body, and cut through the empty air.

Ragsiel
As I said. Adonis is now a spiritual being that exists in Heaven. Regrettably he can't be touched by a human body.

On the other hand, Adonis who didn't understand the situation stared in blank surprise.

Adonis
Why, why is Might here... But, I'm certain Might's sword...

Might
...That isn't important, it's ok. I'm here. I'm with Adonis again...

Adonis stared at Ragsiel's face by his side.

Adonis
Ragsiel-sama...

On purpose Ragsiel removed his glance and coughed.

Might
Adonis, even if I can't touch you, you're here... That's enough for me...

Adonis
Yeah. It's the same for me. I'll always be with you... Hyah?!

Adonis screamed suddenly.

Might
Adonis...?

Adonis' face was red, and his body twisted.

Adonis
W, wait, you can't...

Might
W, what's wrong, Adonis?

Adonis' voice was unbearable.

Adonis
Ragsiel-sama, please stop touching me there...!

When he looked, as Ragsiel stood by Adonis his hand was rubbing Adonis' buttocks. Adonis frantically resisted, but Ragsiel paid him no mind and continued touching him.

Everyone below Might was dumbfounded by the god's childlike teasing.

Lorence
I see, if Ragsiel-dono is a spiritual being, and Adonis is too then he can touch him...

Leica
-Damn. Did he really take him into Heaven so that he could have him?

Everyone nodded strongly at Leica's words.

Ragsiel
Y, you guys... Have you forgotten that I'm a god?

Kurt amazingly shrugged his shoulders,

Kurt
Ragsiel-sama, that's too much for a joke. Adonis-san is an important person to Might-san, so don't do anything strange to him.

As he said that, Ragsiel smiled complacently

Ragsiel
Hmm. Maybe you're jealous of Adonis, Kuu-chan?

and counterattacked.

Kurt
Wh, why should I be jealous...?!

Kurt became red and muddled as he denied it.

Before long, the companions who had gathered around Might began parting from the temple, separating one at a time waling down their respective paths.

Kurt stayed at the temple, saying he would carry out his modest duties as a priest.

Lorence returned to the royal palace, to return to his professional duties as the leader of the Knights of the Court.

The former bounty hunter Leica went on alone, traveling aimlessly.

Everyone asked if Might was going to go with them, but Might politely declined, slowly deciding what to make of his future.

At mid-afternoon of that day, Might was in the temple courtyard lost in his thoughts. It wouldn't be bad to stay here where he could communicate with Adonis in the heavens. ...But, he was thinking of something different.

Might
(What I really want to do is...)

-Might!

Suddenly Pam's voice called out to him.

Might
Pam...

Pam smiled bashfully, and launched near Might's hips.

Pam
Ehehe... Are you doing so~mething?

Might
Yeah. I've been thinking about what I should do after this...

Pam
You haven't decided yet? If that's the case, come travel with me!

Might
Eh?

Pam
I want to travel the world and go to various places. I want to see, hear, and experience various things.

Might had slight deja vu at Pam's words.

"I want to travel the world and go various places..."

Might
(That's right. Adonis said things like that a lot when we were little...)

When they were very young it was a fantastic dream that Adonis shared with him often. Adonis' dream from then could be achieved with Pam now.

Pam
Besides, if we travel around the world, I have a hunch we'll meet my father and mother one day... Then, we can go to the village and keep our promise to grandpa!

When Might finished listening to Pam he abruptly stood up,

Might
Ok... I've decided! Pam, I'll go with you- Let's wander the world together.

Pam heard those words and jumped for joy, clinging to Might.

Pam
I did it~! Let's always be together after this, Might!!

-After that.

Might and Pam continued to travel together without aim. Today east, tomorrow west. The two were the same as ever.

Well, they did have one change. That was-.

Ne, Might~ My stomach is empty~ Let's eat something~

Might
No-. Didn't we just have lunch a little bit ago?

Pam
Dessert is for another stomach. There's some delicious looking pastries at that shop over there. Let's go let's go!

Pam picked up Might and began walking him to the confectionery shop forcibly.

Might
Ah, hey! Stop it, Pam! Don't you know I can't win with physical strength?

Pam
Hmmhmm, then, what would you like~

It was one year from then. Pam had grown up rapidly.

From his small height compared to Might, he outgrew him with surprising swiftness, and his strength grew rapidly, until the young looking Pam didn't seem to remain anywhere but in his face.

However, but because he didn't grow up as rapidly inside as he did outside, he still had a ways to go before he lost his childish spirit. The current Pam was a strange being with the body of an adult and the mind of a child.

Eventually, Might gave in to the selfish Pam, and bought him a lot of delicious sweets.

Pam
Ya~y, thank you, Might!

Pam drew Might close and hugged him tightly. One year ago this would have seemed like a sweet scene, but when Pam grew so big, Might looked like he was being choked by on-lookers.

Pam
Might, I love you! We'll always be together... Right?

Might
Ah, yeah, I get it, I get it. I love you too, so please loosen up a little~

In the future, would he be able to keep receiving Pam's big love in Pam's big body... It made Might a wee bit uneasy.

The End