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Note: Razgriz THE NAME is copyright Ace Combat 5. Razgriz THIS CHARACTER is copyright Me.
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Epilogue

Two weeks had passed since the demon fell and things were slowly getting back to normal in Jump City. The same went for the Titans, they helped as much as they could in reconstructing anything in the city that their friend had damaged while still defending against villains. Even though Razgriz couldn't help them, the two newly befriended heroes did. The five Titans were out on a mission to get the three demons from Azrael's spell back to their homes right now, leaving care of the Tower in the hands of Apollo and Diamond. Apollo sat on top of the Towers roof in deep thought.

"There you are," said Diamond, hovering his way up the stairs. He sighed as he got closer, "You're not still sulking, are you?"

He was met with a low growl.

"Sorry, sorry!" He quickly said.

He hovered closer to him and set down next to Apollo as the reformed hero stood up. They were silent for a short time.

"It's not your fault, you know that."

"Yes, yes I know," Apollo said, apparently having had this conversation before.

"You know she forgives you… right?"

"I'd rather hear that from her…"

"If only there was a way you could go up and talk to her," Diamond said, laying on the sarcasm heavily.

Apollo gave him a dirty look in return, "Shouldn't you be … warping out or whatever somewhere by now?"

"Ouch!" exaggerated Diamond.

"Sorry, I just…"

"I know, it's alright. And I would be 'warping out' but, like I told you guys when I first arrived, that's not for me to decide. All it means is there's still something here I need to do."

Apollo went into thought again, looking a bit depressed. Diamond sighed and put a hand on his shoulder.

"Look, Apollo, all you've been doing is ignoring it since it happened… That's no way to deal with things. I can tell you really cared about her even under Azrael's curse. Don't avoid your feelings about others, otherwise you'll regret it," he said smiling.

"Hmph, I don't suppose you're speaking from experience?"

"I am, actually."

"But… Razgriz, she's…" he said and went silent.

Diamond's attention shifted suddenly with the wind, "Heh, speak of the devil… er, so to speak."

"Huh?" said Apollo, confused.

"Oh, nothing. I'm going to uh… fly around a little, call me if something comes up!"

"What? Hey wait, we're supposed to be watching the Tower!"

But Diamond had already taken off into the sunny skies. Apollo shrugged and leaned against a nearby wall. He sighed dejectedly as he looked over the city. The sun was getting close to setting.

"Ahem," her voice came from behind him, "Don't tell me you're still sulking."

"R-Razgriz?" he stuttered.

She smiled and walked towards him from the roof entrance. He blushed and became noticeably flustered.

"Y-You shouldn't be walking around, you should still be resting," he said, then laughed nervously.

"Don't worry, I'm strong enough to be moving at the least," she said.

She stood beside him and took a deep breath, stretching her wings a little.

"It's a nice day."

"Y-Yeah…" he said, looking away.

He glanced over at her, taking in her form. She was wearing casual clothes having lost her outfit during the transformation. She wore a black t-shirt and loose black pants as well as new buckled up boots the team picked up for her to replace the old ones. She looked over at him and their eyes met, he blushed and quickly looked away.

She giggled a little, "You know, it's rude to ignore someone when they're standing right next to you."

"I'm sorry!" he said, "I just… I'm…erm… Sorry."

She giggled a little more and decided not to tease him about it.

"How's your back?" she asked, referring to his absence of wings.

"Huh? Oh," he said, "Well it doesn't sting any more. I'm better off without those things anyway, Azrael was the one who gave me them…"

She nodded at this then noticed something, "Hey, where's your sword?"

"The sword… I-It's down in my room. I'm not sure what to do with it," he said, obviously depressed on the subject.

"You should keep it, and use it," she said frankly.

"But… I used it to… Azrael gave me that too." he sighed.

"But he didn't make it, he just found it. That sword doesn't work for just anyone you know," she smiled, "Only pure spirits can use it to its full extent. It probably sensed yours through the curse. That's why you can use it so well."

He didn't respond to this, he just looked down in shame what he had used the sword for.

"You can do a lot of good with it," she said and gently placed a hand on his back.

The warmth of her touch comforted him.

Is that all it takes from her now? he thought, One touch and I'm at ease… Don't avoid it, right Diamond? But there's more than one thing I want to tel lher…

"Razgriz…" he quietly said.

"Hm? What is it?"

He turned towards her and bowed his head, tears forming in his eyes.

"Razgriz… I'm sorry… I'm sorry for hurting you again!"

She smiled, "Is that why you've been so down lately?"

"Please… Please forgive me!"

She giggled again, and brought up his head with a hand.

"There's nothing to forgive, Apollo," she said and enveloped him in a strong hug, "You didn't hurt me, you saved me."

He melted in her embrace and relief swept over him as she spoke.

"I'd be consumed in darkness forever if you hadn't stopped me. Thank you, Retter. Thank you for saving me."

He quickly returned her hug, his face now right next to hers, and stayed there for awhile.

"Razgriz…" he softly spoke.

He backed up just enough to be face to face with her and slowly captured her lips with his own. Her eyes widened at the shocking feeling, her first true kiss.

This must be how it feels, she thought, for them.

She closed her eyes and took everything she could from the moment. Finally they released each other, smiling shyly.

"Took you long enough," she joked.

"Y-Yeah… I guess so."

She smiled at him, and went in for another kiss. But, before she could, the sound of thunder caught their attention. It looked like a storm was brewing on the horizon. More than that, the clouds looked like they were swirling.

"Guys!" shouted Diamond, who had appeared suddenly in the air above them, "It's happening! The tornado's forming, but I'm not sure why… Oh," he said noticing how the two embraced each other so closely, "I guess that was it, way to go Apollo."

He blushed and looked away. Razgriz smiled and tilted her head.

"The tornado's gonna hit wherever I am, so I'm gonna fly out far enough so nothing gets damaged, do me a favor and tell the others I said goodbye! Maybe we'll all meet again someday."

"Take care of yourself, Diamond!" shouted Razgriz.

"Diamond," said Apollo, "Thanks."

He nodded to them both and took off at high speed towards the horizon. The storm seemed to follow in his wake. In the distance they saw a tornado flashing with lightning form and disperse almost in the same second above the water. As suddenly as he had appeared, the Guardian was gone.

Apollo sighed, "I guess that's the last time we'll see him."

Razgriz smiled and gently caressed his cheek, "Maybe, maybe not… He helped you out, huh?"

He nodded and locked eyes with her. As if in a daze they slowly closed the gap between them again. The two shadows on the setting sun decided for themselves that nothing else could ever feel so warm, so tender, so wonderful, so full of life, and so full of love.

The End … For Now.

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