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To be Human

The clash between Heathcliff and Eve carried on. With the rest of the remaining sinners standing back as requested, there was no choice but to watch...
Heathcliff LCB Sinner
Argh! That all you got, lass?!
...As Heathcliff lost himself in a dance to save Eve from their body, for everyone's sake and her own.
Eve Grasping Void
Heath...cliff....why....
Eve Grasping Void
Why...are you doing this...?
Curious eyes looked into at the sinner. He was sweaty from overexerting himself, but he held onto his weapon until his knuckles were white.
Eve Grasping Void
Why...?
Heathcliff LCB Sinner
Did you not hear me the first time? I said—
Another clash. Another arm raised.
Heathcliff LCB Sinner
—That I'd teach you how to be yourself, just like you've always wanted!
His body wore down, slowly, but his spirit remained.
Eve Grasping Void
I...I've always...wanted....to be like all of you...I wanted to understand...everything around me...
Eve's echoing voice resonated with the hearts of those still alive. The effects of her words made Heathcliff fall into his knees.
His face scrunched, wondering what a ruffian such as himself could even do to assure them.
Eve Grasping Void
I'm sorry...please...please, forgive me...
Eve Grasping Void
I couldn't...be...
The melancholic air grew heavier with each second. Her desire and uncontrollable flesh became too much to bear, even for him.
Yet, a wounded friend rose from the ground, not as determined as Heathcliff was, but persistent all the same.
Ishmael LCB Sinner
Eve.
Ishmael LCB Sinner
That's not true...if you think about it, you eat, and think...and you feel, just like us.
Ishmael LCB Sinner
Isn't that right, Heathcliff?
As Ishmael spoke, as though there was another spark of hope for them, Heathcliff got up again.
Heathcliff LCB Sinner
That's right, Ish. Haha. You're a fool, Eve. Just like us.
Heathcliff LCB Sinner
Just like me.
He grabbed his bat again and laughed aloud. A burst of strength in the midst of clarity allowed his legs to run just one more time.
Heathcliff LCB Sinner
So don't think that just cause of how you came to be, you should give up now!
Eve Grasping Void
Heath...Heath...cliff...?
Heathcliff ran towards her, but where he would normally clash with that metal bat...
He throws his own body right onto hers, letting the many arms pierce him.
Eve Grasping Void
No..No!!!
Heathcliff LCB Sinner
Let me prove it with you.
Heathcliff LCB Sinner
If you can hug back even in this state, then...
Heathcliff LCB Sinner
You can love all the same.
Heathcliff LCB Sinner
So...So love more. Like you always did. But this time, mean it! Mean it with your very soul!
Heathcliff LCB Sinner
Got that...?
There was silence. A cold, seemingly endless silence as Heathcliff's eyes turned grey once more.
This time, however, like clockwork, the many arms that killed him wrapped around his body, pulling it into an embrace.
Eve wept, and her body slowly—painfully—returned to a normal state.
Instances of sinners accidentally killing each other were not uncommon. But amongst her dying friends, the human who found herself held onto her love as though he was gone forever.