Jekyll wasn’t able to sleep long before those *horrible* nightmares came to plague him. Ones that filled him with guilt and pain. Ones that reminded him how he had caused his family pain. But one memory stood out against all the distorted nightmares. A memory that he both wanted to forget and remember.
*“Zio!”* A little girl of the small age of eight ran out in front of him, her pigtails bouncing. Her name was Rose, his niece.
“Yes, *carino?”* He looked down at her as they walked through an empty park.
“Do you think *Zia* Morana will let us go to the [ark again tomorrow? She said you and her have lots and lots and *lots* of work!”
“I’ll see what I can do.” He smiled and ruffled her hair.
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“You’ll let her go?”
“Of course. I promise. Father to son.”
Jekyll dropped to his knees and pressed his forehead to the floor, relenting in a bow.
There was silence for a few moments, the only sound was Rose’s sniffling until Horus spoke. “Alright, you can sit up.”
Jekyll straightened and he felt hands grasp his head, holding it in place. He was forced to watch as Rose was thrown to men who licked their lips in anticipation. Her screams echoed through the room before a gunshot echoed and her body dropped to the floor.
**”NO!”** Jekyll screamed, trying to yank away from the hands that held him. ***”ROSE!”***
His eyes shot open and he curled into a tight ball, sobbing. “Rose, Rose, I’m so sorry,” His voice cracked. “I’m sorry. Sorry, sorry.” He fingers curled into his hair. “It hurts. Everything hurts. She’s only a little girl…” *Gone, gone, gone. Too weak to save her. Too weak to keep Minori safe. Akihito safe. They’ll die just like Rose. Gone, gone, gone.* “I’m sorry.” He whispered. “Forgive me, forgive me. Gone, gone, gone.” His entire body was trembling, his hands clawing at his arms and yanking at his hair.
“Don’t leave me. Don’t leave me alone. I don’t want to be alone. Please, please, please.” His voice cracked as sobs racked his entire body. “Alone. Alone