Notes:
() - Heroine's thoughts, Blue Text - Flashbacks
Hercules - Prince of Olympus - Moon End
Chapter 7 - Power Going Out of Control
Hercules: I won't let you... lay a hand on her...!
While breathing unevenly, Hercules grabbed the man's neck and raised him up.
Hercules: ...
Man: Guh...!
MC: Hercules!
I called out his name as my voice was trembling. Although, when he gave me a glance, he returned his gaze towards the man.
Hercules: You've made me mad...
(No...!)
-Flashback-
Hercules: I don't want to fight, but it can't be helped if we want to move on.
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Hercules: The thought of something happening at any moment and you ending up getting hurt... That scares me.
-Flashback-
(Hercules doesn't want to hurt anyone... Yet...!)
Hercules held the man by the neck.
MC: Stop it!
I ran with trembling legs and held him from behind...
Chapter 8 - What Lies Beyond the Pain
Hercules held the man by the neck.
MC: Stop it!
I ran with trembling legs and held him from behind. Although, I was unable to stop his arms and he threw the man against a tree with all his strength.
MC: ...!
My body was thrown back due to the recoil.
MC: Hercules...
Hercules: !
His golden eyes trembled when he saw me on the ground. Although, he averted his gaze as if he was rejecting me.
MC: Wai- ...!
Hercules approached the man, who has collapsed on the ground. Then, he lifted the man's head by his hair.
Man: Uu...!
MC: Hercules...!
Hercules: I don't care what you do to me... But, if you try to do the same thing again...
Man: Uuuu...
The man frantically nodded as his teeth were shaking. After giving the man a cold look, he releases him.
Hercules: ...
The man crawled away and escaped. As I watched the man from behind, Hercules suddenly held his own body with both arms.
MC: Hercules!?
Hercules: Uwaaah!
He swung his arm around with his uncontrollable strength. Then, the trees fell.
MC: ...!
(What should I do... At this rate...!)
While breathing roughly, Hercules seized his strength again and held himself. When he walked away, he looked at me.
Hercules: Sorry...
He said that shakily as he looked like he was about to cry.
MC: Hercules...!
He ran away from me. Then, he disappeared among the trees.
(I have to stop him...)
I got up and clenched my hand.
(Being scared of his own strength like that. What should I do...)
Tears of repent began to form. At that moment...
Nemea: Mii~
When I heard a soft squeak, I looked up and... Nemea was there, looking at me quietly.
MC: Nemea?
Nemea: Mii!
Nemea walked around me and headed towards the way where Hercules disappeared to.
MC: Do you know where Hercules went?
Nemea: Mii~
With that squeak as a response, Nemea turned towards me.
MC: Nemea, please. Take me to Hercules.
As if Nemea understood me, he ran off. I followed his small body from behind.
(Hercules...)
As we went down the bright road, the Milky Way continued to shine...
Chapter 9 - The Golden Apple
I ran to where Hercules was as I followed Nemea from behind. Then, the sun began to glow a bright red in the sky.
(Hercules...)
-Flashback-
Hercules: Sorry...
-Flashback-
When I remembered his pain expression from that time, my heart tightened.
(I don't want to leave him alone like that.)
Once I was out from the deep trees, I gasped from the scene I saw.
MC: Amazing...
In front of me, golden apples were shining with the morning glow on them. The golden apples looked like golden bell ornaments as the morning sunlight shined on them.
Nemea: Mii~
When I went to that tree area with Nemea, I saw a small house among the overgrown trees.
(That house is...?)
It looked like no one had been living there due to it's rough exterior and the ivy all around it. The roof and the walls haven't been repaired and have some decayed parts here and there.
Nemea: Mii~
With a squeak, Nemea went towards the house without any hesitation.
MC: Is this where Hercules is?
Nemea gave me a glance and went inside the house.
MC: Wait!
I followed after him and opened the door to the house. The slow and squeaky sound made me feel uneasy...
Last Chapter - Even So, I'll Always Stay by Your Side
I nervously too a step inside the small room.
MC: Hercules?
Hercules: U-Uwaaah!
MC: ...!
When I heard a scream from inside, I flinched with goosebumps.
MC: Hercules...!
Hercules: ...!
After I said his name, I heard him gulp. When I slowly went inside, his golden eyes gave me a sharp look.
Hercules: ...Why did you come here?
He said that deeply... His clear refusal made my heart break.
Hercules: It would've been best if you hadn't come here. Right now, I... I might break you. Strange monsters won't attack you on your way back... So, leave.
He turned his back on me as if he was running away from me.
MC: Then, will you return with me?
Hercules: ...I'm staying here.
MC: Eh...?
Hercules: I was coming here from the start. This place is where my mom used to live in. When I was a kid, I was taken away from my mom and she was exiled here. Everything is all that woman's fault...!
When he said that in pain, he covered his face in his hands.
(That woman, does he mean Hera-sama...?)
-Flashback-
Man: It was a gift from none other than Hera-sama. I received it when she told me take away your life.
MC: Mother...? Get rid of... Hercules?
Hercules: She's Father's new queen, my other mother... I guess?
-Flashback-
(Even though I haven't met her... His stepmother... To think that Hera-sama would want to hurt Hercules like this...)
Hercules: Isn't this the perfect place for people that are nuisances to this kingdom?
MC: Something like that...
(It's sad that he thinks of himself as a nuisance...)
Despite how big he is, he's really lonely. I approached Hercules and hugged him from behind.
Hercules: !
MC: If you're going to stay here, then I will too.
He stiffened up in my arms.
Hercules: ...Are you dumb?
He said that mockingly in the silent room.
Hercules: Did you see me earlier? I... I only hurt people. MC-chan, you...
He looked over his shoulder and gave me a cold stare.
MC: Don't say that... Because I know that you're a kind person... I don't want to let you go because I love you.
Hercules: MC-chan...
MC: ...I won't let you go.
His eyes widened in surprise. Then...
MC: ...!
He strongly pulled me by force. Then, his large hand grabbed my chin and his lips covered my mouth.
MC: Mm...
I couldn't breathe when he altered his lips. As his hands kept me in place, I gripped his clothes tightly.
Hercules: To think that I would come to love you this much...
He gave me a troubled look as he was breathing wildly.
Hercules: Really, I might break you. I can't hold it in... This strength...
(Such a painful sounding voice...)
MC: Hercules...
I wrapped my arms around his back. I gently stroked his trembling back.
MC: Even so, I want to stay by your side... It'll be okay. I'm sure of it... Because I'm with you.
Hercules held my cheek with his large hand and raised my head up. His eyes that were filled with madness narrowed as they looked at me.
Hercules: Then, instead of hurting you, I'll give you love.
He moved his gaze. Before I knew it, I was pushed down onto the floor.
MC: ...!
With my arms held down against the floor, Hercules smiled.
Hercules: Stay in my arms forever...
His golden eyes shined with a dark look in them.
(Hercules...)
When he gave me a heated kiss, I felt his body warmth. While the inside of the room became dyed by the blazing morning sun...
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