... Before the old woman could finish her story, she paused.

"My queen? What's the matter?" You asked.

Air seemed to be still and the pressure could be felt in the beating of your burdened heart. The queen stared onto the ground, listening, focusing, trying to figure out what was wrong.

Her pink discolored hair from old age began to crackle with electricity at the seams, rising up in the air as if it was floating, and then, before you could even part your lips, she looked at you with widened eyes of desperation, and pushed you aside. Not a moment after, lightning came crashing down from the sky with a thunderous, deafening bolt, striking right where your queen stood.

Everything went white, and then, it was over. Your ears rang and your body ached. Burns ran down from your torso all the way down to the edge of your feet, singing your skin as if you had just been covered in seering hot acid. But your first words were not out of concern for yourself.

"My queen!" You yelled, though you could not hear your own voice. Not even a pile of ash remained where she once stood.

The clouds parted and down from the heavens came crashing down another bolt. This one wasn't intended for destruction however, but for transport. An angel descended from the skies, glowing long blue locks ran down her silver hair. Her wings spanned the size that of a long tree, covered in many feathers as white as the snowy winter itself. A large halo in the form of a four pointed blade hovered above her head, golden, crackling with energy.

She stared at the charred spot where the lightning struck, and raised her indifferent eyes upon thee. Then, her arm extended, and from the tip of her fingers, a blade came from within, slowly sheathing out as if it came from her very bone. She lined up the blade to your neck, and mouthed the words:

"It had to be done."

With the whip of the wind and the sharp whistle of the blade, she struck down through your neck. A moment of silence. And then, total darkness. You would be allowed to join your queen, at once.

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Pub: 27 Mar 2022 05:45 UTC
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