Tales Of Arcadia Ficlet Collection

The Revenge [Daughter of Darkness] (Part 1)

Warning:

This isn't a canon chapter of the story Daughter of Darkness, but its more of a "what if" idea I had about Lucia going berserk after the death of her mother and joining the Arcane Order to get revenge on Arthur for what he has done to Morgana and all magical beings. Part 2 for this will come when I feel like writing again and when I am not busy with work

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"Mother stop this, this is madness!" Lucia screams as she and her friends and the other soldiers are battling the shadowy figures of her mother's magic by the cliffs, using her staff to block the shadow's attack's. "I'm begging you! Stop this!"

"You side with them daughter, you are against me as well!" Morgana snarls. "I thought I taught you better!"

"I'm not against trying to protect those with magic! But I am against those who use magic for evil purposes!"

"ENOUGH!" Lucia hears her uncle scream before they are all hit with a wave of light, sending everyone flying and getting knocked to the ground before it fades. She turns to see her uncle's sword now glowing as he charged at her mother.

"You outlaw magic yet fight with an enchanted sword!" Morgana yells as she and Arthur fight. "You snuff out any power that isn't yours, but I won't go so quietly!"

"I've denied your true nature for so long, because you are my sister!" Arthur retorts. "But when I look at you now, I see a demon! I will not have Lucia become anything like you!"

"No!" Lucia yells when she sees the two are fighting dangerously close to the edge of the cliff. "Stop!"

Her mother was about to blast her uncle with magic before he swung his sword. Lucia let out a scream as her mother's hand is cut off and it falls to the ground near her. Morgana stumbles back, clutching her severed arm and backing towards the cliff before she slips.

"NOOOOO!" Lucia screams, dropping her staff and rushing to the edge of the cliff to find her mother's broken body lying on the stand. "Mother! Mother!"

Morgana now lay lifeless on the sand before a large wave rushed in and carried her body and staff away. Lucia could feel her throat closing up as tears start to fall down her cheeks and lets out an anguished cry before falling to her knees. She's gone, her own mother is gone.

"Lucia..." The young wizard looks back to see her uncle standing behind her, his sword still in his hand and wearing a distressed look. "I -"

"YOU KILLED HER! YOU KILLED HER!" The teen screams, springing to her feet and throws herself at her uncle, angrily beating his armored chest. "YOU SELFISH ARROGANT BASTARD! YOU KILLED MY MOTHER! YOU DID THIS!"

"Lucia -"

"YOU DID THIS TO HER!" Lucia screams angrily as she shoves her uncle away. She could feel the surge of anger towards her uncle overtaking her, one that she always tried to keep down. "THIS IS YOUR FAULT!"

"Lucia, calm down!" Douxie yells, but she ignores him, snatching her staff from the ground. "Don't -"

"THIS IS YOUR FAULT TOO! MEDDLING WITH THE TIMELINES LEAD THIS TO HAPPEN!" Lucia screams angrily and points the staff at his chest. "YOU SHOULD HAVE NEVER COME HERE! MOTHER WOULD STILL BE ALIVE IF YOU DIDN'T COME!"

The hurt expression on Douxie's face was heartbreaking for her to see, but the bitter part of her told her he deserved it, that he was at fault for the death of her mother. With another sob, Lucia turns and runs towards the woods, commanding a shadow portal to open at her command and leapt into it, ignoring the cries of her friends and master. The shadow realm was as cold as she remembered, but this time the cold didn't even bother her in the slightest. Lucia lets herself float among the rocks before curling herself into a ball and hugging her staff to her chest tightly before she breaks down in tears. Her mother was dead, gone forever and no amount or any kind of magic could bring her back - or bring her back to normal if there was such magic.