Scarlett Moon

End Game

Fear. Fear and adrenaline coursing through my veins thicker than my own blood. "Mel, what should we do?!" I ask, nearly screaming but trying to keep my composure. I knew that everyone's fate here depended upon me and Mai, and I knew that failing them wasn't an option. "You and Mai stick together, if one of you is killed the other will fade as well. I'm going to move Anna Kay somewhere safe, you two do what we've rehearsed." And with that, Mel was gone.
Me and Mai stepped outside, ready to defend the place we call home, and the people we call family. As we searched around in the moonlight, we soon saw a dreaded face. Cain. He was smirking but his usual charming aurora was off. It was like he was both pleased and disgusted at himself at the same time. His lips were turned into his signature smirk but his eyes couldn't lie to me. Mai and I stood together as I said," what do you want Cain?!"
"We all know very well what I want darling. However, I'm not the real one your looking for. I'm just a distraction. A fade in time."
Just as I was going to say something, he turned into his wolf form. Me and Mai quickly did the same. We charged at him but he abruptly backed up and we all three began to circle one another. "Well well, your waisting your time little wolfs. Ophelia is in the garden right now, summoning all the energy from the full moon, to make herself the only alpha. Killing you two in the process. I snarled at him and said to Mai in my mind
"You stay with him. Hold him off. I'm going to Ophelia."
"You can't. We have to stick together."
"If I stay then we'll both die. I must go there is no other way."

And with that, I ran off towards the garden, leaving Mai with Cain. I saw Ophelia's grey coat and I stopped. The moon was glistening off the white pilars, creating an luminously haunting glow. "It's so good to see you Leda. I was wondering when we'd be meeting again." She said, snarling her teeth at me.
"Well, here I am. And I'm here to tell you that you will never have this place or my people. You will never be alpha for so long as I persist." I saw bravely, looking her dead in the eye. "Lucky for you sweetie, that won't be a problem." And it that moment, that moment that will torture me for the rest of my days, I heard the shriek and howl of my beta wolf. I heard Mai go down with a fight. The haunting sound of it shook my bones and rattled my insides until there was nothing left. I felt a great, powerful presence inside me, and then I felt it lifting away, I fell to my knees, slowly morphing into my human form. The presence began to come out of my mouth, and as Ophelia transformed to her form she opened her mouth and the energy flooded in. I failed. I let down my entire race. It was the prophecy that I would succeed, that me and Mai would conquer evil and triumph the wicked. But instead, she's dead and so is my spirit. Ophelia drained my soul right out of me, all of my strength, my power, vanishing in the light of the moon. Once it was over, I fell to the ground. So weak I could hardly move. My muscles and bones felt like I hadn't moved them in ages. Moans, and screams came out. But she just laughed. While I just laid there in the ominous glow and cries loudly poured out of my mouth like rain. Mel ran out of the house, horror on her face, and Cain came running to Ophelia. They both gave one last smirk before vanishing into the moonlight. I could feel the Scarlett blood of everyone around me. Of everyone that I'd let down. Everything that I had done I did for nothing. I'm no longer the alpha, and Mai is dead. Anna Kay may be too. All of their blood, on me. All of their sweet innocence, is now turning the moon to the deepest Scarlett color possible. Mel picked me up as I sobbed into her arms. "Come now, we must get Mai." She said.
"SHES DEAD MEL!" Was all that I could manage to say.
"You seem to forget that I have the power of resurgence." She smirked at me. How could she be so calm? As we walked down the pathway to Mai, the world around us became Crimson. The leaves, flowers, everything, because a dark maroon color. I kneeled beside Mai, as Mel began to do her work. A bright light flashed, and suddenly I felt something within me, and then something go. All I could see was a white light, and I hoped so dearly that I could stay there forever. There was no pain, only complete peace. But then, I was returned to the former setting around me-except Mai was sitting up. I hugged her tightly and asked to Mel,"what happened?!"
"Well, I brought Mai back by tying your bonds back together. However, I can't give you back your powers. You two are both human now. But I know that Ophelia will be coming back soon. Leda, you are the lifeline to Mai. If you die, so does she and there's nothing I can do. But If something were to only happen to mai, I would still be able to revive her as long as your alive and well. So, leda, you have to run away from here. Anna Kay envisioned this long ago but was too afraid to tell anyone. I've bought two tickets for you and Adam. You'll be going to Canada, on a train. You will also have to leave tonight, now. I have your bag packed in the car and Adam is waiting for you. I'm sorry my dear but there's no time for goodbyes, this is the only way. If something comes up, I will notify you, but as of now our priority is to keep you safe."
Tears swelled in my eyes once again as I slowly got up and ran to the taxi. As I ran it felt as if my legs would not carry me. They felt like jelly, like they weren't even there. Once I reached the taxi, Adam was waiting on me. He caught me in his arms and gently set me inside the taxi. He closed the door as we sped off from the beautiful house.
As my cried consumed the cab, Adam just held me tighter. It felt like forever until my sobs became muffled. Never in my life did I feel so ashamed. It never felt so useless, I had one thing to do, one job, and I managed to screw that up. And now, I can't even fix what I've done. I have to go into hiding in a foreign state.
Eventually, I became too tired to cry, and I just lied there in Adams arms, starring blankly out the window. Until I caught a glimpse of the Scarlett moon. Once again reminding me, of all that is lost, and all of the blood that was shed for no cause. But in the end, destiny wouldn't have it any other way.