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Difference to Dark and Light

Chapter 28: Difference to Dark and Light

-Rishardo's POV-

The large gash from the Hunter's knife was healing fast, but what was happening to Sapphire... I had no idea how bad it was. I dragged myself out of the bed and tumbled onto my feet. Slowly, I gained my balance and ran to where I thought the Hunter had taken Sapphire. How could I be so stupid? I let my guard down for one second, one measly second and I find a Hunter in the room! Who knows how much damage I could've cost to Sapphire. I stopped in my tracks, my eyes widening and my anger flaring high above safety zone. Sapphire was pinned to the ground, the Hunter about to push his knife into her throat. I tried to scream but nothing escaped, so I leaped. A little to late, the knife was in, but I still ripped the Hunter off of Sapphire and tried to crawl to her. The Hunter dragged me back, but I kicked him in the gut and took advantage of the time I had to jump to my feet.

"How could you?!" I screamed in rage and threw myself upon the man. He was caught off guard and just barely kept his balance. He threw me off, but I used my feet and one hand to stay in contact with the ground so I wouldn't slide as far. The Hunter snarled as I got back up on to my feet and charged fast at me. I jumped into a flip and landed gently on his back. I must've been so soft he didn't notice, because he was looking around like he didn't know where I was. Quickly I flipped the man onto his back and called to my sword, which appeared in my hand at the call. I aimed it right above his throat and got ready to push it down.

"Who... who are you?" he asked, trembling. I looked at him and I could feel the anger burn inside of me, so I answered the only way I knew how to without taking up to much time. All this anger inside of me at once is dangerous, to dangerous.

"The name's Rishardo, and I'm the one that will undo anyone that tries to harm Sapphire," I said and didn't wait before digging my sword into his throat. He struggled for a second and spit up blood, but then went limp. I waited for a second, then ran to Sapphire. Here eyes were closed, and as far as I knew... she wasn't breathing. My voice came out of my mouth as a soft useless whimper as I stared at her limp body in front of me. "No... no..."

My heart throbbed in pain, and for once breathing felt like acid down my throat. Everything I had worked for, it had vanished about a minute ago, when I came to the conclusion she wasn't waking up. For the first time in years, I broke down crying. I just couldn't hold it in anymore.

"Please..." my voice came out as a whisper, as if her spirit was so fragile I was afraid if I was to loud it would shatter. Yet, there was nothing in the world that hurt more and made me want to scream out in pain. My face hovered over her lifeless body and I found myself streaming all my tears onto Sapphire. I had lost her, for another time. How could I have been so stupid to let my gaurd down? I couldn't think anymore, the tears and pain tore everything in my body apart, and I had no more control over myself. I grabbed onto her shoulders and cradled her against my chest. Her body was ice cold except for the blood that ran freely across my bare chest. My tears came falling onto Sapphire like a waterfall into a river. As I sat there, I felt something inside me change. One by one as my tears fell, my heart changed, it was no longer my own but Sapphire's as well. The darkness that had been in my hurt so long faded into a distant memory, and was replaced with light and love. As I held her close, it was as if I could Sapphire's heart beating itself into mine, with the miniscule life she had left. The dark magic I had learned, became weak and light magic became my strongest ally. Without even knowing, I had pushed my heart to the light to save another, and the will of the world allowed me to. Slowly, I realized what I had to do, even though it was probably one of the worst things I could have done. I put Sapphire down on her back and began to chant. "Spiritus audire magne nunc patiar alligaret et cor accendit servare caritatem peccare parentesque!"

A light started to swirl around Sapphire and I. It allowed me to know that the magic I had just done succeeded. The light seemed to drain everything from both of our bodies, and made me feel weak and ill, but it then made a ball out of everything it had collected. The ball spilt in two and two necklaces landed on each of our necks. They both whispered to never take them off and an unsaid or seen bond was placed between human and necklace. The dark part of my heart was depleted and now, I was stronger than ever. No longer was I going to walk in the shadows waiting for the enemy attack Sapphire, I could take action, I could stop death. But was that enough to bring Sapphire back now? All I could do was wait what seemed like forever, Sapphire still hadn't breathed. The longer I waited, the more I believed she would never take a breathe, and that I would never be able to see the lihht pink blush of her cheeks, or the twinkle in her beautiful sea blue eyes.

-Kili's POV-

I walked towards Sapphire's office, looking for something of hers to comfort me. Finally, I reached her birch wood door to her office, and with a hesitant hand, I opened the door. The room was all but a cluster of items everywhere. On the tables, on the floor, all over her desk, and even on her couch.

"Why did this happen? Why did you have to save me? Why couldn't you just let me go? You need to know, you can't save everyone..." I whispered to the empty room, as if wanting a reply. Surprisingly, I got one.

"She never gives up. She's as persistent as she was when she was a child. I grew up with her, I should know," someone said from behind me. I turned around to see Will Fire standing at the door. The feelings I had welled up inside were screaming to escape, but they were too dangerous. "I never understood why..." he continued, "but she had a love for people I could never reciprocate. Now, she gives her life for the ones she loves. If she could understand how valuable her life was, then we would be fine. Yet, she always throws it away like it's... nothing."

"No... she does what she finds right, that's... ahhhhh!" My right leg fell underneath me in pain. As I drew my hand off of it, I saw a wound I had not thought of go many years. The wound was impossible, yet there it lie... somehow. Unfortunately, I knew. This was dark magic, the darkest magic... forbidden magic. This only meant one thing... the war of history, had begun.