XI. We Could Never Leave Each Other

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PIETRO OPENS HIS EYES

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PIETRO OPENS HIS EYES...

He sits up still in the previous trial. Did the tether survive? No, that's impossible, he realizes, "I should be dead..."

"You are dead."

Rio.

Pietro turns to the Green Witch, "where is she?"

"Safe," Rio smirks, "ish."

"Ish?!" He tries to speed toward her but realizes he can't, "what the hell...?"

"I told you," she gave him a duh look, "you are dead."

"No shit," he hisses, "been dead for years. I just want to get back to my niece—"

"You can't."

Pietro's face fell, "what-"

"You said it yourself, you should be worse than dead from what Agatha did combined with your link untethering you," Rio jogs his memory.

Pietro hesitates to speak as he shakes his head, "this can't be... I have to protect her."

"You did," Rio reassures in a strange tone, "you saved her life."

"Who are you?" He finally asked.

She laughs, "a relevant question, finally," she steps forward, she wears a black cloak that covers most of her body, the dress she wore resembles a skeleton, and she has some type of head crown on, "I am Death and you've dodged me too many times, always speeding away when it comes to it, but now you must face the truth."

Pietro felt a tear fall, "I... I don't know if I'm ready to go."

"I've yet to find someone whose come to complete peace with death," Rio told him turning to the dark doorway leading into nothingness... "It's time."

Pietro stares at the moon as he shakes his head, "I'm all she has."

"The end is here, Pietro, you can't hold on any longer," Rio explains, "I know that you know that," she gestures for him to follow as she walks down the path into the darkness.

Pietro sighs as he whispers, "until the end and the path beyond, Mags..."

"MAGS? Are you okay? Are you with us?" Lilia gently shakes her as she is conscious...

Just traumatized by everything that just happened.

"Lilia...?" Magda whispers.

A pained smile rises on her face, "hey kiddo," she helps her up, "I thought you were gonna pass out again..."

Magda blinked as she looked around, her eyes scanning the room.

"Baby..."

"Yes?" Magda asked still looking with her eyes.

"He's gone."

Magda froze at that.

Magda's face contorted, her mind reminded itself of what just happened, she almost had to dissociate from it to get through it...

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