Moon Phases (Agatha Harkness X Fem!Reader)

Finale I - part 2/3 (Agatha x Reader ending)

You did not fear death. At least not anymore.

Agatha was clearly hesitating. You were the one person she could not lose, but she could not give herself up, either.

It annoyed her how you were not letting Billy take the fall for all of you. It was that simple, and yes, it was cruel, but this was life.

You would learn to live with it.

Billy looked at you, and he knew you were serious. Yet he could not let you do this. You were the last person to deserve such fate.

So, he directed his attention on Agatha as he tried hard; a part of him hoped the Road and even this final battle were enough to help him truly connect with her.

He looked at her and eventually connected with her telepathically. He finally bypassed any barriers and mental walls she had raised, a result of her magic and training over the centuries.

'Agatha', he called in her mind. The purple witch did an excellent job hiding her surprise, not expecting to hear anyone in her mind, let alone him. 'Is this what happened to Nicky?' He dared to ask.

His question hit Agatha harder than any of Rio's attacks. She knew this was not what happened to their son, and yet, she could not help but feel this... guilt and pain.

Nicky wouldn't want her to sacrifice one more soul to Rio, and he sure wouldn't want you to stay behind or take the fall for everyone.

He always had a soft spot for you.

As Agatha looked at the serious you with the glass shard still in your hands, she decided that she most likely wouldn't live to regret it.

With silent steps, Agatha started to walk towards her former lover and spread her arms, inviting her into her embrace.

Rio took notice, and yet she did not fight this subconscious need to be in Agatha's arms. She did not expect her lover to hold her face gently and then initiate a kiss, even though she was almost always the one to do so.

Billy stared in surprise, not expecting such a move. All he could do was stare, his mind taking a little longer to realize Agatha's true plan.

You didn't, though, and once you spotted the faint, green veins on Agatha's cheeks, you knew what she was doing.

Your eyes opened wide in surprise, followed by disbelief and fear, as your body and heart processed the intense emotions caused by that kiss.

Or better say Agatha's reckless and selfless plan.

"No," you exclaimed weakly and stopped putting your magic into healing your wound.

You stared as faint green veins spread across Agatha's cheek, Rio's magic entering her body. Black magic flared in response and started to wrap around the two lovers as Agatha's skin started to turn paler and paler.

Rio understood it, too, but she could not stop, as her magic had already affected Agatha. She kept the kiss, a single tear trailing down her cheek as she realized what Agatha was doing and how she had chosen to end this all... her noble sacrifice.

Rio couldn't stop, but you could, or so your subconscious thought.

The second the two lovers parted lips, your scream echoed across the backyard as your white magic went out of control. Forming a bright white wave, it expanded circularly all around you, tossing Billy back but also Rio.

Agatha had already started to levitate, black magic tendrils sucking her life away, but quickly disappeared as the force of your white magic obliterated them.