Midnight Rose

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I wish . . . I wish there could be a peaceful world, where nobody can suffer. So no one will have to experience the pain of death . . . a world where others around you don't die one by one . . .

Why? Why did it have to be me?

Ophelia stifled a yawn as she gazed upon the night sky. Her long dark brown hair flowed as a gentle breeze blew. It was almost midnight as the moon was slowly filling up and was nearly complete. She waved her hand and made a swirl of dust disappear in the open air. Her pale skin reflected the light from indoors and out. She was lying down on the castle rooftop, waiting for the full moon to appear. Her flaming partner, a magnificent phoenix, lay with her.

There was a quiet rustle in a certain bush in the forest nearby. Ophelia raised an eyebrow and got her spear ready and pursued the moving object. She tied a rope to her spear and threw it. It landed in the bush with a crash and a small crystal ball rolled from beneath the plant. She tugged sharply at the rope and retrieved her spear. Ophelia jumped from the spot where she was lying down to the ball.

The legends were true. Just one wishing ball could change the universe. She reached out and picked up, examining the ball. It was clear and certainly heavy for its size. There a couple of things on her mind to wish for, but she would save it for later. Ophelia tucked it in a small leather knapsack and suddenly felt all her powers rushing to her.

She smiled at the sky, the moon was full. She laughed loudly and thrust a silver trail of magic in the air, which exploded and the bloomed across the sky. Her deep red eyes gleamed with joy.

At her strongest time, she was just like a flower of the night . . . a Midnight Rose.


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