One World Away (Book II)

Death Of A Hero

I landed on the cold floors of the island where we trained. It was always me who was lost, always me who died, always me who sacrificed...!!! Its my role isn't it?! I screamed at the top of my lungs and felt the got tears run down my eyes. I threw my helmet at the floor and felt my hair fly freely and some of it clung to my face.

But no one would be there to smile sincerely and brush the hair off my face, no one to comfort me, no one to tell me jokes, no one...

My head and my body ached but I didn't care. He was gone. He was dead! He sacrificed himself for me. The only thing I really ached for was him. Be was one of the few people and things that kept me determined to move on and make it through that torturous destiny as the Protector.

"I can't live like this!!!" I shouted into the winds of the island. Sàrda and everyone else was there healing the others and trying to comfort me.

"I'm sorry child..." Uncle A said.

"What do you care?!" I shouted still crying. He didn't lose someone...

"I've lost my wife years ago... And my kids to your enemies..."

I stopped. He did... Didn't he... But I still cried I couldn't help it.

I stood up and was going to leave until I remembered... Sam was the only one who could teleport. It only made me cry harder. What would Pepper say?! She would blame me. They all would. I am the Protector Of Purity but I couldn't protect a single soul.

But it was his choice! I told him to come but he pushed me away. He was going to be their sacrifice... A part of their plan... and that would be his death.

"I can't live like this anymore!!!" I repeated. I couldn't stand it. I would've just killed them on the spot. And besides, he's the only one who can teleport and he couldn't make portals.

"I need to go back for him!!!" I shouted.

Geist held my shoulders. "It's no use. You're going all alone."

"Well he is too! How am I supposed to protect millions of Hearthian's lives if I can't protect... the single life of someone loved so much!!! I should have just sacrificed my own life!!! Not his!!!"

Sàrda held my shoulder. "It's time you learned about Cranstatioa's death."

I stated at him. How was her death supposed to relate to Sam's?! He wasn't a Protector...

"How is that supposed to relate to Sam's death?!" I asked him.

"I haven't finished. Makarmis and Cranstatioa's deaths."

I stayed silent and nodded. Uncle Arthur accompanied us.

We went through another portal. It was a hidden part of the castle. It was a huge library.

There were ancient items everywhere you looked.

"This is the Treasury of Hero's. It's another dimension which Cranstatioa created to be able to keep all treasures safeguarded."

We went through all the items. We made it to the middle of a circle like the circle of a ritual. My amulet and eyes lit up and a scroll, amazing armor, emerged from the circle. They were floating as the circle created a glowing pillar of light.

"These were Cranstatioa's." Sàrda remarked sadly.

I nodded.

"And these, were Markamis'..." Sàrda pointed to ankther ritual circle beside it. "Only the holder of Markamis' essence can activate the circle but I still have some of his essence to activate it..."

Sàrda dropped a little bit of his essence on the circle. It opened up and there was a scroll and armor in a golden light again.

Sàrda took the two scrolls from both Markamis' and Cranstatioa's circles. He opened up Markamis' first.

"Markamis, the right hand of the Protector Of Purity or Cranstatioa. He made one of the greatest sacrifices for..."

"For who?..." I asked.

"Cranstatioa... They too, loved each other dearly. You having the same experience as her is merely fate or coincidence."

I nod slowly.

"But that was a joke." Sàrda laughed.

"What???!!! They didn't like each other???!!!" I exclaim.

"No! He never really died at the end!!! He sacrificed himself but he was revived!!! He died of old age!"

"And that age is???"

"At least 740..." Uncle A calculated.

My mouth was wide open. "Did you just say???... 7-740?..."

"Yes. I did." He smiled. "Magic users can live for more than hundreds of years."

Of course they could...

"And what about Cranstatioa?"

"She died in a war." Uncle A said.

I nodded. I was furious, and kept away from depression, sure. But it wasn't reassuring.

"What does this have to do with Sam?"

"If you and Sam go through the same thing, then he might live. Some events can repeat exactly. But Cranstatioa is not human."

"But Audrey and I are... Or formerly..." I look at my wings.

"It looks like I cheered you up." Sàrda smiled.

"Kinda yeah." I said.

He nodded and closed the ritual circles. The items were placed in their proper places and the golden lights sealed away into left over golden sparkles.

We went back through a portal. I wasn't cryin but deep down, everybody probably knows, I've died deep, deep inside.

Pepper wasn't cross at all. It looks me and Pep went through the same treatment. And she was... Hugging one of his hoodies... Everyone was once again conscious.

"Hey Heat... I brought you something to try to cheer you up." Pepper gave me my sling bag and inside it were a few things given to me by Sam or just Sam related. My phone had some of his voicemails and photos, his joke notebook that he gave to me when we first met, the letter of Pepper's death, a few other things... And then I summoned my sword and looked at his most recent gift... The sword upgrade...

But he's given me more than just those things... He's given me memories, my favourfavourite jokes and moments... He's given me what I really needed.

I just wish I could give it all back to him right now...

"Thanks guys..." I started crying at the thought of Sam being hurt. It was a thought, but it was critical to me.

"Hey... We have a funeral tomorrow and we extract their essence when they die so no one forgets them and they can possibly be revived."

I nodded and wiped some of the tears trickling down my face.

I opened the jokebook Sam gave me and read a random page to myself.

What do you call two lovebirds in love?...

"Soppy..." I whispered.

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TAKE THE FEELS!!! TAKE THEM FROM ME!!! I WRITE TOO MUCH!!!

And now to continue the X Readers my irl bestie forced me to write. *sigh* life is torturous at times...

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