Innocent Souls

Chapter 16

Dawn was on the horizon when the kingdom finally fell silent. Prince Daniel and Princess Gwen came out of there hiding place in a underground pantry of the near by bakery. The Demon Andrew join there side after guarding them the whole night. The royal couple did not sleep the night, how could they with all the screams of the people in the kingdom. Gwen cried most of the night till she ran out of tears where Daniel held her covering her ears to block most of the noise. Daniel resisted to urge to run out side and stop the slaughter, however he knew he would be one of the thousand victims if he tried. The Gods watch in horror as there sister slaughtered the kingdom, her heart growing cold by every victim, no soul was speared. Andrew walked behind the royal couple as they look at the after mass of the slaughter. no man, woman or child was speared there bodies littered the streets. The streets where stained red with the blood of the citizens of King Richard. When they finally made it to the town square there was nothing but pure white wings left from the Angle who started this darkness. The Gods joined the Royal couple and the Demon Andrew when they heard a sad voice singing. They turned to see a the Goddess of Death covered in blood, she held her scythe in her right hand as it was dripping with blood. She stood in a puddle of blood that was dripping of her and her scythe, as she looked up to the sky. Tears ran down her cheeks as she sang with such sorrow to what she had done. (Song below)

Once Death finished singing she looked over at everyone with no emotions in her eyes. Gwen looked at her horrified at the sight of Death. Life looked at her sister with pity and shame of what become of her sister. The look they gave Death she knew what she did was unforgivable no matter what she could do or say. Death looked down feeling truly alone for the first time in her existence. "Sister we could of fixed this" Life said with a sad voice as tears ran down her cheeks. Gwen shook her head at the sight of the woman that raised her someone she called mother. "Why?" Gwen whispered. "I have tried for a long time every time I got a hold of the corrupted soul, but they never changed back."  Death said in a monotone. Lucifer walked up to his sister and held her. "So you finally closed of your heart and became a monster" Lucifer said without looking at Death. "Lucifer that was to far" God said to his brother. "No he is right I am nothing but the bringer of death I can't save anyone" Death said with a cold tone. Gwen walked over to her fathers corps and landed over his body. Daniel walked over to comfort his loved one rubbing her back and glaring at Death. 

Death watched as the child cried for her lost father. She was aware of the glares her brother Lucifer and Daniel the young Prince gave her. Life and God could not bear to look at her while Andrew just stood in the shadows and watch with no emotion. "If you wish take him with you Gwen and leave this place and don't turn back" Death said without emotions. Gwen stood up and walked over to Death and slapped her across the face. "I hate you I wish you never met my mother you monster" Gwen yelled. Daniel and Andrew picked up the Kings body while Gwen walked over to then and held her fathers hand and Daniels hand. Daniel nodded to Death in acknowledge that she is pushing the Princess away to make it easier for them to part. "What will you do?" Andrew asked. "I will destroy this kingdom out of existence" Death replied looking up to the blue sky. With her words Andrew vanished with the royal couple and the dead King. "Sister why?" Life demanded. "So the world would not know what happened here" Death replied. "To hide the fact that your a monster" Lucifer spat. "No so no one will know that an Angle tried to bring destruction to a kingdom" Death said sadly. Both Lucifer and Gods eyes grew wide in surprise. If the humans or minions found out about a Angle of pure goodness became corrupted there would be ciaos in all realms. Life couldn't looked at her sister without disappointment in her eyes and this made Death angry. "Don't look at me like that Life" Death growled. "You enjoyed the humans always watching them, and loved the fact they had innocent souls where ever you looked" Life said angry. "Life you could see there was not one innocent soul left in this kingdom they where broken and corrupted" Death yelled. "I can't look at you anymore Death to are nothing but a disappointment" Life said with such sadness in her voice. Death became so angry at her sisters words everything she did for the Gods and her sister was forgotten. The pain the hardship that Death had to do have everyone scared of her, she was never worshiped like her brothers and sisters, she was always hated and feared. "You know what you think you have it hard at least you are loved by all, you need to be a cold hearted monster to take away what people fight to keep" Death said in a cold low tone. Life was taken back to what her sister said she didn't dare talk to Death ever about the hardships she had to endure. Her brothers just looked to the ground knowing they could not say a word about it. "Vinculum rumpunt" Death said 'break our bond' in Latin. The words Death said broken the bond her and her sister had, the bond that allowed Life to watch over her and communicate with her. Life gasped at Deaths words and she knew what they had will be lost forever unless Death reconnects their bond. Life broke down in tears to the fact she had lost her closest sister and her best friend. "Now go" Death said in a low voice. Her brothers just nodded there head at her and grabbed Life's arms and vanished. 

Once death was alone she cried she never felt so alone, she has no one now and she knew it would be safer for everyone. With a click of her bloodied fingers the whole kingdom was set alight. Death stayed till there was nothing left but ashes from what use to be a kingdom. Rain fell to put out what was left of the fire as she collapsed to her knees looking up to the sky and cried for the death of Anna the witch. She had enjoyed it and she knew that she could never go back to her human life. She would never return to the godly realms because she would no longer be welcomed after everything she had done. She will say in the human world but stay way for them never get close to anyone and still do her job as Death. The position no one will ever want, humans have joked or said they would do it. However Death has done it from the beginning of life and it was easy at first, then it got harder as the years went by. Her heart grew cold but she kept wishing for something she could never have. The one wish that kept her happy still kept her sane know gone. Once the last of her tears had fallen she stood up wiped them away and then vanished.

Present time

In a large Library in Paris a women with blond hair that is tied back in a tight bun. She wore a long black skirt and a purple silk blouse and black flat slip on shoes. Her blue eyes where focus on the books in front of her putting them back in there rightful places. There was a tap on her shoulder that took her out of her trance. She turned to see familiar eyes and black raven hair and it made her speechless. "You are hard to track down I have a message for you" he said with a smirk. "Andrew what message brings you to me?" she asked with a rise eyebrow. He held out an old envelope with old fashion writing. Once it was in her hand she read what was on the front 'To My Beloved Mother.' "Would you like to come to the tea room?" she asked. "Sure thing Lady Death" he said with a wink. "My name is Sandra at the moment" she said rolling her eyes. Once they where in the tea room Sandra made two teas and sat down to open the envelope. Andrew sat in silence watching Sandra read her letter with a gentle smile. 

To my beloved Mother,

I know I had said I hated you but those word should of never been said. I know you had to do something really hard and no one could accomplish. You had saved them all even my father, he wasn't the best but I always had you. You always help me taught me and raised me to be kind and just. I have had two boys the eldest named Fredrick and the youngest named Samuel and I always tell them the story of the Dark Angle that saved the world. They always loved the story I tell them about you about there Grandmother and once Fredrick was crown King he made a marmoreal in your honor. I hope Andrew finds you to give you this letter so you know how much you where loved by me Daniel and your Grandsons.

Your loving Daughter Gwendoline

Sandra place the letter down and finished her tea and a tear dripped down her cheek a first one since she closed off her heart. "Thank you for bringing me this" Sandra said. "Your welcome even the Goddess of Death deserve happiness" Andrew said with a smile. Sandra just nodded at his smile and hugged the letter close to her heart. "You know what could make your day more better?" Andrew said with a smirk. "What?" she asked. "If you go out with me on a date tonight, its a human custom now to court a beautiful woman" Andrew said wiggling his eyebrows. Sandra rolled her eyes with a smile on her face "Fine."