A Chosen Daughter

Chapter 41*E

When there are no more rogues stood near her, she turns back to face her group. Chris' warriors throw three men down onto their knees in front of her. Leah's eyebrows shoot up as her surprised gaze meets each of theirs. "You ordered us not to interfere Luna ... we didn't, we just ensured these couldn't evade you!"
"Luna?" A rogue grits out
"A chosen daughter as Luna?! Huh! Maybe there's hope left after all" another mutters
"Shut up!" The third man snarls at his companions, turning his dead eyes onto Leah he snarls at her "You'll regret this!!" He promises. Leah steps up to him and caresses his cheek with a small shake of her head "No I won't! I've never once regretted this decision!" And with that she sends his soul flying free to meet the Goddess.

"You really a Luna?" The rogue who was first to speak asks. Leah tilts her head studying him, "yes she is!" Chris informs when Leah remains silent. The rogue scoffs "The Goddess must be desperate!" Leah lifts her eyebrows in silent question as angry growls echo around them. Chris and Matt are practically shaking as Chris tries desperately to hand off the little girl to someone, anyone, but still she clings to him. The rogue eyes them nervously "It's a last ditch! But aye gonna change anything! The chaos will still rein ... it always does .... there ain't no place for good in the world it's going to pot might as well accept that defeat hun!"
Looking at the rogue, Leah sighs in sympathy with his pain, his anger.

Looking at the horizon she thinks about everything. Everything she's seen. Everything she knows. "It doesn't rein! It may seem it at times when all we see is darkness and pain ... but the truth is that the darkness only has the power we give it!" She returns her gaze back to the man in front of her "people forget to stop and appreciate their families, friends, their lives .... instead the good is taken for granted until it's no longer present! Negativity rules because it's so much easier to feed! Fear rules in so many hearts and minds, trapping souls in their own private suffering. Stopping them from truly stepping forth into the light and living .... but does that mean chaos rules? That the darkness has won! Of course not! As long as there are people prepared to stand up and try to change those paths, who dare to shine lights into the darkness and offer their support to someone else ... the chaos will never win! Never rein! Because one positive thought has more power than a negative! One positive step forward no matter how small is still a step forward! And one light in the dark is a beacon of hope for others!"

The man fought to hide the shine in his eyes. The effect her words had on him. However Leah could see it all. She could read clearly how he loved the thought but was too tired to continue the struggle, he wanted out of the fight. With her eyes only, she asks him if he's sure, he nods sadly in reply. "Remember the Goddess is mother to us all, as such sometimes she'll be angry, sometimes disappointed and worse ashamed of us .... but even through those emotions she still loves us as fiercely as when we make her happy, amazed and proud!" The rogue smiles slightly before Leah sends him too on his journey.