25 One Last Pray

She looked at the two wolves who she was cuddling with. Feeling there warmth made her feel better after this long day. She had closed her eyes attempting to rest but soon they flew open.

She couldn't help it so she sighed out loud. It was annoying her but what could she do. She was exhausted but not mentally but physically. But she couldn't sleep.

Sometimes it just sucks when this happens.

She slowly got out of the bed without disturbing the two wolves and slowly walked over to the table in the room and sat on the chair.

The table had both her pouch and things she bought earlier on this day. She opened her pouch and took out a box.

She gilded her hands across the small box and opened it.

It was a music box and she had it for a long time. She touch the box so gently, as if afraid it would break apart if she wasn't careful enough.

She then touched the small handle and twisted it for a while before letting go. The small music bow started making a sound. A sound so familiar that she could never forget it.

She placed the box on the table and looked at it from afar. Her thoughts were wondering.

8 years... so much had changed. What should she do from now on? She felt tired thinking about it. Her life was a mess and it was her fault as well since she was naturally chaotic and tends to get in trouble a lot.

But some mistakes she made are ones she can never fix. Like the war...

Angelica slumped down on the chair and stared into the ceiling and listened to the music box.

If only that didn't happen then would she be here? Running away and hiding?

"Pathetic... your pathetic Angelica." She mocking said to herself.

Closing her eyes she felt herself dream of the past. The past that followed her no matter what she did. It was like a curse forever stuck in her brain until she turns insane. She fell into a shallow dream.

"Live free Angelica... don't let anyone control you. You are your own person.. so smile my dear friend..." the woman said once said in a cheerful voice.

But now...

She laid in Angelica's arms while staring at the crying Angelica. Blood had covered both of them but to save Angelica she pushed her out of the way.

She took the heavy blow for Angelica and fell down.. but she didn't regret it. She smiled instead. Many people had already surrounded them to make sure they have cover form the on going attack.

Angelica could see she was still trying to smile even after getting hit. "Idiot!! Why did you do that?! How can you smile after making me worry like that?!"

The woman closed her eyes and opens them slowly again, " An... it looks like I don't have much time left... so please do me a favour... sing... sing for me... and then I'll sleep in peace.."

Angelica swallowed, her blue eyes filled with tears and face stained of blood. She couldn't... "you can't die Stacie... what about your daughter and husband... you can't leave... you can't leave me.." he tears continued to fall.

"Sing to me... my sister. Don't worry about anything else..." Stacie said in hushed tone.

Angelica continued to sniffle but her voice soon turned into a melodious tone. She listened to Stacie as sang out loud.

She forgot the battlefield and forgot the people who were around them.

One Last Pray, was a war song sung for the returned soldiers. Angelica had always hummed this song when they were together.

She always believed that they will return together.

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"The mother waits as day become night."

"She silently prays that her child will live another day"

"The one who was sent to battle and the one she cradle to bed"

"The weeping sky, pour down upon them."

"And soon the sky opened and the fire stop"

"Gods light rained upon them."

"'it's our victory' the men cried"

"But for those who've fallen, rest in the meadow fields"

"The mother weeps to the grave"

"As this was her one last pray"

"To her son in heaven"

"Sleep and mother will cradle you to bed"

~~

Angelica opened her eyes to see the Stacie no longer moving. Her blue eyes continued to spill tears.

'Why?... we will return together.. forever!' She once said.

Angelica held onto Stacie's body tightly but all she felt was coldness. The warmth from Stacie hands was no longer there.

She gently pushed away the hair from Stacie's face and stared at the pale woman who no longer breathed. She caressed Stacie's cheeks with her hand and stared at her face with tearful eyes.

"Stacie open your eyes.. your sister is begging you..." she whispered but nothing happened.

Angelica felt her head spinning and sadness had overcome her.

"Mel, take care of Stacie I'll be back.." Angelica placed Stacie's body gently on the ground.

She got up and summoned her staff. Much to everyone's surprise she disappeared from there vision.

It was then that the whole battlefield was covered in flames.

Both enemies and allies looked at the scene with shock.

Angelica stood there alone. She destroy half of the enemy army and she didn't stop until she got to where the main enemy was.

He was a foolish king thirsty for power. And he didn't hesitate to kill anyone for his conquest.

'Disgusting.'

Angelica walked up to him after freezing the people attempting to attack her. She didn't stop walking until she came face to face with him. She saw the king tremble but she didn't care.

"Do you want to continue or do you want to do it the hard way?" She asked in a cold tone.

"How dare you- do you-" the kind stopped when he saw her eyes.

Yes her eyes no longer had her blue colour.. this time it was completely..

"You- you can't be from the Silver Witch family!!" He was obviously shaking.

"But you can't hurt me! Ha! The organization is behind me. If you hurt me you'll become a criminal hunted by the organization-"

"To late" she grabbed his face and blasted it. Blood fell onto her face but she didn't flinch.

The let go of the king and his body fell with a flop. The spectators looked at her with fear. Angelica turned her attention to them and raised her hand at them. She completely froze all of them except for one.

The old man in a priest robe was shivering but her couldn't move due to the ice bounding his feet. He saw the woman come to him and he felt a shudder run down his back.

This woman was terrifying!

"You know my identity right?" She menacingly said and her eyes bore down on him like prey. "Do I look like I care about your puny organization? No. But now your organization will no longer stand. From now on the Silver family will hunt you to the end of the earth."

"I'll make sure that you scums end up in the gate of hell." And with that she cut him down using her magic.

She stared at the room of murder people and then she walked back to the King's corpse and took him by the collar. She soon disappeared only to reappear on the still battle if people.

With a snap of her hands, she used magic to amplify her voice and say to the people, "Your King and Generals are dead. Now choose surrender or die."

Angelica did say anything after that and saw that the once fierce enemy soldiers dropped there weapons one by one.

Completely victory had come over Angelica side.

But the losses they face was to much for her to handle.

She had lost.. her one and only sister.

- back to the present -