Death? (part 01)

Quickly getting up at those words, everyone present ran to Elora's room without wasting time.

Arriving there, a strange sight could be seen.

Around the young woman who was lying on the bed, a golden halo formed and her silver-white hair grew brighter and brighter.

What was disconcerting was that, despite such a phenomenon being happening, everyone there could feel that her vitality seemed to be slowly draining away as time passed.

"What is happening?" I exclaimed stunned.

Approaching the bed I tried to approach her but it was as if an invisible barrier was formed around her and even after activating my blessing it still wasn't enough for me to get close.

Giving up and returning to my original spot, I felt my heart tighten as I watched the situation unfold in front of my eyes helplessly.

Time passed slowly and we became more and more anxious, the sacred halo around Elora had not dissipated but it was still as if the shadow of death still hovered around her.

The afternoon was gone and the night was approaching but the situation was still the same.

Worried that the fact that we were all there might alarm the others, I dismissed them all, saying that as soon as there was news I would let them know.

When they all left the room returned to its usual stillness.

Watching my only daughter in that situation, an immense sadness rose in my heart.

We might not have had many moments together, I may have been an absentee mother the last few years but still, she was my only child and my heir, the sense of loss I felt was devastating.

Grabbing a chair, I sat next to her bed and continued to watch her, every minute that passed was like a knife cutting into my heart. "Why is this happening?"

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The night passed slowly and soon the next day's sunrise was approaching, turning my gaze to the bed beside me, my vision couldn't help but get blurry as the tears streamed down my face.

The young woman who was still sleeping peacefully had almost no vital signs left, the barrier that formed around her weakened considerably allowing me to approach her.

Touching her face that there was almost no heat left, I approached slowly as I took her in my arms and held her tightly.

Exercising my blessing to try to transfer some vitality into her body, I hugged her expectantly waiting for results.

Yet all was in vain, my efforts ware in vain, as the last ounce of vitality left her body, leaving behind a young, cold body.

Low sobs echoed through the room, the sunlight streaming through the window seemed cold and lifeless, painting a melancholy, colorless picture.