Raven's Death

"He has stopped breathing."

Seraphina stood frozen at the entrance of the room while Arwan's words echoed in her ears, repeating themselves again and again, but still failing to actually register. She was scared when she saw Raven getting injured and also when she realized that his pulse was dropping.

Still, none of it could have come closer to what she was experiencing at the moment. She felt like someone had punctured her lungs, depriving her from the ability of breathing. Her ears were ringing while her eyes were plastered on the man who was lying motionless on the bed.

"Sera-"

"No."

The small word came out of her mouth and filled the room with dead silence. Her eyes were glued on Raven and her feet started making their way toward the bed, all the while she continued to slowly shake her head.

"It's impossible. He can't be... he can't..."