Chapter 12

(Death is a funny thing.)

"Quickly get her on the table!" Mia yelled.

(It's something not easily understood.)

"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED!" Chris yelled as he barged into the house. Silence immediately filled him as he stared down at Kyra who was covered in blood and several different injuries.

(But in reality death is feared for one main reason.)

"You have to save her," Ava told Mia and Sasha. "I NEED EVERYONE TO SHUT UP AND GET OUT" Mia yelled turning to them. "Unless you want her to die," she added.

(Because no one knows what comes after death)

When I opened my eyes I was surrounded by a familiar darkness. One I hated, one I wanted to leave. Was I dead? No, I still felt alive. My entire body rang with pain, too much to be a dream or death. So where am I?

"You are everywhere and nowhere" a familiar voice echoed through my ears. I turned and the darkness turned into what looked to be a forest as a woman with black hair and blue eyes walked closer to me. I hesitated for a moment. "Mom" I said as I saw her walk closer to me. "Hello my little light" she replied.

"SHES LOSING TO MUCH BLOOD" Sasha yelled as she tried to put pressure on the wounds. "Kyra can you hear me" Mia said. Kyra opened. "Mom" she said as she looked back and forth between the people in front of her. "Kyra it's mia" Mia said before Kyra's eyes closed again.

"We have to get the knives out of her," Ava said. "Obviously" Sasha retorted. "Everyone grab a knife," Mia said. Mia quickly grabbed a knife, as did Sasha, Ava, Chris and Ryan who grabbed 2.

"On the count of three," Mia said. "One... two... three...." Mia counted.

"How are you here?" Kyra asked her mother who stood in front of her. "Am I dead?" Kyra asked. "No," Amber said, stepping closer to Kyra. "Not yet at least" she added. Kyra took a step closer to Amber and without hesitating hugged her. "I missed you so much," Kyra whispered.

Amber hugged her back. "I missed you too," Amber told her. Kyra released her mother from the hug. "You're disappointed in me aren't you?" Kyra asked. "Why would I be disappointed in you?" Amber asked. "I haven't exactly become the best person since you... died" Kyra said.

"You did what you believed you had to do Kyra you know that and so do I" Amber assured her. "I don't know" Kyra said "how did I even get here?" She asked. "I brought you," a beautiful woman in a white dress said, appearing in front of them. "I'm sorry who are you?" Kyra asked, looking between Selene and Amber. "My name is Selene, and you my child hold a piece of my heart inside of your own" Selene told Kyra.

"Ah" Kyra said as pain suddenly shot through her body causing her to fall to her knees. "What the hell?" Kyra said through the pain. "The pain is proof you have yet to die" Selene told Kyra. "It's proof it's not your time yet little light" amber added. "Mom I don't want to leave you" Kyra told her as Amber helped her up. "Kyra, there is still so much you need to do," Amber said. "Only one of the many things is stopping Nina and Mikail from using the vampires to wipe out the wolves," Amber told her.

"I can't stop them, not when they have so many on their side" Kyra replied. "Not alone," Amber said. Kyra looked at her confused. "Remember when I told you that you were the only one who could unite the witches and wolves," Amber said. "Yeah," Kyra answered. "With them, you can stop Nina and Mikail and protect both the witches and wolves," Amber explained. "The people who love you will want to fight with you so let them," Amber said. "Let them help you," she added.

"The blood isn't stopping," Ryan said. "We'll just have to start the spell" Mia replied. "Sasha" Mia said, holding her hands over Kyra for Sasha who was on the other side to grab. Sasha grabbed mias hands. "sana omnino" Sasha and Mia began to chant. Ava, Chris and Ryan took a few steps back. "sana omnino" Sasha and Mia continued to chant as Kyras wounds began to glow. Kyras eyes shot open and turned completely gold as her body contorted and she began to scream.

"Stop it!" Ava yelled and tried to go over and stop them forcing Ryan and Chris to hold her back. "They're hurting her," Ava cried. "It's how the spell works," Chris told her. "It's a spell used only when absolutely necessary, that's what her mother Amber told me," Chris explained to her.

"At what cost?" Ava asked.

"Kyra you owe nothing to me or any others yet you stick around you protect the good and hurt the bad and I couldn't ask for a better daughter" amber told Kyra.

"Do I even deserve to live?" Kyra asked. "You deserve to live just as much as anyone else" Selene interjected. "How long can I stay here with you before I wake up?" Kyra asked. "I'm not ready to say goodbye," she added. Amber looked at Selene then back to Kyra, her eyes filled with tears. "As long as you need," Amber replied. "Time works differently here" selene said.

"It's done," Mia said as she and Sasha fell backwards. "What happens now, why isn't she waking up?" Ava asked, her eyes filled with tears. "We did all we could do ava" Sasha told her. "The rest is up to her," Mia said.

"What do that mean, what do you mean the rest is up to her?" Ava asked with a shaky voice. Mia let out a deep sigh, afraid of how to answer the question. "They mean that Kyra's wounds are completely healed, and weather Kyra wakes up or not is up to her will" Chris explained.

TO BE CONTINUED