Maiden of Fire by Ishabelle Torry

Author:Ishabelle Torry [Torry, Ishabelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-18T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-four

The early morning dew glistened, coating Dilseacht's garden of various trees and flowers with sparkling crystals. A single tear slipped down Cynthe's cheek. She gazed upon the beauty of the natural world, pondering the amount of time she had left to enjoy such wonders. Her soul ached, feeling her time was nearing expiration. She closed her eyes and imagined a world lush with life. Exotic animals long ago extinct, and mankind at its best thriving beyond expectation. But the present's imagery overrode her imagination.

Nay. That time had been forever lost. Humanity was doomed to die out if it continued on its current course. The human half of herself cried, but the Vespa blood coursing through her veins told her what was to be, was to be.

“Do not weep,” the familiar sound of her love whispered softly into her ear.

“Azer! How long have you been watching me?”

“Long enough to hear your heart breaking, which has in effect broken mine.”

She looked away to conceal her sadness. “It's almost time, Azer. I can feel it. I have waited my entire life for this moment to come. And now, I beg it to be taken away.”

He kneeled before Cynthe. “Look at me,” he said firmly. “I told you long ago, when you were naught but a child, I would do anything to protect you, Cynthe. Anything in this forsaken world. Even if it meant breaking the damned prophesy.”

“Nay. It is my destiny. You cannot erase it, only prolong it. I will not let you sacrifice yourself for me. Or condemn humanity if there is still a chance to save them.”

Azer's eyes glowed and whitened over. “How can I let you die for them? For me? I cannot do it, my sweet Cynthe.”

She smiled warmly, taking in every handsome detail of the face she'd loved for over three decades. His strength resonated in his aura. He was the one thing she wanted to remember when her soul left this world. “Do not fear for me, but fear for our world gone astray. Once our dear Ramona conceives, and Labelle is struck down, all will be right again.”

“This world does not deserve your pureness and sacrifice. Let it burn, Cynthe. Let it burn with all its corruption. And take with it the vile plague of humanity.”

Cynthe stood and placed her hands over Azer's rapidly beating heart. “Promise, my beloved Azer, you will not interfere. Let it be done.”

His eyes returned to their natural azure state. He took her by the hands and kissed each palm with a heavy sigh. “I swear, my love. It will be done as you wish.”

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