Spellcrafter-Delta by Christopher Kirkland

Author:Christopher Kirkland [Kirkland, Christopher]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781985044913
Published: 2018-12-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Fantasy’s lie

A large funeral was held on the outskirts of the city. There were about 1000 deaths on their side alone; some were civilians. They made sure every person had their own coffin. Victoria was buried in a separate area since she was a mage. Chris left purple flowers on her grave since she seemed to like that color, she always did wear it a lot. Ian left a gift that she had previously given to him, Autumn left a plaque commemorating that was she a mage, and Megan apologized that she was not there.

The dead were put to rest and that was that. It didn’t stop the feelings of those in the city or those who had come only to help stop the attack, but it gave them some peace of mind. The only person who did not attend the burial was Penny. In fact, Penny had not said a word since she found out about Victoria's death. She didn’t talk to anyone, and he didn’t recall seeing her eat. She just stayed in the dorm under the covers laying there, occasionally getting up to go to the bathroom. He had to force her to at least drink, which she had done reluctantly and after a bit of arguing.

In truth, Chris felt guilty. He couldn’t save Myra or Victoria. He blamed himself for it, and the simple fact that he had witnessed both stung even more. It felt like everything he had accomplished when he came here was for nothing. He trained, he fought, he got his partner, and he made friends only to watch the person who brought him here in the first place get struck down. He had given up hoping that he would wake up from this dream. He walked over to the nearby tree that casted a bit of shade over her grave, and sat down in its shadow. Ian sat with him.

“You alright?” Ian asked.

“Is it weird that I don’t know how to answer that?”

“Nope.”

“I just don’t know what to think. I feel sick,” he replied as he stared at the grave.

“It’s normal. I get it...Want to talk about it?” he offered.

“No, no... I uh don’t want to talk about it,” Chris replied. “But thanks.” He paused a moment and then looked at Ian. “I’ve just never seen someone die right in front of me before...Her blood was all over me...She told me to protect everyone and apologized for dying, but it was my fault.”

“You can’t blame yourself. You’re still new, and anyone can die at any time. All you can do is keep fighting,” he admitted. “It’s a bittersweet deal that they kill us, but we don’t kill them. The moral high ground sucks sometimes I know.” He placed his hand on Chris back. “But think of it this way, because of you Autumn was able to find one of their generals and stop him from doing damage. On top of that she located their leader and the headmaster had time to come help.

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