She ran through the outlands pushing her way through the trees, constantly checking behind her. He must be on her trail, she could feel it, she just couldn't see him. She came to a clearing where she had to stop and briefly catch her breathe. She leaned against a tree fighting her hardest not to slump against it and rest. How long had she been running? At least a few hours she gathered by the pounding of her heart seeing as it nearly felt it could beat itself completely out of her chest. Throwing her head back against the cool bark, she listened to all the sounds around her.
"Oh Astrid," she heard him calling teasingly, looming behind her. He had to be getting close. I must continue forth and get home. She thought as she sheathed her sword as quietly as possible. She began running again wondering how she was supposed to cover her trail without being caught. Leaves covered her path making it nearly impossible to be quiet and keep her speed.
Astrid gasped seeing him there leaning against a tree, but that didn't keep her from running. He is just projecting his image. Keep going. Another him sitting on a rock further down. Tears streamed down her face from the throbbing her body was feeling. Almost as if she could die if she didn't stop but what choice did she have with him closing in? She had to make to the palace and let her betrothed know who has been commiting all the terror within Asgard. If she didn't make it, her love could fall like putty into his evil grasp.
"Hello Astrid." He was in front of her she yelped and jumped back throwing her sheild at him. He dodged it with a bright blue light from his septer laughing. "Do you really think you could beat me? Do you really even think my brother will listen to you over me? Ha!" Astrid drew her sword ready and willing to fight him to the death. Im sorry my love, but if it comes down to this, it's me or him. I will not go down without a fight because he is of your family. My life is important too.
She moved around dodging blows letting her sword take the impact. He laughed a laugh from somewhere deep within him as she was completely surrounded by an army of him. She turned to find him standing right behind her.
"I erase everything you were." He said touching his septer to her chest. That bright blue light was the last thing she seen before she was sent screaming into total blackness.