Uh, so I got this idea pretty suddenly while listening to the song on YouTube. Not very original, but I wanted to write it. Anyway, I may turn this into a story instead of just an angsty one shot, if I find the inspiration. Feel free to give me prompts, please. ^_^

Disclaimer - All rights for DragonFable go to Artrix Entertainment, and the song used, Rue's lullaby belongs to Suzanne Collins.

This is a link to the song if you want to listen to it while reading that part -

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Yosh, on with the story!

~MISAKI~

"Misaki?" Twilly's sweet voice echoed in my ears as I took in the destruction of the town around me. Tomix, Artrix Valencia, Warlic, Cyzero, Lim, Serenity, Aegis, Robina, Zhoom, Lady Celestia, everyone was assembled. The rampaging dragons had been tamed, and the undead army completely vanquished, but there had been casualties. The entire town was in ruins. Again. Because of me. Again.

Warlic took charge, directing everyone into groups of three, one mage and two fighters. I was with Tomix and Twilly, and Warlic ordered us to go scout the southern part of town for survivors.

Most people had managed to evacuate, but some others who were slower got left behind.

Everywhere I looked, there were burning houses, and the whole place was littered with the boned of the now permanently dead undead. I cringed as I saw one of the few living enemy soldiers lay sprawled in a mangled mess on the ground a few feet to my left. Tomix gave my back a comforting pat, and we moved on.

Ten seconds later I stopped dead in my tracks, and spun wildly to the east, and ran like the wind. Tomix ran after me, dragging Twilly along, asking what the matter was, when I saw him.

He was a tiny little boy, with icy white skin, deep brown eyes and forest green hair. He was trapped under the rubble of a house, and he was yelling for help. I ran to him, running and delicately blasting the rubble from off his body. Twilly took a look at him and declared that we needed to get him to Warlic immediately. I picked up the little kid's three foot frame, and ran like the wind toward Warlic. He saw me coming, and prepped himself, got his medicines and bandages ready. I gently set the boy down on the sterile sheet spread on the ground. Warlic's face paled when he saw the many injuries on the boy's body, and both he and Twilly began to heal him when he started to glow purple, and they were blown away.

"Misaki, we can't heal him." Warlic explained to me gently. The little boy looked up at me in awe when he heard my name, but I didn't notice, being to engrossed in yelling and demanding why.

The others came back and Artrix placed a hand on my shoulder.

"The blood has been tainted my dark magic, Misaki. We can't save him." He said softly. I fell to my knees beside the boy's head, and Valencia wrapped her arms around me, trying to provide some comfort. I snapped out of my reverie when the little boy spoke.

"Are you... r-re..ally Misaki?" His young voice was hoarse and thin, but the awe was evident. I nodded tearfully, smoothing his hair back from his forehead gently.

"My...my friends and - and I really li-like you!" He exclaimed. I gave him a pathetic watery smile before Tomix took over.

"What's your name, kid?" He asked, his voice gentler than I had ever heard it.

"I'm Gale!" He replied happily, despite the situation.

"That's a kind of storm." He added knowingly. We were all silent for a minute until Gale asked us in a low voice.

"Am I going to die?" I couldn't hold the tears in any longer, so Val and I ended up holding each other and crying.

"I'm afraid so. But you'll be going to heaven, so you'll be happy there." Warlic told him gently.

"Yeah, I can b-be with my... daddy~" He looked happier at that thought. Then

Gale looked at me once before asking hesitantly,

"M- Misaki? Can I a..sk... you a favor?"

"Anything" I choked out.

"Can you please sing for me? Daddy said you sing nice." The it hit me. He was Domovoi's son. Domovoi, who died on the front lines of battle a week ago. Domovoi and his wife Iredessa, the only ones who had ever heard me sing. Both dead. Died in battle. Battle that was caused because me. My fault. I wouldn't say no to him, so I nodded, and moved to the top of his head, and put it in my lap.

And then I sang.

~SEPULCHURE~

I really had no idea she could sing. Even I sat silently, listening raptly to her song.

~Deep in the meadow...

Under the willow...

A bed of grass,

A soft green pillow.

Lay down your head,

and close your eyes...

and when they open,

the sun will rise...~

I swear, every living creature withing hearing distance of her stopped dead in their tracks to listen to her voice. It put Sirens to shame.

~Here it's safe,

and here it's warm...

and here the daisies guard you from every harm...

And here your dreams are sweet...

And tomorrow brings them true...

Here is the place where I love you.~

~Deep in the meadow,

hidden far away...

a cloak of leaves,

a moonbeam ray.

forget your woes,

and let your troubles lay.

And when again it's morning,

They'll wash away...~

She had managed to enchant even me. I saw the little boy slip away, and felt an unfamiliar pang of remorse. He was so small, so young, with his entire future ahead of him, and I had taken that away in seconds.

~Here it's safe,

and here it's warm...

and here the daisies guard you from every harm...

And here your dreams are sweet...

And tomorrow brings them true...

Here is the place where I love you.~

~Here is the place where I love you...~

Her voice cracked at the end, but it didn't matter. Gale was already dead.

She finished the song, everyone around her with the exception of the soul weaver named Tomix, in tears. As she sing the last notes of the song, years drip down her perfect face onto the face of the little boy. Gale, I believe his name was. She placed a hand on his closed eyes, and whispers, 'Say hi to your parents for me, Gale."

I saw the crystalline tears drip down her porcelain cheeks, and I felt a sudden overwhelming urge to go wipe the tears away, to stop everything, just so I could end her tears.

Then she stands up, and leaves the group.