Her best effort, her greatest strength, her strongest power.
It had all been useless.
She could think of nothing else as she stared in shock and disbelief, with a hanging jaw and tears in her eyes, at the clock tower in the distance. Her skin burned and her heart felt heavy with the burden of the lives she hadn't been able to save. And even as her mind and body slipped into unconsciousness, she couldn't help but to laugh at herself and at how useless she truly was. Her vision blurred and she could no longer move her limbs, so she lay on the grown and did what she could only do.
She prayed.
She prayed for the kingdom,
standing strong and mighty,
despite the destruction and havoc that had befallen it.
She prayed for the people,
scared for their lives,
wondering if they would live to see the next day.
She prayed for her friends,
fighting and struggling to protect
the things they held dear.
But most of all, she selfishly prayed for herself,
and for the slightest chance
that the world had finally forgiven her.
But she knew...
That sixty seconds
would never be enough
to atone for a lifetime worth of sinning.
And as her eyes grew heavier, and her breathing slowed down, she mustered all the strength she had left and turned her head to look at the sky above her.
At that moment, it seemed like the most beautiful thing she had ever seen, for even amongst all the destruction and the cries of pain and sorrow, its stars still shone brightly, bestowing hope upon those graced by their light.
Tears ran down the sides of her face as she took one last look, for she knew that it would be her last.
And as she drew in one last breath, her eyes closed, her heart stopped, and the life of a sinner came to a close.
(A/N: This is just what I think would've happened if Ultear, instead of becoming an old woman, had died after casting the spell. There will be a second chapter for this story. I apologize for any grammar or spelling mistakes)
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