Skulduggery sat back and admired his work. Only a person with exquisite painting skills could have painted this. The brush strokes were small but bold. The colours dark yet daring.
Ghastly and Fletcher appeared behind him. He turned the painting around. Now there was a painting of the bowl of fruit sitting in front of him on the canvas.
"Wow that's pretty good but not as good as Valkyrie she is one mean artist- I'm surprised you didn't invite her to paint she misses your company trust me she will not shut up about how you told her you love her and then you disappeared." Fletcher finished with a whine.
"Skulduggery turn the canvas around" Skulduggery turned around. There she stood in tattered clothing that barley covered any of her flesh. Blood matted her hair to her head and it looked like she had several broken bones.
He rushed to her as she collapsed to the floor. He wondered what had happened to her. He heard Ghastly tell Fletcher to get Kenspeckle.
She could feel the needle sliding in and out of her skin. Images flashed in front of her eyes. Serpine. Vengeous. Dusk. Sanguine. Batu. The Faceless Ones. Scarab. Remnants. Melancholia.
They were all back. The living and the dead. Reunited. And they want revenge.
Skulduggery was stroking her hair while Kenspeckle fixed her. When she was strong enough she told them what she knew. Skulduggery stood up grabbed his coat and left Ghastly followed him and Fletcher took Kenspeckle back to the lab.
Valkyrie stood up and went to the front room. The painting was still there. She turned it around. There she was. Skulduggery had painted her running down a hill laughing wearing a wedding dress. It was beautiful. Tears ran down her cheeks as she collapsed to the floor once more only this time she stayed concise.
Skulduggery found her that way several hours later. He picked her up and carried her to bed.
"Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?"
"What, what's wrong Valkyrie why are you crying Valkyrie Valkyrie?"
She hit his chest repeatedly until he restrained her.
He sighed. He couldn't do it anymore. He got down on one knee. Took a deep breath.
"Valkyrie Cain would you do me honour of becoming my wife"
She was too shocked to do anything but nod her head. Skulduggery slipped the ring on her finger and that's when Scapegrace burst through the door.
"Great our first fight as a couple"
It's not my best but I like it. I haven't had any reviews so please review because my first reviewer gets to be in my next short story and I'd also like some ideas of story's to write Love ya bitches and peace out