The unknown distance to the gray beyond
Stares back at my grieving frame
To cast my shadow by the holy sun
My spirit moans with a sacred pain
Valkyrie bowed her head as she stood by the casket. The small church was empty now. Everyone was gone. Only she was left, hunched with agony of the heart, surrounded by the now-wilting funeral flowers. The white lilies and roses hung their heads with her. The black crepe hangings rustled nervously.
It's quiet now
The universe is standing still
There's nothin' I can say
There's nothin' we can do now
There's nothin' I can say
There's nothin' we can do now
Alice. Alison. Her baby sister. Taken from her; stolen by cold, unforgiving hands.
And all that stands between the soul's release
This temporary flesh and bone
And know that it's over now
I feel my faded mind begin to roam.
Valkyrie's knees weakened and she fell against the small coffin that encased two-year-old Alice. She rested her head against the dark wood and closed her eyes. She wanted to be with the little girl, resting by her side.
Every time you fall and every time you try
Every foolish dream and every compromise
Every word you spoke and everything you said
Everything you left me, rambles in my head
She turned her head to stare at the ceiling. A cold, cold anger ignited in her belly. The empty pews watched cautiously.
And there's nothing I can say
There's nothing I can do now
There's nothing I can say
There's nothing I can do now
With a scream, Valkyrie whipped the shadows across the empty chapel, flipping benches and ripping gashes in the floor. The flowers were strewn far and wide; the black crepe slashed whirled away; the windows pierced to let in great swirls of cold air.
Up above the world so high
Everything you loved and every time you try
Everybody's watching and everybody cry
Stay, don't leave me, the stars can wait for your sign
Don't signal now
She leaned back against the casket, breathing hard. Her eyes blurred with tears. "Oh, Alice, what am I going to do without you?" she murmured.
And there's nothing I can say
There's nothing I can do now
And there's nothing I can say
There's nothing we can do now
Alison would have wanted her to be strong, to be happy, to be the carefree girl that she always portrayed herself as when they were together. Valkyrie ran her hand along the dark wood that covered Alice's face.
"I love you. I have loved you so much, since before you were born, since the day that our mother told me she was expecting. You signified innocence, and love, and hope." She stuttered and wiped at the tears that coursed down her face. Memories of her little sister washed through her mind: baby Alice gripping Valkyrie's hand in her tiny fingers, holding onto her like she'd never let go; wailing with adorable frustration as she tried to push herself up to crawl, and the look of exultation as she managed it. Her first steps. Learning to say her big sister's name – Ste-haw-ee – and the look of adoration in her big blue eyes when they were together.
"May your soul rejoin peacefully with the stream of life," Valkyrie intoned. "And I will find the man who murdered you, and I will put him to death. I swear to you, you will be avenged." Her voice shook with freezing anger.
Goodnight, travel well
Goodnight, travel well
There's nothing I can say
Nothing I can do now
Goodnight, travel well, travel well
Travel well
She stood and walked down the aisle to the church doors. At a gesture, they were blown off their hinges, and she stepped through into the numbing cold.
"Now, where are you, Skulduggery," she whispered through the cutting wind. "Show yourself, and let me kill you."
Before you ask...no, I don't know why Skulduggery killed Alice Edgley. I would tell you if I did though:P
The song is, of course, by the Killers - I mean duh, have you read my profile ;)
'Goodnight, Travel Well' by the Killers from their album 'Day & Age'
So please, tell me what you think! I always wanted to write songfic so this is my first stab at it. Idk. Sorta weird I suppose haha.
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