AN: I felt like rewriting this chapter as I was rereading my writing and it was absolutely cringe worthy, so here you go.
Set After KOTW
"I can't do this any longer Skulduggery, I can't. Haggard holds too many memories of pain. Darquesse is becoming too much for me. She's always there, just waiting for me to slip up and I can't take that risk anymore. and i can't fight her for much longer. The only solution is to leave, put all this behind me. I have to go. Vanish. Disappear. I don't know where yet, Valkyrie proclaimed, as she paced about her soon to be ex-partner's newly refurbished living room; drops of salty water welling up in her eyes.
"Valkyrie, listen, we can work this out. You don't have to go. We will find another way. A gentle voice spoke softly, riddled with concern.
"I've made up my mind, this is goodbye. Don't look for me- get on with your life and find a new partner, someone you can make just as happy as you made me." Her shoulders shook lightly and tears streamed freely down her face.
Unable to find the words to properly convey all the emotions he felt, he sighed and stepped forwards, enveloping her in a hug that defined the unspoken bond between them.
They held each other for a moment, Valkyrie's head buried in his shoulder and sobbing quietly as he stroked her hair.
Skulduggery spoke eventually. "And you're sure you won't change your mind?"
"Pos...Positive." She stuttered.
He pulled away, holding her at an skeletal arms length. "Even if it's the last thing i do, i will find you Valkyrie Cain."
She gave a brief nod of her tear stained face and exited Skulduggery Pleasant's house for the last time.