Chapter 1
"This is insane, Godric!", bellowed Eric.
The meeting had adjourned. When Godric disappeared his progeny, Eric Northman, had went in search of him. Eric knew just where to find him, for he could feel all of Godric's thoughts and emotions.
Pain.
Fear.
A strange sense of welcoming.
Eric knew that Godric was going to meet the True Death.
"It is not insanity. I am ready to meet my fate."
"What about me? What about Katherine? Are you just going to abandon her, too?"
Eric could see the pain in Godric's eyes when he mentioned Katherine. She had always had a spot in Godric's frozen heart.
"She is better off without me. I have done nothing but cause her pain", whispered Godric.
"That's not true. That has never been true," came a female voice.
Katherine stepped out onto the rooftop. She had followed Eric, for she too had wondered where Godric had gone off to. She had heard everything that was said between Godric and Eric.
"Everything that had happened to me was because I let it. I could have left your side anytime I wanted. I chose to stay. My choices led to good and bad things happening to me. You were not the cause of those things. I was. Now, please stop all of this and come inside. The sun is almost up."
"Katherine, this is my choice. I have lived long enough. I no longer wish to live in this world. Both of you leave. I do not wish for you to see this."
Eric and Katherine knew there was no way to change his mind. They knew he really did want the True Death.
"No, Godric. I want to stay with you," said Katherine in a quivering voice.
Godric just nodded, while Eric walked back inside.
The sun was coming up over the buildings. Godric stood there, arms spread out wide. Katherine was just a few steps behind him. Watching, hoping he would change his mind.
Suddenly he burst into blue flames, and finally with a peaceful look, turned to ash.
Katherine stood there in place, stunned. She had never seen anything like it. When the grief had caught up with her, she went back inside and sank into Eric's open arms, crying.