"Strength is addictive."
"I can handle it."

She couldn't.
That's why they were there, gathered around the marble tombstone.

She missed him.

So much that it became too much to bear.
That's why they were there, gathered around the marble tombstone.

"This time it's different. It has to be."

It wasn't.
That's why they were there, gathered around the marble tombstone.

"Unless something goes wrong," Valkyrie said.
"Well, yes. Unless something goes horribly, dreadfully wrong. Which is usually does of course."

Something did.
That's why they were there, gathered around the marble tombstone.

Valkyrie smiled at them gratefully. "So you think the plan will work?"
"God, no," said Ghastly.
"Sorry, Val," said Tanith.

It didn't.
That's why they were there, gathered around the marble tombstone.

"No one. I go in alone."

And she did.
That's why they were there, gathered around the marble tombstone.

"...It's not every day I send someone into hell."

He sent her into hell.
That's why they were there, gathered around the marble tombstone.

It was quiet though. Quiet and dead.

The silence drove her to the brink of insanity.
That's why they were there, gathered around the marble tombstone.

"So now do you believe I'm real?"
"Not in the slightest. I may have just made that up."

He wasted too much time.
That's why they were there, gathered around the marble tombstone.

The Faceless Ones were coming.

She was too slow.
That's why they were there, gathered around the marble tombstone.

She looked at Skulduggery. "I'm not a draught!"
"You look like a draught..."

His insanity drove her insane.
That' why they were there, gathered around the marble tombstone.

The creatures screeched.

They'd spotted them.
That's why they were there, gathered around the marble tombstone.

She was expecting a hug. She didn't get one.

He never returned her feelings.
That's why they were there, gathered around the marble tombstone.

"Uh, no..."

She irritated him.
That's why they were there, gathered around the marble tombstone.

This just popped into my head today... Some are unrealistic.
I'm going to continue it, maybe change some things... Or it could be a start to a series of oneshots...Hmm, I like that idea...
Anyway, italics are quotes from 'Dark Days'. I don't own them.
Tell me if you think I should continue or not, please?