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Chapter 1: Prologue
Azkadellia walked down the hallway dressed in black satin which hugged her curves tightly. She remembered DG saying she should try wearing clothes that were of a different in colour, but Azkadellia smiled and shook her head. To Azkadellia, Black was well and truly her colour, because black symbolizes betrayal, evil and heartlessness that was just like her.
Azkadellia came to a stop as she stood outside the royal lounge room where she could hear giggles and peals of laughter slipping through the small gap of the door and into her ears. Softly she peeked into the room to see DG, her father and her mother laughing happily together. A bitter smile appeared on her face before she continued gliding down the hall unpreturbed as she rejoined the dark halls.
Azkadellia was soundless and effortlessly disappearing, she was now only a mere shadow that walks the halls but even the walls weren't cold to her touch anymore. It was not dark anymore... as the light seemed to be seeming into every corner, making it harder and harder to hide. But there was only one place she could go to that will be cold, and that place alone became her solitary confinement. The one place that could tease her pain and hurt her.
She slipped inside the room and bolted the door as she walked towards the glass which contained Ambrose's brain. After the ordeal, Glitch mentioned that he wanted to live a few more days as a happy and optimistic Glitch who had many friends, and though he did not see the look in Azkadellia's eyes when he made such a proclaimation, he seemed pretty determined. In her opinion, it was as if he didn't want to remember her either.
"I am home Ambrose..."
She sat there as she ran her beautiful delicate fingers across the glass as the cold chilled her fingers reminding her of the past that she was so much a part of. She caused all of this to happen and yet she was still alive. She wanted to disappear so badly... for there was not many pleasant memories even before the witch took over.
"...I am so sorry Ambrose... I was so weak minded, that I allowed the witch to possess me. I was jealous and was weak hearted and this happened. But somehow I am still alive but the people I killed with my own hands could never come back. I was the one who caused destruction and yet my body still lives and breathes, how is this fair?"
A tear trickled down her eye as she continued stroking the glass, this was the reason why she was here. Ambrose would know how bad she was and how evil she was, but he was also the one man who brought her the most of her pleasant memories. Now what remains of the man was running around happily beside DG and her friends... and he doesn't remember her at all.
She had been secretly planning an arrange marriage to a man far away from here, now all that was required, was to give her nod of agreement and she would be whisked away... far away from all this and she will be happier away from here. But there was only one reason she had not left nor given consent.
"I...I would leave this place... but I couldn't leave you alone... not after what I have done to you...Ambrose."
She couldn't leave him here... he was the only mistake of hers that they hadn't fixed yet and he was the one she wanted fixed, as soon as possible. Ambrose didn't deserved to be kept alone here and without a single companion. He was the most important person to her, and she wanted him to be where he has always been... inside of Glitch's head.
"I can't leave you alone... you don't deserve this... not for me..."
She stroked the glass once more as she stared at his brain, which was now the only part of it that she truly knew about. What was so nice sitting here and talking to him. Because he would never say anything or stop her from saying all those hurtful things about herself.
It was almost too much to stay here any longer, as the light had become something she was afraid of and she didn't think she was worth it... she was unworthy to be standing under the light as everyone else had.
But she wished she could take him with her and it didn't matter if it was just his brain but... he didn't belong with her. He belonged inside of Glitch and become who she knew... Ambrose... many nights she wandered the halls and she had seen the happy Glitch passing by from time to time. Recalling Glitch being happy, she remembered something Ambrose had said,
"You know, I am always so serious... you are the only friend I truly ever have. But sometimes I wish to be happy and perhaps mindless you know?" He gave a short laugh, but his eyes were shining with the desire, and she knew he wanted nothing more than to become what he had just said. "But... I like you as the way you are, because that is what makes you, Ambrose." "Maybe, but if one day it happens I may not want to go back to the way things are." Azkadellia took his hand as she looked at him with fear in her eyes as she asked "but... you won't be the person I know... the smart, kind hearted and funny Ambrose." "That is true..."
"Ambrose, I... I am going to be selfish... just once more. I want you to be who you are, it doesn't matter if you wanted to be what Glitch is right now... there is always a chance to be both... incooperated together... I am sure you won't just be Glitch or Ambrose... you'd be both."
She watched his brain move a little due to the water currents in that container. She sat there quietly watching before she said in a calm voice, her eyes burning with determination.
"You'd forgive me for this... I am going to leave the O.Z... DG will make everything great here. I know she will.. as my parting gift I will get you home where you belong."
She stood up and pressed her lips to her fingers only to press it on the glass and with one last sweeping look, she unlocked the bolt and walked back into the halls searching for the one person she was going to talk to for the first time since he returned.
Glitch was happily admiring the greenery, he did not noticed the person in front of him when he bumped into the person who turned out to be a guard and fell backwards, he stood back up as he said cheerily.
"Whoops sorry, didn't see you there. Did you know that your armour was made of one of the stongest Iron... did you know that your armour was made of one of the strongest Iron..."
"Glitch."
That voice alone stopped Glitch, his spine shivered. The one woman who had only recently nearly killed all hope for O.Z. Once she laid a foot on the ground, that land will end up in flames later. She had never talked to him since the whole ordeal but she was, now.
Glitch slowly turned around, and he noticed that she had beautiful dark curls and pale skin just like her mother. She reminded him of the portrait of him and the queen during his travels with DG. Unlike her mother, Azkadellia seemed to carry a different aura.
The moment Azkadellia waved her hand, the guard quickly ran or marched away. Glitch understood his fear, she was still very intimedating in her black satin and her dark eyes which looked so cold and unforgiving. She did look like she was angry... very coldly angry with Glitch and for once he was tempted to ask 'what did I do wrong?'
"ye...Yes your highness?"
Azkadellia could hear the fear in his voice, and his shock and dislike can be seen from his eyes. She felt like someone pulled out the knife and stabbed it back in vehemence that would make her wince. To see that it was Ambrose's eyes which showed dislike and it was Ambrose's voice which was answering her but he wasn't entirely himself either.
"Do not need to be so formal Glitch, I wanted to speak to you about your other half."
Glitch's blood ran cold... was she asking him to give it up to her to destroy? Maybe she was still evil after all! He remembered when he was watching the sun rise, he was also watching Azkadellia. The image was locked in his mind, he saw that there was a tear sliding down her cheek and her chest heaved a sigh of relief. He was very confused and only with half a brain he could not think straight, was she evil or was she good?
"I won't let you destroy my brain, or at least half of it."
What Glitch saw caused him to regret what ever he said instantly. She looked like he just grabbed a blade and plunged it deep into her. Her eyes had hurt that was beyond recognition, he never saw that when she was watching the sun rise, but the way her eyes betrayed hurt was so intense he felt like he just did something evil.
Azkadellia thought his fear and dislike for her was worse than pain itself but to hear the words destroy his brain escaped his lips she wished she grabbed a gun and took a shot into her head.
Ambrose's voice... whirled in her head screaming at her saying 'I don't trust you anymore!'... Ambrose thought she was going to kill him... he thought she wanted to kill the one person she could never kill. Not with her own hands nor by her own command. She thought it was bad enough the world thought she was still horrible but to finally hear Ambrose say it... ripped her to shreds, or what was left of her.
It wasn't Ambrose who said it, she reminded herself. It wasn't Ambrose who didn't believe her... it was Glitch, it was Glitch! Ambrose needs her now... her last gift has to be given, she roughly shoved her feelings and whatever that crashed inside her aside. She needed to be strong.
"...No. I... want you to go through the surgery in returning your brain."
Glitch's eyebrows lifted, and HE just had to say such crude words to her earlier! Perhaps there was a chance she would be good again, however after everything he and his friends went through there was a hint of doubt. He would most definitely be optimistic but with Azkadellia made it rather hard to think of it.
"...What is it to you?"
Glitch asked curiously, but what he did was definately not wise and would have never said if he was Ambrose. That was the last blow, Azkadellia crumbled, her knees hit the floor as her head bowed to him. Glitch was struck speechless... the princess of the land kneeled onto the floor before him, a mere commoner...
"Think of it as a request... please..."
"I promise..."
Glitch didn't even know why he said that, and his heart felt like it was squashed into a small box, at the sight of such a bold action. Azkadellia lifted her head and her eyes glittered as if she recognised something before it all went dark in her eyes, without a word, she lifted herself off the ground and walked right back into the castle back to the dark haven she wished to disappeared into.
Glitch was surprised by his reaction to her. It took him everything to not go up to her and soothe her pain away. He thought he should still discuss this with his friends and to see what they think... she WAS Azkadellia wasn't she?
- To be continued -
This ephipany happened when I was so angry when there was not enough Azkadellia and Glitch fic's. DUDE! If this always happens to me... my stories are going to go overboard. So reviews anyone?