ARTEMIS

Gone. All gone. Butler, Mother, Myles, Minerva, all dead. Father, Beckett, Holly, 'missing'. De- No. Alive. Alive. Because of Opal Koboi.

Because of her, fairies and humans took shelter in my house. Because of her, I was left without a family. Because of her, the only thing I had left to love was a little orphan girl. I'd named her Holly.

Tears welled up in my eyes. I was weak now-crying at little things. I had nightmares, scaring Holly. But that didn't worry me any more. I'd seen my family die before my eyes. Pride was unimportant.

I stood out in the rain, peering into the sky. "Holly," I whispered. "Holly. I love you. I miss you. I'll be dead soon. Goodbye."

The next morning Artemis Fowl the second was found dead on his doorstep.