She never knew the world was so bright. The colors of the the trees and birds so amazing. She looked down, the long slice across her chest bled the color of a ruby. She raised her hand to it, the red substance attaching itself to her fingers.
Looking around, the fight still raged around her. She didn't care, she just wanted to look at the world. She'd never seen such beauty.
She felt her energy drain from her body. Felt as she fell off her horse. Felt as her body hit the blood stained earth.
The sounds of battle sounded in her ears. The war cries, the screams of dying men. She waited, knowing that the same fate awaited her. The pain had found her now. A burning sensation that coursed through her body. It was so awful.
Slowly the cries and clashes of metal started to dim. Time slowed and her life flashed in front of her. Her years as page and squire, her loves, her marriage, her two children.
A man ran up, shaking her shoulders. His mouth moved, but she couldn't hear him. His face hovered over hers and she saw green eyes. She looked into them, drowning herself in the intense color. They showed the life of a knight. Sorrow and pain, right next to happiness and joy. They were battle weary, telling everything that he had seen.
He gathered her into his arms, whispering words into her ear. She could neither hear them, nor feel his warm breath as it stirred her sweat soaked hair.
She was tired, she wanted to rest. She closed her eyes gratefully, only to be shaken. She opened them.
The pain was dulling, her breaths shorter. Her body numb. She knew it wasn't long, and she knew she couldn't be saved.
She looked back at the man with green eyes. He was crying. The tears leaving a damp trail. She longed to reach up and wipe them away.
Her breath caught and stopped. The man was sobbing now, hugging her tight. The battle was finished and people were gathering around. Her heart stopped and her eyes closed.
And she never knew the world was so bright.
As you might have guessed, it is Kel, yet again. The man is Neal. She's much older here, and is married to Dom with two kids. Now hit that blue button and tell me what you think.
