Chapter 7: Too Late?
"What could have Marik done to turn this man into a madman?! What could I have done to contribute to this problem?1" these are all questions I ask myself as I prepare for my final moments. I see Malik draw his arm back, and then rushes the knife forward into my stomach. Suddenly, I couldn't breath but there was no pain. I choked on my own blood, and when I coughed it all out I was able to take haggard breaths. Then the pain came, it came in waves starting in my torso and traveling throughout my body. At least I never wrote that letter to Serenity. If I did, she might have developed feelings for me and this would only hurt her. She will be happier with either Duke or Tristan, I'm sure she will make a wise choice. I hear a large animal growling outside. "wait a minute" I think, "that sounds too mechanical to be any animal!" I attempt to lift my head a few inches to look at where the sound is coming from, but it hurts too much. I decide to simply lay there are stare in the general direction of the strange sound.
Suddenly I hear a loud bang, like metal aganst metal. I see sparks fly and a large blinding white light. Its too much, I can feel myself getting weaker. I can feel myself slipping…
