Chapter 6: My Last Breath

(Song written by B. Moody, A. Lee, and D. Hodges)

Hold on to me love
you know I can't stay long
all I wanted to say was I love you and I'm not afraid
can you hear me?
Can you feel me in your arms?

Kyra felt the cold, hard floor against her back. Suddenly strong, warm hands reached beneath her, lifting her head from the floor and cradling her gently, effortlessly, like one would hold an infant The feel of those hands drew her back from the darkness that swirled around her and she forced her eyes to open to gaze into those silver eyes that had stolen her heart years ago. She tried to smile, but it died before it could curve her pale lips.


holding my last breath
safe inside myself
are all my thoughts of you
sweet raptured light it ends here tonight

I'll miss the winter
a world of fragile things
look for me in the white forest
hiding in a hollow tree
I know you hear me
I can taste it in your tears

Thoughts of the things she had loved in her life filled her with a deep sadness as she realized she would never be able to see them again.

She heard the quiet question Riddick asked her, knowing that the simple question was asking much more than the words did. She answered him, telling him so much more than the mere words expressed. She saw the unshed tears glistening in his beautiful eyes and she knew that he heard everything she meant but didn't say. Her breath hitched as her lungs failed to expand. Kyra looked deeply at the man she would never see again and let everything she had always felt for him shine in her eyes. Fighting for just one more moment, she drew a final breath.

holding my last breath
safe inside myself
are all my thoughts of you
sweet raptured light it ends here tonight

closing your eyes to disappear
you pray your dreams will leave you here
but still you wake and know the truth
no one's there

Kyra looked down upon her empty body and the man bending over it. She watched as he leaned back, covering his eyes with his large hand, denying the sight of her broken, dead body.

Say goodnight
don't be afraid
calling me calling me as you fade to black

She felt an irresistible pull begin to drag her away. She fought desperately, trying to stay by the side of the man who needed her; the man she needed. But the force was too strong and everything began to fade into blackness as she struggled. In the instant before she lost sight of Riddick, her eyes locked onto his face and she screamed out his name; reaching her hands out to him once more.

holding my last breath
safe inside myself
are all my thoughts of you
sweet raptured light it ends here tonight