Chapter 12: Lilac's Sentence
The next day dawn, grey and dull. The sky was an endless sea of grey, miserable clouds that threatened to pour it down with rain at any moment. It somehow seemed very fitting for what was coming. The Magister was not looking forward to today. Not in the slightest. Thanks to an enraged crowd, he had to decide with Dail and Zao on how to punish Lilac, even though she was innocent and what he should be doing was actually looking for the man who had corrupted her with the Dark Stone's energy. Using the Dark Stone in any shape or form was an act of treason so the man who had corrupted Lilac was the one who deserved to be arrested. But with no evidence to prove Lilac's innocence and no way of knowing who was behind all of this, the robed Avalician had no choice. He had to do this. Maybe with Lilac out of the way, the crowd would simmer down and then he'd be able to investigate on her behalf and with Lilac punished, the crowd wouldn't be too suspicious. And then once he found out the truth, he'd reveal it to the world and he'd lift Lilac's sentence. He liked the idea and hoped that the dragon would forgive him when that time came.
The Magister was sitting in his study with a cup and saucer on his lap. The cup was full of sweet tea, one of his favourite things to drink after breakfast. He had chosen his study as the perfect place to hold his meeting with King Dail of Shuigang and Mayor Zao of Shang Mu. The room was very cosy and inviting with peaceful looking tapestry that gave off a relaxed atmosphere on the walls and very comfortable chairs. Dail and Zao would feel right at home in this room. The Magister sipped some of his tea, allowing himself the luxury of a peaceful moment and to feel the warm aroma of the tea against his lips before his guests arrived. They'd be here soon and he wanted to be in a good frame of mind before the meeting began. He got ten minutes of peace before he received a knock on his door. It was Neera Li. She opened the door and stepped in, looking almost afraid to do so.
"Your guests are here your majesty." she said.
"Send them in please." The Magister ordered.
He set down his cup and saucer onto a table nearby as Neera disappeared behind the door. He watched as the door opened up again and in walked King Dail and Mayor Zao. As usual, the two pandas were wearing their trademark outfits and carrying their kingdom's colours. Dail looked as if he didn't want to be here whereas Zao looked thrilled at the idea of discussing Lilac's fate. He had been the first to believe that Lilac had turned bad when Lord Brevon and Natalya had sent her on a murderous rampage with the Dark Stone two weeks ago. His city was still recovering from the damages done to it by Dark Stone Dragon Lilac and in his mind, he felt justice was finally being served. The two walked up to The Magister and bowed before him.
"Many greetings Royal Magister." Dail said sullenly.
"Thanks for inviting me over." Zao added, purposefully forgetting Dail.
"Many greetings to you two as well. Please take a seat." The Magister said politely.
Dail and Zao obliged, sitting down on a chair each in front of The Magister. The meeting was now beginning. A minute passed before the Avalician whose face was constantly shrouded in shadows spoke.
"So…you two have probably heard the news regarding the Heroine of Avalice herself…" he said grimly.
"Sure have." muttered Dail.
"I did too!" Zao exclaimed, "That scoundrel dragon dared to demand I hand over my kingdom to her! Well I'm very happy that you was able to arrest her Magister! You did the right thing! Now let's get down to the wretched girl's punishment!"
5+ PUNISHMENT
"I for one refuse to give any input…" Dail sighed loudly, "I think everybody is a bunch of idiots! Can't they clearly see that Lilac was corrupted?!"
"She WAS corrupted." The Magister explained, "Somebody filled her with Dark Stone Energy. That was way she turned evil."
"A likely story!" Zao sniffed impatiently, "The Dark Stone was destroyed! Its energy can't possibly exist!"
"So by your crazy sense of logic, the Kingdom Stone's energy shouldn't exist either…" the green robed king snapped, "That was destroyed and yet it ended up changing form instead! The Dark Stone obviously did the same thing!"
"It must have done." The Magister agreed, "But even though I know Lilac's innocent and you rightfully believe so King Dail…we can't just let her off the hook."
"Why not?!" Dail snapped angrily.
"Because my kingdom accused me of being in on Lilac's "schemes"." the robed ruler murmured, "If I just let Lilac go with no evidence that she's innocent, this could stain the image of my kingdom. Your kingdoms would even doubt my trustworthiness and they might even get suspicious of you two, wondering if you're as "bad" as I am…the whole thing could somehow look like some kind of national scandal. Also Lilac's image won't be fixed since people will just see me as a traitor working for her. So like it or not…we have to sentence the girl for our sakes."
"YOUR sake more like!" the panda growled, "I can't believe you're being so selfish and putting yourself above Lilac!"
"Calm down Dail!" yelled Zao, "That's no way to talk to the Magister! Besides, who cares about that traitor of a dragon? All she wants is to take over the world!"
"LILAC ISN'T EVIL!" Dail bellowed.
"And you have proof of this?" the red panda sneered.
"I don't need proof! Anybody with a brain can see that she's innocent but I guess I'm the only one smart enough to see that!" the king snarled, "I'm also the only one who gives a damn about her too it seems!"
"Only because she saved you from the Red Scarves the other day." Zao sighed, uninterested, "You didn't think for a minute that she pretended to do that just to fool you into thinking she's good?"
"She'd never do that! Why would she do that after she took out the man who murdered my father?!"
"Poppycock. That was just a made-up story to cover Lilac's behind. I can't believe you believe that nonsense!"
"You're so pompous, arrogant and idiotic!" Dail shouted, his face turning red.
"You're one to talk Mr. "I-think-Lilac's-innocent-because-I-say-so"!" Zao retorted.
"BOTH OF YOU, THAT'S ENOUGH!" The Magister bellowed.
The two pandas recoiled, amazed at the power of The Magister's voice. His single shout had come out of him like a thunderclap. It was clear that you didn't make The Magister angry or he would scare you to death with his powerful voice. Now that the room was silent, The Magister spoke.
"I understand your frustration King Dail but hear me out." he explained, "Once the crowd simmers down after Lilac's punishment, I am going to secretly investigate this matter. If the crowd is happy with Lilac being punished, they won't suspect a thing. I'll be able to find proof that she's innocent and then we can reveal it to the world. Once the world sees the truth, we can overturn her sentence and everything will be fixed."
"I damn well hope that Lilac's in a forgiving mood…" the panda growled softly.
"Well I don't mind you going on your little scavenger hunt for evidence you won't find to prove she's innocent because she's not." Zao sneered, "I can't bother to waste my time doing that kind of nonsense. I need to prepare for the elections next week. I may well lose my title as mayor if I'm not prepared."
"I can't say I'll lose any sleep over that…" Dail sighed, "Shang Mu would be better without you as a mayor you shrimp-sized egotist…"
"Ooooooooh how dare you!" the short-heighted mayor grumbled indignantly, "Just for that, you're not allowed in Shang Mu anymore you haughty little child!"
"Fine with me." sniffed Dail.
"Please don't start again…" The Magister sighed in annoyance.
"Don't worry, we won't…" the king said coldly, "I'm leaving this stupid meeting. I refuse to give Lilac a sentence she doesn't deserve. If anybody asks, just tell them that I agreed to whatever it was you decide on! But don't think I'm happy with this injustice…Shuigang will sever all ties with Shang Tu and Shang Mu until Lilac's sentence is lifted and I mean that! I trust neither of you two will object?"
The blue and red rulers shook their heads. They could understand why Dail was being so adamant and The Magister even felt he deserved this for what he was going to do. With that settled, Dail stormed out of the room but he politely closed the door, not wanting to slam it. It wasn't his business to damage The Magister's property and he certainly didn't want a bill coming his way. Now Dail was gone, Zao turned to The Magister.
"So my opulent friend, what shall Lilac's sentence be?" the mayor asked, "We can't sentence her to death since we don't do that anymore. Not that I want to, I mean even I'M not that cruel…it'd be horrible to execute her despite the good deeds she did in the past."
"Indeed." the robed Avalician murmured, "I don't think we can keep her locked up anywhere for the populace might start worrying that she'll break free and reek vengeance on us all. I want the populace to calm down about her."
"So what do you suggest?" Zao questioned.
The Magister's eyes became harder and colder as he made his decision. He didn't like it but he knew that it was the most Lilac deserved. It was merciful and she'd still have her well-deserved freedom despite the sentence. He sighed.
"I suggest we give her a sentence that we don't often give out…" he replied.
Zao nodded. He knew what The Magister meant. And he felt that Lilac deserved a sentence like this. Not many people had been given a sentence like this and he was surprised that Lilac herself was going to get it. At the time he never would have thought it possible. It was even unthinkable. And yet it was happening and Zao was pleased. The Magister however looked as if he'd never, ever forgive himself for it…he was glad that King Dail had walked out. He wouldn't have to live with himself for this decision like he was going to…
Lilac had spent the worst night of her entire life locked up in a cold, lonely cell in The Magister's dungeon. She hadn't been granted the luxury of sleeping in Natalya's cell which is unfortunate for her. Sleeping in that cell would have at least given her a way of staying close to her adopted mother. The bed in her cell was comfortable but Lilac had been too depressed to feel comfortable. She'd barely slept a wink last night and now she felt tired and miserable. All she'd been able to think about were her friends and how sad they would be without her. She'd also worried all night about her sentence. What was going to happen to her? How would she be punished? Whatever it was, Lilac hoped that The Magister would regret it and turn it over later. She was angry with the fact that the people of Avalice still believed she was evil and refused to believe the truth. How could they do this to her?! After all she'd done no less?! Lilac began to wonder if she even had any like for her people anymore. They'd been horrible towards her so should she still show any love for them? Maybe. If she grew to hate them, they'd only have more reasons to dislike her. Lilac sighed as she sat on her bed, her eyes heavy and sore from crying so much. She wanted to be home. She wanted her friends again. But she was being unfairly denied those luxuries. Why had this happened to her? What had she ever done to deserve this injustice? Did fate hate her or something. Lilac wasn't sure but she began to feel as if life had a grudge against her for some unexplainable reason.
Then suddenly, the door of her cell was opened up and General Gong peeked in, looking very sad as if what was about to happen was something he greatly disapproved of, which in a way, he did.
"It's time…" he sighed.
Lilac nodded, her stomach tightening as she got up from the bed and walked out of the cell. Gong led the dragon up out of the dungeon and outside the palace. It was still very grey outside and it looked as if it was going to rain. Lilac glanced up at the clouds, feeling as if they were sharing her despair. If it rained, it'd be like the clouds were crying for her. The day couldn't possibly have looked more sad and depressing even if it tried to. Lilac could see that her friends had been allowed to attend this faithful meeting. They deserved to know what the dragon's punishment was going to be. The populace of Shang Tu was also there, eager to hear what Lilac's sentence was. Timothy was at the front of the crowd as if he wanted a front row view of the whole thing. He was clearly going to savour this moment and it made Lilac sick to her stomach to see it. How could this horrible man be so eager to see her getting sentenced? If she ever saw Timothy again, she'd break his nose. She still blamed him for what was going on and her reputation being destroyed. He was the one who had started the whole doubting thing by bad-mouthing her and declaring that dragons are evil. It had to be his fault. And to her disgust, the old windbag was getting what he wanted. Lilac ignored Timothy and stood before The Magister. She felt more like she was staring at a Grim Reaper and waiting for the scythe to swish through the air towards her neck any moment now. The Magister didn't look particularly pleased to be here. He looked as if he wished the whole thing was a bad dream and that he would soon wake up and it'd all be forgotten about. The crowd held its breath as the axe was about to fall. Carol, Milla, Miguel, Lela and Natalya watched with baited breath, wondering what was going to become of their beloved dragon. Carol and Milla were on the verge of tears. Miguel and Lela looked as if they didn't know what to do and Natalya was silently praying for Lilac and wondering what Dawn and Stephen would think if they could see this now. The Magister stood before Lilac and spoke.
"Sash Lilac." he boomed, "You stand before this crowd in order to receive your sentence."
"Please Magister, don't punish me." Lilac begged, "I'll prove that I'm innocent, if you just give me a chance to prove myself, I'll be happy and we both win! Please don't do this!"
"I'm afraid I have no choice…" The Magister sighed, "I'm sorry. But I've conversed with King Dail of Shuigang and Mayor Zao of Shang Mu and we've decided what your punishment shall be."
The crowd oohed with pleasure. They couldn't wait to hear what the sentence was. The Magister remained silent for a tense moment before speaking.
"It breaks my heart to say this…" he announced, "But Lilac, with no evidence to prove your innocence, we have no choice but to sentence you. And via a unanimous decision, we sentence you to life…in exile. You are forbidden from ever entering the three kingdoms and their surrounding territories. Dragon Valley included since each bit of land is technically owned by each kingdom."
The crowd exploded into applause, thinking that Lilac's sentence was perfectly reasonable and well-deserved. Lilac on the other hand looked as if she was going to have a heart-attack. Her chest and stomach tightened and the world seemed to spin around her. She was having trouble breathing. Exile?! That was probably the worst sentence she could've received! She'd heard about people who were sentenced to life in exile. Many of them died or went insane with grief and loneliness. Only a handful had ever survived. How could The Magister dare do this to her?! She'd rather have been sentenced to life in prison than exile! Her friends looked horrified to hear that this was their friend's punishment. They would never see Lilac again because of it. Lilac threw herself down onto her knees and began to sob, clutching the Magister's robe and pleading at him with her tear soaked eyes.
"NOOOOOOOOO! No, no, no! Please, you can't!" she howled, "You can't exile me! Please give me a chance to prove myself! I'll do anything to prove I'm innocent! Please don't exile me! Please!"
"I'm sorry…but the decision has been made and the sentence has been given…" The Magister said solemnly, "Forgive me Lilac…I'm not at all happy with the decision…but I have no other choice."
Lilac could see that The Magister was being serious. Her sentence had been given. She was to live her life in exile, no longer allowed to live in her own home or traverse through any of the kingdoms. Unable to control herself, Lilac lowered her head into her hands and sobbed her heart out. Her wails were the most depressing sounds that anybody could ever, ever hear. As she cried, the crowd suddenly began to lose their delight and began staring at the dragon with something close to pity in their eyes. Her sobs were enough to make them doubt if they were right to lambaste her. Had they been too hard on her? Were they wrong about her after all? It was too late to be sorry now. Even Timothy now looked as if he was sorry this was happening. After all, he actually liked dragons and it made his heart ache with grief to think that he'd been working with Memphis to allow this to happen to her. He'd never, ever forgive himself for this horrible deed. After a minute, Lilac raised her head, her eyes still streaming with tears as she gazed into The Magister's eyes.
"Can I at least say goodbye to my friends?" she whimpered.
"Of course…make it quick." The Magister murmured.
Lilac stood up and walked over to her friends. They were all crying too, even Natalya although she was more subdued compared to the wailing Carol and Milla. Lilac walked up to the dog and cat first and hugged them both tenderly.
"Goodbye Carol and Milla…it's been awesome spending my life with you two…" Lilac whispered, holding back her tears.
G-G-Goodbye…" sobbed Carol, "I-I'm g-gonna m-miss you s-so much!"
"It w-w-won't b-b-be the s-s-same without y-y-you!" howled Milla, "I don't want you to go!"
"I'm sorry…but I have to." said Lilac sadly, "I've been sentenced. I have no choice…"
She hugged the two as if this was the last time she was ever going to hug them. She allowed the cat and dog to cry into her shoulders before she moved onto Miguel and Lela. The two were in tears themselves. Lilac had done so much good for them. It was because of her that Milla ever found them again. Lilac hugged the two hounds as they wept for her.
"Oh Lilac…it isn't fair!" Lela cried.
"You've done nothing wrong! You don't deserve this!" sobbed Miguel, "Our poor Milla's going to be so heartbroken without you…"
"My heart's already broken…" Lilac said, her voice wobbly, "Goodbye Mr. and Mrs. Basset. I hope you'll manage without me…"
Miguel and Lela nodded and hugged Lilac tightly. Now they were done, Lilac walked over to Natalya. The red-eyed dragon was in tears but she was in control of herself. She wasn't sobbing loudly, just letting tears trickle down her face. Lilac hugged her adopted mother, sad to think that she'd only just been adopted yesterday and now was leaving her forever.
"Goodbye Natalya…" the teen-dragon said, "I'll never forget you…I'll always be grateful to you for turning good and willing to make up for what you did."
"Goodbye my special little Lilac…" Natalya whimpered, "You'll always be in my heart…just as Dawn is. I hope this won't be the last we'll see of each other…"
"Me too…me too…" Lilac sobbed.
With the goodbyes now over and done with, there was only one thing left to do. Glancing at her friends one last time, Lilac let some more tears escape from her eyes before turning around and preparing to go. She curled up into a ball and Dragon-Boosted off into the distance, leaving Shang Tu behind forever as she left to live out her life in exile. Carol watched Lilac leave, almost wanting to run after her. As her friend disappeared, the wildcat wailed loudly and threw herself down onto her knees. Tears rained down from her eyes and the grieving wildcat felt as if she'd never be able to stop. The crowd wasn't sure if they should cheer or feel sorry for Lilac. True she deserved this sentence but they couldn't be so heartless as to celebrate it in front of her grieving friends could they? Also Lilac seemed awfully upset about being exiled. Hardly appropriate behaviour for a villainess. It could be another trick but this time, the crowd wasn't sure. Timothy on the other hand had promptly stormed off, no longer wishing to stick around. He was disgusted with himself and wanted to leave. How could he have helped Memphis achieve this wicked goal? He should never have agreed to this. Carol sobbed for a few moments before suddenly springing back up and pointing accusingly at the crowd. The Basset family and Natalya gasped, wondering what Carol was going to do now.
"Well I hope you assholes are happy!" the wildcat ranted, "I've lost my best friend forever and all because of you idiots thinking she's bad! You've wrecked my life and took away the one person I love more than anybody in the world! You've all just proven something today…Lilac isn't the traitor. YOU ARE! All of you are! And I hope you're all sorry for your ingratitude towards Lilac! If Lilac never forgives you for this…then don't you dare come crying to me! You don't deserve her forgiveness you ungrateful bastards!"
With that said, Carol turned on her heels and stormed off, crying once again as she headed off back to the treehouse. The treehouse that she would now occupy without her draconian best friend. The hounds and Natalya decided it would be best if they left as well. They had no reason to stay any longer so they followed the weeping wildcat back home. As they left, the crowd of Shang Tu could only murmur amongst themselves, taking in Carol's rant and wondering if indeed they had gone too far. But most of the crowd members were angry with Carol for insulting him and saying that they were the traitors just for wanting Lilac to be punished. The Magister shook his head and walked back into the Royal Palace. He'd had enough and he wanted a moment to sit down and think about what he'd done. He'd exiled Lilac and broke the hearts of five Avalicians that had done good deeds for the world alongside Lilac and a reformed criminal who had willingly orchestrated last night's raid to try and save Lilac. And all because he couldn't prove she was innocent and had to put the people before her to prove he wasn't a traitor too. This was the worst day of his life and he would never, ever live it down…
Meanwhile, Lilac had run a very far distance away from Shang Tu and had decided to stop and rest for a moment. She was in a forest that was outside the borders of all three kingdoms and didn't belong to either of them. The trees were tall and looked very beautiful with their bluish-green leaves and pale brown bark. This was known as the Forest of Shards. It was so called because the trees often contained crystal shards in their bark. Nobody knew how that was possible but the trees were obviously magical in nature so nobody had dared try to explain it. The reason the forest didn't belong to any of the kingdoms was because the three had once fought over the shards in the forest. The resulting fight had ended up nearly destroying it all. In order to save it, the kingdoms had decided that nobody got it and thus, hadn't claimed ownership of the forest. Lilac would be allowed to reside there. The teen-dragon sat down near a tree and tucked her knees up to her chest. She was still crying, her face soaked with tears and her eyes red from so much crying. She didn't think she'd be able to stop, not matter how hard she tried.
She allowed her mind to settle for a moment as she took in everything that had happened lately. Timothy Turtle accusing her, Shuigang being distrusting towards her briefly, her attempts at fixing her reputation by fighting off Spade and saving King Dail and also her late night visit to Natalya. It was hard to believe those events ended up leading to her current position. The seeds of doubt being sown after pictures of her and Natalya had been taken and shown on the news, banishing Carol for giving Timothy an excuse to complain about her, going to look for Carol and then finally, the Dark Stone Energy being sprayed in her face and her horrific turn to evil that had led to this. Sentenced to life in exile. She'd saved the world from Lord Brevon twice and had saved Christmas…and this was how she was repaid. Treated like a pariah, feared for no reason and now banished from Avalice's three kingdoms and her own home. She'd never see Carol, Milla, Miguel, Lela or Natalya ever again. She'd never be allowed to live in civilization and never allowed to belong to the world she'd once lived in. She was destined to live in the wilderness for all eternity. Lilac was already missing her friends. Fond memories of playing merrily with Carol and Milla, doing chores with Miguel and Lela and the lovely time she'd spent with Natalya yesterday all danced in her mind. Happy memories, but memories that no longer made her happy and joyful as she'd never experience them again.
Sniffing, Lilac lowered her head into her knees and cried once more. She was alone with nobody to comfort her and nobody to dry away her tears. There was nobody to even hear her grief. Just the silent and still trees that surrounded her. Lilac just sobbed, unable to believe that this was happening to her and unsure if she would ever be able to survive her life in exile…
Elsewhere, Timothy Turtle stormed into his house, his face full of rage and disgust as he entered. He had been a grouchy old man all his life but somehow, he seemed angrier than he'd ever been in all his life. He looked as if he was about to explode any moment now. As he entered the house, he saw just the person that he had been expecting to see standing before him in his living room. Memphis the Dragon was here as usual but for some reason, he was no longer wearing his robes. He'd discarded them in favour of his usual attire. Memphis was now wearing a golden brown shirt and a blue vest coat that was trimmed in cold and had dragon faces on each side of the chest area. He wore blue boots that looked very similar to Lilac's and he wore a gold necklace and gold belt. He also wore a single ring on his left index finger. It was platinum gold and sparkled brilliantly. The clothes suited his rather aristocratic personality and life style and yet made him look athletic and powerful at the same time. His arms were bare, exposing some rather extravagant looking flame tattoos that started at the wrist and ended near his shoulders. He wore the tattoos as a symbol of dedication to the fire dragon race. Lilac, Dawn and Stephen were all water dragon but he was the more traditional fire-breathing kind and the flame tattoos were meant to make that very clear. With his robes discarded, Timothy could also see that like all dragons, Memphis had a tendril. His split in two at the end, making it look as if he had a giant snake's tongue glued to the back of his head and his tendril had an unusual feature. It was able to move on its own like an extra limb. Timothy could see the tendril waving mockingly at him as Memphis smiled, not at all bothered by the turtle's angry face. Timothy pointed straight at him.
"Memphis! Now you've done it! Your own niece has been sentenced to life in exile because of me and you! I bloody well hope you're happy you vile, wicked creature!" the turtle ranted, leaping up and down in a comical manner, "Had I know that you was planning to do this, I never would have signed up for this! I'll never forgive you for this farce!"
"Forgiveness is a waste of time and words my dear Timothy." Memphis purred, his fingers drumming up and down on his energy conductor, "I don't expect you to forgive me for this. After all, it's what I planned. I wanted my brat of a niece exiled so that I can take over Avalice without her interfering with my plans. And you've done your part most beautifully. I'm satisfied and that's all that matters."
"You know if I really DID hate dragons, I'd be riling everybody up against you instead of Lilac!" Timothy snarled, "You're the one who deserves life in exile and not her!"
"Oh do be quiet before I decide to waste you." sighed Memphis, clearly uninterested in Timothy's threats "And believe me, I'm not finished with you yet so don't make me have to kill you."
"If you say so…" the old reptile grumbled, "So what's next then?"
"With Lilac out of the way, we can move onto Phase 2." Memphis crowed, admiring the Dark Stone Energy swirling around in his energy conductor, "You will sign up for next week's elections in Shang Mu and win the crowd over. Get them to vote for you so you'll become the new mayor. And then you will give your title to me and my reign will finally begin."
"But what if I don't win the elections?" Timothy protested.
"Oh I intend to make sure that happens…" the red-scaled dragon gloated, "Maybe rig the elections to make sure you do win…either way you cannot lose next week."
Memphis then strode up to an old antique mirror that looked as if it would have belonged to a castle that was centuries old. He admired himself, pleased with his well-toned body and handsome appearance. His clothes complimented his figure. He was very proud of his appearance and he smiled dashingly as if trying to make his own reflection fawn over him.
"For too long has the dragon race been denied its rightful place in the world. But now that's going to change…" he sneered, "Once I become Mayor of Shang Mu…ha, ha, ha…I'll become the most powerful Avalician in the world. Avalice will worship me…and nobody will be able to get in my way. Especially…darling Lilac herself…"
He cackled menacingly at his reflection, delighted with himself. His beautiful plan had worked to perfection and now in a week's time, he was going to get what he wanted. Life was so wonderful to him and Memphis intended to make the most of it when he became ruler of Shang Mu. Avalice would never be prepared for this but he didn't care. He'd gotten his own niece, the only real threat to his rule, exiled from the three kingdoms. She couldn't stop him. Even his ex-girlfriend wouldn't be able to stop him should she ever find out. He wondered what Natalya would think if she could see him now. Very angry probably. But Memphis didn't mind. He didn't care if the populace respected him. He wanted power…and a week from now…he was going to get it…
Behold, the saddest ending to a Mixedfan8643 story you're EVER going to see!
Well, that's the end of The Darkest Day. I hope you all enjoyed it and I sure hope you're not too mad at the ending...not every story has a happy ending you know.
Tune in to my next story "Life in Exile" as we deal with Lilac's life in exile and see how she'll cope with the loneliness and if she'll ever get a chance to make Memphis pay for what he's done to her. See you then readers! ^^