AU end of the world songfic
Pompeii by Bastille
14. Pompeii
I was left to my own devices
Many days fell away with nothing to show
Valkyrie had been allowed to stay in the sorcerer world for this long. But now, she'd pay for choosing both lives.
And the walls kept tumbling down
In the city that we love
The city was unrecognizable now, a completely destroyed pile of debris. She never looked back, moving on to the next town. And the next.
Great clouds roll over the hills
Bringing darkness from above
The sky had become a stormy black, foreshadowing what was to come.
But if you close your eyes,
Does it almost feel like
Nothing changed at all?
When she closed her eyes, she looked exactly like Valkyrie. But she wasn't.
And if you close your eyes,
Does it almost feel like
You've been here before?
They had all seen the visions, but had never thought that it would've happened. Well, now it was.
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
They were giving up now. She frowned. It wouldn't be fun if they stopped trying.
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
Darquesse stopped for the day. They had hoped. And then she came back.
We were caught up and lost in all of our vices
In your pose as the dust settled around us
So many elementals tried to save themselves using earth magic. It didn't help. She exploded them with a flick of her fingers.
And the walls kept tumbling down
In the city that we love
Skulduggery pulled himself out of the dust. He had to find her.
Great clouds roll over the hills
Bringing darkness from above
The ground was painted with blood and the sky reflected the shadows she left behind.
But if you close your eyes,
Does it almost feel like
Nothing changed at all?
He closed his nonexistent eyes and tried to forget Darquesse and remember Valkyrie. Darquesse and Valkyrie weren't the same people.
And if you close your eyes,
Does it almost feel like
You've been here before?
"But we are the same person, Skulduggery."
Darquesse grinned at him from behind.
"Darquesse. Give her back."
"This seems familiar. Let me think... No."
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
Skulduggery pulled his gun out and aimed it at her head.
"Give her back."
"You know, if you shoot me, then she'll die too."
He didn't believe her.
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
He shot her.
Darquesse smiled, and crumpled to the ground. The final and cruelest game yet. A pool of blood poured from the teenage girl's head.
Oh where do we begin?
The rubble or our sins?
He shouldn't have shot her. As he cradled her head in his lap, he spoke. He reminded her of how she couldn't leave him now. Valkyrie's body went still.
Oh oh where do we begin?
The rubble or our sins?
Skulduggery went numb. She was gone. Gone.
And the walls kept tumbling down (oh where do we begin?)
In the city that we love (the rubble or our sins?)
They began to rebuild the city.
Great clouds roll over the hills (oh where do we begin?)
Bringing darkness from above (the rubble or our sins?)
There was too many dead bodies. They had to burn them. The ashes rose to the clouds, reminding every survivor of their lost ones.
But if you close your eyes,
Does it almost feel like
Nothing changed at all?
Skulduggery watched the flames flicker, but he didn't see anything. He couldn't feel anything. All he could do was remember the smile frozen on her face as she died.
And if you close your eyes,
Does it almost feel like
You've been here before?
It was like the war, but this time Valkyrie was gone.
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
He would help them piece their lives back together.
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
And then the great skeleton detective would leave for the very last time.
If you close your eyes, does it almost feel like nothing changed at all?
Yeah...
All my drabbles are so depressing! Review and inspire me to get some happy fluff in there!
-ravenwings52