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"A Heart Frozen by the Past"

Chapter 4

Taharka and Nova continued fighting, and blocking each other's attacks. Each trying to prove the element they controlled was higher and more powerful than the other. Selena and Aurora battled to prove their own feelings to be right. They both were trying to prove that their father was either to die, or to survive. Aurora, with less fighting skills, had suffered from a great number of hits from Selena's dark magic, but kept trying to stay out of her range, which failed miserably.

Once Aurora was barely able to move, Selena unsheathed her sword. As she did the rain clouds above them, began to release its tears of sorrow upon the battlefield, as flashes of lightning showed the anger the battle contained as well.

"Those who stand against me shall not stand at all. It is your time to fall to my blade!" Selena lunged at her and was about to strike her from above, when suddenly their pendants began to glow. They both gasped in surprise, but were soon engulfed by a bright red light and then a huge explosion erupted from where they stood, throwing their unconscious bodies into the watery depths beside the castle. Once in the grasps of this water demon, the tides quickly engulfed them.

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When Taharka and Nova heard the explosion, they searched the ocean's surface in search of the twins, but to no avail. The twins were presumed dead, bringing a new meaning into the battle. This battle was a battle of hate and vengeance.

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The sound of waves crashing against the cliffs entered her unconscious mind. Her senses began to return to her as she slowly woke. A cold shiver ran over her as she finally grasped the fact of where she was, in the water. She lay there waiting for some explanation for this to come to mind.

Once the memory of the past events reoccurred to her, she slowly got up and staggered over to the sleeping form next to her. There was a deep gash in Aurora's right arm, leaving her in great pain.

"Humph, figures. If she dies, then she will die by my blade and my blade alone," Selena said as she squatted down next to Aurora and tended to her wound. Once the bleeding stopped, Selena carefully pulled her out of the water. After a couple of minutes Aurora woke with a groan. "Finally!" Selena groaned.

"Where am I?" Aurora asked.

"A forest about 10 miles from the Village of the Lost Summoners. Once you've healed then we will have to end this battle once and for all. It's either I die or you do," Selena stated coldly.

Aurora looked away from her and spoke, "Why do you want to kill me for?"

"You stand in the way of my goal."

"Well then why don't you finish me now?!" Aurora demanded angrily.

"It wouldn't be fair. You're wounded. Get up, we need to go before that storm reaches us." Selena walked away from the beach with Aurora not very far behind.

Hours passed like an eternity, as the silence between them remained unbroken, as the temperature around them dropped. The freezing cold shot shivers over them both as they walked towards the village.

"How much further until we get there?" Aurora asked.

"About 3 hours walk, but maybe four if you keep slowing me down," Selena growled. Just then a sudden gust of wind blew over them, causing snow to cover their already cold bodies.

"We cannot go any further! This storm will swallow us whole if we do not find shelter in time!" Aurora yelled over the roar of the wind.

"I can continue! I am not weak like you or my father. I will never bend to the will of nature or any other source that stands in my way!" Selena yelled back and turned to continue towards the village, but stopped suddenly when the ground began to shake. They both looked up at the mountain near them, only to see snow falling towards them.

"Selena run!! Get out of the way!" Aurora yelled after getting out of the way of the snow herself.

"I can handle this myself. I will not fall to the force of nature." Selena's hands began to form balls of black energy, covering her entire hands. "I will not show any weakness. I'll show you that nothing can stop me." With that, Selena shot two beams of black energy from her palms at the incoming snow, but there was too much snow. It covered her and pushed her off of the cliff down towards the sea beside them.

"Selena!!!" Aurora yelled.

Selena fell, but was able to hold onto the edge of the cliff, barely able to hold on

"Aurora, help me!" Selena screamed. Fear and doubt rushed over Aurora as she stood there not knowing what to do.

"What are you waiting for?!" Just then the sad truth hit her, Aurora was scared. She wouldn't be able to save her now, and anyways, why would she? She had brought this upon herself. "So, you hate me that much? I swear, I shall return and reek revenge on our father and you as well," Selena said angrily. The anger the flared in her eyes would burn a scar in her mind forever. Never had she seen so much hate in a person.

Selena's grip loosened and she wasn't able to hold on any longer. Aurora stood and watched in horror as Selena fell to her death. She was gone and Aurora couldn't do anything about it. Aurora didn't do anything to try and help Selena, because she was frozen in shock. Shame washed over her at this realization. She could have saved her only if she tried. After all she could have used her magic to save her from the snow, but she couldn't because she was too scared. She fell to her knees sobbing at her own heartless act.

After releasing the tears of sorrow, Aurora stood up and walked to the cliff where Selena fell to see if she had survived the fall, but to no avail. Tears streamed down her face as she whispered these few words.

'Death grips you now, but not forever. You were right. Hate drove us all, even me. Now I understand sister, anger and hate, is equal to our death. Forgive me.'