Return Of a Princess
Chapter Eight: Repeating History
She glared at the demon; her power surged through her and around her. The Gem around her neck glowed with same amount of power. She was in a rage, powered by her anger. She lost control.
Her body hovered above the ground; she could sense every evil being and their anger. She took that anger and combined it with her own. Her blue energy flowed around her, emanating her power. She used all her anger to fuel her growing power. She knew what she had to; she had to avenge Hiei's death and purify the hell dimension.
She would make these demons pay, every single one of them. She focused on the Gem; it heard her.
"Do you desire to complete what has been left?" It asked her. The gems voice was deep, but not unkind.
"Yes. I wish to rid this world of its evil and release the paradise that I know." Amara answered. She was inside the Gem. She was aware of what was going on outside, her energy was being released, all of it. Yet, she could feel none of it. All there was, was the Gem.
"Do you know of the cost?" It questioned.
Amara was silent for a moment before she answered, "No, what is the price for paradise?" She asked.
"The cost is great." It warned. Amara gave no hint of worry, her face was calm and so were eyes. "Are you willing to give your life for strangers to be happy in a paradise?"
"They are not strangers, I can assure you of that." She answered.
"What do you mean?" It asked, the tone curious as to why she would die for the happiness of others.
"Those people, I know them all. I ruled over them once." She said wistfully. "I suppose you could say I am from the future, I know what the paradise will be like, what the people are like. I would gladly give my life for them to live in peace and prosperity."
"Surely there is a reason for you to not do this, surely there is someone else who can do this for you and allow you to live?" The Gem asked in a way that sounded like it wanted her to choose someone else. But it wasn't, it was testing her.
"No, I am the only one who can do this, it is my destiny. Besides, I have nothing left to live for." Amara said, her voice calm, she was resigned to her fate.
"Then it shall be done. Your intentions are pure. Your life for paradise." With that the Gem's voice disappeared, the blue area Amara had once been in, faded away to darkness.
Amara could feel her spirit leaving her physical body, her energy being placed into the Gem that would in turn use her power to create her city, the way it was always meant to be.
She felt like she was floating. Darkness surrounded her, it was comforting and she allowed it to consume her. She still had her empathy and she could feel all the evil leaving her world, being wiped away. For a moment, she could feel nothing but emptiness, then, she felt purity, from all living things.
The last thing she saw before she fell into an endless sleep was Atlantis and all her people. She smiled at them before the darkness enveloped her. She fell into an endless sleep knowing that she had done what she had wished.
Meera and Kurama had been staying at Genkai's since the time that Hiei had gone into Amara's mind. It had been about two days, and it seemed as though nothing had changed.
Kurama was reading a book and Meera was reading as well, though the book was in Atlantian text. Kurama's head jerked up suddenly and he looked in the direction of Hiei. Something wasn't right; the fire demons energy had disappeared. Meera looked over at Kurama.
"What's wrong?" She asked. She walked over to him.
"Hiei's life energy is gone." Kurama stated as he walked over to the fire demon. Kurama bent down to check his pulse; there was none, he wasn't breathing either. Kurama sat back and stared for a moment, taking in the realization that his best friend was dead.
Meera gasped. Kurama looked at her, she was staring at Amara. The Princess's energy was surrounding her and she was floating a little above the futon. All they could do was watch, like a deer caught in the headlights, unsure of what was going to happen next.
Meera had a horrible feeling that what ever had happened, had gone horribly wrong, and their friends weren't going to came out alive. She was right, when Amara let out a burst of energy; she fell lifelessly to the futon. Kurama couldn't sense anything from her, she was gone and so was Hiei.
Meera cried hard and Kurama tried his best to comfort her, but he too lost a friend, and he was unsure of how to help, or if this mess could be fixed. All they could do was mourn for the lost fire demon and the lost Princess.
Author Note: Ok, due to a lack of response from you guys, this may be the last chapter, it's not the ending that I had planned and if I get more response, then I will give you the original ending. Ja ne for now, and thank you to those few who did review, I appreciate.