Okay, this Im on the fence as to how many chapters Im going to break the ending down to. I was thinking of putting it all into one big chapter but that thought ended quickly. Im thinking maybe 2-4 chapters.
Floating...Am I...Floating?
Mayu looked around her. She saw nothing. Nothing but black.
"Did I...die? No. I died already, I know what it would be like to die. This is not it." She walked around in the black emptiness. It was useless, as she had thought, she couldnt tell if she was going forward or backwards, left or right. For all she knew, she could have just been walking in the same place. She stopped moving when she saw it, a body. No, not just a body. A whole cemetery.
It was small, only a few graves were in it, the space itself was relatively small. "Have I...escaped the blackness?"
She didnt know what the blackness was, or what it meant. She thought she was just unconscious, trying to hurry so she could wake and continue. She leaned down to the first grave, they were all opened, and peered inside.
Mayus eyes widened like dinner plates and she backed away from the grave. Inside the grave was herself. She did not look peaceful, though. The eyes were bloodshot and looked as if they were about to suddenly pop out of the head. The clothes and the rest of her body was ripped, as if she had tripped and fallen into a giant blender. She looked at the grave marker, plain as day, the number "three" was carved into it.
She ran her slender fingers over the number, wondering what it could have meant. A year? A day? She moved on, when she looked up, only two more graves were there. Which was odd, there were a lot more graves when she last looked up.
Once again getting up, she moved on to the next grave. She took in a deep breath, ready for whatever was inside. She had her hands over her eyes, like a little child would when they think someone or something is hiding in the dark to get them. She peered through, and found Mio.
Not Mio her sister, this was something else. A shallow cut started from her forehead and slowly made its way down to her waste, growing deeper, until it finally cut open her stomach. She looked at this grave marker, it read "two."
If she and her sister were here...then...who was in the last grave?
She once again walked over to the grave and looked down. This time she did not feel scared or upset. For this was a body she had already seen. It was Itsukis.
What came as a shock to her was the grave marker, which really didnt come as much of a shock anymore. On it was the number "one."
"3...2...1...Its a countdown. Or rather...a count up? Itsuki was killed first and his grave says one...Mio!"
Mayu jumped up and ran through the empty graveyard as fast as she could.
I have to hurry! I have to hurry and save Mio! Save Sae from Itsuki! I have to save them all!
She had never felt this much responsibility. She had felt plenty of guilt. Plenty of guilt when she threw herself down that hill. Plenty of guilt when she left Mio all those times when she was in the village. Plenty of guilt when she had asked her sister to strangle her and toss her down the Abyss as a sacrifice. Now she was going to save her, the whole village.
...thump thump...
...thump thump...
...thump thump...
Mayu woke to the sound of her heartbeat. The final piece of the mirror in her hand. It was small, but without it, the mirror would break again. Getting up quickly, she raced down to the end of the tunnel, her heart beating faster, a pain swelling in her chest but she kept running. The pain grew, and she picked up the pace.
She ran, right through the tunnel, right into the empty room, right into the pedestal in the small shrine that was supposed to hold the mirror. There were five shrines in the room. One piece of the mirror would go in each spot, and it would be charged with Spiritual Power, and then all of the shards would converge in the center.
Mayu placed the small shard there. In the Southwest corner she put the mirror of Life, Northwest the mirror of Death. Northeast the mirror of Love, and southeast the mirror of Butterfly.
She went up to the front shrine and rang the bell that hung there. Each of the shrines started to sparkle with life.
This is it... she thought.
The bright light surged through the temple, ascending into the never-ending sky. Creating a pattern of dancing lights.
"So beautiful..."
Yes, a happy note. But its not done yet. Be sure to tell me what you think.