Chapter V
The letter sounded in the night air, each and every word was spoken by the wind, reflected by the stars in the now amethyst sky. Every word could be heard in the rustling of the leaves, as again and again they sang the words that would not be silent. They came form a heart, a heart brave and pure, and untouched by the shadow that it had now conquered.
The smoke cleared away and the mirrors shattered, and the stars in the night sky could not be dimmed by the clouds of lies that circled around the castle like vultures.
He looked up, pale.
The Light, – shining brighter and brighter filled him with pain. Building, building pain, bone-breaking, nerve-tearing, fire-and-ice pain that seared his soul. It grew and grew, until all of a sudden it was gone.
And there was nothing but light, and nothing but love where dark nets of plotting and power lay. That place that she had occupied in his web was now only a spot of dizzying light, unbearable in its brilliancy and clarity, and devastating to the shadow.
There was no power over her.
None over her heart.
The connection that the shadow had created was broken. The light pulsed and shone for a few seconds…and then faded, leaving a shimmering trace in the darkness of the Underground, in the darkness of his former thought.
And he was, as before, alone.
No. Not as before.
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The End
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Nimhithriel