:Part Twelve: Yumiko Avery

I ran, for hours I ran. Past the house in which Raziel and I had made our home, past the town in which I had once lived. My feet seemed to carry me miles in only a matter of seconds, tears falling from my eyes as I disappeared into a cave near the edge of a roaring river. Into the corner of the cave where the darkness was the thickest I fell against the wall. Why had this happened? My life had once again been stolen from me. I screamed out into the cave, hearing only my echoing voice and soon cried myself into slumber. I awoke days later to the sound of the rain outside the cave, as I neared the entrance to the cave I could see the water falling from the sky and just like the rain, tears once again fell from my eyes. Throughout our lives, so many people cross our lives yet only a select few leaving a mark so great. My hand quickly grasping the amulet around my neck, Raziel's mark would never part from me. Forever he would be in me, our bond was great and my loss now marked a new page in the book of life. I closed my eyes and smiled, Raziel's face coming across my mind. Tonight, I would be reborn. Death is only the beginning.