Ah! I've had so many hours at work, that updating this is getting harder! I will try to keep updates as close together as I can. It's late and this chapter is kinda short but I hope you'll enjoy it anyway.

TW: co-fronting

Chapter 13-Aftermath (Kiri, Astra, Elsa)

Astra was relieved that the girls had remembered what she told them about the password and wings. But no doubt they were more relieved to hear that Nassiri was dead. Arcy had the most rejoicing, bouncing up and down and clapping. The little 8 year old was the happiest she had ever been. Even if Elsa had fallen asleep on the way to her castle, Astra happily wiped her off with a wash cloth, changed her clothes and laid her to rest in bed. This was just proof that you could only push someone so far before they would stand up for themselves. No doubt Diane would be extremely proud, even if she didn't understand the mechanics of it. There was really no way to explain it. The brain was a very complex organism. If it could create several people, some of whom don't know of another, who knew what else it could do.

Anna was just overflowing with questions. "Was there blood? A lot of it? How did Elsa do it? Did she rip off the witch's head and throw it at the body?"

Astra just laughed as Arcy took her usual place under her wing. "There was definitely blood, quite a bit. And no, there was no decapitation. Elsa used her powers to stop Nassiri and then just strength and a regular blade. For a 12 year old, she was really powerful."

"She's just glad that black wings are gone. Black wings always made her sad and hurt," Arcy pulled a few of Astra's feathers and put them in her hair.

Astra smiled and helped center the feather's in Arcy's hair. "Black wings will never happen again. Only white wings. I promise her."

"YAY!" Arcy gave Astra the tightest hug her 8 year old arms could muster.

"Oh no, she's squishing me!" Astra went limp in her chair.

"No, come back, Nia! She didn't mean to squeeze you into noodliness!"

Astra glomped Arcy. "Ok, I'm back!"

Aya stared and tilted her head, her expression neutral as always. Aya had never met Nassiri and that was good so to Ayalah they were talking about a stranger. She just shrugged, got up and left the room.

Astra patted Arcy's head. "I have to run an errand, but I'll be back. She can have more feathers until I get back." Astra spread her wings a little to offer the bigger feathers to Arcy. A few painful plucks and a hug later, Arcy was pretending to fly. "She'll be fine, okay?"

"Okay, Nia! She believes you! She loves you, too!"

Astrania thought her head would split from the grin. That was the most heart warming thing she'd heard. "Aw! I love her, too!" A huge hug later, Astra was making her way to the void to tell Kiri the good news. Who would have thought that Elsa would prove herself so powerful and courageous? She guessed this was what motherhood felt like but short of having kids, she'd never know. Once in the void, Astra just stood there and talked. "Guess what, Kiri?"

"What is it, Astra?"

"Oh is that the guardian angel?"

Her guess was right, Diane was there. They were probably eating. "Well, our little Snowflake has done something very impressive."

"What did my baby girl do?"

In the real world, Astra had guessed right. It was dinner time and they were eating. Kiri was telling Diane about how complex the inner world was. She explained how there was a store, a park, the castle, a nice parkway to walk along and the weather was always perfect. Diane had been totally enthralled until they were interrupted. Kiri stretched back in the chair. "What has Elsa done?"

"She killed Nassiri, literally killed her."

"Wait, if one of the altar's is dead, shouldn't Elsa be dead?" Diane was totally baffled.

"Not necessarily," Astra interrupted Kiri before she could speak. "The human mind is such a complex network. It can create all of us, who knows what else it could do."

"This is true," Kiri nodded. "So, Nassiri is really dead? No more worries about that dangerous vixen taking over?"

"Yeah, I want my baby safe!" Diane played with her food now.

"I checked her myself. Nassiri is dead and gone. Elsa accepted that she created the dark angel and killed her off. There's no need to worry anymore. Elsa can now fully focus on total recovery."

Diane fell back against her chair with a huge sigh. "That is such a huge relief! I wasn't sure how to handle such a dangerous woman living inside my sweet little girl."

Kiri smiled. "No worries, Diane. Astra and I will watch over not only Elsa but the other altars as well. We can focus on moving forward with treatment and bettering her grades in school."

"Thank you so much! I really don't know how I could possibly repay all of you for what you've done to protect Elsa."

"No need to thank us," Astra waved her hand, Kiri mimicking the motion unintentionally. "Oops, forgot here is a sort of like take control area."

Diane laughed. "No worries, I'm just glad Elsa is taking steps on her own. How is she doing?"

"She's sound asleep. I think she'll wake from her coma soon. I took the liberty of cleaning her up and laying her in bed when we got to the castle."

"Thanks," Kiri and Diane spoke in unison.

"No worries, all part of being a guardian angel."

Kiri felt the weight of another presence leave. "Well, that was certainly a welcome surprise. I'm proud of Elsa. The first step to recovery is acknowledging the problem."

"That's true. And this will surely be something we tell Dina about. I'd like to know what she has to say about something like this. This disorder Elsa has is sort of intriguing in its complexity."

Kiri smirked. "That it is. But until science is able to tap into all the mysteries of the human brain, we may never truly know how it works."

Elsa woke the next day around noon. Her bones ached and she had a migraine. When she tried to get up, she cried out in pain. "Oh yeah, broken. Well this sucks." She used the stand next to the bed to get up and used the wall to walk. She had to pee and nothing was going to stop her. She got to the bathroom, did what she needed to do and got to the sink. Elsa splashed her face and stared in the mirror. A brief flash of Nassiri went across her eyes. "No, I'm not her and she's not me, not anymore. I accepted her and ripped her out of me, so to speak." Elsa went back to her bed, kind of hopping on one foot. She rubbed her eyes and let out a huge sigh. "I'm still healing in the real world, so I'm not gonna be able to do much here, either. Well, I can at least make the best of it." She hummed and opened the drawer in her stand. To her surprise, there were art supplies in it. A note attached read: "For Elsa, our brave Snowflake." It had to be from her actual guardian angel. What was her name again? Maybe she'd remember after a while. Right now, she just wanted to take her mind off of the pain she was in. She began drawing animals and mythical creatures. She wasn't the best artist but she enjoyed it. Elsa was happy to be free of Nassiri, and the others probably were, too.

I hope you enjoyed this little update. It was the best I could do.