Angeli knew it would be hard to kill her mother.

Galadriel was a very powerful wizard, and Angeli knew only too well the possibility of her mother already knowing her plans. But the Lady Of Light would give nothing away; perhaps she had seen the future and knew Angeli's plan would fail?

That thought made the princess even more on edge.

She had practiced countless sword drills, made all the arrangements, and yet, somehow, she knew Galadriel was aware of her plans. But she had to go through with the plan; it was the only way she'd have peace.

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"Would you come for a walk with me?" Galadriel asked Angeli one day at breakfast.

The young elleth was taken aback by her mother's words, but all she did was nod.

"I will meet you by my mirror," Galadriel murmured.

Angeli's gaze followed her as she left. It all seemed too perfect. She was going on a walk, alone...with Galadriel, in a remote place and Galadriel was giving her time to grab her weapons. It all seemed like a perfect opportunity, which made Angeli suspicious. She quietly slipped a sword under her dress and began making her way to Galadriel's mirror.

0o0

"I'm glad you came," Galadriel murmured as Angeli approached.

"You knew what I was planning," Angeli responded. "So why did you give me this chance? Do you want to die?"

Galadriel laughed shrilly, and Angeli felt her heart sink.

"No, I do not wish to die," she responded. "I just wanted to see if you would really attempt to do such a thing to your mother."

Angeli reached for her sword just as Galadriel whipped out her hand. As Angeli darted out of the way, she felt a blast of wind on the tip of her left ear. She drew her sword as Galadriel slowly walked around her in a circle.

"Did you really think I was blind to all your late night practices?" she drawled.

"No," Angeli answered, ashamed that her voice was shaking.

"Well then, why don't you show me what you've got?" Galadriel taunted.

Angeli raised her sword just as Galadriels began to circle her. One by one she studied them.

"Go on," the chanted in unison. "Which one of us is real?"

Angeli had discovered something interesting about the Galadriels; only one of them was wearing a ring.

She slowly walked around the circle, and as she passed by the Galadriel with a ring, she saw a glimmer of fear in it's eyes, before it was gone, and she knew her theory was correct.

She turned on the real Galadriel and softly pressed her sword to her mother's neck. All at once, the other Galadriels disappeared.

"How stupid do you think I am, mother?" she asked softly, pressing her sword harder against Galadriel's neck.

Galadriel didn't respond, and when Angeli looked into her eyes, she almost felt merciful.

"Well?" Galadriel chocked out. "Are you going to kill me or not?"

Angeli narrowed her eyes and all the mercy was gone. She saw a thin line of blood trailing down Galadriel's neck, and she braced herself to finish it.

"Angeli!" A shout rang out. "Don't do something you will regret!"

Angeli recognized the voice.

Bard.

Hey guys, I know "Mallow finally updated". Yeah, sorry about the wait. Not to make excuses, but it is my first year of high school and I just ended first term on Friday, so I haven't really had too much spare time. Also, I'm getting really into my newest story "Fatality" so that's also why I haven't been updating too often. I hope you guys like this chapter nonetheless. Until next time,

-Mallowbloom