Mirror, Mirror…
Calamity leaves her abode once more and journeys to the realm of the sky, there to determine what headway has been made. The continued existence of the last remaining nymph irks her greatly with each passing day, and though she knows the answer the Mirror will give unto her, she cannot help but ask that ever familiar question.
When she arrives at the city of angels, encompassed in the glory of her beauty and stunning the populace to silence, she finds turmoil brewing at its heart. She steps foot within the grand temple of the realm's rulers and immediately hears voices at war. With intrigue and a slanted curve upon her lips, Calamity investigates its source.
The angels who act as servants within the temple's walls do not wish her to see the strife that has arisen between the sisters, but dare they refuse her command? She enters into the throne room and sees an angel clothed in black lying at the feet of his mistress, his eyes closed and lips curved in the peace of death.
Calamity learns much as she watches Darkness rage and scream at her sister. The perished angel fought with his traitorous brother, who upon discovering their quarry was entranced by her voice and tricked into showing her mercy. The nymph and Light's angel fled after the latter cut down his brother, who was found in his final moments by his mistress.
Calamity listens as Darkness demands her sister bring her favoured angel before them; her voice and manner grow ever more volatile and though she does not voice it, Calamity hears the desire for blood. Caught up in their argument, the sisters do not take note of her and Calamity forbids the angels from announcing her. She has seen and heard enough.
As she turns aside and makes her leave, she smirks as she realises the implications of her first visit. Where Calamity walks, her nature must follow. She turns her eye away from the troubled city and departs from the realm of the sky. Now, she makes for the world of Man, there to find its mistress, Mother Nature.
She finds her tending to the poisoned forests of the earth, and is careful to hide the smile that rises to her lips before speaking with her. Mother Nature takes the form of a young child, kind and gentle, but Calamity sees beyond such an appearance. Mother Nature is a vengeful being; she and humankind had been the chief executioners of the nymphs.
The nymphs first love had been for the things of nature, and so Mother Nature regarded them as her daughters, loving them dearly in kind. When the land and the waters fell to the poison, held tight in the grip of corruption, Mother Nature was incensed beyond measure. It was not difficult for Calamity to encourage her to take her rightful vengeance.
The nymphs had betrayed her trust and sullied her love for them; Calamity pointed and Mother Nature sought to rid her world of them. Now, as Calamity greets her with the news of one last remaining nymph, hiding amongst her beloved forests, Mother Nature once again turns to rage.
"She will not survive long", Mother Nature promises, "I will sweep her from this earth".
Calamity simply smiles; she trusts Mother Nature to do what the sisters of the sky could not. And so she watches as Mother Nature calls her many other children unto her, listens as the command is given to find the last of the nymph. Oh, it will not be long now; soon she will sing unto the Mirror once more and find her question answered with perfect truth.
Mirror, Mirror…