And another update for Light and Darkness . Enjoy!
Chapter 39
Arya was completely shocked, What was Talley's spirit doing on the roof of the palace. Something wasn't right! Arya could feel it in her heart, she could even see from the pillar how dark Talley's eyes were. Arya held the cloth down tighter on Lin's shoulder looking to Elphaba on the western pillar, searching for an answer. But Elphaba's eyes reminded blank and just as shocked.
The green witch felt a world of panic run through her body, what was her daughter doing? She didn't look right, which scared her half to death.
"Talley! TALLEY GO BACK!" Elphaba shrieked, her daughter's black eyes looked to her mother, there were no signs of her leaving her spot. Talley felt something in her magic telling her this was wrong, not that her mother was doing wrong, but that they were missing a big piece in their spell. And only she could give it to them .
"You don't understand. Too much good in the world puts it out of balance, too much evil outweighs it as well. That is why evil never wins. Both our worlds need balance." Even though Talley was far from everyone on the pillars and the Ozians below, she could be heard throughout all of Oz. Even Zandra, Riley and Lucy could all hear her plain as day as the young girl spoke.
"We need a balance, not one greater than the other. Please let me help! Light and Darkness balance each other. There is great light and great dark in every person! I know it. And that's why I'm helping. If darkness outweighed light then its unstable same for the other." As she spoke the young witch shot her magic out matching all the Witches of Oz.
At first Elphaba was very concerned, she had read about a young witch with extraordinary power, but her magic was dark. But her light made of light. Could it be her Talley? Could she be this great witch? Her mind was reeling by the time she realized how much she had missed of her children. Talley had to be the great witch and her son the great warlock! A small smile comes upon her lips as they continued the spell.
"4 minutes!" Amanda shrieked to everyone , while back in the city Zandra stood still, just staring at Lucy and Riley. With the voice of the young Talley echoing in her mind. Great darkness and light must be balanced.
Was that it? That is what caused her to lose control, to allow what has all happened, happen? Zandra could feel the guilt and light coming to her body, but she felt the darkness fight back. That was what had to be wrong, she was unbalanced. She was not at peace inside, her magic is what fought against itself.
"Zandra, Please." Riley took a small step forward, but the dark magic came to her hands. The darkness wanting to strike, wanting power.
"Aunt Zandra, please. Please stop this." Lucy begged trying to help her. Zandra was about to give up but she attacked Riley head on.
Her ex friend blocked each strike good with sword, she had fuel, she had a reason to fight or kill Zandra, to revenge her husband's death. But Riley could not see it in her heart to do it to her once good friend.
Lucy watched in horror they fought each other, dodging, striking as hard as they both could. If you looked at them for a moment, you would think Riley and Zandra could pass as twins, they had the same dark hair, the same body figure. There was only one difference between the two, that made all the difference.
Riley kicked Zandra, throwing her back against a tree, a crack of thunder was heard as the spell of the Witch began to take place. It came and strung as lightening like towards Zandra's body. Riley felt the anger within her vanish.
"Zan please let's get you out of here. Take my hand and lets go." It was then Zandra found her control.
"No, Riles…You need to get Lucy and Mal safe….I-I made a promise I would be your friend. And I still am, always was. B-But my magic was darkness, it took away my light. Please, if you are still my friend, really are my sister Riles…you will kill me now, and end this misery within me. I made a mistake, …please"
Riley felt tears burn her eyes, she looked to Lucy and Mala, they both were tearing up as well. But Mala took Lucy's hand and nodded towards Riley. If the sister of Glinda the Good, could give her once great friend anything, it would be this. Peace.
Riley met Zandra's eyes again and saw the pain within her, she was in pain, constant misery with the battle raging inside her. Riley closed her eyes gripping her sword, she placed it down and grabbed Zandra's. She held it up over her best friend.
"I'm always your friend Zandra, I always will be. I-I'm sorry." She said choking up, but for the first time, Zandra smiled at Riley, like the old Zan she once knew so well.
"Thank you sis….Thank you."
As the magic of the Witches of Oz came down, Riley Upland killed Zandra, tears pouring down the good witches face as the magic hit her body only a moment later, it evaporated Zandra's body taking it in the wind.
"I miss you Zan…My best friend." Riley whispered dropping her best friend sword to the ground. Knowing she had finally gotten what she always long for. Peace.
Soon it was all over, the eclipse was ending. The witches stopped their magic, Arya catching Lin as she fell backward weak from her shoulder wound. But they both were smiling.
"We did it sis, we did it." Lin smiled looking out to her mom, and others, a weight lifting off her shoulders, Elphaba smiled at her daughter's spirit that stood there a small grin of joy on her face as well as the others.
In that moment, Lin held up her wand to the city smiling.
"Peace, to the Land of Oz."