As I awoke almost two weeks later I was greeted with the faces of Keyara and Mara as they tended to my wounds. "Oh, Aryanna, you're awake! How are you feeling?" Keyara asked, but I didn't know how to respond. At first I couldn't remember most of what happened. The only thing that I could remember clearly was Azreal's face, but his eyes were empty.
"What happened?" I asked as I tried to sit up. It seemed that that was the wrong thing to say. I noticed that Mara refused to look me in the eye. Keyara sighed and looked down.
"Mara, would you leave us for a bit?" she asked as she turned to look at her daughter. Mara nodded without looking at either of us and left quickly without saying a word. Keyara then turned to me and told me every thing that had happened. As she spoke I began to remember my last fight with Azreal, but I wished I hadn't.
She also told me about what had happened to the other royals, mainly Barry, Kazar, and Serina. Apparently after they had come out to see what was going on they saw us fighting. Kazar had started cheering for Azreal, which angered Serina who started arguing with him. Barry had left to find his daughter and leave before either of them could get involved in the fight.
After being left alone to argue amongst themselves Serina and Kazar hadn't hesitated to go all out. They had started fighting like Azreal and I, but their fight hadn't lasted as long. Serina was a master in magic while Kazar was mainly skilled in close combat and strategy. Serina had the advantage and easily took Kazar out. But, not to long after she'd finished the job she was finished herself.
Skye and Barron had shown up right at that moment. Barron, in a fit of rage, stabbed Serina before she had the time to turn around. Serina hadn't even known that the two of them were there. Skye had screamed. It seemed that she was the one that caught Azreal's attention during our fight.
After her scream she too went into a blind rage and had started attacking Barron in an attempt to avenge her mother. Thankfully Barry had heard the screaming and returned to see what was going on. He was met with the sight of his friends corpses and their children fighting each other with everything they had. Since he didn't want anymore blood shed he used a small amount of his magic to put them into a peacefull sleep before going back to looking for his own child.
He found her near where Azreal and I were fighting it out. She was planning to help Azreal out and kill me by attacking from behind, but Barry wouldn't have that. He was going to take her home and keep her from this mess. She didn't want to leave though and they argued.
Sadly they were standing by the building that was destroyed by my energy sphere. Raina hadn't seen the building start to collapse as her back was to it, but Barry had. He reacted by shoving her out of danger, and in the process was crushed to death. Once Raina turned around she saw him lying dead. She started screaming and crying. She was the hardest to console.
All three of the remaining royals had been taken to the medical wings in their respective kingdoms. I was told that once every one was better there would be funerals for everyone that had died.
So, once we had all fully recovered it was time to start the funerals. The first to be buried was Kazar, as he had been the first to die. Skye, Raina, and I looked down sadly, but none of us knew what to say. Barron stood tall though. He didn't cry, but his eyes held regret and sorrow as he watched his father being lain to rest.
A few days later Serina was burried. Barron didn't cry, and Raina just stood still and looked at the ground. I shed a few tears, but Skye was the one crying her heart out. Barron and Raina left early, but I stayed with Skye and held her as she cried herself to sleep before carrying her to her room and putting her to bed.
Not to long after that Barry was lain to rest. Barron was the only one to not cry. He once again left early, but Skye and I stayed to help Raina.
The last to be burried was Azreal. His funeral had been the hardest. Even Barron cried. I think he cried the hardest and the longest. He had really loved Azreal.
We were all miserable. It seemed like everyone wanted to wallow in their sorrows. But, like always, time goes on. It doesn't matter who you lose or how many you lose. Time will always go on.
We grew up. We took our parent's places. We became the royals. Eight years have passed.
Raina had a lovely little girl that she named Cherry. Skye too had an adorible baby girl that she named after her mother, and Barron had a son that he named after his father.
As for me? I've just had twins. A boy and a girl named after my mother and brother.
My sweet little ones, Azreal and Lilac, I wonder how your story will play out; only time can tell.