AN:

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Chapter 1: Godric's death & Anna's escape

C. 1 year earlier*, on the roof of Hotel Carmilla (True Blood - Season 2 - Episode 9: I will rise up)

"Two thousand years is enough." Godric said.

"I can't accept this. It's insanity." Eric replied with a look of pain on his face.

"Our existence is insanity." Godric turns to look at Eric and said: "We don't belong here."

"But we are here." Eric shouts.

"It's not right. We're not right." Godric said tuning towards Eric.

"You taught me there is no right and wrong … only survival or death." Eric argued getting mad, because he couldn't convince him.

"I told a lie, as it turns out." Godric said silently.

"I will keep you alive by force." Eric said angrily wile approaching Godric.

"Even if you could, why would you be so cruel?" Godric questioned sadly.

"Godric, don't do it." Eric begged in Swedish wile tears of blood were forming in his eyes.

"There are centuries of faith and love between us." Godric replied calm in Swedish.

Eric bowed his head and started crying in defeat wile sobbing pleas in Swedish. To finally fall to his knees and pleaded once more: "Please. Godric." in Swedish.

"Father. Brother. Son." Godric said whereupon Eric started sobbing harder. "Let me go." Godric asked pleading Eric for understanding.

"I won't let you die alone." Eric responded determined.

"Yes, you will." Godric said and softly stroked Eric's head as he started sobbing again.

As Eric looked up to Godric again Godric said with an even voice: "As your maker … I command you."

Eric looked hurt to his maker, but did as he was told and stood up to let Godric die alone. As he walked to the stairs that gave access to the hotel he crossed Sookie.

"I'll stay with him. As long as it takes." Sookie said reassuring Eric and walked towards Godric as Eric left them alone.

"It won't take long. Not at my age." Godric said without facing Sookie.

"You know, it wasn't very smart. The Fellowship of the Sun part." Sookie stated.

"I know. I thought it might fix everything somehow. But I don't think like a vampire anymore. " Godric replied and looked at Sookie. " Do you believe in God?" He asked her.

"Yes." Sookie answered without doubt.

"If you're right … how will he punish me?" Godric asked turning around to face Sookie.

"God doesn't punish. God forgives." Sookie reassured him.

"I don't deserve it. But I hope for it. He said.

"We all do."

"You'll care for him? Eric" Godric asked hopeful.

"I'm not sure. You know how he is." Sookie answered unsure.

"I can take the blame for that too." Godric said amused.

"Maybe not. Eric's pretty much himself." Sookie said. As Godric turned towards where the sun was about to rise, Sookie asked: "Are you very afraid?"

"No. No, I'm full of joy." Godric said smiling at Sookie.

"But the pain." Sookie stated not understanding Godric's reason for joy.

"I want to burn." Godric explained.

"Well, I'm afraid for you." Sookie said and started to cry.

"A human with me at the end … and human tears. Two thousand years … and I can still be surprised. In this, I see God." Godric said amazed. As he finished speaking the time had come so he waved his hand to Sookie in warning.

Sookie stepped back and gasped. As the sun rose over Dallas and smoke started to rise around Godric as he burned. As he took of his white vest and faced the sun for the first time in two thousand years, Sookie said: "Goodbye, Godric."

"Forgive me Anna." Godric whispered as blue flames encircled his body as he slowly turned to ash, ash that was immediately blown away by the wind.

...

At the same time, but in another realm.

"Noooooo!" a woman cried out as an inhumane pain ripped trough her heart. The pain made her tear at the iron chains that kept her imprisoned. It was like the pain made her stronger, or maybe it just caused her to be numb against the pain that fighting her chains normally caused her, which allowed her to break trough her iron chains without any effort.

"You can't save him now. He is out of your reach. Which gives you absolutely no reason to return to his realm." the man in front of her said.

"Nor is there a reason for me to continue my life, in this realm." the woman spoke with an emotionless voice.

"Don't be absurd you couldn't die not even if you tried to." the man laughed, leaving her alone.

"I'll find a way to reunite with him once more. For life without him is no life at all." the woman whispered to herself, curling her wings around her body in hopes of finding some protection from the emptiness that was tearing her apart. 'I would find a way! But first I had to find a way to leave this rotten place. And leaving it I would even if it means that I'll have to kill them all!' she thought as her once green eyes turned black.

...

C. 1 year after Godric's death on earth**, but only a few moments later in another realm.

"What do you say fairy? Am I free to go?" the winged woman said sarcastically as she held the iron sword to his neck wile piercing his leg with an iron dagger.

"You have no reason to leave, there is nothing for you to return to." the fairy screeched out in pain.

"You are wrong. There is still one person there who awaits my return." the winged women said as she pulled her sword away from the fairy. "One who will release me from this emptiness!" she whispered as she stepped through the portal.

...

TBC

Notes:

* c. September/October 2008 (according to: .com/wiki/Timelin)

** c. October 2009 (according to: .com/wiki/Timelin)

AN:

So still no explanation about whom the winged woman is and what connection she holds towards Eric or Godric. But I promise that all will be revealed in time.

Grts xXxSn0wAngelxXx