Sardonic Break: Chapter X
Snow could no longer feel anything but rage and something akin to hatred. She no longer felt guilt for taking Elizabeth away from her previous life. She no longer felt sorry for the internal battle she knew that was tearing Elizabeth apart from the inside out. All she felt was rage and betrayal.
"You defy me, your Queen. You choose Evil over Good. I made you and I will break you!"
A blinding blue light shot out from Snow's clenched fist. Elizabeth pushed Regina back with her magic as old instincts took over her reflexes once again. It was the same spell that Snow had used before to capture Elizabeth. Regina recognized it instantly. As Elizabeth braced for impact, Regina saw nothing but red.
Fire erupted from her hands, encasing Elizabeth. The spell ripped into the fire trying to find its target with a deafening explosion.
"YOU WILL NOT TAKE HER AGAIN!"
Regina stood defiantly in front of Liz. Never before had she displayed such a burning hatred for the woman before her. Elizabeth looked completely caught off guard at the turn of events. Regina pushed the blue spell down into the earth with her fire and she refused to move from her spot, protecting HER Knight.
"You have obviously made your choice. You both shall pay the consequences."
Another blue spell shot out of Snow's hands. This time it collided with a wall of pure white energy. The force of the collision pushed everything back. Dirt bit into their skin as the force behind the explosion was monstrous.
"I have already told you. I choose myself. I have served you both well. But it is time for me to belong to me and deep down you know I am right, Snow."
Snow lowered her hands, the faint blue hue disappearing. She understood what her Knight said to be true. Regardless of the different beliefs of the two women whom shaped Elizabeth into the Knight she was, deep down, she knew she was right.
"You… are right, my Knight. I do so hope that you may forgive me."
Regina could be not believe what just happened before her very eyes. She felt as if her brain had imploded. Surely there was too much dirt in her eyes and ears to have heard and seen Snow correctly. Something was very wrong. She hoped to all the gods and goddesses that Elizabeth felt it. The shift in Snow was too quick and too dirty to be honorably genuine.
The Snow White before her was one that she had not seen before. She would never admit it out loud, but she was scared. It seemed that all bets were off, regardless of what Elizabeth truly wanted. It all came down to Snow White and what she wanted.
Her instincts were screaming at her to run. To grab Elizabeth and run because something was very, very wrong.