Chapter 54

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we're gonna try and take a break from the battle action for a bit. This chapter in the next chapter will be in the gardens for a little while we had at least a couple of chapters maybe a few chapters on the battle itself so we should take a break and have a full-on slow down a couple of chapters, get burned out of battle, and see what Ashli and her friends all her friends but Ashli and her parents and friends are doing all that side of the battle right now, and the non-magic users and people who are not fighting.

OK, then, I'll see what they're doing right now.

back in the gardens

with everyone else.

back to Ashli's point of view.

we try to keep up with everything. I already got to look at all the garments I'll be wearing and the new wedding dress that my grandmother made for me to wear. I continued with cooking and everything was normal. I got to hang out with my older cousin and my aunt and the rest of our group guards guarded the place, but I don't think my sister's troops were gonna come this way. They wouldn't dare come near the gardens even in Valencia. They were never close. but now I don't know I talk to my love at night on the watch. He would tell me things let the disease work, and it did, and the fight between Evelyn. Alvin and the human city and my grandmother and how majestic it was when they told us about it and how they pulled back Alvin a bit and he retreated is more out of word-of-mouth between Evelyn and grandmother and Ezra and Porsche too.

no, they talked about beasts. He told me there were so many beasts that most of the troops except for him and Roger fought against even though Ash had the most magic they didn't want to risk him out there. I agreed he'd be useful for the rest of the battles told me about times but he'd be just stubborn to go out there if he wasn't told not to that's the only other difference between us. I probably wouldn't have it took a lot of convincing from Luther. He told me his brother had to convince me not to go all the time he told me not and I listened because I trust him now, I told him he shouldn't either but he said I had to he told me it was a tough battle. There were hundreds of them all kinds of evil creatures like acid, spiders turkeys basil other creepy things wild boars, and all kinds of creepy, ugly things to fight against I told him to be careful. He said he will. I won't go out there because I have you to fight for and I don't wanna lose. I don't wanna die too soon. You tell me how much he's counting down the minutes before he sees me again he isn't gonna kill Lucy. He's gonna fight her before he comes back and a lot of them a lot of them will fall back to the garden soon after Evelyn after Evelyn and grandmother, he told me after Evelyn and Alexis take on Lucy. They'll come back here. you'll have your grandmother and grandfather and Evelyn and Ezra come back. Ash said he told me they'll come back and help. They'll come back here and keep an eye on you my beautiful pet. They will make sure nothing happens to the gardens. I'll be happy that grandmother and Evelyn and Ezra will be back and grandfather too, they'll be back. That'll be nice. Things will be a little more normal around here Miss, grandmother, grandfather, and Evelyn.

even though my aunt and her family and trips are here, and my cousin is still not the same Ash told me that everyone will fall back at a time once they get here that would be great. That'll make me happy and then soon my love will be here too and the team might come earlier than most of the groups and then along with Evelyn and the other some of the masters who don't have opposites will probably come back as well, but they probably want to take Ashli. I mean, taking up their spots on the council, beating them up for being controlled, even though we're just a handful they're still a good bunch of us. Left enough to start a world over again. That'll be nice. It's gonna be epic when everyone returns and our world is saved. They will have to figure out how we're gonna rebuild the guild and everything.

that'll be nice too our road will be back to somewhat normal, even though most of us physically will not be normal again with age we have matured and our generations after us will be the same. They will hear stories about how we defeated the evil Lucy overlord and destroyed her, and reset everything afterward, and my evil witch of a sister was killed, and Luther will be even more of a hero more than a hero than he ever been but Ashli, the others will be too heroes of Valencia. I won't be a hero though. I guess I'll be too. I'll reset the time that would be nice.

The most wonderful time of our lives afterward I went to sleep after I got off the talking to my love after all his adventures. I was tired too. I did a lot too. I had chores to do all day. I couldn't sit around all day. I had chores to do I had to take care of the animals who didn't go, and I had to weed the garden and prune them, grandmother taught me. I also had to feed and water the pups and help them go. In the bathroom, Helena and mother are in the kitchen. I talked with Queen Jane and her family and my cousin. I did a lot too. I told him all that I had done which wasn't as much as what he had done or what he was going to do.

but I guess it's just as important I didn't think of all the things I did to help and save Luther and all that bringing him back to health bringing him back to normal. I help save the hero of Valencia. I saved him from being a baby that was just as important Alisha is now saved at least in that way.

after I cut off, I laid down in my bed. It was cold and empty without him next to me, but I told him I'd hold the Muffy doll in my arms to sleep. I told him I'd do that curled up and went to sleep thinking about my love, holding me and kissing me making love I miss it so much, if I'm not sleeping with my doll sometimes I'm sleeping with my wasp Mary sometimes she'll come up and lay next to me. I told her she'll leave a lot of Wolf prep here, but I'll clean it later lay at the foot of our bed and wine I would get up and stretch him behind the ears, but I told him there's no room for two of us up here for three he has his toy muffin as well. Mine too.

this wasn't the first night I was alone without him. I spent several nights and I can do this. I'm a big girl. I am 16. I can wait patiently for my love to return.

But the dream I had, wasn't peaceful, even though I was thinking about my love it changed quickly. I dream that the whole camp was torched and burned, but I don't think that'll ever happen everyone was dead and the watch didn't work, even though this probably would never happen, I know my love will return home safely for real, even though that even the hero of Valencia was dead the hero of Valencia dead and two Luther everyone was dead. No one was left to keep me safe and then I had to face my sister alone.

and at the villains have taken over everything I know that ain't true though I know that ain't gonna happen, but it was just a dream I was having as restless tonight, restless, knowing that my love was vulnerable somewhere that's probably why I was thinking about it even though Peter was done with me. He might not be if if Ash never lived if he dies in this war course if that's the case then I'll kill myself to join him.

I'd be the prize of war trophy spoils of the war that's what I would be.

and my dream right now that's what I felt like everyone was dead and I was all alone. The people in the gardens were still somewhat alive, but they couldn't keep me safe. My sister still had her magic obviously at her magic torture me in my sleep. She wasn't weak in that way at least.

tell me everyone was dead and then I was hers now and Peters too even more so Peter he touched himself. It's time for my victory feast Ashli he said he was hungry. Doesn't hear he isn't. He's dead now I'm ready for me. I can eat you one I don't know how I'm gonna have you tonight, I missed your girls. I missed your body dear one I miss you. Have you missed me being inside? I miss tickling inside you. Let's have a tickle fight tickle. I am a spell your worst spell nightmare. I'm a curse to you, my dear. Tell me, Ashli, how do you like to be with me? I don't like it at all Your sweetie Ash ain't coming back for you Dad. I have one. Your sister has one and you are mine. I wanna be in you now. I can't save you. Can't bring him back.

you're a fool, my dear fool is your guy to him I will kill you tonight. You will die one and you will join him. Yes, I will have sex with you and then I'll drop your dead body next to him two lovers dead forever.

I will kill him in reality. He will die. Ashli Luther won't allow it. He'll die too. Everyone will die.

Except for those who can live forever, I won't be able to kill them.

I said Levitas your powers are weak Ashli. He said even if you do have your magic, you cannot defeat me you can't you're weak young one your weak you're helpless there's no way you can win.

This isn't real. This is a figment of my imagination. This is a dream. I said a nightmare I must think of Ash, that's what I should think about with the magic of my power, but thinking I did finish this mission a new vision appeared in my mind where we won, and I was in ashes, arms, everything was changed. I was no longer evil arms. I was in my arms.

that was in the arms of the man who loves me the boy we were together, and everything was wonderful happiness. Ash kissed me my heart fluttered to wrap my arms around him. He made me feel safe and protected. You don't need to worry he said again Peter is killed. I killed him with a little help from Pora.

you're safe now my love we live our lives now, darling. He said we will get married precious you and I laid my head on him. It was a dream. I knew it was. I wanted it to be real so much. I wanna be in Ashley's arms right now. I'll be home soon, I'll be home soon. I thought to myself this will be a reality. What? What did my cousin say before he left the favors in our hands we will win. He said his vision we would win this, but if he was wrong, if that happened, I would kill myself. The first one comes true I will kill myself.

I'd rather die before I become part of to be married to a spell. I was lucky that I found my love. I found my partner my opposite. I love him so much be careful, darling. I thought Ash be careful, please, and come home to me.

You brighten my day and make me feel better we will stay side-by-side when we save the world you and me and your brother and grandmother and grandfather and Evelyn and Ezra I know all of you want to take a crack-up sister kill her do so kill her dad Lucy doesn't deserve to live.

probably all our villains will also die your villains too well I hope they all die too. I woke up from my dream. I got ready for my day like I did. I'm visiting myself around the gardens and doing my chores any other day. My love was alive. I can feel him if he was dead. I wouldn't be able to feel him, play with other animals, and play hide and seek with my cousin. She was so much fun to play with at times when she wasn't busy doing anything more strategy-wise with her and the others who weren't guarding and mother and father and Helena and Julius thing is we never got to see her grow up because she was dead the same with us with ours with our as well Helena would say we're not gonna mess up the rest of it said, shaking her head no, we're not gonna miss anymore. We're gonna get another chance.

course my wedding was the only one to talk about the meeting. The wedding between 2/the first mages is gonna be taught about as well.

it's more than just marriage is the combining of two worlds a combining between Ezra and Evelyn. I did hear that Porsche has been with Ezra before and a romance, but they never really hit it off enough to buy a marriage. They've had children was one of them, Elise was one of their kids they never got close enough to have anymore and got married and had more children well now they're going to never have kids, but they will be together mother and Helena and Julius and father and Kane and Karen their wedding was also being taught about Kane and Karen's wedding. A combining of two families I'll be combining to marry my Swedish as well it's gonna be interesting won't it so many weddings being talked about so many plans for the new world of Valencia, one world one unity under everything everything will be combined. Everything will be one. Everything will be fine again we'll get our happily ever after. Won't we I asked my parents and Miss Helena and Julius they nodded so did Kane and Karen as well as Queen Jane my aunt and mother and my cousin also agreed.

so did my counterpart I did talk to them from time to time when I wasn't talking to my love I was talking to my counterpart and they would agree as well. Our worlds are gonna be one. My counterpart was happy that they got to talk to my love, and they got to meet my love and his counterpart, it's gonna be amazing when things get changed again we have love, peace joy everything we want true peace I mean I'll probably be criminals and things like that with the new generation, but hopefully nothing any worse than what we've had before.

we have everything my sister will be dealt with her goons will be dealt with and will have everything.

let's hope she falls far and hard, and I hope it hurts badly and I hope when Luther kills her, he tortures her badly. He ain't gonna let her live. I heard that he's the type that would normally be, but not for someone like her. She will be tortured to death, everyone has a chance to fight her obviously, she will be tortured. That will be nice.

I heard Luther can torture the people he has, but I heard those who do him wrong and us wrong. His loved ones. He will torture usually never Philly killing them but this time he'll have no choice. He has no choice but to torture and kill them.

this is war after all, and our enemy shall fall.

I started thinking about that while I walked through the gardens all my chores were done and I just took a walk with my family. What else are we supposed to do? They asked me if I could sleep OK last night and I told him not at first I told him about what happened in the vision I had of everyone's death, that ain't gonna happen. Helena said we're all gonna live Mother reassured me. Yes, we will be fine. Your grandmother will make sure everyone lives there. She'll make sure that I know that I told him about the second dream during the first one though about me being attached to Peter and all that, and then the second dream where everyone lived, and I was happy, that's the one I had to focus on.

and I just need to keep practicing my magic. That'll keep me occupied too. It'll keep me occupied and keep my mind working well that'll help I guess.

I won't give up. I'll make Ash proud of me. I know he'll be proud of me. He'll be proud that I have done this. He'll be proud that I have taken care of myself, and I will talk to him every day and that'll make me feel better too, knowing he is still alive.

that he and Luther are still alive and they'll fill me with hope and joy and when he comes home, I will wrap my arms around him and kiss him. That is what I will do. I'll wait for his return. That's the best for everyone the best for me.

I won't give up. I will persevere. I won't let my sadness bring me down and I'll hang out with all the non-magical people and people who've already fought grandmother and grandfather and Evelyn and Ezra will be home sooner than we think. I know they will be they probably be home when Ash gets here cause Ash would probably want to stay and see Lucy fall. They probably all would, they might stay a long time I don't know, but we'll see.

but I know I won't give up and I'll wait patiently. That is what I will do because I am Ashli Timecrest and I don't give up.

I am stubborn and I will do whatever it takes whatever it takes and that's how it will be for me and everyone else I will make sure everyone else perseveres too. I'll be there, Reyna sunshine, which I am the rain of sunshine. I will hold on because that's what we do.

ending here I know this was a great chapter for Ashli. I hope you enjoy it. Chapter 55 will be the same. We're gonna do at least a couple of chapters here here in the gardens just to round out this story. We had two chapters on the war on just the battles now we're just focusing on what Ashli is up to and her perseverance and hanging out with other people and then we jump right into the next part part 11 I mean part 12 I mean sorry the continuous fighting will continue and then part 13 will end this whole deal. I hope you stay tuned for Lucy's fall soon, but also the last chapter of just Ashli doing things and hanging out and chilling for a bit I think that's what we need to run out this chapter before we jump right into more action. Don't you think the next part will be all about bloody warring and fighting even more and fighting opposites and all that good stuff that you've been waiting for, the first another at least slow down the chapter for a bit. See you then. See you in chapter 55.

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