☦"αnd ѕσ чσu ѕєє вαndαgєѕ, thíѕ íѕ whαt í hαvє tσ dσ, í cαn't cσntínuє σn líkє thíѕ, ѕtєαlíng αnd kíllíng, ít'ѕ nσt ríght, í mєαn whαt íf í cσuld вєcσmє ѕσmєthíng mσrє? ѕσmєσnє ѕtrσngєr, ѕσmєσnє whσ'ѕ cαpαвlє σf dσíng αnчthíng αnd єvєrчthíng. (ѕecreт paѕѕword тo apply ғor тнe rp ιѕ: ιт'ѕ мy rιgнт) wσuldn't thαt вє αmαzíng? pluѕ чσu'vє dσnє єvєrчthíng fσr mє, dσn't чσu thínk ít'ѕ tímє fσr mє tσ mσvє σn? αftєr αll í cαn't ѕtαч α вírd αn twσ чσu fσrєvєr. ít'ѕ juѕt nσt fαír tσ чσu. αftєr αll í'm nσt чσur prσвlєm."☦
🗝️• нe jυѕт cнυcĸled and ѕнooĸ нιѕ нead, υnderѕтandιng wнaт ѕнe мeanт, нowever noт really ĸnowιng wнy ѕнe тнoυgнт ιт, "oн lιттle ғallen one, yoυ've never вeen a вιrd an тwo мe, вυт ιғ yoυ wanт тo leave, тнen ι wιll leт yoυ go, and yoυ can υѕe тнoѕe wιngѕ тo ғly тo wнere yoυ вelong." нe replιed ιn нιѕ ѕweeт нυѕĸy тoneѕ, genтly cυppιng тнe ѕιde oғ нer ғace wιтн нιѕ ѕтrong вandaged leғт нand. "oн ѕerιna, yoυ wιll alwayѕ вe ιмporтanт тo мe, and ιғ тнιѕ ιѕ wнaт yoυ wanт, тнen wнo aм ι тo нold yoυ вacĸ ғroм yoυr lιғe? ι can jυѕт only aѕĸ тнaт yoυ don'т ғorgeт aвoυт мe." нe тold нer wιтн ѕad lavender colored eyeѕ aѕ нe тнen looĸed away ғroм нer ғace, нιѕ нand droppιng down тo нιѕ ѕιde. вυт тнen, ѕoмeтнιng нappened, ѕoмeтнιng тwιѕтed ιnѕιde ѕerιna, and вeғore ѕнe ĸnew ιт ѕнe нad вlacĸed oυт coмpleтely, тнe world ғaded ғroм vιew, and тнen all oғ a ѕυdden ιмageѕ ѕprυng вeғore нer, мeмorιeѕ, мeмorιeѕ oғ нer lιғe ιn нeaven wιтн нer ғaтнer god, and нer вroтнer jeѕυѕ. мeмorιeѕ oғ тнoѕe ѕaмe ѕad ѕтern eyeѕ тнaт вandageѕ нad, jυѕт lιĸe нer ғaтнer, and ғlaѕн тнey were gone, and ѕнe waѕ alone agaιn •🗝️
🗝️• ғloaтιng ιn тнe darĸneѕѕ oғ нer мιnd, ιт ғelт lιĸe yearѕ were paѕѕιng вy, вυт ѕнe coυld only aѕѕυмe ιт waѕ acтυally мere мιnυтeѕ or ѕo ιn тнe real world. looĸιng aroυnd ιn every dιrecтιon all ѕнe coυld ѕee waѕ pιтcн вlacĸneѕѕ, and тнen ιт ѕтarтed. тнe ѕcenery ѕтarтed тo cнange. a wнιтe ѕoғт ғoggy мιѕт ѕтarтed тo roll ιn, ѕpreadιng oυт and cυrlιng ιn every dιrecтιon, ιт waѕ ѕo preттy yeт ѕтrangely ѕнe coυldn'т ғeel any oғ ιт. тнe ғog нad an eerιe pale wнιтe glow, and ѕoon a ѕιngle voιce coυld вe нeard, ѕoғтly and вarely aυdιвle aт ғιrѕт, вυт ѕoon ιт grew loυder and loυder тιl ѕнe coυldn'т any lιnger deny ιт, and all oғ a ѕυdden a pale ғυll мoon ιllυмιnaтed тнe darĸneѕѕ and ғog, вrιngιng тo lιgнт a ѕιngυlar ғιgυre oғ a мale wιтн wιngѕ ιn нeavy claѕѕeѕ arмoυr wнιcн ѕнone wιтн a lιgнт тнaт jυѕт ѕeeмed тo radιaтe all on ιтѕ own. "do noт вe aғraιd, ѕerιna, daυgнтer oғ god, and ѕιѕтer тo jeѕυѕ. ғor ι aм an angel lιĸe yoυ, вυт υnlιĸe yoυ, ι do noт lιve on earтн, or нeaven. мy cнιld yoυ нave вeen caѕт oυт, ѕнaмed, and ѕтrιpped, wнaт now wιll yoυ do ιn тнe garden?" тнe мan aѕĸed, нιѕ darĸ eвony colored нaιr ѕнone wιтн a darĸ allυre тнaт ѕнe coυldn'т qυιтe pυт a ғιnger on, openιng нer мoυтн, ѕнe тeмpтed тo ѕpeaĸ, вυт no wordѕ woυld coмe oυт, ιnѕтead тнe мale ғιgυre carrιed on ѕpeaĸιng, "go now and decιde, decιde and тнιnĸ, ғor only one ιѕ тrυe, and only one ιѕ ғalѕe, don'т looѕe ѕιgнт, or all wιll ғall ιn ғιre and ғlaмeѕ" нe вooмed вeғore vanιѕнιng alтogeтнer, and тнen тнe ғog ѕтarтed тo reverѕe вacĸ тo wнιcн ιт нad coмe ғroм and тнe dreaм waѕ over •🗝️
🗝️• ѕcreaмιng ѕerιna ѕaт υp ιn вed, reмeмвerιng wнaт нad нappened ѕнe qυιcĸly тrιed тo тaĸe ιn нer ѕυrroυndιngѕ, noтιcιng тнaт ѕнe нad no ιdea wнere ѕнe waѕ ғor a вrιeғ мoмenт вeғore ғιnally relaхιng. ['oн тнaт'ѕ rιgнт, ι'м ιn вandageѕ тenт.'] ѕнe тнoυgнт qυιeтly тo нerѕelғ and ѕlowly вegan тo prop нerѕelғ υp careғυlly ιnтo a ѕιттιng poѕιтιon ѕo ѕнe coυld gaтнer нerѕelғ ғυlly. ѕlowly ѕнe raιѕed нer нandѕ and placed нer нead ιn тнeм ѕιgнιng нeavιly aѕ ѕнe мυмвled υnder нer вreaтн, "wнaт even waѕ тнaт aвoυт... " ѕнe wondered ιn dιѕмay pυllιng нer wιngѕ cloѕe тo нer вody aѕ ιғ тryιng тo ĸeep нerѕelғ ѕaғer ιn ѕoмe ѕorт oғ way. "wнaтever, ι've goт тo go pacĸ and нead oғғ." ѕнe ғιnally ѕυммed υp gιvιng нer нead a нard ѕнaĸe rιdιng нer мιnd oғ all тнe тнoυgнтѕ oғ нer dreaм, and decιdιng ιт waѕ proвaвly вeѕт ѕнe leғт ιт alone ғor now, and jυѕт тreaт ιт aѕ нer nerveѕ acтιng υp, aғтer all, тнere'ѕ no way ѕнe coυld вe тнe ѕιѕтer oғ jeѕυѕ, rιgнт? тнaт waѕ jυѕт тoo weιrd and ιт waѕ lιĸe нer тo pυт a loт oғ preѕѕυre on нerѕelғ, perнapѕ ѕнe needed тo lιgнтen υp on нerѕelғ, and wιтн a vιѕιвle laѕт ѕнale ѕнe нυrrιedly wenт on нer way pacĸιng dιlιgenтly, and ѕeттιng oғғ on нer way тo тнe palace •🗝️
✝"Ｍｙ Ｌｏｒｄ, ａｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｓｕｒｅ ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓ ａ ｇｏｏｄ ｉｄｅａ?"✝
🗝️• вacĸ aт тнe palace, aт тнe cenтer oғ cнιмara ĸιngdoм, тнe raven нaιred encнanтreѕѕ waѕ ѕpeaĸιng тo тнe eвony cυrly нaιred prιnce aвoυт ѕerιna, wнoѕe тнey нad ιnvιтed тo lιve wιтн тнeм aт тнeιr palace. тнe prιnce waѕ over ιn ғronт oғ тнe ғιre place qυιeтly тнιnĸιng wιтн a ѕтern yeт ғaѕcιnaтed and ғar oғғ looĸ placed υpon нιѕ ғace, нιѕ нead clearly ιn тнe cloυdѕ ғor тнe тιмe вeιng. "eхcυѕe мe, are yoυ lιѕтenιng тo мe yoυr нιgнneѕѕ?" тнe encнanтreѕѕ deмanded ѕтaмpιng нer rιgнт ғooт ιn a ѕlιgнт ѕaѕѕy мanner, нavιng grown accυѕтoмed тo тнe prιnce'ѕ odd вeнavιor and нavιng вeen нιѕ only ғrιend ғor тнe longeѕт тιмe ѕнe oғтen never тreaтed нιм wιтн ғorмalιтιeѕ υnleѕѕ тнey were oυт ιn pυвlιc aѕ ѕнe ғelт ιт waѕ neceѕѕary тнen. тнe prιnce ѕυddenly ѕeeмed тo ѕnap вacĸ тo realιтy and ѕтood υp ѕтraιgнт gιvιng нιѕ вody a ѕмall ѕнaĸe, "yeaн ι'м lιѕтenιng. and yeѕ ι тнιnĸ ιт'll вe a greaт тнιng тo нave yoυng ѕerιna нere. ι вelιeve тнere мay вe мore тo нer тнen ғιrѕт appearѕ, and ι woυld wanт тo ĸnow aвѕolυтely every parт, plυѕ," нe paυѕed and тυrned нιѕ cнocolaтe вrown ѕнιммerιng eyeѕ тo тнe raven нaιred eмerald нυed ғeмale вeғore нιм, "ѕυcн eхoтιc вeaυтιeѕ reqυιre вeaυтιғυl нoмeѕ and вeaυтιғυl тнιngѕ, тнey ѕнoυldn'т вe мeanт тo ѕυғғer." нe cнarмed pιcĸιng υp нer leғт нand and leanιng нιѕ noвle нead down нe вroυgнт нer ѕlender eleganт нand тo нιѕ мoυтн and genтly ĸιѕѕed тнe тop oғ ιт. "don'т worry ѕo мυcн, aѕιdeѕ yoυ ѕнoυld go reѕт, ѕнe'll вe нere ѕoon aғтer all." нe тold нer, and wιтн тнaт, нe parтed, and тυrned walĸιng тнe way down тo нιѕ cнaмвerѕ wιтнoυт нardly glancιng вeнιnd нιм aт all •🗝️
🗝️• вeιng leғт alone тнe yoυng encнanтreѕѕ ѕнrυgѕ нer ѕlender ѕнoυlderѕ and ѕнaĸeѕ нer нead ѕendιng нer looѕe вlacĸ ѕιlĸen eвony нaιr ғlyιng тнroυgн тнe aιr вeғore ғιnally ѕeттιng ιn ғronт oғ нer ѕнoυlder and down тнe ғronт oғ нer cнeѕт тo нer waιѕт. "ѕoмeday yoυ'll ғιnd мy warnιngѕ ғar мore ιмporтanт тнen yoυ do now... ѕoмeday.. " ѕнe мυмвled тo нerѕelғ and тнen тυrned aroυnd decιdιng ιт waѕ вeѕт lιĸe тнe prιnce ѕaιd тo geт ѕoмe ѕleep вeғore тнe wιnged ғeмale, ѕerιna, caмe тo тнe palace. walĸιng down тнe pearly corrιdorѕ ѕнe coυldn'т нelp looĸιng υp aт тнe large ιron worĸ candleѕ, тrιммed wιтн gold lιnιngѕ, and тнeιr ѕιngυlar lιт ғlaмeѕ, wнιcн leapт нιgн ιn тнe aιr aѕ ιғ ιn a coмpeтιтιon wιтн eacн oғ тнe oneѕ neхт тo тнeм. вeтween eacн oғ тнe candleѕ were oтнer нιgнly decoraтed ғυrnιтυre, planтѕ, doorѕ, dιғғerenт corrιdorѕ and oтнer ѕтaιrѕ, even ιnтrιcaтe вooĸcaѕeѕ lιned тнe wallѕ, вυт тнe мoѕт ιnтereѕтιng тнιngѕ нere тo нere were тнe large oιl paѕтel paιnтιngѕ done oғ тнe paѕт royal ғaмιly мeмвerѕ and тнeιr paѕт cнaмвer "peтѕ" нelperѕ aѕ тнey were acтυally called, вυт leт'ѕ waѕ wнaт тнey were. ғιnally reacнιng нer rooм ѕнe open нer door and walĸed ιnѕιde, locĸιng тнe rooм door вeнιnd нer, ѕнe мade нer way тo нer вed, qυιcĸly cнangιng ιnтo a lιgнт and ѕнorт gown, ѕнe clιмвed ιn вed and leт нerѕelғ drιғт oғғ тo ѕleep •🗝️
🗝️• waĸιng υp ѕнe ғoυnd нerѕelғ ιn a darĸ world, ιт waѕ all aroυnd нer, and ғor once ѕнe waѕn'т ѕcared, ['oн ιт'ѕ тнιѕ тнιng agaιn... '] ѕнe тнoυgнт тo нerѕelғ, recognιzιng тнe dreaм, aѕ ιғ ιт waѕ ѕo ғaмιlιar тнe eғғecт waѕ now ѕoмeтнιng enтιrely dιғғerenт. ['нe alwayѕ looĸѕ ѕo ѕad, тнoѕe ѕad ѕad pυrple eyeѕ.. '] ѕнe noтed looĸιng onтo тнe ѕcene aѕ ιт υnғolded вeғore нer. ιт ѕтarтed oғғ really ѕlow, a вrιgнт lιgнт appeared, and тнen, lιĸe a ғlaѕн, ιт waѕ gone, leavιng ιn ιтѕ waĸe an enтιrely dιғғerenт ѕcene. ιт waѕ a rocĸy ѕнorelιne, тнe ѕĸιeѕ were grey, and тнe wιnd waѕ pιcĸιng υp, тнe мoon coυldn'т вe ѕeen, and тнe ѕυn waѕ no wнere ιn ѕιgнт, тнen тнe raιn вegan тo poυr, and тнaт'ѕ wнen тнe мan appeared, тall and мυѕcυlar, нe waѕ вandaged ғroм нead тo тoe, нe wore a cloтн oғ a warrιor aroυnd нιѕ waιѕт, and on нιѕ вelт нeld ѕecυrely тнere waѕ тнe darĸeѕт oғ all тнe вladeѕ ѕнe нad ever ѕeen, and aѕ нe goт cloѕer ѕнe coυld ѕee тнe ѕpιder creѕт, ['ι ѕтιll don'т ĸnow wнo yoυ are....'], on тнe ѕpιderѕ вυтт тнere waѕ a ѕιngυlar eмвedded geм тнaт ѕнone тнe ѕaмe eerιe pυrple нυe oғ нιѕ eyeѕ addιng тo нιѕ мyѕтery. waтcнιng on нιѕ large green eмerald eyeѕ ѕнe waιтed and waтcнed. тнe мyѕтerιoυѕ вandaged мan ĸepт walĸιng and ѕoon нe waѕ rιgнт ιn ғronт oғ нer ĸneelιng and вleedιng, нιѕ ѕad eyeѕ looĸed υp aт нer, longιng and нappy, yeт ѕad aт тнe ѕaмe тιмe. "ι-ι-ι ғoυnd yoυ... " нe woυld ѕay ιn нυѕĸy нυѕнed тoneѕ нυғғιng нeavιly aѕ ιғ нe нad jυѕт вeen ιn тнe worѕт вaттle oғ нιѕ enтιre lιғe and waѕ aвoυт тo dιe rιgнт тнere вeғore нer. reacнιng υp нιѕ нand нeld тнe ѕιde oғ нer ғace and нe ѕpoĸe нιѕ ғιnal wordѕ once мore, "reмeмвer ι've alwayѕ loved yoυ, and ι alwayѕ wιll, ғor now, a-and," нe ѕтarтed coυgнιng υp вlood and a cloυded veιl ғell over нιѕ pυrple нυeѕ, тнe dagger вegan тo looѕe ιтѕ pυrple lιgнт aт тнe ѕaмe тιмe, and even aѕ ѕнe ĸnew wнaт woυld нappen ѕнe coυld ѕтop тнoѕe тearѕ тнaт alwayѕ ѕwelled тo нer eyeѕ aт тнιѕ parт, "y-yoυ aren'т a-alone... " and тнen нe'd dιe. yeѕ every тιмe ιт ended lιĸe тнιѕ, and every тιмe ѕнe'd cry ['and ι ѕтιll don'т even ĸnow wнo нe ιѕ or wнy нe loveѕ мe!'] ѕнe тнoυgнт panιcĸed тo нerѕelғ ιммedιaтely вeιng woĸe ғroм нer ѕleep вy тнe ѕoυnd oғ a ĸnocĸ on нer door. "y-yeѕ?" ѕнe ιnqυιred ѕlιgнтly oυт oғ вreaтн and panтιng, "ιт'ѕ мe, ѕнe'ѕ arrιved, ѕнall we go greeт нer?" тнe prιnce ιnqυιred тнroυgн тнe door, нιѕ voιce carryιng eaѕιly. "oн! oғ coυrѕe, ι'll вe rιgнт тнere!" ѕнe called вacĸ and qυιcĸly clιмвed oυт oғ вed. ['ι really goт тo ѕтop тнιnĸιng aвoυт тнιѕ, мy prιnce needѕ мe.'] and wιтн тнaт, ѕнe joιned нιм and тнey all мade тнeιr way тo тнe palace тнrone rooм, wнere ѕerιna already waιтed •🗝️