[Viewer Discretion Is Advised.]
Turning our gaze, we saw Headmaster Danny entering the enclosure with nine other Headmaster Lights.
"Evening is approaching. It's almost time for the execution to begin," Danny informed me as he remained imperturbably mellow about it.
Deep pain aches in my heart like tiny pins and needles upon taking note of his announcement. "This... is happening," I whispered as I am enveloped in a veil of dismay that shrouded my heart.
Despite Kai's efforts to save me, it ultimately seemed too late.
"I promise it will be done quickly and painlessly," Danny swore, though his words offered me little to none solace.
Out of curiosity, I inquired as my voice carried out softly, "Who is doing the execution?"
"I will be your executioner," Danny confirmed. "But before we proceed, I must know if you wish for me to detain your unborn vamp babies or leave them awake?"
"What kind of question is that?" I spat in anger, and Aaron gently grasped my hand into his.
"Allow me a few last minutes with her, please?" Aaron pleaded.
"You have ten minutes. Use them wisely to convey your final wishes. A decision must be made for your unborn vamp babies," Danny adamantly asserted, utterly cold in his manner and avoidant of any emotions.
To offer me my last moment of peace before the specter of death awaited me, Danny and his fellow Lights departed with the guards trailing behind them. In the serenity of silence that followed, I yearned to cry my heart out, yet I didn't shed any tears. Not even one teardrop graced my face. Instead, I remained transfixed on the tiny flutters of life growing inside my womb.
"What should I do?" I whispered, my hand caressing a gentle stroke on the curve of my pregnancy as I sought Aaron's guidance.
In response to the tenderness of my touch, one of them kicked beneath my hand, and a smile warmed my complexion.
Despite the moment of happiness within my spirit, a poignant cloud of grave melancholy loomed over my heart. In the next ten minutes, my time on Earth will come to an end, while the precious lives that fluttered in my womb have yet to bloom. In these final minutes, I summoned all my strength for my precious babies. While my breath proceeded to fill me with life, I mustered whatever willpower remained to ensure my babies sensed no pain or sorrow from me.
"The gentlest approach would be to detain them," Aaron whispered as his voice showered like a gentle mist in the spring. "Leaving them awake would only prolong their suffering, and they would mourn for you."
"I don't want them to mourn for me. I'll let Danny detain them. After I'm gone, please have Rome obliterate any memory of me. Take them to Veronica to carry them. She'll help Kai raise them." I decided, battling the urge to shed my tears.
Aaron enveloped me in his arms.
"I won't leave without them," he whispered, holding me closer.
"Please, tell Kai I love him. Tell him to raise our babies with his family's support. Don't let him give up. Make sure he knows it's not his fault— I know he did everything he could to save me," I murmured, squeezing my grasp tighter as I mentally embraced the reality of my upcoming demise.
Resting his hand on the back of my head, "I'll make sure he understands," Uncle Aaron promised as he pressed a kiss to my temple.
Within ten minutes, Danny returned and instructed the guard to unlock the cell.
"May I please have a second alone with my babies? I wish to soothe them to sleep before my execution," I made my final request while holding a hand on my round belly.
I couldn't bear the concept of my unborn triplets experiencing the final beats of my heart or sensing my breath fading before Danny would detain them.
"Of course," Danny agreed, escorting me and Aaron outside the cell room.
Once the bathroom door closed behind me, I moved with gentle steps while my hands cradled my belly. "I won't have the chance to meet you three, but always remember I've fallen in love with all three of you since the day I learned of your existence. In some form, I'll always be watching over each of you," I cooed, softly rocking them with each step.
I continued until I felt the last of their gentle kicks and movements drifting away. Once I knew they were asleep, I walked back out and saw Danny patiently waiting for me with Aaron.
"Shall we get started?" Danny asked in a neutral tone as if seeking for my approval.
"First, tell me why you feel it's the best decision to have me executed, then I'll be ready," I demanded, keeping my tone calm to avoid disturbing my unborn babies.
As a mother, I felt entitled to know why my babies must grow up without having me in their lives.
"Give me your hand and see for yourself," Danny offered, extending his hand for me to take it, and so I did.
A sudden vision emerged before my eyes. Heaps of dead human bodies scattered in whichever direction I peered, and fire engulfed the surrounding hilltops above them. As I glanced to the left, I witnessed the mirage of myself knelt on the ground. Cradled in my grasp was a small child, while my lips seemed to be pressed on his neck, though I couldn't tell as my hair veiled the small boy.
Gently, I rest the lifeless child on the ground beside the others, my face rising in view. A ruby glow shimmered in my eyes while my long blonde hair, framing the outline of my face, clung to the damp blood that coated my mouth and trailed down past my chin. Transformed into a vampiress, I evolved into an ethereal beauty. Any imperfections in my features erased completely. Even dazzling in my usual black pants and captivating corset top, my slender figure exuded an aura of perfection.
Poised with a graceful movement, I rose to my full height without a trace of remorse that I may have just consumed a child, though I wasn't certain if I did. My heart tensed at the possibility as the vision withered from my sight.
"What have you shown me?" I inquired, releasing Danny's hand.
"A vision of yourself as a vampiress. Just like the other three prophecies, you'll be twisted and evil," Danny revealed, his voice cold as ice.
Staunchly defending me to the fullest, Uncle Aaron hissed, "You can't predict that!"
"My visions reveal the heartless vampiress she'll evolve into if she transformed to one," Danny adamantly asserted, leaving no room for argument or debate.
Yet, Aaron persisted otherwise, "You only receive glimpses of the future, not the whole story!"
"I see enough to determine humanity would be better off without her existence," Danny asserted, not even showing the tiniest morsel of sympathy for me.
"If that's your belief, shall we proceed with the execution?" I affirmed, allowing God to do what he deemed best suited for me.
This is what Danny meant when he once stated, I've done "nothing yet."
Once, I feared becoming a blood-lusting monster, but after my coma, I no longer dwelled on it. My relationship with Kai had grown stronger and overshadowed most of my worries. Over humanity's cruelty, Kai and our babies showed me the true meaning of love. In these final moments, my babies' well-being is what matters more to me than the fear of becoming a killer.
Besides, I wasn't certain what I believed or thought. Danny's vision
wasn't clear enough for me to assume anything. It didn't show me slaughtering anyone, so I couldn't say whether I had eaten that child or not. Perhaps the child died in my arms or had already perished before my arrival. All I knew was that something catastrophic had unfolded for those humans to perish on a world that wasn't even Earth.