Aaliyah(Disbelief): J- Jason?
Aaliyah Removes Her Arm From Through Jason's Chest With His Now Destroyed Heart No Longer Beating…
Grand Elder(Serious): That Was My Ephemeral Puppet Technique!
The Grand Elder's Technique Ephemeral Puppet Technique Allows Him To Control The Bodies Of Those He Comes In Contact With Through A Binding Spell, In This Case…
The Grand Elder Had Placed This Spell Onto Aaliyah When She Was Fifteen As Siba The Seer Had Already Foreseen The Current Events And Had Informed Him Of Them.
He Performed This Technique On Aaliyah To Force Her To Kill Jason As She Would Not Let Him Get Close To Jason…
Grand Elder(Ominous): Extermination Complete!
Aaliyah Looks Down, Her Face Stained With The Blood Of Her Own Child Who's Life She Had Unwillingly Taken…
Her Hands Begin Trembling As Rain Begins To Pour Down In The Night Sky With Thunderclouds Forming…
Jason's Blood Pouring Down Her Arms, Shock And Disbelief Washed Over Her Face In Waves, Each One Threatening To Drown Her Soul In A Sea Of Despair.
Aaliyah(Voice Cracking/Sobbing): J- Jason?
Aaliyah Falls To Her Knees As She Places Her Trembling Hands On Jason's Lifeless Body As She Touches His Cold Face.
The Tears Streaming Down Her Cheeks Drops Onto Jason's Cold Cheeks As Aaliyah Shakes Jason's Body In Attempts To Wake Him Up…
Aaliyah(Denial/Crying): Jason, Jason wake up, Wake Up Please!
Aaliyah(Shouting): Jason, I'm Sorry, Please Wake Up!
Aaliyah(Crying): Oh God, What Have I Done!!!
Aaliyah's Heart Begins Pounding Through Her Chest, Her Heart Beat Cancelling Out All The Noise Around Her.
Suddenly She Begins Breathing Heavily, Her Heart Shattering Into A Million Pieces With Every Ragged Breath She Took.
The Rain And Thunder Intensifies, Symbolizing The Storm Raging Inside Aaliyah's Heart. She Feels A Crushing Weight On Her Chest, As If The Universe Itself Is Collapsing Around Her…
With Each Sob She Feels The Pain Of Loss Tearing Her Apart From Within.
Aaliyah(Desperate): No… No, This Can't Be Happening! Jason, Please…
She Clutches His Lifeless Body Close To Her Chest, Unable To Accept The Reality Of What She's Done, Her Mind Races, Searching Desperately For A Way To Turn Back Time, To Undo The Irreversible Act That Has Shattered Her World.
But The Rain Continues To Fall As The Rain Drops That Fall On Her Face Begin To Make Her Skin Itch As Her Skin Begins To Feel As It's Getting Tighter!
Aaliyah(Whispering): I'm So Sorry Jason!
Aaliyah's Breathing Then Begins To Get Increasingly Difficult As She Passes Out With Jason In Her Arms While The Grand Elder Walks Off…
Meanwhile Back Inside Selene's Void After Aria Appears And Lands What Seem's To Be A Fatal Blow On Adira…
Adira(Serious): Sneaky One Aren't Ya?
Aria Then Backs Away Next To Selene As The Two Prepare For A Difficult Battle…
Aria(Serious): Selene Back Me Up, We'll Go On The Offense And Pressure Her!
Selene(Nodding): Fine By Me!
Selene Then Releases Her Void Manifestation As The Three Are Then Brought Back To The Real World.
Aria(Surprised/Confused): ?!
Selene(Surprised/Confused): ?!
Selene And Aria Then Drop Their Guard As The Begin Sensing Jason's Life Force Fading Away…
Selene(Teary Eyed): Jason, N- No!
A Portal Then Opens Up Next To Adira As Deimos Steps Out Of It…
Deimos(Confident): The Golden Age Of Sorcery Has Now Finally Returned.
Adira(Questioning): Alright I've Helped You With Your Goal, Now You Will Leave Me To My Own!
Deimos(Ominously): Unfortunately, My Goal Is Only Half Complete!
Deimos(Ominously): Let's Go Adira, We Have Important Matters To Attend To.
Adira(Annoyed): But, What About Them? I Still Plan To Kill Them With Or Without You Deimos?!
Deimos(Mysteriously): No Not Yet, We Still Need Them Alive For The Second Phase Of My Plan!
Adira(Annoyed): But If We Don't Kill Them Now Then In The Future Your Goal Will Be Almost Unachievable!
Adira(Annoyed): I'm Killing These Two Now!
As Adira Begins To Charge Up A Swirling Vortex Of Divine Energy A New Hero Appears On The Scene…
Aria(Shocked): Mom!
Athena(Serious): Hey Sweetie.
Athena(Greeting): Selene!
Selene(Focused): Athena!
Deimos Then Grabs Adira And Hops Through The Portal Which Allows Them To Escape…
Aria(Questioning): Mom, What's Going On Over There???
Athena(Serious): Malum's Vessel, Has been Killed!
Aria's Eyes Widen In Disbelief As She Struggles To Mutter Up Any Words…
Aria(Disbelief): I- I Don't Believe You.
Athena(Reassuring): Ari-
Aria(Denial): I- I Can Still Save Him.
Aria Then Turns Around With A Unreadable Expression On Her Face…
Aria(In Shock): Selene, We Need To Go Help Jason.
Selene(Confused): What's Wrong With Him?!
Aria(In Shock): We Need To Hurry!
Aria Then Opens A Portal To Where Jason And Aaliyah Are As They See Jason's Lifeless Form Lying In Aaliyah's Arms As She Is Unconscious.
Selene's Eyes Widen As The Feel Of The Air Around Them Shifts To An Unsettling/Eerie Atmosphere As Everything Gets Quiet Around.
Selene And Aria Then Run Straight Toward Jason As Tears Start Pouring Out Of Their Eyes.
Aria Then Places Her Hands Over Jason's Lifeless Body In Attempt To Revive Him…
Aria(In Denial/Crying): Jason, Wake Up!
As Aria Pours All Of Her Energy Into Her Healing Magic But Not Even A Flicker Of Life Appears In Jason's Body.
Aria(Softly/Crying): jason, why aren't you waking up?!
Selene's Face Has A Mix Of Sadness And Pain With Also A Sense Of Anger.
She Places Her Hands Over Aria's Hands And Slowly Pulls Them Away.
Aria(Confused): What Are You Doing, I Know I Can Save Him.
Selene(Softly): Aria Stop It, He's-
Selene(Softly/Sobbing): He's Dead, We Need To Accept It.
Aria(Whispering/Crying): No… I Can't… I Won't!
Aria And Even Selene Struggle To Accept The Death Of The One Closest To Them But Deep Down, They Both Know The Truth.
Jason's Soul Had Departed, Leaving Behind Only Memories Of Laughter And Love, While Selene And Aria Place Their Hands On Jason's Cheeks As They Feel Very Cold And Stiff.
Their Tears Resonate With The Pouring Rain Going Down Their Faces And Onto Jason's Cheeks.
To Be Continued In Chapter 74, The Finale…