2/24/2020
Amory:
"Aamirah..." I whisper her name over and over, like a mantra. "Can I read the letter?" I look at my uncle waiting for his response. He turns and goes over to a bag and pulls the letter out. Walking over to me, he holds onto it tight, like he doesn't want to let go. He slowly hands it to me, and I open it and begin reading:
My dearest Aylward,
It seems my willfulness has finally gotten the best of me. I need you to know that none of this is your fault. I made a stupid, dramatic decision, that changed the fate of us all. I imagine the panic that ran through you when you woke to discover me gone. It weighs on my soul every day. I am so sorry Aylward and I love you, for always.
Once you get this, I will no longer be among the living. I tried, but I cannot prolong this anymore. The Dark King, Hadeon, kidnapped me that night. I was made to produce his heir. He will be an incredibly powerful mage and Hadeon wishes to syphon that power into himself when the baby ascends. I need you to find him, Noble Protector, and keep him safe.
Hadeon does not know the baby's true potential. I have seen it. He will be stronger than any other mage before him. He will have strong dark magic, but he will have even stronger light magic. He is the next heir of the Celestial Power.
I have spent these months casting as many protection spells on him as I could. He will be protected in the light until his eighteenth birthday. once he turns eighteen, at his ascension, he will be vulnerable to being turned dark. He needs to be away from Hadeon by then.
I am attaching a memory spell to this letter. When you find him, help him access it. He is my world and I will have left a piece of my heart behind, in him. Find him, protect him, teach him, and please tell him how much I love him. It is infinite, this love of mine for my son. I am so sorry. I will love you for always.
He will be named Amory
With all my love, Aamirah
I finish reading, tears flowing down my face, and all of a sudden, I am hit with a wall of memories.
A small woman, dark skin, like his, peridot green eyes, like his, but her hair is blonde not black. She's up against the wall, fear prominent in her mind, but she does not show it to the man raging at her.
The same petite woman, running her hands across her flat belly humming a familiar lullaby, his song.
More memories of her cradling her ever growing belly, rocking and singing him her lullaby.
Her casting protection spell after protection spell, every day. Praying it will be enough to keep him safe.
Now it's the last memory, I can feel how final it is:
"Please, Hadeon, please let me hold him for just a few minutes! Ahhh!
Hadeon, what is a few minutes, when you have his whole life?! please?!?!"
"Alright! Yes, you can have your precious few moments, then he is mine!"
My loud cries are filling the air now. Hadeon has the doctor check me out, then they leave me with her for a few minutes. She pours every ounce of love she has out on me. With every kiss and every hug is another protection spell cast. She sings me our lullaby and watches as I calm down, wrapped in her embrace, falling asleep with a gurgle of contentment.
She has enough life force for one more large protection spell. she is running out of time, so with another soft kiss on my forehead, she whispers the spell. she is fading away from me as she gently lays me on the bed.
"I will love you for always, Amory." she fades away.
I am on the ground, sobs tearing through my body. Haven comes to me and wraps his arms around me but I am inconsolable. Every moment she had with me was nothing but love, pure love, even under the circumstances. All that was taken away and now I am left to grieve. Grieve for a mother that loved me enough to die protecting me, grieving the loss of a childhood raised around that unconditional love. grieving for time lost with my family that loves me, like Aylward.
Aylward comes and sits down in front of me and just opens his arms. No further invitation is needed. I feel myself being wrapped in my uncle’s arms, while we both comfort each other. Haven gets up quietly and leaves to give us the time we need to console each other. I hear Aylward softly hum my mother's lullaby while holding me, rocking side to side, and for the first time that I can remember, I fall asleep knowing I am loved and wanted.
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