Meet me on the battlefield
Even on the darkest night
I will be your sword and shield,
Your camouflage
And you will be mine

Malice only hesitated for a second, then she turned around and stormed off, down the hill and back towards the battlefield.

Towards Cara.

It was hard to reach her, the battle was even harder than before, everyone knew the price of losing.

When a soldier from her camp fell down next to her feet, his throat cut, she couldn't help it and killed the other guy with a hard rush of magic.
He fell over the body of the man he had just killed.

Malice turned away from the scenery and realized that Cara was only some steps further - as if she tried to reach her, too...

Before Malice could finish the thought, some kind of a ball hit her side and threw her to the ground.

She tried to get up again which was quite easy because all the "normal" soldiers were backing away in order to get out of the firing line.

"How wonderful. The only time they don't kill each other without asking, is, when two magicians shoot at each other with magical balls. Then they rather watch. That's fantastic", Malice thought with an ironic tone.

But then she had to concentrate on Cara again, who had started smashing magic against her again.

Malice's built a protective wall and forced Cara back.

She could feel the energy of their magical attacks in the air, on her skin, and had to close her eyes.

With a last push of magic she threw Cara to the ground. A part of the energy was gone so Malice opened her eyes and saw Cara, laying on the ground, shaking.

With a little distance between them she held her down.

The people around them were shouting, Cara's side because of anger, her side with joy.

She heard people shout at her:"Kill her! End it!"

And Malice tried.

She really did but she wasn't able to do anything else than stare at the helpless woman at her feed, the woman she had loved once, no matter what the law said.

The woman she still loved and always would love no matter what.

But before she could make a decision, some men from her side grabbed her arms and pulled her backwards, murmuring reassuringly.

And other soldiers grabbed Cara's arms, made her rise to her knees, then taking a step back, the swords still pointing towards Cara.

Malice saw her brother, making his way through the crowd, their father behind him.

The king stayed close to the circle of men, her brother took a step forward, raised bow and arrow and aimed at Cara.

With a cold smile he let the arrow fly, Cara stared at it and it fell to the ground.

Malice was crying while staring at the scenery but the other men still held her back.

The soldiers forced Cara to bow her head, Malice' brother aimed again, this time he looked angry.

And with the last bit of magic she had, Malice pushed her guards back and ran back to Cara.

It didn't even hurt when the arrow went into her chest and was lodged right in her heart.

She fell to the ground, everyone was screaming and running around in total chaos.

Cara was shouting at her, pulling her closer and shaking her body.

Malice raised her hand and touched her cheek gently.
"I love you. I always have."

And with a slight smile on her face she closed her eyes and took a last, deep breath...