"You cannot do this"

"My fire burns bright."

"Until it goes out."

"It won't"

-

The ancient winds shift and change

And I launch myself into the air

A familiar hum of magic flowing through me

The storm flickers all around me

-

The center of the darkness

A swirling cloud

And shadowed behind it

The source of the pain

-

Our lands have been ruined

The fires broken

The light extinguished

By the power that resides here

-

My fire is strong

But I have to admit

Can I really do this?

The darkness is wide

-

I step on the wind

As it carries me forward

To my destiny

And my doom.

-

But as darkness grows in power

Light grows to match

And so as I strike

I feel fire fill me

-

Magic fills my blood

Down to the smallest parts of me

I can hold no more

I flicker on the edge of death

-

Then the serpent fights back

A shape of pure death

He forgets,

That the storm gives both our power

-

The fire is hot

Burning bright

And I strike

Perhaps, is this it?

-

No, the darkness is strong

But light its equal

This I know now

Because of the power

-

I didn't recognize it at first

I do now

The goddess, asleep

Has given me her power.

-

The shadow strikes

But I put up my shield

Light crashing in the storm

Thunder crashing, Wind howling

-

>You are strong<

The darkness whispers

>Who are you<

>The goddess's champion?!<

-

The serpent raises its head

Afraid now of my power

>The goddess is chained<

>Bound beneath the abyss<

-

>But, if she can come forth<

>Then this will be a worthy battle!<

The darkness laughs

Filling my head

-

We float in the storm

As a battle rages

Storm to ocean

Light to dark.

-

The crashing of the waves beneath me

Suddenly gives me an idea

And as the shadow takes a human form

I carry him downward

-

The sea tosses and turn

Raw magic is twisting it

Changing it

It fights for its life

-

We dive below the waves

Into the ocean's depths

Fighting for what seems like eternity

Causing the ocean to shake

-

And then he rises again into the sky

Above us, a new fight has arrived

The goddess's servants

And the Serpent's slaves

-

Demons, Devils

The screams pierce my ears

But on the other side

Stand Angels, and the Fae

-

So now three battles are raging

The sea and sky

Demons and Angels

The serpent and me

-

My magical reserves are waning

Exhaustion fills every part of me

The serpent knows it

He taunts me

-

>So much power wasted<

>This is all the goddess can give<

We fight above the clouds

Below the stars above

-

On a plane of our own making

A glowing sphere of light

Below I can see the battles raging

Lighting strikes through the sky.

-

I am so tired

I want to lay down and rest

I cannot fight much longer

>Then don't<

-

The battle rages

It is violent, dangerous.

How much longer,

Can I stand the fire?

-

Even if I had more magic,

It is burning so strong.

It hurts to draw any more

Even though it heals me as well

-

I remember a long time ago

I heard a story

When you draw too much magic

It will kill you.

-

I have no where to go

I'm trapped in a cage of my own making

If I surrender, he will take over

I cannot do this anymore.

-

What can I do but sit here?

Fighting for my life?

There is another option...

And I give the magic up.

-

In one final blow

I turn away from the fight

And release the goddess's magic

Severing her chains

-

But now my magic is done

And I fall from the sky.

The waves rock me back and forth

In this storm of power.

-

I am burning

Despite being underwater

My magic is killing me

Perhaps... Perhaps it is time

-

And I have made my choice

A choice granted to us long ago

And the final magic burning in my body

Releases me

-

And through the storm

A lone bird flies

No more magic runs through its veins

But it is perhaps better this way

-

And the storm swirls above

Until it is quelled

Slowly, the sun returns

And peace comes again.