Revenge, and A Little Bit More

Chapter Thirty Three: Glass Heart

Alcina regained consciousness slowly, her vision blurred and a sharp pain in her head. She eventually spotted Karl viciously fighting with Lilith, hovering on a piece of metal of some sort, as he shot sharp pieces of metal at her. The sound of wings fluttering caught her attention, and as she looked up, hundreds of crows were surrounding them.

"Lilith! Fuck! Snap out of it!!" Karl screamed as he narrowly missed Lilith's huge hand clawing at him. Alcina attempted to get up, but quickly fell to her knees. She looked up at Lilith, defeated and saw her get impaled by pieces of metal. Lilith stepped back in pain, looking down at her abdomen as the blood oozed out. Alcina suddenly shot up and ran to her love, to help her, the mere idea of living without her was something Alcina dreaded. She grabbed Lilith's skeletal face, trying to get her to hold stil, to look into her eyes.

"Lilith-" she began, but the tears threatening her made her choke on her words. She cleared her throat and sniffed, and tried again.

"Lilith, please my love. Look into my eyes." her voice cracked as the tears flowed from her golden eyes. Lilith just looked at her, almost as if she was looking through Alcina, and said nothing. Her lifeless eyes then focused on Alcina, as a heartbroken cry came from the giant skeletal woman.

"You... You injected me... The mold... You broke... M-my heart. How c-could you betray me like that..?" Lilith's voice was absent, replaced by a deep, wailing female voice. Alcina's body ran ice cold, as she realized what Miranda has done. She gently pulled Lilith's face closer to hers, placing an incredibly soft kiss on her lips.

"That's a lie... Lilith, she lied to you! I... I would never do that to you! I DID NOT INJECT YOU!!" her heart broke, hearing that the love of her life believes what Miranda has told her. She kept fighting though, fighting for her love. A deep growl came from Lilith, her lifeless stare scared Alcina, to the point where she let go of her face. She stepped back as her hand reached up and covered her mouth, shocked by the look Lilith gave her. Quicker than Alcina could react, Lilith clawed at her, ripping her dress and leaving three deep cuts over her chest. Alcina fell to the ground, as Karl ran towards her. Lilith easily swatted him away, sending him tumbling to the ground.

"My Lilith..." Alcina cried, defeated, reaching up to Lilith's cheek once again, frowning as she saw tears forming in the witch's eyes. Lilith's pupils dilated, slowly becoming green once more, once she spotted her claim mark on Alcina's chest, resting between two of the cuts on her chest. Karl jumped up again and ran at Lilith with his hammer, huffing in pain from his broken ribs. The skeleton slowly leaned into Alcina's hand on her cheek, wailing once again.

"M-my love?" Lilith spoke, the deep voice cracked, coming out hoarse from all her screaming. Alcina quickly lifted her hand to show Karl to stop. He stopped, skidding to a halt, almost falling to his knees with relief. Alcina's relief was quickly replaced by anger, as her eyes caught something moving behind Lilith. She immediately pulled Lilith into her embrace, closer to her and further from the danger behind her. A spider-like appendage stabbed through both Alcina and Lilith, through the witch's shoulder and through Alcina's ribs. At the same time, their wounds were mirrored, a wound formed on Lilith's ribs and Alcina's shoulder. They both screamed in agony, hugging each other closer as the pain surged through them. Karl ran up and crushed the limb with his hammer, ripping it from Miranda's body completely. She screeched an ear-piercing scream and recoiled, leaving the lovers stuck together as the limb connected them in agony. Both women gasped for air as tears of pain ran down their cheeks, each resting their head on the other's shoulder.

"You fuckin' hag!" Karl screamed as he ran to them, ripping the limb out unceremoniously, before throwing Miranda with her own amputated limb. Alcina screamed in pain, trying catch Lilith, who lost consciousness, both women harshly fell to the ground. Lilith's huge skeletal mutation dissolved, leaving her looking like her usual self. Another spider limb shot at them, but Alcina saw it in time, slicing it off with her sharp claws. Alcina growled loudly as she transformed into her dragon, standing protectively over Lilith's body. With one last attack on Miranda, Alcina picked Lilith up and flapped her giant leather wings, struggling to get her massive body off the ground. As soon as she was in the air, the crows started attacking them, as Alcina grabbed Karl with her paw, throwing him onto her back. With her other paw, she held Lilith close to her chest. Karl managed to chase off the crows as they flew to the castle.