Revenge, and A Little Bit More

Chapter Forty: The Ultimate Sacrifice

"Karl! No!!" Amy and Alcina screamed at the same time. The giant skeleton made it to him first, catching his body before he hit the ground. She gently placed him down on the ground, letting Alcina and Amy kneel down next to him. The other women came running, falling to their knees next to the sobbing women.

"Oh, god! No!" Alcina cried, gently moving strands of his gray hair out of his face. Amy was dead quiet, unable to form any words. The skeleton looked down to the mourning women, moving back to give them space to grieve. She folded her hands in front of her body, as she looked at the family with pity. Alcina glanced over to the skeleton with tear stained cheeks, her eyes begging.

"Where's my Lilith?" she sobbed, hugging the younger women closer.

"For the moment, she's busy begging for a favor." the entity in Lilith's body answered softly. Inside Lilith's mind, she came face to face with the woman occupying her body and mind. She looked at the tall woman in front of her, who returned a soft smile.

"Lilith Blake. Thank you for helping us defeat Miranda. Your sisters of Salem and I will forever be grateful. Almost all of the baby girls she killed were witches. And that angered your ancestors."

"Are you truly the Lilith?"

"I am. Cursed for breaking the rules. For standing my ground. There's a reason your mother named you after me. You are a descendant of my bloodline."

"I did not know this. I cannot remember anything of my mother."

"She was an incredible witch. And she still watches over you." the entity smiled warmly at her. She walked closer to Lilith and rested her hands on her shoulders.

"To show you our appreciation, your sister of Salem and I have decided to grant you the opportunity to resurrect Karl Heisenberg."

"What's the catch? It can't be that easy." Lilith asked, even if she already knew what it would cost her to resurrect him. The entity just looked at her expectantly. Lilith sighed and nodded in understanding, before bowing to the entity. She left her mind and went back into reality. Her heart broke for Amy and Alcina, seeing them sobbing next to Karl's lifeless body.

"Alcina? Amare?" Lilith called softly, once she mutated back to normal. She cried softly, walking towards the mourning women. Upon hearing her name, Alcina turned around and faced Lilith, her dress covered in Karl's blood. She jumped up and ran into Lilith's arms, sobbing softly.

"I am sorry, love. So, so sorry."

"What? Why? Love, why are you apologizing?" she looked at Lilith with tired eyes.

"I'm going to bring him back."

"No! No, absolutely not! You'll die! I don't want to lose you..." her heart broke, a part of her wished Karl would be resurrected.

"Alcina, I don't have time. The longer he's dead, the harder it will be for him to come back. Please..." Lilith smiled a broken smile. She could see the internal turmoil in Alcina's eyes. She pulled Lilith closer and kissed her passionately.

"I'll find a way." Alcina said as she reluctantly let go of Lilith. She turned away and walked over to her  daughters, smiling warmly at them.

"I love you, my darling daughters." she fought the lump in her throat as they looked up at her in confusion. Alcina rushed over and kneeled down next to the girls again and wrapped her arms around them, in a way keeping them from running after Lilith.

"Alcina, I will always be with you. I will love you until the end of time."

"Mom? What the fuck are you doing?!" Lily screamed, aggressively trying to get free from Alcina's grip.