>>536416210 (nta)
>"You... were a villain all along?" she says disdainfully, without a hint of any affection she might have once had for you
>Your mind immediately starts racing even before she readies her wand ; you know that tone and, especially, what comes after
>reason won't change her mind now, that crazy bitch
>What can you even do?
>A kitchen knife? Turning nearby furniture into a blunt object? Straight up slugging her..?
>No, her resilience is too strong, you know this from the many nights you two used to spend together
>while you might inflict a minor wound with sheer desperation and repeated strikes, she will finish her incantation and you will disappear
>hiding might be the way..? Or running? No, her magic will find its way to you through furniture and walls alike
>You realize she will get killed for breaking a taboo, destroying a residential building, a small comfort for your future dead body
>Still, you have to try to survive
>If not for you, for your daughter
>determination guides your pace as you jump down the stairs and sprint towards the front door, still open
>futility rudely wakes you up from your maddening rush not 2 steps before the entrance
>"AAAAAAAAAAAAVE!!"
>You hear the final part of the ten second long incantation, the spell is activated
>You're not nearly far enough if you can still hear her
>The magic beam fires towards you, its immense pressure shaking the entire lodging
>You can't help but turn around and see the roof of your first floor gently opening up for the light barreling through in a diagonal slant, straight at you
>You close your eyes, half in fear of the end and half as a reflex from the blinding light
>You think about your daughter, the one you're leaving behind
>Her seeing your charred corpse? You can't bear the thought, so you can only hope it erases you completely
>Ah, you had so many things left to teach her, so many activities in mind
>You whisper her name as the light engulfs you, your only tear vaporizing