Drew watched in shock as Alena’s clawed hand came down toward his head. But it froze within inches of his face. He looked up at her in surprise and saw that she was staring at him with shock. Her eyes slowly looked down toward her chest and Drew followed her gaze. The silver knife, still clasped in his other hand, was glowing bright white and it was buried up to the handle in Alena’s chest.

Alena let go of Drew and took a step back, the glow of the knife fading. Drew’s hands fell to his side and he watched as Alena’s features returned to normal. The black glow around her vanished and her hair stopped flying around. She started to sway and her breathing became labored. She clutched the knife tightly in her hands and pulled it out of her chest. Black matter poured out of her chest and she took one step forward, tried taking another, but fell to her knees. She attempted to crawl forward and Drew started to stop her but realized that she wasn’t a threat anymore. He watched as Alena tried crawling toward the center of the clearing and he realized she was making her way to her raven’s body. She was a foot away when she suddenly collapsed face first into the ground. Drew wondered if she had died but then he saw her hand move forward and saw her head rise slightly. She stretched as far as she could and touched the black feathers of her raven.

“The Destined One truly did have the power to destroy me, didn’t he, Rabe?” The words passed through her lips like a whisper.

A/N: Yeah, sorry for the short chapter and the long wait...homework and all!!