A/N: Finally its here. For all of you who think I'm a "morbid" writer, here is a story with a happy ending. Please R&R!
Darkness, never-ending darkness prevailed
Light was but a distant memory
The only song was one of mourning
Echoing continually in the hearts of all
The house in the valley, the one built with love
The source of joy, of hope, was dead.
The raven-haired sister stood at the door
Gazing at the remainder of her home
The plain was black and burnt
The once-proud forest was cold and subdued
The people who scavenged for food were mere shadows
She clenched her fists, a tear on her cheek
Without her sister, she was little better than dead
A hundred years could not ease the ache of loss
She turned to the sky, the gap in the mountains
The place where the monster departed at last
Where he vanished forever with half of her heart
She raised a shaking hand and swore an oath
An oath of vengeance against the creature that destroyed them
She would destroy Evil, no matter how long or how far she had to search
One day, she would find him
She would avenge her sister
She would destroy him
Darkness, never-ending darkness prevailed
Light was but a distant memory
The only song was one of mourning
Echoing continually in the hearts of all.
--
Years passed, miles melted away
The mountains, the desert, the sea-side cities
She searched them all
Hunting for a glimpse, a hint of Evil
She saw the horror he had created
Families wrenched apart
Children starving in the street
City after city, it was the same.
He had killed, plundered, burned
Atrocities without number he had committed
Each new sight of pain and oppression filled her with rage
Her desire for vengeance increased daily
Her own pain and loss doubled at the suffering she witnessed
Her gifts of healing could only do so much
For twenty years he wandered the world
Helping where she could, showing love to a fallen world
The memory of her sister sustained her
She remembered the boundless love in her sister's heart
The care and comfort she freely gave
The joy and light that filled the valley
For twenty years, until her hair showed signs of gray
Yet she felt young and alive as she administered aid
She did not abandon her quest, however
Though she served and assisted, one thought remained
The desire to avenge those hurt
She sought him continually as she worked
Years passed, miles melted away
The mountains, the desert, the sea-side cities
She searched them all
Hunting for a glimpse, a hint of Evil.
--
She searched the world over, and found herself near home
At the foot of the mountains wherein her valley lay
The unforgiving peaks of a thousand nightmares
Now harbored the monster she hated
Climbing upward and onward she scaled the cliffs
There, she knew, lay a cave worthy of Evil
Black as his heart, vicious as his soul
It had always been a symbol of horror and misery
This was where He ruled
This was where He had taken her sister
Pain and peril stayed close to her heel as she climbed
The malicious mountain drew monsters of all kinds
The creatures who threatened her were terrifying
Just as terrifying as the face of a starving, crippled child
The face of a mother searching for shelter
The face of a diseased man scavenging for food
All were terrors Evil had spawned
All were horrors he must answer for
Her rage toward the demon gave her strength
One more step
One more step
The mouth of the cave loomed before her
The stench of doom enveloped her
Finally arriving at the goal of her journey, she entered
She had searched the world over, and found herself near home
At the top of the mountain whereby her valley lay
The unforgiving peak of a thousand nightmares
Now harbored the monster she hated
--
After twenty years of searching she found him on his throne
The darkness and filth were his slaves
The misery and pain of the world was his sustenance
She stood before Evil, and sought her revenge
Twenty years had made him fat, but his power still immense
He laughed at her attempt for vengeance
No mere mortal could withstand him
Power surged through his body, strong and invulnerable
But another power was greater than he
For after twenty years she had found what she searched for
By his throne, but imprisoned
Preserved at his side, untouched by time
Stood her snow-haired sister
Their eyes met, and light shone in her faces
The bond they shred fueled avenging heart
She stood before Evil, raised her sword,
And proclaimed his doom.
He leapt into the air and dove downward
She turned and ducked, slicing at his leg
A sharp hit, but no flesh wound could stop the beast
He laughed and dove again, fiery breath illuminating the cave
Both spun and danced, he flew and he swung
As more fire poured from his mouth
She lifted her sword above her head
The metal reflected the light of the flames
Enhancing it to beyond what he could stand
Blinded, he twisted and fell
As his body raced towards her, she drove the blade upward
Straight through his breast, the fatal stab was made
Wounding him where no one ever could
She pierced his black, misshapen heart
He howled in agony, convulsing on the ground
But after thousands of years of stolen life
He would not die alone
With his dying breath he stretched his poison-tipped tail
Lightning-fast, he punctured her chest
Venom coursed through her veins
As he died, the clouds vanished, all chains broken, light restored
A cheer rose up from all corners of the land
The dark-haired sister had avenged them all
One person, high in the mountains, did not rejoice
The pale-haired girl knelt by her savior, her fallen sister,
Who sacrificed herself to cleanse the world
She wept for the pain in joy
For the eternal bitterness of defeat in victory
After twenty years she had found him on his throne
The darkness and filth were his slaves
The misery and pain of the world was his sustenance
She stood before Evil, and found her revenge
--
The snow mixed with ebony as she bowed over her sister's body
She sobbed aloud and tears mixed with blood
Hand to hand, heart to heart, they had a bond stronger than death
The sisters of light found each other through love
Huddled on the cave floor she continued to weep
Her mourning cry reaching out into the void
Calling out to her sister, torn away too soon
The strength of love that vanquished horror
Now pulled the dark-haired sister from the cold grasp of Death
He struggled to keep what he claimed as his own
But the bond between their hearts overcame his greed
With a wretched cry, he gave up her soul
The tears of misery glistened in light
As the fallen girl opened her eyes
Pain and sorrow turned to joy in the shining luminance
The light subsided as the two sisters embraced
Bonded by love, they conquered death
The life of one saved the soul of the other
Inseparable even through Death's coveting grip
They returned home young, strong, and free
The snow mixed with ebony as she bowed over her sister
She sobbed aloud and the tears mixed with blood
Hand to hand, heart to heart, they had a bond stronger than death
The sisters of light found each other through love
--
The bright white moon shone brilliantly
Over the oldest great forest
Nestled amid the mountain range
Isolated by the desert
The oldest forest, where it was said
The fairies of legend still dwelt
Their merry dancing bringing light
To all the people of he land
And still today, tales are told
Of two sisters
One with hair as pale as snow
The other dark as ebony
Who, bonded by love, defeated Evil and Death
They dwell among the fairies
Bringing life and hope to any who stop by their door