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The angels should have known that They should have taken better care

Wind whipped against his cheeks The scent of flowers teased his nose The angel had heeded his call Az kept his eyes on Seline and simply said, "Give her back"

"I tried to tell you as co" No emotion shadowed Bastion’s voice "I am sorry, Azrael But this was meant to be"

The words drifted in and out of his head Jade’s face had bleached of color and raindrops began to fall on her face Rain, fro flashing across the heavens

Power leaked froun and aimed it at Bastion He still had two bullets left in the cha her back or see what it’s like to die" His head pounded and the screa in his mind just wouldn’t end That screa his name, over and over She wanted him to help her

Jade

Flashes flew through hisat hi you, Az I was loving you

And he’d been loving her, but he’d just been too blind and foolish to realize it sooner

"I can’t," Bastion said, alone--"

The screa h Bastion’s chest "If she’s dead, then so are you"

A howling filled his ears, blending with the chaos of the screa everything in sight

"Azrael!" Sah the blaze "What have you done?"

Smoke drifted from the hole in Bastion’s chest "He took her" Az knew he had Bastion had been close the whole time And when Jade’s neck had broken"He took her from me--took her, when I’d just found her!" A woels

Gone

Sa fire "You’re out of control You need to--"

Az aiels couldn’t help him Rule followers But the witchMateo followed no one’s rules He’d cheat death