A Happy Ending

The day of war came like a thief in the night, unexpected as planned. But they were ready, way more prepared than normal.

Adrian went with Ruby to hit the defenses and Arianna with her mom to hit the attack and control center.

Adrian didn’t really know that she could handle a weapon efficiently until today, she looked so sexy as she defeated men like a mere house chore. He almost got lost in thought and slashed his opponent with his sword.

“are you alright?” she asked him as sweat dripped from her body. He scanned her like a bot,

“yeah I’m fine. Come on, let’s go."

Sandra fired arrows from afar while her daughter took care of close-range attacks. She kicked a warrior in the gut and slashed the other with her sword. She picked up the sword of the fallen warrior and did mortality on several more.

Sandra was perfect with her aim, never missing a shot. She had her own experience.

Soon their army was fast diminishing and they decided to retreat but Sandra and Arianna followed after the remaining, including Rick and Eleanor. They fled to the forest and scattered eventually.

Arianna chased after Eleanor with incredible speed and she ran as fast as she could with the fear that she would not spare her. She kept running not looking where she was going and fell off a cliff that was after the forest.

Arianna gasped, then sighed a sigh of relief to see that she was still hanging on.

“give me your hand!” she bent over and offered her hand to help. She could still mend her ways, it didn’t have to end like this,

“no, never! You ruined my life, I will never accept your help!” she snarled and her hands started slipping,

“Eleanor, this is not the time to behave like this. We know you made a mistake but you can still change! Grab my hand and let’s forget about this!” she pleaded,

“I hate you Arianna!” her hands slipped off, “Arianna!!” she screamed to her doom as her body went through a stalagmite, almost cutting her in half.

She looked away from the horrific sight, her breathing rate increased more and more as she instinctively looked down. She stood up and sighed, it didn’t have to end like this.

Rick was sure he was safe so he stopped running and took shelter under a big oak tree,

“what do I do now? We have lost the battle!” he growled. He stood up and tried to figure out a way of escape. Until an arrow hit him straight in the heart. He fell to the tree immediately, holding his chest. Until he went limp. And he was dead.

Sandra casually walked in, looking at his corpse with disdain. She blinked only once,

“your sin has finally caught up with you. You deserve to die. But you died the most painful death, a helpless death.” her heart was cold, she left the area and his body to rot there. She had avenged her husband, although he wasn’t going to come back, she felt this inner satisfaction. And that was just enough.

A day after….

They were all dressed in black clothes, mourning their deaths as a sign of respect. Arianna couldn’t just let go of what she saw, of how Eleanor died. It still haunted her. But it was her decision, and she made the wrong one.

It was all over but no one would forget this day. It was a day of mixed feelings, of victory and sorrow. Especially for mother and daughter.

“And that was how the brave woman was able to save her kingdom from harm. The end.” a woman rubbed the hair of one of the children in bed. She seemed to be pregnant with a baby and the kids in the big bed were hers,

“Mom, will you tell us the story again tomorrow?” Rina begged, her blue orbs sparkling with sympathy,

“yes I will.” She kissed her daughter on the forehead,

“mom, is the story really true? Because it sounds all funny ” Gabriel complained.

“the story is very much true because I happened to witness it.” the woman bragged a little about it,

“wow mom, you must be so cool!” the little boy jumped out of bed and she had to put him back immediately or else he would escape.

“That Arianna lady must’ve been really brave. I want to be like her someday.” Rina fantasized,

“and me too!” Gabriel included. Their eyes were already getting heavy,

“you already are my darlings. You already are.” she rubbed their heads as they fell into a deep slumber. She got off from the edge of the bed and exited their room quietly, making sure not to wake them up.

She walked all the way to her room and opened the door to see her husband reading a book. She closed the door and took off her expensive dress. She threw it to one side and rubbed her protruding stomach.

Her husband got a sneak peek of his lovely wife in her red knickers, he returned to his book, hoping that his wife didn’t suspect him.

“why were you looking at me?” she asked him with hands on her hips,

“can’t I look at you anymore Arianna?” he smirked devilishly, “you are my wife.” he invited her to the bed with open arms. She rolled her eyes and smiled,

“you can never change, can you Rob?” she embraced him under the sheets. Smiling.

“Are the kids asleep?” he asked and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead,

“yes they are. Quite a handful." they both laughed together, she continued, “I’m so happy everything worked out in the end. We’re finally happy together as a family. Even Rava is happy with her cubs.” she sighed,

“this is how it was all meant to be. Me, you, our kids, our loved ones. And peace.” she snuggled on him more. His smiled as his memory flashed back to all the things that had happened throughout his life,

“I love you Arianna.”

“I love you too Rob.”

She recollected everything that had happened in her life. From start to finish, and hell, it wasn’t easy. But she made it through and learned some things on the way.

She heaved a sigh, she had made a legacy. And an awesome bedtime story superheroine.

Now everyone wants to be like Arianna. Most importantly, everyone knows that a woman of good character exists. Her name. Arianna.

THE END