Epilogue Part II: Queen Theodosia

  ♪ Queen Theodosia's P.O.V. ♪

As I raced through the trees the wind whistled in my ears and the sun leaked through the canopy, illuminating my path with a dim glow. I didn't have to glance back to know that the target was right on my heels, the arrow still protruding from his chest.
"Hey!" I shouted as I came to the tavern, jerking the door open. "Hey! You've got to get rid of this man! He's insane!"
Everyone turned to look at me. The target came up behind me and put me in choke hold, grasping a dagger a few inches from my throat.
"Please!" I gasped. "He's gone mad!"
A woman rushed forward, strands of blonde hair falling from her bun and plastering onto her forehead. "Reuben, let this woman go!"
The target released me hesitantly and glared at the blonde woman.
"Lark," he hissed. "What the hell are you trying to do?! We don't know anything about her!"
"Exactly," Lark said pointedly. "Which is why we should give her a chance to explain her presence here."
"She tried to kill me!" The target exclaimed, holding up the bloody arrow. Someone gasped.
"I honestly don't blame her," Lark said. "You got that prophecy, and you didn't even think to figure out what it meant! You don't treat me, or anyone for that matter, with respect. And you feel nothing for your dead children! So I'm going to let this complete stranger overthrow you and execute you!"
I smiled warmly, turning to the target. "Reuben Monroe, that prophecy foretold your death. Ruthie wanted to give you another chance to be the Reuben she once knew. But obviously she knows you're a monster now. When the first crow rises, and the last man falls, the darkness of the heavens will spread across the Earth like the plague. The first crow is her daughter, Irena, a dark angel to become a warrior in training in a few days. The last man is you. You're the last man that influenced her to become who she is now that remains alive. And when you die, the darkness of the heavens, which would be Zuriel and the Lord's feud, will spread across the Earth like a plague. I got the plague and was put in hell to recover. The feud, hell, they feed off of each other. When I came back here, my reign was over, and now it will spread once more, in the name of my father, damned to the depths of hell. I, Queen Theodosia Fidelia, will rule once more. And you will be the first, and hopefully only, execution of my reign."
Everyone clapped.
I smiled.
The clouds of death are calling, Reuben.