Act 1: Evacuation and Sacrificial Injury

While the rocks are coming down from the ceiling, Fakir has stopped writing and put the book and pen in his satchel with Duck. Deacon slid off of the white stallion, the king and Miss Rue has started to move out of their spaces. "What's going on?" Deacon asked,

"I don't know," Fakir shrugged.

"The cave is collapsing," Mytho shouted. "Since Heaven made a move to make two or three seals to become good magic, the Shadow Game is defeated by itself."

"Are you saying that...?" the king was about to ask his son,

"From now on, we're ending this to a draw." Renesmee proclaimed, "We'll end this battle for another time,"

"But..." the king tries to protest,

"Dear, we got to go." Miss Rue took her husbands' arm, "Like...now!" then they all hurried at the opposite directions.

Before Heaven could run, she saw a rock coming down towards Deacon's head. "Deacon!" Heaven shouted as she ran to him, "Look out!" she pushed him and got hit. She shouted in pain as she fell to the ground,

"Heaven!" Deacon shouted as he digs her out, once he got the rocks and dust off of her. "Heaven?" he held her,

Heaven coughed as she gasped for a bit, "...Deacon..."

"I'm right here Heaven," he scooped her up; his left arm is around Heaven's waist and his right arm is around Heaven's legs. "I got you," he lifted her up and started to carry her. While he is carrying Heaven, Deacon looks behind them. He saw the same entrance that he, Fakir, Duck, Miss Rue and the king has come through. He looks at the other entrance, slightly open and it is starting to close. He held Heaven tight and started to run fast as he could, and dodge as many of the rocks while he is running.

At the narrow entrance of the cave; Fakir, Duck; in the bag, Miss Rue, and the king are almost out of breath. But they didn't look back, all they could do is keep on going 'till they get to the end of the narrow tunnel.

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At the different entrance; Renesmee, Mytho, Nightwind, and Sonya are catching their breath at the stairs. When Sonya looks at to her left, suddenly she has realized something. "Where's Heaven?" Sonya asked,

"I thought that she was right behind me," Mytho exchanged. Suddenly, they heard footsteps and a slide sound into the stair way at the bottom of the steps. Then they heard the door has closed behind it.

"Could that be Heaven?" Sonya asked,

"Don't know," Renesmee shrugged. "Heaven doesn't slide like a boy that could do while playing some type of ball,"

"Then let's go and check," Mytho leads the way to the bottom of the steps.

At the end of the steps, Deacons is sitting up and holding Heaven at the same time. Deacon is out of breath, but he is fully relieved that he got Heaven out right on time before the door closed themselves shut. He lay her against a rock so he could let her relax, suddenly he felt Heaven jerked a bit as his arm slid out from her back. It probably hit her on the shoulder to the back, Deacon thought. I hope that it isn't broken, suddenly Heaven twitched.

"...Deacon..." Heaven whispered as she slightly opened her eyes,

"I'm right here Heaven," Deacon replied. "Don't worry, we got out in time before the door closed shut and the cavern has fully collapsed right behind it just now."

"...thank good..." Heaven jerked as she gasped,

"What's wrong?"

"...my shoulder...it hurts..."

"Just hold on, I'll get you out of here so your father could get you to the doctor." Deacon promised,

"Probably you didn't hear us correctly," said a familiar voice behind his side. Deacon turned around and saw Mytho is stand right in front of him,

"Mytho..." Deacon stood up,

"She's not going anywhere," Mytho growled as he crept up to him. "She's staying with us,"

"But..." Deacon stepped back, "...she's hurt...she needs to see a doctor..." then his back has hit a wall.

"Well...you should be in the doctors' bed," Mytho grabbed Deacon's neck and lifted him up from the ground. "Instead of Heaven,"

"But..." Deacon gasped as he struggles, "...she...she saved me...before the rock could hit me..." Deacon gasped, "...she...she sacrificed her shoulder...and...back to save mine..." Mytho doesn't believe him, all he does is to squeeze his neck. Deacon gasped and coughed so hard as he struggles to breath.

"Mytho," a voice spoke to him. Mytho turned his head and saw his wife; Renesmee is sitting right next to Heaven. "He's telling the truth, because she is injured all over her both shoulders to the center of her back."

"How did you know?" he raised an eyebrow,

"When I touched her shoulder, she shakes in pain as I feel how big it is." Suddenly Mytho calmed down and he let's go of Deacon.

Deacon coughed his lungs out,

"Nightwind, hand cuff him." Mytho ordered,

"Yes sir," Nightwind replied as he got his hand cuffs out went to Deacon's side. He put both of Deacon's hands behind his back and cuffed him, "Stay on your knees," Nightwind ordered.

"But..." Deacon tries to protest, Nightwind narrowed his eyes at Deacon. Deacon flinched a bit, suddenly he got quiet and looked at the others.

When Mytho is at the girls' side, Renesmee examine Heaven by touch. Suddenly she felt something, "Heaven is shivering," Renesmee told him.

"She probably got cut somewhere along with the hit," Mytho unclipped his cape. "Try to lean her forward so I could try to wrap this around her,"

"Okay," Renesmee replied as she helps Heaven to sit up straight and Mytho wrapped the cape around Heaven.

Once he's done, Renesmee lean Heaven back against the rock. "That will keep her warm for a while," Mytho is relieved.

Renesmee nodded, "But...we got to get Heaven to the Crow Nurse, so she will recover in time."

"Yes but..." he turned to Deacon, "What are we supposed to do with him?"

"Maybe we will have his heart to feed on," Renesmee subjected.

"My heart...?" Deacon muttered, "Wait, are you saying that..."

"Nightwind...you better..." Mytho is ready to command,

"...let him go..." a voice whispered, Mytho and Renesmee turned to Heaven. Heaven's eyes are slightly open, "...please Mytho...Raylynn...let him go..."

"Heaven?" Renesmee muttered,

"Why?" Mytho asked,

"...I saved him...he...returns the favor..." Heaven whispered her answered,

"By getting you and himself out in time?" Mytho asked,

Heaven weakly nodded and closed her eyes again,

"Well Mytho..." Renesmee turned to her husband, "She has a point,"

"Yes, but...do you want to do what you think or...?" Mytho was about to ask her,

"Maybe we could grant Heaven's wish...just this once,"

Mytho thinks it over, he sighed. "Maybe you and Heaven are right, he doesn't deserve to take his heart out so we could have it to feed on. He will live but if he interferes about our situation again...you and I both know what would happen to him,"

"Yes I know," Renesmee nodded. "And I agree with you about the last part that you said,"

Mytho purred, "Alright, I will make a deal with him before letting him go...and take Heaven to the Crow Nurses."

"Very well," Renesmee purred back.

"Stay close to Heaven, just in case if anything could happen to her."

"Okay," then Mytho got up and walked to Deacon and Nightwind.

While Deacon is on his knees; hand cuffed to the back and Nightwind guarding him. Mytho is right next to Nightwind side, "Nightwind," Mytho whispered. "Leave me alone with him for a moment, and make sure that Sonya is cleaning the Elders' Nest tonight."

"Yes si..." Nightwind paused himself, "Wait, what?"

"I can still smell her scent from the stairs and plus, I saw her that she is peeking from the corner of the wall to look at you."

"Ah man," Sonya's voice moaned.

"Did something happened between of you two?" Mytho asked Nightwind,

"Maybe...maybe not..." Nightwind's voice becomes jumpy, Mytho examine Nightwind. He can see that Nightwind's face is red as tomato,

Mytho sighed, "You can go now," he commanded. Nightwind bowed to Mytho, and he left Mytho and Deacon's side.