You know, I didn't think my day could have possibly gotten this bad this fast, but then that stupid bitch Evangeline just had to prove me wrong. Firing off Saint Class magic in a city of thousands of people, all just to kill me for something she didn't make, train for, or even earn. I once thought it was something I did or her husband said, but no, it was just that she saw something she wanted and decided all the years of friendship that we were building up to suddenly weren't worth it anymore.
"Can't believe she just bombed the entire fucking town, hell, she didn't even think of the kids" was all I could think about before I started running.
I had been running for two days at this point, careful jumps between cities and avoiding the pursuit of the scum she hired to do her dirty work. Still haven't figured out how she was tracking me when I got rid of everything she ever gave me before I took off. It was driving me nuts that I couldn't even escape her with literal teleportation. But then it clicked, we got matching tattoos at her request, at some shady place where she swore we would get a good deal.
"Here I thought it was just us being sisters and wanting to get something of our own, she might even be monitoring me through it," was the only thought ringing through my head.
Well, that's both smart of her and very fucking stupid of me to not notice sooner; now I have to find a quiet corner to remove it, or I'm screwed. Here's to hoping the stupid thing didn't root itself, or I'll die missing some chunks of me.
"Observe, Deprehendere,Resolvere." A quick and easy spell chain that can locate, analyze, and determine most magical problems, easy to learn but hard to master.
With a quick pulse of magic, she was finally able to find a quiet area and quickly prepped for the removal of a tribal star tattoo on her upper arm. " Grin and bear it, Mara, you've been through worse." I think to myself. Sadly, after probing the tattoo, it was an obvious curse seal and a high-grade one too; no wonder I've been feeling more tired, it's been draining me for years to complete whatever functions it has.
"Whatever, I can heal this properly if I live past today. No use overthinking it." Little did I know this shit was rooted in deep and that means more effort, more effort, more mana, resources I didn't have the luxury to squander right now.
"Gravibus, Vim Extermina, Munda." Well, shit, that was definitely more than a small piece of me. Oh, cool, the pain is getting worse.
Such a sad thought never once crossed my mind until today, now I wonder how my son will take the news that both his parents are gone because of greedy idiots and cowards. Can't help but wonder if Noah will ever find his way back from the End to look after our little boy. *MMMHHHHHHHHHHHM!!!* Damn, that really fucking hurt, and judging by that mana signature, I've got five minutes to get the fuck out of this alley.
"Regeneratio, Furtim, Silen-." Fuck shes here already, and with help that can sure as shit track me.
"Found you." Well, shit, if that's who I think it is, then running ain't an option anymore, not with my reserves so low. " Eva, you heartless bitch have I ever told you how disappointed your Dad would be if he learned he raised your psychotic ass? I mean, killing thousands of innocents just to get me and failed, kinda pathetic?" I tried to quip, but she wasn't even entertaining the idea, worried that I might somehow escape her again. A few badly dodged fireballs later, there I was, some blood loss, and I'm backed into a corner, but I can't help but smile at the small army she had amassed to hunt me down.
"Damn, where did you even find these guys? And how are you even paying them cause from what I can sense, the skinny dude in the back has way more mana than you do?" Wonder if these guys are from Níðhögg, that fat guy next to her kinda looks like Bruce?
"What's the matter, Eva? Where's hubby?" Hopefully, she's dumb enough to underestimate me and let me stall for time here. " Thought he would be interested, considering all the money you've spent trying to kill little ol-" shit. Well, if I'm not mistaken, that's a hole in my chest, but how the hell did that happen? I didn't sense or see them move. Wait, is that my hand on the ground over there?!? "Surprised you, cockroach? Hubby gave me a bit of a tune-up."
A bit? A FUCKING BIT?! She just blew a hole clean through my chest and took most of the city behind me with it. I knew that slimy bastard Alan had been illegally experimenting with something big, but I didn't think he had finished already.
I barely heard that since I'm kinda bleeding out over here, still can't understand why she even bothered to do this. She had to have figured I'd dump my valuables, research, and items to avoid her getting anything. So to sum up my day, betrayed by my best friend, had to abandon my son, and was still processing the fact that they lost my husband in no man's land, then to make matters worse, I'm about to die alongside the six hundred thousand plus people killed in the attempt to kill me.
"Mittere, Hereditas,Pueri." There, now the sick bitch can't even touch a single design of mine, although if my son is as hard-headed as his father, then he won't figure it out soon enough.
"Still have enough mana to cast even when half dead, you're a natural monster, Mara, I'll give you that." She said as if I shouldn't have the talent to do half of what I did. "Shame you chose a truly dead language to chant in; none of these losers even know what you're saying." She looked at me and smiled so genuinely that it just clicked; she had never once been my friend. "Shame no one seems to know Latin, but I'm sure your clan will be happy to help me figure it out."
There better be a god, cause I have some complaints about all the bull shit I just went through. Kenneth, Noah, please be safe and don't meet me too soon. As the light fades, I manage to hear one last thing, a roar of anger; it looks like she's realized it too late.