The Pain and Punishment of Death

another post my chirren

The cover art was done by Anxi3ty she kindly agreed to draw me a thing

She wanted me to post it tho so proof for the art and that I got permission at the end

also I got the BG from google lel

Ellie is baby so i made a smol fan story on how she may have died

prepare for feels >:V

⤙⤚✧Introduction✧⤙⤚

The blade through her chest was like nothing she had ever felt before. She felt the sickening taste of blood through her, clo her throat. As the blade was removed, Ellie gasped at the sharp pain that burst and spread throughout her body.

Blood seeped through her white dress. Brought so close to death--she had never felt this before.

All the pain... the punishment...

I... don't deserve this...

⤙⤚✧Three Hours Before✧⤙⤚

Ellie Winterway awoke at the same time she did every day, six thirty-five. Her canopy bed in the castle grounds hid her like a shadow from the outside world, but the bright morning light peeked in through the billowing curtains that hung from the window in her empty room.

Removing the covers, Ellie walked over to her glass door, and opened both doors wide, stepping onto the balcony. She let the fresh morning air flow through her hair.

Her bedroom door creaked open, sending a jolt of fright through Ellie.

"Ellie?" Rin asked, hardly even looking surprised that Ellie wasn't yet wearing her crown.

"Rin!" Ellie cried, running over to her sister. She outstretched her arms to give her younger sister a warm embrace, but Rin stood where she was and gave her a stern look. "Oh, right... sorry. Do I have another meeting?." She gave a weak smile, to which Rin returned by clearing her throat.

"We have an anonymous guest who wants to see you. He won't show his face beneath the hood, and he won't tell us his name either. He says he must speak with you. I've fashioned three more guards at your throne." Rin said. "Should he make a move, he will be taken care of." Ellie could see that her sister was uneasy with the idea.

But as a Queen, this was her duty. This man could be harmless, for all she knew. "Let him in once I am seated, I think I'll change for this one."

Rin looked her up and down. She was wearing her usual dress, the one that matched her sister's, but what Rin didn't know was that Ellie had a very special one in her wardrobe.

Rin bit her lip. "I'll send the guards to get him," and left the room in a hurry.

Ellie picked out the dress. It was long and had lace along the bottom with few sparkles. The neck of the white dress was long, down to her collarbone, and ruffled along the edges. Ruffles were also added to her cuffs as well. And of course, it had light blue triangles along the arms and torso-- the mark of her kingdom.

She quickly put it on, and tied a light blue--almost white bow to it. She slipped her bejewled crown on her head, and left her room, followed by two of the guards by her door to escort her to the throne room.

The throne room was the most grand room in the whole stone palace. The floor was checkered with gold and light red squares. A carpet from the doorway led up to the throne, and the dais was carpeted with a deep maroon red. Ellie walked up and tried her best to elegantly sit on the throne.

She bent down to one of the guards by her throne. "Could you bring him in, please?" The guard didn't so much as nod, but marched down the side of the throne room, and disappeared behind the door.

Ellie was patient enough as it is, but it was just hard to sit perfectly still and poised for such a long time--

The throne room doors burst open, and a hooded man with a mask over his eyes emerged. He wore all black clothing and a black cape around his neck, hiding his other arm from view.

Ellie couldn't help but grin a little. To her, he was mysterious, maybe he had been hurt, and his cape covered his wound. Why wouldn't he let her see his face? did she know him? Did someone in the palace know him?

"You've come for an audience?" Ellie asked, sitting as upright as she could, even though her back was already completely straight. She hated having to be a queen, she missed just having to be a princess with Rin.

"Queen Ellie, I am Prince Je- Jett. My people have claimed that yours have been ruled under a Queen of thieves and bandits, and they have stolen from us. My father has declared war."

"War?!" Ellie burst out, but didn't even move in her throne. The guards shifted uneasily below her, and became stiff. Prince Jett nodded.

A war, and she hadn't even noticed.

But... why would a king send his son? And furthermore, if he was a prince, why did he hide his face?

What kingdom was he from, again?

"I know what you are thinking, Queen Ellie," the hooded figure said, "I hide my face so your people won't recognize me, and to hide the scars that mar my face."

Aargh, she thought. Ellie must have been putting her emotions on display again. She really needed a better poker-face.

But she still wasn't convinced this man was who he said he was. She had never heard of a Prince Jett, OR of a kingdom declaring war without the knowledge reaching both sides. But then again, it was Rin who knew more than she did.

Ellie took in a deep breath, closing her eyes. She exhaled, and opened her eyes. "Why did you come to tell me this? We will be ready to stand against you, even now."

"Because I want peace!" He roared, stepping one foot forward. All the guards readied their weapons, and stepped closer to Prince Jett. His veiled head whipped from side to side. "I see. This is how you treat your guests, by guarding the whole room. You don't trust anyone, do you?"

Says the guy in the mask

But Ellie didn't reply. He was trying to get in her head, to make her think she was a bad Queen. This man was lying, but what could she do about it? Why would someone lie about it? Jett was an unusual name, and before he entered, wouldn't tell anyone his name.

What was he really playing at?

Terrible things to say to him rushed through her head. But she was a patience wizard. She had to keep her cool.

I can't lose my trait again, not in front of all these people.

She looked straight at whoever was under the mask, and stated, "I don't know who you are, and I don't know what your intentions for lying are, but I ask of you now, tell me the truth."

"The truth?" He asked, his voice hardly wavering. He lowered his head for a space of three heartbeats. "The truth is that I am the leader of a secret organization, and you have been ruining everything we've worked so hard for. I speak on behalf of my people when I say, you're going to watch your kingdom burn. My name, is Jessee"

He barged out of the room, slamming the throne room doors close with a sharp crack. Her guards raced after him. Ellie sat, speechless.

He had said so much, but she didn't understand any of it. He was part of a secret organization. But what was it? How had she ruined everything he had worked so hard for?

She didn't have time to question it all. "Ready the troops." Ellie said, lowering her gaze.

"My Queen," one of the guards below her throne said, "we must evacuate--"

"As you heard from this... Jessee... this was my fault. I'm staying."

Rin burst in from the side door that led from the kitchen, her eyes looked glassy, as if she were about to cry. "Please--please, no." Rin said, her expression full of defeat and sorrow. Ellie had not seen this side of Rin since they were children.

They both knew first hand what revolutions do to the Queen.

Ellie stood up, decidedly NOT queen-like, and pulled Rin into a hug. They didn't say anything, just the feeling of Rin's heartbeat, and her slow breathing. This was her little sister. Rin's long hair brushed her face. It felt like an eternity as they stood on the dais, hugging. But Rin pulled away eventually, and wiped the tear away that had slipped from her eye.

"I love you, little Rin." Ellie said, and kissed Rin's forehead. "I promise you today that I will be fine. I have to get the townspeople out."

Rin looked as if she wanted to stop Ellie in her path, and lead her away from everything, but she didn't. She watched with tears in her eyes as Ellie exited the throne room, and the door closed silently behind her. The guards positioned outside the throne room saw her, hesitated, and followed.

Ellie raced through the village, hollering commands. She had stopped to gather a band of guards wielding trumpets to announce her arrival. It was early morning, and people walked groggily out of their homes, only to snap to attention and bow before their Queen.

Ellie caught a small girl who had almost bumped into an elderly man.

"Whoops," She said comfortingly to the girl, "there you go," and set her back down. She smiled at the child, and she smiled back.

She resumed her authoritative stance. "We need to evacuate immediately!" Ellie shouted, trying to gain the people's attention. "Spread the word, we need to leave!"

The kingdom burst into chaos, everyone was running around, people were leaving as the guards on the outside walls of the kingdom waited until there were enough people to escort them to the next kingdom over.

Well, this certainly wasn't the orderly evacuation she had imagined.

"Everyone, calm down! This IS an emergency, but we do not need to panic! Guards will escort you to the neighboring Kingdom for safe harbor when you have gathered your things." This seemed to have some effect on the crowd. The aura of panic left the air, but the villagers still scrambled to bag their most important things.

She had just ordered her train of guards to the next village when a blast of heat engulfed her and everyone there. Through the ringing in her ears, she heard screams of terror. A house had been set aflame.

Children were screaming and crying, fathers were rushing their wives and children out.

This was her kingdom. What felt like only an hour ago, was a peaceful home, with birds and a clear sky. Smoke now clouded the air as the fire spread to other homes. Heat wavered around her, the smoke making her dizzy, and her throat closing.

Her ash-covered dress whipped in the heat wind, the screams of terror still echoing through her head.

All she could do was watch as her kingdom burned.

Charred, dead bodies blanketed the ground. Killed by fire, crushed by fallen ceilings, run through with debris. The girl she had met lay on the ground, alive, but wheezing as the smoke incapacitated her lungs.

Maybe there was one person she could save.

She rushed into the chaos, toward that roaring dragon of a fire. The heat beat into her skin and singed her dress with every step. Embers danced on her bare face and hands, leaving scorch marks where they met. The girl was worse off. She crouched over the small, fragile body. The child was unconscious now. She hoped it wasn't too late.

The smoke stung her eyes and ash covered her from head to toe but she carried the last hope of life away from the tragedy. She relished the cooler air away from the fire, though the burns still stung. She retreated with her guard and hid behind the wall of the castle.

"Take her to a healer," she said to one of the armored guards, and carefully handed the limp child to her. "Tell them she is the top priority."

"Of course, your majesty." She saluted to the best of her ability with a child in her arms, and rushed off into the castle.

She turned back to the destruction. Hundreds of people, all wearing the same grey robes Jessee had worn were overrunning the kingdom. Some had torches in hand, others had long spears, and were prodding the few survivors into a tight circle with them.

Everything was on fire. Only one structure remained. It was the only one with people still in it. The castle.

Many of the masked people summoned their weapons, readying for attack. Though not all, she noticed. Most of them had grey streaks in their hair. The mark of a lost soul trait.

Even so, they looked ready and willing to destroy the palace.

"Stop!" Ellie screamed. "Stop, don't!"

All robed soldiers within earshot looked straight at Ellie. The closest separated herself from the crowd. Her cloak was too big for her. Short, blue hair poked out at the edges, you could see her eyes through her mask. One eye was light blue, while the other was darker.

The girl raised her hand forward and took one more step.

"Just because you're a Queen doesn't mean you're a good leader. You cannot order the Grey Phantoms around," she said in a low voice. The flickering light of the fires slowed. The breeze left, the air becoming still. The whole crowd held their breath. Even the woman didn't look to be breathing.

Wait, her trait... She's trapped me in a time warp

Then she felt like a million people fell on top of her. The air was knocked out of Ellie's lungs as she crumpled to the ground. Even her short hair weighed too much. She lay there, unable to move, to breathe, to get up.

She heard a crunch in her lungs. Her bones were breaking under her own weight. She couldn't take this much longer... she would either suffocate or fall to pieces in a matter of seconds.

Ellie tried to gasp, but her weight combined with the broken ribs only allowed for so much air. She could feel herself losing her trait. She closed her eyes, trying to ignore the world as burning fire burned around her, and all the pain and suffering.

She could feel herself slipping out of consciousness. The pain was too much.

"This can't end here!" Ellie screamed, and even though the whole world was fighting to keep her down, she felt a strength she hadn't before. She strained her neck to lift her head. She used all her strength in one focused area. Her head lifted, just barely. She tried harder, doing her best to be patient with herself. It lifted further.

She shuffled her arms around to where they would be able to push her up. That was an endeavor all its own. Once they were in position, she put all her strength into her arms, and heaved. Her chest rose, her head drooped.

Be Patient, be Patient.

She breathed. Stayed there for a moment. Continued on.

Her head finally raised and she heaved again, pushing her legs under her in preparation to stand up.

Her cracked bones screamed in retaliation, but she was Patient. She strained every muscle she had to stay upright, her neck, her back, her shoulders. One last push and she'd be standing.

Focusing on her whole body, she pushed with her legs.

Her body ascended to standing. She wobbled a moment, but she found her balance.

Finally standing

She stood, and breathed, and breathed some more. It didn't hurt any less, but she ignored it.

Finally, she gained her bearings. Assessed the situation. She was trapped in a gravity and time warp, from what she could tell. But the woman had unknowingly given her an advantage-- she had all the time in the world to prepare to strike.

Her usually light blue eyes cast a lavender glow over her face.

She'd overcome the Integrity trap.

Now Patience. I can deal with that.

Back still slightly arched under the intense gravity, she fought at the time warp with all her strength, her Patience, her Determination. She could feel that this Grey Phantom was strong... but she was stronger.

The fire flickered. The air stirred. The girl took a breath and her eyes widened.

"Didn't think I'd get out, did you?" She croaked. Ellie summoned her ropes and smirked. She held them poised to shield herself, or to trap her enemy, whichever was necessary.

She swung them, making sure not to really hit her, but to spook her. The Phantom took a step back, then another. The effect of the gravity trap lessened as the Phantom recalled her power back to her. She was preparing for a fight.

"Leave. My. Home. Alone!" She screamed, whipping the rope at her, attempting to trap her in her web of ropes. The girl took another step back, and fled back into the sea of grey.

The other Grey Phantoms advanced, and before Ellie could recover from the traps, they were running towards her. They had spears and daggers, they were running at full speed. An entire army. She had struggled to fight off one. If the rest were that powerful...

She had to run.

Weak from the traps, she ran. She flew across the grass, outrunning the disorganized mob. She ran out of the kingdom, since the palace had been conquered, but what she didn't know, was she had run straight into a battlefield.

On the outskirts of the kingdom, there were three valleys. It was a peaceful place Ellie used to go as a child with Rin to play games. Now, lifeless bodies lay, the once green grass dead and covered in dried blood, and fires burned in every direction.

While she had been saving most of the citizens, she hadn't been helping out the fight.

She abruptly changed direction, choosing to stay out of the fight to keep ahead of the enemies behind

But that was when the worst happened.

The loudest explosion Ellie had ever heard came from behind her, heat pushing her forward an extraordinary distance onto the top of the valley. Ellie's eyes widened as she turned around. The whole castle was engulfed in flames. Everyone should have been evacuated by now, but--

"No no no no! Rin..." she gasped, taking a step forward. Then, down below, racing across the battlefield, Rin was running at full speed, as three Grey Phantoms raced after her. "Rin!" Ellie screamed, relief and dread washing over at the same time. She was alive, but if Ellie didn't do something to help her, she wouldn't be much longer.

She dug her heel into the dirt to start running, but something caught her wrist, and pulled her backwards...

...into a waiting blade.

The blade through her chest was like nothing she had ever felt before. She felt the sickening taste of blood through her, clo her throat. The blade was abruptly yanked out. Her vision turned red and Ellie gasped at the sharp pain that burst throughout her.

She fell back. Blood seeped through white dress. Brought so close to death--she had never felt this before.

She screamed in pain, and Rin looked upward at the sound. Her eyes widened, and the Grey Phantoms behind caught her, shoving her to the ground. Her thoughts were all muddled and disorganized.

All this pain... this punishment...

I was a good ruler...

or was I?

She recalled strolling through the town, seeing the poverty so clearly. There had been a family who had to sleep on the road, without so much as a crumb to eat.

She ed the children running from house to house to beg for food. One had even begged her for money, for help. She had done nothing.

What had happened to that child?

And... the family of traitless humans who had nothing to wear but rags they found on the street. They must have frozen in the wintry nights.

All while she was warm in her bed and her stomach was full.

And now they were all dead, or if not, slaves of the Grey Phantoms.

no wonder they wanted her dead.

And it took her dying to see that.

But Rin had done nothing wrong.

"Not..." She coughed out blood onto her ash and bloodied dress. "Not Rin," she gasped, as her pulse slowed. "She's done nothing to you. She's the leader you want-- that you need." As she took her dying breath, she summoned her patience ropes, and left them holding onto the Grey Phantoms holding Rin in the span of her final heartbeat.

⤙⤚✧Epilogue✧⤙⤚

Rin stood, stunned, as the three Phantoms who were after her suffocated from the patience ropes around their necks. Rin couldn't bear to look back up the valley. She knew she couldn't see Ellie's lifeless body crumpled on the ground again.

But her sister--the one person she cared most for in the world--was dead. She was stabbed through the chest by a Grey Phantom.

Her heart ached for only a moment, before it flared up with anger. Anger and hate swelled in her soul, roiling like the sea in a storm. But there was just enough room for patience. She would wait for Ellie. She would get to see Ellie again one day.

She just had to wait.

Rin felt as if she should be grief-stricken, and crying, but she wasn't.  She summoned her ropes, and stabbed the Grey Phantom through the heart, just as he had to Ellie. He struggled for his life, but Rin waited for him to die with no further attacks. He eventually fell. The blood that seeped through his cloak as he lay on the ground just made Rin angrier.

She should've ripped the Grey Phantom apart, slowly, limb from limb.

But would that have been enough?

No.

Nothing could ever lighten Rin's heart again.

⤙⤚✧The End✧⤙⤚

#Camireview

So if anyone's confused I got a small trivia thing for you

• When Ellie's eyes glowed lavender it was a result of her determination

• Milo was the one who stabbed Ellie

• Sae trapped Ellie in the Time/Gravity warp

• "They both knew first hand what revolutions do to the Queen"

refers to Ellie's and Rin's Mother who in this canon (not Glitchtale's ack) was killed as a result of a revolution.

If you have any other questions i forgot to add just comment ^^

I end my posts with screams now

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Now here's some proof