Epilogue

As the title suggests, this is a little Epilogue-type thing. It gives you a little background information, because I put a LOT of thought into Ebony's character and I felt that I didn't do this last part any justice.

            Asenath watched as Ebony’s soul left her body. It vanished within seconds, on the way to the afterlife. Seto Kaiba fell down to his knees, numb. His eyes were still wide as his arms hung down to the floor. His opponent had disappeared when Ebony stood in the way. Mokuba ran forward and checked Ebony’s pulse. As slight frown adorned Asenath’s features for she knew there wouldn’t be a pulse. The girl’s soul was gone.

 

“Ebony,” Mokuba cried when he realized the woman meant to be his sister-in-law had left.

 

“If I had told her, would it have made a difference,” Asenath wondered aloud, though no one could hear her.

 

She thought back to the day when she met Ebony. The young woman was only fifteen years old at the time, but Asenath could sense a small portion of an ancient spirit. It wasn’t long before she knew who that small part belonged to. It was Kisara. When the white-haired woman had died, most of her essence became the Blue Eyes White Dragon, but a small piece of her traveled through the centuries to become a part of who Ebony was. Ebony, however, wasn’t fated to have the same end as Kisara. That was completely by choice. As Asenath looked down upon the face of the young woman, she discovered the answer to her own question. The small smile Ebony wore explained everything.

 

“No, it wouldn’t. She loved him too much for Kisara to have made a difference in the decision, whether she was present or not,” Asenath whispered.

 

She smiled down at the girl, knowing she would be happy wherever she had gone.