SP fanfic Chapter 15

When morning came, Skulduggery woke Valkyrie and started to walk out. The door was flung open and a girl came running out.
"Valkyrie! Skulduggery!" The girl said.
They reached her and she was about to hug Valkyrie but stopped.
"Ch-chione...?" Valkyrie peered at her.
Chione felt her torn face and gasped.
"Sorry, i forgot." She said.
"What did they do to you...?" Valkyrie hugged her softly so she didn't hurt her.
"It's ok, Star had a change of heart, Mithria convinced her."
"But look what they did..."
"I'm fine Valkyrie, really, it's just a little nippy now."
The others emerged from the tree line. Dexter walked towards her, horrifed. She walked towards him as Star came out with September and shot him from behind.
"Dexter!" Chione screamed. She ran towards him as they continued to shoot, he cried out. She reached him and brought up a wall of ice. She took him into her arms.
"What did they do to your beautiful face...?" he asked weakly and stroked her hair.
"It doesn't matter...i need to get you out of here." She helped him up and he shot fire from behind the wall as she fired spears of ice from the other side, still trying to hold him up. She made a ledge next to him so her could hold onto it so she could concentrate on shooting her sisters. Star fired straight at the wall, ignoring them, beginning to melt the ice. September fired at both Chione and Dexter. Skulduggery and Valkyrie joined in, shooting fireballs back at them. Tanith, Anton and Saracen made their way up to the door and started fighting them up close.
"Mithria get out here!" Star called.
Mithria appeared behind them and sent the three of them into the wall of ice with a wave of water. She gave a quick smile to Dexter and Chione before getting back to helping her other sisters.
"Don't kill Mithria please" Chione said to them, "she's on our side, she's just scared of them."
"We'll kill her if she attacks us porperly." Tanith said.
"Fine" Sighed Chione, knowing that was the best she was going to get from Tanith.
Tanith nodded and went back to fighting Star and September. Mithria stayed back, staring at her sister and the man she loved. She gave a little smile and nodded to herself. She sent another wave, this time keeping it steady. She kept Star and September pinned up against the ice wall as Dexter and Chione were sprayed with water.
"M-mithria" Blubbered Star as she was drowning. Sweat trickled down her forehead as the force of her magic was weakening her. Chione realised this and stood up from her crouching position behind the wall. If she helped she would just freeze them, they wouldn't die. Star would set them free after a while. Mithria was growing paler. She looked at Dexter and he saw the pain of her expression as she knew what would happen if she kept this up. Dexter got up and walked to her. He put his hand in hers as she stood still.
"Pull her away, i'll make sure Star and September don't go anywhere." He said calmly. But it was too late. Mithria dropped to the ground and the water wave stopped. Star and September were gasping for air on the ground as Dexter and Chione ran over to Mithria.
"Mithria?" Chione asked as she picked her little sister up. A moan escaped her lips. Relief flooded through Chione and she held her close. A scream. A sound of fire. A cloud of black. The smell of burning. When Chione looked down again the body of Mithria was gone. She was now kneeling in a puddle of water. Grief struck her, the water pulsing underneath her. Dexter pulled her close and held her as she cried.
"I'm so sorry...I couldn't do anything" He whispered into her hair and kissed her forehead.

Sister, just because my body is gone does not mean that I am dead.

Chione gasped and pulled away from Dexter wide-eyed, A tear fell into the puddle and it rippled. The water began traveling up her body and under her skin.
We have joined together sister. I will always be here when you need me. Farewell for now.
Chione got up, smiling then turned towards Star and September who were staring at her.
"This is for Mithria." Chione spread her arms wide and a Tsunami toppled ontop of them and froze. The water tainted red as there was hidden blades of ice that were now frozen inside her sisters.
Dexter stood gaping at her new powers and she blushed.
"That'll keep them for at most a year. A few months at least." She said
Skulduggery and the rest just sat on the porch watching from when Mithria burst into a pool. Skulduggery got up.
"I guess we can go home now." He said.
"Yes, I'm so sorry for the trouble I've caused."
Valkyrie stood and hugged her. "Sorry about Mithria, Chione. But you haven't bee trouble at all, not for me anyway. I have a new friend thanks to you." She smiled up at her.
Valkyrie was right, now Chione had new friends too. No, not new...there were her first real friends and she intended to keep them.