-Two Worlds: The Red Mage-

["Cilia" <cilia@xxxxx>]

-Two Worlds: The Red Mage-
Cilia

I have been so stupid and now I?m back where this ?mess? started, trying to
make things right and I realize, I?ve been stupid and stubborn. My name is
Willow Rosenberg-Summers and I am the Red Mage. Nine years ago? I tricked my
wife into leaving this Realm. I thought the Darkness was coming back, that
another war was coming and our unborn child wouldn?t be safe here much
longer. Well? I was wrong. I was way, way wrong. Somehow, though, I haven?t
thought about it much, at least until now. For the first three years,
everything I had went into learning more control of my powers. Things were a
lot different after the? split from my other half: Rosetta. We still talk
from time to time; we are sisters, in a sense. She told me that?s she?s
happy with her wife, but doesn't wish to enter the War just yet. I think she
senses the Darkness better then I do.

I have a family here, in a way. I have Amy, of course, she?s still my
friend. Then there?s Al?x, but unfortunately he?s been out of communications
for quite some time, what with the fighting starting out in the Dark Lands?
and we?ve had some difference of opinions. And I have Litni, my? surrogate
daughter. I?ve tried not to get too attached to her, because I know that one
day, it may be my order that sends her into battle. I?ve become colder I
guess, but still? I cannot deny that I do care for the girl and will do my
best to keep her out of the war. When she requested a post in my personal
guard here in Necris, I pulled some strings to make sure she would get it.
Then there is Tark who is Litni?s mentor and my friend. We share a drink
together sometimes and talk about lost loves. They?ve kept me sane through
the years.

Once I had gained sufficient control again and adjusted to the new limits of
my powers, I resumed my seat as the Head of the Alliance Council and just
tried to get lost in my work. I?m not a ruler, and I don?t want to be one, I
?m more of mediator between the different races that make up the Alliance.
And boy has it grown. The human cities are now a part of our Alliance with
seats at the table. We have Grimm to thank for that? turns out that our
thief can be quite persuasive.

Then, a year ago, the War I had been preparing for and preaching about for
the past eight years came knocking at our backdoor in full force. Many had
lost interest in the ?Eternal Struggle?. Some of the Generals even believed
that we could not possibly be defeated, they had grown fat and careless. You
can imagine their shock when the outermost settlements began falling, one by
one.

Now we need somebody who has the necessary experience. We need someone whose
memories of the Battle of Necris are still fresh. We need the Hero of
Necris. We need the General of Roses and I must go find her. I have to try
to talk her into returning with me, to leave our daughter behind and once
again take up the fight. If she refuses, I will be forced to remind her of
her promise to Queen Piratess? Gods I hate my job sometimes. I wish I could
just leave this place. I guess it?s my knightish nature that won?t let me
leave? not until I?ve seen things through here. Then I?ll return to Earth
and stay there.

I got this craving the other day? I wanted ice cream. A nice big bowl of
Double Chocolate Chip. Granted, I could make one with magic, but? it just
wouldn?t be the same. Then I started to think about all the other things I
miss about Earth. I want to see Spike and Giles again, I want to hack into a
mainframe again, and read through endless lines of code instead of endless
piles of arguments from scheming royals. I guess? I just want my life back.
I want to be Willow Rosenberg-Summers, Wiccan, and Wife.

Simple dreams? I?m nine years older now, but I don?t feel wiser in anyway. I
feel stupid, as if I?ve just wasted nine years. Nine? years? Lost time that
I could have spent with Elisabeth. But, you know? there is hope since for
her it?s only been what?a year, year and half at the most if my calculations
are correct. I live with the hope that I don?t have to wait nine years to
pass in her world before we can be together again. I miss her and I?m just
about ready to do anything. I so want to see my daughter. So it?s with hope
in my heart that I look out across the City of Necris and fiddle the Portal
Crystal I brought with me?

The Beginning...