I turned, and I ran. I ran without thinking, straight in the direction of Latte and Serenity. The Deer Of Death thundered on behind me, its haunting laugh and chattering teeth rang in my ears.
I exploded into the clearing where Latte and Serenity were sleeping
" Run, Run for your lives! " I yelled at them and darted off in the other direction to the way they were running, The Deer of Death followed me.
Our speed was equally matched , but Death was a god, he would never tire. I thought frantically of what I could do..
That was it!
There was only one way I could avoid the Death God, I ran in the direction of Da drinkplaats, my breathe already beginning to run out.
Trees and bushes shot past me, deer let out calls of alarm and horror , but I ignored that. I had to keep running. I was aware I was slowing down slightly, the gap was closing between us.
The hoofbeats of Death were like drumming in my ears, the echoes never fading out. Then I saw the da drinkplaats, and hope shot into my chest. I didn't have much chance, if it went wrong, if I didn't become a bird and fly to safety. I was doomed.
I leapt over the edge of the fairy circle, Death crashing through behind me. I could smell the water now, I could hear the water trickling down onto the platform. I bent my head down whilst running and opened my mouth. As I ran water flowed into my mouth, I gulped it down then waited. Death ran closer. A flash in the distance,I looked down at myself...
I had become a toad.
Fear shot through me keeping me frozen to the spot, Death leapt at me, laughing.
Then everything happened so fast, a brown flash leapt from the bushes, slamming into the side of Death.
Death got up and reared above the fawn...It was Serenity.
" No! " I cried, Death's antlers came down. Slicing into her, into her soul.
She turned and mouthed something to me " I love you "
Then flames leapt upon them both, and they began to burn, down into hell.

My cries of sadness filled the forest that day.
Latte had found me crying by her body. She cried too.
Deer had begun to surround us, looking at Serenity. Her pictogram just ash on the ground.
The circle was widening, more deer appeared, surrounding the body of Serenity.
First just a few, then hundreds. The whole forest, about eight hundred deer and the rabbits and the birds all sat around.
Then we lifted our heads to the sky and the whole forest called out with sadness.
Eight hundred glowing pictograms reached up into the sky.
Eight hundred hearts cried with sadness.
Two hearts shattered beyond repair...