Maleficent's POV

Everything was so distorted, slow and burning.

With what energy I had I turned Diaval into a dragon.

I knew he had a great fight within him, his raging eyes locked on anyone who wore iron made armor.

His rage was even greater than that of the fire that he breathed out of his mouth as he took one swift move of his dragon head, clasping his jaws to the net that engaged me, freeing me.

After I was finally free I stood once more with the little strength I had.

Seeing Diaval...something was beginning to move inside me...a wanting, yearning, a type of affection for him I had yet to grasp fully.

The way he was. How he just existed and chose to stay beside me even now, I wanted to thank him for once this was all over.

But I couldn't think of him right now as much as I wanted, if so I'd be distracting myself from who stood ahead of me.

A man who'd take no second thought to skewering me alive with his sword.

I'd take no doubt to his intentions of wanting to kill me.

To sear my very skin with iron.

If he was as mad of a man as he looked, he'd probably want to showcase my very heart in a glass box to show the world he actually did kill the fairy he once loved and also the enemy to the his crown.

An ever curse on him for his selfishness.

For his cruelty.

"The great fairy bowing before me at last!"

"I bow to no one! Not even you!"

A wild stare laid in the depths of his eyes.

I was not afraid. Not now and not ever again.

I was no longer his once beloved.

I was his enemy until death.

As for I, I had yet to decide what my true intentions were with him.

Did I truly want him dead just from his cruelty toward me?

Did I really wish that?

But I knew if I held onto any hesitation I'd be the one killed.

"Says the fairy without wings!" His coldness was far greater than I imagined.

Despite that I had to push forward.

"And if you were here for the King's forgiveness you have none!"

"You think too-cough* cough*" The heat was starting to overbearing as shielded soldiers trapped me like a wild animal against Stefan.

"You think to highly of yourself." I braced myself as he attacked me over and over, lashing me with all his fury and uncontrolled anger.

I tried my best to dodge but being trapped with iron all around me made for a very difficult task.

But just as I was about to give up hope covered in my own blood, I felt something behind me attach to me.

Something I had lost for a very long time.

My wings.

That only meant one thing.

I was free once more to fly.

And from there I took off with the strength of my wings colliding with the soldiers who once held me captive, knocking them off their feet.

Seeing their terrified eyes through their helmets...I could tell they were becoming afraid of me.

I didn't want to hurt anyone else than I did so I made my escape.

I was just about to take flight once more before Stefan grabbed ahold of my ankle with some type of iron made clamp which started to pierce and burn my flesh.

With swiftness I flew through the window shattering it as I made my way to the tallest tower of the castle.

"Stop this now!" I demanded as he wasn't letting up.

I took off the iron made clamp and threw it to the ground.

He stood, squaring himself up to me.

He only gave me a wild stare as he readied his sword to attack me again.

"I will not be beat by you Maleficent! You wanted this game and I'll win!"

I stepped forward in annoyance.

I couldn't believe this man actually told me he loved me at one point in his life.

Quite a pity to have not grown from our failed love.

Yes I may have suffered and decided to stay in my own misery locking others out...but this...the way he was like a wild animal was far worse.

To have been the one to cause me the most pain...seeing him suffer from his own insanity seemed to be far worse than anything I've seen yet.

"You mistake me, this was not a game. It was revenge. You took what I held most dear all because you wanted fame and glory! You said you loved me once, but no more of this madness Stefan."

He halted for just a moment with a faint glimmer of sadness before attacking me without words.

There was no point.

He was long gone.

And without meaning to he knocked me over as he slipped from me, plummeting down and further down.

I tried to save him but...I was too late.

I couldn't stop his death.

I couldn't stop his madness he had caused on himself.

I must know...I didn't kill him.

He killed himself even long before all this.

He was gone the moment he choose to be selfish for power and glory.

He was lost to me the moment he stole what freedom I had...when he stole my happiness away from me.

But now...

Now I can finally be free.

Free of my hurt.

Free of my pain.

Free of my past.

To a better future.

A future alongside Aurora and Diaval.

A future of a true family.