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(Here's what I got. I think I'll leave it at this, rather than continuing it to the darker aspects I had planned.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyn8...2Xq1Y&index=15

While you sleep, dream of me...

"Amelia, my dearest... I may not have much time left..." His rasping breaths sent daggers through my heart as I stared down at the one man I loved, the one man that could capture a heart such as mine. "I'm sorry that I couldn't... live through this one battle..." He let out a dry chuckle, gripping onto my hand. It was weak, shaky... It hurt to see him like this. My love was suffering with the deadliest disease anyone could have- age. Fifty-years had passed since that fateful day that we had met, and now his time was running out. He was only sixty-seven, quite an impressive age for a human during this time period... but it broke my heart that I would have to live much longer than him. "I had a good run, didn't I?" He asked, looking at me with his beautiful blue eyes. They never lost their vibrant sparkle, not even on his death bed. He squeezed my hand gently, and I lowered my head gently to kiss his cheek. "Amelia... I..." He let out a few coughs, his chest violently falling up and down in jerking motions. "I love you." He smiled weakly.
"Oh Michael..." I breathed out, brushing away my tears before leaning my forehead against his. "I love you too..."
"Could you... promise me something?" Michael asked, cupping my face in his hand while I stared into his misty eyes.
"Anything." I said quietly, placing my hand on top of his. "Anything, Michael. Anything for you."
"Please... Don't forget me..." Michael said softly, his eyes tearing up. "I couldn't bear it if you forgot about me."
"I would never forget you!" I exclaimed in shock, tears springing up in my eyes. "I could never..."
"You're immortal, Amelia." Michael replied, smiling sadly. "You will live for eternity... and eternity is a long time. I'll only be a few seconds of your memory..." With that, he breathed in one last time. Upon his last breath, his final words drifted towards me in a haunting way... "While you sleep, my love, dream of me..." His eyes lost their shimmer, and with his chest no longer moving I knew that his passing had finally occurred. Letting out a cry of sorrow, I held onto his hand as long as I could bear before I finally closed his eyes and pushed myself away from his body. I buried my face in my hands and wept, the memory of when we first met drifting into my mind...

As a goddess, I could never fully be loved. I have been alive since the dawn of Earth, watching humanity grow. I've been worshiped, hunted, shunned and loved. I've watched over these humans alongside my people, participating in various celebrations and taking in the beauty of this world. It wasn't long, however, until humans came to the realization that us immortals could be killed. With the swipe of a special blade, my species could be slaughtered mercilessly. And, humans being humans, began taking advantage of this. This was during a time when we were shunned and hated, even feared. Humans didn't want us around, and so we tried to make ourselves scarce. We hid within the crowds of humans, disguised as one of them... but they still found us. They killed and killed, giving us no other choice than to die or attempt to make peace. We all had chosen peace, of course, and it was then that I was sent to the largest kingdom in the world, Solis. The Kingdom of the Sun. I was determined to bring peace to our two races, and with that I journeyed into the heart of the kingdom and to the castle. I dressed in my most extravagant robes, and made it known that I was a goddess here on a mission of peace. Many attempts on my life had been made, but I managed to avoid them all until I got to the castle.

The crowd there was massive, each person shouting profanities and insults. A few brandished swords made of the metal that could kill us immortals, and I was... afraid. Fear was a new emotion to me- in all the years I had lived, there was not a time where our lives as immortals could even be threatened until now. However, I could not show my fear in front of these mortals. I continued on my way, the crowds parting to allow me to pass through. Garbage of all sorts was thrown towards me, and my cheeks flushed with anger and embarrassment. This was how they would treat a goddess? I could smite them all down if I so pleased! My fear, however, returned as a large knight made their way over towards me. The crowd jeered, certain that the knight was here to slay me and remove the 'monster' in their midst. However, his decision shocked both the humans and I- raising his mighty shield and throwing his cloak around my shoulders, the knight did the unthinkable and protected me from his own kind. I couldn't see his face through the helmet, only beautiful sparkling blue eyes full of kindness.
"Hello, Goddess. My name is Michael, and I am here to escort you to the castle. What might be your name?"