Music is gone

I have quite interesting story to this picture.

After James was shoot, Hartley just gave up. Everything bad in his life came crashing down on him. Without anybody to focus on and having as company all his fears returned. He lost. He was freak. Hated. Everything he holds dear was lost. So he let those handcuffs count down. Watching. Deaf to shouts from other side telling him to go on.
And so James went away before it exploded. Waiting at Heavens door for Piper, because he deserved wings more than anybody. And waited. And waited. Till Evan told him that Hartley won’t come because in sense he committed suicide.

Events of Blackest night took place. Dead were walking among living and feasting on them. Near Black battery black clad creature stood that drove everybody near mad by its melodies.

James and Evan were just watching events unfold; they were not resurrected as others. But they were chosen to get another chance by Entity. Guided by white light they appeared with others who were resurrected in front of others. Only to spot black clad figure near crater where Black Battery was.
I laughed and with black flute bowed to them mockingly. “Congratulations, you made some progress. But rest assure, my master will rule you all. Thank you for banning resurrections, pathetic fools.”
Flashes, Rogues knew who was speaking. And when figure stand tall again green gloved under his cape.
“Hartley?”
Wally and James looked scared. Was Piper still under Black hands spell?
“Clever, both of you.” With small smirk black Piper took off his hood to show perfectly white complexion with flaming hair and glowing poisonous green eyes.
“It was so not nice to see you all. But mark my words. We will see each other in Hell. Where my master rules.” And with those last words flaming green portal opened behind him and he disappeared in it.

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Well… this could be prologue to longer story where White Lantern James needs to safe Hartley from Neron’s clutches if I get myself to rewrite it properly… and I can see that James would be somehow big brother figure to Axel. Just to make sure he gets in Heaven rather to Hell.

Cross post on Tumblr where you can find my most to date sketches. [link]
And yes this is Pied Piper-The Trickster fanart.

Inspired by [link] (Safe and Sound by Taylor Swift)