Prologue
The planet was collapsing beneath the castle as people were running for any available ships heading to ally planets. Darios's true power was awakened as he stormed the palace looking for the royal family.
"Sir! We don't have enough time! Darios has already broken through your security barrier! We need to get you and your family out now before the planet's core erupts."
"My family needs to leave. As long as I have Corrin I can stop him," the King, Yavin, replied as he pulled out his black sword with purple etchings on the blade. "Split them up so he can't take all of us out at once."
"I'll fight with you father," Amethyst replied as she pulled her own blade out. Her father, the king, held out his hand and only smiled.
"He wants you, Amy. I can't have you in his possession. Not when the universe is already on the brink of destruction with Thanos. You need to leave with Emerald and the others."
"But father-"
"Please, Amethyst. You are next in line for the throne and I will not have the future Queen of Helios kidnapped and tortured by a revenge seeking fool. There will be a break in the meteoroid shower in five minutes. I need you and your mother to escape on separate ships. I will find you when this is over. I promise."
"My lady…" Amethyst turned to see Emerald standing near the escape ship. She looked over at her father and swallowed the urge to cry. Her father was strong with his blade, Corrin, but Darios was even stronger. Yavin knew this was to be his end but slowing down Darios to help his family escape would please their gods more than running.
Her father hugged her tightly and whispered in her ear. "If he finds you… kill him. He's not who he used to be, Amethyst. He cannot meet his true destiny or the universe will cease to exist. I need you to do everything in your power to stop him. Do not hold back your powers, fight with everything you have. In time you will understand but you are not ready just yet. Now go!"
Screams from the other side of the door shattered the air as Darios' laugh could be heard over the sounds of the two ships. Amethyst charged towards her escape ship and stared out the window as the door closed and Darios pushed the door open. His clothes were stained with blue and silver blood as his red eyes glowed against his long dirty silver hair.
"Ah! So you wanted to prove to me that you're not a coward, after all, Yavin! I accept your challenge to duel…" Darios looked over at the Queen's ship just as it took off avoiding the falling meteoroids. Darios snarled and quickly looked over and stared at Amethyst as she looked out the window. "NO! Stop that ship!"
"Hold on Amethyst!" Emerald shouted as Amethyst grabbed the handrail as the ship took off leaving Darios and Yavin. She pressed her hand to the glass, tears streaming down her face as the blue skies of Helios changed into the dark skies of space. "I'm about to kickstart hyperdrive."
Amethyst quickly took her seat and buckled up as the ship entered hyperspace, away from Darios and her father. Her ex-fiance and her father would fight to the death before Helios would break apart and explode killing anyone left on the planet. Darios had already won with the destruction of Helios… Her father could've chosen to live and escape with her. Regroup and figure out a new plan to stop Darios. Without him, her heart was broken and the will to live seemed bleak. Darios took her home, her throne, and now her father.
She looked at her reflection in the window and saw a battered princess. Her blue dress was dirty with mud and blood from being rushed from the garden to the escape room in a matter of minutes. Her long braided hair was still in place and the small tiara on her head remained untouched by the chaos thousands of miles away.
"Your father believes our friends on Earth could keep you safe until the time is right," Emerald explained as he messed with the control panel to send a message to Earth.
"Don't send them a message. We can't afford Darios destroying another planet. Especially when he's only after one person," Amethyst replied.
"Princess, I swore on Corrin that I would protect you with every drop of blood that I carry. He would have to kill me before he could get to you."
"Darios is stronger than all of us. I'm not even sure if that blasted sword my father carries could even stop him." Amethyst looked at herself, anger boiling in her veins. The girl who looked back at her was no longer an innocent simple-minded princess. She was broken, destroyed, and homeless.
Nick Fury was enjoying his first cup of coffee at the office when the report of Helios came in. Tony Stark rushed in and turned on Fury's TV a satellite video of the explosion of Helios.
"Dear god… Are there any survivors?" Fury asked.
"I tried reaching out to any existing ships but so far nothing. Not even with the royal family," Stark replied.
"I can see if a few sources of mine know anything. Keep the barrier on watch for any strange ships."
Stark walked out blabbing away on his phone before Fury flipped open his phone and dialed the only person who would know of anything.
"This is Strange."
"We have a problem, Strange. Helios was-"
"Destroyed? Yes, my readings indicated that this was at the hands of one of their own."
"Did any members of the royal family escape?"
The other side of the phone was silent for the longest time as Fury's brow began to sweet. Yavin and his family had to have escaped. They were the last of the dragonblades and the only allies Fury could trust in galactic emergencies.
"Yuna and Amethyst did." The phone clicked and Fury sighed with relief.
"Um… sir?" The door opened and a man with messy black hair and blue eyes walked in carrying small armor pieces.
"Vincent correct? You have the new armor for Spiderman's suit?"
"Yes, sir." Vincent looked around and noticed that Fury was texting, something he never seemed to grasp. "Did something happen, sir?"
"Helios was destroyed by someone and our allies are missing. The armor can wait. I need you to get every available agent here for a meeting. We need to find the missing royals and get them here."
"FURY!" Tony burst through the room holding a tablet. "T'Challa was able to get a signal off an incoming ship. Its one of the royals' escape cruisers. It'll be here in roughly three hours."
"Do we know how many people are on that ship?"
"It's small so no more than five. Sir… T'Challa believes it's not the Yuna or Yavin."
"Amethyst."
