"I move for a vote of no confidence….."
The Morrigan stopped. She couldn't speak. She felt as though the life had just been drained out of her. What was going on? She could see her energy floating through the air towards a tall blonde and watched as it bonded to her.
"Enough!" The tall blonde called, heading towards the stage where The Morrigan and The Ash were currently standing. The crowd parted as she walked, fearful of her presence.
"What, what have you done..?" The Morrigan spoke, just about able to get the words out. She felt so weak.
"I've made you what you hate the most- human" she replied, a slight smile forming on her lips.
Everyone in the Dal fell silent.
"How can that be, no fae has that power!" The Morrigan spat in anger.
"I do. Its rare that I find myself In a situation that warrants such extreme action, but this is a situation that cannot be allowed to continue." She replied calmly.
"What do you mean?" Hale spoke.
"The Morrigan here is trifling, once again, in matter she has no understanding of. Her actions were about to set the fae on a very dangerous path from which there would be no return. "
She turned to face Hale.
"Your actions, your desire to unite the fae. That must be allowed to continue. The Morrigan would have put your plans back a thousand years with her scheming. Your plan, your reign as the Ash, it must be allowed to run it's true course"
Trick came over from behind the bar, wanting to get up close and personal with this fae.
"Who are you?" he questioned.
"The Blood King- the pleasure is all mine. I am Arriahna."
"What are you?"
"Isn't is a rule that you don't ask that?"
"Generally, yes. But I've never heard of a fae that can make fae human so I'm curious"
"I'm an Ahimsa"
"I thought you were the stuff of fae bed time tales, designed to keep fae children in line for fear of being turned human." Trick replied, worry filling his face.
"We're very real Blood King, we just choose to take a back seat if you will. Like the Sucubuus, we see no reason to align ourselves with light or dark."
"Really?" Bo spoke. "You're unaligned too?"
"Yes. And believe me, it's the future."
"Alright already! Can I please have my powers back, this is getting painful!" The Morrigan spoke, clutching at her chest.
"No. I don't trust you. You can have them back, eventually"
The Morrigan screamed out, her pain evident.
"Whats wrong with her?" Bo questioned.
"The transition from fae to human is… painful. Her DNA is being rewritten. She'll be fine in a day or two."
"You'll have every dark fae within 100 miles after you if you don't fix her!" Bo spoke, an urgency present in her voice.
"Let them come. They won't get very far." Arriahna replied, her tone perfectly calm.
"Oh yeah, how about this!" Vex called, forcing his will on her.
Nothing happened.
Not a flinch.
"You can't harm me, unless you're up for some hand to hand?"
Vex ran towards her, determined to hurt her like she was hurting The Morrigan. As he pulled back his arm to hit her, he found he couldn't move it.
"I should've warned you, I don't play fair" She smiled.
"How are you doing that? That's my bloody power!"
"Ahimsa can take power, transfer power….and collect power."
"That is messed up!" He spat, before feeling his arm fall back to his side as she released it.
"I'm not here to steal powers, well except hers." She spoke, glancing at The Morrigan whose guards were escorting her out of the Dal. "I'm here so that The Ash's plans can be allowed to come to fruition. Once I'm satisfied, I'll be on my way."
"That could be a thousand years!" Trick replied.
"We're Fae, a thousand years is like a drop in the ocean. Now c'mon, lets shake it up a bit. You'd think this was a funeral or something!"
With that, the crowd dissipated and headed back to their tables nursing a much needed drink. The Dal was soon filled with chatter about the mysterious new visitor, and the light especially were enjoying The Morrigans pain.
She took a seat at the bar, in between Kenzi and Bo.
"Hi, I'm Bo!"
"Nice to meet you. So refreshing to meet someone unaligned. Tell me, what's it like being unaligned and actually living in this crazy fae world?"
"Its… interesting. But hey, less about me- more about you. C'mon sit, drink, tell us all!"
"Not much to tell really. I spend most of my time on an astral plane watching, listening. It's been a long time since I've been here, seen….. all this. I kinda miss it, the different fae, the humans. God I love the humans, most adaptable creatures on the Earth. I just love watching them evolve- The Industrial revolution was the best!"
"Ok then…." Kenzi spoke, knocking back another shot.
"So you've been around a long time huh?"
"Millenia. I've watched the fae, their endless fighting , the great war. That's why I came back, I had to ensure The Ash's plans were allowed to take their natural course. This division is no good for any fae, it has to end."
"And how do you know my plans?" Hale interjected, leaning in close to her.
"When you've been around as long as I have, you learn to keep your ear to the ground."
"So what, you've seen this future I'm tryna create here or something?"
"…or something." She smiled. "It doesn't matter what I know. All that matters is that you get the chance to see your plans through, to make real change. To put an end to this… what the humans call crap?"
"Hell yeah, I'll drink to that!" Kenzi spoke, pouring multiple shots and passing them out. She was starting to like this fae. She'd never met a fae who actually professed to love humans, not tolerate, actually like them.
"Oh, and Kenzi you should know something"
"Whats that?"
"I came here for one more reason. I've been watching you, in a non creepy way I promise. I've seen everything that you've done for a world that you don't belong to, a world that looks down on you. Without you, we might not have made it through the Garuda. So, I'm here to extend an invitation to you."
"An invitation to what, exactly?"
"To the fae world."
"You're serious?" She spoke.
"Completely Kenzi. Think about it, you could live for millennia, stay with all your fae friends. Stay young practically forever. See the world change over the centuries. It's yours, all you have to do is ask."
"Oh my god, Kenzi" Bo spoke slowly.
"Someone get me another drink!" Kenzi spoke, in shock over the offer that had just been made.
"Any consequences we should know about?" Hale questioned.
"I'm not the Norn Hale, I don't take anything. Kenzi will be fae, free to choose a side or remain unaligned. She won't owe anyone anything, and I won't come looking for a favour. This a gift, freely given.I thought you would be the most excited out of them all…."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"I think you know!" She smiled. She knew exactly how he felt about Kenzi, and how he secretly wished she were fae so that they would never have to be without one another.
Bo turned to Trick.
"So what do you make of her?"
"I don't know Bo. I don't know enough about her to make a judgement. I want to believe her intentions are good, I really do. No one wants to see an end to this more than me"
"And what about her offer to Kenzi?"
"That I know she can do. That was the other part of the story designed to frighten the adults. The thought of any human being able to become fae, that's scary stuff. But Kenzi, I think she'd fit right in."
"Me too" Bo smiled.
