A/U In the land of Polis, darkness covers the kingdom. The living, dying. To save Polis, two 18 year old girls must become one to defeat the darkness spreading. Clarke is the most powerful sage in training at her academy, filled with magic, and Lexa is a swordswoman, with years of hands on skills. On their dangerous journey, they start to see sides of the other they never knew, bringing them closer. But in the end, both have to sacrifice a treasure of theirs and let it go to keep the kingdom in one piece. Will they survive this journey or will darkness take over? OOC.

Based on the novel Huntress by Malinda Lo.

? POV

I slump down to the ground as i feel my heart being torn to pieces. My whole entire body, and mind is sore. It feels like someone just shattered every part of me with a powerful spell that can never be reversed.

The air around me is dead cold. My vision is nowhere from clear but i can see a figure a few feet away from me. They were on their knees looking the opposite way, far into the distance.

I ached for this person not to leave. I don't understand why. Why is... Why is my heart hurting so much. Feels like i'm dying. Why?

As i look foreword with tired eyes, the figure slowly turns around to flash me a saddened smile before nodding and running into a mist of yellow fog. There was no trail.

I widen my eyes, and call out to the figure, but I couldn't hear a thing. Just silents. The name I called out was unfamiliar to me, yet I felt a warm feeling spread through my body when i let it leave my lips.

Lexa.


Clarke awoke with a start. Her blonde hair sticking to the skin of her face as droplets of sweat dropped to the table beneath her. She was breathing heavily, and had no clue where she was at until she saw a candle light in front of her along with papers, books, and pencils. She sighed.

"Studying." She said aloud. "Studying."

Blue eyes left the sight of the desk, and looked around the room. It was dim, and quiet. Not a single sound erupted. Not even the sound of her breathing.

In a split second, images came flooding into her mind, and the emotions that were in her dream suddenly swept over. Her eyes widened, and tears started to trickle down her cheeks. She wiped them, but they wouldn't stop pouring. A sob escaped her lips.

"W-What? Why-"

And then she heard knocking on her door.

Cleaning herself up to look more appealing, calm, and settled, she wiped the tears and took a very deep breath.

"Come in."


Lexa was out in the woods, miles away from the academy. She was supposed to be in class reading and memorizing "The Book Of Changes", but she never was into becoming a sage. The one thing she wanted to become was a huntress, just like her mother. Strong, brave, confident, and skilled.

And that is why she's isolated from the academy. "Who would want to stay trapped surrounded by stone walls all day?" She asked no one in particular. The air outside was fresh, new, and welcoming rather than rotten, old, and unpleasant like the academy.

Getting ready for training, she went over to a tree with her satchel hanging on a branch. She took out a belt-like strap with 12 hole loops on the sides and back. These loops were made to carry daggers. When she took her daggers out, each one had different designs engraved onto them. Time passed, and her training continued. Lexa threw her daggers to different trees with a blindfold on for hours.

At certain times she would stop throwing her daggers, and change her weapon. The only weapons she had were her daggers that were half a foot, and a small sword which was two and a half feet long.

As the sun began to set, the sound of a horse galloping filled her ears from behind. Someone seemed to be riding towards her. This was unusual to her, so she became alarmed, and raised an eyebrow. Out of habit, she quickly put her hand on her left hip where her daggers were at. She was sure no one knew of where she trained but herself. It was practically her sanctuary, but someone must had spotted her.

The person who rode towards her stopped to a halt as soon as they were close enough to see her face. Their eyes showed no emotion. But one thing caught Lexa's eye wwas the letter in their hands.

"The king wishes to see you." The rider spoke, handing the letter down.

Lexa took it cautiously. When it was fully in her grasp, the rider turned back towards the academy, and rode off into the distance. The sound of galloping continued till it was silent.

Lexa stared at the white paper in her hands then back at the rider. "Hm." As she went to open the letter, a gust of win blew against her face, making her hair swerve back and forth. "I King Titus summon you, Lexa to the royal hall of the castle on the west wing... Immediately."

Green eyes turned from curiosity to confusion. Why would the king call for her. Why would her FATHER call her for? She asked herself.

There is only one way to find out.


Lexa's POV

After reading the letter my father sent me, i made little effort to go to the west wing quickly. I walked slow, taking my time, and looking up at the beautiful sky above my head. It showered pink, orange, and yellow colors with small puffs of clouds leading into the horizon.

When i finally made it to the castle, i didn't go straight to the royal hall. Instead, i went to my room to bathe and change clothes. Although i love training, the sweat, and smell was something i disliked.

I undid my top, and bottom then shimmied out of them. Walking into my bathroom, i turned the faucet on to the heat i wanted it at, and slid down into my tub. A long sigh left my mouth, and i closed my eyes.

Half an hour later, i turn to leave my room after putting on clean clothing. The walk to the royal hall seemed like hours of studying; never ending. I had to walk through four long wide hallways just to get to the staircase where the royal hall was placed. As i walked the flight of stairs, i noticed some passages on each step that i've read from, "The Book Of Changes."

"Over the mountain, bright the full white moon now smiles, on the flower thief..." I read a loud. I never really understood what these passages meant, even though i've read and thought about what they were trying to say a million times. It just wasn't getting into my head. And that's why i don't go to classes. I was never meant to be a sage.

Finally making it to the top of the stairs, i can see the overly sized door at the end of the hallway. It was the entrance to the royal hall. When i arrived, two guards opened the door to the hall for me. I looked foreword. The king, and all the head sages were staring at me. None of them said a single word to acknowledge that i was here.

"Heh, what a warm welcom." I whisper sarcastically. "Uh, may i?" I ask pointing to a seat across from my father, who was 12 seats away from where i pointed.

One of the head sages stood up and nodded. She lifted her hand and gave a warm smile. "Please do." She replied, and sat down.

I nodded back at her, and sat. When i was seated, i noticed someone i didn't know was even here. I don't remember her name, but i do know that we both started here at the academy the same year four years ago. We never had any classes together but i heard she was specially gifted, and had private classes with all the head sages here. She had long bright blonde hair. Soft blue eyes. Plump pink lips. And she was looking at me with a stare i couldn't really put my finger on.

Now that i think about it, why is she here with the king, and head sages?

Ah! I remember her now...

Clarke.

End of Lexa's POV


As Lexa settled into her seat, she crossed her arms out of another habit of hers. This only happened when her father was around or present in front of her. They just were never on good terms with each other. Ever.

"I'm sure you're wondering what this is about don't you?" The king asked.

Lexa rolled her eyes. "I wasn't thinking that at all, father." She replied.

He can sense sarcasm in her voice. His eyebrow twitched a bit, but he tried not to explode, so he took a deep breath. "Lexa, i called you here for something important. Head sage, would you like to explain?"

The one that stood up earlier nodded. "I am Con. The lead sage of the three head sages. I... We have come to tell you about the strange happenings on the outskirts of Polis."

"Strange happenings? Like what?" Lexa interrupted.

A glare was given straight to her from her father. "Lexa. Don't interrupt."

Con looked between the two and continued. "The strange happenings that are occurring are that people, animals, plants, and even creatures are dying out of nowhere with no reason. Many villages are saying it's because of lack of food harvesting, but we think differently."

"And what are your thoughts?" The king asked.

"I, along with the rest of the head sages looked into the stone of time. We saw the fairy queen in the north call forth our gifted pupil, Clarke." She said looking down at Clarke to her left.

Lexa raised an eyebrow, and sat up on the edge of her seat. "Uh, wait, what does some of this have to do with me? Why am i here to listen to this... This... Situation of our land?"

Out of nowhere, Clarke raised her hand. Everyone became quiet. "I had a vision the night Con told me the news of the fairy queen wanting me. And you were in it."

"That doesn't prove anything."

"That's what one would usually say, isn't it?" Con responded calmly. "But when a sage has a vision, it can't be changed. Whoever is in it is destined to have some important connection to the situation. And you, Lexa are important to what is happening to the land. You can help."

"Hold on." The king suddenly stood quickly. "Are you suggesting that my daughter go to the fairy queen with your pupil alone to find and fix what's happening to my land? This is absurd!"

"I know you care about your daughter's safety-" Lexa scoffs. "-Your king, but you must let her do this to save our land. Darkness is heading our way. If we don't-"

"I won't let her." The king said sternly.

"Your highness, you must understand. If she doesn't go, then we're all going to die."

"I have a whole entire army that could protect us from this darkness. She's not going."

"But-"

"That's enough!"

And then it was silent. The king was red with anger while the lead sage had a look of sadness, and fear.

Lexa, Clarke, and the other sages stayed quiet. That was until Lexa stood up abruptly, and looked at each person in the room in the eyes. "Don't i have a say in this!? It's my choice if i want to go on this journey to the fairy queen or not. It's on my head if the kingdom falls into darkness or not. I have the right to make MY OWN decision on this, don't i?" She question.

The royal hall once again became silent.

Con straightened her back, and took a deep breath. "You are absolutely right. It's not our choice to make, but yours."

Lexa looked at her father. Fire burned in her eyes. He stared at her with the same intensity, but faltered. Seeing this made Lexa smirk slightly, but made sure not to make it noticeable. This means she gets to make the choice to go on the journey or not.


Hey! So, new story after i finished "About A Year Ago" Tell me what you think! I love feedback. :D