The Augur, the Praetor, and the Traitor

by dgcybran2

During the second Titan war, the Romans had been shocked. One of their own had turned traitor. Now that the second Giant war has ended, there is time to deal with her. However, not all is that cut and dry. A new prophecy calls on the Augur, the Praetor, and the Traitor to confront an old darkness. Can old hatreds die and even older friendships be renewed? (after HoH, maybe AU)

Prologue

Pain flared in my stomach as she got under my guard. Looking down, I saw the hilt of her golden dagger sticking out from below my breastplate. As she pulled the blade from my body, I stumbled back and tripped on the shaft of one of the dozen or so shattered weapons that lay scattered about our dueling grounds. As I fell holding my stomach, I saw Roman legionaries flood into the throne room.

"You have lost." The words sound as if they were coming from either far away or underwater, but their hate still rang in my ears. She looked down on me, silhouetted by the sun that had started to set behind her.

"I have not lost yet," I spat back, turning away, "Not while I still live." The sun light flared and I felt my wounds heal; the blood stopped pouring down my various cuts. It seemed that she had other ideas. Just as I managed to get back to my knees, pain lanced its way up from my back as she slammed her dagger home. Blood flowed freely across my spine, and I knew from the location of the pain that the strike was lethal.

"Look at me, Traitor." As she said those words, I felt her grab my chin as force me to look into her eyes. A pang of guilt and love shot through me as I stared into those beautiful obsidian eyes, then hatred burned away all else. Emotions; hurt, betrayal, love, and finally disgust, flashed across her face.

"I'll miss you, Reyna," was all I managed to say as oblivion took me.