2009

My name is Terra Markova. I am from the country of Markovia. It was named after my family, but it had been long since we were in power. The Markovs had been royal family for two hundred years when the rebellion took over and removed my great grandfather from power. He was executed but his children were allowed to live. A new government was formed: a democracy and all members of the Markov family were banned from running for office.

That wasn't to say that my family wasn't wealthy. My father was a businessman and ran a successful oil mining and distribution company. I had a good enough life that I could own a beachside home even though I was only 18. I liked the simple life I had which mainly consisted of surfing and playing in the sand. I really loved the Earth. It might have had something to do with the fact that my family possessed Earth-based powers. I had just gotten mine and was still learning how to control them. My family could have easily used such powers to regain control of the country, but things had advanced much farther without us. More countries were willing to trade with a democratic nation and industry had also flourished. It was better this way. Not to mention, I had a pretty normal life compared to the drama that would come with being a princess or queen.

I was preparing to go surfing one day when I noticed something. There was someone washed up on the shore. I went closer and found that it was a man. He appeared to be in his late 30s- early 40s. I heard breathing and turned him over to find that he only had one eye. He opened it eye to look at me.

"Where am I?" He asked.

"You're in Markovia." I explained. Like most people in the country, my accent resembled a Russian one. He appeared to be Australian. "Do you know your name?"

"It's Slade…Slade Wilson." He answered.

"Come into my house with me," I suggested. "You need some rest and probably some food."

"Your hospitality is quite appreciated Miss…?" He responded.

"Markova, Terra Markova." I answered before I helped him into my house. He didn't seem to be as injured as I thought.

There was a part of me that felt nervous about opening my home to a strange man, but I had my powers to defend myself in case I needed to…if I could get them to work. Nevertheless, I felt like helping a man in need.

I gave him some time to rest while I started to make some dinner. I decided to skip surfing because of my guest. I hoped he would like was I made, but I figured that after swimming in the salt water for who knows how long, he would appreciate a warm meal.

After a shower, he came into the kitchen without a shirt on. I could tell that he was very muscular and I couldn't help but be attracted to him.

"What's for dinner?" He asked.

"Steak with Markovian sauce." I explained. It was a recipe that had started in family before it was branched out commercially. I wasn't going to tell the recipe because that was a secret. The authentic kind always tasted better.

After we started eating, I decided to ask the question that had been on the mind since I first saw him.

"How did you lose your eye?" I asked.

"I was betrayed by a friend of mine." He explained. I wasn't going to pry, but I hoped that if we spent more time together, he would open up to me.

We did end up spending more time together and I found out that the friend who betrayed him was named Oliver Queen. They had been on an island together with a girl named Shado. He had loved her.

Through our time together, I found myself starting to fall in love with him. I knew it was kind of cliché, but I really felt that we were connecting. He seemed to reciprocate my feelings at least a little. He was my first kiss and I also lost my virginity to him. He taught me how to control my powers and I also learned of his superhuman strength and healing. I thought at one point he was going to propose to me. I sat in the restaurant in anticipation. I even thought about proposing to him since it was seen as acceptable in Markovian culture.

"Young Terra, it is time for me to leave you." He declared.

"What? Why?" I asked.

"I cannot stay in Markovia for any longer. I appreciate all you've done for me, but it is time for me to move on. I need to start my plan for vengeance." He explained.

"Why must you have vengeance?" I questioned. "Is my love not enough for you?"

"Your love will never match up to what I felt for Shado and she needs to be avenged." He stated. "I need to take everything from Oliver Queen the way that he took everything from me."

The years passed and I never forgot about the man that I loved. I saw in the news that Oliver Queen was eventually found alive and returned home and I wouldn't be surprised if Slade knew as well. I didn't have a way to contact him and he didn't leave much of an internet presence. I had doubt that he was even interested in hearing from me again.

I finally found out about his whereabouts in May of 2014. He led a group of escaped convicts through a siege of Starling City, which was also the home of Oliver Queen. He had been defeated by the vigilante known as the Arrow. Judging by what Slade told me, I had a feeling that Oliver was the Arrow. No one knew what happened to Slade other than he was taken to a secret government prison.

It was at that time that I felt a vendetta of my own starting to form. I needed to find out where Slade was so I could release him. If I couldn't do that then I had something else I could do. I was going to kill Oliver Queen.

So that's the prologue. I. modernized Terra's origin story a little and went with traditional Russian names for her. This story is also going to disregard Thea leaving with Malcolm but everything else from the first two happened. Terra is played Meaghan Martin. Please don't forget to review.