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Chapter 1
-Athens-
Gabrielle rode alongside her army. Her blonde hair was now long again, except cut just below her shoulders. She had an outfit that looked like a mix of Callisto's and Xena's outfits. Xena's infamous chakram hung snuggly by Gabrielle's waist. Ever since Gabrielle discovered that Xena's spirit had left her heart to the afterlife, Gabrielle's anger had grown and she did what no one ever would have expected her to do. Gabrielle became a warlord, hence her army. They were making their way to Amphipolis to see if Xena's daughter, Eve, might be there.
"Once in your mother's hometown, always in your mother's hometown. Eve, I don't know where you are, but when I find you, you and I are gonna have a serious talk." Gabrielle let a smirk form on her face. Her eyes no longer were home for her peaceful gaze, now her eyes were filled with rage,anger,revenge.She rode off with her army towards a village a little ways past Athens.
"My liege,why head for Amphipolis when we know she'll be in Rome?" asked Theos, Gabrielle's right hand man. "Do you dare question my instinct! One of the number one rules of being a warrior is to always trust your instincts or you will get killed faster.",replied Gabrielle. Gabrielle let out a sigh, "Very well. We're changing routes! We're headed towards Rome. But first,let's take care of this village. Men, you know what to do! Show them no mercy, kill every last one of those ungrateful lowlifes. Burn their village to the ground!" Gabrielle's army roared agreement and ran towards the village carrying torches. Once in they started slaughtering and burning the village and its inhabitants. Gabrielle, however, looked away from the village.
Theos was about to kill a little 13 year old boy but Gabrielle caught his sword from behind him. "No, leave this one be,Theos.I want him to deliver a message for me" Gabrielle ordered,smiling.She knelt down in front of the boy and ran her fingers along his neck.Her peaceful smile faded as she put the pinch on him. "I just blocked the flow of blood off to your brain. You'll have 30 seconds to live unless I release you. If I release you, you must run to Athens, it's about 30 miles from here. Tell them I was here and tell them of what I did. Don't keep anything out." Ordered Gabrielle. The boy grunted "W-who are you?",he asked.A smile came upon Gabrielle's face, "I'm Gabrielle…the Warrior Princess."