Prompt: Dark Aelin
Aelin POV
I looked out upon all of my… friends for lack of a better word. Chaol, Lysandra, Aedion, Dorian, Manon, Elide and Rowan. All of them were lined up waiting for me to move. An appropriate gesture, but not enough to save the condemned. I stared each of them down before standing in a grand movement and stalking away from my throne of bones.
"I have called you all here because I few of you have been… bothersome. And I believe justice is needed for the bothersome. The others of you need a reminder of my power." I strode over to Dorian, needing to remove the wild card first. "Dorian, you have been advocating for a world peace treaty that interferes with my plan." Dorian visibly paled and I felt him start to reach for his power. I gave him a feral smile as shadowfire shot from my hand and engulfed Dorian. He opened his mouth and silently screamed out for help. Everyone gasped and shouted at me to stop, but I held up my hand as I moved on past Manon to Elide. Chaol, Lysandra and Aedion sat in stunned silence, too afraid to speak out, just how I like it. But Rowan spoke out,
"Aelin, what are you doing? Leave Dorian in peace! Stop this madness and be content with Terrasan! Come back to me, I can't serve another evil ruler like Maeve." I whirled around and stalked towards him.
"I was going to do you last, my dear one, but I suppose that you want to die now." Snarling I shoved my shadowfire down his throat and watched him burn. "Besides, I much more powerful than Maeve." When Dorian and Rowan were nothing more than ashes I turned towards the remainder and called out, "Elide and Lysandra, whilst I thought you were my dearest friends, I find that you have been passing information to a rebellion who think I have gone to far." I smiled a cold, vicious smile and lifted up my arm, making and fist. Elide and Lysandra's eye's bugged and they convulsed before dying.
"NOOO!" Manon cried out as she fell to Elide's side sobbing. "My girl, my beautiful friend." Aedion just stood there staring at Lysandra. Once upon a time I would have grieved for Elide and Lysandra, but now I just felt satisfaction knowing that the liability was gone. My smile fell off my face when I saw that I only had one more left. I was sad, this was fun. But, all good things must come to an end. I looked at Chaol and smirked.
"Nehima." Was all I said before throwing a dagger at his chest. I turned towards the final two, Aedion and Manon, watching their reactions as Chaol bled out. Aedion, stood there in stunned silence as Manon grieved over her mate. After a few minutes I spoke,
"Aedion, you have stayed loyal, therefore you will live as long as you chose to serve this court and it's queen. Manon, you are alive for two reasons, you are cunning, and you haven't been... irksome. If you so choose you may be part of my blood sworn." Aedion gulped but walked to my side, eye's filled with fear. That better fade, I thought. I looked towards Manon, and I knew she was debating whether to attempt to avenge Elide or live. I sighed and lifted my arm sending shadow fire to her, killing her. I can't have indecisive subjects, can I now?
