A/N: I know this is a short chapter, but I figured this will keep you all entertained while I write the next chapter. Reviews mean love!
Elsa stood in the middle of her palace, fire surrounding her. Anna lay dead at her feet. Oleminus walking towards her smiling.
"I knew you could do it, dear sister. It has been too long. We can finally be together again. And nothing can take this from us." He smiled with his arms open, ready to embrace her. Elsa stood there, frozen with fear. Her eyes shifted in the room. She could see Arimmus on one side of the room, crawling towards her. His body broken, and shards of ice sticking out of him. Her eyes filled with tears and she saw him mouth the words "I thought I could trust you." His head hit the floor. A pool of blood surrounded him. Elsa's gaze drifted back on Oleminus. He opened his mouth, and bite her throat…
Elsa shot up covered in sweat. She looked around the room. She was back in the guest room in Corona. Anna sat on a chair next to the bed, fast asleep.
"An-Anna?" Elsa cried out. Her voice was filled with dread. She had another nightmare. Anna shifted slightly when her sister spoke, causing her to open her eyes. Anna took a moment or two to process what was going on.
"Hrmm, Elsa! You're awake!" Anna moved to embrace her sister. "You had another nightmare about him didn't you?" Elsa nodded.
"How long have I been sleeping?" Elsa managed to let out. She noticed that it was dark outside.
"About fourteen hours or so. Arimmus carried you up here. Told him I was going to kill him if you were hurt. Are you?" Anna began to check her over.
"Just the dreams again." Her eyes shifted to the open door. Arimmus stood in the doorframe.
"I wish I could say they stop, but I am afraid until he is gone, they won't." He just stood there with his arms crossed. "You did put up one hell of a fight"
"It's not enough is it?" Elsa looked at him with sorrow. He shook his head.
"No, it isn't, but it's a better start that most. I have Dalv checking on Arendelle. Keria and Chibi are looking into the defenses here. The king has send men to look at the Southern Isles. In case of anything I have Michio looking after Anna and Kristoff."
"As long as they are all safe that is all that matters. I need to gather my things, I can't stay here. He will hurt anyone that gets in his way. I saw that." her tone shifted. Anna looked at her shocked.
"You are not going anywhere. We can protect you. I will fight for you Elsa!" Anna grabbed her sister and held her tightly. "I love you!"
Elsa embraced her sister then pushed her away. "I love you too, but if I stay around you are not safe."
"In your current condition, if they find you, then nothing will be safe. I cannot fight two titans. My Zeroes will have their hands filled when Oleminus raises the rest of his fallen. Heaven forbid he finds any other Titans. At this rate, I need a damn Aeon to fight with us." Arimmus was beginning to seethe with anger. He recalled the last battle. He recalled how his Zeroes went from one-hundred strong to a mere ten strong. "So I am going to protect you, and you are going to protect us all."
"How? I gave you everything I had, and you threw me like a rag doll. I still can't escape the storm inside. I still can't let it go." Elsa frowned.
"Then focus the storm. Use it. I will teach you. I sense in you something I have not seen in a long time. Potential. Hope." He smiled. Elsa could tell it was the first time in a very long time that he smiled. His eyes burned with hope. He had something stirring in his head. She could see the wheels turning, could see the thoughts form.
"That sounds overly romantic." Elsa smiled back
"Overly corny more like it" Anna chimed in. Elsa shot her a look, then looked back at Arimmus. Anna saw something between the two. Something was forming.
"Well, I am over 500 years old, forgive me for being 'Corny'". He grinned, "After 100 years, I have a new student to teach"
"I am to be your student I guess?" Elsa blushed. She shouldn't be blushing, but she did. Something inside her told her this is right.
""Only if you are up for it. My methods are not nice. Some consider them outright dangerous. I will test you." Elsa nodded sternly. He stood upright and began walking out into the hall "Get your rest then, we start in the morning, and you WILL need it tomorrow. Torma is less forgiving after being woken up." Both girls looked at him with concern, but they remained silent. They were beginning to trust him. Anna looked at her sister.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Elsa gave a strong and motivated nod. Anna could see the passion in her eyes, the passion to protect her sister, her family, and herself. Anna smiled and embraced her sister one more time before getting up.
Tomorrow I start, tomorrow I meet Torma.
The ship rocked endlessly as it sailed toward Arnedelle. The legion of the undead stayed their post with each crash of waves against it. Below deck both Cataclysm and Oleminus sat down and enjoyed a meal.
"So my dark lord, why do you seek Elsa so much? She is nothing but a danger to us all" Blood drizzled down his now hairless chin. Before this, you could once see that Cataclysm used to be Hans. Now all that was left was that smirk of his. The smirk that told Anna how pathetic she was. The Smirk that almost killed Elsa. Oleminus said nothing, and waved it off continuing to eat.
They sat in almost complete darkness. The room was rather large, and filled with flies and rotting corpses. Maggots wriggled out of the wounds inflicted to the body. Putrid blood and puss oozed out each orifice of the corpse. This made both of them happy.
"Something smeels good, am I invited to this party too" a voice rang out from the rafters of the room. Cataclysm and Oleminus looked around only to see Dalv descend from above. Cataclysm stood up and lunged at the man. Dalv smiled and dodged him drawing a crossbow and pointed it at Oleminus with a grin.
"Soooo, you dun Goofed" Oleminus did not move, he just sat there and ate his meal. Cataclysm struggled to regain his footing after taking the dive.
"And what makes you say that Mr. Dalv? I seem to have all my plans in order. It seems you are the one that, has dun goofed" Oleminus sat there still eating his meal, with a stupid grin on his face. Cataclysm finally gets to his feet, and lunges for Dalv one more time. Dalv reacts again and places one bolt in his back. Cataclysm howls in pain and writhes in pain. Dalv smiles again and begins to laugh. Oleminus raises an eye at Dalv.
"So was there a point to you interrupting my meal?"
"I simply wanted to see your newest Cataclysm. Acts kinda like a bitch if you ask me. But now I take my leave. I can't wait to see you again." And with that, he walks through the wall. Oleminus reaches down and pulls the bolt from Cataclysms back. Cataclysm stairs at his master for a moment then stands.
"What did he mean by the newest one" Cataclysm spat with rage.
"A King must always have his general." He sat and ate his meal.
"Then From now on, I am Cataclysm Hans, for I will be the only one" Oleminus smiled.
Elsa slept through the night, without incident. She didn't have any bad dreams, which was a welcome relief. She would rather not dream than have a dream about him. Finally she drug herself out of the comforts of the cozy bed and made herself a dress and prepared to go down to eat. She was surprised to find that Anna had not barged in there. She opened the door and it again was quiet. Confused she looked all around. She stepped forward, and tripped on some clothing that was sitting in the middle of the hall.
"Who would leave clothes in the middle of the flo-"she paused when she saw a letter addressed to her. She looked around, still no one, she leaned over to pick it and read it.
Elsa,
Put this on.
You start training today.
Smile
You are no longer a queen
Muah!
Alice
Per Arimmus
She stood there for a moment and stared at the paper. She gathered up the clothes and headed back into the room to change. She knew Arimmus was always serious, even if she had only known him for a day.