Chapter 10
Dirdros entered the temple and was greeted by a young woman whose body glowed with a white light. He turned his gaze to her arm and saw she was wearing the bracelet.
"What did you do, stupid girl", he asked Sarah-Jumalan.
"My name is Jumalan, protector of Valittor, and I am going to fulfil my prophecy. I have woken up, now you will sleep ... forever", said the valittian warrior. The Sarah Jane Smith's voice never sounded so menacing.
And having said that, from the hands of Sarah gushed light rays that reached the themnok's body, making him explode. Jumalan gave him more energy than his body could handle.
The Doctor went in the temple and saw the remains of Dirdros scattered on the floor. He did not believe his eyes. It was happening what he wanted to avoid. He looked at Sarah, looked at her wrist, and pain and helplessness took possession of his two hearts.
"Oh, Sarah Jane", he said taking his hand closer the girl's face, but without touching her.
"I have a mission to fulfil. Stay here with the women, Doctor. Do not fear; I will protect you".
"I go with you. I will protect Sarah", the Doctor said with mournful voice.
Jumalan left the temple followed by the Doctor, throwing his deadly energy beams to each themnok he saw on his way, which in this way they shared the same fate as their leader. The invaders tried to destroy him with their blaster guns, but the valittian created a barrier that protected him and the Doctor of the disintegrating effects of the guns. Soon the themnoks escaped to the Anukt Hill, to their ship, and Jumalan headed in the same direction with quiet step.
The Doctor and the warrior stopped when they saw Themnosk-9 take off.
"They surrender. You won, Jumalan", the Doctor said hoping not to see more of those horrible deaths.
"Not yet", the valittian replied raising his arms and accumulating a lot of energy in his hands.
"Wait ... what are you doing?", the Doctor asked with horror.
"I have saved Valittor, now I will save the universe".
"Stop it! You have caused too many deaths, do not commit genocide too!", the Doctor said trying to grab Sarah's body to prevent the slaughter.
He failed. He felt a sharp pain throughout his body when he tried to touch his friend that released the deadly power against the themnok spaceship, which exploded killing all on board immediately.
The Doctor was horrified: horrified by the deaths of the warriors on both sides that he could have avoided. Horrified by the genocide committed by the one who promised to be a saviour, and especially horrified because Jumalan used to carry out his slaughter the body of the sweet and compassionate Sarah Jane Smith.
"Now it is all over", Jumalan said watching how the fragments of Themnosk-9 fell down to the ground. "It is time to rise to heaven".
"Yes, you are free. But leave Sarah", said the Doctor bleak.
"The process has already started, I cannot stop it. Sorry Doctor: Your friend is coming with me".
"No!"
Ignoring the pain produced by the touch of that warehouse of pure energy that was his friend, the Doctor grabbed Sarah and tried to remove the bracelet to the force. Every second that remained clinging to her was torture for the Time Lord, but he had seen too much death and destruction in one day and was unwilling to see Sarah Jane die too.
He got take away the bracelet to the girl just before it emanated a blinding white light that plunged him into darkness.