Well here's the next chapter. We're reaching the end. Keep up the reviews and feel free to tell me how I can improve.
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Teela didn't say a word, as she was lead by the Doomseeker down the corridors and halls. She had to admit that the temptation to break her word and make a run for it became stronger and stronger during each minute of the trip. But that didn't mean she was going to follow the impulse. She never broke her word even when she left Eternia and her position as a Defender. She wasn't about to now. Still… it was tempting.
The others should have found the children by now. She would be the only one they'd have as a hostage. She had only one fear now that when He-Man came to rescue her, she'd be used as a hostage against him. She couldn't let that happen no matter what the consequences. Even if it meant getting herself killed, she had to make sure that they didn't defeat He-Man. He was now Eternia's only hope. He was the only one who could defeat Skeletor and his minions and free Eternia.
Teela nearly giggled at hearing her own thoughts. After all these years she still had an unbelievable faith in his abilities. A faith that no matter what happened, he would make sure everything turned out ok. She had that same faith in him back years ago when fighting along side him. It was almost hilarious considering all the terrible things that she had now seen on Eternia. There was still a voice telling her that He-Man could fix it all. That he could bring Eternia back to its former glory and prosperity.
And what about Adam…
"Adam," whispered Teela and almost paused in her walking. She had completely forgotten to ask He-Man about Adam. Her mind had gotten occupied with what he said when he first saw her. If they ever got out of this alive she had to get He-Man to tell her what he knew about Adam. He wasn't dead. She didn't know why, but she just had a feeling that she would know if he were dead. It sounded ridiculous, but she'd swear that she could sense that he was alive.
In a few minutes Teela found herself seeing Tri-clops. He was standing before a steel door with his green eye staring at her. The memory of Duncan's cyborg body entered her mind and she quickly pulled out her pistol. Before Tri-clops could react, she pulled the trigger. Her aim had been good and a yellow bolt of energy hit his shoulder. Tri-clops gave a yelp of pain as he clutched himself. Teela had given her word to not escape or try to get help. But she didn't give her word about not fighting back when she found them. And she was planning to fight them with all she had.
She quickly turned her pistol towards the Doomseeker and fired. The small robot blew apart and tiny parts were sent flying. She slowly approached Tri-clops as she aimed her pistol back at him.
"You're going to pay for that Teela," muttered Tri-clops. Teela was well aware that he could fire a blast of energy right at her with that green eye of his. But she was confident that she could dodge it.
"Are your friends past that door Tri-clops?" asked Teela. Now wasn't the time to respond to his threats.
"Well almost all of them. There is also the one behind you," said Tri-clops as he smirked. Teela couldn't stop herself from rolling her eyes.
"Oh please! Do you think I'm actually going to fall for-"
Vvvrrooommm!
Orange light surrounded Teela's body and she found that she couldn't move an inch. She couldn't even move one finger to pull the trigger on her pistol.
"And did you think that I'd only have one Doomseeker watching you?" asked Tri-clops. Even though Teela couldn't turn her head, she was certain there was a Doomseeker behind her that was holding her in place with a tractor beam. She had the satisfaction of seeing Tri-clops winced in pain when he got up. The feeling didn't last long when he pressed a button on the wall. The steel door slid open. Beyond it were Skeletor and all of his minions. It was frightening, the way each of them stared at her with a glint in their eyes. It seemed like they were the wolves and she was the prey.
Teela could do nothing as the Doomseeker used the tractor beam to lift her off the ground and float her inside. Teela tried in vain to move a limb or even a single muscle, but she couldn't no matter how hard she struggled. The tractor beam had cocooned her with an orange forcefield that held her immobile. The steel door closed behind her. Finally the tractor beam ceased and Teela almost collapse when she regained her movement. She quickly raised her pistol towards Skeletor's skull face, but before she could pull the trigger she found her pistol knocked out of her hand. Whiplash's tail had moved with inhuman speed to swat it. The plasma pistol landed onto the ground where Clawful bent down and snapped it into pieces with one of his blood red claws.
"You know I really wish you hadn't done that. That pistol had sentimental value," said Teela. She had to admit that she sounded pretty calm considering she was surrounded by the most evil beings that ever walked Eternia.
"Oh Teela, its so nice to see that you haven't lost your fighting spirit," said Skeletor before snapping his fingers. Lockjaw and Whiplash grabbed her arms before she could react. Not that she could have done much to stop them even if she had time to react. It was only now she was noticing some of the instruments of death and torture that were in the room.
There was an iron maiden with nails that would turn a person into a human pincushion. Whips, hammers, and blades were hanging from the wall. There was an iron pot filled with hot coals with a poker sticking inside it. It was the chains hanging from the ceiling though that really got her attention because she found herself being pulled towards those chains. Lockjaw and Whiplash took the chains tied them tightly around her wrists. Then they locked them into place. She was now hanging from the chains with her feet unable to reach the ground.
"I suppose this is the part where I'm suppose to beg for my life?" asked Teela with a raised eyebrow. Inside she could feel the panic rising, but she knew she couldn't show it. To show panic and fear would only please Skeletor.
"Oh no my dear, it would not be fun at all if you were to give up so quickly. I expect you to fight me my lovely Teela with every bit of will power you have," said Skeletor as he approached her. Teela tried to shrink away when Skeletor reached a hand towards her. Unfortunately she had no way to avoid his hand as it gently stroked her cheek. So instead she opted for retaliation.
"Phew!"
Slap!
Teela had the satisfaction of watching her spit splatter his bony face before he slapped her. The slap sent her head ringing and Teela began to see dots.
"I see that it's going to take some effort to discipline you. But then I love a challenge," said Skeletor as he wiped his face. Teela expected him to go grab one of the weapons hanging on the wall. She expected him to even grab the red-hot poker from the pot of coals to use on her. Instead though he did something else and Teela couldn't stop herself from turning pale.
He grabbed his blue leather belt and pulled it down to his ankles. Leaving all to be able to see his large and very hard manhood. His groin was completely hairless with a dick so engorged that it was now purple.
"As I said before, I expect you to put up a good fight Teela. I want to meet as much resistance as possible," said Skeletor as he grabbed her waist. A part of Teela screamed for her to spit in his face again, but it was dominated by the paralyzing fear she felt. Never, even during her fights as a Defender, had she found herself in this kind of situation. And at that moment she didn't know how to deal with it.
He-Man tried not to sigh as Merman kept giving him nervous glances. The two were walking down the corridor with Merman leading. He couldn't totally blame him. After all he just knocked two of his own comrades out, but he had good reason to. This was something he had to do alone.
I need to make sure Skeletor is stopped for good even if it means killing him…
He-Man had never killed anyone, not even by accident. Four years ago he would have never considered it. With his naïve mind he had always thought that any situation could be solved without killing, but he was wrong. Some people deserved to die. Both Eternia and the world would be a safer place with Skeletor dead. Still would the others understand? Would Teela understand?
"This is it," said Merman as he gestured to a steel door. Inside there was Skeletor. He-Man tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword. A rush of adreliane filled his body.
"Can this door be locked from the outside?" asked He-Man.
"Yesss, Skeletor arranged for the torture chamber to be able to be locked from the outside. So no prisoners could escape," said Merman as he gestured to a panel on the wall.
"Good, I want you to lock it after I go in. No matter what happens, don't unlock it until I yell for you to do so. Understand?" asked He-Man. He gazed intently at Merman. The fish man shifted uncomfortably under his gaze and nodded. Without another word, Merman pressed a button on the panel to open the steel door. It slid open and He-Man quickly walked in. The steel door slid shut behind him and he heard a click.
He-Man could feel a smile crossed his lips as he saw Skeletor. It wasn't the cheerful, innocent smile that he used to give. It was a smile of a deadly man that was jaded. Skeletor had his naked manhood posed only inches away from Teela who was staring at it with horror. Everyone else was staring at him with a mixture of surprise and aggression.
"You know Skeletor for a second I had doubts about this, but now you renewed my confidence in what I need to do," said He-Man as he pointed his sword at Skeletor.
Evil-Lyn had actually felt sympathy for the woman when it became obvious what Skeletor planned to do to her. By the time he was done she would probably wish she were dead. She knew from experience that Skeletor wasn't pleasant in lovemaking. Back many years ago she had invited herself into Skeletor's bed in order to strengthen her position as his ally. It took only one night for Evil-Lyn to decide never again. Even by her standards he was an extremely rough lover.
But before anything could happen He-Man had showed up at the door. It sent a shiver of pleasure through Evil-Lyn to see He-Man still as fit and strong as the day he took her. She had a strong hope that her son Alexander would inherit his incredible strength. Combine that with inheriting her talent for magic and he would most certainly grow to be the most powerful man in the world.
"You know Skeletor for a second I had doubts about this, but now you renewed my confidence in what I need to do."
"Ah He-Man I have gotten enough amusement from you. I think I'll kill you in front of poor Teela here before I fuck her," said Skeletor as he pulled up his leather belt. Then with a gesture his Havoc staff came floating to his hand.
"None of you interfere. Only I shall have the honor of killing him," said Skeletor. Evil-Lyn mentally cursed, but kept quite. After years of rulership Skeletor had grown even more arrogant than before. He would tell Evil-Lyn constantly that He-Man had been an inferior warrior who had no chance of stopping him from conquering Eternia. Even back during the old days of battling He-Man, Skeletor would claim that He-Man had become lucky when defeating him. Considering He-Man won every fight against Skeletor, he must have been blessed with a lot of luck.
Now if Evil-Lyn knew Skeletor, he would fight He-Man and put on a good show. They'd fight Skeletor would eventually lose. And that would be the moment when she and the rest of them should step in to help him. When Skeletor said don't 'interfere', that was his way of saying don't interfere as long as I'm not embarrassing myself.
"Die He-Man!" shouted Skeletor before he charged. He-Man said nothing in return, but simply raised his Sword of Power. The Havoc staff and Sword of Power clashed with each other.
Clang!
Evil-Lyn licked her lips as she watched the two struggle. Skeletor's blue muscles budge and sweated as he held a firm grip on his staff. The Havoc staff gave off a yellow glow as it grinded against the Sword of Power. The Sword of Power gave off a blue glow, as He-Man's own tanned muscles bulged and sweated with effort. There was a balance between the two as each put in as much force as possible into their weapon. In the end it was no surprise to Evil-Lyn when Skeletor lost his grip on his staff and it was sent flying out of his hands. Skeletor was panting for breath as he took a step back.
"He-Man.. you won't-"
Swish!
It was the last words that Skeletor spoke before He-Man sliced his head off. The skull head flew from his body and landed with a thud right in front of Evil-Lyn. She had gotten her staff ready and three seconds later all of them were planning to attack He-Man to come to Skeletor's aid. Now though they were frozen and shocked. There was absolutely silence as everyone including Teela stared at Skeletor's head. The rest of Skeletor's body collapsed. As soon as that body hit the ground, chaos came into place.
All the minions except for Evil-Lyn headed for He-Man, but not all of them fought him. Tri-clops and Whiplash actually ran past him and straight for the steel door. A He-Man who was willing to kill wasn't something they were ready to face. Survival came first and foremost in their minds. Beastman, Clawful, and Lockjaw though had revenge on their minds.
Clawful tried snapping He-Man's head off with one of his claws. He ducked and thrust his sword forward. It slid through Clawful's shell plate chest as if it was made of butter. Clawful had only a chance to give out a groan as he watched the sword pierce his heart. Meanwhile Beastman was able to wrap his whip around He-Man's waist and gave a giant pull. He-Man lost his grip on his sword, which stayed in Clawful's chest. He quickly turned and dived forward to grab Beastman's head. Then he twisted the head in an almost professional manner.
Snap!
Beastman still had that surprised expression on his face as he collapsed dead onto the ground. Beastman had expected a punch from He-Man when he turned. Not to be grabbed by the head and have his neck snapped into two. Lockjaw kept his distance, but had his giant metal pincer out and ready to attack.
Evil-Lyn found herself indecisive. Four years ago she would have followed her first instinct to just run like Tri-clops and Whiplash. The steel door wouldn't open and Tri-clops was trying to blast it open while Whiplash whacked it time and time again with his tail. Evil-Lyn was certain her magic though could rip it open. But now she wasn't certain if she should run. Her first thought when she saw Skeletor die was that now the kingdom of Eternia could be hers. She could be Queen now, but only if He-Man didn't make it alive out of this room.
She watched as He-Man gave Lockjaw a punch that had such force behind it that it shattered Lockjaw's metal jaw. Lockjaw screamed in pain as he took a step back. Evil-Lyn had killed before and watch others kill, especially Skeletor. It was usually with a passion for blood. There was a fire in the eyes that hungered for death. He-Man though didn't have fire in his eyes. His cold blue eyes were emotionless and dead. He didn't appear to be a man enjoying this battle. He was efficient and professional with each killing blow. He was a man who saw this as a simply a task he must do.
Evil-Lyn soon came to realize that she, Teela, and Whiplash were the only ones alive in the room. Lockjaw had his skull cracked open when he was slammed into a wall. Tri-clops had his head sliced off just like Skeletor. Whiplash was now trying to keep He-Man away by snapping his whip like tail in his direction.
"He-Man stop it! STOP IT!" screamed Teela. She had finally broken out of her horrified shock and was screaming her head off. But He-Man wasn't so much as looking in her direction as he approached Whiplash.
"Evil-Lyn let me go! Look I can get him to stop if you get me free. So get these chains off," said Teela as she struggled. Before Evil-Lyn could respond, both heard a roar of pain and turned. He-Man had sliced off Whiplash's tail with his sword. It was now flopping onto the ground like a dead fish.
"Stop.. please stop," said Whiplash hoarsely. He didn't raise a hand to defend himself. Instead he sat against the wall curled up into a ball. He stared at He-Man with absolute fear. He-Man raised his sword and paused.
"Don't move," said He-Man simply. It was the first time he spoke since he started his killing spree. Like his eyes, his voice was dead and emotionless. Whiplash nodded quickly never taking his eyes off the man. He-Man turned and Evil-Lyn's heart skipped a beat.
"Evil-Lyn let me go! I'll make sure he won't hurt you," said Teela as she continued to pull against her chains. An idea came to mind as Evil-Lyn glanced over at her.
"Thank you for the offer, but I have a better idea," said Evil-Lyn and raised her staff. A tiny bolt of violet electricity stuck Teela's head causing her to lose consciousness. Two other tiny bolts of lighting shot from Evil-Lyn's crystal staff to break the chains. Evil-Lyn swiftly grabbed Teela's body to use it to shield herself. She kept her staff posed right next to Teela's head.
"Not another step He-Man," said Evil-Lyn. She almost sighed with relief when He-Man stopped. Now though she wasn't sure what to do. She needed both her hands free to do her more powerful spells. And the second she let go of Teela she knew she was dead.
"So at exactly what point was it that you decided we all deserved death?" asked Evil-Lyn. She asked both out of curiosity and to stall.
"Six months ago during one of Skeletor's visits. He was telling me how my mother begged for my father to be spared before they killed her," said He-Man. There was no grief in his voice. He stated it as if it was a simple fact. After years of Skeletor's taunting, He-Man had learned to hide his emotions well.
"You're mother? But Skeletor didn't know who your mother was," said Evil-Lyn.
"Oh he didn't know he was speaking of my mother, former Queen of Eternia," said He-Man. Evil-Lyn stared at He-Man as the words began to register in her mind.
"The Queen is your mother? You're-"
"Prince Adam, heir to Eternia. Didn't you think it was strange how Adam always ran off and then He-man showed up?" asked He-Man. Evil-Lyn could only continue to stare at him. Adam… the prince of Eternia had been He-Man. Her child wasn't just the son of He-Man, but the son of the Prince of Eternia. During that moment of surprise, she had lowered her staff. It was only for a few seconds, but that was all He-Man needed.
Swish!
The only clue Evil-Lyn had of what happened was the glint the sword gave off as it flew through the air. And by the time understood what was happening, the sword had already struck. She stared down at her right arm or what was left of it. The sword had sliced through her elbow causing her to lose both the staff and the rest of her arm. She stared at the stump that began to gush out blood. Then she felt a hand come over her neck in an iron grip and pull her away from Teela. She lost her grip on her hostage who fell to the ground. She found herself slammed against a wall and hissed with pain.
"Ok, I surrender," muttered Evil-Lyn. She was no longer thinking about being Queen of Eternia or any other opportunities for power. Now she was only thinking about survival.
"I spared Whiplash because he surrendered, but that doesn't mean I'll spare you Evil-Lyn. You're the one who caused me and everyone else to have to suffer through this hell," growled He-Man. For the first time he showed emotion then. She saw it in his eyes and heard it in his voice. It was hate… pure, ugly hate. After all these years of suffering, he seemed to despise her more than Skeletor even. She actually felt slightly flattered. And she had only one card left to play to get him to spare her life.
"We have a child! A little boy named Alexander, that you fathered through me," said Evil-Lyn quickly. The surprise that register on He-Man's face almost made her laugh even considering her current situation. He stared at her for a second while saying nothing. At first Evil-Lyn had hope that she would live after all, but then He-Man's eyes turned hard.
"Do you really think I'd let any child including my own son have to suffer having you as a mother," said He-Man. It was with those words that Evil-Lyn realized she had no chance of getting out of this alive. That urge to laugh took over Evil-Lyn again, but for a different reason. Skeletor had actually done it. He had turned He-Man into a heartless monster. A man who would murder without remorse. And now Skeletor's creation had killed him.
"I'll make your death quick and painless if you answer two questions," said He-Man. Evil-Lyn didn't bother to respond.
"My first question is does anyone besides you know that Alexander is my son?" asked He-Man. Evil-Lyn was tempted to lie at first. But the way he stared intently at her made her think that he'd know if she was telling something false.
"No… I told the nanny, but she died recently. I think Skeletor suspected it, but that doesn't seem to matter now," said Evil-Lyn.
"My second question is this… was there any other magic you used on me besides the illusion that you were Teela when I slept with you? I go over the situation in my mind time and time again and I can't believe I lost control like that simply because I had a naked Teela in my hands," said He-Man. He probably thought about that day hundreds of times during his imprisonment.
"I was wearing a perfume. It was a special concoction that would cause a man to give in to his lust. To lose control over himself," said Evil-Lyn. She couldn't keep the pride out of her voice. She considered seducing He-Man to be one of her greater accomplishments event though it was now leading her to her death. Then a question popped into her mind.
"Will you spare my child?" asked Evil-Lyn. The mother in her screamed for her to ask. She loved Alexander in her own way. It wasn't an unconditional love that most mothers gave to their child. She did try to keep her feelings distant when it came to Alexander, but that didn't mean she didn't care for him.
"Yes," said He-Man simply before grabbing her head.
Snap!
He-Man carefully laid Evil-Lyn's body onto the ground. Then he turned to Teela who lay on the ground as well. He moved a finger through her hair while giving her a smile. It was a sorrowful smile. Then he moved his arms under her and gently picked her up. Whiplash hadn't taken his eyes off He-Man once since his life was spared. Slowly He-Man glanced over at him.
"I trust you won't say a word about Alexander or what my true identity is to anyone?"
"Yes," whispered Whiplash as he bobbed his head up and down. His body, spirit, and mind had been defeated. The fear that He-Man produced within the lizard man was ten times stronger than anything Skeletor had been able to cause him to feel.
"Good," said He-Man before giving Teela a soft squeeze. Then he walked towards the battered steel door.