I moved quietly through the dark house as I watched Elanna continue on her way down the hall. We had been walking for some time now. I looked around and the hallway was dimmed because of the late hour so really the portraits that were displayed were kind of eerie. Exactly how big was this house?
Suddenly Elanna stopped and stood still like she was listening for something and I quickly moved into the shadows.
"Your golden hair gives you away princess." She said quietly.
I sighed.
"How long have you known?"
"Since we passed a mirror an hour back." She stood there not facing me as she scanned ahead of her.
"So the whole time then." I moved closer to her and looked down in exasperation. Of course she noticed me. The floor was also wooden for Christ's sake.
"Yes."
"Why didn't you say anything until now then?"
"I am not doing anything wrong so I see no reason to not let you follow me until you got tired." She said matter of fact.
I shook my head and sighed as she turned and walked closer to me.
"Is something troubling you?" she cocked her head to the side.
"You…you're troubling me."
Her eye's widened a little. "Me?"
I hummed in affirmation. I glanced at her tattoos and have been wondering about the scars on her back.
As if she read my mind she looked at her tattoos as well.
"You're out of place. You don't seem like a housemaid Elanna." I questioned.
My eyes hardened as I waited for her reply and she looked at me. I could read the curiosity in her eyes as well as confusion.
"What is a housemaid?" She questioned.
My eyebrows rose till they couldn't be seen any more because of my loose hair and then couldn't help but feel a laugh bubble up in my throat. She was completely serious in that question. Okay…so I was wrong…she might not be out of place after all?
Before I could answer there was a loud crash ahead of us and Elanna immediately turned and got in front of me brandishing a dagger. Wait…where did the dagger come from?
She kept be close behind her as she scanned in front of us.
"What are you doing?" I asked quietly as I got in my own stance pulling the dagger I had from my boot.
"Heda's orders…" She simply put.
So she really was here to do anything I said huh. Well there goes her being the spy…damn it…
Suddenly there was a loud high pitched scream and my eyes widened. I pushed Elanna out of the way and ran.
"Skai Prisa wait!" I heard her say but I wasn't listening anymore.
I knew that voice…I heard it enough when it annoyed me but this…this sounded scared and urgent. I reached the door I heard the scream from and tried to open it but it was barricaded.
I immediately stepped back and kicked as hard as I could. The door splintered and I was able to get it open and there I saw the attacker. They were standing over Costia who was now unconscious. I rushed into the room the attacker turned and I stopped in my tracks.
"Elise?" I said dumbfounded.
Elise turned and her eyes were as sharp as steel as she looked at me and then her smile grew into a cruel one.
"Sky Princess…" she hissed out. It sounded like I was poison to her. She had been Lexa and I's messenger for 3 years taking our messages back and forth she must have been intercepting all of Lexa's important letters that bitch. I began to grow angry and betrayed but before I could throw my dagger at her I was hit over the head. My eye's widened realizing there had been an accomplice. How stupid of me…not to scan the room…
That was the last thought I had before I blacked out for good.
They had taken Costia.
Lexa's POV
I was lying in my room in the dark unable to sleep when I heard commotion outside my door. I immediately sat up.
"What's going on?" I said to myself as I moved across the room to my door.
There was an urgent knock at my door and I immediately opened it. There standing in the door was a disheveled, out of breath, covered in blood, Elanna.
My face immediately harded.
"Why are you not protecting Clarke like I have ordered?" My unasked question of, where is Clarke present in my gaze.
Elanna was worried. "Heda…there have been attackers in Costia's room…"
My eyes widened in shock.
"WHAT!" I screamed.
Elanna jumped at the pure emotion coming from me. She had never seen me this way before.
I saw Elanna's hands tremble as she stood taller.
"The Skai Prisa could not sleep Heda…I was accompanying her on a walk to show her around the house when we heard the crash and scream come from Costia's room…Skai Prisa immediately ran ahead of me before I could stop her. She broke the door down and when I ran to catch up there was a warrior of the Ice nation picking Skai Prisa up. I immediately killed him before he could take Clarke but…I am only one person…there were two people in that room Heda…a woman…she had Costia in her arms and when I came in was already hopping out onto the roof and taking off….I have failed you."
Elanna snarled in frustration.
I put a hand on her shoulder as my own hands began to tremble with untamed fury.
"You have done what your task required you to do…you have not failed…you saved Clarke from being taken like Costia…send word…I want 10 warriors to find that woman before she gets to Ice Nation Territory…after that…Costia is as good as dead." My voice grew lower at those words and I was clenching my fists.
"Where is Clarke." I said.
"I have put her in her room she is under heavy guard. 4 in her room and 4 outside of it.
I nodded.
"Good…I now will relieve you of protecting Clarke…I have another task for you presently."
"Anything Heda." Elanna set her jaw as she looked at me with so much want of redeeming herself in her eyes even though she has nothing to redeem in mine. I nodded.
"Find her. Is my only order Elanna…go."
She nodded and raced off to find another 9 warriors.
I turned back into my room and stood there as my whole world was crashing down.
I want to know who did this…all of this…killing my mother…ordering Costia's capture…I want to kill who did this.
I put on my armor and weapons and got ready for war. I would not sleep until this was over.
When I was done I walked determinedly and with my head held high to Clarke's chambers.
The four guards stood at attention as they saw me and nodded their heads.
"Heda."
"I want guard rotations. I want you all to stay alert. Polis has been breached and this WILL not be taken lightly. I want two of you to send word to my Generals. There will be a war meeting starting NOW. Go." I growled out in Trigedasleng.
Two of my warriors ran off as I walked into Clarke's room. The other four warriors stood at attention.
"You 4 get out and wait outside."
They nodded.
I moved to Clarke's bed side and sat down near her head looking down.
"Clarke…" I put my hand on her forehead as she slept agitated. She was in pain. I smoothed the worry marks from the middle of her brow and she calmed in her sleep. "Come back to me…" I ran my fingers through her hair as a tear leaked out onto her cheek as I leaned over her. "I need you…I am dying inside Sky Girl…how can this hurt so much?"
I broke down crying over my Sky Girl. This would be the only time I would ever cry again and ever be Lexa again. This was going to be war. I closed my eyes and then Clarke shifted. I opened my eyes and Clarke was staring at me tiredly. She reached up and wiped the tears that were making their way down my face off of me.
"Did Elise take her…" she croaked.
My eyes widened.
"Elise was the traitor!?" I hissed out. My shoulders rose as I became more agitated by the second I looked down at Clarke and her eyes were dull. I realized the back of her head must really hurt if she was this weak.
Clarke rubbed her thumb against my cheek as she breathed heavily.
I immediately calmed as my breath became ragged and my heart beat was in my ears. I leaned my cheek in her hand and held it to my face as I looked down and then up at her again as I felt fresh tears fall slowly as I gritted my teeth in anger.
"How dare she."
"I'm sorry…Leska.." she said quietly. Her voice strained as she tried to orient herself.
"No Clarke…this was not your responsibility…I am sorry you were hurt…"
"Have they found her…" she whispered.
I shook my head as tears began to well up again.
Clarke shifted over to allow me room and I took off my Commander cloak and draped it over the chair next to her bed and took off my boots as well as my armor and crawled in next to her.
She pulled me to her.
"Let us be weak together…because tomorrow…they will pay…and we will show nothing but strength."
She huskily said into my hair.
I held onto her harder.
"You are not to leave my sight Clarke…you were almost taken as well…Elanna saved you like I had asked of her…you were lucky…She was not in time to safe Costia…"
Clarke was silent at my words as she breathed softly and her chest rose against me as I listened to her calm heartbeat.
"You foresaw me as a possible liability Lexa if the enemy got their hands on me. I know more about you then anyone alive in this world now…was Costia not one?"
I leaned my forehead against Clarke's neck.
"It was safer for her and for me if she knew nothing…I was naïve…I did not realise that the enemy would not care if she didn't know anything or not…they are trying to teach me a lesson about having someone I love…"
Clarke protected me with her arms as she shielded me from the world that night. It was the last time I can remember to have been who I was before becoming Commander. We fell asleep like that, protecting each other like we have since we first met.
Meanwhile in the Capital of the Ice Nation
Another scream pierced the air as a lone woman sighed, seemingly bored of watching this pitiful display of pain. The girl was no use to the woman she realized now. The woman that wore a crown made of gold. She was painted with intricate designs tribal nature across her whole body in black across her fair skin. Her flaming hair fell across to one side and then she raised her hand to stop the whip. It instantly froze. Her green eye's pierced into the bloody face of the girl named Costia, the Heda's whore.
"This is your last chance…Costia Kom Trikru…tell us the secrets of your disgusting lover…and you shall live…"
The Ice Queen knew she knew nothing but watching her realize her fate was sealed brought joy to the sick and twisted woman.
"I don't know anything…" she cried to herself pitifully. "Please…I don't want to die…" she cried louder and I flicked my wrist and the whip came down to silence her. She immediately shut up.
I looked down at her from my nose and stared at her boredly.
"Then you shouldn't have fallen in love with a child that happens to want to control me…and queens…are never controlled…"
The last thing that was heard was Costia's pleas for mercy and crying and then a gurgling scream as her head was hacked from her body, blood spraying across the Queen's tent and the Queen herself who smiled joyously and took a finger to wipe her cheek. She saw the red on her fingertip and a shiver of pleasure went up her spine as she stuck it in her mouth and tasted the coppery delight. She smiled cruelly.
"My Queen." Another member of the Ice Clan kneeled before the Queen as she held up the bloodied sword.
The Ice Queen looked down at the girl in front of her and she smiled.
"You have done well Elise."
Elise stood up and smiled at her Queen. "It has been a long 3 years sister."
"Yes it has." The Ice Queen said as she looked her sister over. "Far too long."
Elise smirked as she moved closer and then sat on her sister's lap.
"Did you miss me?"
The Ice Queen looked her younger sister over with lust filled eyes. She liked what she saw after 3 years of not seeing her and she couldn't help but be turned on more by the enemy blood covering her. The Ice Queen licked some blood of Elise's jaw before humming in approval.
"I think I should clean you up…don't you?"
There was a low growl and then the Ice Queen stood up with her sister wrapped around her hips and shoulders.
"Yes…let's clean me…" Elise said huskily.
The Ice Queen smiled and then looked at the dead body of Costia.
"Of course sister….but first…let's send Heda a little present…."
(Omfg you have no idea how much I wanted to hurl while writing this part….ugh…ew…kill me…I'm going to go take a long shower to scrub this puke worthy plot line out of me…yuck yuck yuck yuck why did I think up this! Ugh stupid me…..anyway xD…I'm going to enjoy when I kill both of these characters LOL later on in the story of course…I'm gunna kill them good…well okay Lexa and Clarke are…but still…HALLA..okay…back to the story…) I was going to end it here but XD why not go a bit farther right :P
Back in Polis (Clarke's POV)
We were woken up by loud banging on the door. I immediately grabbed the dagger on the bedside table and got up. Lexa was on high alert as well as she began clipping her armor. I went to the door and stood against the wall as I cracked open the door. I saw one of the guards that had been guarding the door all night.
"Skai Prisa. I must speak with Heda."
I nodded and opened the door all the way.
Lexa stood waiting and the guard bowed.
"They have returned…the 10 warriors you had sent out in search of your love." He said.
"Lexa stood still as her face became enraged."
"I see they have not found her." Lexa said menacingly.
The guard shook his head and then Lexa turned away from the door.
"Leave us…ALL OF YOU." The guards looked on at the back of their Heda before walking away down the hall.
I quietly closed the door as Lexa walked towards my balcony and slammed open the doors to look into the forest beyond the wall of Polis.
I stared at her unsure what to do.
"It will be too late…" Lexa said with finality.
I walked closer but stood a little behind her.
"I have heard stories…of the Ice Queen….and what she can do…and what she is…" she began.
I went to her side and stood there looking out into the forest as well, leaning on the railing.
"She is a monster Clarke…a monster that must be slain if peace is to be achieved." I saw her hands grip the railing until her knuckles turned white.
"I will not stop…until peace is achieved by any means…"
Suddenly there was a loud commotion and a high pitched scream downstairs. We both twirled around as there were thundering footsteps coming down the hall and then the warriors were at the door again looking alarmed.
"Heda…You must see this…"
Without any more urging we both raced out of the room, down the hall, down the stairs and there outside the Commanders home a spear was stuck into the ground and on top of it…
I covered my mouth as a heart wrenching roar of devastation left Lexa's lungs.
There on top of the spike was Costia's agonized face…even in death….she suffered.
I couldn't look away as I felt my eyes burn and my teeth turn into a snarl. I bared my teeth as onlookers began to see what was happening thanks to the ear piercing roar Lexa had let out.
"Get back to what you were doing! All of you!" I screamed out.
Lexa ran to it and the sound that came out of her mouth hit me to my very soul. It was like the sound of an animal dying, a literal heart tearing into pieces. She screamed angrily until her voice was hoarse and then she turned around and there was fire in her eyes.
"I WANT THIS WHOLE CAPTIAL SEARCHED! TRUST NO ONE! USE FORCE IF YOU HAVE TO! I WANT THESE TRAITORS FOUND AND STRUNG UP AND I WILL EXECUTE THEM MYSELF! I WANT ALL MY WARRIORS OUT THERE SEARCHING NOW!"
Lexa screamed these orders to her very soul as her face burned and muscles tensed.
"I WANT THEM ALL DEAD!" she screamed out and then she turned to me. There was no Lexa in those eyes.
"We are making battle plans…NOW!" she grabbed my arm and her hold bit into it as she dragged me away from the head piked on a spear.
I looked one last time at Costia's screaming face before the doors of the Commanders fortress closed once more.
This was the end of what I knew of Lexa. I was sure of it.
And that's the end of the chapter my dear readers :) I know boo me xp there was a lot to take in I know xp but this is the point where everything begins to change and move forward. Next chapter a year time jump. They will have been at war for a year now and are getting close to winning. This should be fun:)
See ya later Alligators!
Artemis