AN: Ok, so some have a few questions. The Woman Alice is speaking to is NOT Iracebeth. Yes Dormouse and Chess have something; there will be a side story later. No, I will not have Alice and Woman smut and on that note, I will allude to certain carnal activities but I will not be going into details. I'm just not that kind of writer lol I have none of those skills so shall we continue on our way?
Marmoreal
"Unhand her Alice!" Chess yelled out, eyes wide with fright. Whatever it was that held the Champion's gaze smelled of blood and rotting flesh, and where Alice heard wind chimes, Chess heard the screams of the innocent. It was truly terrible for sure, whatever creature seemed to be enchanting the Alice.
Iracebeth heard the Cheshire shout to Alice and ran towards the steps. Once there what she saw frightened the Red Queen in a way nothing had before. There Alice stood, her wild man falling past her down her back, with what looked like a young woman clutching at her. There seemed to be a black aura surrounding her and while Iracebeth could hear the heart beats of everyone else, the Woman's seemed to be silent.
"Leave her be, Woman, she's not even Underlandian," Iracebeth warned. She knew her powers would be ineffective against this thing, but she couldn't let Alice fall so soon. A Queen needs a champion for war, and Alice was such.
"Oh, I don't know Iracebeth, she smells like a Hatter, in fact, I think she's as Underlandian as you…" the Woman hissed. In that moment, the very air seemed to become charged and a black mist started to drift closer to the four.
Suddenly, a beam of light, from Iracebeth's very magnificent and terrible head shot out towards the Woman, blinding Alice. Iracebeth's body jerked and her eyes faded to white as if she was a paper doll being illuminated by a candle. Where the light touched the Woman she seemed to burn and terrible scream began to fill the air.
"This isn't the end Iracebeth, I'll be back. Nothing can save you or Mirana now!" And as suddenly as she was there she was gone. Iracebeth collapsed to the ground, unconscious as Alice and Chess stared at her prostrate form.
"Something curious is happening, Chess, something curious indeed," Alice whispered, feeling as though a heavy fog was leaving her brain. A Deer was now walking up, to poke and prod at the Red Queen, finally picking her up and cradling her in his horns. He then simply stared at Chess, an intent kind of stare that almost always imparts a length of information with depths mere talking could never equal.
"You are right, Sir Deer, to the White Queen then," Chess answered, poofing from sight.
Alice was very confused. The Red Queen had saved her, and then turned into a giant beam of light. It seemed the world had gone even more mad, and now a Deer was walking by her, intent on taking her once enemy to the Queen. And when had Chess become so…in charge? Yes, the world had indeed gone even more mad, and for this she would need her Mad Hatter in order to make sense.
AN: well…it is longer ;) alright, so she smells of death, intense light seems to piss her off, so far we have seen her in the night and dawn, oh….and Iracebeth can turn into a flashlight lol…I love curve balls. I promise poppets, next chapter the Woman shall be revealed oh…and now I must change this to Angst :/ I was informed it was more angst-y than anything lol