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Lexa had been recovering for the last few hours since she woke up after collapsing after she completed everything. Nyko had bandaged and disinfected her side, leg and stomach. He had looked at her shoulder and said to just let it heal. Lexa was sat on her throne. It was weird being back but nice at the same time. Then Anya came into her tent. She was happy to see that Lexa had completed the challenges. "Do we have peace?"
"Yes."
"Thank you for trusting my judgement." Lexa said standing up, the pain had been dulled by a lot of mixtures which Nyko had given her. "What did Clarke say?"
Anya smirked slightly. "Well, first she threatened to wipe us all out, then said we need each other, then when I asked about you she told that you saved her and she saved you. Care to explain, Commander?"
"She's special." Lexa confessed before handing Anya a cup of water. The warrior nodded and took a gulp.
"You care for her." Anya stated, she was happy that Lexa had found someone who she could care about. She was sure if Clarke were hurt Lexa then she'd have no trouble ripping the girl apart limb from limb.
Lexa nodded then said. "I did this with my head not by heart, Anya. Peace with the Skaikru is our best option. I do not wish to see our people in another worthless war."
"I wouldn't have agreed if I didn't think you were doing this with your head, Heda."
Anya and Lexa then left the tent to see one of her generals sat looking at them with a look of disdain. Lexa gave him her best glare but he didn't cower from it like most always did when she gave them that glare. He was a second of one her wisest generals before that general died, Lexa thought he might be able to fill his place at her table. "Tristan, do we have a problem?" The Commander snapped getting the attention of the rest of the warriors. Tristan choice to ignore her which made Lexa's blood boil. "I asked you a question, are you choosing to ignore your Commander?"
Tristan looked her up and down then smirked. "I do not see my Commander, only a girl who is too weak to lead."
Lexa gritted her teeth and walked over to him getting right in his face. "Do you wish to offer me a challenge?"
Tristan stood up. "I do."
Everyone but Octavia and Clarke stood there in shock. Their eyes looking at Clarke, their mouths open in shock. Bellamy was the first to snap out of it, his face turned angry. "What do you mean Lexa is the Commander?" He snapped at her.
"Well Lexa isn't technically the Commander yet but she will be soon." Octavia answered quickly. Bellamy turned to his sister shocked. "What? Just because you didn't figure it didn't mean I couldn't."
Clarke looked at them. "Lexa isn't the Commander yet, she has to complete 10 challenges today and if she survives then she will be. She never came here to spy on us and is trustworthy."
"Okay, if Lexa is the Commander then who did you just meet with?" Raven asked trying to get off the topic of Lexa being the Commander. It really wasn't that shocking, she knew a lot about the way the grounders worked. She probably helped save Lincoln. This was how they set up the meeting and she was a really good warrior for what she had seen when she was training Octavia.
"That was Lexa's second in command, Anya." She looked at the five people are her. "Listen, I trust all five of you otherwise I wouldn't ever tell you about who Lexa really was because it would get her killed, not only by us but her own people."
Bellamy rubbed the back of his neck. "She did help save my life and O's so I guess we can still trust her."
"Thank you, Bellamy." Clarke said with a smile.
Jasper shook his head. "How can we trust her? She's a grounder."
Octavia glared at Jasper. "Not all grounders are bad. Their people too. Lexa and Lincoln are two of the good ones. They want to help us." Octavia snapped at him. "If you're too scared to do anything then go home." She added.
Finn then spoke stopping Octavia from ripping Jasper apart anymore. "So are we going to try and make peace?" His question was mostly directed at Bellamy.
Bellamy smirked slightly. "Yeah, you guys are right but at the first sign of trouble-"
"We know Bellamy." Clarke said telling him that they couldn't be stupid if anything bad happened.
Lexa was stood next to Gustus and Anya. She was applying the last of her war paint. She looked at the three of them around her before to where Tristan was stood. He was sharping his sword. "Heda, you do not need to prove you are not weak to this traitor." Gustus told her and Lexa looked at him before grabbing her sword.
She swung it keeping how it felt before putting it away onto her belt. "He believes I am weak. I will prove I am not by taking his life." Lexa responded as she watched Tristan walk into the area getting a cheer from the crowd. She saw Indra throw Tristan a heated glare as they looked at each other. "I should leave before General Indra kills Tristan for me." Gustus nodded and left to go join Indra.
Anya put her hand on Lexa's shoulder before she could leave. "Lexa, watch for his strength."
"I know how to fight, Anya." Lexa stated and Anya smirked.
She gripped Lexa's forearm, Lexa returned the gesture. "Don't let me down, Heda." Anya ordered and Lexa rolled her eyes.
"I thought I was the Commander and you can't order me about."
Anya chuckled. "To me, you'll always be a branwada second not my Commander." They let go of each other's forearms. Anya gave Lexa one more look before leaving the place to go join Gustus and Indra in the stands.
Lexa turned her expression deadly, her eyes turning to stone. She then confidently walked out to the area, a cheer happened again much louder than what Tristan had received. They both glared at each other before turning to where Indra was. "General Tristan has issued a challenge to Heda, this will be a fight to the death." Both walked off to opposite corners of the area. "Begin."
Tristan took out his sword and begun to spin it around. Lexa looked at him not impressed. The crowd didn't seem to be either. Lexa unsheathed her sword. He came running at her. Lexa was quick to respond ignoring the throbbing pain in her left shoulder, she was thankful that she was right handed. She ducked under his strike and got behind him then sliced his lower back.
He turned around and their swords clashed. Lexa knew she couldn't overpower him so pushed against the sword and side stepped him. However during it he got a good slice to her right wrist. The blood of the night was on his sword. As her sword has his red blood. She gritted her teeth and spun her sword around. She used the momentum to put a swipe of her sword across his upper right arm. Then drove her left elbow into his face.
Tristan stumbled back and put his hand quickly to his nose. Blood was running from it. He could taste the blood in his mouth. Lexa didn't give up her quick assault swinging again, Tristan barely blocked it. However his sword flee out of his hands. Lexa didn't expect the two punch which was thrown at her, one left and one right. It made her fall to one knee.
That gave Tristan enough time to grab his sword. She saw the dark liquid on Tristan's knuckles. She ran her bottom lip over her teeth to taste the irony blood. That was something which made snapped Lexa into a mode of pure attack. She rolled out of the way of his sword and using the momentum stood up. She was behind him and kicked his knees from under him. The general fell to his knee.
She swung her sword and brought it down on Tristan's wrists, his hands came off with a sicking scream. Then grabbed his sword. She crossed both of the blades across his throat. It was enclosing him. Then sliced his head clean off his shoulders. The head rolled across the fall as Tristan's headless body fell to the floor.
Lexa took at everyone in the crowd, her people. Some were cheering, others were looking shocked. She then spoke. "Does anyone else believe I am weak?" She made eye contract with each and everyone in the crowd. Everyone remained silent. "Ai laik Heda en ai laik nou kwel! (I am the Commander and I am not weak!)" Lexa shouted at everyone. Anya was the first to drop to one knee with her head bowed in her direction, Gustus and Indra quickly followed doing the same. Everyone else did the same. Each and everyone in the crowd was on their knees looking at the ground. Lexa looked each one of her people. She was the Commander.
Clarke, Finn, Bellamy, Octavia and Raven waited for a grounder to appear. They had decided to leave Jasper at camp because they were all sure he'd freak out and do something stupid. They had also decided to bring guns. Bellamy and Raven had automatic rifles, Clarke had chosen a pistol. Octavia had a sword which Lincoln had given her. Finn decided to go unarmed.
Then about 4 heavy armed warriors came into the bridge. They stopped just before they reached the middle of it blocking any charge that the sky people could do. Bellamy gripped his rifle tighter, his finger on the trigger but didn't raise the gun. Then a warrior broke through the crowd from behind. They let him pass. It was Lincoln.
Octavia and him hugged, him spinning her as he lifted her off the ground. Bellamy glared at them both but didn't do anything stupid. Clarke looked at him trying to figure out if he was. Bellamy shook his head. After Lincoln and Octavia broke their hug he walked over to the group of Skaikru. He quickly turned around to check if anyone else was there. "The Commander and Anya will be here any second, they got held up." Lincoln said referring to the challenge which Quint issued.
"What happened?" Clarke asked, what could be keeping Lexa away? Was she hurt?
"One of the Commander's generals, Tristan, issued a challenge. The Commander had to deal with that." He saw Clarke's eyes widen. Her whole expression filling with worry. "The Commander was successful in defeating Tristan." He added and saw Clarke sigh in relief.
"Can we stop with this Commander bullshit? We know her name." Raven asked crossing her arms.
Lincoln looked at Clarke and Octavia quickly. Both Clarke and Octavia nodded at him. "Don't call Lexa by her name when we are in Tondc. It is disrespectful and my people will slice your throat for it." Lincoln warned in a serious voice.
As if on cue four horses appeared from the forest. Lincoln turned towards the noise, the sky people looked on. The first to show was a man with very long, braided, grayish-black hair and a long, grayish-black beard. He has a muscular build and is tall with tattoos around his face. Next to him on a horse was a women with dark brown skin and short, black hair. She had an athletic build with multiple scars and tattoos on her face. The both stopped behind the warriors. Their eyes fixed on the Sky People.
Then Anya came into the area on horseback like the other two grounders. They all seemed to be important but also protecting somebody. Clarke guessed it was Lexa or the Commander who they were protecting. Clarke was right as Lexa appeared. She looked completely different than normal. Her body was covered in armour and weapons. Her face concealed with black war paint. Clarke also noticed that Lexa had a busted lip which was black instead of red.
Lincoln gave the Sky People one more look before walking over to his Commander. He bowed his head at her and said "Heda." Also Lexa gave in response was a nod. Then she dismounted her horse quickly followed by Anya, Gustus and Indra.
The Commander began to walk towards the Sky People and held her hand up halting Gustus and Indra from following her. Then motioned for Anya and Lincoln to follow. Not a single word was uttered. Clarke gave Bellamy and Octavia a look before they began walking to meet the grounders in the middle of the bridge. The stood in silence for a moment. Lexa quickly checked if Clarke was unharmed before turning her head to the younger Blake sibling on the left side of Clarke. "Octavia." who nodded in response then she looked at the older Blake sibling "Bellamy." Bellamy did the same as his sister did. Lexa looked back to Clarke with a slight smile. "Clarke."
Clarke wanted to hug the brunette, kiss her until they had to break for air but she knew she couldn't. "Lexa." Clarke responded. "Or is it Commander now?"
"Love sick fool." Anya grumbled in Trigedasleng under her breath catching the looks which Clarke and Lexa were throwing at each other.
"Shof op, Onya." Lexa snapped at her former mentor. There was some playfulness in her voice as she said it though. Lexa then took a deep breathe. "It is time to leave for Tondc." Lexa stated looking at the sky people.
"Let's go." Clarke told Lexa.
So Lexa basically just showed everyone why she's the Heda. Anya is basically just gonna roll her eyes at Lexa's heart eyes. I hope you enjoyed and if you did please keep up the support. See you in Chapted 15!