As dawn rose over the Kingdom, Jareth awoke with a jolt, he sat upright. She was calling to him. "Sarah!" he returned her call,"Where are you?" he asked desperately, "I'm not sure" he picked up she was weary, "I was knocked out, I remember a pain in my stomach after eating some grapes. I don't remember anything after until now".
Jareth was still worried, but relieved to hear from her. "My love, look around you, describe your surroundings to me" he asked.
Sarah looked around her, she couldn't see much, it was dark and dingy. "It's like I'm in a cell. There are bars and walls" she looked down herself, "I'm laid on a wooden table, my hands and feet are cuffed in chains". "
What else?" he asked her, "I can't see anything else" she explained, "What does the air smell like?" he asked, waiting for her reply. "Damp, dirty" she responded. Jareth racked his brains to think where she could be. It sounded a little like his oubliette, but that would be too easy.
He jumped out of bed, magicking his clothes to him and rushing out the door to his guards standing outside. Lucian had ordered for the King to be watched more closely after Sarah's disappearance for safety.
"Guards, check the oubliette for Lady Sarah immediately" he commanded, "I want to hear back as soon as it has been searched", he knew it was a slim chance, but he had to be sure.
"Sarah my love, please do not worry, I will find you. And I am here. I must locate Lucian, he has been searching all night. Just call to me whenever you need" he reassured her. "Jareth, I'm scared" he could feel her fear, "My love, everyone is out looking for you. I swear to you, we will not rest until you are home safe" Jareth conveyed to her, a tear rolling down his cheek.
Sarah could hear the determination in his voice, but felt his fear also. Jareth transported himself to the edge of the Labyrinth, he had agreed to meet Lucian there this morning, he magicked a blue flare into the sky to alert Lucian he was waiting for him.
Within seconds Lucian appeared before Jareth, "Sire" he greeted bowing, "Sarah is alive" Jareth said, "How ca.." Lucian started, but Jareth interrupted, "We are paired" Lucian's nodded, he had his suspicions but it had not been confirmed until now. "She is in some sort of prison." he explained, telling Lucian everything, before asking Lucian if he still had the cloth that was in the windowsill of the library, "Yes Sire" he replied, "Come, we must go to the Wiseman" Jareth instructed.
They appeared before the Wiseman and his hat. They were both sleeping. "Ahem" coughed Lucian to try and wake them. They snored still. Jareth stamped his foot to the cobbled floor, clapping his hands to wake them. They startled.
"Wiseman, we need your help" said Jareth with urgency. The Wiseman blinked rapidly to focus of the two men before them. "Your Majesty" greeted the Wiseman, the hat gibbering to himself as he woke.
"Lady Sarah, she is missing" The Wiseman had been aware of her presence at the Labyrinth when she arrived, and that there was a disturbance, they didn't call him the Wiseman for nothing. "We must find her" begged Jareth.
"What makes you think we know where she is?" the Hat squawked annoyingly, "And why should we help after you tricked us" he teased, remembering Jareth's fake tax to obtain Sarah's ring.
Jareth walked towards the wise man and his hat, grasping his hand around the birds neck, "If you don't help me" he hissed, the hat was choking in Jareth's grip "I will throw you in the bog of eternal stench for the rest of your miserable lives" he let the hat go and stepped back. The hat got his breath back.
Lucian produced the cloth from his pocket and handed it to the Wiseman, "We need to know where this came from" asked Lucian.
The Wiseman sniffed at it, trying to recognise the smell. Then held it up to his hat to smell "Oooooh" said the hat, they whispered among themselves before speaking to Jareth and Lucian, "It is Reptilian" said the Wiseman. Jareth and Lucian looked at each other, anger growing within both of them.
Jareth had called for all his guards, and the Gnome people to gather at the edge of the Labyrinth. Now they knew that Sarah was in the clutches of the Reptilian people, they could plan things more carefully.
"WE MUST SURROUND THEIR LAND" called Jareth, "WE WILL NOT REST UNTIL LADY SARAH IS RETURNED, AND I HAVE FAITH IN ALL OF YOU THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS TOGETHER. WE WILL MOVE IN AT DAWN TOMORROW. WHEN THEY ARE THEIR WEAKEST, NEEDING THE WARMTH OF THE SUN TO REPLENISH THEIR POWERS. WE WILL MAKE THEM SEE THAT WE NO LONGER LIVE IN FEAR OF THEIR INVASIONS."
His army was feeling hyped, raising their weapons and shields to the sky. Jareth felt more determined than ever, feeding off their cheers. "NO LONGER WILL WE COWER TO THEM. WE WILL NOT REST UNTIL THEIR BLOOD SPILLS INTO THE LAND. THEY HAVE TAKEN OUR LOVE ONES, OUR LAND, BUT NO MORE" the cheers grew louder, "WE WILL REIN VICTORIOUS OF THEIR TERRORIST THREATS, WE WILL WIN"
The cheers screamed out when Jareth finished his speech. Lucian looked at his King proudly, patting his shoulder, Jareth looked at Lucian as he felt a hand on his shoulder "We will find her my King" reassured Lucian. Jareth smiled.
Sarah heard the unlocking of her cell door, she looked to see if she could make out the figure stepping towards her. She blinked a few times to try and focus her sight, but it was too dark, "Your presssence is requesssted" the voice hissed at her as they unlocked some padlocks freeing her from the constraints of the table she laid upon.
They pulled her to stand, their touch felt rough, not just forcefully rough, but their skin felt rough. Like sandpaper. "Where are you taking me?" she asked, but they didn't reply.
She still had her feet and hands chained as she walked out the doors of her cell, in the dark. "Jareth!" she called. Jareth was finishing up with his army, talking with Lucian, his eyes widened as he heard her call and he looked away from Lucian, "Sire?" he asked, "Sarah" he told Lucian.
Lucian stayed silent, "Sarah, my love, are you alright?" he called to her "I'm being moved somewhere" she told him, she explained the rough feeling of the creatures skin against her own, she could't see a thing.
Jareth turned to Lucian nervously, "Sire? Is Lady Sarah alright?" he asked cautiously, "I hope so" replied Jareth. Sarah was thrown to the floor into the only light in the room. She cried out as her knees hit the sandy floor.
"So, this is the famous Master of the Labyrinth" the voice laughed at her, deep and penetrating. Sarah looked up and could see two golden eyes pointed in her direction. They were cold and evil looking, she feared them.
"Why am I here?" she asked, "Now where would the fun be in telling you such things" the voice replied. This creature was toying with her, trying to scare her but she wouldn't let on it was actually working.
"I won't tell you anything" she held her gaze with the eyes in the dark, trying to appear brave and strong. The creature laughed at her. She knew it was a male's voice, she couldn't see anything else about him. She looked around and saw multiple glowing eyes staring at her, they laughed quietly along with this creature.
"What makes you think we want to know anything….Ssssarah" he hissed, Sarah looked into his eyes, this…thing, knew her name. "Who are you?" she asked the creature, "I am Sith, Lord of the Reptilianssss" he hissed at her proudly.
Sarah's eyes widened as she look around at the eyes that were laughing at her once again. She had remembered everything Jareth had told her about the Reptilians.
Sith circled her, never stepping into the light she was kneeled in, she watched as the eyes circled around her. She panted in fear as his eyes never left her.
"I have to say, I am disappointed" he said to her, "I would think someone who could complete the Labyrinth, would look a lot less…..human" he teased, She growled and tried to lunged out but couldn't move. These people, whatever they were, clearly had powers too. Sith laughed, with his subjects. "Now now, no need to take offenccce" he hissed, continuing to circle her.
"We've been watching you for a while" he told her, "My father kept a very close eye on you", he squinted his eyes at her, "What are you talking about?" she asked, she hadn't been in the underground long at all, he wasn't making sense.
"Legend spread that there was a Master of the Labyrinth years ago who the Goblin King wanted to make his Queen, and my father made it his life's purpose to find out more about it, about you" he said, Sarah listening carefully to his every word, "He began to give up hope that you even existed, but then.
You called for the Goblin King" voices around Sarah hissed in distaste, Sith continued, "My powerful father heard and came to your call, waiting to see the Goblin King. He never came, but he saw you."
Sarah thought for a moment. "He said how you were upset, and realised it was you, the Master of the Labyrinth. So he followed you, plotting to take you so we may finally capture the Great Goblin King" he stood in front of Sarah as he continued, "Then you made a home for the Goblin King, he disguised himself as your….pet" he hissed, Sarah racked her brain to think, "It became an impossible task. Made worse when you left and we could no longer track you" he hissed in disappointment.
Sarah thought of this creatures words, thinking about how this things father could have watched her. "We have always wanted to make the Goblin King suffer, but after his army murdered my father, I needed to make sure justice is done. We felt your presence in the Labyrinth" Sarah started to remember, "The raven" she whispered in horror to herself, "We want King Jareth to pay for his actions, and you will bring him to usss" he hissed, leaning into the light so his Reptilian features appeared to Sarah, "As bait".
Sarah's eyes widened, she had to do something. He stepped in front of her and pulled her chains so she now stood. "What makes you think I'm here to become Queen?" she thought leading him down a false path might help, he grabbed her jaw, leaning close to her.
"Don't toy with me insolent wench, you reek of his sssstench" he hissed, Sarah winced in his tight grip of her, "I know you are paired, I can feel almost taste it" he groaned in her ear, licking her skin with his slimy forked tongue, she tried to recoil in disgust but his grip was too strong.
"Maybe I should mate with you, spoil you, so you repulse him forever more" he smirked, "No please" she begged fearfully, a tear falling down her cheek, Sith began to laugh at her. "TAKE HER AWAY" he shouted to his guards, he and the surrounding creatures laughed at her as she was dragged back to her cell.
She needed to make contact with Jareth to tell him it was a trap, and she was being used to lure him to her. He would be killed if he came near. She had to get word to him.
His life was far more important to the Labyrinth, he ruled over the Kingdom, she was dispensable, she realised this may not end well, and better her be the one to fall than Jareth. She argued with herself whether to speak to him, whether to warn him. She had to warn him to stay away, Jareth was heading with his army to the outskirts of the Dessert Lands when he heard her "Jareth?" she called, "My love" he responded immediately.
"You must stay away, the Reptilian Lord Sith has me" she told him, "What do you mean, stay away, Sarah?" he asked confused, "He will kill you!" she wasn't sure what to say to him and didn't have time to thing of what words to use carefully, "My love, I will not rest until you are home safe" he said to her.
"No Jareth, you must stay away. Leave me!" she felt tears begin to fall, he felt her anguish, "I cannot let you be killed trying to rescue me" she continued. Jareth refused to accept her words, "Sarah, my love, I once told you that I would lay down my life for you, and if that is what is destined, then so be it. I am not afraid" he told her. Sarah sighed at his stubbornness.
"Jareth! STAY AWAY! Please" she begged. He could feel her desperation. He realised he would not get anywhere with her, so did not respond to her thoughts. Sarah laid weeping on the wooden table chained in her cell.
"What's wrong?" Lucian asked Jareth, who was looking forlorn, "Sarah doesn't want us to come" he confided, "But Sire?" Lucian started, "They want me, not her." Jareth interrupted.
Lucian looked worried for his King. "Sire, maybe it would be better if I went alone with some guards" offered Lucian, "No," Jareth started, "I must do this, but if I fall, you make sure Sarah is coronated, and taken care of."
"But Sire I" Lucian said stepping towards Jareth "NO Lucian" Jareth said sternly, stopping him moving closer, "You see it is done" Jareth confirmed to him. Lucian didn't like what his King was telling him, and Jareth could tell "Do I have your word you will do as I wish, should I not make it?". Lucian's heart sank, he never thought he would be faced with something like this, but he was a loyal subject, "You have my word Sire" he reassured, as much as it pained him. Jareth hugged his friend.
They had set up camp on the outskirts of the Dessert Land, going over their plans for invasion at dawn. Jareth asked a guard to fetch Keegan for him and Lucian to have something made up to eat. Jareth and Lucian were going over some things when the guard came back in a bit of a panic "Sire, I cannot locate Keegan" he informed them both, Jareth and Lucian rose to their feet and exited their tent, calling for some guards to help them search for him.
"And you weren't ssseen?" Sith asked, sitting on some sort of throne looking down at a creature a 3rd of his own size, "No my Lord" he replied, "They plan to attack at dawn" he advised Sith, "You have been mossst helpful Keegan" Sith smiled an evil smile.
Keegan bowed at Sith before scurrying away. He left the Reptilians lair, and headed back to camp. "SKALLION" Sith called out for his right hand man, "Yesss my Lord" he appeared before Sith bowing, "Prepare the army, they mussst be ready at dawn. We are expecting guestsss" Sith hissed smirking, "Yesss my Lord" Skallion confirmed bowing again and heading off to do as he was asked.
Keegan was trying to sneak back into camp, where guards, Lucian and Jareth were searching for him. A guard spotted him coming from the Reptilians lair and grabbed him.
He dragged him before Jareth, "Sire, I saw Keegan creeping back to camp from the Reptilians lair" said the guard, throwing Keegan to the floor before the King, Jareth saw red and grabbed Keegan by the throat, lifting him to eye level and squeezing "YOU TRAITOR!" he shouted at Keegan, who was trying to wriggle from Jareth's tight grip, "Sire please" he managed to speak, just, "please don't kill me" Keegan begged.
"YOU DON'T DESERVE TO LIVE. SARAH COULD BE KILLED BECAUSE OF YOU, YOU MISERABLE SNIVELLING SNITCH" he hissed, Lucian whispered in Jareth's ear, "Sire, we may be able to use him to our advantage", Jareth thought for a moment and then dropped Keegan to the floor.
Jareth heaved his chest in and out feeling pure anger and disgust towards Keegan, "Guards! See to it that Keegan is chained, and watched. He will live for now," he glared down at Keegan "Feel free to make sure he is made as….uncomfortable as possible" he grinned wickedly.
"And once we return to the Labyrinth, Keegan, I will see to it personally that you suffer unimaginable pain for your betrayal" Keegan began to shake in fear and plead for mercy as two guards dragged him into a nearby tent for imprisonment.
Kane approached Jareth "Your Majesty?" he bowed, "He is one of our own people, please allow us to handle the situation" he asked. Jareth looked to Kane, "I want him to suffer Kane, he will bleed for his crime" Jareth demanded, "I understand your feelings over this Sire, but we must follow the proper procedure" Kane advised.
"To hell with protocol Kane!" snapped Jareth. Lucian placed his hand on Jareth's shoulder "Sire, do not allow your personal feelings on this matter to cloud your judgement. It would not be wise" Lucian tried to calm his King, Jareth knew he was right, but he meant what he had said, Keegan wasn't worth the air he breathed.
He sighed loudly, "I cannot promise he will make it back alive Kane" he advised, "Your Majesty, if you allow him to, I give you my word, he will suffer" Kane promised Jareth, he looked at Kane squinting slightly, "Very well" he agreed, "But I cannot promise he will make it back in one piece" Jareth threatened. Kane sniggered as he bowed to Jareth before heading to the tent Keegan had been dragged to.
Jareth and Lucian entered into their tent to discuss what they would now do. "Sire, the Reptilians are probably expecting us at dawn" said Lucian, Jareth paced unsure of what to do, "They are weakest at dawn, so we will attack as planned" Jareth confirmed. Lucian nodded in confirmation.
Jareth wasn't sure if their plan would work, but they had to try. They both readied themselves for bed, before long, Jareth could hear Lucian's snores. He laid in his cot thinking of Sarah, she had been very quiet, so he reached out to her. "My love?" he called, he felt a sudden rush of affection mixed with fear come over him, Sarah had made a conscious decision not to respond in an attempt to try and help prevent him from coming to her aid.
She found it hard not to answer him, hearing his voice in her head made her emotional instantly. "My love, I know you can hear me. I want you to know that whatever happens, I love you and forever will. I knew long before I knew you even existed that I was destined to be with some one person, and the moment I laid my eyes upon you, I knew it could only be you."
Sarah could feel the immense love he was practically pouring towards her. She drew her hands to her face and cried, as quietly as she could. He felt the emotion returned back to him. He felt his eyes wet with tears and wiped them away before falling asleep.
Jareth and Lucian readied themselves the next morning, before the sun had risen, meeting with their troops. They made their way down towards the entrance of the Reptilians lair, the majority of the troops were instructed to standby outside with other selected groups of soldiers finding other ways into the lair , while Jareth, Lucian and 6 soldiers entered the main entrance.
As they walked through, they looked around. Nobody was there, they continued to walk in, further, deeper down into the lair. Still not a murmur. "Sire" whispered Lucian, "They must know we're here".
"Yes, we must be prepared for ambush at any moment" Jareth confirmed. The soldiers moved ahead of them, checking as they turned corners to make sure it was safe to continue. Jareth could feel they were headed in the right direction as his sense of Sarah became stronger the deeper they ventured.
"I don't like this one bit" Lucian whispered, Jareth said nothing, directed them to the cell holdings where Sarah was being kept. They searched each cell until Sarah spoke "Jareth!" she quietly called out, Jareth turned to see Sarah chained to the wooden table she had described to him, he ran towards her, the door to her cell unlocked and he went in to her, with the guards and Lucian in tow.
They stayed outside the cell watching around them for the Reptilians to appear. Jareth took hold of Sarah "Oh my love my love" he cried in relief at being reunited with her, Sarah sobbed as he held her.
"I told you not to come, its not safe" she cried. He wiped her tears, placing his hands over each cuff on her wrists then ankles, as he did they broke apart so she was now free. She threw her arms around him, and kissed him, their kiss quickly grew passionate, holding each other tighter.
Lucian cleared his throat quietly, but loud enough for them to hear, then broke away from their moment together to look towards him, "Sire, we need to get out of here" he told Jareth, "Yes. But I am worried this seems far too easy". Lucian nodded in agreement, "We must be vigilant" warned Lucian to all of them. They all head to the exit of the cell chambers.
"Wait a sec" said one of the guards, "this all looks different", the corridors had changed, the walls had all moved. As they walked through the corridors, they found themselves completely confused.
They pushed on further until they found themselves in a dark clearing, a tiny hole from the ceiling allowed a beam of light to shine down into the centre outside the central beam of light, keeping away from it so they weren't seen by the enemy. They could sense they were not alone, but could not see anything.
Lucian and Jareth unsheathed their swords, Jareth pulled Sarah to stand behind in. "What's going on?" Sarah whispered to Jareth, he didn't reply, he had his eyes widen looking for something, the Reptilians, as did the others. He curled his hand behind himself, pulling Sarah closer to him "Stay close" he instructed her. Lucian magicked up a crystal and it floated up towards the ceiling and through the tiny hole of light, it was a beacon for the other men.
The men could sense they were surrounded, Jareth broke the silence, "Hiding like the coward that you are Sith" he called out into the darkness. A deep evil laugh penetrated from the darkness "I'd be careful to use such words as 'coward' Goblin King, for someone who left his Kingdom vulnerable to attack, refusing to put his Kingdom before a disgussssting human" hissed Sith, they all looked around themselves trying to see where Sith was, it was like the noise was coming from everywhere.
Sarah furrowed her brow in offence at Sith's comment. Jareth squinted his eyes a little to try and see better. "COME AND SAY THAT TO MY FACE SNAKE!" shouted Sarah from behind Jareth, Jareth looked over his shoulder to Sarah, giving her a look to quieten her.
All of a sudden the clearing lit up, and they saw Sith sitting on his throne, the room appeared to be empty other than Sith. He stood up and walked towards Jareth and his men, keeping only a few feet between them, "Sssuch a tongue on it Goblin King" Sith smirked, "I will make sssure it is removed before you are both killed and your headsss mounted on spearsss outside the gatesss of the Labyrinth" Sith growled.
Jareth and his men raised their swords to Sith in defence. As they did, Reptilian soldiers appeared from their camouflage from everywhere around the room and went to defend their Lord. Jareth and his men formed a tight circle with Sarah in the middle as swords and spears began jousting and sparing against one another.
Sith had moved back to let his solders fight. "THERE'S TOO MANY" Sarah called to Jareth, just then one of the guards got speared, dropping dead to the ground, they tightened their circle around Sarah. Sarah grabbed the fallen soldiers sword for her own protection.
"LET ME HELP" she called to Jareth, "NO SARAH" Jareth reprimanded, "I CAN HELP JARETH PLEASE", Jareth refused her offers. There were noises of cheers coming from the various archway into the clearing, the Reptilians stopped to try and figure out what was going on, they all looked around them after a few seconds Jareth's troops appeared, Kane leading a group from one of the archways, charging towards the Reptilians waving their weapons on the air. Now it was a fairer fight.
Men on both sides were dying around Jareth, Lucian and Sarah. The circle around Sarah was breaking up, and she was now having to defend herself, she took her first kill, stabbing a Reptilian who charged towards her, Jareth heard the commotion behind him and turned to look.
"I DID NOT KNOW YOU COULD FIGHT MY LOVE" he called to her, swinging his sword against the soldier he was fighting, "NEITHER DID I!" she shouted back to him, just as surprised as he was. Jareth was letting all his anger and frustration go of the past few days, finding great satisfaction is killing the numerous Reptilian soldiers he spared against.
He looked around, as best he could, there was no sign of Sith that he could see, he called to Lucian who was also fighting gallantly in the battle, "LUCIAN!" Jareth called to him, "I CAN'T SEE SITH" he shouted, "THERE SIRE" Lucian pointed to an archway, to see him sneak away from the battle scene.
Jareth began to set off in Sith's direction, Lucian began to join him but Jareth stopped him, "No Lucian, this is personal" he growled. Lucian understood. "Stay at Sarah's side, protect her" he ordered Lucian, if anyone could protect Sarah better than himself, it was Lucian.
Sarah hadn't even noticed when Jareth had left as she was too busy trying to fend off Reptilian soldiers. There were still many, and they seemed to appear from nowhere, it was becoming more difficult to fight with the fast rise in fallen soldiers underneath them.
Jareth creeped through corridors, following the footsteps of Sith, careful not to be seen. Sith went into what looked like a dirty dingy office, full of strewn papers, probably plans of invasion, and the like.
As Sith approached the desk, Jareth stood in the doorway and called to him "And you dared to call me a coward" he growled, holding his sword to his side, Sith stopped dead in his tracks and smiled with an evil glint as he turned to face Jareth, unsheathing his sword as he approached Jareth, and Jareth approached Sith.
When they met, Jareth threw his sword down to the floor "Care to make things a little more interesting?" he asked Sith, "Killing you with my bare hands will feel all the more satisfying" grinned Jareth. Sith discarded his own sword, laughing and hissing at Jareth.
They both raised their hands in defence, circling, waiting for the first man to make a move. "Let's make this a more fair fight and keep our magic capped" Jareth said, knowing winning would make it feel all the better, Sith hissed in agreement, "You know, I lost what little respect I had for you when I heard you'd fallen for a human" he jibbed, "Though I must admit, she is a pretty little thing" Jareth felt the anger stirring within in as Sith taunted him, "Maybe I'll have a go myself once I am victorious in this battle, and let you watch, before your painful slow deathssss" he hissed.
Jareth growled loudly and launched himself towards Sith, punching and kicking, Sith was a strong fighter and blocked most of Jareth's moves, but managed to right hook him. Sith's head rung from Jareth's hard punch, he wiped his mouth, feeling blood. He spat out as his mouth filled with blood.
Sith lunged towards Jareth this time, snarling and hissing, he slapped Jareth round the face, grazing his claws down the side of his face. Blood began to drip down Jareth's face.
As they fought, Jareth was becoming tired, Sith was not, Jareth had already been fighting against soldiers and his energy was depleting fast, Sith managed to push him back so he fell on the desk and held his throat, squeezing tightly as Jareth wrenched. Jareth swiftly kneed Sith in the crotch, a cheap shot, but it worked and he backed off.
Sith was on his knee's from the pain between his legs, consoling himself. Jareth stood over him "You give up yet?" he panted, getting his breath back as quickly as he could, Sith was sliding his hand down to his boot to retrieve a dagger, slowly without Jareth seeing.
"Never" he growled as he stabbed the dagger into Jareth's thigh. He cried out in pain, Jareth fell backwards back onto the desk. Sith got up and leered over him laughing, "So much for the immortal Goblin King" he laughed as he dug the dagger into his shoulder. Jareth cried out again in pain, feeling weakened and fast loosing his fight. Scallion appeared at the door seeing Jareth laid useless across the desk, panting.
"Lord" he called to Sith, approaching him. "Ah Scallion, you're just in time to see the demise of the Great Goblin King" he teased. Sith picked up his sword from the ground and laid the blade across Jareth's throat. Sith lifted the blade above his own head then paused, turning to Skallion, "No wait" he said, "I've had all the fun, here" he handed the sword to Scallion. Scallion wasn't sure why Sith hadn't wanted to finish Jareth off, but took the sword and stood over Jareth's panting body.
Jareth held eye contact with Scallion. This was it.
Scallion raised the sword above his head, never breaking eye contact with Jareth, Jareth shut his eyes tightly as he began to move again and heard a cry beside him, then multiple thuds. Jareth opened his eyes to see Scallion looming over Sith's decapitated body.
Jareth got to his feet quickly, grabbing at his shoulder, limping away slowly from the sight before him. Scallion was silent for a moment, "We never wanted this" he spoke, Jareth stopped moving, "We use to be such a peaceful people" he said, then looked to Jareth "Do you remember?".
Jareth was in shock, "I remember" he answered, "But when Sith's father came to power, it all changed. We pillaged lands bleeding them dry. What use is that if everything is dead?" he asked. Jareth just stared at him. "King Jareth, I know a lot of damage has been done, and it will take a long time to repair all that has been done by my people that can never be forgotten, but I hope that in time, you can forgive us."
Jareth couldn't believe what he was hearing, but felt the plea of Scallion deeply. Jareth approached him, looking down at Sith's dead corpse. "In time" he reassured Scallion, placing a hand to his shoulder. "My people can't know I did this" he pleaded with Jareth, who nodded, "If I take the glory, you must agree to lead your people" he bartered with Scallion, he realised that this man was peaceful, and could see immediately that he would be a good leader.
"I will" Scallion agreed. Jareth leant down slowly, wincing in pain as he did and grabbed Sith's decapitated head, and head to leave the room, grabbing his sword on the way, heading back to the clearing where the battle was still taking place.
He climbed the steps to Sith's throne and stood upon it.
"YOUR LORD IS DEAD!" he shouted, holding Sith's head high for them all to see, soldiers on both sides stopped to look at Jareth, "IT IS OVER!" he called out. The Reptilian soldiers began to recede back to hide away from Jareth's men.
They cheered and hurrayed at their King's victorious achievement. Jareth dropped Sith's head and fell into the chair. Lucian and Sarah rushed to his aid, "Jareth!" Sarah called as she approached him, seeing his wounds "I'm alright Sarah" he reassured her, Lucian inspected his wounds using magic to clot his blood to prevent more loss.
"You scared the shit out of me Jareth! I look around and you were gone, Lucian told me you'd gone after Sith, next thing I know I feel horrible pains in the thigh and shoulder" she scolded him, "I thought they were killing you, I could feel everything" she told him leaning in, "I'm sorry you had to experience that my love" he apologised, wincing in pain, which she felt also.
She showered him with emotion of love and pulled him into a passionate kiss, it seemed to make them both feel better at once. Lucian and Sarah helped Jareth to his feet, and they made their way back to camp, to prepare for the journey home.