Hi! The paragraphs written in italic refer to Jareth's past.

Marjorie

Sweet revenge

Chapter 20: The Drakvons

Jareth knew that his life was in danger. Jareth is immortal. Therefore, the only way to kill him is to make him mortal and send him to the Aboveground. Because Jareth was born in the Underground, this little trip would make him die within days. That's why he didn't like to stay too long in the Aboveground when he was picking up babies. He always felt tired and older afterwards.

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The people he might meet at the North Lake are perfectly capable of doing such a thing.

They are the only fairies in the Underground who are able to transform an immortal into a mortal. These fairies are very cruel and magically powerful.

People in the Underground call them Drakvons. The Drakvons are collecting humans from the Aboveground too. The difference between them and Jareth is that these fairies abduct children and teenagers who are running away from their home or gone missing for some reasons in the Aboveground.

These children do not need to be wished away by anyone. The Drakvons would abduct them as soon as they put a toe outside their house. Many parents went mad trying to find their children. Some kept looking during their entire life; while others declared them dead and eventually buried an empty coffin.

Jareth hated them for a very personal reason.

One day, Jareth received a call from a boy of about 12 years old; who was wishing his sister away. When Jareth came into the room, a Drakvon was already there trying to abduct the little girl. The boy was lying on the bed, dead.

The Drakvon attacked Jareth before he could even realize what happened. The magic he used was very powerful and left Jareth seriously injured. Before Jareth could do anything, the fairy disappeared with the little girl.

Injured and in shock, Jareth summoned a crystal and sent it to Draegon. The counselor appeared in the room minutes later to find Jareth, screaming at the top of his lungs. He never saw Jareth like that. Known for his coldness, the Goblin King usually never shows any emotions. Moreover, there he was, holding the boy's corpse; screaming and crying at the same time.

It was the first time Jareth saw a dead child.

While holding the boy, Jareth was trying to heal him. He was trying to bring him back to life. Draegon stopped him before he ends up loosing all of his powers.

Draegon took the boy away from Jareth's arms. The counselor touched Jareth with his left hand, and just like that, the three of them were in the Underground.

Jareth had to be put into a magical induced coma. He was in a permanent state of shock as well as severely injured. His powers were almost non-existent. Jareth stayed in a coma for several weeks

Draegon took care of the castle and the Labyrinth while Jareth was healing. He was still very weak when he appeared in front of the Elves and Fairies Council. Jareth was accused of murdering a 12-year-old boy and kidnapping of a 6-year-old girl.

Two Drakvons were members of the Council and they were trying everything to discredit Draegon's testimonials. They, of course, knew who the real murderer was. After many exhausting exercises to calculate the kind of magic Jareth could produce, the council established that Jareth was not able create the same sort of magic that killed the little boy. Jareth was found innocent of all charges.

No one ever heard of what happened of the little girl. She probably was turned into a fairy right after her arrival in the Underground.

During one evening, Jareth received a visit from two Drakvons. The fairies menaced him and finally banned him from their lands. They didn't want Jareth to try to find the little girl on their territory. That would be quite incriminating.

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Jareth knew that if he ever brings Sarah there, she would be in danger also. She was still considered as a teenager, and the Drakvons would transform her. Jareth would rather die than see Sarah be transformed into one of them. She would become his enemy.

Jareth was looking at Sarah. She looked like she was not getting better. Jareth had to hurry and make a choice. Both their lives were on the line, no matter what he chooses to do. If he let her die, he will not have any help from Draegon. The council will condemn him for sure. If he goes to the Lake, they both might die.

Only his love for Sarah could talk this time.