Long wait for a very long chapter! This chapter took some real thinking so it took me a bit longer to write and I hope you all like it! It is different from any other chapter I have written because of the multiple characters, scenes and action involved. I added the trigedasleng to English translations at the end of the chapter as I did in the previous chapter. Please review and let me know what you think of this one! Thank you so much for reading and following!

"Assuming Nia splits her armies the way Roan has suggested, 3000 to Arcadia, 5000 to TonDC and 2000 here to the capital, our best bet is to sneak passed the armies heading to Arcadia and Polis." Lexa said as Clarke drew a detailed map of the oncoming battle and their passages and rendezvous points. All of the people on the room were gathered around the rectangular table nodding in agreement or adding ideas to Lexa's plan that they thought would work if they could pull it off in time.

"So let me get this straight. Lincoln and myself, Talia, Mara, Clarke, Indra, Bellamy, Roan and Ontari would be following you to Azgeda while everyone else here holds down the clans?" Octavia questioned and Lexa nodded quickly as she scoped out Clarke's map. She looked at her wife, her brows creased with concentration as she drew, making Lexa smile. Lexa didn't want to admit it in front of everyone but Clarke's drawing had exceeded all of her expectations, she was a magnificent artist.

"And I will act as your decoy, entering the ice palace from the front while you enter from the back to surprise any efforts the Queen might have to escape?" Mara said, adding her comprehension of Lexa's plan. Lexa smiled and nodded at her sister.

"And the rest of us are to flank Mara, guarding her and Clarke from anyone left that is fit to defend the Queen from our surprise attack." Talia added and Lexa nodded thoughtfully.

"Except for Roan and Ontari who will act as if they are on Nia's side and will aide you in killing the Queen if needed. While I follow you to the back where you will hand me the baby just before you enter the throne room to take the bitch out." Raven said as she nodded, agreeing wit the commander's plan.

"Precisely." Lexa said calmly while she rocked Indie back and forth in her arms. "Now go and get ready. We leave in twenty minutes. Mara a word?" Lexa nodded to her eldest sister as everyone else shuffled out of the room, excited about the events tonight would bring.

The two sisters stood face to face once the room was vacated. Mara looked into her little sister's eyes and saw the fear they held. She placed her hand on Lexa's shoulder.

"This will work, Alex. You did good." Mara said softly as Lexa shrugged out of her touch. The commander paced back and forth glancing at the confusion on her sister's face occasionally.

"Mara if something goes wrong tonight and I don't make it back..." Lexa started but Mara cut her off abruptly.

"Do not talk like that Alexandria. You are coming home to your wife and child. I swear it." Mara whispered fiercely, holding on to Lexa's arm. Lexa smiled as she recalled her eldest sister's words. Mara may have been hard to get along with at times but she was the most loyal person she had met.

/

"What do we do now that Lexa knows my plans." The Queen contemplated aloud as she rubbed her temples. She looked at the chip that sat on the arm of her chair and shook her head. She wanted nothing to do with Skaikru magic but to learn who betrayed her might be worth the price swallowing this chip may cost her. She lifted it and turned it around in her hand.

"Heda cannot stop you regardless. Your armies are too strong for her without the help from the outside clans which she certainly had no time to rally." Nyko, her hulk of a guard said sternly. The Queen nodded and sighed. If Jaha was right, she would be foolish to send her army of ten thousand strong into a battle that was not in their favor. And if he was wrong, Nia would make him pay with his life.

"True Nyko but this is a risk I am not willing to take we must wait for the proper moment. Tell the Warriors to stand down for tonight but to be ready at a moments notice." Nia said quickly. Nyko bowed slightly and stalked off out the door. The Queen rubbed her head and closed her eyes.

"Roan!" She yelled into the empty room. The Queen looked around, the feeling of emptiness never leaving her even though her throne room was filled with fancy and shiny thing. She was never satisfied. "Is anyone there!?" The Queen yelled furiously as she listened to her own pathetic voice echo throughout the spacious building.

And no one answered.

/

Lexa pulled on some of Clarke's olive green skinny jeans and a black v-neck long sleeve shirt. She threw on Raven's knit sleeve hooded denim jacket and pulled on her own black combat boots. Clarke watched Lexa dress as she laid stretched out on her stomach with her head propped up on her elbows.

"You know I never realize how much I missed lying on my stomach when I was pregnant. " Clarke said thoughtfully and Lexa smiled at her as she pulled her hair into a high ponytail. "And... How much I missed having sex with you..." Clarke said biting her fingertip as she eyed Lexa carefully. Lexa stopped tying her shoes and glanced at Clarke who winked back at her. Lexa stood and walked over to the bed and stood in front of Clarke who sat up quickly.

"Four minutes and 23 seconds." Lexa said as a sly grin spread across her face. Clarke grinned seductively at the brunette and pulled Lexa in by her belt loops onto the bed, she unbuttoned and unzipped Lexa's pants quickly and kissed her hips on down. The commander bit her lip to keep from crying out and her body started to tingle all over. It was the best five minutes either of them had experienced in a while.

/

Fifteen minutes later and approximately 2 minutes and 37 seconds late, Lexa ran out of the tower followed closely by Clarke who was still pulling her coat on. They met their friends and family at the city limits who all tried to hold back their smiles as they took in the couple.

Talia, Raven, Octavia, Lincoln, Indra, Bellamy, Mara, Ontari and Lincoln stood together in a semi-circle, looking rather awkward. The nine most different and most unlikely people uniting together for peace. It was a beautiful sight to see. Lexa lifted here head proudly at her friends. Maybe peace would be what her legacy would be known for after all, which would exceed all her expectation she ever had for herself.

Talia eyed Lexa closely as she took in here appearance. She almost didn't believe it was Lexa walking towards her. Her hair and clothing matched the Skaikru fashion perfectly. However, her bright green eyes easily gave her away to anyone who had ever laid eyes on her before. Her eyes were her most striking feature. Well that and the recent purple markings on her neck. Raven nudged her arm, snickering under her breathe and gesturing towards the dynamic duo approaching them. Talia's dark blue eyes gleamed mischievously as she smiled.

"Umm... So what were you guys up to that made you late?" Talia said rather politely with a fake smile and Octavia scoffed.

"By the looks of the hickies on Lexa's neck I'd say they were gettin' it on!" Octavia chuckled and made a thrusting motion with her hips. Mara and Raven could not contain themselves and burst out laughing nearly falling to the ground and everyone else tried to stifle their own laughter.

Lexa's eyes widened and she clutched her neck, exasperated. "Clarke! Again?!" She whispered frantically and the blonde cringed away.

"If you weren't so soft and tasty and gorgeous..." Clarke threw her hands up in the air in defeat and glared at her wife. "It's your own fault you know." Clarke smirked. Lexa rolled her eyes at her wife and kissed her quickly.

"We will work on your self control later, Clarke." Lexa said in a low voice trying to hide the smile that was pulling on her lips. Everyone in the small group smiled at the happy couple and held hope in their hearts that their plan tonight would be successful. Indie cooed delightfully, her little voice ringing through the cool air. Everyone chuckled happily as they stared at the baby in Talia's arms. Lexa and Clarke seemed to gravitate towards their daughter, meeting on either side of Talia holding their fingers out for Indie to grab with her tiny hands. Clarke kissed the top of Indie's head as Lexa watched her adoringly, with a small smile. They both completely admired and adored their little girl as did everyone else who met her. She was special.

"Come on, lovebirds. Let's just get this over with." Talia replied softly as she glance toward the setting sun, gently rocking the baby in her arms.

"Yes let us be on our way. " Mara said, her face paint a replica of Lexa's usual look, black paint dripping down her face menacingly. She also had her hair braided in a mirror image of her younger sister's and wore her clothes easily seeing as they were the same size. The similarities were astounding until their facial features. Mara might be able to fool Nia for a moment, but she would see right through her charade from a short distance and as soon as she opened her mouth to speak. But a moment was all they would need.

Lexa nodded seriously and stepped in front of the small group that would follow her into the heart of the ice nation. Her eyes touched every person standing at full attention in front of her.

"We all know what we must do tonight." Lexa spoke in a low voice. "If I may, I will say this once more, we are not going there to start a war. The innocent will not be harmed unless they are a threat. Our alliance with Azgeda will remain in tact after we rid them of their destructive leadership. " Lexa's conviction was stern as she looked each person in the eye.

She looked to the ground and hesitated briefly before adding her final request. "And at all costs, protect the natblida Kom sonraun. She is our best chance for a future. She will become the strongest commander to ever rule our people. " Lexa spoke quietly, looking into the distance, not really sure if she was talking to herself now or the people in front of her. " This fight is not about us. Its about our future." Her voice now just above a whisper.

She looked at the loyal faces in front of her, each one strong and confident. Lexa gave them a small smile and held a hand out for Clarke, who now held the baby, to mount her horse. Even though she was well enough now to ride on her own, they wanted to spend every last moment they could, together, knowing their future was uncertain. Lexa mounted her horse. "Zo sta on we. Hop oz." She growled loudly. Everyone mounted their horses and kicked them forward and followed their commander into the red sunset.

From the bushes another threat, unknown but even more dangerous, watched the fierce group head to Azgeda. Behind him, the army of Polis started to fill the streets to await the oncoming threat.

"They are heading to Polis now." The traitor said as he looked at Jaha and Allie. They all stood together in fancy clothes in front of a shiny tall skyscraper. The usually empty streets now held a few people who walked obliviously here and there happily.

"Jaha is temporarily incapacitated. You must follow them and release him so he may help you finish the mission to destroy the key to the flame." ALLIE spoke precisely.

"We have no more people who had entered the city of light in Azgeda. The two who rescued me are unable to come and free me. It is up to you, Mikko." Jaha smiled at the young man who looked much different in a button up shirt and some slacks than he did in his usual tribal garb.

Mikko nodded quickly. His eyes opened and he was back in the real world behind the bush listening to the fading horses trot away. He stood and ran after them quickly, keeping crouched and low grateful the city of light offered no pain. He could easily keep pace with the commander, even without a horse. And before Lexa and Clarke knew it, the battle had started before it had even begun.

/

"Oh man. that doesn't sound good." Raven whispered as they neared the city of the ice nation. The air vibrated with war chants, thousands of voices cutting across the brisk, clean air like a dagger.

"Bants oso gapa." Lexa whispered quietly, hoping from her horse silently and the rest of the group following suit. Her whole body stood on edge, ridgid and alert, as she crept up the hill leading into Azgeda.

"Shit!" Lexa whispered fiercely as her Mara, Talia and Octavia peaked over the hill and took in the sight below. The whole ground looked as if it crawled with thousands tiny ants holding torches and shouting out for the blood of the commander, the child and the great wanheda.

" Are we certain that we shouldn't just kill them all?" Talia said with concern and sadness as she looked down at the gigantic army.

"I say we slaughter them all!" Mara added dangerously.

"We can't let them live, Commander. I mean, come on! They are screaming for your blood and for.." Octavia started but was silenced as Lexa whipped her head around quickly to glare at the young warrior.

"You must think. None of you are thinking. Nine against ten thousand. We would not survive." Lexa spat out quietly as the three women cringed at the commander's fierce calm her facial expression held. Lexa sighed and shook her head slowly as she looked back down at the crowd.

"They are not the traitors." Lexa muttered under her breath and the other three looked in her direction. "But I know who is. " She said in a low voice, her face contorting with rage as she stood and ran back down the hill. The three remaining warriors looked at one another, back down to the Azgeda inferno below and then quickly followed after Lexa.

As Lexa neared Clarke, Lincoln, Raven, Indra, Ontari and Roan her pace slowed ever so slightly as she pulled her blade from her hip and spun around catching Roan behind the leg, causing him to fly into the air and crash to the ground hard. Mara caught on to Lexa's accussations midway down the hill and was right beside her pointing her own sword straight at Ontari's heart. Lexa lifted her sword above Roan's head and clutched his throat with the other.

"Lex! What are you doing?!" Clarke shouted running forward as everyone else retreated back in surprise.

Lexa ignored her wife, "Give me one good reason to not end your life right here. Right now." Lexa said calmly as her body shook with rage. Ontari held her hands in the air but glared at Mara, calculating and noting her pressure points and weak spots. She could take her, she thought.

Roan was unable to speak as Lexa pressed hard against his trachea, his face turning red.

Suddenly Ontari kicked a surprised Mara in the gut hard and ducked under her blade as she spun and whipped out her own. Lexa saw the encounter out of the corner of her eye and stood swiftly to block Ontari's blow towards her sister. The nightbloods swords clinked together, and screamed with fury as they scraped downward. Ontari lifted her sword upward and spun around to crouch down defensively. Lexa stalked toward her.

" If you think we had.. anything.. to do with.. whatever is over that hill…you are mistaken." Roan coughed out, clutching at his throat and gasping for air. Lexa froze, breathing hard and staring at Ontari fiercely. The young nightblood stared back at her at to her surprise, stood and threw her sword at the commander's feet.

"We are not your enemy. We have only ever spoken the truth to you, Heda." Ontari said as she panted trying to catch her breath. " We are here to help you. "

For a moment, all that could be heard was the group's labored breathing and the chants from the massive Azgeda army that awaited them. Finally, Lexa stood out of her crouched postion and let her sword fall to her side. She didn't trust them. But she wanted to. No, she needed to, she thought as she looked through the darkness and into the chocolate brown eyes of the Azgeda nightblood.

"Nia's army is still within the ice nation boundaries. We will not freely walk through the mist of them unnoticed." Lexa said quietly, looking over at her sleeping daughter in Clarke's arms. How could she be so foolish? She led her daughter, family and friends right into the hands of the enemy. Lexa frowned and mentally scolded herself.

Ontari thought briefly and a small smile came to her lips, the first time anyone of them had seen the Azgeda woman show any emotion besides hostility or indifference. Bellamy cleared his throat and blinked rapidly as he took in the beautiful grounder. Her smiled seemed to take his breath away and with his life on the line, he thought it was nice to have possibly one last glimpse at someone beautiful in this terrible world.

"I know how we can reach the Queen and remain unnoticed. But getting out will be the hard part." Ontari offered her eyes gleaming with excitement. Lexa smiled at her fellow nightblood.

"Let's hear your plan." Lexa raised her head and faced the young woman as they all gathered around to hear what she had to say. Their lives depended on it.

/

The Queen paced back and forth in her throne room restlessly. If the Lexa and her parade of heroes were, in fact, coming to martyr her, they would have been here already.

"I knew that Skaikru rat was lying to me. And now he has foiled my plans to attack and destroy Lexa's home." She spat out bitterly. Her big guard just watched her silently knowing that if he commented he would quickly be reprimanded. Nia picked up a goblet full of wine and threw it across the room. The glass smacked the door and made a loud thud as the dark red liquid seeped out slowly. The Queen stared at the floor deep in thought as she watched the red wine slowly cover the floor.

"jus drein jus daun." Nia said robotically and smiled to her self. "Lexa will come for me but until then, lets make the night red." She said with an evil grin. "Sound the war horn. Alert our warriors. We go to war now." The queen said to her guard. He nodded sternly and took a step forward but stepped back when they both heard the big heavy doors being pulled open slowly.

Roan walked into the throne room with a rueful smile as he tightened his grip on the blindfolded and gagged commander who squirmed relentlessly against his grip. Ontari followed him closely pushing Wanheda who was tied up and gagged like the commander but she did not fight back as the commander did.

"Well, well, well. I never suspected you to actually be doing your duty Roan but you have proven me wrong for once." Nia smiled at the prince who glared at her and kneed the commander in the back, bring her to her knees.

"Found these two on the outskirts of the city. Looks like they were planning to attack tonight." Roan spat out as he threw Lexa and Clarke's swords in the middle of the room along with the map that was filled with their plans of attack.

Nia picked up the piece of parchment and gazed at it silently. She narrowed her eyes and slowly brought the paper down from her face. It had seemed that Jaha was correct. Someone had told the commander of her plans. But who was it.

The queen stood and walked over to Roan who held a long knife to Lexa's neck as she no longer struggled against his grasp, knowing that even the slightest movement would surely get her throat cut wide open. The queen then glanced at ontari who had Wanheda, held in the same position.

"The power of the commander and the great Wanheda is yours my queen. " Ontari said proudly, smirking evilly at the queen. Nia looked at her apprentice proudly and then walked back to stand in front of her throne.

"Untie her." Nia said to Ontari. The young warrior nodded and unblind-folded Clarke who tried to shield her eyes from the light at first. As she focused in on where she was, she glared at the queen. Ontari took that cloth from her mouth and Clarke spit at the queen feet and Nia laughed loudly. She pulled a fine-menacing looking dagger from a pocket in her dress and trailed it down Clarke's face softly.

"The great Wanheda in my throne room. I do hope you have been accommodated properly. Someone of your status must be taken care of. I am only sorry that your precious daughter isn't here to share this wonderful moment with you." Nia snickered sarcastically. The commander twitched against Roan's knofe and Clarke spat at the queen a final time. The queen laughed again and bent down so that she was eye level with Clarke, her stale breath hitting the blonde's face as she came so close that Clarke had to back away before their noses touched.

"Any last words, Clarke Kom Skaikru?" Nia whispered sourly into her face. Silence filled the room as Clarke grit her teeth and glanced at Lexa quickly.

Clarke leaned forward surprising the Queen and whispered into her ear, "Go to hell," as a cry of fury rang out behind her. The queen turned quickly and watched with wide eyes as Lexa literally jump from the top of her throne, fist back and face contorted with rage. NIa did not even had time to react as Lexa came down full force on her, connecting her fist to her nose leaning all her weight and momentum into the punch. The queen's nose made a sickly cracking noise beneath the commander's fist as they both tumbled across the floor. Lexa did a summersault and sprang back up to her feet expertly, picking up her sword on the ground as if the whole thing was choreographed. Roan quickly and easily took out the guard who was slow to comprehend what had just happened as he tried to dive for Lexa quickly. The queen was on all fours cupping her nose and trying to slow the blood that looked like a guyser of blood, squirting all over the place. Lexa yelled out and kicked Nia's shoulder and she rolled onto her back with a low moan. Ontari Quickly untied Mara who successfully acted as Lexa's decoy as the rest of the group snuck into the throne room from the back entrance. Each one of them kept their backs to every entry point holding up with weapons and crouched down defensively, waiting for any oncoming attack. They all made a circle around Raven who held baby Indie in her arms.

"The first and second levels have been cleared." Octavia said quickly, never taking her eyes off of the small window in front of her.

"As have the third and fourth." Indra muttered as she ran down the stairs, wielding her bloodied sword at her side. Everyone's heads whipped around in surprised when they heard the queen laughing and choking on her own blood as she lay covered in her own filth. Lexa looked at Roan, who shrugged unknowingly, and glanced back down at the pathetic person before her.

"I should have known." The queen chuckled as she tried to breathe through her mouth that was also full of blood. "The great commander of the blood would be my downfall. But I brought this upon myself Lexa Kom Trikru. Kill me knowing that you did not do this to me. But rather that, I aided you in my own death." Queen Nia smiled wickedly, her mouth a bloody mess and Lexa wasn't even sure if her nose still existed since so much blood covered it. "So get it over with. Kill me, Heda." Nia said ruefully opening her arms out wide and offering herself up to Lexa willingly. Everyone in the room was silent as Lexa glanced around at them briefly before kneeing down to face the queen who was gargling her own blood by now. The queen spat out blood on Lexa's face but the commander did not even flinch. Blood dripped down her face as she leaned in to gaze into Nia's eyes.

Her emotionless face slowly formed into a look of pure amusement as the Queen looked at her in confusion.

" Em du nou wan op deyon. " Lexa said quietly as she grinned at the queen who cringed away from her, looking terrified for the first time.

/

"Shop of!" Roan yelled above the roars of the Azgeda warriors, holding his hands up to silence them. The ten thousand warriors' chants slowly came to a stop as they watched their superior stand on the hill before them. He scanned the valley filled with his friends and family hoping that this would work. He took a deep breath and waved his hand, motioning for his commander to come forward. Lexa stalked up the hill flanked by Lincoln and Indra who dragged the barely conscious queen by her arms. An audible gasp was heard as the Azgeda warriors took in the commander and her small battalion who held their queen carelessly.

"People of the ice nation. I speak to you tonight as your commander. As your Ally. Your quen has led you to believe that killing an infant is your way to power." Lexa paused and scanned the crowd. "Well I can asure you, that is false. Attacking one of us, is an attack on all. The remaining 11 clans as well as Arcadia will wipe you out so quickly that none of you will even see them coming." Lexa spoke loud and even, which made her words even more terrifying. "And so, I offer you a deal….. Disavow your queen now and swear your allegiance to me and the 12 clans, and I will spare every single one of you." Lexa said as the crowd before her started muttering quietly.

"And what of the queen?" A harsh looking warrior who wore and black chain muzzle over his mouth.

Lexa smiled and waved Lincoln and Indra forward. They drug the queen in between them and Lexa smiled at Nia who could barely keep her eyes open long enough to glare at her fiercely.

"Jus drein jus daun has been our way since the beginning of time. The commanders before me fill I should honor that code and kill her now. Forty- nine cuts by my hand." Lexa yelled as the crowd started talking loudly over one another. Some yelling for justice against the queen and some vowing to kill the commander if she touched her.

Clarke couldn't take it anymore as she watched her wife with the rest of her friends from the back side of the hill. Her friends protested quietly as she walked up the hill and grabbed Lexa's hand. She needed her. The awaiting army went silent as they took in the powerful couple that looked unearthly as they stood before them. Mahogany and gold blowing in the breeze as the sky started to lighten as dawn approached.

Lexa looked at Clarke and the blonde gripped her hand tighter. "I do not plan on killing your Queen!" Lexa yelled into the shocked crowd as the gasped. Nia coughed and spluttered in disbelief as she looked at Lexa, waiting to hear her own fate. "Instead, I plan to banish her from our lands. She shall live amongst the clanless, with no aid, no food, water, or shelter and no one is to help or even acknowledge her pathetic existence. Her name shall be a hiss word, cursed forever. May she never find happiness, love, joy or even the slightest bit of comfort in this world." Lexa spat out slowly as everyone clung to her every word, wincing and the dreadful consequence she was bestowing upon the queen. Lexa looked over at the queen and smirked as she took in Nia's wide eyes and pale, blood stained face. She walked over to her and bent down to her level once again.

"May you live forever." Lexa whispered calmly into her face before she turned back to face the awaiting army.

"LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!" She shouted into the cool early morning air as she kicked Nia down the hill and watched her tumble into the crowd that was now in complete chaos. Lexa smiled and, for a moment, saw the crowd pushing the stumbling queen towards the gate. She had done it. She smiled and raised her fist in the air triumphantly. She had done it, she thought. She heard it before she saw an arrow whizzing through the air. Her eyes widened and she flinched not having time to react as it pierced in to her chest.

She looked down at the arrow sticking from her torso and then back at Clarke who watched her with wide eyes, mouth opened in surprise. The last thing she remembered was staring into Clarke's beautiful sky blue eyes before she blacked out.

She had done it. Almost.

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Translations in order of appearance:

natblida Kom sonraun – nightblood of life

Bants oso gapa – leave your horses

jus drein jus daun – blood must have blood

Em du nou wan op deyon – You do not die today

Shop of – Be quiet