A/N: Sorry this took so long to get up. The holiday messed up my schedule and I didn't get as much done as I'd hoped. Anyway, hope my American readers had a good 4th of July weekend and I hope you like this chapter.
A/N 2: A shoutout to ChaoticSymphonyofDarkness. Thanks for the review and sorry about the long cliffhanger. ;)
Chapter 29
"Fae!" Fiyero quickly dropped to his knees next to his wife. He clamped his hands over the wound in her chest, which had penetrated her right lung.
"Medic!" The General shouted and quickly men rushed forward hoping they could help.
"Get Lady Glinda!" Someone cried out and quickly a young boy not much older than eleven raced off leaving the group.
"Fae, you have to stay with me. They're going for Glinda," Fiyero was trying to keep it together as blood began to ooze up in between his fingers. She grabbed his forearm and squeezed it.
"Look out for Liir," she told him before coughing up blood.
"You'll be looking out for him yourself, just hang on," he told her as the coughing continued. She tried to speak again but she could not and tears flowed down her face. She heaved a halting breath and her body shuddered as all the life in her vanished.
"Fae? Fae? Stay with me!" Fiyero shook her but he got no response.
"What happened?" Glinda asked, arriving too late.
"She's gone," Tulak said on the brink of tears watching Fiyero trying to wake her up.
"Not if I have anything to say about it," Glinda told him. She quickly set her hands and lips in motion chanting a spell that no one understood. Elphaba's body began to shake but Fiyero refused to let go.
"Let go Fiyero!" Glinda yelled at him and at first he refused but with the help of the Generals he was pulled away from his beloved wife. There was a bright flash of light and suddenly the necklace Glinda was wearing glowed.
"Get her inside and put her on a bed!" She commanded. Quickly four soldiers stepped up and gently picked the Queen up. They rushed inside and Glinda turned to Fiyero.
"She won't be the only one who needs you," she said before dashing inside. A loud roar lifted up to his ears and the Vinkan stood up and looked over the wall. Below the sight of the creature captivated everyone as it changed its shape. Some of the ERA turned tail and ran while others stood there. Fiyero knew in an instant, the moment his father returned to human form the ERA would kill him.
"Hold the hot oil! Rescue the civilian!" He commanded. Quickly the men at the walls grabbed their rifles and opened the gates. Those of the ERA left behind saw an opening and attempted to use it but they were cut down before any damage to be done. The now frail old man dropped to the ground, barely breathing and they brought him inside before sealing the great gates once again.
"Maintain a constant watch on the walls!" Fiyero ordered before running inside. Those carrying the old man rushed inside the Emerald Palace whilst the others held their positions.
"What have you done with Fae? Where is my wife?" The King bellowed. One of the doctors came over to him.
"She is trying something I've never seen before and I'm not sure how she's doing it but she promised to explain everything when she was done. In the meantime, she asked that you stay away," the medical man explained. Fiyero was about to lose his temper once again. There had been some sort of arrangement between Elphaba and Glinda of which he had not been privy to. General Alalakamir's steady hand however stopped him.
"The old man is asking for you. The doctors aren't sure how much time he has left." Quickly Fiyero walked over to where they were helping his father. The spell had been broken thanks to the death of Elphaba. Apparently Morrible had lied to the man once again in order for him to commit the deed.
"Fiyero…" his name being called snapped him from his thoughts and he turned to the man on the bed.
"Yes?" He asked.
"I am sorry," his father said grabbing his son's hand. Fiyero went to say something but he felt the hand go limp in his. The former King of the Vinkus was dead.
To Be Continued…
