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Ra stared at Elder Chucka with calm eyes, but it wasn't to be taken lightly.
"Having fun harassing my mate?" he asked. Elder Chucka cackled some.
"I would not call it 'harassing'." he replied moving from the water now not bothering to cover his naked body up. Ra stared at him for a moment before nodding slowly.
"Oh I see… you take us in after most of my people have been slaughter and now you feel we owe you something." he replied. The elder shook his head.
"I can see where you might think, but I want nothing from you not even your mate, even though many would fight and kill to have her. I merely wish to see what makes her…special."
"Her attributes are no concern to you." Ra hissed with command. "You are an honorable warrior, one who would not let a female get between him and his victory in the hunt. So I will warn you from one male to another…if you continue to bother my mate, I will mount your skull on my wall of trophies."
If this had been any other warrior, Elder Chucka would have been inclined to take offense, but he wasn't. He knew he had crossed a line, and he himself did not wish to take on the elite yautja since the only emotion he really was feeling was anger. Elder Chucka nodded his head once.
"I will not interfere." he merely replied. Ra did not know if he meant his words, and frankly he did not care. He knew Napalla's loyalties were to him, and he knew he would kill anyone who got between them. He merely turned from him.
"Dress yourself and get back to the meeting." he commanded. Normally it was frowned upon to disrespect an elder in his own territory, but Ra did not care. When his love was involved, ranks did not apply to him.
Napalla's POV
I was very glad Ra had showed up when he did. Numerous thoughts were rolling into my mind about how I should have handled the elder. I wasn't even sure if I was able to defend myself had he forced himself upon me. I was still tying my robes together as I walked back into the village. I had not noticed that I was jogging as I was trying to be proper so no one would assume anything. I ran past Prince and some of my own warriors. He turned to me.
"What has happened?" he asked. My warriors moved around me as I held my arms together.
"Nothing that needs to be re spoken." I replied. One of our warriors growled.
"Did someone try to hurt you, Priestess?" he asked, his wrist blade already slice from his wrist gauntlet. They were ready to attack already. I shook my head not wanting anyone to really know what happened for I did not want problems amongst our allies.
"No I am fine. Ra took care of it. Please go about your business." I said. My warriors looked at each other through their masks shrilling in question before bowing their heads and walking on. Prince remained behind and he came up to me.
"What has happened? Answer and see your pain avenged." he said. I shook my head and looked down.
"I just want to go back to my home." I whispered. Prince trilled in curiosity of my words and tilted his head. I looked up at him. "Elder Chucka was…bothering me at the lake."
Prince gave a low growl as he heard this and barked out a sound of disgust.
"There are no boundaries with that elder." he said turning from me. "I will go speak to him." My eyes widened and I moved to grab his hand stopping him.
"No it is okay. I am fine, everything is alright. I assure you. Ra handled it." I replied. I did not want my friend to be so reckless that the two clans become enemies themselves over me. Prince shrilled some and looked behind him and I saw Ra and Elder Chucka walking into the hut where they discussed war plans. Prince gave a low hiss and I pulled him so he would look at me.
"I promise you I am alright." I said. He looked me over as if to look for himself. I was still soaked, but that was okay, the sun was drying me quickly. My curls formed slowly. Prince nodded.
"Alright. I will go continue my duties." he said. I nodded slowly.
"Priestess!" I hear Two Emeralds call out to me, and I turn.
"Yes, it seems I am needed as well." I replied. We separated and I returned to Two Emeralds who needed help nursing some of our humans back to health. We left no one behind in the move. The yautja could heal fast, but of course the humans couldn't. We helped them travel. Anyone we lost on the journey to the Bear Clan, we buried and sent down the water fall beneath the bridge. This is what I did for most of the day and I did not mind it. A part of me wished I could go out and fight. I wanted to fight for my tribe.
I knew Little Tree was off in the forest with the other suckling training. I missed holding my son, but I knew he was growing up fast and I could not baby him much longer. Later on that night, Ra announced to all of the tribes, that in two days from now, they would be going to war against the Stone clan and their allies. My stomach tightened at the news, and I could not help but be worried. Later on that night, I was sitting in our bed tying my hair back while Ra was exiting the tub. Little Tree and Isis watched him from the temple. I looked at him wondering if he would say anything about what happened today with Elder Chucka.
All he did was climb onto the bed and sit on his knees before me. He looked worried. I looked him over.
"What are you thinking?" I asked letting my fingers outline the top of his head. He inhaled some and looked down.
"About how much of a fool I am for bringing you here to Yautja Prime." he answered. I looked at him deeply and shook my head.
"I think you are wise for bringing me here to a place me and our son would be accepted." I replied. He shook his head.
"I want you and Little Tree to return to earth. I will send Lex back with you if I must…until this war is over." he said. As he spoke, I already began to shake my head.
"Yautja wars can last for numerous years, do you really want us to be so far apart for such a time?" I asked. He shook his head and pulled me close to the point I was sitting on top of his lap.
"I would never want you so far for so long, but it would keep you both safe." he replied. I shook my head.
"You think a growing suckling like…War would be able to handle such a change like earth? In another few years or so he will be just a strong and lethal and murderous as you. He needs to be here with his people, with his father." I told. He shook his head.
"Thoughts of you here would cause me to lose focus on future victories in this war." he replied. I still continued to shake my head.
"I go where you go." I replied softly and his eyes rested on mine before leaning down and kissing me deeply. I replied it quite quickly.
"Boom…boom…boom." We hear Little Tree yelling. He was pretending to have a plasma castor, obviously, and was shooting it at someone. I grinned and leaned back from Ra who gave a soft growl of annoyance.
"Maybe one of his friends have snuck over. Go and tell them to go home and rest." I said moving off him. Ra only gave a huff and moved from the bed dressing himself and leaving out the bed. I wanted to see the reaction, so I followed him but stayed in the door way of the room. I could still see. However, I noticed Isis growling, with her ears down and the hair on her back standing.
I see Little Tree coming back into the house with three dots in the form of a triangle pointed to his eyes. My eyes widen and Ra growls moving swiftly down the stairs as a large yautja moved into the temple. His mask was dark with markings on his mask. Two more yautja appeared behind him. Ra quickly grabbed L.T. and lifted him off the ground.
"Who are you? What are you doing in my home!" Ra growled out. The yautja was not of this clan that much I knew. They had to be spies of the Stone clan. I came out a bit and planned to come down, but I hit some of L.T.'s toys and I paused now as the intruders looked up at me. Ra held L.T. behind him as he looked up at me as well and then back at the spies. The yautja intruder looked me over.
"Oh…how pretty." he said and suddenly began to stalk towards the stairs. He began to move up them slowly, and in one swift movement, Ra had his sword in hand, on and heated and he came up on the stairs and swung his weapon right at the Stone warrior's foot cutting it right off. The warrior roared loudly and Ra grabbed him and slammed him down into the temple floors. Isis roared and surrounded Little Tree whose eyes widened at the sight. The two warriors charged Ra, who had just stabbed his sword into the warrior's face. Blood sprayed, and Ra stood up and charged one of the warriors. I ran back inside and grabbed my spear. I returned and saw the other warrior pointing his plasma castor at Isis. I jumped on the stairs and swiped at the castor causing it to point up and shoot into the ceiling causing chunks of the blocks to break and come crashing down. I pushed back on Isis causing her to fumble back, and Little Tree backed away as well in order to miss being trampled on.
I then felt sharp claws clench into my hair and I yell as I am pulled back and I am pushed into the wall. I look up to see two wrist blades coming at me. I think that I am able to dodge, but his hand comes up and holds me in place, and my eyes widened as I feel two blades suddenly cut deep into my stomach. I hear a scream and it's loud. It's Little Tree screaming.
"MAMA!" he yelled. I feel blood move up my throat, but that means nothing to me. I pull the warrior closer and I pierce my blades into his throat, his blood spews through his mask. Ra already have decapitated the second warrior looks in our direction with wide eyes. The pain is deep and I feel my insides on fire. Ra runs up behind the third and last warrior and places his hand on the warriors head before ramming his sword right up into his back armor. The heat causes the sword to go right through the armor as if it were tissues paper. He slices the sword up and removes his other hand so the sword goes right up the Stone warriors head, splitting him in half. His body falls apart and his blades leave me. By now blood has come from my nose and mouth.
Ra roars painfully as he catches me and places his hand on my head as I am placed to the ground.
"NAPALLA!" he roars, and I can feel my body shaking some. I look at my hand as it has touched my stomach. Blood is all over my hands and my dress. "No no no! Stay with me habibti!"
My vision is blurry some, and I look up at Ra.
"It's okay baby, I'm fine." I whispered gently.
Ra's POV
This wasn't happening. This couldn't be happening. She's covered in blood and I can't make it stop coming out of her. Little Tree is crying from behind the Sabre and soon he runs over to us as well.
"Dad do something please dad do something!" he begs me. "Make mommy better!" I have no time to think, and I lift Napalla in my arms. She's cold, I can feel her growing cold. I begin to move from the temple, and Isis follows with Little Tree on her back. I ran quickly into the village looking for Two Emeralds.
I roar out loudly so she can hear me from afar. Everyone can now see us, but I didn't care. Now all my warriors who see me run behind me as they see their priestess covered in blood. Two Emeralds comes from her hut quickly. Scar and Lex are in huts beside her and they come out as well. Sora wasn't with them so she must have been asleep.
"What has happened?" Two Emeralds yells.
"Stone warriors came…Save her! Save her Two Emeralds Please!" I yell now. Lex runs over to us.
"Napalla!? Nalla!" she's yelling, but I roar at her to keep her distance. Now everyone is loud and yelling. Two Emeralds takes Napalla from my body, and I keep hold of her hand as if not wanting to let her go. Scar has to tell me to let her go. She hasn't moved and her eyes are closed. Now she is taken into the hut. Isis trots into the village knowing she isn't allowed but she does not care. Everyone moves for her as she stops behind me. Little Tree jumps right off and runs towards the hut. I suddenly grabbed him and lifted him up. Only the healers could be inside.
"No let me go! Mama!" he screams loudly. I continued to hold him. Now warriors were surrounding me wanting to know what happened and that we should strike now. I heard none of their words. I was too busy thinking of my mate.
Author's Notes
Man I am tearing up here. Anyways everyone soon the story will be coming to a complete end for the series after a few more chapters. A part of me wants to redo Napalla and Ra and write something about Napalla being given to Ra as a gift and see how things go from there, but I am most likely gonna work something new. Stay with me people we are almost done!