Before the chapter begins, I would like to issue a formal apology to the author Radio Rascal. I read their story Gearsfics quite some time ago and must have archived the details of Ch. 6 of the story in my head and accidentally rewrote it for the second chapter of this story. That is why the chapter has been deleted. I had no intent of plagiarizing their work and it was purely an accident. Now, onto the next chapter of the story!
Six months later, Myrrah sat in her bedroom, watching Reyna crawling on the floor. The Princess babbled a bit before crawling towards her mother. Reyna fell on Myrrah's feet and giggled.
Myrrah bent down to pick up her daughter and sighed. Today was the day they had been planning for for years. The straw that broke the camel's back had been when Adam told her that it would be several more years until the cure for Lambency would be ready. Her troops were not ready to fight a war that they were losing for several years.
It had been Karn that suggested starting a war they could win. Top it off with Myrrah's hatred for humans and that was what lead her to today.
Her troops were strategically placed directly under every single major city on the whole planet. All they needed to wait for were the orders to move forward.
Myrrah placed Reyna in a crate similar to the ones that Tickers were held in, except this cage was lined with a blanket. Reyna fussed once Myrrah set her down, and Myrrah picked her up again so she didn't start crying.
Myrrah left her room and walked to the throne room with Reyna still in her arms, playing with a piece of fabric hanging off of Myrrah's dress.
Once in the throne room, RAAM walked up to her and said, "Ready."
Myrrah looked at him sighed, shifting Reyna to her other side. "Wait until midday," she instructed him. "And do not be merciful to any of them."
RAAM nodded and walked away, supposedly to join his troops.
Reyna fussed a bit in her mother's arms so Myrrah switched the way she was holding the infant. Reyna looked up at her mother, eyes wide with curiosity.
Myrrah looked at her daughter and sighed. If only she was still that optimistic. She had once been like her daughter had, all those years ago.
Myrrah's feet had been aching for hours, but she needed to continue. She and Niles were all the new creatures had left. All of the other humans from New Hope had either left or were killed, not being able to understand how to help these creatures.
The Sires had been placed in stasis, left to be watched by an AI system Niles had made.
Chairman Monroe had ordered the shutdown of New Hope because he was afraid of the backlash he would receive when people found out what Imulsion exposure did.
This was why Myrrah hated humans. Always covering for their mistakes with more lies until they couldn't save themselves anymore.
The only human Myrrah trusted was Niles. Niles wasn't like any other human Myrrah had ever encountered. He was kind to the Sires, and even kinder to the new creatures, calling them all his 'children.'
Niles was significantly older than Myrrah, with him being in his late sixties and her barely even being twenty four. Niles' health had been slowly diminishing as they progressed. He never said anything, but Myrrah could see him limping and hear him coughing.
Once they all reached the mountain, it was clear they had to rest for Niles' sake. He sat on the frozen ground, head leaning against a boulder. "Myrrah," he said, his voice weak.
Myrrah ran over to him from the front of the pack, concern in her eyes. "Niles," she said, her voice trembling.
"I'm not going to make it Myrrah," he told her. "Please take care of the children for me."
"But they need you," Myrrah said. "I need you."
"I knew I was too weak for this journey right when the chairman ordered the evacuation."
"Then why did you come? You could have left with the others."
"You said it yourself. The children needed me. Please take care of them. I know you will. Find them somewhere safe to live, somewhere nobody will harm them. They need a leader. Be safe Myrrah."
With those final words, Niles closed his eyes, gone from the world. Myrrah closed her eyes and sobbed quietly. She wiped her eyes and looked back at the new creatures. "You," she said, pointing at one of them. "Carry him. He requires a proper burial."
"Yes my Queen," the creature said, making Myrrah's eyes widen. This was the first time she had ever heard them speak besides a growling sound, and they thought of her as their Queen.
The creatures all looked at her, awaiting orders. "What are you staring at?" she asked angrily. "Start moving again."
"Yes my Queen," all of the creatures said in unison.
Myrrah thought about Niles' final request, and decided he was right. These creatures needed a leader, and she was it. She was now Queen Myrrah, and nobody would ever forget her or the creatures the humans abandoned.
"My Queen?"
The questioning tone of the Theron Guard made Myrrah shake her head, stopping her reminiscing. "What?" she asked, clearly angry.
"We are ready," the guard said.
Myrrah looked at Reyna once again, and the baby giggled. Myrrah sighed and looked back at the guard. "Go," she said, her voice cold.
With that order, the Locust emerged and wreaked havoc on Sera, in hopes to end an old war and start a new one.
Okay, so some context to this chapter. I've done the math and Reyna would be less than a year old when Emergence Day happened, so I made her six months at the time. The flashback take place about thirteen years ago making Myrrah around thirty seven, which seems about right. That would make her fifty four in the end of Gears of War 3, and that sounds about right. Also, as for updates for this story, I will continue to try and upload chapters on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, but the chapters will have to come later in the day because I am starting school again. If I miss an upload or two due to school, I apologize for it.