Destiny: Chapter 6 Destiny
Ch. 6/?
By Arus
Disclaimer: "Voltron, Defender of the Universe", "Voltron 3D", and its characters are ©1984 & ©2000 World Events Productions, Ltd. This story is for entertainment purposes only. Original characters and storyline are property of the author, please do not use, reproduce, or repost without permission.
Rating: PG-13
Allura's lips were swollen with the multiple kisses they were sharing. But none of it could subdue the lust that were in her eyes. She couldn't even begin to comprehend what she was allowing herself to do, but giving in to what her body was experiencing.
She turned her head to the side and saw the discarded tunic he had worn lying on the side of her bed. She let her hands run over his back, enjoying every curve and smoothness of his skin. He then pulled himself up to her, taking her into another kiss, as she held him to her, enjoying the sensation of her naked bosom against his own chest.
The aggressiveness of their intimacy had subsided, but the heat of their passion still lingered. Allura was finally able to see through the haze that clouded her vision and her mind as she met the dark gaze of her lover.
Their kiss soon lightened, soon ending, where she swallowed hard. She felt his breath fan over her.
"What are we doing?" she managed to voice, but even that came out almost in a whisper. Her mind was still floating, and her heart still racing. Did she even want to hear an answer?
"What you want," he stated as he kissed her chin. "What you've been dreaming about."
"Dreaming about?" she asked, more in repeating than responding. She arched her head back toward her pillow as he started to nip at her neck.
She closed her eyes, finding it hard to fight the sensations. She breathed in deeply as he kissed every inch of her skin, igniting a trail of fire with each soft touch of his lips.
"Allura?"
"What I want…."
"Allura!?"
Allura's world them came crashing down at the moment, as she was violently shakened. She let out a scream, shoving whoever had their hands on her off her bed, jumping out of her bed as she frantically searched for her laser pistol in the dark. She had always kept one near by, just in case.
"Allura! Calm down!"
Allura looked up from where she was, as she slowly raised to her feet, staring at the dark shadow who stood in her room. She raised her pistol to him.
"Who are you?" she demanded. She then breathed in deeply as a sharp pain came to her temples.
"Lights!"
Allura had to shun away as the lights in her room suddenly turned on, and refocus her gaze as she came to stare at Anala. She was standing across from her on the other side of her bed, wide eyed, as Allura kept her gun raised, and pointed at her.
"Who are you?!"
"Allura, it's me, Anala!" she exclaimed. "What the hell happened to you?"
"Anala?" she asked.
"Yes, it's me," she said as she slowly rounded her bed. "What happened?"
Allura fell to her knees, dropping the pistol to her bed as her whole body just went limp. Anala quickly ran to her as she helped her to sit up, and quickly pulled close her nightgown. She then grabbed her blanket, and wrapped her in it, just in case, since she started to shiver.
"What happened, Allura?"
"It happened again," Allura said as she leaned over and held her head in her hands. "What is going on with me?"
"Did you have those dreams again?" Anala asked.
"This time they were even more real," Allura stated. She then turned to her. "How…how did you know about my dreams?"
"I performed what we called the Edalb on you," she said. "I saw your first dream. The one where Lance found you out on the balcolny."
"The balcony?" she asked then looked at her bandaged hand. "Did I?"
Anala looked at her hand and slowly nodded. "You hit him pretty good too," she said. "How….why was he apart of your dream?"
"I don't know," she said as she breathed in deeply. "It's not like I'm asking for these dreams."
Anala slowly nodded. She then looked to Allura's bed and saw something strange. She started to pull the bedding back more and her eyes widened when she saw what was hidden among the sheets.
"What is it?" Allura asked turning to her.
Anala gathered up the black feathers that littered her bed.
"These can't be," she said. "These are the same as the ones I found on the balcony."
"Black feathers?" Allura asked. "The only time I've seen black feathers….
She then met Anala's gaze, as a sudden feeling of déjà vu overcame her senses…
"Kelar…."
"Kelar??"
"I…I know you've mentioned his name more than once," Allura said as she stood. "But somehow, it's like, I have heard it, before."
Anala slowly stood. "What….what do you know of Kelar?" she asked.
"From a dream," she said.
"Another dream?"
"One I've had off an on for a while," she stated. "We…you, your mother, Lance, Keith and I…we..were fighting in a throne room."
Anala slowly approached her. "What else?"
"This, man, half-machine," she said as she closed her eyes, trying to reach for that vision in her mind. "He was, holding Keith…strangling him. I can hear myself screaming, but unable to do anything. That man….he…he had black wings….."
Allura took a deep breath as she opened her eyes again. She then looked to Anala and saw the concern on her face.
"Is…Is he the one doing this to me?" Allura asked. "Anala, who is this man? Why do I see him in my dreams?"
"You see him because he has forced the Nilan upon you."
Both women turned to the door where Alysson stood with a young man at her doorway.
"The what?"
"How much does she know?" he asked, his question meant for Alysson.
"What we've let her to remember," Alysson stated.
"I see," he said as he entered the room. "Princess, I applogize for the sudden appearance, but I must see to your condition first, as it requires me to."
"Condition?" she asked. "Am I sick? Who are you?"
Alysson entered the room as she held out her hands to the princess.
"I'm sorry, Allura, this is Brendt," she quickly introduced. "He is one of our Elders of our home planet. He is here to help you."
"And for your question, princess, you are not ill," he said. "Please, lie down. This will only take a moment."
"If I am not sick then why do I…"
"The Nilan can play strange things on the mind," he stated. "And for a non-valusian, they can be very stimulating."
"Stimulating?" she asked.
"Just close your eyes," he said. "This will be quick."
Without hesitation, she did as she was told, and soon found herself slipping into the warmth of the darkness.
**********
"What do you mean someone has forced it on her?"
Anala stared Brendt in the eyes as they had retreated to a conference room. It was already the dead of night, following the ball, and no one in the Castle of Lions seemed to be getting any rest. Hunk was busy drawing up plans to rescue the downed ship, and Pidge was stuck with the red-eye watch while Lance was helping Gorma in the infirmary. Allura was the only one getting rest, albeit, an induced sleep. Keith was with Coran in the main meeting room as they readied a report to be sent to the Galaxy Alliance.
"She will continue to experience the Nilan, until whoever has forced it on her enters the K'Chau fully," he said. "Or until the markings on her are complete."
"Markings? What markings?"
"She shows signs of the Nilan," he stated. "Are you sure she is not Valusian?"
"100% sure!" Anala nearly yelled.
Brendt went silent for a bit, as he thought to himself.
"Who is going through the Nilan?"
"Me," Anala stated. "And Keith…well, he was."
"Was?"
"He's done…"
"Didn't he just start?"
"Yes, but…"
"Did you clear this with Fenrer?" he asked.
"He sent you."
"Damn that man," he said. "He always does this to me."
"What is it?"
"How long did it take?"
"For?"
"Keith to complete his Nilan?"
"One day."
"It's too similar."
"What is?"
"How old is he?"
"17 earth years…16 Valusian…what does that have to do with it???"
"What's today?"
"I don't know…."
"Wait," Alysson stated as she came forward. "Yesterday…yesterday was Kelar' s birthday."
"What?" Anala asked.
"Brendt, what does this mean?" Alysson asked.
Brendt could only shake his head. "I can't say for sure," he said. "But the only other person in all of Valusian history to ever go through the Nilan in one day….."
"You don't mean…."
Brendt could only nod. "Kelar."
"Brendt, there was something that Fenrer could not speak to me about, but he tried to question me about Kelar," Alysson stated. "What is it that the Elders are hiding about him?"
He could only take a deep breath as he met her stare.
"Kelar, was the only Valusian to ever go through all three stages," he said.
"What?" Anala asked.
"All three?" Alysson asked. "But…how…"
"But what prevented him from fully achieving the third rite, was his untimely accident," he answered. "As they stated, with great power, comes great responsibility. Kelar, before trying to overthrow your father, tried to take over all of the Elders. Since he did not know how to control his full power, the Elders were able to keep him back, and in consequence of defying us, he lost most of his…"
"Which is why he became half-man half machine," Alysson finished. "But why keep this a secret?"
"Look at how Kelar turned out," Brendt stated. "If the people knew that he achieved the third stage, they would have turned to worship him and take all of his acts of injustice as a way of keeping them as followers. We were only looking out for the people's interest."
"But if he reached the third stage," Anala stated. "What does this have to do with Keith?"
"Has he experience the K'Chau?"
"Just the bleeding nose," Alysson stated. "But that could be from anything."
"I agree," Brendt stated. "He could just be adjusting to his new gift."
"New gift?" Anala asked.
"The new power he receives after the Nilan," Brendt stated. "You mean, you don't even know what his new power is? He would have started showing signs of it before the completion."
"I don't think any of us were aware," Anala stated. "And he would have told us if he experienced anything different."
"I see," he said. "It is getting late, and I wish to speak with your brother in the morning. I also wish to see the princess again. If the Nilan is as strong in her as I sense it to be, it's going to require more of me than I thought."
"How long can you keep the effects of it away?"
"Not long," he said. "Once the markings are complete, there is nothing I can do to stop her from doing anything."
"Then we have to figure this out quickly."
"Too many mysteries…." Alysson stated. "What else can go wrong?"
Ch. 6/?
By Arus
Disclaimer: "Voltron, Defender of the Universe", "Voltron 3D", and its characters are ©1984 & ©2000 World Events Productions, Ltd. This story is for entertainment purposes only. Original characters and storyline are property of the author, please do not use, reproduce, or repost without permission.
Rating: PG-13
Allura's lips were swollen with the multiple kisses they were sharing. But none of it could subdue the lust that were in her eyes. She couldn't even begin to comprehend what she was allowing herself to do, but giving in to what her body was experiencing.
She turned her head to the side and saw the discarded tunic he had worn lying on the side of her bed. She let her hands run over his back, enjoying every curve and smoothness of his skin. He then pulled himself up to her, taking her into another kiss, as she held him to her, enjoying the sensation of her naked bosom against his own chest.
The aggressiveness of their intimacy had subsided, but the heat of their passion still lingered. Allura was finally able to see through the haze that clouded her vision and her mind as she met the dark gaze of her lover.
Their kiss soon lightened, soon ending, where she swallowed hard. She felt his breath fan over her.
"What are we doing?" she managed to voice, but even that came out almost in a whisper. Her mind was still floating, and her heart still racing. Did she even want to hear an answer?
"What you want," he stated as he kissed her chin. "What you've been dreaming about."
"Dreaming about?" she asked, more in repeating than responding. She arched her head back toward her pillow as he started to nip at her neck.
She closed her eyes, finding it hard to fight the sensations. She breathed in deeply as he kissed every inch of her skin, igniting a trail of fire with each soft touch of his lips.
"Allura?"
"What I want…."
"Allura!?"
Allura's world them came crashing down at the moment, as she was violently shakened. She let out a scream, shoving whoever had their hands on her off her bed, jumping out of her bed as she frantically searched for her laser pistol in the dark. She had always kept one near by, just in case.
"Allura! Calm down!"
Allura looked up from where she was, as she slowly raised to her feet, staring at the dark shadow who stood in her room. She raised her pistol to him.
"Who are you?" she demanded. She then breathed in deeply as a sharp pain came to her temples.
"Lights!"
Allura had to shun away as the lights in her room suddenly turned on, and refocus her gaze as she came to stare at Anala. She was standing across from her on the other side of her bed, wide eyed, as Allura kept her gun raised, and pointed at her.
"Who are you?!"
"Allura, it's me, Anala!" she exclaimed. "What the hell happened to you?"
"Anala?" she asked.
"Yes, it's me," she said as she slowly rounded her bed. "What happened?"
Allura fell to her knees, dropping the pistol to her bed as her whole body just went limp. Anala quickly ran to her as she helped her to sit up, and quickly pulled close her nightgown. She then grabbed her blanket, and wrapped her in it, just in case, since she started to shiver.
"What happened, Allura?"
"It happened again," Allura said as she leaned over and held her head in her hands. "What is going on with me?"
"Did you have those dreams again?" Anala asked.
"This time they were even more real," Allura stated. She then turned to her. "How…how did you know about my dreams?"
"I performed what we called the Edalb on you," she said. "I saw your first dream. The one where Lance found you out on the balcolny."
"The balcony?" she asked then looked at her bandaged hand. "Did I?"
Anala looked at her hand and slowly nodded. "You hit him pretty good too," she said. "How….why was he apart of your dream?"
"I don't know," she said as she breathed in deeply. "It's not like I'm asking for these dreams."
Anala slowly nodded. She then looked to Allura's bed and saw something strange. She started to pull the bedding back more and her eyes widened when she saw what was hidden among the sheets.
"What is it?" Allura asked turning to her.
Anala gathered up the black feathers that littered her bed.
"These can't be," she said. "These are the same as the ones I found on the balcony."
"Black feathers?" Allura asked. "The only time I've seen black feathers….
She then met Anala's gaze, as a sudden feeling of déjà vu overcame her senses…
"Kelar…."
"Kelar??"
"I…I know you've mentioned his name more than once," Allura said as she stood. "But somehow, it's like, I have heard it, before."
Anala slowly stood. "What….what do you know of Kelar?" she asked.
"From a dream," she said.
"Another dream?"
"One I've had off an on for a while," she stated. "We…you, your mother, Lance, Keith and I…we..were fighting in a throne room."
Anala slowly approached her. "What else?"
"This, man, half-machine," she said as she closed her eyes, trying to reach for that vision in her mind. "He was, holding Keith…strangling him. I can hear myself screaming, but unable to do anything. That man….he…he had black wings….."
Allura took a deep breath as she opened her eyes again. She then looked to Anala and saw the concern on her face.
"Is…Is he the one doing this to me?" Allura asked. "Anala, who is this man? Why do I see him in my dreams?"
"You see him because he has forced the Nilan upon you."
Both women turned to the door where Alysson stood with a young man at her doorway.
"The what?"
"How much does she know?" he asked, his question meant for Alysson.
"What we've let her to remember," Alysson stated.
"I see," he said as he entered the room. "Princess, I applogize for the sudden appearance, but I must see to your condition first, as it requires me to."
"Condition?" she asked. "Am I sick? Who are you?"
Alysson entered the room as she held out her hands to the princess.
"I'm sorry, Allura, this is Brendt," she quickly introduced. "He is one of our Elders of our home planet. He is here to help you."
"And for your question, princess, you are not ill," he said. "Please, lie down. This will only take a moment."
"If I am not sick then why do I…"
"The Nilan can play strange things on the mind," he stated. "And for a non-valusian, they can be very stimulating."
"Stimulating?" she asked.
"Just close your eyes," he said. "This will be quick."
Without hesitation, she did as she was told, and soon found herself slipping into the warmth of the darkness.
**********
"What do you mean someone has forced it on her?"
Anala stared Brendt in the eyes as they had retreated to a conference room. It was already the dead of night, following the ball, and no one in the Castle of Lions seemed to be getting any rest. Hunk was busy drawing up plans to rescue the downed ship, and Pidge was stuck with the red-eye watch while Lance was helping Gorma in the infirmary. Allura was the only one getting rest, albeit, an induced sleep. Keith was with Coran in the main meeting room as they readied a report to be sent to the Galaxy Alliance.
"She will continue to experience the Nilan, until whoever has forced it on her enters the K'Chau fully," he said. "Or until the markings on her are complete."
"Markings? What markings?"
"She shows signs of the Nilan," he stated. "Are you sure she is not Valusian?"
"100% sure!" Anala nearly yelled.
Brendt went silent for a bit, as he thought to himself.
"Who is going through the Nilan?"
"Me," Anala stated. "And Keith…well, he was."
"Was?"
"He's done…"
"Didn't he just start?"
"Yes, but…"
"Did you clear this with Fenrer?" he asked.
"He sent you."
"Damn that man," he said. "He always does this to me."
"What is it?"
"How long did it take?"
"For?"
"Keith to complete his Nilan?"
"One day."
"It's too similar."
"What is?"
"How old is he?"
"17 earth years…16 Valusian…what does that have to do with it???"
"What's today?"
"I don't know…."
"Wait," Alysson stated as she came forward. "Yesterday…yesterday was Kelar' s birthday."
"What?" Anala asked.
"Brendt, what does this mean?" Alysson asked.
Brendt could only shake his head. "I can't say for sure," he said. "But the only other person in all of Valusian history to ever go through the Nilan in one day….."
"You don't mean…."
Brendt could only nod. "Kelar."
"Brendt, there was something that Fenrer could not speak to me about, but he tried to question me about Kelar," Alysson stated. "What is it that the Elders are hiding about him?"
He could only take a deep breath as he met her stare.
"Kelar, was the only Valusian to ever go through all three stages," he said.
"What?" Anala asked.
"All three?" Alysson asked. "But…how…"
"But what prevented him from fully achieving the third rite, was his untimely accident," he answered. "As they stated, with great power, comes great responsibility. Kelar, before trying to overthrow your father, tried to take over all of the Elders. Since he did not know how to control his full power, the Elders were able to keep him back, and in consequence of defying us, he lost most of his…"
"Which is why he became half-man half machine," Alysson finished. "But why keep this a secret?"
"Look at how Kelar turned out," Brendt stated. "If the people knew that he achieved the third stage, they would have turned to worship him and take all of his acts of injustice as a way of keeping them as followers. We were only looking out for the people's interest."
"But if he reached the third stage," Anala stated. "What does this have to do with Keith?"
"Has he experience the K'Chau?"
"Just the bleeding nose," Alysson stated. "But that could be from anything."
"I agree," Brendt stated. "He could just be adjusting to his new gift."
"New gift?" Anala asked.
"The new power he receives after the Nilan," Brendt stated. "You mean, you don't even know what his new power is? He would have started showing signs of it before the completion."
"I don't think any of us were aware," Anala stated. "And he would have told us if he experienced anything different."
"I see," he said. "It is getting late, and I wish to speak with your brother in the morning. I also wish to see the princess again. If the Nilan is as strong in her as I sense it to be, it's going to require more of me than I thought."
"How long can you keep the effects of it away?"
"Not long," he said. "Once the markings are complete, there is nothing I can do to stop her from doing anything."
"Then we have to figure this out quickly."
"Too many mysteries…." Alysson stated. "What else can go wrong?"