Destiny: Chapter 11 Destiny
Ch. 11/?
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.
Baron Akryl stood as the doors to his throne room opened. He slowly stepped away from his throne as several of his guards met with the individual who entered.
"It's been too long, Akryl," the man said as his guards escorted him to where he was standing. "I see that my help in getting you that throne has not gone to waste."
The baron stared at the young man who stood in front of him.
"Who are you and what are you talking about?" he asked. "And give me a reason as to why I shouldn't have you arrested for barging in here without my permission."
The young man laughed. "Surely you can't forget me, Akryl," he said. "I told you I'd be back."
Akryl's eyes then widened as he quickly signaled for his guards to move away.
"It can't be!" he nearly exclaimed. "You were rumored to be…"
"Dead?" the young man asked and with a laugh he stepped up to the Baron. "There is a lot you do not know about me."
"Kelar…what are you doing here?" the Baron finally asked.
"It's come to my attention that you need serious help to take care of a problem here," he said. "And I've come here on personal business as well."
"The rebels are a small force that we haven't had much trouble with," Akryl stated. "We've practically gathered all your clones together…."
"Save for one?"
Akryl slowly nodded. "We are trying to locate his whereabouts."
Kelar nodded. "Once you find where he is, I want him to be brought to me."
"And where will you be?"
"My laboratory," he said. "I've been there for the last day, recovering."
"I see," Akryl stated. "Is there anything you need in the mean time?"
Kelar smiled. "Actually, I need some accommodations for a guest of mines."
"Guest?"
"Namely a princess…"
**********
"I don't want you to go."
Alysson met the concerned gaze of her son as they stood in a small conference room. Xue and Anala stood on the side, not wanting to get into the already heated argument.
"I know the risks that are involved if I do go," Alysson stated as she turned from him. "I have to go."
"If this is a trap, Kelar is in a position to make sure that none of return," he stated. "Vallis can't risk having the both of you there."
"Then you should not be letting Anala go!"
"Mother!" Anala exclaimed. "You know that I have to go!"
Ignoring Anala's outburst, she turned to her son again.
"I have fought Kelar for most of my life, I know what he is capable of and how his mind works," she said calmly. "If you plan on rescuing Allura, then you have to let me go with you. I know of this laboratory, since he spoke of it a few times before. I never knew that he was referring to one that he had setup elsewhere. He plans his buildings almost the same, and I'm sure that it'll be set up the same way as it was on Vallis."
"You can give all that you know to Hunk and Pidge," Keith said. "I won't have you risk yourself just to get another chance to avenge yourself. And whatever you do, you know that you can't bring our father back."
Alysson looked at him in surprise. "But you saw the video…"
"And I don't even trust it 100% completely," he said. "It could be another trick to get you to go to Lysia."
"But what if he is alive? I have to know."
"He's dead!" Keith snapped as he took his mother by her arms. "You of all people should know that we can't trust what Kelar does." He then let out his breath as he looked her in the eyes. "I know how much this is hurting you, but see it from my perspective. We can't be sure of who that man was, but until we can confirm that, you are safer here on Arus. Kelar is out to take his revenge on what we did to him, and he is using whatever talents he has gotten through me to achieve it. I need you here."
Tears flooded her eyes. "I need to know," she said. "I need to see him alive."
Keith could only take her into his arms and hold her tight against him as she cried. He then looked up to meet Anala's gaze then slowly he faced Xue' s. Before he could say anything, the strange immortal left quietly. Anala could only shrug, but she quickly followed after him.
**********
"These are the plans," Hunk stated as he placed a piece of paper down before them. "Lady Alysson has been able to give me a possible route through the building."
He then took a small wax pencil and circled a small room.
"This is where she believes that Kelar will keep Allura," Hunk stated. "As you can see there is a small passage way that leads the laboratory to the main palace. So in case she is not here, its safe to assume that she will be carried off toward the palace should he detect an attack by us."
Keith looked over the schematics "Judging by these plans, Kelar can have this place wired for a trap easily," he said. "Is there a way we can get inside without going through the traditional route?"
"I've been studying the plans as well as the information given on the surrounding area," Hunk said. "Seems that the palace as well as the lab is built on rock harder than granite, so doing an underground approach is out of the question."
"Keith, our best bet is to locate that man who was on the video disc," Lance stated. "But how do we get there discreetly enough, locate this man, and figure out what to do when we do find him?"
"I can help you."
The group looked up and watched as Xue walked into the room. He came up to the table they were all around and looked over the plans.
"I'll be able to help you to locate him."
"How?" Hunk asked.
"It is no conincidence that he looks like me," he stated. "Actually, the other way around. If he is real, I'll be able to sense where he is and lead you to where he is."
"You have to stay here," Anala stated as she walked up to him. "Mother needs you."
"Brendt will remain behind," he said. "He can look after your mother until I return."
"But didn't Kelar want the both of you there?" Lance asked.
Xue met his gaze. "We will give him what he wants," he said. "But not necessarily everything he wants."
"I can only ask that you reconsider," Keith stated. "It'll be dangerous."
"If it means to Alysson in finding this man, then I must do as she wishes," he stated. "That's the only that matters."
*********
Allura struggled against the bonds that held her hands together, but the rope just dug deeper into her skin.
"The more you fight against the bonds, the tighter they become."
She looked up toward the door of the room and saw the familiar figure standing there. Her eyes narrowed.
"Where am I?" she asked.
"On Lysia," he stated as he neared her.
She could only stare at him as he kneeled before her and looked at her hands.
"I trust now that you wont be considering in attempting to escape," he said as he worked on the rope that held her hands together. "I have the key to your lion and it is being guarded by several of Akryl's guards."
"Looks like I have no choice in this matter," she said as he freed her hands. She then rubbed her wrists as he stood and walked away from her. "Who are you?"
Before he answered her, he poured her a cup of water and brought it over to her. She accepted it, and took a lengthy drink from the cup before meeting his gaze again.
"There has been a lot that has been kept from you, princess," he stated. "Or shall I say, taken from you."
"Taken?"
He smiled. "Do you even know of your captain's true origin?" he asked. "Or was the memory taken away from you as well?"
"My memory?" she asked.
"You are familiar with what Lady Alysson and Queen Anala have gone through, are you not?"
Allura slowly nodded.
"Then the name Kelar should not be unfamiliar to you."
"He is dead."
He smiled. "On the contrary, I'm very much alive, as you can see."
"How can that be?" she asked. "And how…."
He placed a finger to her lips. "I'm in no mood to go into a long explanation, so I shall keep it short for you," he said as he stood. "Your captain is Vallusian, his mother is the one and only Lady Alysson, his sister, Queen Anala. He was born on Earth, when his mother escaped there and grew up not knowing of his true heritage."
Allura could only stare at him, but somehow what he was telling her, seemed familiar.
"And to make a short story even shorter, you along with your Voltron Force flew to Vallis to remove me from my place and I ended up dead," he said. "Anala took her place as Queen and my soul was destined to wander what would be considered hell, were it not for a special gift of mines, I would not have been able to come back."
"Then how do you explain why you look like him?"
He smiled as he grabbed her arm and pushed back her sleeve. He slowly traced the light markings on her wrist.
"Vallusians are a very strange race, and I'm sure you've seen our gifts up front," he stated. "I look like your captain, because I forced him to go through the developmental stages so I could take over his gifts."
"Take them over?"
"The longer I remain apart of his identity, in this form, the stronger my own powers become," he said. "And when he reaches the third stage, I shall destroy him."
"Third stage?"
"To become a God, my dear," he said. "A right that was taken away from me. My destiny."
"You're mad," she stated. "What good will it do you? You will never get away with all of this."
"Your Voltron Force shall be planning to find a way of getting you back," he said. "And they will bring along Lady Alysson and Anala per my request. Once both of them are out of the way, and I take care of your captain, I will take his place as the next rightful heir to Vallis."
"You are more than mad, you're god damned insane," she said.
"I'd reserve judgment if I were you, princess," he said as he came to kneel before her again. "As I remember it, you were more than willing to share yourself with me."
"Funny, the way Brendt described it to me, you were controlling everything I did anyway," she said.
"But he did not say that the Right of Nilan only augments the feelings you already hold, my dear," he stated. He then laughed to himself. "And I can say that you were not inhibited in your expression of those feelings."
"And why did I go through it, seeing that it can be only experienced by a Vallusian?"
"I forced you to go through it," he said as he grabbed her by her arms. "What will a king be without a queen to share a kingdom with?"
"You are crazy…"
"You seem to love to think that of me," he said. "But I'm sure soon, you will change your mind."
"My mind is the last thing you will ever change," she stated. "My friends will defeat you. And this time for good."
"Be careful of what you wish for, princess," he stated as he stood again and walked away from her. "They have a habit of not coming true."
She then watched as he left the room, the door closing behind him.
Ch. 11/?
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.
Baron Akryl stood as the doors to his throne room opened. He slowly stepped away from his throne as several of his guards met with the individual who entered.
"It's been too long, Akryl," the man said as his guards escorted him to where he was standing. "I see that my help in getting you that throne has not gone to waste."
The baron stared at the young man who stood in front of him.
"Who are you and what are you talking about?" he asked. "And give me a reason as to why I shouldn't have you arrested for barging in here without my permission."
The young man laughed. "Surely you can't forget me, Akryl," he said. "I told you I'd be back."
Akryl's eyes then widened as he quickly signaled for his guards to move away.
"It can't be!" he nearly exclaimed. "You were rumored to be…"
"Dead?" the young man asked and with a laugh he stepped up to the Baron. "There is a lot you do not know about me."
"Kelar…what are you doing here?" the Baron finally asked.
"It's come to my attention that you need serious help to take care of a problem here," he said. "And I've come here on personal business as well."
"The rebels are a small force that we haven't had much trouble with," Akryl stated. "We've practically gathered all your clones together…."
"Save for one?"
Akryl slowly nodded. "We are trying to locate his whereabouts."
Kelar nodded. "Once you find where he is, I want him to be brought to me."
"And where will you be?"
"My laboratory," he said. "I've been there for the last day, recovering."
"I see," Akryl stated. "Is there anything you need in the mean time?"
Kelar smiled. "Actually, I need some accommodations for a guest of mines."
"Guest?"
"Namely a princess…"
**********
"I don't want you to go."
Alysson met the concerned gaze of her son as they stood in a small conference room. Xue and Anala stood on the side, not wanting to get into the already heated argument.
"I know the risks that are involved if I do go," Alysson stated as she turned from him. "I have to go."
"If this is a trap, Kelar is in a position to make sure that none of return," he stated. "Vallis can't risk having the both of you there."
"Then you should not be letting Anala go!"
"Mother!" Anala exclaimed. "You know that I have to go!"
Ignoring Anala's outburst, she turned to her son again.
"I have fought Kelar for most of my life, I know what he is capable of and how his mind works," she said calmly. "If you plan on rescuing Allura, then you have to let me go with you. I know of this laboratory, since he spoke of it a few times before. I never knew that he was referring to one that he had setup elsewhere. He plans his buildings almost the same, and I'm sure that it'll be set up the same way as it was on Vallis."
"You can give all that you know to Hunk and Pidge," Keith said. "I won't have you risk yourself just to get another chance to avenge yourself. And whatever you do, you know that you can't bring our father back."
Alysson looked at him in surprise. "But you saw the video…"
"And I don't even trust it 100% completely," he said. "It could be another trick to get you to go to Lysia."
"But what if he is alive? I have to know."
"He's dead!" Keith snapped as he took his mother by her arms. "You of all people should know that we can't trust what Kelar does." He then let out his breath as he looked her in the eyes. "I know how much this is hurting you, but see it from my perspective. We can't be sure of who that man was, but until we can confirm that, you are safer here on Arus. Kelar is out to take his revenge on what we did to him, and he is using whatever talents he has gotten through me to achieve it. I need you here."
Tears flooded her eyes. "I need to know," she said. "I need to see him alive."
Keith could only take her into his arms and hold her tight against him as she cried. He then looked up to meet Anala's gaze then slowly he faced Xue' s. Before he could say anything, the strange immortal left quietly. Anala could only shrug, but she quickly followed after him.
**********
"These are the plans," Hunk stated as he placed a piece of paper down before them. "Lady Alysson has been able to give me a possible route through the building."
He then took a small wax pencil and circled a small room.
"This is where she believes that Kelar will keep Allura," Hunk stated. "As you can see there is a small passage way that leads the laboratory to the main palace. So in case she is not here, its safe to assume that she will be carried off toward the palace should he detect an attack by us."
Keith looked over the schematics "Judging by these plans, Kelar can have this place wired for a trap easily," he said. "Is there a way we can get inside without going through the traditional route?"
"I've been studying the plans as well as the information given on the surrounding area," Hunk said. "Seems that the palace as well as the lab is built on rock harder than granite, so doing an underground approach is out of the question."
"Keith, our best bet is to locate that man who was on the video disc," Lance stated. "But how do we get there discreetly enough, locate this man, and figure out what to do when we do find him?"
"I can help you."
The group looked up and watched as Xue walked into the room. He came up to the table they were all around and looked over the plans.
"I'll be able to help you to locate him."
"How?" Hunk asked.
"It is no conincidence that he looks like me," he stated. "Actually, the other way around. If he is real, I'll be able to sense where he is and lead you to where he is."
"You have to stay here," Anala stated as she walked up to him. "Mother needs you."
"Brendt will remain behind," he said. "He can look after your mother until I return."
"But didn't Kelar want the both of you there?" Lance asked.
Xue met his gaze. "We will give him what he wants," he said. "But not necessarily everything he wants."
"I can only ask that you reconsider," Keith stated. "It'll be dangerous."
"If it means to Alysson in finding this man, then I must do as she wishes," he stated. "That's the only that matters."
*********
Allura struggled against the bonds that held her hands together, but the rope just dug deeper into her skin.
"The more you fight against the bonds, the tighter they become."
She looked up toward the door of the room and saw the familiar figure standing there. Her eyes narrowed.
"Where am I?" she asked.
"On Lysia," he stated as he neared her.
She could only stare at him as he kneeled before her and looked at her hands.
"I trust now that you wont be considering in attempting to escape," he said as he worked on the rope that held her hands together. "I have the key to your lion and it is being guarded by several of Akryl's guards."
"Looks like I have no choice in this matter," she said as he freed her hands. She then rubbed her wrists as he stood and walked away from her. "Who are you?"
Before he answered her, he poured her a cup of water and brought it over to her. She accepted it, and took a lengthy drink from the cup before meeting his gaze again.
"There has been a lot that has been kept from you, princess," he stated. "Or shall I say, taken from you."
"Taken?"
He smiled. "Do you even know of your captain's true origin?" he asked. "Or was the memory taken away from you as well?"
"My memory?" she asked.
"You are familiar with what Lady Alysson and Queen Anala have gone through, are you not?"
Allura slowly nodded.
"Then the name Kelar should not be unfamiliar to you."
"He is dead."
He smiled. "On the contrary, I'm very much alive, as you can see."
"How can that be?" she asked. "And how…."
He placed a finger to her lips. "I'm in no mood to go into a long explanation, so I shall keep it short for you," he said as he stood. "Your captain is Vallusian, his mother is the one and only Lady Alysson, his sister, Queen Anala. He was born on Earth, when his mother escaped there and grew up not knowing of his true heritage."
Allura could only stare at him, but somehow what he was telling her, seemed familiar.
"And to make a short story even shorter, you along with your Voltron Force flew to Vallis to remove me from my place and I ended up dead," he said. "Anala took her place as Queen and my soul was destined to wander what would be considered hell, were it not for a special gift of mines, I would not have been able to come back."
"Then how do you explain why you look like him?"
He smiled as he grabbed her arm and pushed back her sleeve. He slowly traced the light markings on her wrist.
"Vallusians are a very strange race, and I'm sure you've seen our gifts up front," he stated. "I look like your captain, because I forced him to go through the developmental stages so I could take over his gifts."
"Take them over?"
"The longer I remain apart of his identity, in this form, the stronger my own powers become," he said. "And when he reaches the third stage, I shall destroy him."
"Third stage?"
"To become a God, my dear," he said. "A right that was taken away from me. My destiny."
"You're mad," she stated. "What good will it do you? You will never get away with all of this."
"Your Voltron Force shall be planning to find a way of getting you back," he said. "And they will bring along Lady Alysson and Anala per my request. Once both of them are out of the way, and I take care of your captain, I will take his place as the next rightful heir to Vallis."
"You are more than mad, you're god damned insane," she said.
"I'd reserve judgment if I were you, princess," he said as he came to kneel before her again. "As I remember it, you were more than willing to share yourself with me."
"Funny, the way Brendt described it to me, you were controlling everything I did anyway," she said.
"But he did not say that the Right of Nilan only augments the feelings you already hold, my dear," he stated. He then laughed to himself. "And I can say that you were not inhibited in your expression of those feelings."
"And why did I go through it, seeing that it can be only experienced by a Vallusian?"
"I forced you to go through it," he said as he grabbed her by her arms. "What will a king be without a queen to share a kingdom with?"
"You are crazy…"
"You seem to love to think that of me," he said. "But I'm sure soon, you will change your mind."
"My mind is the last thing you will ever change," she stated. "My friends will defeat you. And this time for good."
"Be careful of what you wish for, princess," he stated as he stood again and walked away from her. "They have a habit of not coming true."
She then watched as he left the room, the door closing behind him.