Gabrielle: Warrior Princess
Chapter 9
Gabrielle rode hard on Midnight to get to Amphipolis. Luckily, she got there in a matter of hours because she was riding fast and furious.
She saw the smoke, the villagers running about, the warriors running through, killing the innocent. Gabrielle was enraged. She took the chakram in her hand and threw it from the top of the hill. It went down into the village and took out four warriors. It came back to Gabrielle, and she dismounted, running full force, hoping the baby was okay. She took out two men with her sword, she threw her sais a two men, killing them. She put her sais back in her boots, and went about killing the warriors.
All the while, Lysia watched from the top of a burning building. When she saw all of her warriors were dead, she flipped off of the building to face a stunned Gabrielle. All was silent except for a few screaming villagers.
"You." Gabrielle said, holding the point of the sword to Lysia's chest. "You evil bitch."
"Oh, why thank you." Lysia said with a sarcastic smirk.
"You're Xena's sister." She said.
"Yeah. The daughter Cyrene didn't want. See, I was born after Xena. I was the second daughter born to Cyrene. She just didn't want me. She didn't love me." Lysia declared.
"I'm sure that's not true." Gabrielle said.
"You don't know one thing about me." Lysia said.
"I know that you are Xena's sister, you don't look like her, but I know you are her sister. That same fire in your eyes." Gabrielle said.
"Well, my sister is dead. Now, I get to take revenge on this stupid village." Lysia said. "I was born when Xena was in the ice cave. People didn't believe my mother could have another child, but she was pregnant by one of the local warriors. He took advantage of her, and she ended up giving birth to me. When she learned of Xena's "death", trying to protect her own daughter, she went crazy and gave me away. I've been spending about 10 years now, hiding and waiting for Xena to die."
"That's . . ." Gabrielle started. "Look, I don't want to have to kill you. You're my best friend's sister."
"Well, then that makes it easier for me to kill you." Lysia explained.
Gabrielle jumped forward, giving Lysia a swift kick to the right shoulder, making the woman stumble backward. She brought her left arm in, giving Lysia a punch to the right eye. The girl fell backward. Lysia then stood, running for Gabrielle. Gabrielle had to react quickly. She jumped high into the air, bending her left leg in and kicking her left leg out. She did a spin and kicked the girl to the ground once again. She stood over her, she crouched down, she pulled the chakram and held it to the girl's neck.
"You're nothing like your sister." Gabrielle said.
"Pity. I've always wanted to be like her." The girl said sarcastically.
"I'm not going to kill you." Gabrielle declared. "You're going to prison." She searched around for some rope, and quickly turned Lysia over. She tied her arms and wrists with rope and made her march forward to the last building standing in Amphipolis. The village jail. She would await trial, and then go to prison. But Gabrielle had a feeling that this was only the beginning of a long battle with Lysia.
Chapter 9
Gabrielle rode hard on Midnight to get to Amphipolis. Luckily, she got there in a matter of hours because she was riding fast and furious.
She saw the smoke, the villagers running about, the warriors running through, killing the innocent. Gabrielle was enraged. She took the chakram in her hand and threw it from the top of the hill. It went down into the village and took out four warriors. It came back to Gabrielle, and she dismounted, running full force, hoping the baby was okay. She took out two men with her sword, she threw her sais a two men, killing them. She put her sais back in her boots, and went about killing the warriors.
All the while, Lysia watched from the top of a burning building. When she saw all of her warriors were dead, she flipped off of the building to face a stunned Gabrielle. All was silent except for a few screaming villagers.
"You." Gabrielle said, holding the point of the sword to Lysia's chest. "You evil bitch."
"Oh, why thank you." Lysia said with a sarcastic smirk.
"You're Xena's sister." She said.
"Yeah. The daughter Cyrene didn't want. See, I was born after Xena. I was the second daughter born to Cyrene. She just didn't want me. She didn't love me." Lysia declared.
"I'm sure that's not true." Gabrielle said.
"You don't know one thing about me." Lysia said.
"I know that you are Xena's sister, you don't look like her, but I know you are her sister. That same fire in your eyes." Gabrielle said.
"Well, my sister is dead. Now, I get to take revenge on this stupid village." Lysia said. "I was born when Xena was in the ice cave. People didn't believe my mother could have another child, but she was pregnant by one of the local warriors. He took advantage of her, and she ended up giving birth to me. When she learned of Xena's "death", trying to protect her own daughter, she went crazy and gave me away. I've been spending about 10 years now, hiding and waiting for Xena to die."
"That's . . ." Gabrielle started. "Look, I don't want to have to kill you. You're my best friend's sister."
"Well, then that makes it easier for me to kill you." Lysia explained.
Gabrielle jumped forward, giving Lysia a swift kick to the right shoulder, making the woman stumble backward. She brought her left arm in, giving Lysia a punch to the right eye. The girl fell backward. Lysia then stood, running for Gabrielle. Gabrielle had to react quickly. She jumped high into the air, bending her left leg in and kicking her left leg out. She did a spin and kicked the girl to the ground once again. She stood over her, she crouched down, she pulled the chakram and held it to the girl's neck.
"You're nothing like your sister." Gabrielle said.
"Pity. I've always wanted to be like her." The girl said sarcastically.
"I'm not going to kill you." Gabrielle declared. "You're going to prison." She searched around for some rope, and quickly turned Lysia over. She tied her arms and wrists with rope and made her march forward to the last building standing in Amphipolis. The village jail. She would await trial, and then go to prison. But Gabrielle had a feeling that this was only the beginning of a long battle with Lysia.