Title: Trials of Betrayal
Author: Gaudicia
E-mail: life_mistery@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Roswell characters.
Rating: Pg-13
Category: AU/Mi-L (There are still aliens.)
Summary: Oh, I wish I could tell you something, but you have to read it!
Distribution: Please, ask first.
Author's note: I want to thank Nikki for correcting this chapter and all the other fics. I think I'm going to update soon UFM and Mislead Belief and A life unknown should hopefully be updated after those.
Feedback = New chapter.
Prologue
The palace's court was crowded. The people were nervous and talking all at once. In the middle of the room, standing right in front of her stood the accused. She knew why she was seated there, it was all a plan formed by Kivar, to show her what happened to everyone that dared to betray him, to plant fear inside of her. The people were scared, but as repulsive as it may sound some were actually looking forward to it.
She could hear the in take of breathes among the crowd as well as their whispering, they were driving her crazy, but she didn't know what was more deafening, their whispers or the thud of her heart.
She hated these trials, they were people who had the latest in technology, they were far more advanced than Earth, but when it came to trials there was no progress made. She hated how out of date their system was, and how public every trial was made, but what she feared the most was the outcome, which usually was the death sentence. She didn't fear death; she just feared the means they use. They were cruel; they used the most painful ways to kill someone, instead of just giving them a peaceful, painless death. They used the barbarian's way, chopping their heads off, hanging them, and every other painful way they could come up with.
She was fifteen and looked as innocent as one, but appearances could be deceiving. She was young, but she knew many things that made her sick and would make everyone else have nightmares at night. She sometimes thought that they didn't need to know what she knew to keep them up at night. Sometimes she could hear the weeping and sobs of the people in the dungeon where they were tortured. They tortured them until they begged for death, but it never came, unless they died of old age. Their begging kept her awake at night, there were times where she thought she could hear everyone on the planet begging and, asking for mercy. She knew that the only reason the trial system stayed the same was because Kivar found them to be entertaining, a way to have people fear him, by demonstrating to them his power, just how he could toy with people, he wanted to control them. What sickened her the most was that some people there were just as bad as him, bloodthirsty.
She looked around; the courtroom was fuller than usual, but it didn't surprise her, it wasn't every day that Kivar's son was on trial for treason. She wanted to stand up and scream at them to leave, but she bit her lip and stayed seated. She couldn't believe how cold Kivar's voice was; he didn't care if he was his son. He acted as if the person being put on trial was a homeless guy who had stolen some food. She mentally shook her head as she felt the hairs on her arms stand up as she remembered that for even a small thing like that they had been sentenced to death.
She was an expert at putting her poker face up, but when she met the eyes of the person on trial, she wished she could close her eyes for a second and when she opened them, he wouldn't be there anymore.
Suddenly the crowds' voice rose and she knew that it was time for the sentence to be given, she hadn't been following the trial, she already knew the facts, what she wanted to know was the sentence.
"Silence! Lord Kivar will tell us his decision." A loud voice said, making everyone quiet down.
When Kivar entered the room, all she could hear was her heartbeats accelerating, making it impossible to hear what was being said.
Kivar began his speech. "It's a shame to have my own son betray me. I hope this will be a lesson to all of those who try to oppose me." Kivar paused to add a dramatic effect. "I sentence him to be burned to death."
The words repeated themselves over and over in her mind. She looked where the prisoner stood and she saw the guards taking him away, she couldn't let them kill him, and before she knew it, she was by his side.
"No, you can't take him!!! Please?!" She begged, blasting the guards away without even raising her hands. She took the 20-year-old by the hand and kneeled. "Please, Alex, don't leave me." She desperately looked up to Kivar. "Please, don't take my brother away, Father."
Kivar was outraged by her display, but the look in her eyes calmed him down. He would never admit it, but she was his favorite, and he had a soft spot for her.
"Take him to the dungeon." Kivar ordered the guards.
The guards apprehensively approached Alex and his sister.
Alex knew that nothing else could be done, he had known the consequences when he started the revolution against his father. "Look at me," he implored his sister, when she did as she was told he continued, "I'm going to be okay." Alex stared into her eyes until she nodded.
Kivar signaled the guards to leave as well as the crowd. He stood next to his weeping daughter. "He will be treated like every other prisoner, that we have in the dungeon. I hope this is the last time you ever pull a stunt like that. Is it clear?"
She nodded, "Thank you, Father."
Kivar smiled, evilly. "Don't thank me. Just remember that you may be my daughter but I won't tolerate more disrespect on your part."
"Can I see him?" She asked not caring about anything else but her brother.
Kivar nodded. "With some restrictions of course." Kivar walked to the exit, but before exiting completely he turned. "I just hope you remember this day, because there isn't a favor I do without asking for my payment, Liz, and you should know that by now, and the fact that you are my daughter won't stop me." Kivar left without another word.
Liz knew that there would be a time where she would need to pay him back, and she began to sob for Alex and herself, already asking forgiveness for whatever her father would have her do. She knew that in the end all was about betrayals.
To be continued…
Author: Gaudicia
E-mail: life_mistery@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Roswell characters.
Rating: Pg-13
Category: AU/Mi-L (There are still aliens.)
Summary: Oh, I wish I could tell you something, but you have to read it!
Distribution: Please, ask first.
Author's note: I want to thank Nikki for correcting this chapter and all the other fics. I think I'm going to update soon UFM and Mislead Belief and A life unknown should hopefully be updated after those.
Feedback = New chapter.
Prologue
The palace's court was crowded. The people were nervous and talking all at once. In the middle of the room, standing right in front of her stood the accused. She knew why she was seated there, it was all a plan formed by Kivar, to show her what happened to everyone that dared to betray him, to plant fear inside of her. The people were scared, but as repulsive as it may sound some were actually looking forward to it.
She could hear the in take of breathes among the crowd as well as their whispering, they were driving her crazy, but she didn't know what was more deafening, their whispers or the thud of her heart.
She hated these trials, they were people who had the latest in technology, they were far more advanced than Earth, but when it came to trials there was no progress made. She hated how out of date their system was, and how public every trial was made, but what she feared the most was the outcome, which usually was the death sentence. She didn't fear death; she just feared the means they use. They were cruel; they used the most painful ways to kill someone, instead of just giving them a peaceful, painless death. They used the barbarian's way, chopping their heads off, hanging them, and every other painful way they could come up with.
She was fifteen and looked as innocent as one, but appearances could be deceiving. She was young, but she knew many things that made her sick and would make everyone else have nightmares at night. She sometimes thought that they didn't need to know what she knew to keep them up at night. Sometimes she could hear the weeping and sobs of the people in the dungeon where they were tortured. They tortured them until they begged for death, but it never came, unless they died of old age. Their begging kept her awake at night, there were times where she thought she could hear everyone on the planet begging and, asking for mercy. She knew that the only reason the trial system stayed the same was because Kivar found them to be entertaining, a way to have people fear him, by demonstrating to them his power, just how he could toy with people, he wanted to control them. What sickened her the most was that some people there were just as bad as him, bloodthirsty.
She looked around; the courtroom was fuller than usual, but it didn't surprise her, it wasn't every day that Kivar's son was on trial for treason. She wanted to stand up and scream at them to leave, but she bit her lip and stayed seated. She couldn't believe how cold Kivar's voice was; he didn't care if he was his son. He acted as if the person being put on trial was a homeless guy who had stolen some food. She mentally shook her head as she felt the hairs on her arms stand up as she remembered that for even a small thing like that they had been sentenced to death.
She was an expert at putting her poker face up, but when she met the eyes of the person on trial, she wished she could close her eyes for a second and when she opened them, he wouldn't be there anymore.
Suddenly the crowds' voice rose and she knew that it was time for the sentence to be given, she hadn't been following the trial, she already knew the facts, what she wanted to know was the sentence.
"Silence! Lord Kivar will tell us his decision." A loud voice said, making everyone quiet down.
When Kivar entered the room, all she could hear was her heartbeats accelerating, making it impossible to hear what was being said.
Kivar began his speech. "It's a shame to have my own son betray me. I hope this will be a lesson to all of those who try to oppose me." Kivar paused to add a dramatic effect. "I sentence him to be burned to death."
The words repeated themselves over and over in her mind. She looked where the prisoner stood and she saw the guards taking him away, she couldn't let them kill him, and before she knew it, she was by his side.
"No, you can't take him!!! Please?!" She begged, blasting the guards away without even raising her hands. She took the 20-year-old by the hand and kneeled. "Please, Alex, don't leave me." She desperately looked up to Kivar. "Please, don't take my brother away, Father."
Kivar was outraged by her display, but the look in her eyes calmed him down. He would never admit it, but she was his favorite, and he had a soft spot for her.
"Take him to the dungeon." Kivar ordered the guards.
The guards apprehensively approached Alex and his sister.
Alex knew that nothing else could be done, he had known the consequences when he started the revolution against his father. "Look at me," he implored his sister, when she did as she was told he continued, "I'm going to be okay." Alex stared into her eyes until she nodded.
Kivar signaled the guards to leave as well as the crowd. He stood next to his weeping daughter. "He will be treated like every other prisoner, that we have in the dungeon. I hope this is the last time you ever pull a stunt like that. Is it clear?"
She nodded, "Thank you, Father."
Kivar smiled, evilly. "Don't thank me. Just remember that you may be my daughter but I won't tolerate more disrespect on your part."
"Can I see him?" She asked not caring about anything else but her brother.
Kivar nodded. "With some restrictions of course." Kivar walked to the exit, but before exiting completely he turned. "I just hope you remember this day, because there isn't a favor I do without asking for my payment, Liz, and you should know that by now, and the fact that you are my daughter won't stop me." Kivar left without another word.
Liz knew that there would be a time where she would need to pay him back, and she began to sob for Alex and herself, already asking forgiveness for whatever her father would have her do. She knew that in the end all was about betrayals.
To be continued…