Author's Note: I'm sorry it took me so long to update my story. I had to
make sure I had at least two chapters up for you guys to read. I didn't
want anyone to think my story was finished prematurely.
Chapter Forty Four
" Steal my husband. Now you steal my son? " asked Tess calmly.
" Steal my best friend and steal my soul mate, " said Liz. " That makes us even "
" You were just in the way, " said Tess " He's not your soul mate "
" I always wonder why you didn't try to kill me "
" There were plenty of times that I wanted to " she answered. " How do you feel? " Tess asked looking at Ava. " Even Zan dumped you for Liz. Don't you feel stupid for loving him when you know he'll always love Liz even though she did nothing to deserve it? "
Ava nodded as she looked at the floor.
" Can't you understand how I feel? " cried Tess trying to reason with Ava. " I did it all because he doesn't love me and I'm supposed to be his wife "
" You mind warped him into thinking that he did love you on Antar " said Liz. " But he didn't love you. You were the one that had really betrayed him and brought back Kivar "
" Cause Kivar was the only one that cared about me "
" Kivar doesn't care about you, " said Maria " Why would he care about a hoe like you? "
" All you wanted was to get pregnant anyway, " said Liz squinting. " And you got what you wanted "
" What I want is for him to love me. But he could never love me, he always had you in the back of his mind. Always you " said Tess hatefully. " I have to kill you Liz " she spat. " It's the only way that I can be free of you ". She closed her eyes and the room seemed to start spinning around them. " I'll kill all of you ".
" No " said Liz as she closed her eyes. She was losing her concentration as the room spun around her. She kept her eyes closed but it didn't help. She felt a push and felt the cold, hardness of one of the glass walls against her face. She looked to see where everyone else was. Serena and Maria were on the floor unconscious. Ava was standing there almost paralyzed. Liz felt another push and flew towards another wall. The breath was knocked out of her lungs as she smacked right into it. I'm being thrown around like a rag doll, she thought. Tess pushed her again towards another wall but this time Liz had enough time to put her hands in front of her. She stopped right before hitting the wall. Liz opened her eyes and looked at Tess.
Tess was surprised at Liz's power. She hadn't expected her to be that strong. Tess threw her hand up and Liz fell on her back and slid towards a chair. She saw the chair and rolled away before she hit it. She watched Maria and Serena wake up. They both looked at each other and grabbed Tess' legs. Tess fell on top of them, but she got back up before they could. She sneered at them as she pushed them each toward different walls. Liz watched in horror as they both smashed into glass walls. She could see blood coming from Maria and Serena was fumbling to get back up. Liz didn't know what to do. She didn't have a chance against Tess, none of them did. The sudden and strange movements of the sharp pieces of glass near Serena made Liz turn her head. Tess was too busy looking at what she was going to do with Maria.
As if by itself, one of the large pieces of glass floated up.
" I'll teach you to call me a whore, " said Tess to Maria, bringing her hand up.
The glass flew straight for Tess and struck her in the chest. She yelped in surprise as she looked down and saw the glass in her chest. Tess turned around and looked at Ava.
" You gives us a bad name, " said Ava with a stern face.
Tess fell on her knees and looked at Liz. She moved her lips but nothing came out. She fell face first to the ground. Liz looked at Ava. " Thank you "
Ava nodded to her.
Liz ran toward Maria. " Maria! "
" I'm ok, " said Maria sitting up. " Just cut my arm " she said showing Liz the long cut along her forearm.
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Kivar swung for Max's neck but his sword bounced off the shield. Max swung at Kivar's head. Kivar brought his sword up and pushed up as Max pushed down towards his face. He kneed Kivar in the stomach and brought down his sword with all his remaining strength. Max stood there a moment watching Kivar as he looked up at him. With an amazing amount of strength Kivar stood up and faced Max. Just behind Max stood Isabel.
" Vilandra " whispered Kivar.
Max turned around and looked at Isabel.
Isabel walked over to Kivar as he fell to his knees in agony. He looked up at her with pain filled eyes. He spit out his own blood onto the floor, choking his words out. " Forgive me for not keeping my promise ".
" What promise? " she asked bending down closer to him. She had been told to hate him but she couldn't help but pity him. She knew in her heart he wouldn't hurt her.
" That we would be together " he choked.
Isabel looked at Kivar with pity in her eyes. This person that she had despised and hated had really loved her. How cruel life really was. That someone seemingly evil could still love. How cruel that he could love her and she would never love him back. She smiled at him encouragingly. " You don't need to be sorry ".
He reached at the sword in his back and pulled it out. He clenched his teeth in pain as he collapsed on Isabel. Somehow this reminded Isabel of when she held Thaman dying that day. So many men had loved her in the past. So many had died for her. She could see that he was struggling to stay alive, to not let death consume him. He was shaking violently in her arms and spit more blood out of his mouth. His blood was all over her as Thaman's blood had been. He managed to open his mouth. " I love you Vilandra, " he breathed as he exhaled for the last time. His eyes grew glassy and stared out into the space above her. Isabel could feel the energy leave him. His body slid lightly onto the desert floor. A second later his body dissolved into a cloud of dust.
Isabel looked at Thaman as he helped her to her feet.
Thaman smiled at her with understanding in his eyes. He looked at the spot that Kivar had just been and closed his eyes.
Max looked at their exchange and sighed to himself. Things were more complicated than it seemed.
" There is one more thing to do my King, " said Thaman.
Standing next to Thaman, Ryu held the Granolith.
Isabel looked at Thaman. As she stood up she put her arms around his neck. Finally, she could do this. Feel free to be open about her feelings and he wouldn't push her away. She couldn't help but feel tears come to her eyes as she did so. She felt his arm go around her waist. He lifted her face to his and looked at her. He watches as her lips twitched slightly and the tears coming from her eyes. He had the liberty now to stroke her face and wipe the tears from her cheeks. With his thumb he wiped them clean from her face. They both looked at each other as if their eyes did all the talking and they didn't have to.
Max could see Liz run up behind Ryu. They both locked eyes with each other as she came toward him and stood beside him. She quietly went to his side and he kissed her softly on the forehead. Michael looked at Maria, who had done the same, and saw her arm.
" Its nothing Space Boy " she said comfortingly. She looked up at his forehead and the blood coming from it.
" Its nothing Missy " he answered before she could ask.
" We must hurry " said Ryu. " This needless fighting must stop now "
Everyone took a deep breath as Max, Ava, Isabel and Michael put their hands in front of the Granolith. Just as before, the Granolith started glowing brightly. It lifted out of Ryu's hand and floated over toward Max. It seemed to be staring at him as it positioned itself in front of him. After a couple of moments, it circled around the entire group and lifted up higher to the view of everyone fighting.
The men stopped fighting and looked up at it. They looked at the Royal Four standing just below the Granolith.
" Why do they look like they don't know what to do? " asked Kyle looking at the stunned faces of the guards.
" Because nothing like this has ever happened before " said Ryu. " Nobody since the beginning of our planet has seen the Granolith activated like this "
" It has not been needed until now, " said Thaman. " You can compare it to Excalibur "
" That's why everyone was so crazy to get it, " said Maria.
Like a wave, all the soldiers on both sides fell down on their knees and bowed. From far off they could see Laric was still standing. He waved over to them and smiled. He dropped his sword on the floor and ran over to them.
" We have done it " he said in relief. " Now the wars will end "
The Granolith shot out two beams. One hit Max and the other hit Liz. They both began to glow like rays of light. Max turned to Liz and grabbed her hand.
Like a snap all of the men shot to their feet and shouted in salute. Max looked at Ryu for translation.
" They recognize you as the King " said Ryu. He looked at Liz. " And you as the Queen "
Everyone started cheering and shouting all around them. Max turned to look at Liz. She smiled sweetly at him as she squeezed his hand. Liz noticed the gash on Max's arm. Her worried face made Max's heart soar. She reached out and gently touched around it. Max touched the side of her face and lifted it up to his.
Liz looked up at Max. No matter how long they would be together. Nobody would ever look at her the way Max did. The way his eyes got all misty and deep when he looked into her eyes. It always took her breath away. Just one look and she could fall in love with him all over again.
Max bent down and kissed her softly and the crowds cheered even louder. Exalting the return of their rightful King.
Liz kept her eyes closed for a second longer before opening her eyes. She wanted to savor this kiss. It wasn't their first and it wouldn't be their last. But it was a victory kiss. The most important victory of all, Max's reposition as King. She looked at him and saw an expression that she wasn't expecting.
" What is it? " she asked worried.
Max looked at her. He looked at her as if he didn't know what to do. For once, she couldn't read the expression his face.
" Is something wrong? " she asked. She looked at the others but they were as clueless as she was, everyone except Ryu. She kept her eyes on Ryu.
" Liz " said Max, but he was stuttering and blinking his eyes rapidly. " Liz, you're... you're pregnant "
Liz looked back up at Max. " What, how? " But she knew how he knew. He had seen the baby. Just as Ryu had earlier, but Ryu hadn't said anything. His words made sense to her. She looked at Max a little scared at what he felt about it. She didn't know how he'd take it. They had never discussed having kids. It was just something that they both knew they couldn't have because of circumstance.
" We... " he said still stuttering. He grabbed Liz and swung her around in the air. " We're going to have a baby! " he cried letting her legs slide around his waist as he held her close for a kiss.
" God " said Kyle as he put his arms around Serena. " Another alien "
" Kyle! " the rest of them cried.
Chapter Forty Four
" Steal my husband. Now you steal my son? " asked Tess calmly.
" Steal my best friend and steal my soul mate, " said Liz. " That makes us even "
" You were just in the way, " said Tess " He's not your soul mate "
" I always wonder why you didn't try to kill me "
" There were plenty of times that I wanted to " she answered. " How do you feel? " Tess asked looking at Ava. " Even Zan dumped you for Liz. Don't you feel stupid for loving him when you know he'll always love Liz even though she did nothing to deserve it? "
Ava nodded as she looked at the floor.
" Can't you understand how I feel? " cried Tess trying to reason with Ava. " I did it all because he doesn't love me and I'm supposed to be his wife "
" You mind warped him into thinking that he did love you on Antar " said Liz. " But he didn't love you. You were the one that had really betrayed him and brought back Kivar "
" Cause Kivar was the only one that cared about me "
" Kivar doesn't care about you, " said Maria " Why would he care about a hoe like you? "
" All you wanted was to get pregnant anyway, " said Liz squinting. " And you got what you wanted "
" What I want is for him to love me. But he could never love me, he always had you in the back of his mind. Always you " said Tess hatefully. " I have to kill you Liz " she spat. " It's the only way that I can be free of you ". She closed her eyes and the room seemed to start spinning around them. " I'll kill all of you ".
" No " said Liz as she closed her eyes. She was losing her concentration as the room spun around her. She kept her eyes closed but it didn't help. She felt a push and felt the cold, hardness of one of the glass walls against her face. She looked to see where everyone else was. Serena and Maria were on the floor unconscious. Ava was standing there almost paralyzed. Liz felt another push and flew towards another wall. The breath was knocked out of her lungs as she smacked right into it. I'm being thrown around like a rag doll, she thought. Tess pushed her again towards another wall but this time Liz had enough time to put her hands in front of her. She stopped right before hitting the wall. Liz opened her eyes and looked at Tess.
Tess was surprised at Liz's power. She hadn't expected her to be that strong. Tess threw her hand up and Liz fell on her back and slid towards a chair. She saw the chair and rolled away before she hit it. She watched Maria and Serena wake up. They both looked at each other and grabbed Tess' legs. Tess fell on top of them, but she got back up before they could. She sneered at them as she pushed them each toward different walls. Liz watched in horror as they both smashed into glass walls. She could see blood coming from Maria and Serena was fumbling to get back up. Liz didn't know what to do. She didn't have a chance against Tess, none of them did. The sudden and strange movements of the sharp pieces of glass near Serena made Liz turn her head. Tess was too busy looking at what she was going to do with Maria.
As if by itself, one of the large pieces of glass floated up.
" I'll teach you to call me a whore, " said Tess to Maria, bringing her hand up.
The glass flew straight for Tess and struck her in the chest. She yelped in surprise as she looked down and saw the glass in her chest. Tess turned around and looked at Ava.
" You gives us a bad name, " said Ava with a stern face.
Tess fell on her knees and looked at Liz. She moved her lips but nothing came out. She fell face first to the ground. Liz looked at Ava. " Thank you "
Ava nodded to her.
Liz ran toward Maria. " Maria! "
" I'm ok, " said Maria sitting up. " Just cut my arm " she said showing Liz the long cut along her forearm.
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Kivar swung for Max's neck but his sword bounced off the shield. Max swung at Kivar's head. Kivar brought his sword up and pushed up as Max pushed down towards his face. He kneed Kivar in the stomach and brought down his sword with all his remaining strength. Max stood there a moment watching Kivar as he looked up at him. With an amazing amount of strength Kivar stood up and faced Max. Just behind Max stood Isabel.
" Vilandra " whispered Kivar.
Max turned around and looked at Isabel.
Isabel walked over to Kivar as he fell to his knees in agony. He looked up at her with pain filled eyes. He spit out his own blood onto the floor, choking his words out. " Forgive me for not keeping my promise ".
" What promise? " she asked bending down closer to him. She had been told to hate him but she couldn't help but pity him. She knew in her heart he wouldn't hurt her.
" That we would be together " he choked.
Isabel looked at Kivar with pity in her eyes. This person that she had despised and hated had really loved her. How cruel life really was. That someone seemingly evil could still love. How cruel that he could love her and she would never love him back. She smiled at him encouragingly. " You don't need to be sorry ".
He reached at the sword in his back and pulled it out. He clenched his teeth in pain as he collapsed on Isabel. Somehow this reminded Isabel of when she held Thaman dying that day. So many men had loved her in the past. So many had died for her. She could see that he was struggling to stay alive, to not let death consume him. He was shaking violently in her arms and spit more blood out of his mouth. His blood was all over her as Thaman's blood had been. He managed to open his mouth. " I love you Vilandra, " he breathed as he exhaled for the last time. His eyes grew glassy and stared out into the space above her. Isabel could feel the energy leave him. His body slid lightly onto the desert floor. A second later his body dissolved into a cloud of dust.
Isabel looked at Thaman as he helped her to her feet.
Thaman smiled at her with understanding in his eyes. He looked at the spot that Kivar had just been and closed his eyes.
Max looked at their exchange and sighed to himself. Things were more complicated than it seemed.
" There is one more thing to do my King, " said Thaman.
Standing next to Thaman, Ryu held the Granolith.
Isabel looked at Thaman. As she stood up she put her arms around his neck. Finally, she could do this. Feel free to be open about her feelings and he wouldn't push her away. She couldn't help but feel tears come to her eyes as she did so. She felt his arm go around her waist. He lifted her face to his and looked at her. He watches as her lips twitched slightly and the tears coming from her eyes. He had the liberty now to stroke her face and wipe the tears from her cheeks. With his thumb he wiped them clean from her face. They both looked at each other as if their eyes did all the talking and they didn't have to.
Max could see Liz run up behind Ryu. They both locked eyes with each other as she came toward him and stood beside him. She quietly went to his side and he kissed her softly on the forehead. Michael looked at Maria, who had done the same, and saw her arm.
" Its nothing Space Boy " she said comfortingly. She looked up at his forehead and the blood coming from it.
" Its nothing Missy " he answered before she could ask.
" We must hurry " said Ryu. " This needless fighting must stop now "
Everyone took a deep breath as Max, Ava, Isabel and Michael put their hands in front of the Granolith. Just as before, the Granolith started glowing brightly. It lifted out of Ryu's hand and floated over toward Max. It seemed to be staring at him as it positioned itself in front of him. After a couple of moments, it circled around the entire group and lifted up higher to the view of everyone fighting.
The men stopped fighting and looked up at it. They looked at the Royal Four standing just below the Granolith.
" Why do they look like they don't know what to do? " asked Kyle looking at the stunned faces of the guards.
" Because nothing like this has ever happened before " said Ryu. " Nobody since the beginning of our planet has seen the Granolith activated like this "
" It has not been needed until now, " said Thaman. " You can compare it to Excalibur "
" That's why everyone was so crazy to get it, " said Maria.
Like a wave, all the soldiers on both sides fell down on their knees and bowed. From far off they could see Laric was still standing. He waved over to them and smiled. He dropped his sword on the floor and ran over to them.
" We have done it " he said in relief. " Now the wars will end "
The Granolith shot out two beams. One hit Max and the other hit Liz. They both began to glow like rays of light. Max turned to Liz and grabbed her hand.
Like a snap all of the men shot to their feet and shouted in salute. Max looked at Ryu for translation.
" They recognize you as the King " said Ryu. He looked at Liz. " And you as the Queen "
Everyone started cheering and shouting all around them. Max turned to look at Liz. She smiled sweetly at him as she squeezed his hand. Liz noticed the gash on Max's arm. Her worried face made Max's heart soar. She reached out and gently touched around it. Max touched the side of her face and lifted it up to his.
Liz looked up at Max. No matter how long they would be together. Nobody would ever look at her the way Max did. The way his eyes got all misty and deep when he looked into her eyes. It always took her breath away. Just one look and she could fall in love with him all over again.
Max bent down and kissed her softly and the crowds cheered even louder. Exalting the return of their rightful King.
Liz kept her eyes closed for a second longer before opening her eyes. She wanted to savor this kiss. It wasn't their first and it wouldn't be their last. But it was a victory kiss. The most important victory of all, Max's reposition as King. She looked at him and saw an expression that she wasn't expecting.
" What is it? " she asked worried.
Max looked at her. He looked at her as if he didn't know what to do. For once, she couldn't read the expression his face.
" Is something wrong? " she asked. She looked at the others but they were as clueless as she was, everyone except Ryu. She kept her eyes on Ryu.
" Liz " said Max, but he was stuttering and blinking his eyes rapidly. " Liz, you're... you're pregnant "
Liz looked back up at Max. " What, how? " But she knew how he knew. He had seen the baby. Just as Ryu had earlier, but Ryu hadn't said anything. His words made sense to her. She looked at Max a little scared at what he felt about it. She didn't know how he'd take it. They had never discussed having kids. It was just something that they both knew they couldn't have because of circumstance.
" We... " he said still stuttering. He grabbed Liz and swung her around in the air. " We're going to have a baby! " he cried letting her legs slide around his waist as he held her close for a kiss.
" God " said Kyle as he put his arms around Serena. " Another alien "
" Kyle! " the rest of them cried.