Violence and swearing
Chapter 9: The Cloud of Death
*Mina* I barely even saw Rei coming for me when she hit me dead on. She was cursing brutally and yelling at me. I was so confused. I didn't know what was going on until I saw Malachite. Rei had been running from him. Running for her life. He pulled her up to her feet by her waist and then brutally kicked her in the back of her knees. She dropped to her knees in pain and bent over. He pulled her head back and the next thing I knew, her blood was everywhere and her lifeless body was on the floor. I screamed and the my vision blurred. I was running. I don't know where I was running to but I knew I was running. Something inside of me said run and I listened. I saw a blurred figure in the distance but paid no attention to it. I let out a drastic sob as I careened into another person. I was a little shocked that, instead of yelling at me, this person simply caught me and held me upright. "Miss," I heard a sweet voice ask as I fought for escape, "what's wrong? I heard screaming. What happened?" "I....I ....c...ca....can't," I said as I cried into this stranger's arms, giving up on fighting. "I'm here to help," he said. "Please tell me what happened though. I can't stand to see someone crying." "He killed her," I choked out. "He who? Killed who?" "Malachite killed Rei," I managed to say. "Oh my god," he said as he began to stroke my hair. "And I think he's after me." The man took my hands and said, "follow me. You can stay in my room until you feel safe if you'd like." I nodded and then mumbled out, "Jadeite. I need Jadeite." "Jadeite?" he asked. I nodded. "I haven't a clue who you speak of but I will convey a message to the Queen as soon as I get you to safety," he said cautiously. "I promise."
We arrived in his room a few moments later and I took as good a look around as I could. I was tired and worn out from running and crying. I felt like I was going to pass out. I felt the man pick me up and then the next thing I knew, I felt the comfort of a soft, comforting bed underneath me and then I fell asleep. "Who are you angel?" the man asked but I did not reply. He smiled a little and then vanished into thin air.
*meanwhile* "Selene, something has to be done. She's afraid for her life and he's completely out of control," Jadeite argued. "I can do nothing about him," she said in her own defense. "Jadeite, I wish I could," her saddened voice echoed, "he is a royal from another planet. Lunar law does not apply to him. Please, Jadeite, if she is truly in fear of her life, take her and leave," she pleaded with him, taking his hand and giving him the key to the moon docks. "I will," he said with conviction. "Be swift," she said as he turned to leave the room. He stopped dead in his tracks when he heard the blood-curdling scream of Mina pierce the cold lunar air. He turned to Selene with fear in his eyes and saw her drop to the ground. "Go!" she screamed and he left in a dead run.
He soon came to the juncture of two hallways and slid into the far wall through a stream of blood. He looked down after regaining his footing and followed the trail cautiously along the rounded hallway. He stepped one foot in front of the other right next to the trail of blood until he came to a form of black and red. His expression changed from one of caution to one of desperation. Though not yet mentally, he realized what the form was and ran to it. He fell upon his knees and turned her over. "Rei," he whispered horrified. he looked down at her lifeless body and into her cold empty eyes. Jadeite saw the deep laceration in her neck and cringed. He reached a cautious hand out to touch her face and froze. Her eyes were looking directly at him. He knew it. He recoiled and she opened her mouth as if to say something but nothing came out. She mouthed a word. "Rei, are you trying to tell me something?" he asked. She barely nodded. "Tell me who did this to you?" he asked with tears welling up in his eyes. She barely nodded again and mouthed the word again. "Malachite," Jadeite said as his blood began to boil and rage filled him. She shook her head as much as she could in an effort to show him to let Malachite be and he understood. "Rei, my Rei. I will. I promise," he said to her as he cradled her in his arms and she at last gave one final pained cry and faded out of the world. "No!" his anguished call echoed through the hall. All who heard it felt his pain. "No, no, no," he protested quietly as he rocked her limp body and began to weep. "Come back to me Rei."
*on Mars* "Arrg!!!" Ares cried out as he dropped to the floor in the throne room. "My lord!" one of the servants cried running to him. He gasped and he clutched his throat and leaned over on his hand to support himself. "Rei," he choked out. "Something's wrong," he said and then passed out. "Help!" the servant cried. "Someone send for help!"
Chapter 9: The Cloud of Death
*Mina* I barely even saw Rei coming for me when she hit me dead on. She was cursing brutally and yelling at me. I was so confused. I didn't know what was going on until I saw Malachite. Rei had been running from him. Running for her life. He pulled her up to her feet by her waist and then brutally kicked her in the back of her knees. She dropped to her knees in pain and bent over. He pulled her head back and the next thing I knew, her blood was everywhere and her lifeless body was on the floor. I screamed and the my vision blurred. I was running. I don't know where I was running to but I knew I was running. Something inside of me said run and I listened. I saw a blurred figure in the distance but paid no attention to it. I let out a drastic sob as I careened into another person. I was a little shocked that, instead of yelling at me, this person simply caught me and held me upright. "Miss," I heard a sweet voice ask as I fought for escape, "what's wrong? I heard screaming. What happened?" "I....I ....c...ca....can't," I said as I cried into this stranger's arms, giving up on fighting. "I'm here to help," he said. "Please tell me what happened though. I can't stand to see someone crying." "He killed her," I choked out. "He who? Killed who?" "Malachite killed Rei," I managed to say. "Oh my god," he said as he began to stroke my hair. "And I think he's after me." The man took my hands and said, "follow me. You can stay in my room until you feel safe if you'd like." I nodded and then mumbled out, "Jadeite. I need Jadeite." "Jadeite?" he asked. I nodded. "I haven't a clue who you speak of but I will convey a message to the Queen as soon as I get you to safety," he said cautiously. "I promise."
We arrived in his room a few moments later and I took as good a look around as I could. I was tired and worn out from running and crying. I felt like I was going to pass out. I felt the man pick me up and then the next thing I knew, I felt the comfort of a soft, comforting bed underneath me and then I fell asleep. "Who are you angel?" the man asked but I did not reply. He smiled a little and then vanished into thin air.
*meanwhile* "Selene, something has to be done. She's afraid for her life and he's completely out of control," Jadeite argued. "I can do nothing about him," she said in her own defense. "Jadeite, I wish I could," her saddened voice echoed, "he is a royal from another planet. Lunar law does not apply to him. Please, Jadeite, if she is truly in fear of her life, take her and leave," she pleaded with him, taking his hand and giving him the key to the moon docks. "I will," he said with conviction. "Be swift," she said as he turned to leave the room. He stopped dead in his tracks when he heard the blood-curdling scream of Mina pierce the cold lunar air. He turned to Selene with fear in his eyes and saw her drop to the ground. "Go!" she screamed and he left in a dead run.
He soon came to the juncture of two hallways and slid into the far wall through a stream of blood. He looked down after regaining his footing and followed the trail cautiously along the rounded hallway. He stepped one foot in front of the other right next to the trail of blood until he came to a form of black and red. His expression changed from one of caution to one of desperation. Though not yet mentally, he realized what the form was and ran to it. He fell upon his knees and turned her over. "Rei," he whispered horrified. he looked down at her lifeless body and into her cold empty eyes. Jadeite saw the deep laceration in her neck and cringed. He reached a cautious hand out to touch her face and froze. Her eyes were looking directly at him. He knew it. He recoiled and she opened her mouth as if to say something but nothing came out. She mouthed a word. "Rei, are you trying to tell me something?" he asked. She barely nodded. "Tell me who did this to you?" he asked with tears welling up in his eyes. She barely nodded again and mouthed the word again. "Malachite," Jadeite said as his blood began to boil and rage filled him. She shook her head as much as she could in an effort to show him to let Malachite be and he understood. "Rei, my Rei. I will. I promise," he said to her as he cradled her in his arms and she at last gave one final pained cry and faded out of the world. "No!" his anguished call echoed through the hall. All who heard it felt his pain. "No, no, no," he protested quietly as he rocked her limp body and began to weep. "Come back to me Rei."
*on Mars* "Arrg!!!" Ares cried out as he dropped to the floor in the throne room. "My lord!" one of the servants cried running to him. He gasped and he clutched his throat and leaned over on his hand to support himself. "Rei," he choked out. "Something's wrong," he said and then passed out. "Help!" the servant cried. "Someone send for help!"