Violence
Chapter 11: The Light in the Darkness
*Mina* for the next couple of weeks, I wandered around the moon palace with little recollection of those few days after Rei's death. One day the last week, I ran into Malachite. "Mina," he said surprised. "What do you want?" I asked coldly. "Mina, love, what's wrong?" I glared at him. He had changed. "Oh, Mina. Rei. Come on. Come back." I agreed sorrowfully and had been staying with him ever since.
A week had passed and as I was walking in the moon palace halls I felt a strange warmth. A peace. I felt Rei too. 'Mina.....' she called to me. The rest was garbled but I knew something. My hands went down to my stomach. "Oh my god," I said as I realized what she had said to me. The feeling passed and I fell to my knees. I put one hand forward and threw up. I felt someone's hands on me and I went numb. The next thing I knew I was back in Malachite's room and he was right beside me. "Mina," he whispered when I looked up at him. "I was so worried. You passed out in the hall and have been asleep for days." I gave him a weird look and then my hand went to my stomach again as I remembered. "Malachite,"I said. "I," I stuttered. "I'm pregnant?" He nodded. How did he know? "A doctor came. They explained it all to me. Don't worry. It's fine," he said stroking my hair. It didn't feel the same. He felt inferior and threatening all at the same time. It was so confusing. I faked a smile and battled myself. Who was the man in my dreams? Malachite couldn't possibly be the father. It didn't seem to fit. What the hell was going on? "I have to see Selene," I said trying to get up. "No," he said and pushed me back down. "You need rest. The doctor said three days rest after you woke up." "Then bring her to me."
*meanwhile* Malachite stormed down the hallway with his normal air of arrogance around him. 'Malachite' the demonic voice of Rei taunted him. 'Hmm....heheh heh. You can't possibly think you can escape me.' it taunted again. He stopped and sniffed the air. He continued to the throne room. "Selene," he said and bowed upon entrance. "Mina calls upon you." "Yes, lord Malachite, I will see the princess shortly."
*Mina* "Selene," I said when she entered the room. "Mina, what is it you desire?" "Selene, can you tell me who the father is of my child?" She looked gravely at me. "You do know what you are suggesting." "Yes, I have to know." "Alright. Give me a minute," she said as her hair began to wave and her eyes glowed silver. It quieted down. "Not Malachite's." "That's what I wanted to know. You know who the father is though." "Yes, but I cannot tell. He will reveal himself when the time is right." "I figured. Thank you though," I said as she got up to leave. "I will relay this to him. Not Malachite, the father," she said and smiled at my worried expression. "Thank you," I said again and she left. Not his. Thank god.
*meanwhile* "Andy," Selene said in a labored breath as she approached the blond haired man. He turned to her and his blue eyes we dim. "Selene, what is it?" he asked as she reached out a hand for his support. "It's Mina," she said catching her breath from running to find him. The dimness in his eyes flared up to emit a striking blue, "Mina?" he grabbed serenity's shoulders and looked her in her eyes. "What? what about Mina?" "She's,"Selene started. "She's pregnant." He looked at her confused for moment. She grabbed his shoulders and looked into his eyes. "It's yours."
*following Rei* she walked extremely slowly though the halls of the moon palace. No one recognized her presence. She smirked and fingered her sword. Flames erupted across the steel and flickered across her face. She sensed him. Her blood began to run rapid the closer she got to his presence. "Soon." she thought. And she hid behind a pillar to look upon the doors of Mars and Venus. A golden light shone from the door of Venus and she knew. That's where he was. Her prey. But another presence was in the room. Venus herself. She'd just have to be a witness. Mars smirked again. "Now," she thought and advanced on the door to Venus's chamber. The door opened easily and was not brightly lit. He was standing by the end of the bed. Perfectly vulnerable. His eye began to twitch and as he turned to see what had entered the room, Mina sat straight up. "Oh my god!" Mina screamed as Rei drove her sword into the ground and a circle of flames cascaded around the room. They flowed high to the ceiling permitting no escape for either of them and trapping Mina to watch.
"Mina. Sword." he commanded. She did not produce. "That's alright Malachite. I'll fight you bare handed," Rei said evilly. "Damn," he replied. Malachite lunged at her and she dodged. The fight continued briefly until Rei got him down on his knees in front of her, facing Mina. "Say goodbye," Rei laughed and then taking his head between her hands, she popped his head quickly, breaking his neck and producing a sickening cracking noise. "Oh!" Mina cried and threw a hand up to her mouth.
*Mina* Malachite's eyes looked at me and then rolled back into his head as his body slowly collapsed limply to the floor. Rei ceased the flames and drew her sword. "Mina," she said turning her head to me. "He's not worth it." A red fire flashed in her eyes and I gasped. Then Rei was gone. I realized something in that moment. I began to weep and weakly got up out of the bed and went to the body of Malachite. "I knew something was amiss," I said stroking his hair. "You didn't feel right. I didn't feel right with you anymore. Something happened between the time you killed Rei and found me again. I can't explain it but, it wasn't meant to be. I can't be with you," I said as tears began streaming down my face. "I'm not meant for you."
I wandered the halls blindly for the next few days. I had realized that the love of my life was nothing to me anymore. It broke my heart. Some part of me wanted him. He was so caring and sweet and protective but the rest of me cried out and screamed for the handsome stranger. The father of my child. "Where are you?" I asked out loud half hoping for an answer. None came immediately except from the western wind. "Right here," a rich voice whispered in my ear as I felt a soft pair of strong hands find their way onto my shoulders. A chill ran up my spine and I leaned into the embrace. "It's you," I said closing my eyes. "Yes, I am here for you now," he replied. "You know, don't you." "Yes," he sighed. "I know." His hands went to my stomach and he began kissing my neck. "I know everything." I sighed and placed my hands on his. "What is going to happen?" I asked. "Not even the gods can predict that my angel," he replied and his hands began to glow gold. "What the?"I asked confused. "There's something I need to tell you," he said turning me to face him. His eyes were the same brilliant blue as they were before and he continued glowing. "Look down." We were floating. "Oh! How do you do that?" I asked clinging to him more. "That's the thing,"he said hesitantly. "I'm immortal." "Immortal?" I asked a little confused. He smiled. "I knew you'd say that." "Well, what do you mean by immortal?" "I mean, I'm not going to die. I'm a god."
Chapter 11: The Light in the Darkness
*Mina* for the next couple of weeks, I wandered around the moon palace with little recollection of those few days after Rei's death. One day the last week, I ran into Malachite. "Mina," he said surprised. "What do you want?" I asked coldly. "Mina, love, what's wrong?" I glared at him. He had changed. "Oh, Mina. Rei. Come on. Come back." I agreed sorrowfully and had been staying with him ever since.
A week had passed and as I was walking in the moon palace halls I felt a strange warmth. A peace. I felt Rei too. 'Mina.....' she called to me. The rest was garbled but I knew something. My hands went down to my stomach. "Oh my god," I said as I realized what she had said to me. The feeling passed and I fell to my knees. I put one hand forward and threw up. I felt someone's hands on me and I went numb. The next thing I knew I was back in Malachite's room and he was right beside me. "Mina," he whispered when I looked up at him. "I was so worried. You passed out in the hall and have been asleep for days." I gave him a weird look and then my hand went to my stomach again as I remembered. "Malachite,"I said. "I," I stuttered. "I'm pregnant?" He nodded. How did he know? "A doctor came. They explained it all to me. Don't worry. It's fine," he said stroking my hair. It didn't feel the same. He felt inferior and threatening all at the same time. It was so confusing. I faked a smile and battled myself. Who was the man in my dreams? Malachite couldn't possibly be the father. It didn't seem to fit. What the hell was going on? "I have to see Selene," I said trying to get up. "No," he said and pushed me back down. "You need rest. The doctor said three days rest after you woke up." "Then bring her to me."
*meanwhile* Malachite stormed down the hallway with his normal air of arrogance around him. 'Malachite' the demonic voice of Rei taunted him. 'Hmm....heheh heh. You can't possibly think you can escape me.' it taunted again. He stopped and sniffed the air. He continued to the throne room. "Selene," he said and bowed upon entrance. "Mina calls upon you." "Yes, lord Malachite, I will see the princess shortly."
*Mina* "Selene," I said when she entered the room. "Mina, what is it you desire?" "Selene, can you tell me who the father is of my child?" She looked gravely at me. "You do know what you are suggesting." "Yes, I have to know." "Alright. Give me a minute," she said as her hair began to wave and her eyes glowed silver. It quieted down. "Not Malachite's." "That's what I wanted to know. You know who the father is though." "Yes, but I cannot tell. He will reveal himself when the time is right." "I figured. Thank you though," I said as she got up to leave. "I will relay this to him. Not Malachite, the father," she said and smiled at my worried expression. "Thank you," I said again and she left. Not his. Thank god.
*meanwhile* "Andy," Selene said in a labored breath as she approached the blond haired man. He turned to her and his blue eyes we dim. "Selene, what is it?" he asked as she reached out a hand for his support. "It's Mina," she said catching her breath from running to find him. The dimness in his eyes flared up to emit a striking blue, "Mina?" he grabbed serenity's shoulders and looked her in her eyes. "What? what about Mina?" "She's,"Selene started. "She's pregnant." He looked at her confused for moment. She grabbed his shoulders and looked into his eyes. "It's yours."
*following Rei* she walked extremely slowly though the halls of the moon palace. No one recognized her presence. She smirked and fingered her sword. Flames erupted across the steel and flickered across her face. She sensed him. Her blood began to run rapid the closer she got to his presence. "Soon." she thought. And she hid behind a pillar to look upon the doors of Mars and Venus. A golden light shone from the door of Venus and she knew. That's where he was. Her prey. But another presence was in the room. Venus herself. She'd just have to be a witness. Mars smirked again. "Now," she thought and advanced on the door to Venus's chamber. The door opened easily and was not brightly lit. He was standing by the end of the bed. Perfectly vulnerable. His eye began to twitch and as he turned to see what had entered the room, Mina sat straight up. "Oh my god!" Mina screamed as Rei drove her sword into the ground and a circle of flames cascaded around the room. They flowed high to the ceiling permitting no escape for either of them and trapping Mina to watch.
"Mina. Sword." he commanded. She did not produce. "That's alright Malachite. I'll fight you bare handed," Rei said evilly. "Damn," he replied. Malachite lunged at her and she dodged. The fight continued briefly until Rei got him down on his knees in front of her, facing Mina. "Say goodbye," Rei laughed and then taking his head between her hands, she popped his head quickly, breaking his neck and producing a sickening cracking noise. "Oh!" Mina cried and threw a hand up to her mouth.
*Mina* Malachite's eyes looked at me and then rolled back into his head as his body slowly collapsed limply to the floor. Rei ceased the flames and drew her sword. "Mina," she said turning her head to me. "He's not worth it." A red fire flashed in her eyes and I gasped. Then Rei was gone. I realized something in that moment. I began to weep and weakly got up out of the bed and went to the body of Malachite. "I knew something was amiss," I said stroking his hair. "You didn't feel right. I didn't feel right with you anymore. Something happened between the time you killed Rei and found me again. I can't explain it but, it wasn't meant to be. I can't be with you," I said as tears began streaming down my face. "I'm not meant for you."
I wandered the halls blindly for the next few days. I had realized that the love of my life was nothing to me anymore. It broke my heart. Some part of me wanted him. He was so caring and sweet and protective but the rest of me cried out and screamed for the handsome stranger. The father of my child. "Where are you?" I asked out loud half hoping for an answer. None came immediately except from the western wind. "Right here," a rich voice whispered in my ear as I felt a soft pair of strong hands find their way onto my shoulders. A chill ran up my spine and I leaned into the embrace. "It's you," I said closing my eyes. "Yes, I am here for you now," he replied. "You know, don't you." "Yes," he sighed. "I know." His hands went to my stomach and he began kissing my neck. "I know everything." I sighed and placed my hands on his. "What is going to happen?" I asked. "Not even the gods can predict that my angel," he replied and his hands began to glow gold. "What the?"I asked confused. "There's something I need to tell you," he said turning me to face him. His eyes were the same brilliant blue as they were before and he continued glowing. "Look down." We were floating. "Oh! How do you do that?" I asked clinging to him more. "That's the thing,"he said hesitantly. "I'm immortal." "Immortal?" I asked a little confused. He smiled. "I knew you'd say that." "Well, what do you mean by immortal?" "I mean, I'm not going to die. I'm a god."