Jareth was in a fit. He had literally ripped apart his throne room in rage. She had told him what he didn't want to hear. But it was true. All of it had been and he knew it. Most goblins and other creatures knew better then to mention Sarah or anything about her. But Leila had.
"Damn that girl." Jareth yelled in anger as he threw a crystal ball at the wall.
Even though Sarah was long dead Jareth still felt the pain of her refusing him like she had. Jareth growled as he watched Leila sit outside the throne room through a new crystal ball he had made appear. He sat in his throne now watching her. And then he stopped and the crystal disappeared.
"LEILA!"
With a sigh she got up knowing he would question her. She pushed open he doors and walked in. She didn't bother to look around already knowing what it looked like having seen it before from one of his earlier fits.
"Yes, My Lord?"
Jareth growled. "Tell me how you knew about Sarah. She was before your time."
Leila sighed and looked away. "That is something..I" She stopped. Never before had she felt so stupid or small. Especially around him.
Jareth stood. "Answer me."
Leila's head jerked in his direction. "I am older then you know." She watched him stare at her.
"Indeed. Then how old are you?"
Leila smirked. "Old enough. To know about the girl and about you." She chuckled now as if she knew the secrets he held.
Jareth glared at her pissed. "Tell me. How old are you?" S
he smiled wickedly. "As old as you. We've grown up in the same world. But I saw things as an adult long before you did. I grew quickly through hard times and all the while I watched you grow up happy and free. But never once did I long for such a life. But as I got older I was given a task." Jareth just stared at her lost, unbelieving, he felt as if he had been hit by a train in the aboveground.
Leila continued. "When I became of age I was given the task to watch you. Monitor what happened in your life. And when Sarah came I knew things would change. I could feel her power and it rivaled yours. After she beat you, your powers began to shift and the land began to change. I was the only one left who could possibly slow the process. So I came and became your general to hopefully slow or stop the process. But it seems your powers grow more out of hand as do your emotions."
Jareth could bare no more and he grabbed her. "No more. I care for no more of what you say!" But
Leila pulled away from him. "No..you will listen. If you don't all in this world with die and cease to exist. You know this to be true. I did not have to kill your goblins once they changed, they killed them selves. And this land is dying as well. Hardly anything lives here any more. And soon this destruction and death will spread past your lands and into the next if you don't forget the past."
But Jareth was gone, he had stopped listening to her. "SILENCE!" In one last effort to shut Leila up he hit her with a powerful blast of magic that sent her flying into a wall. Leila had been caught off guard by the blast and had not been able to dodge it in time. It hit her hard and fast. Once Jareth let her fall to the ground he collapsed into his throne. "I will not change for you or anyone." She looked up at him blood staining her lip. He had lost his last bit of humanity in the effort it seemed, or had he?
Getting up he stalked towards her. He picked her up by the cuff of her shirt. "Now get back to your job." He growled and let her fall back to the ground. "Out! Now!" Getting up Leila left quickly heading for her room in the castle instead of the training grounds. Once there she collapsed into her bed and passed out.
Jareth had watched her go to her room through one of his crystal balls. He was not pleased. "Disobedient girl" He got up and disappeared. When he reappeared he was standing by the bed. "Leila get up." She didn't wake. He growled and touched her face lifting it off the bed. The blood staining her lips was now visible to Jareth in his calmer state. Jareth let her head fall back to the bed. Mumbling he left deciding to let her be.
Returning to the throne room he collapsed into his chair letting his mind wonder. He didn't really think, he just simply sat there. And finally he fell asleep as it got dark.
"Damn that girl." Jareth yelled in anger as he threw a crystal ball at the wall.
Even though Sarah was long dead Jareth still felt the pain of her refusing him like she had. Jareth growled as he watched Leila sit outside the throne room through a new crystal ball he had made appear. He sat in his throne now watching her. And then he stopped and the crystal disappeared.
"LEILA!"
With a sigh she got up knowing he would question her. She pushed open he doors and walked in. She didn't bother to look around already knowing what it looked like having seen it before from one of his earlier fits.
"Yes, My Lord?"
Jareth growled. "Tell me how you knew about Sarah. She was before your time."
Leila sighed and looked away. "That is something..I" She stopped. Never before had she felt so stupid or small. Especially around him.
Jareth stood. "Answer me."
Leila's head jerked in his direction. "I am older then you know." She watched him stare at her.
"Indeed. Then how old are you?"
Leila smirked. "Old enough. To know about the girl and about you." She chuckled now as if she knew the secrets he held.
Jareth glared at her pissed. "Tell me. How old are you?" S
he smiled wickedly. "As old as you. We've grown up in the same world. But I saw things as an adult long before you did. I grew quickly through hard times and all the while I watched you grow up happy and free. But never once did I long for such a life. But as I got older I was given a task." Jareth just stared at her lost, unbelieving, he felt as if he had been hit by a train in the aboveground.
Leila continued. "When I became of age I was given the task to watch you. Monitor what happened in your life. And when Sarah came I knew things would change. I could feel her power and it rivaled yours. After she beat you, your powers began to shift and the land began to change. I was the only one left who could possibly slow the process. So I came and became your general to hopefully slow or stop the process. But it seems your powers grow more out of hand as do your emotions."
Jareth could bare no more and he grabbed her. "No more. I care for no more of what you say!" But
Leila pulled away from him. "No..you will listen. If you don't all in this world with die and cease to exist. You know this to be true. I did not have to kill your goblins once they changed, they killed them selves. And this land is dying as well. Hardly anything lives here any more. And soon this destruction and death will spread past your lands and into the next if you don't forget the past."
But Jareth was gone, he had stopped listening to her. "SILENCE!" In one last effort to shut Leila up he hit her with a powerful blast of magic that sent her flying into a wall. Leila had been caught off guard by the blast and had not been able to dodge it in time. It hit her hard and fast. Once Jareth let her fall to the ground he collapsed into his throne. "I will not change for you or anyone." She looked up at him blood staining her lip. He had lost his last bit of humanity in the effort it seemed, or had he?
Getting up he stalked towards her. He picked her up by the cuff of her shirt. "Now get back to your job." He growled and let her fall back to the ground. "Out! Now!" Getting up Leila left quickly heading for her room in the castle instead of the training grounds. Once there she collapsed into her bed and passed out.
Jareth had watched her go to her room through one of his crystal balls. He was not pleased. "Disobedient girl" He got up and disappeared. When he reappeared he was standing by the bed. "Leila get up." She didn't wake. He growled and touched her face lifting it off the bed. The blood staining her lips was now visible to Jareth in his calmer state. Jareth let her head fall back to the bed. Mumbling he left deciding to let her be.
Returning to the throne room he collapsed into his chair letting his mind wonder. He didn't really think, he just simply sat there. And finally he fell asleep as it got dark.
