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Chapter 15 ---- And so it Begins.
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"KEL!" Cleon pounded on her door.
Kel groaned and shoved her head into her pillow.
"Kel come on," Cleon pleaded. "It's really important," His voice lowered. '"We think the castle is under attack."
Kel snapped up, sending the pillow flying. "What?"
"Let me in and I'll explain." Cleon responded. A few seconds later the door flew open and Kel pulled him in.
"What's happening?" Kel asked quickly.
Cleon studied her a moment. Her eyes were red and puffy, her face splotched. "Were you crying?"
"Cleon!" Kel snapped.
"Oh yes sorry," he shook her head. "Some of the wall guards are gone. We're under attack."
"How do you know they didn't just leave?" Kel asked sitting down at her desk.
"We had word of an attack," Cleon said hesitantly.
"The band," Kel replied nodded. "OK. Where are we assembling?"
"You'll really fight them?" he asked.
"If they're attacking then yes," she replied scanning the room for her daggers.
"The mess," he replied with a nod. He left Kel to get ready.
Kel gathered her weapons tucking daggers into her boots and waistband. She didn't need weapons but always felt better having them. Kel tucked her glaive under her arm and headed for the door but paused. She grabbed Lathander's dagger from the desk and tucked it into her waistband.
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Neal pushed his horse faster. They were an hour's ride away from Corus. "Come on!" he called after Alanna, who wasn't exactly going slowly.
"It won't do to kill your horse before we get there!" Alanna cried to him.
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Kel tried to walk casually but quickly down the hall. As she past a niche in the wall someone grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.
Startled Kel looked up into a pair of cold gray eyes. "What's-" a hand was instantly over her mouth.
"Ssshhh," Lysan whispered. "I've just informed everyone in the mess that they're already in the palace."
"How do you know?" Kel asked quietly.
"I'm tied to him," Lysan said quietly. "Not as much as Tya or Lathander are but I'm still tied to him."
"Tied to him?" Kel questioned. "How?"
"Magic," Lysan said and put a finger to his lips before Kel could ask another question.
'Magic?' Kel asked. 'None of them were gifted. Then again Lathander showed that you didn't need to be gifted.'
Lysan slid an arm in front of Kel and pushed her back further into the dark of the niche as a tall red haired woman walked by. Kel recognized her as the one from the tavern who'd bought Lathander a drink.
The woman paused a moment and glanced toward the niche, before shaking her head and walking away.
Lysan let out a breath of relief as soon as her clicking footsteps had died.
"Lysan who was that?" Kel asked hushed.
"You wouldn't recognize her would you," Lysan shook his head.
"I saw her at the tavern she bought Lathander a drink," Kel said.
"That's Tya," Lysan answered and then paused. "Wait she bought Lathander a drink?"
"Yes-" Kel stopped. "She killed him didn't she."
Lysan nodded gravely. "I think so."
"Why?" Kel snapped. As much as she didn't want to admit it, she'd miss Lathander. "I thought this plan needed him."
"It does or did. I haven't talked to them," Lysan began. "but I know Tya thought Lathander would betray us to you."
"He didn't!" Kel cried, "She killed him anyway."
The slap of booted feet coming toward them caused Lysan to put his fingers to his lips to silence her. Kel nodded and her grip on her glaive tightened.
"What have we here." a voice sounded down the hall. "A traitor and a whore. So Kel was if fun watching Lathander burn to death?"
Kel suppressed a growl, as her knuckles grew white from gripping the weapon. She moved to step from the niche but Lysan stopped her. "She knows we're here," she hissed and moved out past him.
Lysan sighed and moved out into the hall with Kel.
Tya stood in front of them smirking. She had shed her disguise and she flicked hair back from her face over her shoulder.
"You did kill him," Kel said quietly.
"Of course I did," Tya laughed. "He was going to betray us. I could see it. His gift was wasted. He was so in love with you he was blind to our ultimate plan."
"Ultimate plan?" Kel asked quietly.
Tya laughed again, bitter, cold, cruel laugh. "Do you honestly expect me to tell you?"
"Tya who are you -" Kalerik came around the corner and saw Kel and Lysan. "You found them." He grinned at Kel and took up a position next to his lover. "Nice to see you Kel."
"Kalerik," Kel addressed evenly.
"Taking up the company of traitors?" He spat moving his icy eyes to Lysan.
"Traitor?" Lysan laughed. "You're committing treason. A traitor should be below you."
A small smile spread across Kalerik's features. "I should have made sure you were dead. Oh well, I won't make that mistake again." He put his hands together and as he pulled them apart a sword appeared between them.
Kel stared in wonder at the new display of power. Her attention however was caught when Tya slid a dagger out of a sheath and took a step toward her. Kel got her glaive up fast enough for the wood to hit Tya's wrist.
As their battle began Kalerik stepped toward the weaponless Lysan with the magically made sword.
"Come on Kalerik be a real shang," Lysan teased, "ditch the weapon."
"Now why would I do that?" Kalerik asked grinning. "It gives me such an advantage."
Kel jumped out of the way of Tya's blade as she swung the glaive at her foe knocking the girl off her feet. Tya jumped back up snarling at Kel. Feigning to the left, the blade bit into Kel's right arm. In the process Tya dropped the dagger. Kel kicked the dagger off to the side gripping the glaive tighter. Tya growled and pulled another dagger from her waistband. Swinging at Kel she rolled at the last moment and grabbed the fallen dagger. Kel took a hesitant step back from the double bladed girl.
"Come on Kel. What did you practice all that time for?" Tya grinned tauntingly.
Suddenly the sound of someone running toward them caused Kel and Tya to pause.
"Kel!" Cleon's voice called around the corner. As he came around Tya threw one of the daggers, nailing him in the chest.
Kel watched in horror as Cleon hit the ground. She moved as if to go toward him when Tya swung. Kel was too late. There was a loud crack as the dagger splintered the wooden staff in Kel's hands. The side of the blade sunk into Kel's chest.
"All that training and you still haven't drawn any blood." Tya laughed.
Out of the corner of his eye. Lysan saw the glaive's shaft shatter and the knife go into Kel. Then before she could even move an arrow pierced Tya's throat.
Kel moved to swing the bladed half of the broken weapon when the arrow struck Tya. She froze as Tya tried to scream. Instead silence echoed through the hall. The only sound was a thud as Tya's fading body hit the floor.
"T-Tia," Kalerik whispered. The fight with Lysan was forgotten as Kalerik moved to the dying body of his mate. Tya's hand moved slowly to touch his face but it never made it that far. Her arm dropped and her blue eyes closed. Kal hugged the lifeless form close and gently kissed her forehead. After gently laying her gently on the ground he stood and glared at Kel.
"Who shot her?" he snarled. "Who?"
Kel stood speechless. She didn't know.
"Who? Who do you have hidden here?"
"I-I no one," Kel replied quietly.
"She didn't hide me," the familiar voice said. Lathander stepped from the same niche Kel and Lysan had been in.
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Neal practically jumped off the moving horse and ran off toward the castle, leaving Alanna behind. As he ran off someone grabbed his arm.
Whirling around Neal came face to face with a pair white eyes. Startled he tried to jump back but the grip on his arm was too tight.
"Dom what's wrong with your eyes?" he asked his cousin as he attempted to work his way from the tight grip that held his arm. "Dom."
Dom said nothing only pulled his sword from the sheath and held it out toward his cousin.
"Dom!" Neal cried struggling. 'Sorry Dom.' he thought and pulled his dagger from his belt and jammed the hilt into his cousin's head.
Dom dropped to the ground unconscious.
"Sorry but I have to find Kel," Neal said before running off.
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"Lathander," Kel breathed.
"You killed her," Kalerik growled.
"She tried to kill me," Lathander snapped. "She though she had."
"I watched you burn," Kel whispered.
Kalerik had drawn his sword and was walking toward Lathander.
"I couldn't be killed by fire," Lathander replied.
"Couldn't?" Kel asked.
"It's gone," Lathander replied holding up a hand. "The fire."
"Wasted," Kal spat. "Wasted on you." Lysan crept toward Kalerik who's attention was on Lathander. As he approached him from behind Kalerik turned around and knocked Lysan back against the wall.
"Give it up Kal," Lathander shook his head. "It's over. You're the only leader left. With Tya dead all her control is gone. Everyone you controlled in the castle will wake up."
Kel still gripped the broken weapon. She moved to hit Kal but Lathander shook his head. She sat back against the wall blinking a couple times. She was beginning to get dizzy.
"So Lathander," Kal hissed. "Should I kill Kel like you killed Tia?" he asked.
Lathander's eyes narrowed. "Ah yes Tia. I'd forgotten that she was Tianna not Tyanna." Lathander shot a glance at Kel who was struggling to stay standing. "Fight me Kalerik, I killed her."
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Neal rounded a corner to find Cleon's dead body lying in the hall. Tya's dagger protruded from his chest. He looked up and saw Lathander standing across from Kal. Kel stood leaning against a wall a few feet away. Blood poured from a wound in her chest and her shoulder. He started walking quietly toward her as Kalerik lunged at a smirking Lathander.
"Kel." he whispered.
"Neal!" she whispered with a quick glance at the fighters. "Go to the king get out of here."
"No," he shook his head. "Let me heal you."
"Save your energy see if someone else needs it. Check on Cleon and Lysan."
"Lysan?" Neal asked. "Isn't he-"
"No," Kel started. "He helped us."
"Oh,"
"Go check on him," Kel demanded.
"You need to be healed," Neal snapped.
"Go!" Kel said and shoved him.
"I can't get over there without being noticed I'm surprised I haven't been seen yet," Neal snapped.
"Good point," Kel sighed.
Neal took the defeated tone in her voice as permission. He set a hand on her chest trying not to blush at the awkwardness of this position.
Kel closed her eyes and a cold flooded her body. "OK." she shoved him off.
"Your shoulder," Neal replied.
"No." Kel shook her head. "Save your energy."
Neal sighed. "Fine."
"What have we here?" Kalerik asked with a bitter laugh. "All of the love triangle is here."
Kel's head snapped toward him. He and Lathander had swords locked in the middle of the hall. Lathander took the opportunity to shove Kalerik off of him and down the hall. As Kal gained his balance he hurried in front of the others.
"That's it, I'm done playing!" Kalerik hissed. Holding a hand out fire appeared in it.
Lathander stood his ground in front of Kel and Neal. "Stay back," he demanded. Kel pushed herself up and stood next to Lathander holding her broken glaive. "Kel."
"You weren't the only one betrayed," Kel said defiantly.
Neal stood on the other side of Kel holding his sword.
Kalerik laughed. "Three to one. That hardly seems fair but it doesn't matter because I will kill you. I have to. For Tia."
"Tia?" Neal asked.
"Tia is Tya," Kel replied.
"Oh."
"Yes your Tya my Tia killed by him," Kalerik pointed at Lathander.
"For nearly killing Kel," Lathander spat.
Neal stood glaring at Kalerik. "Kel's life is more valuable than Tya's twisted soul."
Kalerik growled and lunged at Neal.
Neal met Kalerik with clashing swords. They swung and ducked. Kel twisted the glaive and put a deep gash in Kalerik's stomach. He turned on Kel.
He dove at her and she met him with the half of her glaive. When he swung too hard the glaive broke again. There was not much to hold on to. Kel dropped it and dodged him. Kal dove at her. Before Kel knew what happened Lathander was pinned to the wall with Kal's sword.
Kal look just as surprised as she did. She drew Lathander's dragon handled dagger from her waist band and threw it at Kalerik. She hit him right in the throat where Lathander had hit Tya.
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I hope you weren't confused.
I know it's pretty short but drawing the fight out seemed a little pointless and as you can tell I'm not very good at fights. Anyway, there it is. I'm sorry to say this is almost at an end. There will probably be a epilogue and that's it. Should I do a prequel of Kel and Lathander???? I know they didn't really storm the castle. Well they did I just didn't really write about it. I'll try to clear a ton of stuff up in the epilogue. That really didn't turn out how I'd planned.
Shannon of Tameran: Aww you can be a villain if you'd like.
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Jumping Jo: Sorry.... He's actually dead this time.
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