CHAPTER EIGHT:

WITH A MOAN her body shuddered against his own, and rested atop his. Their gasps intertwining just as their bodies had. They locked eyes with one another, and began smiling. The smiles turned into giggles and laughs. Rhydian rolled off his wife's sweat glistened body, to rest beside her, his arm wrapping behind her neck to pull her close. Shreya lightly kissed her husbands chest as they laid in peace.

"How much longer till you have to head out?" She asked between kisses. Rhydian looked down to her

"Well, m'lady, the Ice Queen told me to be dressed in my armoud before sunrise. So I have another hour or so left before I absolutely have to get up." he said with a smile.

It was hard for Rhydian to believe sometimes that it had been five years since he had been reborn as Rhydian Black, and began extensive training under the watchful eye of Bulkian, a man who looks rough, and uses foul language sometimes, but the soft way he speaks will forever be a haunting nostalgia for him. For the Lieutenant had whipped him into battle ready shape quicker than he thought was ever possible. As Rhydian, he had learned to master spells that he didn't think possible before, his reflexes and control over his immidiate magic reserve had increased drasitaically, he could take on three of the Captain's lieutenants and duel with them for hours without getting tired. He is yet to defeat all three, as they still have over a decades worth of experience over him.

But he was content with his life. A week after being born as Rhydian, they had found the camp that Lady Wrath had left behind and unattended. The hypnotic state of her men was detriating, one infiltration from the Master of Thought and everyone was released from their rage enduced cuffs. Shreya, Beckett, Griffin, Zeph and Aster were all reunited, and al had become Rhydian's close guard. A year went by and Rhydian had proposed to Shreya, they would not be married for another year. In the time between the proposal and their wedding, there had been two weddings.

One was Lieutenant Bulkian's to Hannah Abbott, a lady that he had been courting for years and had been engaged to for years, it was due to the Captain's intervening that the wedding happened. He must've been in a wedding granting mood at the time because just under a month later Dracorius had gotten married to one of the Captain's Wive's younger sister. Astoria Greengrass, younger sister to the Ice Queen.

Both now remained in a safe house for the better part of their time. One of the Captain's old mansions that he never got round to using himself, but knew was already fortfied with charms and curses, allowing his most knowledgable and skilled magic users to place as many protective spells on his safe houses as possible, then hiding the location with a complex fidelius charm.

Griffin had gotten married to Aster, the only other girl of their group under a waterfall somewhere along the amazonian jungle whilst on a mission there. Becket was currently engaged to a young man named Christian and when the two got to see eachother it was as though time never passed. Zeph came out to everyone as being what he'd called aromantic and asexual, no one tried to hide their confusion, but accepted him nonetheless after a few explanations.

Three of the Seven Sins had been captured over the years, the dismantlement of their armies taking paramount soon after.

Lady Amy Wrath of House Rose, Lord Charles Gluttony of House Kane and Lord Bastian Lust of House Bea. Rhydian had pieced together over the years that the Sin known as Greed was the one that the group had heavily sought after, for he had figured out that he was once one of their ranks. He never figured out who, but Rhydian had overheard one night that the sin of Greed had killed the Captain's closest friend. Ronald Weasley.

Rhydian felt his wife's gaze on him "is everything okay there?" She asked, a worried look on her face. Rhydian smiled and planted a kiss on her lips.

"Everything's perfect Shey. Was just thinking of how much things have changed over the years." He said, his mind entering another deep thought.

"I know what you mean, it's gonna change even more soon with the baby and all." Rhydian nodded his head in response.

Wait.

What?

He sat up and looked to his wife, his eyes observing over her naked body, resting on her stomach, where Shreya now placed a hand.

"This isn't a joke?" He asked, looking for confirmation of what he thought.

Shreya smiled wide at her loving husband and nodded.

Rhydian couldn't contain his excitement, he leapt onto his partner and laid kisses all along her body, stopping at her lips just long enough to kiss her as passionately as he could, sending his love for her though every part of their bodies that touched.

"I love you Shey." Rhydian spoke as they parted lips.

"And I love you too, Rhydian." She said through a wide grin.

The next hour two two began talking of a future together, it wasn't too much longer before Shreya was atop Rhydian, grinding her body along his, her teeth tugging at his lips as they gasped to the beat of the other. Just as they were to reach a climax their tent was opened and in came the Ice Queen, who was thankful that their duvet covered their naked forms.

"Rhydian, get dressed. Now. An army marches south, right towards us, we don't have time. The Captain might not make it in time!" she shouted to him.

Shreya hoped off of Rhydian, pulling the duvet with her, he stood up, summoning his battle gear to him "The Captain? Why would we concern him with this?" He asked. The Ice Queen turned to him in frustration, her face red.

"Because, Black. It's an army led by Greed and Envy. Both of their armies are behind them. Their FULL ARMIES. We barely had enough men here to fight against one. But two? That's beyond what we're capable of. We have 50,000 men at this camp. Our scouts came back claiming that there is near enough 170,000 men on their way here. We need everything we can get. We've sent word to our General and Leaders in the area. but with only 50,000, I fear for the lives of our men." The Ice Queen began to exit.

"Daphne, wait a moment." she stopped in her tracks, the temperature of the air around them going cold. "I need an emergency portkey."

"What for, Black." she spat back.

"Shreya's pregnant." The Ice Queen stiffened. "I can't let her be in the field." the Ice Queen nodded, and from her neck she procured her own emergency portley and she threw it to Rhydian. "Thank you." a nod was his only response, as she exited the tent.

Rhydian turned to face his wife, tears streaming down her face, she called a pair of jeans and a jumper to her, she put them on whilst Rhydian got dressed into his skin tight lether battle gear. In no time at all they were both dressed, Rhydian placed the portkey around Shreya's neck and squeezed it.

Rhydian held her head as he spoke "I'll see you soon, my love. For as long as the sun's light can be seen from the heaven's I'll always love you." he kissed his love on the cheek, those were the words he used in his wedding vows. Tears streaming down her face harder now.

"I'll always lov-" She faded from view. Safe.

Rhydian let out a sigh.

There wasn't a warning. The tent was ripped from the ground, Rhydian looked up, to see the foot of a giant decending from above him. colliding with his skull.

"RHYDIAN!"

Everything went dark...