The conversation she had had with Mon-el only a couple of days ago was repeated in her head, knowing that there was truth in his words of repentance. However, she could not ignore the fact that he had allowed Imra to enter the mind of the youngest of four years, to frighten her night all the nights with the scene of them dead, which made it difficult to forgive him.
To all this she must add that Rhea continued to try to find the perfect way to kidnap Aiden, which had forced them to return to the DEO. Day after day the Queen of Daxam threatened in a different way, the last time assuring that the daxamites would return to Earth and that, this time, she would not fail to rebuild Daxam or "New Daxam" as she called it. This fact did nothing but alter her, seeing herself stalked by the memories of what happened nine years ago, without wanting to lose him again, although she could assure that she had already done so.
Her gaze focused on Imra, watching her closely before deciding to leave, especially when she heard her call her.
"Kara" Imra insisted again, so she had to stop, turning to her. "I'm sorry, it was not my intention to scare the little one" she apologized, but she was not sure if she should believe her.
"Why didn't you choose Mon-el?" She asked directly, she could have done it, even she would have volunteered if she had had the chance.
"I couldn't, Kaylee's mind is weaker, more accessible," Imra answered, lowering her head. "It was easier to transmit the memories through her," she said, which made her shake her head inadvertently getting annoyed more than she was already. "Mon-el tried to stop me." She looked directly into her eyes and, despite not wanting to believe her, Imra was being honest with her words. "He looked for me when he realized that I was the one who provoked them and tried to put a end, but I couldn't, because I knew that those dreams would be the ones that would alert you too, not only him, you two needed to fight together to win the battle" she explained it while she closed her eyes, Why Mon-el hadn't said nothing of this? "He doesn't remember anything of that, I was forced to erase those memories from him" she finished.
"Are you telling me all this so I can forgive him?" She asked confused.
"No, I suppose that goes beyond what I can explain, it's just, you should know, nothing else" she answered. "I'm sorry for everything, Kara, but I hope you could understand it" she spoke one last time before turn and leave, leaving her alone.
She saw her leave thinking about her words, maybe, she should talk to Mon-el, ask him about these facts to make sure if it was true that he did not remember facing Imra, but she ended up shaking her head.
She frowned when she noticed that the image of Rhea appeared on the screen, what was she supposed to want now? Seriously, she was not in the mood enough to have to deal with her, so she waited until Rhea was the one who decided to talk.
"As you have decided not to listen to any of my deals, I think we should fight, again" the Queen said while she shook her head, she was not mentally prepared for this. "Seriously, do you want to make it more difficult?" She questioned. "It's simple, you just have to give me the child, but since I know you're not going to do it, we can fight, but I assure you that this time you will not win so easily" she communicated the two options at the same time that she sighed.
" I accept it, we will meet in two hours" she answered finally.
When she turned around they looked at her worriedly, as if they did not understand that she had accepted that deal, but she did not want to listen to them, because she did not need anyone to tell her that it was crazy, she already knew it for herself, because this time she had a lot more to lose than the other time.
In this fight the fate of her son was at stake, which meant that she could not let her win so easily, although she could not deny it, she was afraid.
Mon-el wanted to accompany her, but she could not let him, not because she did not want him to be there, but because the fear of losing him was strong enough so that the memories of that event made their way into her mind.
Before leaving, she made sure that her children were safe, that there was someone to protect them if necessary, in case she lost her life in that fight. However, it was not easy to say goodbye to them, to have the uncertainty of whether she would see them again and if the next time she did they would be safe.
The presence of the Queen of Daxam caused the increase of her heart rate, as she had to admit that she was nervous. She did not remember ever having met in this way, but again, today she had much more to lose.
"I see you haven't brought anyone with you" Rhea commented with mockery. "Ready?" she asked.
"Always" she answered without allowing her nervousness to be present, she needed to be strong.
Punch after punch she rose again, not allowing herself to surrender, no matter how much she really wanted to do it, no matter how much she knew it would cost her to win this battle, even more with the presence of a Kryptonite dagger. However, even though her breathing became more and more complicated, she continued to struggle, feeling how she was weakening the moment Rhea's dagger hit her abdomen, falling to the floor because of the pain that caused her, feeling the tears in her eyes at the helplessness of not being able to protect her children.
She heard the voice of the Queen of Daxam in the distance without being able to distinguish what she was saying, although, sincerely, she preferred not to.
She smiled at Mon-el when he caught her in his arms, this was her end, dying in his arms as they continued to be angry with each other, but she knew that it should be set aside, at least for a few minutes, those last minutes.
"You can't leave, Kara," she heard him whisper, focusing her eyes on him. "The DEO is on its way, you're going to be fine," he tried to secure her, stroking her hair.
"The kids ..., you have to protect them, please" she could not help sobbing. "Do not let her take them" she asked.
"She will not, I promise," he grabbed her bloody hand, making her try to hold on tight.
She looked him straight in the eyes, after the few words that had been dedicated during these last days, there was still love in them, she could not deny it and this fact was destroying her, because, even though day after day he had tried to prove it to her, she had always denied it no matter how hard it was.
"I forgive you, Mon-el," she whispered even weaker than at first, noticing how sadness reflected on his face shortly before he kissed her forehead.
She could not deny it, each time she was much weaker than in the beginning and this only made her want to close her eyes, to let herself go, but she was hypnotized by his gray eyes, unable to look away from them.
"Kara, hey, no, you have to stay awake, okay?" He grabbed her face the moment her eyes closed without being able to control it for longer.
She wanted to nod to his words, to indicate that she had listened to him, but her body seemed to no longer respond to anything, so she could not get it.
"Take care of them..., I love you ..." those were her last words, those that made him look at her without believing that it was true.
He cursed himself inwardly as he held Kara's body still more strongly, beginning to cry helplessly, for he was fully aware that those blue eyes would not shine again with the intensity that characterized them, they would not resemble the comets that every night flooded the space.
He looked toward the DEO helicopters, they had been late, but this did not stop her sister from approaching both of them with tears in her eyes because of the scene that was presented in front of her.
"I'm sorry" was the only thing he was able to whisper while Alex knelt in front of him bringing her hands to the face of her younger sister.
"They have to take her to the DEO" she said.
He looked at her knowing that it would not do any good, but he did not want to refuse, so he separated from her, allowing the services of the DEO to act.
He turned one last time to look at her, he could not have lost her, but, as she had asked him, he was going to make sure that the little ones were unharmed from all this.
He entered that room with a lump in his throat without knowing how he was going to say it, how he was going to explain it to both of them.
"Daddy!" the little four-year-old did not hesitate to run into his arms, so he could not deny picked her up.
He closed his eyes as he hugged her, Kaylee, his little girl, the purest reflection of his mother, the most innocent and sweet being he could have known, How could he tell her without breaking her? He did not want to do it, but he couldn't lie to her, neither of them deserved it.
He directed his gaze towards Aiden, who only lowered his head as if he understood that something bad had happened, so he did not hesitate to approach him to hug him, but the boy shook his head while distancing himself.
"This is all your fault" he looked him straight in the eye as he said it. "Let my sister go" he asked.
"Aid ..." he tried to speak, leaving the child on the floor because of the repetitive request of his son before making an attempt to approach him, but again the child distanced himself.
"No, it's all your fault" Aiden shook his head when he saw him move forward. "It's your fault that mom is dead!" he shouted feeling as his heart broke when he heard him say that, because yes, maybe, he was right in his words and it was his fault.
"I can not deny you something that is true, but she has asked me to protect you and I can't ignore that, Aiden" he tried to talk to him, but he did not succeed.
"We don't need you to protect us" his son rejected him, making him question himself when his son had grown so much.
He looked at his daughter, watching the confusion on her face as she watched them both before running to where her brother was and hugging him, when she started crying.
He watched them both one last time before heading towards the door, slowing down without being able to open it.
"I may not have behaved properly during these last months, but if you need me, you know that I will always be there" he assured before sighing and leaving definitively, How could he not have realized the damage he had done to his children?
Hi!
Kara is dead and Aiden is mad with his father, it's a really sad chapter.
I hope you liked it, thanks for reading,
Ayrin