We're the edge of glory
Next day, they all gathered into the throne-room discussing what would be best for all of them. To make this as secure as possible, Paris suggested that it might have been best if Topaz and Miguel leaves Eldorado with Teddy and Melody until the danger is over.
''I think Paris might be right, even if I'm still in some sort of denial, my brother might focus on the kids next to create more damage.'' Zandra said.
''Yes, we can go to live with my mother for a while and take the children with us.''
''That's great, and I almost don't want to continue.'' Paris said as he scratched the back of his head as he grin nervously.
''I think it might be best for Chel and Musa to go with you.'' He added. Chel and Musa started to protest both at the same time, making it unable to hear what either one of them said.
''Can you just listen to me for a second! Your fairy powers won't help us much, all of their weapons is immune to magic. Besides with Zandra's army, we have more then enough help.''
''Amazonia is our friend and I'm going to be there!'' Musa spat angrily but Riven pulled her away slightly away from the rest of the group.
''It might not be such a bad idea if you go with my parents.'' He said and took a grip of her shoulders. Musa frowned her eyebrows and tilted her head slightly.
''Riven, no!'' Musa said, determined that she was staying back in Eldorado. Riven growled and folded his arms across his chest, looking at his stubborn wife. Paris looked over at Chel begging for her to atleast rethink about going to stay with Ruby for awhile. Chel put her hands onto her waist and shook her head.
''Stop it.'' She said and glared over at her fiancée. Paris sighed and was about to reply her but was interrupted before he had the chance.
''I'm not going to be miles away, sitting worrying if you are still alive or not.'' She added.
''There is no point that you are trying to convince me, I've made up my mind, and so has Musa.'' Paris growled in frustration as he realised that he had lost and there was no need to continue this conversation.
''Fine, but you are staying back at the palace the entire time. The last thing we need is to worry about you in the battle.'' Musa and Chel nodded. Zandra turned around to look at Paris.
''I'll go and call my guys to get ready.'' Paris nodded before she left.
Chel and Paris watched as the ship left with Miguel and Topaz leaving for Ruby with Melody and Teddy. Chel sighed sadly and folded her arms.
''I don't like to keep things from him.'' She said as they walked inside the main entrance. Paris nodded and looked over at her slightly.
''I know, I don't either. But you knew that he never would have left our side if he suspected that something was wrong.'' He said and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. Chel nodded and tilted her head slightly to rest it onto Paris's shoulder.
''I suppose you're right.'' They walked inside the throne-room and outside onto the terrace looking down into the courtyard where Zandra is training the others. Chel looked slightly over at Paris and noticed the look on his face, the way that he looked at the athletic tanned auburn-haired beauty. She wouldn't say that she was jealous, but she knew about his past with Zandra and it made her feel… insecure. Chel knew that Paris loved her, deeply. But Zandra was also very beautiful and she had more in common with Paris, and they have known each other for a long time. Chel sighed sadly and turned around to walk back inside. Paris looked after her worriedly.
''Is something wrong?'' He asked her concerned. Chel turned around and looked at him, shocking her head.
''No, I just miss Teddy that's all.'' She replied him with a weak smile, before continued to walk inside. Paris looked after her for a few seconds before walking down the stairs into the courtyard and over to Zandra. The two of them stood there, looking over at the men before them.
''Magnificent, aren't they?'' Zandra smiled proudly. Paris nodded in amazement.
''They are perfect.'' He replied.
It was time to go over to the mansion. Everybody except Musa and Chel was getting prepared to leave soon. Zandra stood outside into the courtyard with her army.
''Remember, if possible do not kill the others. The less blood that is spilled the better.'' She said loudly as she walked back and fourth in front of the neatly lined up men.
''The main thing is to get the princess out of there, leave that to us. You focus to distract the other guards.'' She added. Back inside the throne-room Musa and Riven stands into an tight embrace, Chel say her goodbye to Tulio and Jack.
''Jack, come here.'' Paris called at him. Jack walked over to Paris and the walked slightly away to talk in private. Paris reached back to his back and took out a weapon resembling a gun from his waistband. He reached the weapon out to Jack, that looked confused down at it.
''I want you to sneak off, hide onto the loft above the stables. Then when I'm alone with Nick, shot him. It will paralyse him for a few minutes and it will be easier to finish him off.'' Jack looked at him for a second, hesitating to do what he was asked to. Something about it didn't seem fair, but he knew that Paris knew what he was doing so he nodded his head and placed the weapon inside his own waistband. Jack followed the others outside to the courtyard, leaving only Paris and Chel alone. He sighed and walked over to her, embracing her and planting a kiss onto her forehead. She tried not to, but one tear ran down her cheek.
''Don't worry, I'll be okey.'' He whispered and he buried his face into her long scarlet hair. Chel pulled away slightly and looked up at him.
''What if something happens to you? What about your injury?'' She asked. Paris smiled and leaned down to kiss her softly before they leaned their foreheads to each other.
''I promise, I'll come back to you.'' Chel smiled slightly, but she was still not convinced. She knew that Paris could take care of himself, but she also knew what Nick was capable of. A soft voice made the two lovers turn around to see Zandra standing a there.
''We're ready to leave.'' She said weakly and tried to avoid looking the two of them together. Paris nodded and kissed Chel's temple before he joined Zandra and they left. Chel sadly looked after them before going over to the big windows and looked down into the courtyard watched Zandra and Paris board a ship together. Please, let them come back safe.
As the four young men walked up to the mansion and through the gates into the mansion courtyard, they could see Nick standing watching the others watch with Amazonia, Eric and one other guard by his side. Even though he was good at hiding it to the rest of them, Paris could see the hate and anger burning in Nick's silver grey eyes the minute he realised that the enemy walked onto his territory. Amazonia on the other hand sighed in relief by the sight of her husband and Paris in flesh and blood.
''Everybody, we have visitors.'' Nick shouted making everyone stop their training and turn around to look at Paris and the others. Nick walked over to them, followed by Eric, Amazonia and the guard.
''Glad to see us Nick.'' Paris smirked slightly and frowned one of his eyebrows. Nick folded his arms across his chest as he let out a sigh.
''Not really. But what I'm really curious about is, how you managed to escape?'' He replied him.
''That's not important. We're here to take Amazonia with us and put an end of your terror for good.'' Paris said confident as he folded his arms.
''So I advice you to surrender yourself and spare us all the effort.'' Nick frowned his eyebrows and soon himself and the other men behind him broke out into a mocking laugh.
''Oh yeah? You and who's army?'' Nick asked with a satisfied smirk. Paris, Riven, Tulio and Jack turned around to see Zandra walked up to them followed by her army. Paris then turned around to look at Nick, who looked like he could blow up any second.
''Take her inside.'' Nick whispered to the other guard. He nodded as he placed a hand onto Amazonia's back and gently pushed her inside the mansion. Nick turned back to his younger sister that now was standing by Paris side.
''So, you have joined the enemy? Turning against me and your uncle, your own flesh and blood?'' Nick hissed angrily over at the young woman in front of him. Zandra shook her head sadly and sighed.
''Nicky, you know this isn't right. This can all be avoided, just surrender yourself.'' She said calmly. Nick glared at her angrily for a second before removing the shaft from his belt and soon a song silver grey phantoblade came out of it.
''Never, I'll do what I must.'' He said with gritted teeth before turning back to Paris, ready to attack. Paris barely managed to draw his sword as well in time to block his blow.
''What are you waiting for?! Destroy them, every single one of them!'' Nick roared to the others as he and Paris continued to fight. In a matter of seconds the entire courtyard had been turned into a battle-field. Jack sneaks of and running into hiding onto the loft above the stables, waiting for the right moment to fire off Paris's new weapon. Eric as well sneaked away from the fight and saw an opportunity to try to get Amazonia out from the mansion. He ran inside and up to her room, seeing the guard standing outside watching her room.
''What are you doing here? Aren't you suppose to guard the general?'' The guard hissed angrily. Without answering him, Eric slammed the guards head into the wall hard enough making him faint and slide down to the floor. Eric opened the door and ran inside.
''Come on, I'm going to get you out of here.'' He said and grabbed Amazonia's hand and gently pulled her outside with him.
''What about Nick?'' Amazonia asked him as she frowned her eyebrows.
''The hell with Nick, he's finished.'' Eric said sadly. As they arrived to the main-entrance, he peaked outside and over to the gate. Everybody was busy fighting so the would probably not even notice if the sneaked outside. They quickly walked along the wall, and finally reached the gate unseen. Or so they thought. Nick got a glimpse of Amazonia long brown hair disappearing outside the gates. In anger, he left his fight with Paris and ran after them, followed by Paris.
''Damn.'' Jack swore under his breath as he too followed them. Eric and Amazonia continued to walk down the road, when suddenly someone grabbed the back of Eric's uniform and dragged him backwards before Nick put his blade in front of his neck. Amazonia screamed slightly.
''Traitor.'' Nick hissed in a whisper into Eric's ear.
''I'm done taking orders from you, doing your dirty work.'' Eric said, trying to hide the fact how scared he was. Nick gently pressed the sharp blade closer to his neck, but a voice made him turn himself and Eric around.
''Let him go Nick.'' Paris hissed as he came running down the road. Nick smirked as he removed the blade from Eric's neck. But before he had the chance to move out of the way, Nick thrust the sword through Eric's chest and he fell down to the ground. Dead.
''NO!" Amazonia screamed in horror with tears streaming down her cheeks. Nick took a grip of her arm and pulled her to him, putting the blade to her neck as well. Something in Paris snapped, the adrenaline pumped through his veins. But he knew that just one single wrong step, and Amazonia could face the same end as Eric.
''Drop your sword.'' Nick said. Paris did as he was told, he was in no position to rebel against him.
''Nick, listen to me. I know that you care for her, you don't want to hurt her.'' Paris said calmly. Nick just glared over at him, still holding a firm grip of Amazonia.
''Why are you doing this? Why do you hate me so much?'' Paris asked.
''Why? Because you have get anything, and you don't deserve any of it" Nick hissed angrily.
''I'm the one that should have been the closest man to Leon, I'm Zandra's brother after all. But no, you came and lured my sister, took advantage of her so that you can kiss up to Leon.'' He hissed again. Paris shook his head slowly. How wrong he was.
''It wasn't like that. I have always been close to Leon, you know that. It had nothing to do with Zandra. I loved her.'' Paris said. Nick chuckled and shook his head.
''Yeah, well you didn't deserve her either. So I was going to destroy your life, just like you destroyed mine.'' Nick released Amazonia and took his sword and raised it into the air above his head as he walked over to Paris.
''Nick! No!'' Amazonia screamed. But before Nick could swing, a flash of light hit Nick into the chest and he feel to the ground paralysed from his neck and down. Paris quickly grabbed his sword from the ground and placed it onto Nick's chest. Jack came running down to them and stopped a metre away from him.
''What are you waiting for? Do it!'' Jack said as he looked over at doubting Paris.
''Kill him!'' He screamed.
So what do you think Paris will do? Will he kill Nick, or will he spare him? Eric, R.I.P :-(
I know that it has been a long time since I updated, but I have been quite busy and haven't found either the time or the interest to write. But I'll try to get better from now on.
Next time, Nick's fate is decided, Paris and Zandra gets a surprise of their lives and someone tells Chel a lie that turns her world completely upside down.