"If you had lost anything, I shall reclaim it for you in our lifetime of near-eternity" Solomon said, tipping her chin. His words, they calmed her so. But, he was her enemy, the Chevalier of her sister, Diva, and to top it all of, one of the most powerful she had known. However, there was something that had drawn her to him, something deep within the dark vaults of her memories and something that came from her blood. For long she had suspected that everything he said was a lie… that he was sent by Diva and his brothers to kill her. He had told her that he loved her, but a part of her wanted to believe him, while another part of her remained on guard…

She steeled her glance on his ice-blue eyes and asked, "You're Diva's Chevalier, aren't you?" She wanted a straight answer from him, and she meant it. Once again, he smiled, and answered that before all that he currently was; he was a man that loved her deeply. Immediately, half her soul jumped for joy.. He closed his eyes, and closed the distance between them to kiss her, ready for whatever rejection that may come from her. Yet, as his lips were pressed against hers, she readily responded to him, wrapping her arms around his neck to further bridge the gap between them.

Such heat… such passion… no one had ever made her feel like this, not even Hagi. As he slightly grazed her lips with his tongue, she let out a small moan, hence granting him passage into her mouth. Carefully and gently, he explored her mouth using his tongue, tasting her delectable sweetness. However, she was not one who was to be taken lightly. Within seconds of his intrusion, her tongue had fought back for dominance tentatively. The fight for control soon started, and he began to fight for self-control instead. Sensing that she was getting out of breath, he calmly pulled away from her, and embraced her.

"Saya, be my bride" he said once again while stroking her soft ebony hair. He wanted her to know how much he loved her. He wanted her to know that whatever happens, he would be by her side. "I do not mind running through hellfire to live with you. If you wish to have Diva killed, then so be it"

Without any more hesitation, she nodded, and buried her head deeper into his chest. She no longer had any doubts regarding his heart that beat so strongly and so steadily. He was not lying, she knew it. Somehow she had known long ago that everything he had said was real. Smiling, he picked her up into his arms and carried her bridal-style onto his bed.

What followed later she remembered clearly. That single memory of joined bodies and entangled sheets, she will never forget. She could never forget…

Waking with Solomon next to her, Saya smiled as he kissed her forehead lightly. "It is too early to wake, Saya. You need your rest" he said, brushing a stray lock of hair. She smiled, and looked into his ice-blue eyes. She knew that she could not be idle. There were many things to do as of yet. They had to come out with a whole new strategy to defeat Diva. Preparations must be made. And before all that, she had to become stronger. So, despite Solomon's words, she rose from the bed and got dressed quickly after washing-up. She did not tell him where she would go, for she knew not for herself.

However, as she took a few mere steps, she began to falter, and fell into Solomon's arms. It was not good; as the days passed she becomes weaker and weaker… She needed to kill Diva and fast. Only then, can she be at peace. Only then, can her children live without fear. "There is not much time left…" she murmured to her fiancé. "If I don't do something soon, I fear that I won't be able to see our children live as I had back in Okinawa"

Solomon smiled, and gave her a reassuring kiss to silence her dark thoughts. "I shall fight next to you for a future that our daughters shall be proud of" he added, taking her into his arms. "Nothing will come between us, I promise you" They were just about to kiss once more, when Hagi suddenly burst into the room with David and Kai.

"Saya, you have to see this" David said, his voice shaking a little. He did not reveal anything more, but led Saya and Solomon to the deck of the ship where two very familiar-looking figures. One was tall and lanky, a male, while the other was a female, roughly the same size a build as Saya. Nathan and Diva were here.

Hagi passed Saya her katana, while David ordered the Red Shield agents all around them to back off. It was a fight between the Queens and the Chevaliers that they could not interrupt. Within seconds, both Queens charged towards each other while Hagi attacked Nathan. It was only Solomon that noticed the basket that was standing near where Diva formally stood, and out of curiosity, he went to inspect its contents, shocked to no end upon finding two cocoons the size of human infants. Had Diva already given birth?

"Nee-sama, what is the hurry, don't you want to see your nieces?" Diva asked, thrusting her French-made sword towards her sister. At once, Saya paused. Her nieces? Where were they? Her chestnut eyes darted everywhere, until she looked upon the spot where Solomon was standing. There they were, in the basket lined with white and blue cloth. "Aren't they beautiful?"

Saya did not know what to say, but continued to point her katana towards Diva. "Why are you here, Diva?" she demanded. If it was another attack on the Red Shield, her sister had miscalculated her strategies greatly. They were better-prepared now. Even if her other Chevaliers popped out of nowhere, they would have enough firepower to overcome them. "What do you want?"

Diva laughed. "Can't I visit my own sister with my daughters?" she asked in return. "Solomon, you didn't tell me that you are going to be a father… Is this how you treat your former Queen?" Her emphasis on the word "former" almost broke Solomon's heart, but he held Saya's hand in his discreetly, reassuring her of his presence.

"Diva is here to make a proposition" Nathan said, freeing himself from Hagi's daggers that had pinned him to the iron walls of the ship. "Aren't you, Diva?"

The sapphire-eyed Queen nodded, and walked up to Saya. What she did next shocked everyone who laid eyes on her, including Nathan and Solomon. "I know you hate me and you want to kill me" she said to Saya, who interjected,

"You have caused so much pain to this world, Diva that you cannot redeem yourself even if you died three times over!"

"But my daughters are innocent!" Diva cried, and dropped to her knees. For the first time in her life, she was kneeling to someone, to Saya, no less. "Nee-sama, I know that you want to kill me, but spare my daughters! They are the only family I have next to you!" Tears ran down her sapphire eyes. Diva could actually shed tears…