Chapter 13 - Liz-POV

We walked into Michael's apartment andeveryone was already there. That was good. Now if I could just work up the nerves to say this and change everyone's lives.

"Okay. Alex, have you scanned the place for bugs?" Max asked. "Then we won't have to worry about anyone finding out our sectrets. That could be hell." Smart move Max.

"Good thinking Maxwell."

Alex scanned the entire apartment and even the hallway outside but nothing came up. He sat back down next to Isabel and looked at me expectantly. Guess it's time to break the news.

"Okay. We have all lived before. On Antar. I guess you could say that this was reincarnantion, only more scientific. We all lived together, eventually. We were known as the 'Immortal Six'."

"The 'Immortal Six'? What did that mean?" Isabel asked.

"The Immortal Six were a family of six powerful individuals that could not be beaten in battle. We were invinsible. I came from my own house. The house of Jevri. It had been in my family for generations, but it was not left to me. So when my father thought I was old enough, he started taking me to the palace. His reason to me was so I could get used to how things were done at court, but the main one was just the fact that he wanted me to get the Prince - soon to be King - fall in love with me."

"Wait, I remember that one. You were with Isa- Vilandra. You were acting like best friends. It was before we had met. She was trying to play match-maker for us." Max said.

"Yeah. Well, as you can guess, it worked. We fell in love. We courted for a few months. Then we got engageed for one year and a day - that was our tradition. You had to wait that long until you could marry. It was beautiful." I was off reminising about how he asked me to marry him.

"Tell us! I want to hear the story." Maria squealed.

" It was the day before and Zan asked if we could meet up at our spot, which was on the eastern tower. It had a beautiful view and when you were there early enough, you could see the sunrise. Anyway, Zan took me there and he started talking about him becoming King. His father was dying, so he could be king sooner than he wished. We were only 18 years old, but Zan had the strength and wisdom of someone older.

"Then he started talking about how much he loved me. He told me what he felt everyday. He got down on his knees. I was so shocked. I mean, I wasn't really expecting it. The future King of my planet was proposing . . . to me. He talked about how he wanted to be a husband before a King. He told me that he would always love me, worship me and provide for me.

"The ring was beautiful. It was a ruby gemstone, set between two diamonds, on an 18 carot white gold ring. It took my breath away. Zan knelt there, waiting for my answer while I was admiring the ring. I looked at it for about 2 minuets when I noticed Zan was waiting for my answer. So I knelt infront of him, kissed him, and told him that I would marry him anyday. We stayed at the tower all night and we watched the sunrise together."

"Aww!" The girls sighed.

Max was smiling and he kissed me. Then Michael ruined our moment, as always. "So . . . the rest of the story?"

I shook my head to clear my thoughts. "Umm . . . Max and I got married a year after that. That was when Rianna came to us."

"Rianna? Who was she?" Alex asked.

"Rianna was part of my father's house. I had known her for years. We were close friends. So she asked if she could be transfered after my departure and I begged Zan to allow her to work for us. We got permission and she was my personal assisstant. After a few months of her working with me, she caught Rath's eye. He liked her, a lot. So he came to me, asked about her, then started to court her, with permission of the King.

"Vilandra was jealous. Yes she didn't love Rath, but she wanted to find someone who loved her, like we loved each other. But she was happy for her cousin. She threw a ball in honour of him finding his soulmate. That was just an excuse though. Vilandra loved to throw balls. She liked the attention and the feeling of happiness all around her. Rianna's status was upgraded and she was considered a noble women."

"Why? I mean if her and Rath broke up, wouldn't she just lose her position?" Maria asked.

"No." I smiled at her. "You see, when Antarian's court . . . that means they have found the one that they are truly meant to be with. If you don't feel a connection inside, but you still like the girl, they are just counted as affairs. No one get engaged or married unless they feel the connection. So you see, by Rath asking me permission to court Rianna, he was admitting that he had found his true love, which Rath would never have usually done.

"Then Deriz joined us. He was Vilandra's soulmate. They both knew it from the moment they met at the ball, but refused to act on it. They danced around each other for two years, when they finally admitted there feelings. I already knew about it, reading minds and all, so I warned Zan that when the day came, to let Vilandra have her say. Zan was happy when Deriz asked for permission and agreed whole-heartedly. Our unit was complete when Vilandra got married. That's when I gave birth.

"Coral was beautiful and I loved her. But the trouble started. I had some complications during birth, and it was unlikley for me to ever concieve again. Somehow, the knowledge of my barreness got out and the whole planet knew. Khivar chose that time to attack. We defeated him for a while, but the war was not over. He contacted Vishna, who was well known for his destruction of worlds. But because of his reputation, he was refused passage to our planet. Although Vishna had an apprentice. A daughter. He used her to get into the castle and try to ruin the King.

"Zan never fell for it, but she started rumors of her own. She claimed that she and Zan were lovers before he had wed and when she came back to Antar they restarted their affair. People started to believe. Once people believed their King was an adulterer, the protection of the castle started to fail. Khivar used this to kill everyone inside. We, the Immortal Six, escaped. Khivar somehow smuggled Vishna onto the planet and the final war began. We all tried so hard to beat Khivar and Vishna, but it was impossible.

"Deriz was the first to fall. He died protecting Vilandra. Overcome by her grief, she destroyed five of Khivar's command soldiers, before she was killed. Then Rath died. He was trying to take out Vishna, but was stuck from behind. Rianna was devestated. We managed to run from the battle, but we couldn't go far. Coral was only a few months old so she needed calmness. We tried to hide in some caves on the outskirts, but Vishna found us, Rianna was already gone. She was captured on the way out. It was only Zan, myself, and baby Coral. Vishna took her life first. He wanted Zan to loose everything before he died, so he turned to me. Finally Zan was too despaired to fight any longer, and he lost his life."

There was only silence. No one could speak. Max was holding me tight, as though he was afraid to lose me. Maria had tears in her eyes at the thought of Michael dying. Isabel and Alex were staring at each other, holding their gaze. And Michael was looking at the floor. He was suddenly very afraid.

I think this is the longest chapter I've done. So there you have it. My version of their previous lives. Let me know what you think?

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