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Chapter 8 : battle

Duncan was stunned by what had happen during the last year. At first, when he had learned from his daughter what had happen, he can't have believed it. He also can't believe that he had almost forced his beloved Teela to marry Miro. Of course, never for the life of himself he would have thought of her ending married with Adam. But now his daughter looked more happy than he had never see her, so he is fine with it. Adam was always a nice boy, but now he is more than that. It was amazing to see how much he looked like He-man now. But the young man don't seems to be aware of it. Duncan loved his new "son-in-law" very much, and he can't have dreamed of a better husband for his daughter. He was perfect for her and she was perfect for him. And the two of them were as blind of the fault of the other as a bat. Their fault made them stronger, which is very amazing even for a man like him.

True to his word, Adam had let his people known where he lived. He was very surprised when only a couple of days after that the first people had come close to castle greyskull and began to built their house. Now a little town was in the valley near by the castle. Adam can't believed his own eyes each time he looked outside. Even the palace workers had come too. Adam was saddened by the fact that he can't have let them work for him, but greyskull safety was at this price. So, he often go to the city to talk with them and give them work to do. They always were happy to work to his family, but it had take some time to them to accept that the captain of the guard is now his wife. The old servant were more easily convinced than the new one who have seen Teela made often fun of Adam. But now she was as well loved as his own mother is. And it made Adam very happy.

Queen Marlena felt rested for once. After she had helped Duncan to escape from Miro's power, she had hoped to be able to deliver her husband too. But her use of her power had weakened her a lot, and even a year after she was still not able to use her power. It made her sad, but other than this she was really happy. She had her family with her, all of her family. She was very happy when Duncan had decided to stay with them. At first he had wanted to leave them to return to the palace. Randor was his friend for too long for him to forget it. But on the other way, Teela was very worried that if her father leaved them he will fall again under Miro's power, and this time he would not come out of it ever. So, finally Duncan had done what he had always done, he had let his daughter made the decision for him. Marlena now only regretted for Randor to be still under Miro's power, but for now they can't do anything about it.

The sorceress can't believed how much her life had changed since the time when her daughter had come to live with her. Of course, the sorceress would not have thought that her daughter will come here married, and to prince Adam ! But her life was never as interesting as it is now. Like she had thought her daughter was very gifted in magic, and it was a real pleasure for her to learn with her mother. The sorceress was surprised to see how her daughter had take good the new about her. Not that she complained about it. She had her family back and more the time passed, more her family was growing. Now, with Marlena and Duncan, the old castle was no more bare and frightening. Adam and Teela were really the owner of the castle, and it's like if the castle acted to please them. The sorceress can barely recognize her own castle and if the room of the crystal was not here anymore, then the sorceress would have believed that she had a new castle built in the place of the old one during her sleep.

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Miro was angry. Now there is not a day when he was not angry. He can feel his power leaving him and there is nothing he can do about it. Even the master began to escape from his control. Surprisingly, it was Ram-man who was the first to escape him. But in a way it made sens. This particular master was one of the closest of his beloved brother. And Miro was more and more sure that Adam was this own nemesis. He was aware that someone will be one day his killer or he had to kill him before that. But he would never thought that his own half-brother will be this man. If he had known this before, he would have killed him long ago. But back then, he had seen his brother only as a fun loving boy and nothing more. He was wrong and now he had to pay the price.

Fortunately for him his father was still under his control, thanks to his mother. She was the first one to use her power to him, and it was because of what she had persuaded him that his father can't ever see what his other son can do good. And Miro had only added a little more of his power for his father to really hate Adam. It had worked very well, and his brother would have been found guilty and killed legally. But Miro don't have count with Teela. He had studied her too before he come to the palace. Back then, Teela had only show contempt to him, so Miro had expected her to continue like this. But something unexpected had happen. Miro don't know why she have had a change of heart but Teela had begun to be close again to Adam. And after that, everything had gone wrong.

Miro can't let the thing go like this anymore. He can't let his brother live anymore. He had begun to be too dangerous for him to let him live. One of them must die and Miro would made sure that he would not be the one. He don't have much time left, so he used the last of his power to force the master and Skeletor and his minions to attack greyskull. Today would be the last day for Adam and his family, even his father. Miro don't needed him anymore. Soon Eternia would have the king it had always wanted. As soon as his brother and the slut he had for wife would be dead, then Miro would take care of his father and the masters. He can't let them live any longer.

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The attack don't have surprised the inhabitant of castle greyskull. This morning Adam had woken with the feeling that miro was close, and he had asked the sorceress about it. When she had confirmed it, Adam, Teela and Duncan have prepared themselves for the battle. None of them wanted to fight their former friends but they don't have the choice. They can't let Miro win or all of they have known will be lost. Adam take Teela in his arm and he told her that everything would be right. She wanted to believe in it, and she was ready to fight for them. Miro don't expected her to be a sorceress, and this fact can work for them. No matter what, today will be the turning point of their life. And she will be damned if she let something happen to Adam.

The battle had begun like every one they have fight. But in the middle of the battle, suddenly, the master stopped to fight. They looked around like if they don't know why they were fighting. And, before anyone can understand what happen, skeletor and his minions were fighting by the others. In fact, it was only the minions who continue to fight, because Skeletor had mysteriously of them were so focused on their fight that they failed to notice that Miro had come to the battle field too, and he was fighting Adam. The prince don't have wanted to fight as He-man, because even if they were manipulated, the masters still were his friends. So when Miro had attacked him, Adam don't have time to transform himself. The life Adam was forced to live since his departure of the palace had transformed him more than everyone can have guessed. and he had no problem to fight on his own against the magnificent warrior like Miro. In the past Adam was too focused on escaping and finding a place to transform himself that he don't really can show how a good warrior he was too. So today will be the day of a lot of surprise for the masters too.

Miro and Adam were on the same level as warrior and none of them can make the final blow. They were so focused on their fight that they don't noticed that the masters have finally defeated the minions. They have wanted to go to the help of Adam, but Teela had stopped them. She was very worried for Adam, but she had to let him fight on his own. And it's time for them to find out who their prince really is. For now, Adam is able to do it all by himself. But Teela don't let her eyes felt her husband once. That's why she was the first to notice the glow who began to appeared around Adam. It worried her a little, but Adam acted like if nothing happened so she don't come through their fight.

Miro can't believe how good of a fighter his brother is. The man had hid a lot an Miro wanted to kill him even more for this. At first the glowing surrounding Adam had just made him lost concentration, but after some time it had begun to hurt him. And the more the time passed, the more it hurt. Soon, Miro can't stand it anymore. He can't understand why this light don't hurt his brother, but he had no choice but ran away from it. He broke the fight, unable to lift his sword anymore. Never before he had felt so weak. He ran as fast as he can, and he was lucky to spot Teela before he take of. He push her to the cliff, and used the time when his brother run to help his wife from falling from the cliff to ran away. He don't see the sword who cut his throat. He fall to his death before he can realise what happen to him.

Skeletor looked at his unconscious minions. He can't do anything for them now. He had to run away. He had achieved his goal. Miro is dead , he had killed him himself like he had promised himself. Miro was not his son, of this he was sure now, but it don't mattered anymore. Miro is no more, and Randor can't have the love of his people again, not after what he had done to Adam. So, now, the time of the king Adam and queen Teela had come. And Skeletor had the feeling that this time would be worst for him and his kind. Skeletor would never underestimate king Adam again. He would be a rude enemy, even more than his father was, of this Skeletor is sure. And their battle would be a long one.

To be continued.

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