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"You are the one that is the abomination." Eshera shot back. "Everything that you are is evil. There is no love to save anyone for your so called Origin. You will wipe out everything that is dear to me and I can't let that happen."
"Then you are already defeated clone. There is nothing more powerful in this galaxy but me. Already my essence of power is felt far and wide. Our fight is but a glimpse into what I was destined to do, to be, and what I am. You have no cognizance of what my existence will do to this universe. I will shape this galaxy to my will and the Ancients will suffer for trying to stop me."
Vala slowly crawled thru the holes in the ship. Adria and Eshera were to distracted by each other to notice Vala concentrating on stopping Adria.
"Our dimension is being torn apart Taika. We can no longer hold onto both Universes. The Orici has become too powerful."
"You cannot give up hope Alterians. The prophecy has fortold this fight between the lost ones children."
"There was a balance that was maintained for the survival of all. It was not forseen that the Orici would take from the lost child such evil she suffered. It has fueled her anger and power."
"Alterian, may I speak freely?"
"Yes."
"For centuries your kind have sought peace within the Universe to right a wrong your kind suffered. You played Gods among innocent people and those innocents have suffered for the sake of your survival. The lost child, my people and countless others have paid for your mistakes. Origin is of your sins and to atone for your mistake you have pitted children of the innocent against one another."
"We have perfected peace and harmony Taika. We aim to keep that alive."
"But you have not. My people paid a high price for your peace. Now the entire universe is in the hands of your making. I have seen and felt the heart of the lost one. She is frail in body, but strong in heart. You chose wisely, and yet you have torn her apart, by allowing such events to unfold."
"Because you have served us well Taika, you are allowed to speak to us in such a way. But you are not our judges in this matter."
"If not me then who? The Universe is being torn apart, yet you are terrified of being wrong. Do you not see the error of what you call perfection is not? When I was used as a weapon to stop the Orici, even in a short time, I sensed in the Orici, her zeal for evil. She is but a mirror of your existence. She is what you made her. You kept hidden the purest of heart to fight your battle against one another. The shadow of what you thought was evil to become the Ancients. Now it has come back to punish you and all those who suffer under your mistake are to suffer eternal shame and suffering for it."
The Alterian said nothing. Only contemplating their existence and finally Taika's words."
"We cannot stop events as they unfold. We gave her the weapon of the sacred flames. The lost one was fortold to stop this threat."
"Yet you see what it has cost her. No one should carry this heavy burden. She is an innocent in all of this. I have seen how she has suffered. The pain is unbearable. You Alterians never gave thought to the outcome. Now your very existence is threatened. Yet in all your power and wisdom to not interfere; you have destroyed yourselves, eons of innocent people and now the lost one. There is something in your prophecy that you did not foresee, is there not?"
There was a pause. "We have calculated the loss of such sacrifices."
"As you calculated the Gouald's sacrifices with the same power; yet you did nothing. You did not foresee the lost one as the deciding factor. You thought that her children pitted against one another would fight and save your existence."
Silence was Taika's answer.
"You Ancients are no better than the Orici. If you cannot see that you have done this to yourselves, then you deserve to perish as I. But those innocent beings do not deserve this outcome. I believe you have done more harm to this Universe by playing as Gods do. You have no compassion for others. You have forgotten why you became as you are now. It was to bring peace of mind and spirit. You have forgotten sacrifice of oneself to save those that you love. You were given the opportunity to protect the innocent and now you have twisted that for a simple act of revenge."
As the Ancients contemplated Taika's thoughts, their presence began to flicker in and out.
"It is too late Taika. There is no more hope." It was the last words that echoed thru their dimension.
Vala drew closer to both her daughters battle. Her heart broke for what she knew she had to do. Her anger grew from somewhere inside, at what pain her life was filled with. Not one moment of happiness, not even for her own family and herself. Images were somehow flashing in her mind at how her own mother was taken from her. How she was mistreated by her step mother Adria and then forced to become host to the Queen Quetesh. The endless tortures, beatings, and self loathing of others of what she was used for. Her anger had intensified at the thought of being made an incubator by the Ori to produce their weapon upon the world; the Orici. She could not contain her emotions any longer.
Adria had continued to batter Eshera across the room. Heat and debris from the ship falling around them and Eshera was growing tired and weak from such constant bombardment of Adria's power. Eshera would not give up, even though she felt her whole body ache of the strain of fighting. The last wall of flames pushed Eshera thru another corridor as Adria floated towards her for one last attack.
"If you are my sister, then you chose your end. You shall regret ever being born."
Eshera prepared herself for the attack. Her blue flame was all that was protecting her and it was failing fast. Adria pulled back her arms and shot a incinerating red flame shooting towards her.
Cam had transported into the ring room. Jaffa that were guarding the room were immediately zatted unconscious. Cam searched the Ori computer and found were SG1 was being held. He could see the ship was deteriorating and what ever guards that were left were not concerned about an invasion. As he continued through the tiers, Cam found it difficult to stay upright. The Ori ship was shifting back and forth and Cam knew what was looming overhead the space outside of it.
"CAM." Sam was the first to see Mitchell enter.
"Perfect timing Mitchell." Stated Jack. "I love when plan B comes together."
Cam shot the control panel out. "You guys have no idea what going on outside this ship. There's a huge black hole forming over this ship."
"Where's Vala and Eshera?" Daniel turned Cam towards him.
"I barely made it on board Jackson. There's flames shooting out from the side of this ship and from what I see, there's some kind of battle going on."
Daniel finally registered what Mitchell was saying about the flames.
"No."
Sam interupted. "Cam, you say a black hole. That's not possible unless a high amount of gas is being heated up, causing a high amount of radiation to form in space."
"Well, whatever is causing it, we have to leave now. This ship is about to be swallowed up in it and everyone is abandoning ship. I don't even see any Priors around." Stated Cam.
Daniel angrily interrupted. "I don't care what's happening out there. I need to find Vala and my daughter."
Aneteo overheard the conversation, seeing they were ignoring him.
Daughter?
"Daniel Jackson, we will assist you to find your family." Teal'c interjected. "We will not abandon them."
"Sam you and Cam get back to the Hata'k so we have a way outta here. We'll help Daniel find them; no butts."
Sam motioned towards Aneteo. "What about him."
"You can't leave me here to die." Aneteo pressed towards the opened door.
"Tempting." Jack smirked.
"You owe me O'Neill……..
Jack was immediately in his face. "We don't owe you anything. You could burn for all I care. So don't press your luck."
Aneteo knew without any weapons or backup, he was at the mercy of his enemy. So he remained quite.
This isn't over O'Neill.
"Let's go Daniel. Teal'c take the lead."
Adria watched in confusion as the flames were deflected upward and outwards.
"What?" Adria was puzzled at Eshera stopping her flames.
Vala's whole body was aflame. But what Eshera saw made her cringe in fear, not at Adria, but at her mother. She had seen her mother like this once before. Vala was glowing and seemed to be in a trance. Adria couldn't help but look to see what Eshera was starring at.
Her mother, her enemy now was glowing in Black Flames.
TBC