Chapter 6: Two Truths and One Lie
Nyssa stared at the large widening eyes of Felicity and quickly started to think of a way to dissuade her from saying what they both knew to be true. Nyssa knew that if Felicity knew the truth about her husband and told everyone else it would only be a matter of time before her husband being alive became common knowledge. While Ras had plans and designs of revealing his alive status when it suited him, now was not the time. However Felicity was not the only one who caught on to the reference that her Father had died and was not in command of the League either…
"What do you mean your Father isnt leader of the League anymore," John demanded from Nyssa. The same conclusions jumping to his mind that Oliver had lived, that he was now in command of the League and was still keeping secrets. Once more his faith in his leader and friend and brother in all but blood being shaken. "Are you telling me Oliver is alive all this time and is in fact Leader of the League. That he is still keeping us in the dark and lying to us, the people closest to him." John was truly getting worked up betrayal after betrayal from Oliver. Nyssa quickly made short work of that by dissuading him in the harshest manner possible. "Of course not Mr. Diggle, Oliver Queen is Dead. He died from severe wounds inflicted upon him during his battle against my Father. He did in fact win against my father, but then he was shot several times by the SCPD, and then fell over the dam, he met his doom there. The League recovered his body and gave him Last Rites. Its League tradition for those members of the League who live to old age and die of it. We give them Last Rites, an honor burial. As well as spreading of ashes in a sacred place for the league." Nyssa had never had to lie so much to hide the real truth, she also knew that this lie would come back to shake the trust of people closest to her as well but it couldn't be helped. One look towards Thea knew she had broken any hopes and dreams her sister-in-law had of reuniting with her elder brother.
Nyssa looked towards Thea and beckoned Thea into her embrace and hugged the young girl warmly. And felt a little surprised that the younger girl embraced back, it felt as if she was a step closer to being this younger girl's family. It made her feel warm inside and hoped the younger girl would forgive her and her husband for the deceit later on. "If I may borrow Thea, I should like to take her with me to speak privately, and if she agrees would like to take her to Nanda Par Bat, to discuss with the new Ras on how to help Thea come to grips with her new blood lust, perhaps even discover a cure for her. Though I should warn you, this offer is only made to Thea to come, should any one else attempt to join her, they will be met with a swift end." Nyssa warned hoping not to have to take others with and disobey her husband's commands. Gently guiding the younger off and feeling no resistance, Nyssa guided her up and out of the basement complex under Palmer technology. Taking Thea by the arm and guiding her towards a black Mercedes and getting her into it taking her towards Ferris Air.
The car ride was silent as Thea just sat there and watched out the window as Star city drove by. Silent contemplation made her think through everything Nyssa had said and how she had acted. The one thing she knew for a fact was that Nyssa had lied, and she had lied a lot just now. The only truth she mentioned was the blood lust. As a young girl who is practiced in the art of lying but more importantly she knew when her Mother was lying, when her brother had lied to her and so on. She knew Nyssa had lied and it gave her more hope than she could hope to ever feel, the hope that Oliver had survived after all. But that revelation led to more questions, so she decided to ask, "Nyssa… why didn't Oliver come home, why did he stay with the League." Thea just threw out there wondering if Nyssa would stand by her lies our come clean with her.
Nyssa was taken aback by the sudden breaking of silence as well as the question, but since she knew Thea would be seeing her brother soon enough anyway she decided to exercise her power as Bride of the Demon and tell Thea the truth. "I spoke the truth when I said my father was defeated by Oliver Queen, that he was shot by the police and fell over the dam. Its what happened afterwards that was not true. Oliver Queen had died over the dam. None of you, of us, came to look for him, to see if he was alive, we just regrouped back at Palmer Technologies and mourned his passing. Where Oliver Queen had died, Ras Al Ghul had been reborn. Oliver forsook the name he was born with and took up the mantle of the Demon's Head and decided to continue his destiny." Nyssa carefully replied not wishing to tell the younger girl more than she needed to know. "Your brother wishes to see you Thea. He wanted to see you back then and for the last 6 months as well, however being the Demon's Head is a demanding position. Its not all board meetings and power luncheons I believe is the phrase in the vernacular. No its more training and more training as well as plotting out several moves ahead all at once. But in terms you might better adapt to, these, what did you call them? Ghosts? Well these people work for a central leader, this leader was and is an enemy of the League for some time now. Oliver has been steadily applying League resources to combat this foe and hopes that he can bring peace where there was none. I know you wont truly appreciate or grasp the concept of that right now. However your brother truly cares for you and talks of you often. I feel like I know you a bit better now after hearing stories of you from him."
Nyssa quietly contemplated how her beloved would take the reuniting with his sister. While inside she was hoping that a little bit more of the old Oliver would surface at the same time she did not want to sacrifice the man he had become and the man she was steadily falling for immensely.
A/N: I could have gone on but I would rather break this in small pieces and deal with it slowly. Here's the next one, thanks for the reviews. The next chapter should take around the same time frame as this one had. Till next time.
