THE COMING OF A VIOLENT STORM

Akemi breathed in deeply feeling the last wave go though her body she could feel the sweat all over her body. She put a hand on the heavy shoulders above her which now had deep scratch marks which had blood running down from them in small steams. She could hear his deep slow breathing as he lay on top of her body. She closed her eyes lying back on the soft marble everything was so quite she couldn't even hear the skulls. She breathed in again feeling her heart start to beat normally. She wiped the sweat of her head she had enjoyed that it was just how she liked it, so similar to how Xena gave her pleasure except that this was a man and not a woman.

That was a miner detail though after all she liked people for what they could give her and if that was pleasure then so be it. She eased up her hand running it along his face as his eyes stared down in to hers. She looked up slightly catching sight of the scratch marks on his face. He looked back a content smile slowly spreading across his lips. She looked down slightly it was odd in her mind how satisfied she felt at this moment in time, she had no sexual frustration what so ever. She blinked no that wasn't right! That wasn't how it was meant to be, she wasn't meant to feel satisfied she'd never felt satisfied not like this, not in this way.

She breathed in deeply no she had been satisfied and she'd enjoyed it on a very personal level. He was violently and he liked pain in just the same way she did. She liked the pain most of it all, every savage touch and caress every dominant kiss and pushing motion yes she loved it all there was no point in lying to herself about that fact. She took in a slow breath running her fingers down his strong chest getting lost in the thoughts. She was ready to do this again just feel this same way. The demons in the seventh hell hadn't had any passion it was pure violence which had been agony on so many levels not that it had been any different from any other day it had just been far more unpleasant.

Ehecatl breathed in deeply this had been better than he imagined it in his lustful dreams it had everything he'd wanted it to be and felt so good. He eyed the bleeding scratch marks as he smiled wasn't this what every man wanted at the end of day? To be desired by someone who could give as good as they got. He flexed his arms slightly as he ran his hand down her between her breasts feeling the cold and slightly damp skin. He felt so privileged to be the first to touch her in this way. He felt his grin widen as he moved his hand lower he enjoyed her naked body in the same way he enjoyed viewing carvings.

He breathed in as he leaned forward a perverse thought coming to mind as he whispered in her ear. "You want to rest and then go again?" Truth was he wanted to go again it had been so long since he'd felt like this. Akemi breathed in sharply gritting her teeth. "No." Ehecatl leaned forward using his hand to force her face to meet his. "You're not going to lie to me and tell me that you didn't like that?" Akemi eyed him not bothering to pull away from his firm grasp, he was trying to dominate her and she wanted it. For once she wasn't going to lie about her feelings. She wasn't in the right frame of mind to do so at this moment there were too many strange feelings going through her mind and she wasn't ready to deal with them right now. "Yes I liked it."

Ehecatl felt his smile widen at last a piece of honest truth so she did have a weakness after all. He had assumed appealing her needs was a way to win her over but that felt very shallow when he thought about. To her it was the elements of experience, she liked to be dominated and in a slightly aggressive way which meant taking pain during passion while giving it to others. It all made perfect sense and it made him want to hit him self for not seeing it sooner, this was what she was after. This was what Xena had given her obviously in a different manner but none the less the same way. He opened his mouth licking his canine teeth. "I see you like pain, is that what Xena taught you."

Akemi breathed in deeply. "No my father taught me to take pain, Xena just taught me to enjoy pain." Ehecatl leaned forward keeping hold of her face as he loosened his grip slightly. "Your father hurt you?" Akemi felt her teeth grind together as she looked up meeting his dark gaze. "I don't want to talk about it." Ehecatl leaned closer. "What happened?" Akemi grabbed hold of his hand harshly. "I said I don't want to talk about it, my father was a cruel bastard who hurt everyone!" Ehecatl breathed in deeply as he caught sight of the dark inner pain as it flashed across her eyes. "He really hurt you didn't he?"

Akemi breathed in painfully. "Yes he hurt me and I hate him for it, I'll always hate him!" Ehecatl looked at her for a long moment easing her head up slightly. "Is that why you wanted to watch the whole of Mexica burn?" Akemi felt her teeth grinding together. "I wanted to watch Mexica burn because of the pain I suffered in the seventh hell, I want C'thulon to know that I can hurt him and his empire!" Ehecatl looked down slightly. "I see." Akemi breathed in deeply. "You can't take away the pain I've suffered, so don't think that you can!" Ehecatl shook his head as he leaned closer. "I know I can't take away your pain, who could ever take away all the hurt you've suffered. I just want you to know that I know how it feels I've suffered and I know how easy it is to despair and hate others." He let go of her face running his fingers down her chin as he looked deep in to her eyes watching as just for an instant they darted as their emotions became open to him. "It hurts doesn't to feel that kind of pain? Because it's always there in your chest and it feels like it will always be tearing at your soul like a knife."

"Oh how nice, I see it didn't take you long to get your un-dead slave to pleasure you."

Akemi turned feeling her thoughts shatter as caught sight of Itzpapalotl was standing opposite. She snarled in anger as she met the red gaze her voice coming out in a dark whisper. "Get out or I will kill you." Itzpapalotl eyed the pendent around the naked woman's neck as she stepped forward kicking an item of fallen clothing aside. She wasn't bluffing and she didn't want to annoy her, the pendent did after all have the power of C'thulon. She smiled slightly. "Come now Star Coyote I only wish to talk." She eyed their position. "Or would you prefer to go again because I can always come back later?" Akemi breathed in deeply. "I'd prefer it if you left."

Itzpapalotl felt an evil smile form. "Oh come now we can play nice, can't we? You have the power of C'thulon and I have something which you might want." Akemi eyed her in disgust. "I want nothing that's yours and if you don't leave I'll make your future very bleak." Itzpapalotl laughed oh this woman was truly with out fear. "Very well but wouldn't you like to know who Lila is?" Akemi eyed her refusing to move from her position. "Why would I care who Lila is? I don't know anyone called Lila!" Itzpapalotl laughed slightly watching as the warrior eyed her coldly as he got of the altar then pulled his lower clothing back on. "Why Lila is the Blood Jaguars younger sister, didn't you know?"

Akemi got of the altar grabbing her lower clothing she pulled it back on followed by her top half, she turned eyed the goddess. "So she has a younger sister, why should I care?" Itzpapalotl raised her skeleton hand eyeing it. "Because the poor weak little lost puppy is in Mexica right now, Quetzalcoatl has her held prisoner in his keep." She felt her cruel smile widen. "You killed the Blood Jaguar now wouldn't you just love to kill her younger sister as well?" She eyed the floating godly calendar with its skulls. "Why if you had her sister wouldn't she just be so useful? I mean she'd know everything about the Blood Jaguar's youth as well as her mother her father. It'd save you both the time and effort of having these skulls try and find the right days for you. As you already know they don't always send you to the time that they show you in the windows."

She smirked slightly. "Why with that weakling you could go anywhere in the Blood Jaguar's history you wanted in the blink of an eye." She looked up slightly. "After all you already own time its self, so what would it hurt to get rid of your rival for good that after all is your plan is it not Star Coyote?" Akemi eyed her as she finished dressing. "Let me guess you want me to go somewhere in time and because your godly hands can't work C'thulon's device you want my help, that's why your here giving me this proposition?" Itzpapalotl took a slow step forward. "With Lila's blood you can travel to an exact moment in time, does that not interest you?"

She felt her smile widen. "Why you could go and kill the Blood Jaguar's mother and then the Blood Jaguar will not even exist while the Warrior Princess will, just imagine that." Akemi slowly eased the musket free from her belt she slowly pulled back the flintlock. "Why should I trust you? Everyone knows that you do nothing but double cross everyone you come across or kill them depending on your mood." Itzpapalotl eyed the strange weapon in confusion. "Come now I don't wish to antagonise you Star Coyote, we both want the same thing which is power." Akemi slowly eased her finger on to the trigger. "Do you know what this is in my hand?" Itzpapalotl eyed the odd weapon looking up slightly. "No I don't."

Akemi turned the musket to the pillar she pulled the trigger watching as it hit the stone causing it to blast outwards close the goddess who pulled back in surprise and confusion. "As you can see it has a nasty sting, now I know that unlike the lesser gods you can all be hurt by mortal weapons and though they can't kill you they do hurt." She pulled the hand held musket back. "So take the time to imagine what that'll do if I fire it in your face." She felt her teeth grind together. "If your lying I'm going to make sure that I put this is right between your teeth when I fire it." Itzpapalotl folded her arms eyeing the weapon. "I can assure you, that this is no lie I've seen the Blood Jaguar's sister in person."

Akemi eyed her for a long moment. "Where is she then?" Itzpapalotl eyed the broken pillar before turning back. "Quetzalcoatl has her in side his keep. Now I'm sure as the Blood Jaguar got in there you'll be able to get inside with the same ease." She eyed the pendent around the woman's neck. "After all you can go anywhere you want." Akemi eyed her for a long moment. "So tell me if I was to capture the Blood Jaguar's sister what would you want out of this?" Itzpapalotl felt a smile form as she looked at the floating golden circles. "All I would want is to use your time device, you see I've always wanted to kill Huitzilopochtli and I'd want to do it before he's born so that Quetzalcoatl's dynasty will be ensured for all time."

Akemi smiled inwardly Quetzalcoatl's dynasty would end anyway when Cortez walked through these lands but there was no reason to mention that. She folded her arms. "You'll get your turn when I've finished using the Blood Jaguar's sister as a vessel. Only then will I be interested in giving you your wish and that'll only be if you're telling the truth." She looked up sharply. "If your not you shouldn't show your face here again because I'll kill you on sight or send you somewhere in time which you really won't like." Itzpapalotl forced her smile as she rose her skeleton hand what she wouldn't give to rip the little bitch's throat out. No wonder her and the Blood Jaguar were rivals.

They were both unafraid of the gods and would be rude to them at any opportunity. Both were selfish in there desires and personal wants right down to the miner details like which gender they slept with and what kind of sex they had. It was little wonder that these personalities had clashed so violently and so hatful when ever they were face to face. Of course the Star Coyote believed that she had won but somehow that was doubtful in her mind. The Blood Jaguar always seemed to crawl out of the wood work. It was just a matter of time before she resurfaced. It was highly unlikely that Milintica the grand serpent had killing her and Huitzilopochtli wouldn't be able to contain her for long if he'd resurrected her.

She was very single minded when it came to Mexica and the Star Coyote was living on borrowed time. She eased out her skeleton hand. "Oh I don't doubt that you will do so Star Coyote but I wouldn't harm me now. I mean how will you know just where the Blood Jaguar's sister is with out my help?" Ehecatl sneered in disgust. "The bitch is lying Akemi she won't help you we both know that she gets great pleasure out of double crossing others be they gods or mortals." Itzpapalotl turned eyeing him in disgust. "I didn't ask for your opinion you disgusting little fool. It seems to have slipped your notice that you are becoming living and that means that when you do become fully alive again you can die!"

She sneered slightly. "You and every other un-dead fool owned by every god will soon be facing the prospect of loosing their un-dead status which will mean that all of you can be killed permanently." She raised her skeleton hand. "All the gods will soon realize that there power over the un-dead is fading, be they skeleton warriors or hummingbird warriors!" She looked up slightly looking at the burning white and red light spires. "Because this godly device draws its power from every heaven and hell created on this world, its effects in Mexica are merely the beginning. It'll become like a plague opening up heavens and hells in every land as the pitiful lesser god's loose control over the afterlife planes they've created!"

She snarled slightly. "The after life will have no meaning anymore because heaven and hell will both collide with this plane of existence in every way imaginable. Any one who dies after this happens will remain in limbo as there will be no where for them to go, they'll be no demons to drag them in to hell and no angels to pull them in to heaven as they'll all be stuck here fighting out their battles on this mortal plane." She looked up sharply. "I have the most to loose two thirds of my army are un-dead and I will loose control over all the hells including the seventh hell, which I won't be able to close. So I have no reason to betray ether of you as the stakes are too high for me and like every other god in this world I will not regain control over the afterlife until C'thulon's great device is shut down!"

Akemi turned eyeing the golden skull whose eyes glowed red for an instant, so this was what turning on the device of time truly meant. She felt a cruel smile form on her lips. "Fascinating so this device of time does come with a cruel price which affects you." She eased up the musket eyeing Ehecatl. "He's right though you always lie." She slowly pulled back the flintlock true it hadn't been reloaded but this bitch didn't know that. "So you can tell me right now where Gabrielle's sister is, right down to the room she's in. Or I'll make it so you'll be pulling those canines out of the back of your throat." Itzpapalotl blinked as she turned eyeing the warrior next her. "Since when do you listen to your slaves?"

Akemi raised the musket higher. "Let's just say he's important to me right now and your not." Itzpapalotl laughed as she eyed her. "Oh you should careful when you get feelings for people they may turn in to something you don't want." Akemi sneered slightly. "My feelings for Ehecatl are none of your concern." Itzpapalotl eased up her hands. "Very well the girl is in his main keep, in the same place that he used to keep his godly items before they were stolen by the Blood Jaguar, she's being guarded by two un-dead fools." She moved her fingers slightly. "Shouldn't be that much of a challenge for you take her away, why you could even cripple Tezcatlipoca just to show him your power."

Akemi breathed in deeply. "Interesting, well I'll give you use of the godly device but only if myself and Ehecatl succeed, if we don't you'll pay the price." Itzpapalotl sneered slightly as she eyed the warrior before turning back to the Star Coyote. "Careful when you give something a name you start to care about it." Akemi narrowed her gaze watching as she disappeared in a blast of black flames. "Bitch…." Ehecatl folded his arms it was obvious that Akemi would go for the Blood Jaguar's sister. Not that he really cared he'd go with what ever plan she wanted, just to sleep with her again. On top of that this was the first time that she hadn't insulted him, in fact she'd shown him a little respect. He felt a cold smile form. "So I assume that merged pendent can still teleport you were ever you want to go?" Akemi turned feeling an evil smile form she was really starting to like his company though she'd never admit to it openly to anyone. She eased the pendent up slowly. "Oh yes it still can."

8

Ares groaned feeling the pain as he tried to open his eyes only to close them again. It felt as though he had a hang over though it had been years since he'd had one. He remembered drinking with Xena who had been drunk herself, he wasn't sure if it was the sex or the wine all he knew was that he'd been drunk enough to pass out. Mind you Xena had passed out long before he had he'd never been able to get image of her half naked body on his bed with the robe half open out of his head. Even though she hadn't been fully awake it was an image of pure power and beauty her eyes closed her strong body still and her mouth open slightly showing of her teeth.

She was very much the wolf who couldn't be tamed and he'd loved that savage fire. A fire that he couldn't tame and he had enjoyed that all the more. He had loathed having to watch Gabrielle tame that fire it had been so painfully but maybe the realization in these past few days was that she hadn't tamed anything she had merely focused it using that dark fire which buried deep with in her soul. He looked up as the voices cut through his thoughts he groaned again, he was in a temple which he didn't recognise. He blinked watching as everything slowly came back in to focus. He breathed in deeply it had to by a female goddess's he was sure of that. It was covered by pottery and beautiful objects all of which were on stands. He could see Huitzilopochtli, Xochipilli and Xochiquetzal standing close by the Aztec warrior who was normally with Gabrielle. All there faces were showing pain and uncertainty there was also a painful silence clinging to the air. He breathed in feeling his eyes dart any second now someone was going to speak he could feel it.

End of part 95

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