My Heaven
-The Fencer's Throne-
By Michael James
Part 1
The Death of the King
In the nursery,
of baby dragons, beneath water...
“Hello little one, come on you can swim to me. Yes, just like that come on... very good” Rapier laughed. The princess had been taking her time with a baby dragon. Whom she had named Liss. She was an average deep ocean dragon infant. Not to big or small, but Rapier had grown fond of her. As Liss swam to her. Rapier's uncle swam to her. “What can I do for you uncle Wessex?”
“Your majesty, I've come to bring you to your father.” Her reaction was hesitant, because her father had been sick for a few days. She didn't want to see him in that state. “I'm afraid he has ordered you to come.” She did not want to go see him. “You must!”
In the kings chambers...
“Princess Rapier, your grace” said Wessex with a knock. King Northumbria said she may enter. Rapier swam into the room as Wessex closed the door.
“My daughter, you have been avoiding me these past couple weeks. May I ask why?” She didn't like seeing him sick. It hurt her heart to see the grand king of sapphire dragons fighting an illness. “It's worse than that my dear.” What did he mean? “You are so beautiful, my girl. I have watched you grow into a grand princess. Since your mother and brother died. I have done my best to raise you well.”
“Father what are you saying?” He was saying that he was dying. “No! No no no, you cant die... you are my father and the king. A whole race of dragons look up to you. NO! YOU CANT DIE!” It was okay, she didn't have to worry about a thing. All he wanted was her blessing to pass. To know all things were well. Rapier started crying loud and fierce. “You cant go! Who will take care of me?” Could she please give the blessing. He wanted to die in peace. “You have... you have my blessing father. Rapier watched his last breath shortly after.
Hours later...
“Mercia, please take our new queen to her chamber. She doesn't need to sleep on the floor” said Wessex. Rapier was on the floor, head on her arm. Poor thing had cried herself to exhaustion. Mercia came from the shadows dressed like a ninja. He carefully picked her up and took her to her bed. When they had left, Wessex got on his knee. “My lord brother, I will watch over her as if she was my own. And I will preserve your memory, throughout the ages to come. Please be at peace.”
3 days later above water,
at his public funeral...
“Your majesty, I must speak with you” her uncle told her. Rapier told him not now. “Please allow me to speak with you.” Rapier, her kin and court were on the terrace observing the ceremony. She was crying and trying not to insult her fathers memory. Her older brother Kenneth told her that this couldn't wait.
“Have you no shame lord brother?”
“Have you no idea, your majesty?” Her heart literally could have stopped right then. When she realized she was to succeed the throne. Kenneth was her half brother. His mother was a commoner. “You majesty, we need to present you in succession to the throne. If you please the people are waiting, for the announcement.”
“Okay” she said to Kenneth, softer than a gentle breeze. They had a crown made for her. She walked onto the head of drake. Every dragon animal let loose their fire breath like fireworks. No one would know, but Rapier was scared beyond measure. She couldn't move enough to breath normally. At the dinner, she told her uncle 5 minutes in she wasn't feeling well. If he would please apologize to everyone for her.
A day later,
in the above water castle...
“Your majesty, may I come in” asked Kenneth? He heard the door unlock and her voice say okay. “Your majesty if I may... By the gods were you attacked?!”
Part 2
I hated everything
As Kenneth walked in her room. Everything was destroyed. The walls, furniture, decorations, her bed, the mirrors, clothes. There was more debris than open space on the floor. She had made a bed from ripped blankets in the rooms far corner. To make everything worse, she had gashes on her arms. Rapier told her brother he may enter but no one else. He was shocked to the point he couldn't speak.
“Brother shut the door!” He started off saying your majesty... “DON'T CALL ME THAT! When we are alone you call me little Fencer, just like you always have!”
“Little Fencer, were you attacked?” No, she did this herself. “Allow me to fetch a doctor for your injuries.” No one but him, would be in this room. What wasn't clear about that? “Sister, you are hurt and you must be treated.” Then he would be the one to do it. “Then I will leave the room to fetch first aid. Please assure me you wont hurt yourself again.”
“I forbid you from telling uncle Wessex about this!” Only if she promised not to harm herself. “Okay, but if Wessex comes to my door in terror. I will have you beaten to death.”
As Kenneth rushed to the castle medic office. He stopped for a moment, why didn't her guards report her behavior. But he was to preoccupied with getting to her aid. As he grabbed the ointment and bandages. Wessex came in wondering what was all the noise about.
“Uncle, I promise to explain. I just need your word you wont visit the queen today.” He asked who hurt her? “Please uncle, swear to me you will wait for me to explain.” He would wait, but depending on how big this secret is, will reflect on Kenneth.
When he got to her door. There was a female servant was holding a full water basin. She told him the queen requested a bath, but he was to take it to her. Kenneth knocked saying it was him.
In the soldiers den...
“I'm looking for the soldiers guarding the queen's room last night!” Wessex demanded in an angry voice. The 4 stepped forth and asked what they could do for him? “Did anyone hurt the queen?” No, but they had heard a lot of banging in her room. “And?” The queen told them not to enter for any reason. “And you didn't think to alert someone?” The queen told them she was fine...”
Back to Rapier...
“May I come in?” She unlocked the door and Kenneth came in. “Okay here is your bath little Fencer. I'll leave you to it, once I treat your wounds.” Rapier sat down on her broken bed and put her arms out. The ointment he was using was called Fire Nectar. A miracle drug solely used for dragons. It was also very expensive. After he applied it, her gashes healed within a couple minutes.
“Brother, you have been raised in matters of court. How would you like to be king?” With all do respect to answer her question would the wrong way. It would be considered treason in some circles. “I'm serious!” He would not like to be king. “What if I advocate the throne to you and you didn't have a choice?” Please stop. “I'm 10 years old brother, I don't know the first thing about leading a people!” She had trust worthy kin who would help her along the way. “GET OUT!”
A couple weeks later...
“Your majesty, I was told you sent for me” asked Wessex? She unlocked the door and asked him to come in. His heart skipped a beat when he saw her room. “Your majesty what happened in here. Did someone come in and hurt you?!”
“No uncle, I just woke up this morning and I completely hated everything.” Wessex saw her bed in the corner along with all the food plates her brother brought. He chose not to press the issue and told her that she would have his room. Until her room was in proper order. “I'm quite comfortable in here. Now I have questions.” He stopped her and said first of all this room was unhealthy, he would not have her in it. Now what were her questions? “Have you talked to my brother about me?”
“Weeks ago he told me to not ask him about you until he was ready. I can see now why he made that request. What is your next question your majesty?”
“Its about Count Kyne. Do I have the authority to have him killed?” Yes, why? “He has harassed me since I could walk. And he has been staring at my body lately.”
“SOLDIER!” She ran in the room asking what he needed. “Arrest count Kyne immediately.” Of course.
Part 3
In the dragon nursery
Outside the courtroom,
coming down the hall...
“I demand to know why I have been detained. Where are you taking me?” 2 soldiers were dragging Kyne as he shouted all kinds of obscenities. They opened the door to the throne room door and brought him in. Rapier was on the chair, in a beautiful dress. “What is the meaning of this?!” Wessex told them to shut him up. A soldier hit him in the neck hard. Kenneth told everyone the queen would now speak.
“Kyne, you have haunted my footsteps ever since I was little. I sentence you to death.” He started laughing as well as he could. “Excuse me, why do you jest?” He looked at her with an evil smile. Wessex told them to beat him. “No, what makes you feel happy count Kyne?” He closed his lips and lowered his head to have it severed. “Take him back to his cell.” Kenneth added to make him uncomfortable!
As soon as he was gone. Wessex saw her trembling and ordered privacy for the queen. Kenneth started to leave and Rapier asked him to stay. Wessex asked what was wrong?
“His smile, its the expression he gives to me when he looks at my chest. The look he gives me when I tell him to leave me be.” Kenneth asked what they were waiting for? They should have him killed! Wessex told him to take her to his room. He would handle it.
A short time later...
“I demand better accommodations!” Wessex knocked on the cell door in a certain way. They opened the door and felt great fear when they saw him. “Wessex my friend I demand to be let out of these chains, immediately.” He told the soldiers to wait outside.
“You're very calm for a dead man.” Kyne laughed saying to him that he will have him beaten when he was king. “How do you mean?” The queen will need a husband, and he was the prime choice. “I will admit you would be a prime choice. Except I'm going to kill you right now.” He had no authority to end his life, and to speak of it was treason. “Your mistaken, the queen ordered your death.”
“Now wait a moment” Kyne shouted as Wessex walked up to him! He told the count there was nothing left to converse. He grabbed his neck and ripped his head off with one hand.
The next morning,
in Wessex's room...
“Uncle...” Kenneth whispered softly as Wessex approached the door. He wanted to know why he was outside the room. “She ordered me to stay outside the room. She's asleep right now.” Was she decent. “Sleeping in her underwear but for the most part.”
“I would see her.” The door was opened and their queen was in the corner of the room. “My bed is in the room center!” Wessex walked in the room. It was completely in order, nothing broken. However, the bedding was in a ball on the floor and Rapier was asleep in it. Laying beside her was a baby dragon animal. She was gripping him tight in her sleep. “What is the meaning of this” Wessex said with anger in a low voice?! Kenneth started to answer, but...
“Brother make whoever it is go away. I want to sleep more” she said rolling over. Wessex ordered him to put her in the bed, NOW! Kenneth walked up to her and slowly picked her up. Once Rapier was cognac she moved violently like fish bait on a hook. “I want to sleep where I can see the room, THE WHOLE ROOM!”
“Your majesty please” Wessex begged. She covered her bra with her hands, ordering him to leave. This was not a sight for him to see. Wessex turned around and told her to please sleep anywhere else. She answered fine, then she would sleep in the nests.
Her baby dragon right then felt he needed to protect her. He head butted Wessex and made it clear he needed to leave. Followed by spitting fire out its mouth at him. Wessex went out of the room and closed the doors tight behind him.
“Kenneth, our fathers brother doesn't need to see me in my underwear. I have a hard enough time letting you see me like this!” He told her to put something on then.
Once she was dawned for court...
“I don't want to sit to get a bunch of gifts from lords and royalty.” Kenneth asked her what was her real objection? She loved getting gifts from others. “Lean forward brother.” When he was in whispering range. “I don't want a husband. You are well aware of my preferences.” Kenneth stood up and asked their uncle to give him a minute of his time.
Part 4
She is a true Queen
At supper that night...
“I am not a tool of procreation uncle. I do not exist, just to lay eggs and care for the babies. Further more the more favored suitors and creeps and imbeciles.” He started to argue with her, saying she would need help governing her race. “Mercia, please escort my uncle from the dining hall. I'm done with him for the evening.” He came from the shadows and did as ordered. Wessex didn't struggle at all on his way out. Kenneth remained at the table with her.
On her plate was a steak, made to absolute perfection. Most royalty would never eat such a meal. She took her plate, food and all and threw it at the wall. Followed by picking up her chair and busting it on the floor. Kenneth rushed to her side before she used her utensils. The soldiers rushed in and she ordered them to leave!
“Okay, lets get you into bed.”
“No... take me to the nests.” He picked his sister up and went to the access pool. Going under the water, the siblings entered the deep ocean full of dragon animals. More importantly, mothers caring for their eggs. Somehow all the animals knew by instinct she was the leader. Rapier broke apart from her brother and swam to the newborns. Kenneth asked her what he could do for her. “I'm going to sleep here tonight. If you wish to watch over me. Find somewhere to be comfortable.”
Rapier was able to walk on the floor. She approached the babies and infants. A mother dragon got between the brother and queen. Almost as if she was protecting her from him.
Kenneth backed off, he watched his sister fall asleep with the newborns. Mercia came to him first. When asked why it wasn't Wessex. He told him his brother needs permission.
“Is she okay? It was a huge commotion she made in the dining room.” His nephew told him, she was okay and to look to the left. Mercia saw a sight of honor. Only a true queen of dragons could sleep like this with their young. “Rapier truly is our real queen...”
My Heaven
-The Trial of Essex-
By Michael James
-A decade after Rapier ascended the throne-
Part 1
He killed my sons
In a brothel,
on Rapier's home planet...
“Mmm, you are so good at that. Oh... I think we are done for the time being.” Essex sat up with his favorite girl and gave her a little kiss. As he started to get dressed, soldiers came into the room. His initial reaction was were they under attack.
“General Essex, you are under arrest. The queen signed the order herself. If you resist coming with us the queen will order your death.” Essex wanted an explanation. “Will you comply my lord?” He stood up and handed them his sword, and wanted it back, once this was all over. Essex was put in cuffs strong enough to hold a dragon.
As they arrived to the castle he was taken to a VIP cell. Essex was greeted by his nephew Kenneth. He demanded to know what this was about. Why was he here!?
“Uncle you are being accused of murdering 3 noble boys.” He froze in terror. “Her majesty wanted me to ask you what you had to say on the matter.” His response was that he was innocent. He had not killed any boys recently. “I will tell her majesty your plea.”
In Rapier's privet library...
“I'm here to speak with the queen” requested Wessex. The soldiers outside the door told him she didn't want to be disturbed. Rapier shouted to let her uncle in, dammit. They opened the door and closed it behind him. “Your majesty, may I speak with you?”
“Don't call me majesty when we are in privet.” He asked if she really had his brother arrested? “Yes I did.” How could she do that? “Same way I do everything else uncle. With love in my heart and a song out of my tush.” Could she please be serious? “Princess Shana has accused him with eye witnesses present. That he killed her sons. I'm going to go hear his side of the story. Once my aggressors stop shadowing my every move.” Could he go talk to his brother? “By all means.”
In a meeting room,
a bit later...
“Brother!”
Wessex sat down asking “what the hell is going on?” Essex wanted to know what were the details of his arrest? “Our queen who I respect says, you killed 3 noble boys.” Yes he understood that part. Who were the boys? “They were princess Shana's sons.”
“Okay brother, you have to hear me out. One of Shana's sons has been dead for a couple months. The other two are, or were, very sick. I thought this was an Amethyst scandal. Shana has been after me for a century to marry her.” Wessex asked him what he meant by Amethyst? “One of the main houses has been after a chunk of my land. They kept telling me it was an unfair dispute. I had no idea which 3 sons I was accused of killing. Now listen to me... beware of Medric.”
Wessex stood up and told his brother that he would be alright. The queen could be harsh, but never to family. Essex told him such words could be considered treason.
Back in the library...
“My lord you cant go in there.”
“I can see her, I already have permission.” Rapier shouted to him she was bathing! “In a library?” She was putting on her clothes just give her a minute. Once she unlocked the door. He noticed her hair was soaking wet. She shouted to come in and close the door! “Why do you still live in confined spaces?” He asked seeing a cloth in a full water basin. Rapier told him it made her comfortable...
Off in Amethyst territory...
“She has instruction my lord. If she wants her two remaining sons to live. Shana will do as she is told.” Sweyn laughed at this brilliant turn of events. “My lord, are the boys even still alive?” One of them was alive, the younger of the two passed away in his cell.
Part 2
Accused of treason
In the throne room,
2 days later...
“Do not think because you are kin to the queen, you would shown mercy.” Rapier told Count Medric that was enough. “Forgive me my queen, but he IS playing you...”
“SILENCE!” Medric backed off with a grin on his face. “Uncle, I was present for all the testimonies. The evidence is clear. You are sentenced to death. Because you are kin, you will be given a grace period to say goodbye. You will be executed 18 days from now. I hope you find a sense of peace in that time... Court adjourned clear the room.” Rapier sat back in her chair wanting to cry.
“Your decision is just, but a 3 week period of grace. I believe was far to generous. When we are married, I would be happy to handle sensitive matters like this for you.”
“I'm not going to marry you Medric, be gone.” He got angry and defensive. Reminding her that she needed a king! “It wont be you Medric.” Perhaps he needed to teach her another lesson. “Get away... GET AWAY FROM ME!” He held her down in her own throne and kissed her neck while she cried.
Hours later,
in her bedroom...
“I cant believe him. He still thinks he has the right to touch me!” A knock was on the door. “Who is it” she shouted with anger. Wessex's voice told her he thought he was summoned. “Come in uncle.” She was on the floor in her bedding in the corner of the room.
“Why are you back like this? Wait... what happened in your throne room when we left you!?” She told him never mind that. He had 3 weeks to clear her uncles name. He shouldn't waste his time worrying about her. “I want your brother in this room.” Fine... go...
In Shana's palace,
days later...
“Where are my sons.” The captain told her she would get them both back when Essex is dead. “That wasn't part of the agreement. You told me they would be returned when he was sentenced to death!” He regretted to inform her the deal was slightly altered. If she didn't want to be convicted of treason herself. She had better play along and hope the deal doesn't change again. A wave of smoke formed behind this guy. Wessex formed in the smoke.
“You want to play games Amethyst filth. I got a few we can play.” He shouted at Shana, both her sons would die for her treachery. “I can assume they are still alive. Great, I am positive I will get you to tell me where they are.” The man tried to stab Wessex with a dagger meant for Shana. Who he would eventually kill. Wessex saw it coming before his hand was on the handle.
“Do you know what fate awaits you, grunt” Wessex snarled? He broke a false tooth in his mouth and died in seconds. A last devotion of loyalty, suicide poison.
“Lord Wessex, please don't hurt my sons!” He grabbed her by the neck and lifted her off her feet. “Lord Wessex, please... I cant breath.” He told her that she was going to tell him everything. If she left one minor detail out, her sons would be executed. As for her, she would become his slave and her life would be hell. “I swear I just wanted my kids back. I cant breath...” He let her go and was less angry. “I will tell you everything my lord. I will sign a confession if you get my kids back.”
At Sweyn's city...
“I guess they caught on. Well kill the remaining boy, he's no use to us now” Sweyn ordered. Once he was done talking a ball of fire shot through his roof and stopped in the middle of the room. It acted like a communication beacon. “Wessex, I know your old sorcery any day. How can I be of assistance?”
“Are the boys still alive?” His brother should have given up the land that did not belong to him. “ARE THEY ALIVE!” Sweyn laughed, of course not, his brother killed them. “I swear on my house if don't stop bullsh... I will...”
“Old king, you are an ancient dragon. Your scales are falling off. When you threaten me. It brings me joy, not concern. So stop thinking you even hold a candle to me.” Wessex asked again, were the boys alive? “I'm willing to trade you the still living boy. For the land that is rightfully mine. Oh and I want you to bow to me.”
“I will consider your offer.”
“You better hurry, the boy will not live very much longer, heh heh.”
Part 3
The offer
In the cell's...
“Lord Essex, you are pardoned. Her majesty requests you to join her in her chamber.” Essex walked out of his cell and saw Shana escorted past him. Her face was beaten and she was limping from an injured leg. “Lord Essex this way.”
At Rapier's chambers...
“Uncle, before you go in, understand she is willing to compensate you. She would grant you one request that is in her power” said Kenneth. Essex asked what of the witnesses who lied? “They were executed uncle.” Rapier shouted to come in already.
As he entered he saw her in the corner of her room wrapped up in blankets. Essex didn't even bother asking what had her in a fearful state, this time.
“I can ask anything of you?” He may. “Don't punish Shana anymore than you have. I would also like to know who killed her sons.” Rapier's expression changed dramatically as she stood up. “Your majesty you are in your underwear... Please this is indecent!”
“Do you know what she brought down on you with her dragon sh..? I was going to remove Wessex as my second in command. Because I thought you had done this horrible thing. You were going to be encased in stone and dropped to the bottom of the ocean until death. All members of your family... were going to be removed from office!” Okay could she please cover herself? Rapier walked up to him and backed him into a wall. She was, surprisingly scary when she was livid.
“Your majesty please!” Knowing all this did he still want her to show mercy!? “Yes your majesty, I wish no harm to her.” Get out! Essex side stepped and got out of her room.
“Brother!” He came in the room and he turned his head. “I have mole hills not mountains, why is everyone making an issue of this?” What were her orders? “Bring uncle Wessex to me. While you are retrieving him I will put something on.” Good, because her bra was somewhat see through. “Oh, I guess that is indecent.”
At Wessex room...
“Your brothers blunder may be my salvation” mocked Medric. He had 3 generals in the room to protect him from Wessex. The dragon lord told the 3 of them, this would not end well. “Wessex you are old, they are young. You cant beat the 3 of them.”
“Uncle! Her majesty calls for you.” Kenneth looked in the room asking what was going on. Wessex answered to his nephew, nothing to be concerned with. He looked Medric in the eye and warned him to stay away from his niece. Medric laughed, when he was king. Wessex would be thrown to the ocean floor.
In her room,
now wearing a dress...
“Uncle, have a letter sent to Amethyst. I will offer a tribute for the one remaining son and body of the deceased son. Wessex and Kenneth took the knee, then stood up and left her.
Now in Sweyn's territory...
“My lord, a letter from queen Rapier herself.” Sweyn took it off a pillow and read it... bring him the remaining son who is still alive. Also he wanted the sword dark ocean from his vault. 2 days later, Wessex and Essex stood in the land in question.
“Your queen knows her swords. This blade has been handed down in my family for generations. Since the day my ancestor killed yours and claimed it.” He presented the sword, the living boy and the dead boy. Wessex took the sword. Then the two brothers took their dragon beast forms and carried the boys away.
A week later,
in the trainer yard...
“Damn, he hits like a diamond dragon.” Wessex wanted to spar with the 3 generals. Instead of friendly competition, he beat the living hell out of the 3 of them. Rapier sat in her throne with her ancestors sword at her side. Watching justice being served. Medric was at her side in his chair. Thinking how screwed he was...
My Heaven
-Aqua's Gift-
By Michael James
Part 1
Essex's protection
In her nursery,
underwater...
“Oh little one, you are just as cute as anything could be.” Rapier told her pet dragons newborn, giving her a nuzzle. Out of nowhere Liss got defensive and growled. Rapier turned around and saw Count Medric swimming her way. Liss got between the two of them. Medric looked her in the eye and she backed off.
“My bride, I am done waiting for you to receive me.” Rapier grabbed the earth beneath her and pulled herself away. “We will be married officially now, come with me! Liss let out a painful screech and the mothers started towards him. Rapier told him this was holy ground for newborns. “Yes, and if you don't want the newborns to suffer...” Medric sensed someone behind him. He turned and Essex grabbed him by the gut.
“Have you no shame, threatening the queen with the lives of the young. If you weren't a lord, I would kill you right now!” Medric swung his fist, Essex caught his hand and squeezed it hard. “You will leave now.” Medric looked scared and he started swimming away as fast as he could.
“Uncle, I... I don't know what to say.” Essex turned to her and saluted her in their fashion. Then he offered to take her to her room. “Why did you protect me? I burned you, why aren't...” Essex took her in his arms and started to swim up to the surface. While he held on to her tight. And she felt safe in his arms as he carried her. Once they were at her room, her uncle set her on the bed and started to leave. “NO!” Essex looked into her eyes and he knew he wasn't going anywhere. “Please stay a while.” Nodding his head yes, he sat in a chair.
As night fell...
Essex had fallen asleep after she fell asleep. His head was resting against the back of the chair. Almost in the middle of the night, was when he heard Rapier's voice ask...
“Who are you?” The man jerked up sensing a great power. He was not prepared for what he saw. “Are you a princess from a branch family?” The girl shook her head no. Essex told his niece to be cautious. This girl before her was their goddess, Aqua. “Are you jest!?”
“I have been wanting to meet you for some time little queen. May I call you Fencer?” Sure. “I have noticed your timid nature and yet your strong will too. I have come to help you out in your time of need. First things first, lets go for a swim.” Aqua took her hand and escorted her to her privet terrace. She let go and turned into a drake size dragon as she fell into the ocean. Rapier hesitated for a brief moment, then jumped in behind her. Turning into an adolescent size dragon.
In their swim...
Aqua waited up for her. Once they were together Aqua created a current to propel them at fast speed. Almost like a motorcycle engine for water dragons. Rapier had never swam this fast before, but she was loving it. Aqua started a spiral spin of her body, followed twirling in a circle head forward. Rapier tried to spin and circle, but wasn't as good. Then they swam to the ocean floor. Followed by swimming upward and they rocketed off the surf into the air.
“Are you having fun Fencer?
“Yes milady... I'm having the time of my life!” Then they should kick it up a notch. “How so?” Aqua roared her voice and every nearby dragon animal came to swim with them. The way the other dragons followed and respected them. Was like out of a dream. Aqua took her human like form in the center of the school of dragons. Rapier followed her example and they hovered as the dragons swam around them.
“You see Fencer, you aren't alone in the vast of endless oceans. If you want protection from that creep next time. All you need do is ask, your subjects to just tear him apart.”
“Would you care to dance, my goddess?” Aqua extended her hand and they started dancing in the open water. With hundreds of dragons now treading in place to watch the show.
Part 2
A warning
In Rapier's bedroom,
the next morning...
“What is this, a breast!?”
“Don't freak out Fencer.” Rapier opened her eyes realizing she was with her goddess, in bed.” When Aqua sat up, Rapier couldn't help but stare at her bodies perfection. “Good morning Fencer, did you have fun last night?” She was trying to remember clearly what had happened. All she could recall was what happened in the ocean.
“Did we... did we sleep together?” Aqua laughed at her in a charming way. Yes they slept together. No they didn't do anything naughty. Aqua performed a ritual with her when they got back. To do this ritual, there couldn't be barriers between them. However, she did offer to do stuff with her goddess. This was right before she passed out. “What ritual?” The one needed to control dragons on another level. Would she be kind enough to hand her goddess her underwear?
Out in court...
“If I may speak your grace. The queen needs a husband, and needs to produce heirs. I am the obvious choice here. A few boys come close to my level, but I am prime. If you would convince her to see reason?” Aqua told Medric to approach her. “Of course.”
She whispered in his ear...
“You will have her killed the moment everything is turned over to you. I know about that woman of yours, who none of them seem to know. If you use me as a pawn again. I will tell them everything, and you will likely be executed.” Aqua leaned back to her throne. Medric stepped back and bent the knee to her.
“I have things to see to. Please don't allow me to grace you with my sight again before you leave.” Medric stood up and hurried out of the court room. Rapier wanted to hug her tight.
“Fencer, I want you to take me to your strongest dragons...”
In the palace stable,
where the prime were cared for...
“Hmm, not you... no... no, not you either... Ah! Hello there beautiful girl. Yes... you are prime for this ritual.” Aqua placed her hand on the female dragons belly. Kenneth asked Wessex what was the goddess doing? Aqua shouted “be silent, I want this done right!”
Aqua closed her eyes and poured her power into the dragons womb. The next few minutes were very intense. It seemed like Aqua was channeling all her strength into whatever she was doing here. Finally it was over, Aqua told Rapier to cut her palm and rub her blood on the dragons belly. Rapier took her sword and did as told.
“Very well, Fencer I'd like you to join me in meditation.” Aqua took her hand and they went back to her room. Kenneth was completely clueless as to what just happened.
Wessex explained “they grew to powerful to control at one point. So the gods and goddesses stopped producing them. I am amazed lady Aqua created one to follow my niece solely.” Kenneth asked his uncle what just happened? “Aqua created a dragon born...”
A dragon born is an almost human with dragon features. Such as the strength of a full grown dragon animal. The breath ability of the race they belong to and sometimes unique powers. During the days of endless wars, the dragon gods put dragon borns into the wombs of healthy dragons. They are born adolescent and not in eggs. Rapier's dragon born would be incubated for 3 days then come into the world.
“Wessex, I would like to have a word with you. May we speak in privet” asked Aqua. Yes. “Very well, Fencer if I don't see you before I leave. I want to send you off with words of encouragement. You are going to be a great leader and your people will love you.” Aqua walked away with Wessex. Medric was in the doorway watching the scene.
In Wessex's study...
“My friend, the queen will have more on her plate soon. More than just a creepy noble who is trying to court her. War is coming Wessex.” He looked at his goddess with great worry. What did she have to tell him? “3 armies have turned their gaze on her. Topaz, Amethyst and a group of sapphire traitors. This unending harassment from Medric, leads others to believe she is weak.”
“What would you have me do my goddess?”
“I would have you, have her create a unit from her army. This unit will spread faith of her throughout her people. If all she does is hide when she is gravely threatened. No one will respect her and follow her lead. Don't scald her. Do this nice and easy...”
Part 3
Vala
2 and a half days later,
in the nursery...
“Go get the queen!” A soldier swam as fast as she could to the surface. She woke her queen out of a dead sleep and hurried her back. A dragon born girl was laying dormant on the ocean floor. Rapier rushed to her and when she saw her...
“Vala?” The dragon born opened her eyes and looked right at Rapier. She swam to her queen no problem. Unable to talk at this moment all she could think to do was kiss Rapiers hand. “Are you hungry, Vala?” She smiled and nodded her head yes.
2 days later,
in the ring with Wessex...
“Okay your coming from the left.” Wessex blocked Vala's kick. Then she did a vertical spin in the air and kicked him in the head. Wessex went down face first into the floor.
“Enough uncle” Rapier shouted from her chair. He asked for just a little more time. “Uncle you have been at this all day. You look dead tired and Vala looks ready for another full day.” He told her he could keep going as well. “Enough uncle!” Vala who was standing ready for another opponent had no volunteers. She was a born weapon.
Medric was watching from the audience. He knew exactly how he was going to get rid of this threat to his ascension. Any lord of sapphire would pay a kingdom for this girl. He already had buyers interested in Vala. One lord was willing to sell 20,000 soldiers for her. But Vala took a look at him right then. A large shiver went down his spine and tail. She was born with the knowledge to hate him.
“Vala... Vala!” She averted her gaze back to her queen. Asking in simple words how could she be of service? “Come with me, we're done here for today.” Medric was planning on pressuring Rapier to sell her today. But he was scared to go near Vala. “Lets go shopping. I'd like to see you in something more than military garbs.”
Wessex spit blood out of his mouth and wiped it from his lip. His pride was beaten not his opinion of Vala itself. He knew Vala would keep Rapier safe from now on.
“Uncle” asked Kenneth?
“I had forgotten how strong they were. I fought against a ruby dragon born once. For the life of me I should had died that day. Had it not been for my brothers intervening. I went 12 rounds with that girl. My body feels broken and she was ready for 12 more.”
“Uncle Wessex, uncle Essex wanted to talk to you after your match.” About what? “It seems Sussex and York have returned to give a report. Also... Kenneth whispered in his ear about Medric's plan to get rid of Vala. He spit a little more blood out his mouth.
“I look forward to being rid of him. Take me to our kin.”
A bit later,
in Wessex's chambers...
“Wait, your telling us that she doesn't even like men in general” asked York? Sussex told his brother about how Medric had gone over their heads. He had arranged through all the proper channels for him to marry Rapier. Sussex's daughter York couldn't believe what she just heard. To think her cousin was gay all this time.
“You're all telling me, all that needs to happen is for our queen to give consent” asked Wessex? York explained to him, there were loop holes. For instance, if her cousin chose a woman. Medric would have no say in the matter. Another thing was there was no time limit on her needing to give consent. “You raised my niece well brother.”
In the capital city,
with 12 soldiers and her brother...
“The dress for her will be ready by tonight your majesty.” How much did she owe? “Nothing your majesty.” She was not to be modest and she could tell this soldier when they left.
Rapier and Vala wondered outside the store. When something caught Vala's eye. A store selling heavy fighter knuckles. These weapons couldn't be used by any human on a good day. They were just to heavy. They were made from ton iron and made for dragon warriors. Rapier asked Vala if she wanted to check it out.
“Yes, I would like that master.”
Part 4
Let him speak
A bit after,
at a food stall...
“Oh my, I absolutely love this kind of food. The stuff my cooks make is prepared to perfection. But some of the flavor like at this place. I never taste food like this anymore.” Rapier was eating fish skewers. That were made at a fast food quality stall. There weren't even chairs to sit on. Customers came and went after purchase. Vala was enjoying them too. “This is so good, I could die I'm so happy.”
“Please I must speak with her, let me talk to the queen! Kenneth put his blade to the mans neck. While the soldiers held him back. Rapier dropped her food, shouting to her men, they were hurting him. Her brother told her to stay back. “My queen, please return my children. I will sign a slave contract for them to be released!”
It was at this point they noticed the anger in the crowd. Vala sensed her master was in danger. She picked her up, jumped higher than a roof. Then jumped to other roofs to the castle.
Hours later...
“Brother, what in all the oceans happened today?” Perhaps this was a lesson to not venture into town. “GUARDS!” Kenneth looked at her asking why she called for them? “Why did you not answer my question?” Her brother was silent for too long. “Arrest him! Bring me the man who came forward today!” He told his sister she wasn't going to like what she was digging up.
The soldiers barely got the man to her, before Medric Tried to have him killed. He cried saying his 3 sons were drafted into service. His daughter was taken because she was pretty enough to be in a harem.
Numerous reports were given that Medric was building a slave army. When Rapier tried to cancel his orders. She found that she didn't have the power she thought anymore. Kenneth was right, she didn't like it.
Called to the court room...
“Well we are facing war your majesty. I'm just acting in your best interest as your future husband. I will not surrender my authority, but if I have you as my consort. I don't think I'll need my harem anymore. Besides, those girls look like bruised fruit all the time.”
“I will not marry you!” She had no choice, he made sure he was the only man she could marry...
My Heaven
-A Rare Occurrence-
By Michael James
Part 1
You have got to be jest
On a planet,
controlled by Sapphire...
“My lord...” Yes? “A letter has arrived for you. It's from queen Rapier herself.” The letter was on a silk cloth, because it was so valued. The noble lord broke the seal and read it. The look on his face to his servant was troubling.
“Bring me my youngest daughter.” Sir... He left the room and the lord read the letter again twice. He was convinced there was a mistake here. But Rapier wrote the letter well and clear.
“Father, he told me this was urgent!” Sit down. She took the chair and asked what was wrong? He handed the letter to her. It would appear Rapier is holding a ball for girls to find a marriage partner. The daughter was specifically requested to attend. “Father... I am at a loss for words.” Her father couldn't decide what to say either. Finally he spoke first asking why she would send a letter? “We um, bathed together a couple times... and... we kind of kissed...”
In Medric's house...
“This is dragon shi...” he screamed throwing his desk against a wall. “The queen would rather marry a girl than me. I swear I will not allow this to happen! The throne is mine and I will claim it. No game by that little brat will stop me from having it!” As soon as he stopped screaming, soldiers barged into his office. He wanted to know the meaning of this. The soldiers told him he was under house arrest.
“Lord Sussex has been poisoned. He is in critical condition and the signs point to you.” This was absurd why would he poison the second general? “You are to remain in your home until the matter is concluded.” When will that be? “Lord Wessex, is exhausting all leads, but with the ball coming up. His hands will be tied for a while. This matter will likely conclude after the ball.”
“You have got to be jest!”
“This is a full quarantine, no one in or out or contact with the outside world, as of now.” Medric sat in his chair thinking well played Wessex... well played.”
As she was being,
fitted for a dress...
“You're certain uncle Sussex is okay, Kenneth?”
“Your majesty, do we really need to discuss this now. I feel uneasy seeing you in and out of underwear.” Rapier told him to turn around then. Asking again if her uncle was going to be okay. “We put him into a coma to play poisoned. We can wake him at anytime. The only down side is he will vomit a lot when he wakes up. May I go?”
Upon arrival,
of her many suitors...
“So many pretty girls, this is a treasure beyond treasures.” Rapier told herself sitting in her throne as all the girls gathered. Half of them were there for filler. But only a few were really interested in what was going on. The others, of the other half were thinking I get to be a queen. If her Majesty chooses me. The 3 preferred of the mass, were Olga, the prettiest, Anna, her first kiss. Above the other 2 Shella, her first actual girlfriend, whose was rather aggressive. Rapier made arrangements to see them personally before the ball.
On her terrace...
“Olga you are actually involved with another girl?”
Later...
“Anna I would never have figured, you would switch to men.”
Much later...
“I see, so you want to be a soldier, Shanna.”
The morning,
of the balls date...
“Oh this cant be happening” Rapier shouted into her pillow. Thankfully she was on her bed this time and not on the floor. A knock came at her door. 2 crews of women had come to make her beautiful...
Part 2
That Evening
In her ball room...
“Ladies may I present her majesty, Queen of all sapphire dragons, milady Rapier!” Kenneth was the only male allowed at the party. He was escorting his sister in a fashion of giving her away. After she was in the center of the room. He was to leave for the rest of the night. York and Vala were Rapiers privet security tonight.
“May I have the first dance?” Despite being turned down by her favorites. All of the girls wanted to be her mate and partner. Most were as drop gorgeous as the queen. But she didn't really feel connected to any of them as lovers.
When she announced she needed a break to rest. Rapier went out of the room to her dining hall. Someone immediately caught her eye. A girl who was sitting there by herself at the table. Scribbling in a book about something.
“Forgive me, but I forgot your name.” She startled the girl and she tried to conceal her note book. As she said her name was Emma. “Why are you hiding that from me Emma?” The girl was silent. “Let me see what you were writing.” In the note book were images of love meaning to the queen. Scattered hearts, lips kissing and a drawing of them holding each other. “I think you're sweet Emma, why are you not in the ball room?” She told her the girls kicked her out.
“As you can see, I am a half and half dragon. My father is a sapphire, my mother was aquamarine.” Was she here because of her father? “If I wasn't selected as your mate. I was ordered by father to sell my myself as your servant. He doesn't want me to return home.”
“Emma look me in the eye.” She did as ordered and a sparkle happened in their glance. “So you do like girls?” Yes. At that moment the door opened and in walked a bratty girl. Wanting to make her move on the queen. “I'm busy.”
“Oh please you don't want that girl. Her mother is a literal whore.” Rapier turned to the girl and growled like a dragon. “Okay your majesty, I will leave you two alone. Just be prepared she will have diseases.” One more word and she would have her beaten. She bowed and left the room in fear, and Emma started to cry.
“Its true, I have weak shell and river burn diseases!” She started to run out of the room and Rapier grabbed her arm. Saying river burn was curable. “What about the fact my eggs wouldn't even survive a birthing?” Rapier smiled asking when would that come up?
“Come on, lets dance.”
Rapier escorted Emma back into the ballroom. Most of the girls didn't think too much of Emma. But they wouldn't dare question their queen. The floor cleared and the two girls did a most elegant dance. Rapier knew in her heart Emma was for her.
The next morning...
“Oh my head...”
“There is a bucket to puke in, on your end table” York muttered. Rapier got a little drunk after the dance. She never had wine before. Once she had her 3rd glass she collapsed.
“Please tell me that I didn't do anything stupid?” Well, she did disclose to most of the daughters of powerful nobles and royalty. About how Medric was harassing her. “Please, oh please...” She wasn't the one in trouble right now. Wessex was unaware that the man had touched her in lewd ways. And most of her people now want him executed. “Oh god... wait, where is Emma?”
“An apartment in the castle was arranged for her. You were very passionate about choosing her as your lover. After the girls started talking to their fathers or uncles. Wessex decided it be best to send them home. Before we got a riot on our hands.” As soon as she stopped speaking. Rapier made use of the bucket.
At Medric's estate...
“I have never touched her in that way my lord, I swear it!” Wessex and Essex were in his bedroom wanting blood. Essex asked why then, why would she stay stuff like this when she was drunk? “Why would you take a drunk girl seriously. Did it ever occur to you both she said these things because she was angry with me?”
“WHERE IS HE... WHERE IS THAT BASTARD!?” One of the fathers came busting in the house with draken gales by his side. Medric told him that this was his home and he would be arrested. “I just came from her majesty's castle. A queen with a hangover said you put your hand down her top. Then twisted her nipple!” This was absurd. “Your majesty's I want this man to be locked up and sentenced to death. If you don't comply, my soldiers will rip him apart, right here!”
Part 3
She is happy
After her hangover went,
somewhat away...
“I'm here to speak with her majesty” Wessex announced to Vala. Her bodyguard warned him that she wasn't herself. “I understand that, will you let me pass?” Vala moved out of the way. Wessex went into her room and saw it in one piece, but Rapier wasn't visible.
“He is going to hurt me” she said from the closet. He asked if she was descent? “It doesn't matter uncle.” Could she please tell him if she was dressed? “I am.” Wessex opened the closet door and saw her cowering in the corner.
“He wont hurt you again, milady.” How would he know that? “Because, your performance last night got all your subjects wanting his head. The council whom said you can only marry him. Have decided that he will never be your husband. All his powers of state have been terminated. And he is awaiting execution in a cell.” She didn't believe he was gone from her life. Also she wanted that noble with the draken gales to be arrested. “But he was the one who spear headed Medric's arrest.”
“He barged into my chambers and his men held York and Vala in place, While he interrogated me!” Wessex looked the other way to growl. Followed by an assurance he would be arrested. “Uncle, I want to see Emma. Can I please spend time with her?”
A while later,
in the grand hall...
“Lord Ivan Gate” demanded Essex. Yes? “The queen has ordered your arrest.” WHAT? What for? “She claims you forced information out of her. While your associates kept her security at bay. You will receive a pardon most likely, but your actions were inappropriate.” Wasn't the thought of her marrying his daughter inappropriate? “Will you comply?” He told his draken gales to not attack for any reason, for he would submit. “Take the lord to his room and keep him there.”
“I would like to apologize to her majesty...”
In Rapier's closet...
“Mmm, Emma I don't really want to talk right now.” Rapier said kissing her from on top. Emma just wanted to remind her she had diseases. “Please don't ruin this moment Emma.” The girls were getting hot and heavy in the enclosed space. Vala and York were outside the room, trying not to listen.
After a couple hours the noise stopped and it was silent for a while. York was brave enough to look in on them. The girls were bare laying asleep on a pile of clothes.
“Vala” York whispered. She came to see this. Again York whispered “Vala, pick up our queen and put her in bed. And I will carry Emma to the bed as well.” Over the period of night. Rapier was out of it, she clinged onto Emma like a body pillow.
Now in the cells...
“My lord, I have orders to move you.” Medric asked him to just get on with it. “Gladly.” The soldier stabbed his captain through her heart. Medric wanted to know what was going on? “We have minutes my lord, do we want to waste them explaining things.
“Get me out of here!” Gladly. Medric was released from all his bindings and led into a passage. Reserved as an escape root for the king. At the end of the passage was a mount for him to ride. The count took one look at Rapier's room. The thought did cross his mind to abduct her. Except now he was concerned more with living.
The next morning,
when Wessex delivered the news...
Rapier listened to her uncles words. How many died and they were on the verge of finding him. A couple traitors were caught and needed to be sentenced... All she heard was she wasn't safe from him anymore. And the girl just went into a state of shock.
“Your majesty... your majesty are you alright?” Emma was in a chair beside her, wearing a gorgeous dress. She told the group, her mate needed to be excused. “I think that would be best.” Rapier grabbed Emma's arm and they walked to her uncles chambers. Because Wessex didn't want Rapier in her own room right now.
Part 4
The order of Blue Ivory
On a ship,
going far away...
“Your telling me that I had your support, just to have her killed?” The group leader confessed she would have been assassinated. Once he had claimed her throne. “What if I wanted to keep her alive?” For what reason? “To break her and make her feel weak.”
“Then I say, we would have had her killed. She is far to dangerous to be kept alive for torture.” What was his name again? “Norsex, the brother who never had a nation on Earth. I planned to eventually kill off all my brothers. That is my reason for service.”
“What do you want from me Norsex?”
“This started with you, and with cooperation, you may get the throne.” Medric smiled and told Blue Ivory's leader he was on board. “Excellent, now can you think of any advantage we could have?” There was one thing that came to mind, Emma's mother...
More than,
a week later...
“Ivan, I apologize for not letting you out of your room all this time.” He bent the knee and asked if he could serve her? “For what purpose?” He was a lord with a sizable army. Also he had the allegiance of many lords who would serve her in war. Rapier started to cry softly and said “I don't want a war Ivan. But it seems as though one is coming. Perhaps I should have just married him.”
“Unforgivable!” Sorry? The room drew their weapons on him. The queen ordered them to stand down. “If I may speak freely?” Granted. “If that monster had you in such a state of fear. He should have been tortured to death. I can not believe you would say such a thing, out of fear.” What would he have her do? “Allow me to serve you, and council you.” What about Medric?
“Medric is easy your majesty, I could find him within a week. What we should be concerned about is who helped him escape!” She thought and said would allow him to be in her council.
“I'm done addressing the people today. Uncle please take over for me.” Rapier stood off her throne. She took Emma's hand and they left the throne room. They weren't even down the hall. Before Rapier cradled herself in Emma's arms.
“Pardon me, perhaps you two should be in a bedroom.” Rapier told Sussex they weren't being inappropriate. She was just wanting to feel safe. And was he done throwing up? “More or less your majesty's. I personally would have killed the count before he escaped. I wish someone else took the poison scapegoat.” Rapier started crying about hearing Medric was still alive, once again.
“Emma, tell me you will never abandon me.”
“I will never abandon you, my love.” Rapier hugged her tighter than she would her mother...
My Heaven
-My Wedding Gift-
By Michael James
Part 1
She's already bought
In a brothel,
in a capital city...
“Pardon me soldiers, this is an elite establishment. Looking at the 4 of you. I doubt you could afford my food.” The leader held up a small sack of keys. “Explain.” In a cart outside were strong boxes. They would bring them in if he was interested. “My friend, I welcome your business. But there are plenty of brothels that are lower funded.”
“I believe there is a misunderstanding. We are buying a woman from your establishment.” Which one? “Elly.” Were they going to blackmail someone!? “Its worth 1,500 gold coffins, are you at all interested.” The lord of the city would have his head if they hurt her. That being said, Elly was wearing a purple dress in the room to the right. They could abduct her. “I'm glad we're on the same page.”
Hours later...
“My lord... you look like a man who enjoys alcohol with his women. I have many fine vintages. Please go and choose your woman.” Wessex told him he was looking for a particular woman. “Heard about a girl from a friend huh.”
“I'm looking for my second queens mother.” Pardon? “I'm looking for a woman named Elly.” Oh no... “Where is she?” A few soldiers came and abducted her this morning. “Who did you inform about this?” No one had come to take a... report... Wessex had fire dripping out of his mouth. “Who took her” he asked in a rage?
At Emma's father's castle,
20 minutes before Wessex's errend...
“My lord.” What? “The queen is in your lobby with your daughter.” He stood up and walked through the whole castle to the entry lobby. When he saw his girl in a dress, that he couldn't afford. He had a severe moment of panic.
“Good day, Alec” Rapier muttered softly. To what did he owe this honor? “My fiancee wanted to get some things from her room. I also wanted to know about the scars on her back.” Alec told Emma her room was how she left it. Then offered his queen a place to sit. It went without saying the lord was scared enough to have tremors. Rapier told him she was fine here. “Now how did her back get scared?”
“Forgive me, but is she your wife?” Rapier smiled and said if he dodged her questions again. He would have scars on his back! “I beat her, okay.” She looked him in the eyes asking why? “It was a form of discipline. It is just the way I punish my children...”
“Essex.” Yes? “Please beat this man to death.” Sussex asked them to hold on. “Why? Am I not the highest authority?” He told his niece that he was worth more to them alive. “Explain.” They may be in need of allies and he is a powerful man. Kill him and they lose a great asset. Alec swore an oath right then to serve her. Rapier thought a minute and was silent. Finally... “Essex, cut off one of his fingers.” Alec held out his hand, then they heard a toddler boy shout leave him alone!
“Arth, stay where you are” shouted Alec. Emma walked in on them at that moment. She had 3 boxes in her hands. Wanting to know what was happening? Essex backed off and his necklace made noise. Wessex reported Elly was gone. “PLEASE DON'T HURT HER TOO!” Rapier told him they came to collect her for a better life. Not to invoke torture. “That woman is everything to me, but my council wouldn't let me buy her...”
In the city,
at a safe house...
“Lord Norsex we have the woman. What are our orders?” He told his soldiers to lay low and keep her quiet. His kin were in the city. Once things had died down he would come for them. “If I may ask?” Yes? “This woman is a whore, might we make use of her services?” They were not to touch her at all! “Understood.”
An hour later...
“Uh fellas.” What!? “Our bosses brother is across the street...”
Part 2
Making a mess
“Holy shi... he's coming this way!” Wessex saw the curtain move and knew that he found his mark. “Oh hell!” The whole 5 story apartment building flooded with smoke. Which was dense enough to make them choke. The leader grabbed Elly and fled out the back.
“NO! What is happening!?” Elly stopped running and demanded an explanation! He put a dagger to her throat saying she was to follow him or die. “You know, a great thing about being in a high class brothel. We're given classes to defend ourselves from rapists.” What? She grabbed his wrist and crushed it a vital area. He dropped his weapon, then saw Wessex coming out of the smoke. The guy chose to run for it without her. “Now look buddy, I don't want any trouble!”
“Are you injured?” What? “Are you you hurt anywhere or bleeding?” WHAT THE HELL WAS GOING ON! “Please calm yourself.” No, no no... was this some sort of illegal boss battle over her or what!? “My name is lord Wessex. The head uncle to the queen.
“Uh huh, and what business would a king have with me?” Her daughter was to marry the queen. Her majesty wanted her to be taken care of. “I don't know what you have been smoking sir. But if I'm going anywhere other than here. I will go to lord Garrent's estate. Surely the queen could pick me up there!”
As he told her that was fine. A blast hit Wessex head on. The blast came from above and made a crater where it hit. Wessex got back up and was attacked by a man covered in black clothing. Elly chose now to flee. Wessex slammed his fist, full of fire hot smoke into his aggressors fist. Which was packing meteor force.
When they collided it was like lighting a massive amount of propane. It was all down to endurance and which one would falter first. As it happened both of them flew back almost at the same time. Wessex went 2 seconds before his opponent did.
“Been a long time brother” said Wessex. Norsex uncovered his face asking what gave him away? “I know of no other dragon with meteor fire and fights with my combat style.” Norsex shrugged his shoulders. “Why now? Why would you surface at this time. Our niece has been queen almost a year now. So why now?”
“I have no interest in the throne, or the child pretending to be queen. I want my brothers to die. Mark my words, you all will perish, that is why I have surfaced. Medric is trying to capture that woman. He may serve a purpose later, but as of now I have no use for him.” Wessex asked if Norsex intended to flee?
“You're acting like I'm going to let you go, brother.” Norsex dared him to try and stop him. He turned into fire and shot off into the sky. All this time Rapier was screaming through the necklace. What the hell was happening. The whole city had been alerted to this mess! Wessex grabbed his necklace “Essex, get our queens back to the ship.”
“Uncle what in ours gods name happened!?” Her uncle of the north had made an appearance. He didn't feel she was safe in the city. “Wait... uncle Norsex! He is in the city?” Essex said through his necklace he was taking them to the ship now.
Give me that “Wessex, where is my mother?” He reported that she ran away. “I'm not leaving without my mother. I don't care if the North Lord is on the loose..!” Wessex swore to her, he would not come back without her. “Please don't let my mother die” Emma cried! He was a man of his word, he would find Elly.
Off in the city...
Elly was being chased by more of Medric's men. She ran into a brewery mall. One was still following her, she ran to a bar and hid behind it. It was then that the female bartender locked eyes with her. She told Elly customers aren't to be here.
“I'm trying to hide from my husband?” She looked into the crowd and saw a terrible guy looking around. The woman put her teeth to her lips letting out a deafening noise.
“Hey, that guy is a woman beater!” In no time 20 or 30 guys surrounded him and started beating the shi... out of him. “Come on darling, I'll take you into the break room.” Why was she? “We women need to stick together. And you need something better than a torn dress to wear.” Elly didn't raise her head above the counter. But it wouldn't have done the guy any good to see her. He was getting the beating of his life. He also had a broken leg and torn tail now.
In the back...
“Here, this is my backup outfit.”
“Thank you.” Did she have a place to go? “No not really.” There was a convent 2 blocks from this area. She would take her there when things quieted down. Elly said in a humble way “bless you.”
Part 3
Dance in the church
On the ship...
“Here... its tea” said Rapier handing a cup to Emma. Her fiancee was sitting in the dining hall, crying. But when she tasted the tea. Her expression changed and she asked who made the tea. “I did, is it bad?” It was absolutely horrible Emma responded. Then Emma drank the whole cup. “It's just I never made tea before.” Emma grabbed her and held her close. Thanking Rapier for being there for her.
At the convent...
“My dear welcome to the house of the lords. And who have you brought?” Immediately after she introduced Elly. He told her “I am sorry my child, they have taken our children.” What? The priest rang a hand bell and the bad men came at them. “You have the woman, now take her in peace and let our children go.”
“What makes you think you can give us orders holy man?” But this was the deal they made! “I only take orders from one man and that is lord Norsex.” They had a deal he cried. “How long have you served the gods?” 34 years, why would he ask? “That seems long enough.” The man killed the priest by a blade. “Lord Norsex, we have the woman. I request instructions to get her to our ship.” Norsex responded to Doman to stay where he was until the heat died down. “My lord, say your brother shows up, may I kill him?” He may.
An hour later...
“Pardon sir, this is a house of the lords please disarm yourself.” Doman had one of his guys dress up as a priest as a diversion. Wessex didn't buy this for a moment.
“Do you know what the queens are going to do to you?” The guy reached for his weapon, but was killed before he could. “I smell an old warrior in the air” Wessex shouted! Doman walked into the bench area. Saying he was impressed with Wessex. “You are from the old days, I wager several centuries old” said Wessex.
“You are correct in assuming I am an old dragon dragon. But I've only been alive a few centuries. Shall we?” Wessex took off his overcoat and his hands flooded with smoke. Doman pulled a gun on Wessex, with 20 feet between them. “Goodbye old king.” The round parted the smoke but missed its mark.
“Well now, an old dragon with new tricks. Let me show you my skills.” Wessex's body turned to smoke. He vanished and reappeared behind Doman. Doman slammed his arm against Wessex's. Then in the brief opportunity, Doman punched Wessex in the face hard enough to knock him back. Doman took a short sword and tried to impale his heart. Wessex moved out of the way. The blade hit the support beam and blew it up. Then slashing it in diagonal motion. He did his best to cut Wessex and blow him up. All Wessex could do was evade.
“Been a while since I got this good a target.” As they fought through the isles. Wessex saw an opportunity and broke a bench off its legs. In that time, he hit Doman's leg and tripped him. He managed to knock the blade out of his hand kicked it away. “Oh yeah, I'm feeling the burn, heh heh.” Wessex punched him and he went back a foot. Doman evaded the next hit and hit Wessex who backed off a bit as well.
“Enough...” Wessex charged his fist with smoke. If it hit his mark he would go everywhere. Doman clapped his fist. Building up a amount of power. Waving his hand to come and play. Neither one could be hit by the other or it would be death. Wessex swung his fist and when it missed smoke slashed like a blade cutting another support beam. Doman swung his fist and when it missed it put a hole in the next 4 walls.
“I intend to kill you old king.”
“Your a drake aren't you” asked Wessex!? Was he just realizing this now? “I haven't met a full drake in decades.” He was amazing. “What do you mean?”
“We've fought before old king. I faced you and what's amazing is you don't remember me.” Wessex's eyes widened, he never saw Doman's more human form. But he remembered fighting a drake with his 2 brothers as dragon animals.
“Doman!” Shouted Norsex through the necklace. He told his master to give him permission to take his animal form. “My niece's army is arriving, we must retreat if we are to keep our goal hidden.” What of the woman? “I don't care about the whore just get back to my ship. Before there are thousands in our path...
Part 4
Reunited
Wessex chose to save Elly, rather than chase Doman. He killed the men trying to abduct her. Once she was in the clear, she believed that Wessex meant her no harm.
On Rapier's flag ship...
“Milady, Lord Alec wants a word with you.” She told the messenger that she didn't want to hear his defense right now. “No milady, he says he has an invoice for the damage to the city.” She told Kenneth to handle the matter for her.
“Of course your majesty.” He followed the messenger to the court room. Alec was scared that Rapier or his daughter might have his head. But Wessex was responsible for 3 blocks worth of damage to the city. And Rapier was obligated to pay the fee.
Sometime later...
“You are really bringing me before the queen. I didn't truly believe it until now.” Wessex escorted Elly to the throne room. She felt like she was in no condition to address the queen. But Wessex was going to present her none the less.
“Your majesty, I have brought your mother.” Emma saw her mother and started to cry. Rapier told her to go to her kin. Elly couldn't believe what she saw. Her daughter on a throne wearing a crown. Emma stood up and the room took the knee. She walked quickly to her mother and both started to cry, as they hugged each other.
Days later...
“Are you completely useless” Medric yelled at Doman!? He didn't even tilt his head towards the idiot in response. He informed Norsex that Wessex was not just an old man. He was a threat that needed to be eliminated. Norsex told his man the time will come when they fought his brothers side by side. But as for now, there were other matters to deal with. “Hey! I will not be ignored grunt, Now if you fail me...
Doman grabbed him by the neck saying “the adults are talking. You are going to be a good little boy and shut your face. Medric told him that he better let him go.
“Count, you should be made aware that I have a contract with Doman. He serves me and in exchange he can kill anyone he wants. Besides you have yet to show how useful you can be.” Doman started to squeeze his throat and Medric couldn't even talk right.
“I think I found a use for him, my friend.” Norsex asked what might that be? He loosened his grip and said “Marren might listen to him.”
My Heaven
-Our Wedding Night-
By Michael James
Part 1
Can we talk
In a dressing room,
being fitted for a dress...
“Excuse me your majesty.” Rapier told her uncle Wessex she was clothed. He could come in the room. He walked in seeing her in her underwear. “Your majesty you told me you were clothed!” She confirmed her brothers message. Wessex had something important to discuss in privet. Since it was bad luck to see her bride. It was as privet as it would get. “I want you to postpone the wedding.”
“WHAT THE FU..!” Rapier spun around at him looking more livid than ever before. “Why would I postpone my wedding uncle!” He started talking about other options. “Bend your knee when addressing your queen!” He got on his knee and told her she needed to marry a male. She could be with Emma unofficially, but since Medric was out the picture. She could now marry a male.
“Leave us” Rapier told her tailor. When she was gone. Rapier told him he could rise. He knew this topic wouldn't go over well. “My wedding is in a week. I'm in the process of having a dress made for gods sake.” He asked her to just hear her out. “No... no I will not hear you out. I want to marry Emma and that's what I'm going to do.”
“It is improper for a woman in your position to marry another woman!” Rapier looked him in the eye. He felt real fear of her for the first time in his life.
“You want my opinion on men. They are possessive and controlling. Hence your actions right now speak for your gender. In my opinion men should be like tissue paper... tender, firm and disposable. When I require a child I will have male consorts who will impregnate me. Then they will go away when the deed is done!”
“I know this isn't what you want to hear but...” Rapier told him this conversation was done. If he spoke anymore about it right now. He would willingly allow himself to be beaten. “Then I will be beaten, just let me explain the crisis you are creating!”
The next day,
in the court yard...
“11... and 12... okay, untie lord Wessex.” Essex walked up to him implying so it didn't go well, huh?” He told his brother to shut his face! Then he looked to Rapier's throne. She was not sitting in it and was not anywhere in view.
In her bedroom,
in her closet...
“What if I lose him, I cant lose my uncle. He is my guardian and greatest ally.” Emma entered the room with Vala looking for the queen. Vala sensed her master and Emma knew her scent. They opened the closet door to find Rapier crying.
“Lady Emma, I leave things in your hands. I will inform lord Wessex that she was found.” NO! DO NOT REPORT TO HIM! “He isn't upset with you. But I will keep my mouth shut about your location, as instructed.” Vala bowed her head and left the room. When night fell, the girls were asleep in the closet wearing nothing. Wrapped up in a blanket. Vala wandered in the room to check on them. Sussex was outside the door, at Wessex's order. “They are asleep and indecent, I will stand guard with them.” Sussex told her good work and went on his way.
In Norsex dungeon...
“Please... no more” Medric pleaded. The torture guy didn't listen, and used a skinning tool. “NOOOO!” Norsex came into the room looking more pis.., than he was at his brothers. “My lord, I never intended any harm.” Norsex hit him in the gut hard.
“You tied to pull a coup to take my forces from me. All so you could be king and torture my niece.” He shouted that she needed to be put in her place. He just wanted to make sure of that. “You are just a power hungry bureaucrat. I have no use for someone like you.” Please, he was afraid of death, don't end his life. “Don't worry I'm not going to kill you. I'm going to sell you to the highest bidder.”
“You cant do this... you cant do this to me. I'm a king, a king you should bow to!” Norsex told his man to continue peeling the potato.
Part 2
After the rehearsal
In the grand chapel...
“Now when I say kiss the bride, the two of you will kiss. But don't stick your tongues in each others mouths. There will be time enough for that in your chamber.” Rapier asked if they could simulate the wedding kiss now? “Sure, your majesty.” After they had kissed each other. The priest asked “who do you two want to give you away. Emma wanted Kenneth to do it for her. Rapier said she wanted her uncle Wessex to give her away. That is, if he would feel comfortable doing it?
Wessex and his two brothers were standing guard. Wessex was under the impression he couldn't even attend the wedding. Rapier looked at him with sad eyes.
“It would be my honor, my queen.”
Off in Norsex's lands...
“Marren, I am glad to see you roaming my halls again.” She looked at Norsex and asked if they might get close tonight. “You really never stop loving me did you.” Love wasn't what she was feeling. What she had in her soul was lust. Marren pressed him against the wall and asked if he felt naughty. Norsex grabbed her and they kissed ferociously. It was more barbaric than basic animal instinct.
“Doman, we are in the middle of something!” Marren backed off seeing her brother in the hall. Norsex asked Doman what he wanted? His report was, another lord offered 100 dragons for Medric. “Which lord?” It was Ivan Gate. “He's one of Norsex's niece's council members?” Yes that was a fact. Norsex let Marren go and faced him.
“Tell this lord he may have him for 25 dragons. On the condition Medric's death is my wedding present to my niece.” Doman saluted him and said it would be done. As he left the hall Marren resumed the lust with him. Asking what Rapier was to him? “Family!”
In Ivan's hall,
a day later...
“Agreed, tell lord Norsex that I will except his deal. But I will have the queens blessing first.” Doman's man bowed to the lord and left the hall. “Chance!”
“Yes my lord” he said appearing in a ball of fire.
“Send word to Wessex, I want you to personally tell him. That the queen's nightmare will finally be over.” He asked if he could tell the queen himself? “No, she has suffered enough.” Chance evaporated into fire, next thing you knew. The dragon born Chance was at Wessex's door. Sussex was there and received him.
Meanwhile,
in a bath...
“Mmm, your scales are so soft. How did you get them this smooth?” Emma answered River dragons usually had scales, that are as soft as river stones. “We are going to be married in 2 days. I cant believe this is actually happening.”
“Let me hold you my love” Emma requested.
At day break,
in neutral land...
Ivan and his draken gales stood on one side of the river. Wessex and his brothers were not present. Norsex and his first unit was on the river's other side. Ivan sent 25 large dragons to Norsex's side. He in turn had Marren ride a dragon carrying her and Medric. She dropped the imbecile on his head and the exchange was complete.
“Medric, I will enjoy torturing you” Ivan said with a smile. Medric was crying from fear of what was going to happen to him. “Beat the living shi... out of him would ya.” His men started laying into him like a pinata. He even spit out a tooth.
Later in the day,
in the throne room...
“Your majesty, I don't know if you remember me.” Rapier explained how could she not remember. She was Iris Gate. The daughter of a grand ally. What brought her to her hall? “I am one of 2 wedding presents. I can be a consort, a scribe, a chamber maid...”
“I think I can find a place for you in my staff. May I ask about this second present?” Medric, her father intends... your majesty? Emma ordered the guards to take Iris away. Court was adjourned for the day, as they could see the queen was unwell.
“WHY CANT HE JUST GO AWAY...!”
Part 3
I do
In her closet,10 days after,
the wedding should of happened...
“Excuse me, I brought some fresh clothes for you both. Did she throw up again?” Emma told York to be quiet. Rapier finally went to sleep a little bit ago. “Yes your majesty, do you need anything else.” Yeah punch Ivan in the gut for a 17th time. “He feels terrible for what happened. Had he known she would...” Rapier rolled over in her sleep asking for silence. “Yes your majesty.”
In Wessex's study...
“Well what did you think was going to happen!?” Ivan bowed his head, but couldn't think of what to say. This was the second time he did this to her and felt great shame. York walked in the study and her uncle asked for an update.
“She threw up again.” Ivan asked what he could do to make this better? York ignored him out of anger then turned to her uncle. “Why are we keeping that cretin alive. Her majesty wont attend his execution. And if she did he would launch her into a another fear episode.”
“Ivan, you are a faithful soldier. You serve your queens well, from now on clear things with me before you act.” Ivan told Wessex he would not make this mistake again. “York, lets go execute him and be done with it. Ivan I want you to kill him.”
In the dungeon,
guarded by his brothers...
“I just want something to eat. Please, show me some mercy.” Essex looked at him and told him he had some mercy for him. “No, not again!” Essex started punching him hard in the stomach. Sussex heard a knock on the cell door.
“Whose there?” Wessex said the password and they let them in. Medric was on the floor in pain like he got run over by a stampede. “Is it time brother?”
“Yes it is. Medric you are sentenced to death, for grand treason. Have you any last words?” He had a last request. “I'm listening.” He wished to apologize to the queen in person. “Ivan, remove his head.” Wait... what about his request? Ivan walked up to him and crushed his skull. Followed by removing his head from his shoulders, no mistakes. “It is done, destroy his body, leave nothing but ash.”
A day later,
in the bedroom...
“Your majesty's, may I come in?” Emma asked York to give them a minute. “Of course.” a couple minutes went by and then Rapier gave permission. York bowed to her as she came in. “Your majesties, I have news, but I don't want to upset you.”
“Tell me he didn't escape” Rapier snapped with anger. No, he didn't escape. The man was now dead, he wont bother her again. She looked into York's eyes and believed her. Emma asked York to leave them. She thanked her for the report, but now they needed privacy. Rapier asked a little while later for Iris.
When she arrived...
“Your majesties, how may I be of service?” Rapier looked at her and asked about her father. “What do you want to know?” Was he the one who brought Medric back in chains? “Yes he brought that evil man back to your executioner.”
“What was your opinion on being my concubine?” She didn't know how to answer that question the right way. “If you ask me for your freedom right now. I will release you.” She was happy to be here. There was a lord like Medric, but not as evil, who wanted her to marry him. “Okay, that being the case I will allow to stay as a friend.”
Finally,
the night of the wedding...
“I now pronounce you both married. You may kiss the bride.” Both girls kissed each other and were now legally married. Wessex who gave her away was proud of his niece. And as her father figure, he got the first dance with her.
“Are you crying uncle?”
“No of course not little fencer. I am not sad, I am shedding tears of joy. Because I am happy for you and I have never felt more proud now as a guardian.
“Father what news of uncle Norsex?” Her throne was going to face a grave threat soon. Allies needed to be called on. Pacts needed to be forged and above all else. She needed to trust in her kin. “I trust you to help me through this uncle.” Emma interjected by walking up to them and demanded to dance with her bride...