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Keenan sighed a little in relief as he sensed Zenda enter his father's domain. So close now.. so very close... He was already bleeding from multiple whips and cuts but he held his sword steady and went to meet Zenda so he could give her a more detailed update on the situation. Many of her pack had already arrived and aided what fey were loyal to him in the Night Court. Slowly though, they were winning.. "Zenda!" he called out weakly, waving his free arm. He saw alarm on her face that quickly changed to fear.. He tried to swing around but he knew that he was too late... The feeling of cold steel ran through his body, coming out through his chest before sliding back out. Almost faster than even he could perceive, Zenda flew at what he knew was his father. He crashed onto the ground, feebly clutching at his wound though knowing that he was going to die anyways.. A grunt and a final exhaled breath behind him though let him know that he could at least die knowing that his father was dead too... JoshlovesAmberPhillips18
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Keenan felt Zenda at his side but he didn't really see much that was in front of him, his blurry vision growing more narrow with each passing moment. He reached up and grabbed her hand, gently moving it away from the wound. "I-... it's al...alright...." he rasped. "Jus.....just help......... help them...." His father was dead now but would not stop the anarchy that would surely ensue. Already, his father's power was attempting to drain into him though it did little good. He was going to die soon, and the ancient power understood this in a way, and it began to send tendrils out searching for the next heir. Too bad there were none.... Instead, the power would pour into a crystal hanging on a chain always around the Night King's neck. For now though, it simply waited, an invisible force waiting to be contained once more. Blood ran heavily from the wound and it began to pool around Keenan and Zenda. "Sss.....ssorry... I-.... I wasn........ wasn't much...... help..." JoshlovesAmberPhillips18
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The man pinning Zenda grinned cruelly. "It's not really you that I want. You just happened to be interfering. Healing the new 'King' before he could die." He spat the word King with a strong venom. "Never will that weakling of a child be King.."
Keenan tried to stop her but she just wouldn't give up.. And now she was going to be weak all because of him.. Little by little though, some strength returned to him though he was exhausted. The healing stopped suddenly as Zenda was literally thrown off of him. He tried to stand and go after her but he was still too weak and he crashed to the ground again.
"What did I tell you? Too weak to even save one person." the man said, making a tsking sound. "What would you think if I killed her I wonder? I could do it you know? One little movement, one twitch of my arm and she would be dead. What do you say? Should I kill her?" His desire to kill was clear in his voice and he cut a thin line across the girl's neck, taunting Keenan.
Keenan recognized the guy's voice as one of his father's most loyal guards, Tren. He tried speaking but they were trapped under the gasping breaths he took. He reached out tentatively for the King's energy, undoubtedly the force that Zenda spoke of as it really was a cold, terrible thing, strong enough to destroy worlds if it wasn't contained. Tren's words and the smell of blood scattered any thoughts he may have had. Not even careing if it would kill him, Keenan forced part of the energy into him and got shakily to his feet, pointing his sword at Tren's throat. "Let her... go.... Or I.. I sear..... I will ki...kill you..."
Tren only laughed at his words and cut a little deeper on her throat. "Well look at that.. He's trying to protect you. How sweet of him." He whispered to the girl, what power he carried sending waves of invisible, frigged energy out as a warning.
((sorry my posts have been rather sucky thus far>.> ))
Keenan tried to stop her but she just wouldn't give up.. And now she was going to be weak all because of him.. Little by little though, some strength returned to him though he was exhausted. The healing stopped suddenly as Zenda was literally thrown off of him. He tried to stand and go after her but he was still too weak and he crashed to the ground again."What did I tell you? Too weak to even save one person." the man said, making a tsking sound. "What would you think if I killed her I wonder? I could do it you know? One little movement, one twitch of my arm and she would be dead. What do you say? Should I kill her?" His desire to kill was clear in his voice and he cut a thin line across the girl's neck, taunting Keenan.
Keenan recognized the guy's voice as one of his father's most loyal guards, Tren. He tried speaking but they were trapped under the gasping breaths he took. He reached out tentatively for the King's energy, undoubtedly the force that Zenda spoke of as it really was a cold, terrible thing, strong enough to destroy worlds if it wasn't contained. Tren's words and the smell of blood scattered any thoughts he may have had. Not even careing if it would kill him, Keenan forced part of the energy into him and got shakily to his feet, pointing his sword at Tren's throat. "Let her... go.... Or I.. I sear..... I will ki...kill you..."
Tren only laughed at his words and cut a little deeper on her throat. "Well look at that.. He's trying to protect you. How sweet of him." He whispered to the girl, what power he carried sending waves of invisible, frigged energy out as a warning.
((sorry my posts have been rather sucky thus far>.> ))
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Keenan seized the opportunity given to him when Tren screamed in pain and let go of Zenda. There was no way that he was leaving her. Taking more of the energy, he flung himself at Tren with a fierce yell of defiance, his sword lifted. He swung at Tren a little clumsily but it still hit him on his injured arm, bringing another startled shout of pain. Keenan's sword was made of cold iron and, though it burnt his hands, it wasn't nearly as bad compared to when it bit into other fey who weren't monarchs like himself. Tren held his injured arm loosely at his side and hissed a string of curses at Keenan, drawing his own sword. JoshlovesAmberPhillips18
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Keenan didn't miss the look in Zenda's eyes before she bit Tren, eliciting another scream. More guards were sure to hear the fight soon and come looking for them.. Without a sound or second thought to the cold energy, Keenan thrust his sword into Tren's chest and this time the scream was cut off by blood that came from his mouth and he dropped to the floor, writhing in agony from the iron. He sped his own death by clawing furriously at the wound, the iron driving him mad and his movements became weaker before they simply stopped. Keenan went instantly to Zenda's side and reached up with a shaking hand to pull her to him in a short embrace. "I won't.... le...leave you.... here..." he promised before lowering her to the ground. "B-... besides..... you ha....ve... to save...... Ffang..." Using the energy now slowly trickling into him, Keenan healed her the best he could. The cut on her throat eventually stopped bleeding and he let out a shaking breath. A sudden rush of the energy hit flowed into him and he clutched at his chest, his heart beating fast and painful, a gasp escaping him. If it did that again, it would probably stop his heart altogether.. He couldn't stop it though, for he had started the process. "C....come on......." he said, standing and offering his hand. "W-.. we need...... to...... to get... him....." JoshlovesAmberPhillips18
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Pain flooded Keenan and he fell back to his knees. By taking the power, Zenda had unknowingly hurt him and started a chain reaction that would eventually kill him and transform her into the new Night Queen. That wouldn't have been so terrible, seeing as how it could save her life, but he didn't want her to have to live like that.. The Night Court was probably the worst of the Unseelie courts... To be their ruler meant hell. "St-... stop it..." he said weakly, trying for the power but finding it was blocked. Finally, her words sank in and he stared at her incredulously.... Love? Him? That was nearly impossible... Unless...... No. He wouldn't even let himself think that. What power he hadn't taken before rushed into him and he felt his heart falter, though this time, he locked it from Zenda. At least if he was right, the power that she had taken would start helping her soon.. Incredibly, he saw a bit of color come back to her face and felt the power testing her, seeing if she really was. For now, it accepted her to the point of helping her a bit. He hoped that it was wrong and only doing a strange kindness.. "C..... come on....." he repeated, pretending to have not even heard her comment.. He had no idea what he would do if she really was the long lost Queen..... JoshlovesAmberPhillips18
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Keenan reached out with a shaking hand and wiped her tears away. She was... She really was the Night Queen..... "Oh Zenda..... I.... I'm sssorry...." he whispered, bending down to kiss her forehead quickly. Her skin felt feverish but he knew that it was mostly because his own was ice cold right then.. He jumped a little, causing a look of pain to cross his face, when a tentative voice called his name. Turning slightly, he saw one of the most welcome sights, the fairy who Keenan had chosen to head the rebel fey. "Josh... good.....""M...My lord? Keenan, what happened? And who is sh-.....?" Josh's voice trailed off as he stared at the girl on the ground, so obviously transforming into one of the fey as he had. But why? "What's happening?" he asked, bewildered. Keenan sighed as he looked down at Zenda, tears streaking her face. "Just... nev... never mind th.....that for....... for now... Re-..... report...." "Ah, yes my lord! Sections in the East have been secured though parameters are being pushed back. I uh... I heard something odd and.... I thought I should check it out.." he said, the last part coming out slightly mumbled in embarrassment. He should have been out there fighting but he knew that Keenan had been in this direction so he had come to help only to find that the King was already dead. Though the scene before him was a strange one...
Keenan didn't waste his energy replying to Josh just then so he simply nodded and he looked back to Zenda, wiping away more tears. "Ssssshhhh.... P-...please don't...cry......" he begged. Something inside him wrenched terribly at the sight of her tears. "I...it may.... feel strange but........ but it will.... help you.... O-...okay?" he said, stroking her hair with shaking fingers. He knew that they had to get to Fang soon but there was no way that she was moving for a little bit. At least not until the energies had changed her.... At that point though, he intended to use her moment of incoherence to break the seal and take back the energy. There was not a chance in Hell that he would let her be the Queen. It would ruin her.... At the same time though, he just wanted to take it back now but he knew that if he did, they could both end up dead. So instead, he watched as the process of changing occurred..
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