He removed his hand on her mouth.Nina turned gently and she saw him.Tears welled up in her eyes.She momentarily forgot about what was at stake."Are you alright?" he held her arms,his face covered in smoke and ashes "Did he hurt you?" Aiden whisperedNina was too shocked to reply.She really thought it could be the Keeper playing with her mind again but deep down in her she knew he had really come for her.Back at the palace,the others watched this romantic scene.Of all,only Blake and Raven were growing green in jealousy.King Klaus chuckled.Aiden held Nina close.Now that he's found her he would never let her go again.The problem will be leaving this place alive."Aiden" Nina said as a gasp escapes her lips,her eyes wide open."What is it,lil wolf? Are you alright?" he was all over her that instant."He's.. he's close.I can hear his footsteps." Nina said.Aiden immediately holds her hand,without second thoughts he entwines their hands together.The footsteps were getting louder and lou
Raven's smiles slowly faded the moment a joyous Aiden rushed over to Nina,pulled her up and held her in a tight hug.Alicia smiled.She could see the obvious love for Nina in Aiden's eyes.It's surprising to see Aiden in love considering his terrible past.Alicia sees Nina's face turn pale and green."Aiden" she calls.He disengages from the hug and stares at Nina.She starts to puke.She turns towards the floor and throw up a greenish substance.Aiden holds her up."It's okay." he whispers.A maid is called to clear it up and Nina stares at everyone.She looked as if she's seeing them for the first time.Aiden gazes at Alicia as if to ask what's wrong but Alicia shakes her head in response."Welcome back,Luna." Damon was the first to approach herNina forces herself to smile.She still felt weak.Raven storms out of the room,her face in a very deep frown.Blake kneels beside her bed "I missed you.Are you okay?"Nina stares at him for a while.Her memories took her back to the conversation sh
It was very dark and there was not a single soul around."Aiden?" Nina's voice was as silent as a graveyard yet it reverberated in the dark place.She moved from her spot.Where is she?! Nina wondered with fear running down her spines.Could it be that she's back at the..the.. underworld?No.."Aiden!" she screamed more loudly."Miss me?." a voice from behind made Nina's mouth to drop open."Keep..Keeper." her voice was but a whisper and she was very much surprised to see him.Didnt she and Aiden escape?He stood very far away from her but they could hear themselves real clear.A huge grandmother clock which looked very ancient was there just behind him chimming.One funny thing about the clock is that it only has four numbers.6,9,12 and 3 and a hand which was resting on 6."It's Zeres.The name is Zeres.And to answer your question yes you did escape with the help of your lover but it was all my plan." he laughed.He just read her mind but Nina was to frightened to think about anything.Eve
King Klaus grabbed another cigarette.Raven stood beside him.They both stared at Alicia."Father,I-" Alicia didn't know how to begin "I'm sorry.""Alicia you rescued that werewolf." King Klaus spoke calmly.More like a calm before the storm "You know they are our greatest enemy.""Father..she..she was in danger and she needed help what did you expect me to do?!" Alicia raised her voice.She really didn't have time for this.Nina's life is at stake and so is the whole world."I expected you to come meet me first!!" King Klaus stood up in anger,he glared at her "Ever since you left this palace,have you for once reached out to me?! Have you ever even paid me as much as a visit! After the death of your husband,you wanted to leave and I let you and then you showed up after months." He turned around his table and stopped in front of her "And you want me to feel-" he continued "-happy""Father,I-" Alicia beganHowever,"Do you even know that werewolf? I am your goddamn father in law!!" he bark
Damon was all dressed.The important meeting had already began and he was some minutes late.He began to leave the room when Kiyiya stopped him."Please wait."He stopped and turned. "Can I show you something?" Kiyiya said as she was all smiles.This was the first time she wasn't thinking about destroying a life.She is still the desperate person she is.She just wanted to make it up to Damon."I am already late for the meeting,don't bother " Damon said indifferently.He turned to leave again"I won't take much of your time.Please" she stopped him againHe turned.Kiyiya smiled as she walked towards another closet.She pulled out their wedding album,walked back to him and held it out to him.Damon's hazel eyes stared at the front cover.A picture of the both of them hugging tightly.It was the night he'd married her.Kiyiya really hoped he'll like it,earlier that evening he'd rejected the food she'd prepared for him and she didn't know how else to make it up to him.She knew she committed a
Blake was in his room plotting his next move.Now that Nina was alright he shouldn't waste anymore time before the secret he's been keeping for long gets exposed.He has a hunch that she is already suspicious of him and knowing how intelligent and persistent that woman can be she would soon blow his cover.Due to the pasts event,Aiden has been spending too much time with her already and considering the lengths he went just to save her from the underworld says a lot.All his plans have been going down the drain and this time if he really wants to win he has to attack with something Nina cherishes, something she loves.He stood up from his bed and gazed out the window.And what could that be? She has no family anymore.Blake paced back and forth and racked his brain.What does Nina love the most now? Home.It came to him like a silent whisper."Yes!" he snapped his fingers "Home.The Kingdom.If it's in trouble she'd be forced to go back there and I'll be the only one to take her there."A sm
"The door's locked" Damon said once they arrived there."Just push it in" Alicia said with a trembling voice "Hurry!!""It won't open!" Blake said."Move away" Aiden said He placed his hands in the little opening of the door,he balanced his stance and forced the huge doors open.It banged frantically against the wall.All the chiefs scurried out.Aiden was met with with three of them frozen to the teeth.The fire that was burning a hole through the wall immediately caught their attention.Nina didn't notice.She was focused on what she was doing.Damon helped King Klaus up.Aiden and Blake took silent steps towards Nina.Their plan is to attack her from behind and catch her off guard but they seemed to forget that her hearing was sound.Just as they had few more inches to cover,Nina turned around.Blake gasped the moment he saw her.Nina threw him against the wall."Shit" Aiden exclaimed as he grabbed Nina and pinned her down to the floor"Wake up,Nina!!! This is isn't you!"Nina grabbed
Nina left their midst,tears filling her eyes.How could she not have known all those months that Blake wasn't Blake?!Aiden chased after her.The moment he turned her around he didn't expect to see tears in her eyes.It caused a moment of pain in his heart.However,before he could talk,"Stay away,Aiden" she looked up and said "I want to be alone."She ran off just then.Aiden wasn't ready to let her go yet.He tried to go after her but Alicia stopped him."I think we angered her" she said and Aiden turned to her"What are you talking about?" "The memory..She said we shouldn't do that again,it means something is wrong." Alicia said"Then let me find out" Aiden proceeded to leave but Alicia held him"Just let her be for now"* * *Nina went out of the palace and strayed into the woods without realizing it.Nina stayed there and cried.She and Blake shared this deep connection that she can never have with no one else.They were so close that when the other isn't feeling alright the other on
New Year's night was great.The most wonderful thing ever.Aiden was coronated King and Damon,the right hand man.Nina automatically became Queen and she chose Kiyiya as her assistant.The greatest thing that would ever happen in the whole land.Nina couldn't at the same time, govern her city and stay with her husband here in Kingdom Fye.So she fulfilled destiny by bringing the two opposite worlds together.She destroyed the hatred and enmity and in place created room for love and unity.Everyone lived in harmony and it was just what she wanted.She was most grateful to her father.He was the first one to believe in her.And at a time she hadn't yet realized her powers.She wished there was a way for her to transport both from the underworld to the real world but Alicia said it was no longer possible.For she could only choose one to stay in forever.And she had chosen here.Kingdom Relf.She changed the name into a unitary and combination of the last two letters of Vampire and Werewolf.
Kiyiya gasped loudly,she glared at him."Let go off me!"He held her still against the wall."Why Kiyiya?" he groaned from within "Why did you hide it from me!" he thundered"Please, Damon.." she looked away,tears filling her eyes "I..I don't want to talk about this!""You will have to! How long will you continue to run?? How did you expect me to make amends if I do not know why you want to end things between us!""I don't want you to make amends!" Kiyiya shouted back "Don't bother! Because I am tired..I can't..I can't do this anymore!" He went quiet for a while."What more can I offer you?! All my life with you has been all lies! I was deceitful! A traitor! After all these,do you still expect me to face you,look you in the eye and pretend all is well?""No" she answered her own rhetorical question.She gazed at him."You've done more than enough for me,Damon" she began "But I never deserved a man like you and I'm not ashamed to admit it""So please.. let's end things before the new
A week later.It was the new year.A week ago after the victory of Nicolina and the beginning of her era,everyone had great plans for the preparations of the new year.They wanted it all in one because it was indeed a new year.It signified the end of the tyrant and the commencement of new friendships.The palace was re-constructed beautifully and by Nina's will did enmity between neighbouring kingdoms, ended.In fact she had summoned for all under Kingdom Fye to attend the upcoming ceremony.Kiyiya and Raven had chosen to go over to the farther lands to inform them of the New Year Festival and to invite them to the palace.Considering how far the journey is it wasn't until a week later did they return and Kiyiya did this on purpose.She didn't want to cross path with Damon.Although she was hurting terribly for having to stay away from him but she couldn't bring herself to look at him and love him the same again.She didn't want a relationship where there'd be compromises,even though s
He threw his arms around her without the slightest caution and pulled her into his embrace fiercely.Their skin contact created a warm spark that ushered into their hearts floods of love.It was like the eruption of a volcano.It took seconds before Nina wrapped her hands around his neck.Even though her love for him that was sleeping in the crevice of her heart had awoken by the touch of his hands,she still remained adamant about her decision.She maintained that it was because she loves him.So therefore,she was willing to let him go...to the person he truly loves.He withdrew,holding her face in his palms and rested their foreheads together"I feel so blessed to have you" he whispered."How..how did you manage to get back?" he asked with his hands all over her,gazing at her wounds that were slowly healing.Nicolina smiled."You're looking at the Keeper of the Underworld" It took few seconds for him to understand and when he did,he couldn't help but smile at the warrior she has now
Alicia went between them and seperated them."This isn't the time to fight!" she sniffed "Raven just died,we have no idea where Mateo is and all you can do is fight??!""Fight??" Aiden chuckled "Trust me,when all this is over I will make his life miserable!""Aiden!" Alicia shot a look at him "When did you become this way?!""Since when everything was taken away from me"Kiyiya was all quiet however the moment she saw Damon running towards them she immediately opened her mouth to speak."I think I should go to the palace and..and-" she didn't think of the lie yet when he came and interrupted."Mateo has taken the vault!" he announced."No..he mustn't release it yet!" screamed Alicia as she immediately began to run towards the palace.The rest followed after her.Mateo,on seeing them,created a force field to stop them from coming closerAlicia banged on it."Don't do it,Mateo!! The Keeper will kill us all!!" she screamed.He grinned and then broke the vault into two "Nooo!!" Kiyiya sc
A thin line of blood crept down her lips.He withdrew the sword from her,making more blood to gush out.Raven fell on her knees,her sword dropping from her hand."Goodbye,Princess" Mateo grinned as he raised his sword to cut off her head."Noooo!" Klaus screamed as he ran towards them but it was impossible to get there on time.Just as the sword lowered,it stopped midway in the air.Klaus stopped in his tracks and so did the others.What was happening?They could all see Mateo struggling with his sword ,however it hanged there on the air.A large hand grabbed his throat from nowhere.It was more of happiness than surprise to see him again.He looked nothing like he did back at the dungeon.It was like he'd gone for a thorough transformation but this wasn't the time to ogle.Aiden narrowed his eyes."I've come to pay you a visit" he smirked as he looked around "I don't see any chairs or wine?"He hissed slightly "Oh..I forgot! It's not a time for you to make merry, you're gonna die soon
They marched together all the way to the palace.Luckily,Mateo was still finding it difficult to open the vault.He was in the room trying to reach the Keeper about the process of opening the vault when one of his soldiers came and alerted him about the crowd gathered outside.Mateo was at first surprised.He thought the soldier had lost his mind.However,when he moved to look through his window he caught them.He wasn't the least surprised.Instead he changed out of his casual clothing and into his fighting suit."Get the soldiers ready" Mateo ordered even when he knew he wouldn't be needing them.He stepped out of the palace,his jacket flowing with the wind.He smiled."Hello." he said sarcastically "I see it is my ex-wife leading this useless battle"He shrugged"What really made y'all think you can defeat me?""We're not here to defeat you." responded Alicia "The one to that will be here soon,till then no more talking"He began walking towards them"As you wish"* * *Zeres was givin
"We have to leave." Klaus said "He isn't going to react""Is there a way we can destroy this cell?!" demanded a furious AliciaKlaus shook his head."We can fight Mateo together?" Raven suggested "Just to buy..buy us Nina a little time?"Alicia shrugged as she continued to stare at Aiden."We would all die even before Nina defeats Zeres" Alicia replied"But..for how long would it take for her to defeat him?""I don't know.The fight's been on for three days now" came Alicia's reply."However, that's not the point" she turned to them "We all know that Aiden is the only one capable of defeating Mateo.""If Nina can defeat the Keeper then I believe Aiden can surely put Mateo in his place.He just needs to believe in himself""He doesn't need belief" Damon interjected "He knows he can defeat Mateo he just doesn't want to""His mate is dead-""Can still come back to life" interrupted Alicia"It's still an option.We don't know yet if she can." Damon responded "If he's mate is dead who will he
The next morning.Matteo had both Kiyiya and Raven standing in front of the small number of citizens.Considering the present crisis,the number of citizens of Fye Kingdom has reduced drastically.The King had summoned them to the palace for them to witness the reward of those who dare goes against him.The ladies were chained with their hands behind.They were on their knees with a huge rock stem in front of them.They are going to be beheaded.Klaus stood not afar off,trembling.He still didn't know what to do.The dark circles under his eyes and the swelling told that he had not slept at all last night.Instead he had prayed.He had prayed that Aiden would show up suddenly after much thought to what he had said yesterday.However nothing like that happened.Mateo came up beside him."What is it? Are you still expecting a miracle?" he chuckled "You'll only have yourself to blame once your daughter's head goes rolling to your feet"Klaus shuddered as he watched Matteo order the soldiers