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
It was Blake.And Nina wasted no time in rushing at him with her whole body becoming frost.She's finally realized her powers but she was sure this wasn't all of it.This was just the tip of the iceberg.She made shape-like-knives with frozen glass and attempted to stab him with it.Shocked as he was,he was lucky to have dodged it.He didn't quickly know that Nina had figured out the truth about him already.He thought she was still controlled by the Keeper.Nina made series of advances at him and even if he didn't fight back he managed to dodge every of her attempt at him.But the last one he wasn't so lucky.She caught his legs and freezed it in huge blocks.Blake couldn't move.He tried to use his hands but she freezed it up also.He could feel his blood slowly stop spreading around his body.He stared at Nina with terror in his eyes.He would die if she doesn't de-freeze him right away."What's wrong with you, Nina?! Snap out of it already!" he screamed but she slapped him across the
Only then did Nina realize the situation at hand.Alicia's mouth hung open.She didn't mean to hurt Aiden.Nina was her target but Aiden had jumped in to save her.Nina hurried towards Aiden.What stared back at her was a human carved in stones."What have you done?!" Nina shouted Damon went and grabbed Alicia."Undo the spell now!" "Let go!" Alicia jerked out of his grip.They all stared at her "Well it might interest you to know,Nina that if Aiden remains that way for another fifteen minutes he's good as dead!""Why are you doing this?" Nina asked with a worried look on her face.Although she was coming back to the palace with the intention of exerting her revenge on Aiden she still didn't want him to die."My plan was not to hurt Aiden but you,Nina! You! You're a thorn in my flesh! And even when I tried to understand it wasn't your fault everything still revolves around you!"Nina neither Damon or King Klaus understood what she saying."If you hated me then why did you help me esca
Blake gazed at his father and then to Alicia,who took a step back."What did you do?" he said every word with deep emphasis.Alicia's eyes filled with tears.He reached out and grabbed her chin,piercing his fingers into them,she winced."You promised not to reveal the truth.What have you done?!" his deep voice groanedNina stepped up and pushed Blake away, subsequently releasing Alicia from his grip."You don't deserve to be loved." Nina said firmly "How..how could you-""Hold it." he held his hand out to her "Don't lecture me."He stepped up to her but Nina remained calm,not the least afraid of him."I did everything possible so you could love me just the way I love you! I even changed my personality to make you see me the way you see the real Blake! But no..each time,you continued to act stubborn."He turned to the rest of them,his arms in the air."Well..since the truth is out you all might as well welcome your King.The future King of Fye Kingdom." he grinned.Damon squeezed his fi
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