2 | flatline [darkling]

ten

"NYX! ARE YOU READY? IT'S TIME." She turns around at the voice of Zoya and smiles. "You look beautiful. The moment he sees you, nothing else in the world will matter to him."

"You think?" Nyx asks with a blush raising up to her cheeks. She was a wearing a black dress, the sleeves falling off her shoulder, the only holding the sleeves was the bustier they're attached to. The centre of the bustier was decorated with mahogany red embroidery. The dress then flowed down to her feet. The dress was a perfect mirror of her kefta.

The kefta she had received as a gift from him, after they'd found the sun summoner. It was so to symbolise the importance in her rank in the Second Army, the only one - other than the Darkling - to wear a black kefta.

"Yes. I do. Now, let's go. We wouldn't want to be late for the most important moment of your life." Zoya grins, making Nyx chuckle. Following the Squaller out of the tent, she looks around as the wind blows hard, making her nearly lose her balance.

The Fold crackling with the thunder in it. Today was finally the day they'd all been waiting for. The world was forever going to change and no one would be able to stop them. The power they were about achieve, could not compare anything else.

Making her way to the awaiting skiff, she nods in acknowledgment to all the First Army soldiers she passed. After today, the same soldiers who looked down on Grisha would never dare underestimate them again. They'd be taken more seriously and with more respect. The King would stop sneering at her every time they saw each other.

"Nyx." Someone calls out for her and she turns to see him walking towards her. He was wearing his black cloak, covering his black kefta. "You look ravishing."

"No thanks to you." She says teasingly, as he stops in front of her. A smirk tugs at her lips. He chuckles softly as he leans down to peck her lips.

"I would have helped you pick a dress if it wasn't for the fact that you didn't want to help me handle the sun summoner." Aleksander muses, making her huff and roll her eyes.

"You told me you could handle it on your own. I don't see why you must complain now." Nyx retorts and he shakes his head, taking her hand in his own.

"It does not matter anymore. What truly matters right now, is what we are about to do. The achievements we have finally reached." Aleksander smiles happily and she beams. The two of them make their way to the Skiff where the rest of their soldiers and crew are awaiting for them. A few delegates of neighbouring countries were also attending. This would serve as a demonstration to them of what they were capable of.

"Nyx." She looks up at Aleksander, but he is staring at Alina, with a look she'd never seen from him before. Her heart drops to her stomach as she looks around. She sees Zoya and David being taken away by Volcra. Fedyor falls off board.

They hadn't left dock yet, so she could not understand why all of this was happening. Suddenly Aleksander let's go of her hand and walks towards Alina, who is holding her arms out for him. 

"Nyx, look what you've done." She turns around to see Adrian standing there, his eyes completely black. "You've killed us all."

She backs away from him slowly, unable to breath anymore. She watches as the veins under his skin turn black and as Aleksander embraces Alina.

She gasps awake, sweat running down her skin as she sits up. She glances towards the door and sees Nina looking in, through the ajar door. Nyx tries to catch her breath and Nina looks at her in worry.

"Are you okay?" Nina asks softly and Nyx nods, look down at her hands on her lap. "We're leaving soon. Also, someone delivered something for you."

"Does it say from who?" Nyx asks, ignoring her shaking hands.

"No, but it's a live white fox." Nina answers, making Nyx look at her in disbelief. Without hesitation she gets out of the bed and follows Nina out of the room, to Kaz's office. In the middle of the room, a cage holding the white fox is there.

"What's that?" Inej asks as she looks up at Nyx.

"A white fox, the bones of it can be used as an amplifier." Nyx explains as she crouches down in front of the cage. A smirk tugs on her lips at the thought that Adrian has successfully captured the white fox, she was also hoping that he had managed to get his own amplifier as well.