From The Ashes We Will Rise

Threats and Fire

Hey girls here's the next one!

POV Alex

"Alex?" I hear gasped out making a me look up. "Lexa... What are you doing in here?" I ask walking over to the side to grab a towel wiping off my face. "who's blood is that?" She asks. "Azgeda scout. He had a message I didn't like it, now he's dead." I say plainly not wanting to talk. "What was the message?" She asks more alarmed now. "Queen wants me back. She said either I come or she will bring war" I say looking at her. "She chews her lip and nods. "We need to call the 12 clans and discuss this. Her threat on you is a threat on all of us" she says sternly making me sigh. "I'm not one of you Lexa" I say softly making her soften slightly. "Yes you are Alex" she says walking up to me and taking the rag cleaning the rest of my face herself. "You are under my protection. Anyone has a problem they can deal with me... I talked to Titus he will be apologizing tomorrow" she says but I say nothing. She finishes and steps back setting the rag in the water bowl. "We need to discuss this, Azgeda threats are not to be taken lightly" she says and I nod. She walks out me following her. She tells her gaurds to call the counsel and we walk to the throne room. Soon all clans file in and Indra and Anya take a stand next to Lexa. I keep in the back lingering in the shadows as they begin to talk. "You ok?" Octavia whispers next to me. "Fine" I say lowly. "It's ok if you're not" she says and I shrug. "Drop it butterfly" I say and she smiles lightly at me. "Let's get out of here." She says and I nod as we leave silently. We make our way out of the tower and start walking towards the stables. "let's go for a ride" she says and I nod, but then realize I don't have a horse. "I don't have a horse" I say and she smiles dragging me into the stables. "take Clarke's" she says and I quirk a brow. "She gets her own horse?" I ask and she shrugs. My people are leaving tomorrow but I guess Clarke is staying that and Lexa seems to have taken a liking to her" she says and I feel my heart clench but ignore it. "I should have grabbed my bow" I mume and Octavia smiles and pulls my bow and quiver out from her stable. "How?" I ask smiling taking them. "I ask someone to grab them" she says shrugging. "Thank you" I say and she nods. I ready Clarke's horse and then we lead them out. The guards let us pass and we hop on and ride out of Polis. We ride through the woods carefree just letting the horses guid us. We laugh and joke around but I'm still weary or my surroundings. I notice something and slow down signaling to Octavia to look over at the tree. She nods and rides ahead as I take another path to circle behind.  "Echo I know it's you" I say lowly as I approach and she comes out. I hop off my horse and walk over to her hugging her. "Hey" she says. "What are you doing here?" I ask. "I followed the scout but he seems to have not made it back out" she says and I shug. "I killed him" I say and she laughs. "The Queen is planning on getting you back. She's coming and Lexa can't do anything about it. Azgeda is part of the alliance she can't protect you" she says and I nod. "I know. That's why I'm going to kill her" I say and she sighs. "Roan has been spotted around. There's a bounty for you" she says and I nod. "Let them come. They will burn" I say and she smirks. "I have to go the other girl is on her way. See you are making friends" she says smiling. "Few" I say and she hugs me again. "Stay safe. I will see you soon" she says and I nod. She disappears as Octavia rides up to me. "You ok?" She asks and I nod. "Ya, just an animal. False alarm" I say and she nods. "We should head back." She says and I nod mounting my horse and we ride back.

The next morning the Sky people head out all but Octavia and Clarke. I have been in my room all day per request of Lexa and I kinda just want to relax today as my body is not just feeling everything that has happened the last couple weeks alone. I was just in my pants and bra laying on the floor on my stomach. I had grabbed some charcoal from the fire place and grabbed a piece of wood I found laying around. I smoothed it out and I'm now drawing. I use to draw all the time using whatever I had. Which was many my blood from all the wounds I had. When I draw I always get lost my head makes all these images that are not my own. Like this one, it's a forest on fire but I don't know where. A figure burning in the flames... Or dancing I can't tell. I hear a knock and I stand up placing the wood under some towels. "Come in" I say as I sit down on the bed. I look to see Lexa walk in wearing her commander clothes and face paint. She stops looking me up and down as I stand to great her. "Yes?" I ask and she clears her throats looking away making me confused so I just shrug it off. "The ambassadors and I have talked. You are under our protection but since Azgeda is part of the coalition we can only do so much." She says and I nod. "We have sent scouts to patrol making sure if Azgeda makes a move we will be informed before" she says and I nod. "So, am I allowed out?" I ask and she sighs. "You need to be with someone at all times. No leaving Polis after dark." She says and I frown. "So I'm back to being a prisoner" I say and she shakes her head. "No, you are not Alex. We are just trying to protect you. I am just trying to protect you" she says walking a bit closer. "There is a bounty on my head" I say and she looks shocked. "What? How did you come of this?" She asks. "The messenger. I left it out" I like not wanting to tell her about echo and the woods. "Alex you need to tell me these things" she sighs rubbing her face. "Is there anything else?" She asks and I shake my head. "No" I say and she nods. "That just solidifies the need for gaurds" she says and I sigh nodding not wanting to argue. "Thank you" she says and I nod again. We stand there awkwardly and I glance around not knowing what to do. "I have to go attend some meetings but I will be back tonight" she says clearing her throat. I nod and she walks out. I let out a breath, she is so confusing. I wonder if she is with Clarke? I mean it makes sense, she does seems to take a limit to her like Octavia says. But then why come to me at night? I sigh shaking my head not wanting to feel anything at the moment. I grab the drawing and burn it, letting it come alive. The woman start to dance in the flames and I sigh tossing it into the fire place letting it die out.

Later the afternoon I was still held up in my room. I hadn't eaten anything given to me and I have been lying on the ground. No one came, no one checked in. I was slightly sad no one did but also glad I could just be alone. That is untill I hear comossion in the hall. I sit up and before I could react my door bursts open and 6 men in armor and swords come in. I jump up grabbing my dagger in my pants but they all jump on me holding me down. One muffles my yeels with a cloth and they tie me up lifting me up the last thing I remember is getting hit in the head and then darkness. I groan opening my eyes slowly. I look around and try to move but realize in tied to a chair. I sigh, great just great. I think and look around. I seem to be in some tent. It seems to be a storage tent as there are crates and other things scattered around. I don't have to wait too long as three men walk in. Trikru. It's funny I was once part of them, but get captured by Azgeda and that all goes to shit. "Wanheda" he says and I tilt my head. "You've got the wrong person" I say and one of the punches me. "I don't think so." He says and then I get punched again. I spit out blood and glare at them. "Is that all you got?" I ask and he growls hitting me over and over. "Stop she needs to be alive" one says and I spit out blood gasping for air. They walk out and I groan. I tug at the ropes and grit my teeth when they burn against my skin. I could easily get out but they seem to know who I am and I don't know where I am. I need more information. Sometime time later they walk in again. "The Queen will be devastated when she realizes we killed her pet. You are going to suffer for Azgeda" he says and cuts my rope dragging me out of the tent. I glance around and see I'm in a small village Trikru village. They brought me to a pole and tided me to it. "Let's see if you can burn" he says and I glare at him. "But first..." He says ripping my shirt open and pulled out a blade. "You will feel the pain of hundreds of killed Trikru people but the hands of Azgeda. I scuff, "you do realize I was a prisoner right?" I ask and he stabs my side. I grit my teeth not making a sound. "I will make you scream" he promises and stabs me again. "I will kill you" I say through gritted teeth. He laughs and stabs me again. "Not so scary now are we?" He says. I glace around and see all the people cheering and chanting. My body heats up and as he stabs me again the blade melts and he yanks his hand back yelping. The ropes burn and I  step off the pole and over him. "I told you I was going to kill you" I say and flow fire through my arm and into him making him scream. I lift my hands and create a ring of fire around the village. My body engulfs in flames and anger rushes through me as I kill everyone in the village. The fire dancing around, people screaming, the phoenix rising.

When the fire dies and the smaok clears I am on the ground my body exhausted and bloodied. I don't know how long I was there and I know someone would have seen the smoak. I hear horse hoofs in the distance and begin the crawl for cover. As I crawl blood flowing out of my wounds I find a sword so I grab it. I cough, spitting up blood and roll over on my back. I bring a hand to my abdomen and lift it seeing it soaked in blood. I sigh and roll on my side groaning. The sound of hooves getting louder, shouting heard I kneel using the sword to help me stand. I stagger falling to my knees again. I hear people at the entrance of the village so I grit my teeth and stand. I hear people rushing towards me and I pounce. I crash into the two soldiers and hit one over the head with the handle of the sword and kick the other in the face knocking him out. I groan rolling over and standing again. I flip my hair up and out of my face blood smeared all over my face I look down and see they were Azgeda soldiers. I stab them both killing them. More come my way and I fight off most of them killing them. I fall to the floor as a few grab me dragging me. I use the last of my strength and beat my body up lighting on fire. They scream as they burn and then I drop to the ground. I hear fighting in the distance and I groan knowing I need to get up. "You're not done yet" I grit out and pull myself onto my knees I look up to see people fighting Azgeda and I notice Octavia and Indra then Anya and Lexa, she marched an army out here. I see a few get past and come at me. I groan and dodge one slicing his back. I grab his dagger throwing it at the other letting a painful scream out. The other turns tackling me and we fall on the ground. I punch him in the face and roll us over and start hitting him over and over again. I hear a crunch and I stop. His face was totally bashed in. I rolled off of him falling onto the ground. I cough up blood and see a person kneeling next to me but everything is blurry and I pass out.

Hey!! Alex just keeps getting hurt huh? Wonder if she will survive this one...