Dark Nine [18+]

Chapter Sixty-Two

Diana's POV

Pacing down the extravagant giant cavernous hall, empty and barren aside from the sparkling dark stones, it's a sweet morning walk. An Empress. The only one in the universe.

And there's no one here but my lovers and my two sweet sons.

I am on cloud nine – especially after sleeping soundly all night and waking to breakfast with Malestrom and Diasphora grinning opposite me, talking to me all morning about their adventures around the desolate abandoned city.

They had boundless energy, talking nonstop, even Diasphora tried to converse but was really just mimicking everything Malestrom said, trying to learn how to speak as quickly as possible. Clearly determined to learn fast like E.

It was the cutest most adorable morning ever in my existence. I was warm and feeling light and airy after that experience.

My own Kors kept their distance and let me enjoy our sons, just as a mother should.

I felt a deep setting joy spread through me after that.

Even after last night and that Ritual experience with Ninth Squad.

I might just love being an Empress.

I'm sure one or more of my Kors tail me in Stealth mode, behind at a distance, but I'm grateful they don't drag me away from my internal bliss this morning.

It was the first time I didn't want to run away.

I walk down the lavish, long hall, one step at a time, curious... darkly curious... about what exactly Star Squad are doing this morning.

They're awfully quiet if they're even present.

I knew their Midnight Chamber was at the end, I had overheard Ninth Squad mention it.

I'm wearing a new Plume and Krown, pale green silk falls from the chain around my waist and green crystals line the collared Krown around my neck. I had ventured into the Silks of Stars and found this set in there. I liked that the colour reminded me of Earth.

While pacing quietly down the Kor Hold, out of the blue, I hear a familiar feminine giggle coming from Star Squad's territory in the Hold.

My smile is immediately wiped from my face as dread replaces my joy.

The Estori laughs next.

No. No. Alpha Centauri that plotting scheming bastard... how fucking dare he.

I break out into a sprint, suddenly panic-stricken as I run toward the Midnight Chamber, my own invisibility shimmering off and on uncontrollably.

I skid into the chamber and I bypass Vega and Capella who hiss at me as I enter without approval or permission.

They reached out for me but I haven't slowed enough.

Because I am still sprinting straight for him. The Estori.

Star Squad are all looking around at the naked and confused Jitters as she dances around, laughing, covered in star dust.

Her eyes are completely glazed over as she dances around and around and around. Star Squad are amused by the performance. Alpha Centauri is seated back on a stone chair not unlike his throne on the destroyed Planet Apastron.

The very fucking moment I entered the room, the Estori locked eyes on me and could barely contain the handsome smile breaking out across his face.

Jitters makes herself dizzy as she spins too fast, and she falls over, almost knocking herself out as she falls next to Alpha Centauri's legs, narrowly missing the stone corners of the chair.