"Power in the Hands of a Woman" (Miraculous Gabenath)

Chapter XII

Every time she transformed, the sight of her gave Gabriel great satisfaction. Her shapely body, her waist in a tight dress, her movements full of elegance and finesse, and that commanding facial expression.
-Why are you standing there? What are you waiting for? - she asked with resentment in her voice.
-Ah, yes. Nooroo, dark wings rise.
This time, Nathalie decided that she would go to fight the heroes and Hawk Moth would wait in the hideout. The two heroes were fought against by her emo monster and Chloe - another victim of the akuma. Mayura was waiting for the right moment to enter the fight. At first, it even went her way - Ladybug and Chat Noir were already slightly weakened by Chloe's new power.
-Excellent. - said the woman, elegantly waving her hand. She then looked at Hawk Moth with a pleased expression on her face. She even smiled slightly at him. He addressed her too, but after a while the smile disappeared from her lips. As if something prevented her from forgiving him. After a while, the woman joined the fight. Gabriel was waiting in the hiding place for a sign from Mayura to act. However, during the fight, she began to lose strength and it was clearly visible. She fell to the ground coughing, or rather choking desperately. There was no one to help her get up - after all, Hawkmoth wasn't there.
-Mayura, maybe you could use some support? - asked the man who had been in contact with the woman all along.
-No! This is not the time to feel sorry. Act according to the plan and wait for my signal.
But each subsequent move made it worse and worse. She felt a burning sensation in her chest and a burning sensation in her throat. She doubled over and let out a moan of pain. She wanted to catch her breath, she felt so stuffy. She fell to her knees. She could have summoned Hawk Moth, but it was still too early, and for the first time, everything was going according to plan. She couldn't screw up now. However, suddenly Ladybug started coming towards her. She was supposedly weakened by Chloe's attack, but definitely not as weak as Mayura. The woman was basically already lying on the ground. Her vision was blurry, only the blurry outlines of some people were visible, the world was spinning around. There was no way to even get up, her head felt as if it was too heavy. But it still wasn't the moment to call Gabriel. Was this the end of her? Should he give up now? No. It's not even possible. Not now when they are one step away from victory. He must endure, or at most he will pay with his life. She doesn't have much of it left anyway. She rose slightly, only to fall to the ground again with a bang. She clenched her trembling hands into fists and with a trembling body moved towards Ladybug to take the miraculous from her before she did it first. But when she was about to hit the heroine, she felt something stopping her. A hand held her stomach and prevented her from taking a single step further. On the other hand, at least she was supporting her, if it weren't for his hand she would have fallen a long time ago. The blurry vision and ringing in her ears didn't really prevent her from finding out who was holding her stomach. You could guess it was Hawk Moth. But she hadn't given him a sign yet. And so they failed again. But she was too weak to give him moral talks and reproaches now. The man took her into his arms as gently as he could. Even though she was the one sending the fits, she herself could be called a feather - she was so light and tiny. Now she was lying with her head on his shoulder and her legs hanging from his other arm. A long navy blue robe covered her entire body and hung a few centimeters down. One hand was on her stomach and the other was tugging on Hawkmoth's suit. She clutched his clothes tightly. Lying there and touching his chest, she felt how hot he was. And how fast his heart was beating. She herself was hot, but that was probably due to the rising fever. Or maybe from all these emotions. What prevailed now: anger, grief, hatred, or maybe love?