4: Darken War

19: Alexandria

my next movement was to create a protective shield around Seraphina, Calista, and Thalira. i smiled to them, "dont move from that spot, i promised to protect you and i will."

i turned back to back the triplets, Alexander drawing his sword.

"you know, if you just let us bring Brother Alexander with us and kill you, the others can go free." Silas offered. 

"you want Alexander alive and me dead?" I asked. "for what reason would you need him alive?"

"he knows." Alaric motioned to my brother. "he was in fathers study after all."

"Alexander." i did not hide my annoyance. "what are they talking about?"

"i dont know sister." he answered me suddenly. 

"thats a lie." Calista said, but i already knew, i could always tell when my twin lied.

"we will talk about this after." i glared at Alexander then we both charged the triplets. 

Alexander swung at Alaric's ice swords, while i dealt with the two using magic. 

the two circled me then Sebastian threw a ball of water at me, it started to grow and engulf my body in water. i took a deep breath before it covered my head. i looked around, there was no way out of this.

"Alaric." Silas spoke, his voice sounding like i was under water, because i was. "can you freeze this?"

"a little busy right now brother." he said as my brother released a fury of blows.

"too bad." Silas walked over to me. "i guess ill have to boil you alive instead." 

the water around me begun to heat up. what he did not know, is that the hotter it got, the stronger it made me. i pulled myself into a ball, wrapping my wings around myself, then with one quick motion, used my wings to push all the water from my body. 

i fell to the ground, gasping for air. "nice one. too bad i am immune to heat and fire." i jumped to my feet, now very wet. "i am a dragon dumb ass." 

"thats a shame." Silas threw a ball of fire at my head. i dropped on of my swords, catching the ball of fire with that hand. i looked at it. "thanks for that." i thought of seeing Theo in the fire. the fire turned, showing Theo sitting on the dwarven throne, now not hiding his true self. the dwarven king dead at his feet. i absorbed the flame into myself. 

Silas tried to create another flame but couldnt. "what the hell?" he glared at me. "what did you do to me?"

i smiled. "its a power i do not like to use, but i can absorb others powers and use them for myself. i find it rather barbaric to take ones powers from them, but if it means i do not have to kill a brother of mine, then it is what i have to do.

Silas pulled a dagger from behind him and screamed as he charged me. with one quick slash i cut his head from his body. his body fell forward as his head rolled on the ground. 

"Silas!" Sebastian screamed, falling to his knees in tears. 

Alexander took advantage of Silas's death distracting Alaric, he ran his sword into Alarics stomach, pulling it out at right after. Alaric tell to the floor, also dead.

"Alaric!" Sebastian started to shake, his anger filling him as water started to spin around the room.

i raised my free hand in the air, pulling the water into myself, it circled as it entered through my hand, until nothing was left and Sebastian had no powers left. 

i walked over to the still shaking Sebastian, taking the protective barrier off of the girls. "i am sorry it came to this."

"kill me." he managed to get out, he looked up at me, eyes still filled with tears. "let me join my brothers, i cant handle being without them."

i knelt in front of him. "i know how you feel. i lost both of my brothers once too."

"how did you go on?" he asked.

"it was near impossible." i smiled sweetly at him. "but i found a new family in the friends i made in my travels."

"but you got one of them back." he motioned to Alexander. 

"i did." i nodded. "but remember this, all dragons will be reborn. As Darkens we are part dragon, all with the ability to be reborn. you will meet your brothers again one day."

"how are you so sure of that?" he wiped his still flowing tears with his hand. 

"because, i am the Great Dragon." i smiled at him. "i have lived thousands of years within my descendants, just to be reborn as Alexandria Darken."

"i didn't want to follow brother Theo." he admitted to me, then looking at his brothers. "they did." he glanced at Alexander and looked back at me and whispered. "dont trust him."

"dont trust Alexander?" i asked in a whisper as well and he nodded.

i helped Sebastian to his feet. 

"is Bastian going to help us now?" Thalira asked as she skipped over to us.

"i have no magic left." he said. "i would if i could."

"hes telling the truth." Calista said. "is there any way to give him his power back?"

"dont." Alexander warned, i glared at him.

"give me your hand." he did as i said, i created a water ball in his hand, as well as an ice ball and fire ball. they absorbed into him. "you wont be able to use it until you regenerate some of your magic, but the powers are back. i also gave you your brothers powers so that you can keep a part of them inside of you. i can still use the powers myself now too."

"thank you." he said, holding his hand to his heart. 

i spoke softly next. "why should i not trust my brother?" 

he looked at Alexander, fear in his eyes. "i cant say. im sorry, i wish i could."

i nodded, turning to my brother. i summonded my other sword into my hand, hoding both of then to my brother, backing him to the wall, swords crossed holding his throat still. "what the hell are you not telling us?"

i could sense that he was really my brother, and that he was not being controlled. 

"what are you talking about sister?" he acted scared of me. "i do not know what you are talking about."

"he lies." Calista muttered. 

"answer me." i demanded, not hiding the anger in my voice. "what the hell is going on. Sebastian is terrified of you, and honestly im starting to be to. this is not you, brother, we dont hide things from each other."

"im sorry sister." he took is gaze from mine. "i cannot tell you. but i can promise, it will not harm any of you."

"thats the truth." Calista said.

i let my brother go. "fine. as long as it will not harm us." i pressed the hilts of my swords together, turning them back into a bow, i placed it back on my back. "but as soon as you are able to, i want to know."

he nodded. "yeah, i will tell you when the time is right." 

i glared at my brother. he never kept a secret from me in our twenty-seven years of life.

i joined the girls. "are you all okay?"

"we are thanks to you." Calista smiled at me. 

"good." i looked to Sebastian. "you know how to fight right?"

he nodded. 

"good." i handed him a spare dagger i kept in one of my boots. "i want you to protect the girls if it comes down to it."

"i will." he nodded. 

"hes telling the truth." Calista smiled at Sebastian. 

"good." i said looking at the bodies of the two brothers we lost. i waved one hand over the two bodies. they turned into a clear and a red gem. i picked them up and handed them to Sebastian. "when the time comes, we will give them a proper burial.

"thank you." he tried to hold his tears back as he carefully placed the gems into a satchel on his belt.

"lets get moving." i said to the group as we continued on.