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The winner takes it all
The loser's standing small
Beside the victory
That's her destiny
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The crowd cheers with anticipation.
Roan and Lexa stand side by side, war paint plastered across their faces.
Most of the clan delegates are sat perched upon a platform in the center of Polis.
Gustus holds his arms out to silence the crowd. He speaks in Trig, explaining the rules.
Skye, wearing a hood over her head, joins the crowd, pushing her way to the front, to watch.
She likes Roan as a person. Yes, he kidnapped her and stabbed her boyfriend, but he was only doing that to get his freedom back. She doesn't want him to die.
On the other hand, if Lexa dies, it puts the entire coalition and peace treaty at risk. Nia will kill Skye and the remaining members of Skaikru and nothing that they have done, will matter.
A horn blows and the battle has begun.
Bellamy, also wearing a hood over his head, stands beside Skye. He takes a nervous breath, glancing at her. She returns his look, as Roan unsheathes his sword.
Lexa makes her way to her starting point, looking into the crowd, stopping when she spots the two of them. "I'm glad you came."
Skye nods, saying nothing.
While Lexa isn't looking, Roan runs at her from behind, sword raised.
Sensing him coming, she spins around, clashing their weapons with a grunt.
Roan grumbles, making eye contact with Skye.
Lexa swings her sword at him and the two begin to go head-to-head.
The prince has the upper hand as he descends his sword down onto hers, uttering words that the crowd can't hear, due to the cheering.
Lexa suddenly grabs the blade, her blood dripping onto the paved floor as she musters up the strength to push the man and his weapon away.
There's dodging and clashing and suddenly Lexa is down on her knees.
Roan kicks her sword away, but she uses this time to hit him hard in the leg. He falls down next to her, so she kicks him in the jaw, picking up his sword as well as her own.
She now wields both, as the man searches frantically for a new weapon. He punches a guard, grabbing a spear, much to the crowd's dismay. They boo him loudly.
The two begin to fight again, and it feels like time stops when Roan manages to knock both swords out of Lexa's grasp.
Skye grabs onto Bellamy's arm tightly as Roan knocks the Commander to the ground.
The crowd's cheering ceases as Roan lifts the spear to impale her, only resuming when she manages to roll away from the incoming blade.
She then spins her legs around, knocking Roan's feet out from beneath him.
She manages to grab hold of the spear in a brief fight, knocking the man to the ground with a hard thud.
Lexa stands above him, spear inches from his neck.
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Skye & Earth ||| Bellamy Blake
Fanfiction"The sky is the source of light in nature and governs everything." -John Constable 97 years after a nuclear apocalypse killed everything on Earth, the last surviving space station sends down 100 juvenile delinquents to see if Earth is survivable. S...
