The third book in the Ascension Series.
After the destruction of Mount Weather and the end of The Shadow Bloods, Commander Lexa mourns the loss of Clarke Griffin.
Unbeknownst to Lexa, Clarke survived the fall of The Mountain and has made the heartbr...
Freya had been tactical in holding back these assasins, but Lexa intended to wipe them out, along with what was left of Queen Freya's forces. She promptly gave her orders to those around her as the conflict raged on in The Capital. "Thelonious, you and your people stand with Gaia and The Order of The Flame at The Temple. No one enters until Raven has opened the bunker. Bellamy, Octavia work with King Roan to hold the city, when the time is right get everyone from those lists in to that bunker. Those who've fallen in battle fill their places yet be mindful to save room for the possibility those children are still alive out there. Indra, Lincoln gather what warriors we can spare we ride to intercept these assasins." I looked at Lexa, "And my orders, Heda?" She grinned, "By my side, Skaigada. We fight together." I smiled back, before gathering my weapons. Turning to Luna I hugged her before she left with Raven, "We'll get Astrid and the other children back I promise." She gave me a knowing look, "Something's different. What did you see when you took Freya's Flame?" "Hope for the future," I replied. Climbing onto my horse I took a look at all of the brave souls that stood strong protecting their legacy. I faced Lexa and asked her how she knew The Beacon A.I hadn't ended my life. "The moment it bonded with your mind I knew. Somehow I just knew," She responded. Lexa and I shared a connection of the heart and now of the mind. I knew my consciousness remained separate from Lexa's within The Beacon but the two A.I's had now been triggered to an awareness of the life signs of both of their hosts. As I began to recognise this connection it felt strange at first, then a sense of comfort settled knowing a part of Lexa would always be with me. "One last fight for our future, Skaigada," Lexa proclaimed. I held my head high, "Lead on, Commander." We both rode out of Polis with determination to see an end to the rest of Freya's forces. Salvation was close at hand, we'd come to far to loose it all now.
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Upon reaching out destination, an eerie silence filled the air as we dismounted our horses. I clasped tightly at my swords, unsure if we would be met with a surprise attack. "Eyes sharp! Freya's assasins may already be here. Indra set up a perimeter. Lincoln find those children, I want them out of here before any further threat comes our way!" Lexa ordered as her Generals set to work. "If these assasins are loyal only to The Queen, what happens when they find out she's dead?" I asked Lexa as we searched the grounds. "I don't believe they ever held any intension of surviving the war or Praimfaya. They're suicide warriors, the Queen probably held them back to finish off The Clans and guard the bunker whilst the rest of her people entered their new sanctuary. If I know anything about this kind of warrior then once they find out their Queen is dead they'll seek revenge before killing the rest of those involved," Lexa warned. The prospect of facing a foe who cared not whether they lived or died felt foreboding. As we continued to walk around the encampment, Lincoln called out from one of the empty tents, "Commander! Over here!" We rushed towards him and followed the Trikru General into the tent. In the middle were the children from Luna's oil rig and many that had been taken from the clan of Floukru. All bound and gagged but thankfully alive. There was a great comfort in knowing that not all of Floukru had been wiped out, that at least some of the children had survived. I began to release their bindings, from their wrists. As I pulled the gag from Astrid's mouth she spoke out in panic, "Clarke, the rest of Freya's warriors are already here!" Alarmed by her warning I turned to Lexa to see the same flash of panic in her eyes. No sooner had the revelation set in, we heard screams and battle cries emanating from outside. "Lincoln, take the children, use what warriors we can spare and head back to Polis. Re-enter the city only when our forces deem it safe. Find Luna and get these children into that bunker. The rest of us will hold them back from The Capital," Lexa ordered. We grabbed our swords and stormed out of the tent. All around us Freya's assassins swarmed the encampment. They fought with utter brutality and total precision. Lexa scanned the conflict and readied herself as a wall of assasins rushed towards us. "Let them come for their Queen killers," She announced as red blood spilt upon the ground beneath our feet.
