The King's Throne

Sweet Emotions

I looked at Randa, as he trained on the punching bags. I was dressed down considerably to my normal, wearing simple jeans and a crop top. 

I had gone to talk to my old boss, explaining the need for two jobs. He, of course laughed at me, but gave me my job back nonetheless. 

I was in the middle of my two jobs, which gave me time to hang out with Randa. 

"Promise me you'll be careful while I'm gone.. Alex has tons of people who will do his dirty work for him.."

"Yeah, and I know how to kill people like him." He shrugged, slugging the bag again. I gave a little shudder at the thought and nodded. "Okay.. be careful." I went and hugged him tightly, giving him a light peck on the cheek which he returned.

"Have fun at work babe!" He called, going back to slugging at the bag.

I ran a hand through my hair, leaving towards the lab. I had on my scientific coat, filled with pens, safety glasses, reading glasses, the whole nine yards. I went into the quiet building, smiling at my old coworkers and averting my eyes to the floor once more. They all knew why I had left. They all knew the only reason I would be back. I quietly got to my station, starting back to what I was working on the evening before. I got a weird twist in my stomach, as if something was wrong, but brushed it off as my coworkers talking shit. Nothing new. I was splicing dna to make chimeras of sorts. A bat with a lizards tail, a dog with a human voicebox, all sorts of random combinations, all more random than the last.

I set my dna into the incubator and took off my glasses, going to the computer and typing out my report.

I stared at the blinking cursor, my mind traveling to other places as another uneasy pang hit me. I rubbed my forehead, seeing.. someone. Someone I had never seen before. I didn't know who he was, but he was standing next to Randa. I didn't like the feeling I was getting from it so I shook my head out and quickly finished my report. 

After work I didn't go straight home. I went to the garden, which I grew myself at the very start of my reign as Queen. I was looking at the flowers in silence, a sadness I couldn't express taking over my heart. Before I could stop myself I started to cry quietly. I covered my face just kneeling in the garden. Something didn't feel right about this whole situation as my heart was torn. I loved Alex.. so much. I thought he felt the same about me. I guess he never did. To not trust my judgement.. to not allow the bills to go through that I passed.. It hurt. But with Randa.. I felt safe.. I felt happy. It upset me to feel this way, because I put so much of my heart to Alex just to have it crushed. I felt shitty. I wiped my eyes and stood, going to change into some normal clothes and wash my coat.

I went back into the gym, figuring Randa would still be here, but he wasn't. I walked through the halls with a sigh, passing a mirror I saw someone I didn't recognize anymore. No more was there a happy queen, just.. a normal common person. I looked away, wiping another batch of fresh tears from my cheeks. I was genuinely worried for Randa, praying to whoever would listen that he would be safe. I would hate myself if anything was to happen to him. He always assured me that he was the better fighter, but I had seen what Alex could do. I knew how he liked to fight dirty and I hoped Randa could handle him. 

I went into the grand dining room, grabbing a biscuit and a little honey packet, drizzling the honey on a piece and eating it, giving a soft sigh of comfort. I went back to walking, knowing tomorrow was the day Hell may or may not have a new king. I couldn't sleep, not in the slightest. I wasn't even going to try. As I was walking I saw that guy again, this time in person. I tilted my head, confused. I had never seen him before, and wearing the white robes he was, he stuck out like a sore thumb. I did notice however the bottom of his robes were singed, the mark of a fallen angel. I assume he recently fell, its common around here. I'm used to meeting all the newcomers of the realm, so not knowing someone threw me off. 

I would have gone and introduced myself, but he was gone before I could. I went into the throne room to wish Alex good luck, and stumbled upon something that made me drop my biscuit and honey. Alex's head was impaled on a stick, his body laying out on the floor. I covered my mouth, looking to Randa who sat on the throne, kicked back with Alex's crown on his head, glittering. My crown, sat on top of the fallen angel's head as he sat in Randa's lap. 

"R..randa? W..what?" I asked, surveying everything.

"I can play dirty too." He smirked. "And did you really think I was going to get with you? You shouldn't kid yourself. I'm very gay, surprised you never picked up on it. But when you grew to fall in love with me, I knew I could use you as an informant." Randa was laughing, as did the tan guy on his lap. "I never wanted you, Amaranth, you stupid girl. I just wanted The Kings Throne."

My heart gave a painful lurch, "Alex never.. He.. The army.. all of my bills to make housing better.. they.. they all went through.. you.. you lied.. to get me to break up with him.. So he would be hurting and not in the frame of mind to fight.. You.. you're a piece of shit!" I ran at them, but the grey haired man was up in an instant, and before I knew it, he had snapped my neck. Everything went black.

The scene pans out, a few days later, both heads of the late King and Queen were out on posts at the entrance to the throne room. The word of the betrayal and defeat of the king and queen spread through the lands, causing an uproar, which Randa and Elliot easily took on, killing anyone who tried to betray the new rule. Anyone caught speaking of betrayal or committing treason towards the new kings was beheaded in front of the castle, their heads on posts along with their late Monarchs. 

~X~ THE END ~X~