" Never thought I was ever going to come back here. "
Kiara sighed as she stood outside the Chemorian border. She knew it was a one way ticket. Once she entered that realm while still using her human flesh, she knew she could never get it back. But it was necessary.
" Anything for my child. "
She heaved a deep breath before penetrating the atmosphere as her flesh caught fire with the friction.
Unlike Mira, she had borrowed flesh.
Kiara tried to muffle the screams that threatened to escape her lips as she grew new flesh in place of the old ones that were getting wiped off.
" Argh!" Kiara tried to bear the pain but groans slipped out of her tongue.
" Caleb, I am going to make you pay for this. If you touch even a strand of her hair, I am going to rip those pretty eyes off there if you, " She was trying to channelize her pain into more anger. " Heavens forbid, I am not late. That cannot be. Caleb, do you listen to what I say! You better keep your distance from Mira. "
Kiara fell face first over the rugged landscape.
She rolled over a few miles before her wings spread behind her and she soared above Chemora.
" I will deal with Caleb in due time. It's time for you to answer me dear brother. Kilian, here I come. "
She snooped down like a bird of prey,hunting down her target.
Kilian was taking a nap. His body was yet to recover from all the traveling that he had done between the worlds.
But he sat up with a start, as soon as he sensed Kiara's presence. " She is here! How! "
Sitara came running inside, almost panting because she looked exhausted.
" Our men spotted someone... " She began but Kilian was already up. " Where are you going? You are still recovering. You can't... " Sitara rushed to his side but one stern look from him was enough to make Sitara retreat in her tracks.
" What are the number of casualties? " He asked, putting on his suit.
" We are not sure. We are still counting. She ravaged through our ranks. We tried to reason with her but she is ragging on like a mad bull. "
Kilian finally looked her in the eye. There was a shield which Sitara could not penetrate.
" Ask all our men to retreat. She wants me. She will not stop until she meets me. I am going to greet my sister."
Sitara moved back as he darted off.
Something told her that this was going to be an intimate encounter and she was not welcome there.
***
" Long time no see little brother! " Kiara blasted off the entire landmass around Kilian. " Am I not welcome here? Since when did you have the audacity of shutting me off from my father's land? "
The look on Kilian's face was not the usual.
" Why are you outcast in my territory? I thought you were forever gone from the sacred lands of our forefathers. What unholy business brings you back? "
Kiara didn't look surprised. She only scoffed.
" So this was the truth all along? I trusted my daughter in the hands of a narcissist fool... "
Kilian blew a strong blast towards Kiara but she flew up higher before perching on top of a mountain peak.
" How dare you accuse me? You disgrace your father and our family, yet I stood beside you. I lost my own family trying to shame that little devil but what did I get in return? Deceit? You fooled me. You fooled all of us. "
It was Kiara's turn to attack.But unlike Kilian, she did not miss.
" What are you even talking about? What deceit? You abandoned my daughter. Left her to die. If I had not followed her down to Earth, who knows if she would have even survived its harsh climate on her own. "
Kiara stopped attacking when she saw Kilian fall on the ground and start coughing blood.
She wanted to scoop down and check on him but he scoffed and looked up at her.
" Do you still believe that you can manipulate me? You chose to give birth to that abomination despite knowing that she is capable of dooming the entire universe. You went along with her to use those Chemorian Princes to acquire the Heartstaff. You will counter that you just wanted to protect your daughter with that Heartstaff and not take over Chemora. Duh! Do I still look that naive that you can play around?You could have single handedly stopped all this chaos by getting rid of that girl but you nurtured her and helped her grow... Was it for the Dark Lord all along? Do you want to take over the Dark Lord after he has absorbed the power of Eternal Darkness within himself? "
Kiara's eyes kept opening wider as her mouth gaped at his remark.
She failed to understand the base of all his accusations.
" Kilian, you must be out of your mind! What Heartstaff? What is taking over? I had willingly given up my throne. I was never part of any power struggle. "
Kilian scoffed.
" Of course... Of course. I am. sitting on your charity. Thank you for reminding me. But once given, it no longer belongs to you. Get off my land. "
Kilian yelled and blasts erupted around Kiara from everywhere.
Kiara did not dodge a single one.
She stood there looking her brother straight in his eye.
When they were done destroying her wings and body and blood dripped from all the open pores, Kiara put her hands together and went down to her knees.
" I never wanted anything other than my daughter's survival... a safe future. I know you will go for Heartstaff and you are the only one who is suitable for using it. Those boys are mere kids. They don't stand a chance against the Dark Devil.
This is the end of the road for me dear, brother.
I came all the way here to beg you once more for my daughter's life."
She crawled toward his feet as he watched her condition with shock and guilt.
" Kilian... I don't know what made you hold a grudge against me all these years but please don't take it out on Mira. She really admires you. "
Her hands went limp and she fell at his feet, unconscious.