Re: My Favorite Regret ~ [ML, Adult] TWENTY NINE, pg 14 - (5/30)
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:56 pm
A/N: Sorry for the long wait. I also want to reply to your feedbacks but I have to rush to class. And I figured you'd rather read on to the latest chapter. I'll try to put individual thanks on the next one.
Hope you all (feedbackers and lurkers) enjoy the new part.
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Chapter 30
As Thala and Zan before them, the joining of the two’s spirits had called forth the power of the Granolith.
It began to transfer some of its power to Liz, healing her, making her stronger, more powerful than she ever imagined.
And Max was right along with her for the ride.
The Granolith’s power was surging into their system like a raging river, passing on more and more as their connection continued to blaze.
Everyone was looking on as green electrical currents ran just underneath Max’s and Liz’s skins. And then, Liz’s dome shield began to form over the two.
“Not again.” Kyle spoke up.
“What’s going on?” Alex asked.
“I have no idea.” Isabel answered. “But whatever it is, I think Max was able to heal Liz.”
“Yeah, cause I don’t think she would have been able to bring her shield up if he wasn’t able to do anything.” Michael responded.
‘Is this really happening?’ Liz asked in her mind.
‘I think so.’ Max replied.
Just as Max finished that sentence, more power surged into them. They both grimaced as the transfer began to hurt.
Max was wincing and biting his lip as tears started flowing from Liz’s eyes.
“What?” They all turned to look at her except for the two still enclosed in the dome.
“Max and Liz, they’re hurting in there.” Maria began to look frantically for Cal. Once she spotted him, she marched over to where he was rooted, just watching as the scene unfolded before him.
“Do something!” Maria demanded.
Michael grabbed her elbow and spun her around to face him and the others. “Maria, what are you talking about?”
“I can hear them, Michael. They’re speaking to each other telepathically. And…and…”
“And what, Maria?” Isabel asked anxiously.
“I can feel their pain. Whatever is happening to them, it’s causing them pain.”
“Michael, what should we do?” Alex questioned his friend.
Michael was at a loss. He turned to Cal; “Tell us how to stop whatever that is!” he pointed at the dome which was now glowing brightly from within.
“I can’t.” Cal said right after he hung up a call on his cell phone.
“What do you mean you can’t? That’s my brother in there! You are not just going to stand there and do nothing this time.” Isabel yelled at the shapeshifter.
“I just got a call from the soldiers stationed at the Granolith.” Cal calmly interjected.
“What does that have to do with anything?” Kyle spoke up.
“It’s been activated.”
“What?”
“How?
“By whom?”
Questions were fired at him from one person to another. And he could only give them a single answer as he moved his head to once again look at his king and queen.
“By them.”
‘Just hold on, Liz.’
Then both pairs of eyes that were locked on to each other suddenly flashed and turned to black.
‘Zan’
‘Thala’
“What? What is it?” Isabel was beginning to panic.
“That’s no longer Max and Liz in there.” Maria replied with a slight tremor in her voice, giving way to her fear.
“What do you mean they’re not Max and Liz anymore?” Michael asked.
“Their former lives have broken through.” Ava spoke for the first time since all of the chaos took place.
Lightning bolts crackled downward, straight into the dome, piercing through, sending shockwaves of unfathomable power into Max and Liz.
Screams were heard from outside of the dome. But neither of the two noticed as their own voices drowned out the sound.
Finally, it was over. Max and Liz closed their eyes, drained from the transfer. They fell into sleep as the dome began to dissolve. The residual currents running through their veins also started disappearing. To anyone looking, it would seem that nothing had happened and the two were merely sleeping. But that didn’t stop the others from running at full speed towards them to check if they were alright.
“Are…are they…?” Alex couldn’t even finish his question while he held on to his wife.
Isabel was on the edge of a breakdown. Her family was just reunited; she can’t lose anyone again, especially not Max.
“He’s ok.” Michael answered.
Isabel breathed a sigh of relief and went to her brother. “Max” she called to him.
No answer.
She looked at Cal who was tending to Liz. “Why isn’t he waking up?”
“They were probably exhausted from what happened.” The shapeshifter did a quick scan on Liz’s body, hovering a hand above her to check for injuries. But he was happy to learn that she had none.
He moved over to Max and did the same. But just as he crouched down to be near his king, Max’s hand shot forth and gripped Cal’s neck.
His eyes popped open and there was nothing but blackness within.
Max stood up, still not relinquishing his hold on the protector.
“Max!” Isabel yelled.
Michael was trying to stop his best friend from choking Cal but he couldn’t pry Max’s fingers open. Instead, it was tightening even more.
“Max, let go.” Michael was holding Max’s arm, struggling to pull it back.
“You endangered her life with that task.” Max was speaking calmly, though his voice was evident of his growing fury.
Cal was gasping for air, clamoring at the hand on his neck.
“Max, let go of him!” Isabel yelled.
Max whipped his head to face his sister. “He almost killed your queen, Vilandra!”
“What?” Isabel stumbled back.
“That’s not Max.” Ava said.
Kyle only nodded silently as he looked on.
Ava went beside the king to reason with him. “Zan”
Max faced the blonde hybrid.
“Please let him go. He didn’t mean to cause harm. He was only training Thala to make her stronger, to make all of us stronger.”
“She wasn’t ready.” Max replied, no longer looking at Ava but back at Cal once again. “And yet he kept pushing. He’s been manipulating her all her life.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Liz, I’m talking about Liz and how this bastard kept on with the lies.”
“Max” Cal was running out of air.
“Maxwell?” Michael knew that if his friend was already referring to Liz then it couldn’t be just Zan in there anymore.
Max looked at his second.
“You have to let him go. He didn’t know what was going to happen. He thought Liz could do it.”
“No. He knew she wasn’t going to make it. Hell, I saw her struggling. I knew!”
Max turned to Cal, “Any last wish, old man?”
“Max.” Liz woke up and was being assisted up by Serena. Liz’s eyes were the same darkness that Max’ possessed.
“Don’t tell me to stop, Liz. He almost killed you with that stupid stunt.”
“We still need him.”
Max wasn’t listening to her. His eyes narrowing as he gripped tighter.
Cal was beginning to turn blue.
‘Zan’
‘He should be hanged for treason! He betrayed the crown!’
No one knew what was happening. Liz just looked at Max; Max was still seething at Cal. But no other word was spoken.
“They’re talking in their heads.” Maria whispered to Michael.
Michael turned his head to look at Maria who was standing right behind him.
‘You were almost lost to us. I will not let that happen, not again!’
‘I’m still here, Zan.’
‘No one jeopardizes your life and gets to live a second longer.’
‘I could have stopped, but I didn’t. I wanted to keep going. It was my choice.’
‘And it was an erroneous choice! But he put you up to it.’
‘Zan, please. Don’t do this.’
Max sighed and loosened his grip a bit. ‘You really want him to live?’
‘Yes’
Max pushed Cal away, the older man stumbling to the ground, coughing for air.
Liz moved to check on him, but Max grabbed her arm, preventing her from reaching him.
“You will not stoop to him. He is nothing.”
Liz didn’t say anything and heeded his command.
Max then addressed Cal, but he retained his hold on Liz. “I know you are programmed to follow our orders so you will follow this. If you ever try to risk Liz’s life once more, I won’t have your blood on my hands. You will kill yourself instead.”
“Max!” Michael yelled.
“No.” Liz whispered, stunned.
Isabel gasped in shock.
This man was no longer their friend. The man before them was not the brother they used to know. This man was a leader, more powerful and far ruthless than they had ever known.
The man standing before them was now the past and future king of Antar.
Hope you all (feedbackers and lurkers) enjoy the new part.
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Chapter 30
As Thala and Zan before them, the joining of the two’s spirits had called forth the power of the Granolith.
It began to transfer some of its power to Liz, healing her, making her stronger, more powerful than she ever imagined.
And Max was right along with her for the ride.
The Granolith’s power was surging into their system like a raging river, passing on more and more as their connection continued to blaze.
Everyone was looking on as green electrical currents ran just underneath Max’s and Liz’s skins. And then, Liz’s dome shield began to form over the two.
“Not again.” Kyle spoke up.
“What’s going on?” Alex asked.
“I have no idea.” Isabel answered. “But whatever it is, I think Max was able to heal Liz.”
“Yeah, cause I don’t think she would have been able to bring her shield up if he wasn’t able to do anything.” Michael responded.
***
Back in the dome, Max and Liz were able to communicate telepathically as they absorbed the power being sent to them. ‘Is this really happening?’ Liz asked in her mind.
‘I think so.’ Max replied.
Just as Max finished that sentence, more power surged into them. They both grimaced as the transfer began to hurt.
Max was wincing and biting his lip as tears started flowing from Liz’s eyes.
***
“They’re starting to feel pain.” Maria exclaimed.“What?” They all turned to look at her except for the two still enclosed in the dome.
“Max and Liz, they’re hurting in there.” Maria began to look frantically for Cal. Once she spotted him, she marched over to where he was rooted, just watching as the scene unfolded before him.
“Do something!” Maria demanded.
Michael grabbed her elbow and spun her around to face him and the others. “Maria, what are you talking about?”
“I can hear them, Michael. They’re speaking to each other telepathically. And…and…”
“And what, Maria?” Isabel asked anxiously.
“I can feel their pain. Whatever is happening to them, it’s causing them pain.”
“Michael, what should we do?” Alex questioned his friend.
Michael was at a loss. He turned to Cal; “Tell us how to stop whatever that is!” he pointed at the dome which was now glowing brightly from within.
“I can’t.” Cal said right after he hung up a call on his cell phone.
“What do you mean you can’t? That’s my brother in there! You are not just going to stand there and do nothing this time.” Isabel yelled at the shapeshifter.
“I just got a call from the soldiers stationed at the Granolith.” Cal calmly interjected.
“What does that have to do with anything?” Kyle spoke up.
“It’s been activated.”
“What?”
“How?
“By whom?”
Questions were fired at him from one person to another. And he could only give them a single answer as he moved his head to once again look at his king and queen.
“By them.”
***
‘I don’t know how much longer I can stand this, Max.’‘Just hold on, Liz.’
Then both pairs of eyes that were locked on to each other suddenly flashed and turned to black.
‘Zan’
‘Thala’
***
Maria gasped.“What? What is it?” Isabel was beginning to panic.
“That’s no longer Max and Liz in there.” Maria replied with a slight tremor in her voice, giving way to her fear.
“What do you mean they’re not Max and Liz anymore?” Michael asked.
“Their former lives have broken through.” Ava spoke for the first time since all of the chaos took place.
***
Dark clouds began to roll in, in menacing speed but no one noticed. And as the Granolith was winding down from the other end of town, it sent the last of the power meant for its royal line. Lightning bolts crackled downward, straight into the dome, piercing through, sending shockwaves of unfathomable power into Max and Liz.
Screams were heard from outside of the dome. But neither of the two noticed as their own voices drowned out the sound.
Finally, it was over. Max and Liz closed their eyes, drained from the transfer. They fell into sleep as the dome began to dissolve. The residual currents running through their veins also started disappearing. To anyone looking, it would seem that nothing had happened and the two were merely sleeping. But that didn’t stop the others from running at full speed towards them to check if they were alright.
***
Michael was the first to reach them. He quickly took Max’s wrist to check on his pulse. “Are…are they…?” Alex couldn’t even finish his question while he held on to his wife.
Isabel was on the edge of a breakdown. Her family was just reunited; she can’t lose anyone again, especially not Max.
“He’s ok.” Michael answered.
Isabel breathed a sigh of relief and went to her brother. “Max” she called to him.
No answer.
She looked at Cal who was tending to Liz. “Why isn’t he waking up?”
“They were probably exhausted from what happened.” The shapeshifter did a quick scan on Liz’s body, hovering a hand above her to check for injuries. But he was happy to learn that she had none.
He moved over to Max and did the same. But just as he crouched down to be near his king, Max’s hand shot forth and gripped Cal’s neck.
His eyes popped open and there was nothing but blackness within.
Max stood up, still not relinquishing his hold on the protector.
“Max!” Isabel yelled.
Michael was trying to stop his best friend from choking Cal but he couldn’t pry Max’s fingers open. Instead, it was tightening even more.
“Max, let go.” Michael was holding Max’s arm, struggling to pull it back.
“You endangered her life with that task.” Max was speaking calmly, though his voice was evident of his growing fury.
Cal was gasping for air, clamoring at the hand on his neck.
“Max, let go of him!” Isabel yelled.
Max whipped his head to face his sister. “He almost killed your queen, Vilandra!”
“What?” Isabel stumbled back.
“That’s not Max.” Ava said.
Kyle only nodded silently as he looked on.
Ava went beside the king to reason with him. “Zan”
Max faced the blonde hybrid.
“Please let him go. He didn’t mean to cause harm. He was only training Thala to make her stronger, to make all of us stronger.”
“She wasn’t ready.” Max replied, no longer looking at Ava but back at Cal once again. “And yet he kept pushing. He’s been manipulating her all her life.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Liz, I’m talking about Liz and how this bastard kept on with the lies.”
“Max” Cal was running out of air.
“Maxwell?” Michael knew that if his friend was already referring to Liz then it couldn’t be just Zan in there anymore.
Max looked at his second.
“You have to let him go. He didn’t know what was going to happen. He thought Liz could do it.”
“No. He knew she wasn’t going to make it. Hell, I saw her struggling. I knew!”
Max turned to Cal, “Any last wish, old man?”
“Max.” Liz woke up and was being assisted up by Serena. Liz’s eyes were the same darkness that Max’ possessed.
“Don’t tell me to stop, Liz. He almost killed you with that stupid stunt.”
“We still need him.”
Max wasn’t listening to her. His eyes narrowing as he gripped tighter.
Cal was beginning to turn blue.
‘Zan’
‘He should be hanged for treason! He betrayed the crown!’
No one knew what was happening. Liz just looked at Max; Max was still seething at Cal. But no other word was spoken.
“They’re talking in their heads.” Maria whispered to Michael.
Michael turned his head to look at Maria who was standing right behind him.
‘You were almost lost to us. I will not let that happen, not again!’
‘I’m still here, Zan.’
‘No one jeopardizes your life and gets to live a second longer.’
‘I could have stopped, but I didn’t. I wanted to keep going. It was my choice.’
‘And it was an erroneous choice! But he put you up to it.’
‘Zan, please. Don’t do this.’
Max sighed and loosened his grip a bit. ‘You really want him to live?’
‘Yes’
Max pushed Cal away, the older man stumbling to the ground, coughing for air.
Liz moved to check on him, but Max grabbed her arm, preventing her from reaching him.
“You will not stoop to him. He is nothing.”
Liz didn’t say anything and heeded his command.
Max then addressed Cal, but he retained his hold on Liz. “I know you are programmed to follow our orders so you will follow this. If you ever try to risk Liz’s life once more, I won’t have your blood on my hands. You will kill yourself instead.”
“Max!” Michael yelled.
“No.” Liz whispered, stunned.
Isabel gasped in shock.
This man was no longer their friend. The man before them was not the brother they used to know. This man was a leader, more powerful and far ruthless than they had ever known.
The man standing before them was now the past and future king of Antar.