Marlo hissed and flicked his tail, Inshal has been gone for 3 days after just coming back to the camp. The egg could of waited, the egg would be fine on its own, but his generals wanted to secure it. Even in the winter and now Inshal has gone missing, she's too weakened to be running around the cold Earth. "King Marlo" one of the newer soldiers called for him.
"Come in" he ordered in a cold and angry tone.
"Inshal has returned but Xzaviar had to carry her to the medical tent" his soldier jumped back when he snapped.
"What!" Marlo stormed to the tent, 'Xzaviar went missing the same time as her, what is with those two and dissapering together?' he hissed deep in his throat.
He burst in to the back tent and saw a bolt in Inshal back, "f-ck sak-!" Angily snapped but stopped herself once she turned to see him. "Marlo, I didn't realise it was you" she greeted, "she's got a cold and the bolt didn't go too deep to cause any serious harm" she gave him a report.
"I should've gone with her" he muttered to himself, "do you know where the bolt came from?" Marlo asked with such a tone that told anyone that he is not in the mood to deal with any trouble.
"No but Xzaviar might know and that pure vampire that came with him" Angily pulled out a draw filled with needles and surgical instruments.
"Where the f-ck did a pure vampire came from?" Marlo asked stomping his foot a little.
"Well they first initiated by a pure vampire, who's stroy has been long lost that we don't kno-" Angily began but Marlo cut her of.
"I know their history not where this one came from and why it's here" Marlo looked deep in her eyes and she didn't seem fased by him, "can you recognise sarcasm?" he then walked out to find where this pure vampire came from. "Hey, Clorsh!" Marlo called to her as she walked out of the commens tent.
"Yes Marlo" she bowed and listened for an order Marlo has for her.
"Have you seen Xzaviar? he has some answering to do" Marlo didn't mean for his tone to sound like he's gonna be dead but it gave the urgency he needed.
"I think I saw him go to the weapons tent, what did he do?" Clorsh asked flicking her tail a little.
"I'm about to find out, oh if there's a pure vampire running around that's Xzaviars doing" he mentioned and headed to the weapons tent.
'Let's not make this a second time I have to punish another one of my closes friends because of Inshal' Marlo stopped dead in his track's and hissed. 'Aa it's just jealousy' he stormed to the weapons tent and saw Xzaviar sharpening his sword. "You might need that" Marlo hissed and looked at him, dead in the eye. A panic flashed his eyes.
"What did I do?" Xzaviar asked with a bow.
"I don't know yet, why is it when Inshal goes missing you do to?" Marlo asked, inspecting every twist, every speck of his face.
"I followed her North to protect her if necessary, I ended up needing to kill a vampire hunter who shot her" Xzaviar explained, "the pure vampire that's around is Cole, he saved her" Xzaviar finished and looked back at Marlo.
"Anything else I missed in the last three days? anything that I need to know?" Marlo interrogated, 'there's a deep sin on him, and I know that Inshal wouldn't let him complete it so what else is there?' he thought and frowned.
"You can smell it can you?" Xzaviar hesitated, a worry filled him and he bit his lip.
"What is it then? are you gonna make me proud or is this a different type of sin?" Marlo kept his tone cold, he had millions to billions of years of practice once he lost his featheted wings. Xzaviar kept quite, Marlo could tast the fear and that's when it hit Marlo, 'he did a sin that the demons hate'. "What is it?!" Marlo demanded positioning himself so Xzaviar couldn't escape.
"I..." Xzaviar bit his lip once more, he couldn't make eye contact with him.
"Do I need to torture you?" Marlo snapped and Xzaviar jumped.
"I can't- I don't- I didn't mean to" Xzaviar didn't bow but begged with his eyes, a look Marlo never encountered before.
"What is it?" Marlo gave him one final chance and Xzaviar had a tear escape his eye and it ran down his cheek.
"Just kill me now then" he whispered and Marlo had to take a step back, 'was this the elfs doing? no demon should feel suicidal'.
"What is wrong with you Xzaviar?" Marlo frowned and Xzaviar turned his head. Marlk waited for an answer for a good minute.
"Get back to your kin, get back home, you're on an early vacation" Marlo dismissed him and Xzaviar kept his head low, a look Marlo never saw on Xzaviar. He stopped at the door and looked at him.
"Thank you, King Marlo" Xzaviar then took of and Marlo felt uneasy with that. 'What the f-ck happened to him?' Marlo sat on chair that Xzaviar was sitting on, 'when was the last time a anyone apologised to me and ment it?' he asked himself. Marlo went back to his tent, he waited, laying on his back. He kept replaying the memory over and over, something didn't seem right, at all. Something happened to Xzaviar and Marlo will find out what it is. "Marlo" Darkin called to him.
"Come in" Marlo answered and sat himself up.
"Inshal is waking up, I think you'll want to see her and why is there a pure vampire?" Darkin looked completely normal and it make Marlo feel a bit better.
"Did you see something wrong with Xzaviar?" Marlo asked in a much calmer voice then he expected.
"No, he seemed a little shakened but nothing else" Darkin shrugged, sitting next to him.
"He asked me to kill him" Marlo frowned a slight hiss forming.
"What?" Darkin sounded alarmed, "Xzaviar?" he clarified.
"Exactly" Marlo looked over at the open tent, "Inshal will be waiting for us" Marlo headed over to the medicine tent. Inshal layed blinking, cloudy with stitches on her back, "she'll be fine just need to rest for a few days" Angily reported and handed his a jar of antibiotics.
"Inshal" Marlo sat next to her as she layed sleepily on the bed, "how are you feeling? any pain?" Marlo asked patting her head.
"Yes" Inshal sounded as if she couldn't speak, as if her hole body was dehydrated.
"Stop getting hurt" Marlo whispered so quietly that even he couldn't hear it very well, "Darkin get her a cup of water" he ordered and he left the tent, sending the fabric doors swinging in the wind. "It'll be ok Inshal, in a few days it'll feel like nothing happened" Marlo promised and she slowly climbed up his chest and nuzzled comfortably into his neck.
"I know" Inshal whispered and Marlo felt his light her breathing was, how shallow it was.
"Just try and get some sleep now" Marlo smiled and pat the back of her head down just above the stitches that oozed a bit of blood. Inshal nodded slowly and she kept her eyes closed, her breathing so light and Marlo couldn't stand her looking so weak. 'No queen of mine should be getting hurt like this' Marlo frowned for the millionth time and sighed.
He stayed with her for hours before she truly woke up. "Marlo" Inshal called sofly.
"Yes Inshal" Marlo felt his heart warm up, he pulled her closer being careful of her back.
"The f-ck happened?" Inshal seemed dazed, confused or forgotten of what happened.
"I don't know" Marlo leaned back, "I had to send Xzaviar back to his home and kin" he informed.
"Why? he was the one who saved me right and that... Cole?" Inshal guessed, curling her tail around his and nuzzled his chest. Marlo had to hold his breath a little to stop himself from laughing by how ticklish he is.
"He... asked me to kill him so I gave him an early vacation" Marlo informed and Inshal gave a dazed mixed with confused look.
"He asked to what?!" Inshal sat up but flicked whilst hissing as she strained her back.
"Yeah you had a bolt in your back" Marlo pat her head.
"I already know that" Inshal coughed, "can I have some water?" she asked, cozining up to him.
"Hey you're gonna be staying at camp for a few weeks" Marlo told her in a strict tone, "I'm not risking you getting any worse while healing after surgery".
"It's not that bad" Inshal protested "it will only take a week and half" she pleaded.
"No you have a cold with it" Marlo looked at her dead in the eye and he saw worry, "you could die" he pulled her head into him and kissed the top of her head. "I'm not loosing you" Marlo clenched his teeth, 'twice she almost dies, both is MY fault' he thought to himself.
"You won't loose me" Inshal insured, "I'm part angel remember, I have a resistance to colds and flues" she reminded him and Marlo frowned.
"I'm not risking it" Marlo spoke firmly, "now I'm taking you back to our tent... after I get a fire pit installed".
"You overreact" Inshal joked and Marlo had to take a second to think, "not all the time" he challenged.
"So you admit it" Inshal smiled.
"I'll be back" Marlo carefully got up and left, he went to the commens tent and saw Discord, his most softest looking general but he- she will destroy anything in his path. Discord is also well know to be Marlos first trans general, Marlo has never agreed with any gays, bi's, pans, trans, or what ever else is in the LGBTQ+ (I would like to note that I am not homophobic, I'm gay myself, but Marlo as a character is homophobic I apologise if I upset or affend anyone) but Marlo couldn't ignore her clear strength and natural skill so she eventually made her way to general. "Discord" Marlo called for her, "I have a task for you" he sat at the bar and waited as she walked over.
"Yes King Marlo" Discord still has that bitterness in her voice, she always used it on him ever since he openly spoke his views on it.
"Can you make a fire pit in my tent?" Marlo spoke the question as an order and her body kept tensed, showing how uncomfortable she is around him.
"Sure, for your one only or everyone's?" Discord asked narrowing her eyes.
"I didn't realise you kept your balls" Marlo joked and he flet everyone's eyes on them, Discord has shown how she will tear into anyone homophobic but no-one dares rais a blade to Marlo a leave alive. Discord only gave him a death stair and slightly stormed of, she was clearly not happy about his comment but Marlo just chuckled to himself. Marlo went back to Inshal, she was sitting up and fully awake and a smile formed after she saw him. "It'll take a while for the fire pit to be made but hopefully not too long" Marlo pulled her in close and waited.