Marco led Sienna out of the Underworld. He held her waist tightly going out of the dark corridors, but no one stopped them. Outside he changed into a huge eagle and Sienna climbed onto his back. They flew up high into the night dark sky!
" Freedom, freedom, I'm free!!!!" Sienna shouted loudly and looked up into the stars. She felt so excited to be finally out of there!
"I'm planning to lock you in my bedroom for a week, so enjoy the flight," Marco said sternly as the cold eagle he was.
"No, please, don't! Marco, let's go to Sand City for a few days and then to Crystal City, I really need some holidays."She hugged him tight.
"What are holidays?" he asked coldly.
"It is a free time you can enjoy how you want, like travel, swim, eat good food, visit places, rest and have fun," Sienna said dreamily.
"Hm, ok, as long as I can have you at night." he nodded.
" I'm happy to accommodate all your wishes in the bed!" Sienna giggled seductively.
"You really are a little wild thing!" he shook his head." Would you really be a lover with Marath, just because Sarcos was late?"Marco asked her sternly.
"Yes, I will keep my word." Sienna nodded."If he doesn't save me I will not be here with you! Will you forfeit me for it?" she asked.
"Never. I will never let go of you for anyone."Marco said a bit grumpily.
" Does it upset you?"Sienna asked.
"Yes, it all upsets me. I wanted to take you from Mathyas the day before. But I could not. He almost killed me with a flick of his bloody weak finger! I was saved by Ramse. How humiliating. " Marco sighed.
" Ramse can talk well. Be his friend." Sienna nodded." He and Xander saved my life many times, if not for them, I will be not here eighter. You can say, I was born again in there," she said."When we come to Sand City I want to see Sharchan and Tyrell as well, ok?"
"Sure, but the week is mine," Marco noted.
"Yes, but I need to recover. I was away far too long."Sienna nodded and watch the stars, hugging the eagle's neck. His feathers seemed so comfortable to her. He smelled like pine trees and Sienna inhaled his scent deeply. It was so reassuring to her."Marco, it was so hard to be away from everyone I love."She sighed.
Suddenly another eagle screeched behind them as they flew over the mountains.
"It is Bran!"Sienna called excitedly.
"Yes. We are just about to fly over your caves. He was waiting for me."Marco nodded.
"Can I see my treasure caves, please?"Sienna pleaded gently.
"Are you not in hurry, to go away from here anymore?"Marco asked coldly.
"In already away, I'm with you."Sienna chuckled."I can use some extra cape, I'm a bit cold." she smiled gently at him." And I'm getting tired, I'm worried I might fall asleep, you should tie me up to your back if you want to fly all night."Sienna bit her lips.
"Sure."Marco nodded and signal Bran to land. Bran landed next to them.
"Bran!"Sienna slid off Marco's back and hugged the eagle warrior. "So lovely to see you." she beamed.
The freezing cold stare made her turn around. "What? She turned to Marco," He was my bodyguard for a week, we are friends." she smiled at the coldly staring Marco.
"Sure."He nodded, but he looked like the coldest ice block on top of the most freezing iceberg!
Sienna sighted in her mind. " Why he has to be so bloody cold? I almost feel guilty looking at Bran! Well, he is handsome too. Ok, Sienna, shush." she chuckled in her mind.
Marco and Bran went inside the caves with Sienna. They moved the boulders and let her have a look around. Sienna walked from one cave to another in awe. Bran was next to her with a torch and Marco guarded outside He did not have much patience for looking at stuff.
Sienna stared at the treasures."Sarcos put all this here just for me!"She bit her lips."He must be so immensely rich! "she shook her head. She took some dry fruits and honey. Then she picked an even warmer cape and a soft cushion with a matching blanket.
"You want to take all this?" Marco stared.
"I'm just cold and honey is to calm my mind a bit, I had a very stressful day," Sienna said pitifully.
"Do you want to stay here till morning, then?"Marco asked.
"No need, that is up to you. I have my new cape, cushion and blanket, I'm happy."Sienna nodded eating a spoon of honey already." Midnight snacks!" she chuckled in her mind.
"Then you go on Bran, I will tie you up, "Marco nodded.
"As you say, Marco." Sienna covered herself in the cape and blanket. She looked like a big fluffy caterpillar, only her face stuck out." I feel finally a little warm again."She sighed.
"I will keep you warm all week my queen."Marco licked his lips and picked her up.
Bran changed into a huge eagle and Marco propped Sienna on him. They were ready to fly. Marco just closed the last boulder when a massive white scorpion ran wildly towards Bran.
"Cosimo! Fly Bran! He is crazy!" Sienna shrieked and Bran flew high in the air with her in seconds. The scorpion wanted to leap after him but was stuck to the ground somehow, he turned around and saw Marco holding him by his tail on the spot!
"How could you steal the queen?" Cosimo hissed."She should be hiding in the Underworld!"
"You should be in the underworld for dead!"Marco said coldly. "You betrayed us. Sienna is my queen and I have every right to take her as I please. By the way, Sarcos is back and he is training Mathyas now." he added holding him firmly.
"I don't believe you," the scorpion moved wildly trying to get out of Marco's grip. "Sarcos could not open the lock and Ramse with Xander could not too."
"I opened it!"Marco thundered sternly. "You fool, why did not help your son? You hurt Sienna, and Sarcos as well!"
"He should know how it feels to lose the queen." Cosimo chuckled.
"I don't wonder you lose your queen, you are crazy!"Marco hissed.
"I will show you crazy!"Cosimo attacked Marco viciously.
"Then I teach you to fly," Marco picked up the big scorpion and smashed him into the rocks from the air."You almost get Sienna killed you, coward! I have little hello from king Ramse and me."He kept smacking him at the rocks in rage. I hope it will help to relieve your stubborn head! The rocks started to colour in bluish-green scorpion blood.
The scorpion felt as the life is going out of him slowly. "Will you kill me eagle? I have three blows left," he chuckled crazily.
"No, that will be too easy, this was just a prepayment!" Marco called. He took him high to the air and dropped him down."Go to the fortress to check for yourself!"Ramse will finish you off. "he chuckled coldly and flew up to catch up with Sienna and Bran.
The white scorpion was dented badly. He changed into a bloodied man and smiled wildly."You are too strong for an eagle. I know who your father is now! You will lose your queen anyway!"He chuckled viciously.
Meanwhile in the dark Underworld Mathyas looked at the three strong kings. He was at their mercy now and did not like the feeling!
Ramse and Xander looked at each other. They will account for him every little thing he did to Sienna! Xander helped Mathyas to stand up." Come, we will check your cure first."
They went to Marath's office and looked at the parchment with complicated carvings."Wow, this will hurt!"Ramse nodded a bit wickedly.
"Yes, I will make him a pain relief tonic."Sarcos nodded.
"Don't you dare!"Ramse hissed.
"I will volunteer and carve it onto his back. With my claw!"Xander smiled wickedly. Sienna was away, and they could behave as they wanted. As wild beasts, they were!
Sarcos looked at Ramse."I don't recognize you any more! I was thinking we work together on this."
"You can help me to hold him for Xander." Ramse nodded." Don't feel sorry for him we are helping him!"
"Ramse, what happened here? I never saw you so revengeful!"Sarcos stared at Ramse. Sarcos could see Ramse's heart eloped in the dark cloud of revenge, the bitter-sweetness of it was just seeping out!
"Well, Mathyas wanted to hold Sienna for me, so I hold him for Xander. It is nothing wrong."Ramse chuckled wickedly.
"Hold Sienna for what?" Sarcos asked suspiciously.
"He wanted to hear her scream in pain!"Ramse furrowed his brows a bit crazily.
"What? How?"Sarcos asked upset.
"He forced my ape to mate Sienna as punishment. He sat next to my bed and listen eagerly to how she screamed in fear."Ramse taunted Sarcos a bit!
"Mathyas how could you!"Sarcos felt his heart shaken, he just wanted to kill him as well!
"What? She doesn't scream for that long. In a few minutes, she was moaning like crazy, she liked it at the end. I had to stop it because she enjoyed it too much!"Mathyas shook his shoulders coldly.
Sarcos was about to lash out but Ramse took him around his shoulders."Don't worry Sarcos, we pretended." he whispered to him." I will never force her, whatever his stupid orders. But I had to do it with her. He wanted to give her to his men if I would refuse. But if it is not me...it would be horrid for her."Ramse clenched his jaw hard.
"You are a good brother to me. Thank you."Sarcos breath out to calm down."
"If we don't teach him well or kill him his future queen will face hell," Ramse noted.
"Yes, he smashed me holding Sienna on the rocks as well, he tried to kill us both! "Xander nodded."He behaved as a monster."
"What? She pretended she is a crazy flying bunny! She was making my head in."Mathyas shook his shoulder.
"And the next day he just drowned her pretending she is a mermaid."Ramse clenched his fist."If Marath does not save her, she will be dead!"
"I warn her I will kill her the next time. She tried to run. I had to keep my word."Mathyas said coldly.
"Your father, Sarcos forced us to come back from the secret tunnel, she begged him, I begged him, nothing moved him eighter. I will kill your father if I see him."Ramse looked at Sarcos hard.
Sarcos shook his head in disbelief."My father betrayed me twice again, and my friend from childhood killed my queen. How could I get you so wrong Mathyas? You gave me your word of the king! What did I do? "Sarcos held his head. "I don't wonder why Sienna did not wanted stay with me here now! She must hate me for this!"
"Don't be silly, she loves you as always, she was waiting for you."Ramse noted."She angered Mathyas so many times, just because she was waiting for you." he added.
"Then why she left?"Sarcos felt his heart desperately clenching in pain." I told you it was a stupid idea." the Flaming Scorpion raged in his mind.
"She wanted to give you a chance to cure your monster friend. So give us a favour and don't protect him."Ramse smiled a bit wickedly.
"Mathyas has to learn that actions have consequences to be a good king."Xander sharpen his panther claw on Marath's writing desk!
"Yes, dire painful consequences."Ramse nodded.
Sarcos looked at Ramse and Xander. He saw they needed to calm the revenge in them and his own heart was raging so much, that he will kill Mathyas if he started to carve the picture on his back."Ok, I take care of the kingdom and I leave him to you! Just don't kill him till a month pass! We see how it goes and the Ramse will decide." he nodded."So where do you want to start?"
"The carving."Xander said."It will be easier to train him when he will be cured. We do it in one go and call you to finish the spells when is done."
Mathyas peeked at the drawing, "No way, that is too much!" he tried to run for it.
"You will enjoy it!"Ramse blocked the door with his burly body. He and Xander took Mathyas between them as a doll and took him down to the dungeon. Mathyas tried to fight them, but they were too strong. He felt so weak and useless!
"This is your favourite place. Is it not?" they propped him on the wooden bench. Ramse cut off clothes on Mathyas's back with his dagger. He was holding himself not cutting thru his body as well!
Xander got his claws ready." Don't worry they are a lot sharper than your father's claws," Xander smiled wickedly."Your body is my canvas" Xander said the first chant and started to carve the magic picture deep into his flesh. Mathyas tried to hold on."If my mother could do it, so can I," he thought and clenched his jaws in pain!"
Cosimo was slowly on his way to the fortress when he met Marath walking in the night with Thyasse. Thyasse was holding Marath's hand happily and watching the stars. The snake in her was excited and full of energy. She felt finally free too! They packed up light and went to travel straight away as Marath returned from the laboratory. He smiled at her and told her that Sarcos got Sienna back and he is going to help Mathyas. Marath did not let Thyasse even say goodbye to her son! He said to her that they are starting his cure and training straight away, so he took her out to travel. He did not want her to hear Mathyas's screaming if the kings will be rough. He knew they will do the carving first!
"Cosimo!"Marath looked at him a bit shocked."What happened to you?"
"Just a little fight! The bloody eagle is too strong! " he grinned."King Marco free out my bastard son."Cosimo chuckled."Ramse sent him to pay me a little. Fool. I'm going to show him for it!"
Marath looked at him a bit pitifully." Don't fight our kids. Fight a real enemy instead."He shook his head.
"What real enemy?"Cosimo chuckled.
"Go for the golden scorpion, if you are so bored. He woke up!"Marath noted.
"How could you? Did you make out with the little queen?"Cosimo stared shocked. She was meant for your son!"
"Well, my son killed her, thanks to you as you saw!"Marath bit his lips."You failed to be a good father-in-law. If are you not so beaten already, I will beat you up by myself. But you have just two blows left." he chuckled.
"Did you fall for Sarcos's queen?"Cosimo chuckled crazily.
"I will take her anytime. She is a bundle of fire."Marath smiled.
"You are not a king!"Cosimo shook his head in disbelief.
"You are too stern with your rules. You are hurting others instead of protecting them! She just kissed me. It was a very pleasant pass time."Marath chuckled."Try it sometimes with someone, you are missing out on life."
"But you freed another monster!"Cosimo stared at him.
"Who else can kill him for good if not Sarcos, hm? Go in front and help your son for once."Marath chuckled."Or leave the kids to deal it out alone if you are afraid of being killed. "
"Have a pleasant travel."Cosimo grinned at Marath and went in the other direction." I will show him the golden scorpion!" he raged in his heart.