The Night of The Necros: The Rise of The Queen

Chapter Five Part Two

The two of them stayed up talking through the night. When they both realized it was morning Jack came bursting in through the doors. One look at his face had Arabella gasping in horror.

"What happened?" She asked running to his side.

"What? It doesn't concern you." He said shrugging her off. "But what I have to say does concern you. I don't know what it is that you think you can do but you need to do it and then leave. We have no need- Ouch!" He yelled suddenly grabbing his shin.

Nostace stood in front of him with both hands on her tiny hips. A deep scowl was etched on her face. Tamaki let out loud bark of laughter.

"What the hell do you think you are doing, you brat?" Jack demanded. Before the little girl knew what was happening Arabella stood in front of her with one of her swords pointed at Jacks throat. The hand that he had raised in the air trembled slightly as he swallowed hard. He looked at Tamaki who hadn't moved.

"I suggest that you lower your hand." Arabella ordered. "Or I will be forced to remove it from you." Jack swallowed hard. He looked again at Tamaki who had one brow raised in amusement.

"You seem to think that you can do whatever you want, don't you?" Jack hissed. "Alright fine. I challenge you to a match. It's about time someone put you in your f*****g place, bitch."

"You can try." She said putting her sword away. "But you will end up like the last guy that tried."

"Noon." Jack said stalking away.

Arabella sighed and turned to face Nostace. The little girl stood there staring at her in shock. Arabella got down on one knee a patted her head reassuringly.

"It will be okay." She whispered. "He isn't the first and he won't be the last." Arabella stood up and stretched. "Well, I think we might have found a way to detain them." She said without looking at Tamaki. "We should make this a public event."

"Are you sure?" Tamaki asked. His anger had faded away as he was filled with admiration. She couldn't have handled the situation any better than she did. However, he was worried that she might have bitten off more than she could chew this time.

"Yes." She said. "As much as I hate to admit it, he gave us a reason to keep them here longer. That will give us time to put somethings in place to locate who is spying for the council."

"Thank you, Miss Arabella." Nostace said bowing her head.

"Do not bow your head to me. I only did what should have been done." She said ruffling the little girl's head. "Still, it is better that I do it. Had your Master intervened I would think he would have needed to find a new soldier." She said winking at her. Tamaki let out a bark of laughter. She may not remember him but deep down she still knew him and somehow that made him feel better.

"I will tell the guards to spread the word around the village that everyone is to attend. Just be careful. I think that your guard would kill me if something were to happen to you." He said. Arabella nodded her head.

"Well, I am going to go get some sleep. Can you wake me before noon?" She asked Nostace. The little girl nodded her head.

Just as Arabella had asked Nostace woke her before noon. Tamaki had spread the word to the guards that everyone in the village would attend a match between Lady Arabella and Jack. The village was a buzz with excitement when Arabella woke up. She tied her hair back and strapped her swords to her hips. Nostace admired the way she was dressed. She still wore the clothes that she arrived in but somehow she seemed more confident than when she was talking. It was like she lived for battle.

"It's almost time, Lady Arabella." She said.

"Thank you, Nostace. Also I meant to say this to you earlier but could you please just call me Arabella. I am not one for polite titles and prefer to be on equal terms with people."

"But-"

"No buts. Come on. It's time to go." She said with a smile.

"Okay." Nostace said and followed her out of the room.

Nostace lead the way to the sparing arena. When they arrived they found that the arena was packed full. Everyone in the village had turned up as expected. Tamaki nodded his head at her when he saw her enter the arena. To Nostace's surprise when people saw her they began to make remarks. Many of the guards began to laugh when they saw how small she was. Even worse were the comments about the scar on her stomach.

Arabella's hand subconsciously smoothed over her scar. She took a deep calming breath and brushed the comments off. She knew that people would talk about her scar and had already prepared herself. Nostace frowned and tugged on Tamaki's hand.

"Can't you do something about this?" She asked.

"I cannot. She must handle this on her own." He said sadly.

"Why?" She asked.

"It is something that she must face and learn to live with." He said. He knew that Jack had requested a match knowing that she had nothing to change into and had done this to shame her. His hands clenched into fists at his sides.

"I see." Nostace said sadly.

Jack stood there smirking at her. He knew that she wouldn't be able to hide that hideous scar and also knew that she would be too upset to fight. He hoped that this would be enough to run her out of town. Instead what he saw shocked him. Instead when her eyes met his they burned with a quiet rage.

Arabella ripped the fabric of her pants into shorts. The design of the pants would just get in the way. She threw the fabric aside and glance at Jack.

"Are you done trying to humiliate me? I thought we came here to fight." She said.

"You still have the balls to fight me? Even as you are?" Jack laughed. "You don't have any power. It wouldn't be right." He said laughing.

"What? No power?" One of the guards asked astonished.

"Do you think that this is fair?" Another asked.

"Doesn't seem like it." A refugee said.

"It doesn't matter if she's powerless or not." A villager yelled.

"She beat the Council and drove them out of town. She didn't use magic to do it either." Another chimed in.

"Where did that ugly scar come from?" A woman asked in a disgusted tone.

"Why would she walk around like that? She should know that people don't want to see that." Another woman said.

"She got it because of the Council." A man said sadly.

"Yeah and who cares if she has a scar?" One of the kids that was supposed to be culled yelled. "She got that because of the Council when she was a little girl and she still survived."

"Seems like you're just chicken shit." Arabella said. "I'll tell you what. You can use your magic against me." Jack laughed.

"If you die it's not my fault." He mocked.

"Arabella!" Tamaki yelled when he heard them mention of magic. "You don't have to do this."

"Yes. I do." She said. "Do not interfere." Tamaki sat down and tried to quell the fear in his heart. Would he lose her again, he wondered. "Ready when you are." She said.

Jack laughed and threw out his arm. A large gust of wind came straight for her but Arabella dodged it and began to charged at him. Jack clicked his tongue and shook his head. He turned his hands palms facing up and began to raise them. The ground beneath her began to shake and raise as he lifted his hands up. Arabella jumped off of the slab of land and continued to charge at him. He clenched his hands into fists causing the ground to crumble into large rocks. Everyone watched with excitement though most of the guards felt that it was a losing battle they still cheered her on. He blew into his hands and sent the large rocks flying through the air. Tamaki's heart pounded in his chest.

"I don't think that I can watch this." He mumbled.

Arabella jumped in the air and used the rocks as stepping stones. She jumped from the last one and forced Jack to dodge her attack. He rolled to the side and continued to attack with magic. His plan was to show her that no matter how strong her sword skill he could still beat her with magic alone. He threw his arm out in front of him as energy pulsed through him. Water leaped out from the palm of his hand. Large balls of water the size of boulders came hurling through the air at her. Arabella cut through them with her sword and continued to charge at him. Jack cursed under his breath. He had wanted to avoid using any fire attacks but it seemed like he would have no other choice. He didn't want to kill her but send her away. There was no need for a useless Vosat to hang around and he was the one that would show her that. Arabella attacked from his side. Jack barely managed to roll away in time. When he stood up she was charging at him again. He drew his sword to block her attack. He pushed her back a little. He felt energy pulsing into the palm of his hand. He threw his arm out and fire erupted all around her. Jack was sure that he had her beaten and sheathed his sword.

"You should just give up." He taunted.

"And you can go to hell." Arabella yelled. She backed up and sprinted towards the fire. She dropped to the ground and slid into the fire kicking up sand as she went.

"What the hell?" He demanded.

Everyone cheered in excitement when she emerged on the other side. Her clothes had been burned in some areas. Her bare skin was scraped up but she was still charging ahead. This time Jack had no choice but to pull his sword and fight back. He had hoped to humiliate her and make her leave the village but she was still attacking with everything that she had. She was like a demon that had been let off its leash.

"Give up!" He yelled.

"Never!" She said.

Her swords danced and slashed through the air pushing him back. Jack blocked with everything that he had but he couldn't find an opening. He knew that she had him beat the moment he was disarmed and her sword was pointed at his throat.

"I win." She said coldly.

Everyone began to cheer when the match was over. Jack, however, was not about to lose to some powerless Vosat. His face began to twist with anger. He could feel energy build up in the palm of his hand. The second her back was turned he pressed a ball of fire into the small of her back and sent her flying through the air. A scream tore from her lips.

When Tamaki saw her go flying through the air he opened a spatial portal and jumped through it. Everyone watched in shock as he leaped out in mid air to catch her. He tumbled to the ground with her in his arms. When they landed on the ground her shirt and pants were on fire as she screamed in pain. Tamaki smothered the fire with his cloak. Before he had time to do anything else everyone was screaming furiously. He looked up and saw that two guards had detained Jack. Tamaki wrapped Arabella up in his cloak and called for Nostace.

"She's nothing special! I told you! I showed all of you!" Jack raged as the guards escorted him from the arena.

"Shut up! She beat you fair and square." One of the guards said as they knocked him on the back of his head with the hilt of their sword.

"Is she going to be okay?" One of the villagers asked.

"Nostace is treating her now." Eric, one of the guards, said as they guarded the estate that Tamaki had been staying in.

"It's a shame that he did something like that." Joseph, another guard said.

"He just couldn't handle being beaten by such a small woman who didn't have magic. It's a shame too. She put up one hell of a fight." Eric said

"You can say that again."Joseph said.

"I know that Tamaki said that we would have an important guest. I just didn't think that it would be such a small woman." He said.

"I guess she is the one that everyone has been talking about." Joseph said. "You know, the Vosat without any power."

"Doesn't seem like she needs any." Eric said. "She was kind of cool. It kind of makes a person see people without power differently."

"Yeah. I mean she fought back with the strength of ten men. I don't think I have ever seen a man fight like that either." Joseph said. Eric nodded his head.

"That girl is in a league of her own. I think her childhood friend is Lord Genova." He said. "I know that they said that one of the Lords is friends with a strange Vosat. Do you think that would be her?"

"I don't see why not. Heck she could give Lord Tamaki a run for his money."

"What are you talking about?" Tamaki asked as he came out of the house.

"Nothing, Commander." Eric said.

"How is the Lady doing?" Joseph asked.

"Nostace is still working on her. I sent someone to fetch another healer. The damage is pretty bad. At this rate Nostace wont be able to keep going." He said with a sigh. "When they come please escort them in. Also do not let the refugees leave. That was the whole reason for her visit to the village. If they leave then something bad will happen."

Tamaki turned away and then turned back. "I may need to send one of you for her guard." He said and went back inside the estate.

Tamaki paced the floor as he mulled over how he was going to explain things to Genova. He knew that he had to tell him. They would be here in four days and then he would have his head taken from his shoulders. Tamaki sighed and ran a hand through his hair. He stopped and looked out the window. He knew that he never should have let the match happen. He had been worried when Jack stormed in like he did. Tamaki continued to pace the floor when he began to receive a transmission.

"Tamaki," He could hear Genova's voice.

"Oh God." He said with a sigh. "Well, here goes nothing." He placed two fingers on his forehead and responded. "Yeah, what is it?" He asked.

"I have a message to deliver for Arabella." He said.

"What is it? I will tell her.

"Tamaki, is something wrong? You seem nervous." Genova said.

"Look," Tamaki sighed.

"What happened to Arabella?" Genova demanded. Tamaki sighed again. "Stop sighing and just tell me!"

"The soldier that came with me to pick her up last night attacked her." He said.

"What?" He could picture Genova raging. "What the hell happened? You assured me that she would be safe."

"I know! He was angry about the refugees being allowed into the village. When she went over why she was coming back to the Village Jack, the soldier, got angry. He became even angrier when he learned that it was her request to let them in and that she was a Vosat without power. Anyway this morning he barged into the estate and demanded that she leave the village immediately. My charge kicked him in the shin for his attitude towards her. When he raised his hand against my charge Arabella barely stopped herself from ramming her sword through his throat." Tamaki sighed.

"Let me guess. He challenged her to a match. He did everything he could to humiliate her and ended up losing anyway?" Genova asked.

"Yeah. How did you know?" Tamaki asked.

"Remember the Captain of the guard that I told you about?"

"Yeah. Same thing happened. Arabella ended up sending the guy to the hospital for two months. So what happened after that?" Genova asked.

"He launched a fireball into her back. He sent her flying clear across the arena." Tamaki said.

"Then there is nothing that you could have done about it." Genova said sadly. "Still, there will be a trial and he will hang. I will call the Grand Elder. She will sit in on this. I will be there as soon as I can. Do not let those refugees leave." He said. Tamaki nodded his head and ended the transmission. "Well, he will finally learn who she is. He is going to die before he can say anything to anyone about it though." Tamaki said to himself.

"What happened?" Michael asked when he saw Genova's worried face.

"Arabella was attacked by one of the soldiers." Genova said sighing.

"What?" Michael asked.

"Yeah. Apparently when she was explaining why she was headed back to the village to Tamaki she ended up admitting that it was she who had requested that the refugees be allowed into the village and that she was the Vosat without any power. It ended up causing an argument. From what Tamaki told me the soldier that was with them barged into the estate and demanded that she leave. When his charge heard how he was speaking to Arabella she kicked him in the shins." Michael let out a bark of laughter. "He was about hit the girl until Arabella got between them and nearly drove her sword through his neck." Michael doubled over laughing.

"I would have payed money to see that." He said.

"Well, it's what happened after he challenged her to a match that is the cause for concern."

"Let me guess he tried to humiliate her and ended up losing." Michael said.

"Yeah. When he lost it was too much for him to stomach and he launched a fireball into her back. It knocked her clear across the arena." Genova said slumping down in a chair.

"What? Is she okay?"

"They have healers working on her now." Genova said. "But by judging how Tamaki sounded the damage is pretty bad."

"Does that guy by any chance know who she truly is?" Michael asked.

"Just Tamaki, you, the Grand Elder, and myself. Speaking of. I need to let her know what happened. She won't be happy to hear this." He said.

"Yeah. I can just imagine here giving him an automatic death sentence for nearly killing the princess." Michael said shaking his head. "Send your message. I'm going to pack. We're heading there now." He stood up and left the room.

Genova placed two fingers to his forehead. He took a deep calming breath and let it out slowly. Once he was sure that he was calm he began the transmission.

"Grand Elder," He called.

"What is it boy?" She asked in her motherly way.

"I have something that I need to tell you. I tried getting in touch with you last night but now we have an even bigger problem."

"Tell me what happened." She said.

"It seems that the Council got word of the refugees hiding in the village. They sent people to mix in with a group of refugees. I don't know what their aim could be except to destroy the village."

"I will instruct the guards to be on the look out for any strange activity. However, it seems like we may have a traitor in our midst." She said mumbling to herself.

"That's true, however, we may have an even bigger problem than that." Genova said.

"Something bigger than that?" She asked. She frowned the only problem bigger than that would have to do with Arabella. "What happened?"

"Well, a group of refugees made it to that village where we stopped the culling. We asked Tamaki to detain them until we got there. However, he made a point about not being able to force them to stay so we had him come fetch Arabella. For some reason she can sniff out people that work with the Council better than anyone, after all she was the one who noticed something off about that village. Anyway a soldier came with him to get her and they headed back. Everything seemed fine but apparently he is one of the Vosat that supports abandoning the refugees. So when he found out what was going on and why he became furious. Somehow Arabella ended up admitting that it was at her request that they be allowed into the village and that she didn't have any powers." He said. The Grand Elder sighed.

"What happened next?" She asked.

"There was a huge argument between them. The next morning he barged into the estate that she was staying in and demanded that she leave. From what Tamaki said, his charge over heard how he was talking to her and kicked him in the shins." The old woman let out a bark of laughter. "Then when he was about to hit her Arabella jumped in front of him with her sword pointed at his throat."

"I guess that it's safe to say that he challenged her to a match with the sole purpose of humiliating her but it didn't go as planned. She ended up winning and he did something in retaliation." She said.

"Yeah. He hit her with a fireball from he behind and apparently the force was so strong that it knocked her across the arena." Genova said.

"He did what?" The old woman demanded.

"He hit her with a fireball from behind."

"So he not only attacked someone from behind after losing a match but it was someone who doesn't have any power and it was the Princess?" She demanded.

"Yes, Grand Elder." Genova said cringing.

"You need to get to that village as soon as possible. There is going to be a trial. We will hear everything again. I want to be informed as soon as Arabella is awake. Until then I want to know who saw what and I want evidence." She said. "I am going to call Tamaki. In the mean time you have your orders." She said ending the transmission.

When the transmission was cut Genova ran to his room and began to pack his things. By the time he was done Michael was knocking on his door. Genova opened the door and slung his pack over his shoulder.

"You ready?" Michael asked.

"Just need to grab Arabella's things." He said.

"No need. A maid has all of her things ready to go." Michael said.

"Thanks. Lets go." He said.

The two headed out of the house with Arabella's belongings and set out towards the village. They would have to travel for four days to get there. Genova hoped that she would be awake when he got there.

"Hey, Genova," Came Tamaki's voice through transmission.

"What is it?" He asked.

"I just spoke with the Grand Elder. I am sending people to come get you so stay where you are." He said. Tamaki ended the transmission without waiting for a reply. Genova shrugged his shoulders and told Michael that people were being sent to get them.