Well, it's been a while! Chapter 9 is in the works, hope you enjoy this!
Her words echoed in my mind as I drifted off to sleep, not bothered by the heat or by the sweat from our bodies. After that much physical activity, I dare even you not to pass out afterwards. I overheat, what can I say?
As I fell asleep, my body started floating weightlessly and aimlessly, slowly clawing me back into the dream world, a world I had become all to familiar with by now and I had started to even get used to... Alexis words rattled and ricocheted around in my unconscious brain, heavy is the head. Heavy is the head. Heavy is the head that wears the crown. Wasn't that an album that I had heard one time? Why was that saying so familiar to me? And even if I could remember where I had heard that phrase before, what could she have meant by it? It made no sense for her to say something like that, I guess I'll have to ask Angela or Valkyria soon, or rather when I wake up.
As Xavier was sleeping, Valkyria and Angela had started gossiping.
"And here I thought you wouldn't ever settle down, Death" Valkyria said, glaring at her sister, jealousy oozing from her eyes.
"You know Xavier told us not to call each other by our titles. Start getting used to calling me Angela, 'cause I'm gonna be here for a while sister. But if you're not sure that you'll stick around, by all means please leave..." Angela retorted, smirking as she could see her sister's nostrils flare.
"Not sure if I'll stick around? How dare you" Valkyria started, her hand darting down and grabbing the handle of her sword, trying to intimidate her sister.
"You do not frighten me sister, we have fought many a time and I always win. Death. Always. Wins." Angela mocked her sister.
Valkyria roared as she drew her sword and pointed it at her sister.
"You will lose one time sister, just you wait. You won't beat me every time. I waited for him for ever, I was meant to be first, I was meant to be his! Not you!" Valkyria screamed, tears appearing in her eyes.
"Sister, sister... You know as well as I do how this works. It's never a question of who gets there first, it's the question of who HAS to get there first. He died, sister. He had an accident, died, and was sent to me. And I had the same instructions that you did. If he was a warrior setting off for battle, I would've said sure go ahead. But he isn't, not yet anyways." She answered, slowly walking towards her sister.
"We have a job to do, and I'll make damn sure that we do this job. You know very well what could happen if we fail. And...." Angela mumbled.
"And what? And you love him?" Valkyria spat, her eyes filled with flames.
"Of course I love him" Angela spat back. "We're bonded. You know that. I love him, and I always will love him. You know what he is destined to do, and you know that we have to guide him as much as possible. I know, he doesn't even know the half of it, and that's for a good reason. You know we can't tell him everything now, it's too much." Angela said softly.
Valkyria seemed to calm down after realizing what her sister said. In the end, she knew that she was right.
"I want to bond with him too. I was to be his. I want to serve him, I want to give him everything, I want to devote my life to him, I want to be his..." she whimpered.
"I know sister, but you know as well as I do that this will take time. We both know why he has to build his harem, and we have to be okay with that. I know this is new to us, and I know you're used to leading, but you'll have to take a back seat for a while sister. We're not leading anymore, we're following. We have to be okay with other women following him aswell. Other women will flock to him when they learn, and he has the final say on whether he bonds himself with them too. Our job is to make the harem as he wants. And we shall respect his wishes, especially about any new woman he will add to it. He has already bonded with Alexis, the poor girl has given up everything for him. It seems like we already have two opposites, a slut who wants to serve her master, and a general who wants to fuck her king." Angela laughed. "We have to make sure that he doesn't forget the mission and that our harem is built on respect." Angela stated.
"You just want to be his top bitch, I know you." Valkyria glared.