THE FORSAKEN ANGEL

Episode 9-Queen Vera

Back in the deepest part of Angel Bay's

dungeon was Heavily pregnant Queen Angelite who was chained heavily to the room, the chains embedded into the walls of the dungeon draw her hands out while she panted softly feeling soreness and itchiness down her throat as she hadn't had any water in days. The queen's head hung low and with her body pulling down her hands that had been changed across the room. The queen's hair which used to glow with her light energy radiating from her now hung down with litters of the dirty dungeon stuck to it.

The queen felt weak, hungry, and exhausted but hanging on the thin hope that maybe...that maybe she could actually be free one day. The queen's ear picked on impending footsteps which she had gotten pretty used to over the months of being trapped in the dungeon after the kingdom was seized by Vera, her step-daughter, or her husband's daughter.

"Hello mother" Vera announced her presence after the heavy steel door that had caged the queen in was forced opened by few demon guards by the door.

"I am not your mother" The queen coughed dryly with her head still lowered as Vera walked in with her long weaved black dress which edges were the only thing the queen could make out as her head hung so low.

"I see you still have some strength in you...you should take some water...I wouldn't want your child to be unhealthy" Vera laughed hysterically before stopping right before the queen and roughly lifting her face up.

Vera was tall, had sand skin, leather black hair with few streaks of blue that the queen often wondered how they got there, her steep arched brows made it unable to tell if she was mad or upset sometimes as they furrowed anytime, anyhow...Vero had a rough thick voice that grits roughly and echoes when she's mad; the queen detest her appearance to her core, after finishing a jar of water that Vera forced down the queen's throat, the queen choked and coughed harshly.

"Oh please," Vera dramatically waved off the queen's actions as she resumed coughing terribly.

"Do you know...the state you're in right now, is the state my mother was in when she was carrying me; suffering...agony and pain-

"I know not of what you speak" The queen voiced in a low mutter.

"Of course you don't, how could you possibly know when you sent your dirty dogs to do the work for you...you tormented my mother for days before she escaped, I don't know why you keep chasing her and why you stop-

"You won't stop these accusations would you, you won't stop accusing me, my family, and the angels for everything you went you would you?" The queen narrowed her face at her as her lids lazily open and close as he stared at her worst nightmare.

"For years my mother locked me up in an attempt to protect me, but no matter what, I'm the only true heir to my father's throne...I've always known that within me-

"Vera" The queen called weakly.

"Angelite, I'm a queen and you shall address me as such...but since I'm yet to be crowned yet, I'll pardon you but don't worry. I've decided to suspend my coronation until your filth of a daughter and the rebels she has with them is brought to my kneels...then I shall have full control over both the demons and the angels...it's my will, it's why I was born, an ultimate ruler" Vera had a proud smile on her face that made the queen scoff.

"You are delusional Vera...just how many things do you know about the demon and the angel world except the fact that we've been enemies right from history...you have no idea what you're doing Vera, did your mother taught you all of this? Violence...Vera, it is not in our nature to be violent, and just so you know, only one side of you will be dominant Vera, no demon-angel hybrid has been able to balance the two nature, they will forever be in conflict...you have to give in to one eventually and the way I'm seeing it....you've chosen the side you want to give in to" The queen spoke weakly as Vera stared at her with interest.

"I would have loved to listen to your great philosophy mother but right now, I need you to tell me where your daughter is, I know you can find her-

"You've come here a hundred times over and I keep telling you the same thing, I can't but even if I can...I wouldn't" The queen stubbornly replied and Vero smiled wickedly, curving her black-lined lips up until his front set teeth was in display...she started to uncoil her metasoma one which she bared her stinger to the queen's neck.

"I don't plan to leave with the same answer-

"You are clueless if you think you can make me use my power to find my daughter...can't you see what chaos is doing to us, you empower demons...gave them the free will to spread chaos, allowing them to weaken us...you are killing us and you think I have any power left in me to look for my daughter, a pregnant angels aura is extremely weak and worse there's too much chaos, so...you can go ahead and do everything you want to do to me...I can't help you" The queen explained afraid of what her venom would do to her baby if Vera was to sting her. She has been trying to buy as much time as she could to stay alive until Angela comes to get her or probably come regain control in Angel Bay.

Vera held her stinger pretty close to the queen's face and the queen expected the worse as she close her eyes expecting Vera to finish the job she started but Vero smiled and recoiled back her tail making a ripping sound as she retracted it into her body, the queen detested the creature that she was, a creature of wings and tail...an abomination which her husband failed to avoid; the main reason while Kyrio, the king didn't want to claim his mate was to avoid an abomination like Vera, a royal hybrid...a downfall to both kinds; the demon and the angels but he failed nevertheless, the queen wished he just haven't done it and any of the mess they were in wouldn't have started.

"The next time I will be coming, I will be dragging my half-sister with me...don't worry" Vera promised, leaving the dungeon and walking down the filthy dark and rat-infested hallway to meet her mate who immediately fixed back her long cloak that shielded her dress; one which her mate removed as she was walking into the dungeons.

"Did you get any answers from her?" Claus asked and Vera shook her head.

"Did you at least try hard to get it out of her...Vera, no angels would respect your authority if you don't try to bring down the angel resistance that is building every day" Claus's honeyed voice had Vera raising her topaz eyes up to meet Claus violet ones.

"What would you have me do? Kill her to get answers from her? Claus, she's pregnant, heavily-

"Why does it matter? That's the perfect time to torture her; she's going to be afraid, she's at her most vulnerable state...it's the perfect time" Vera furrowed slightly and wondered why she hadn't thought of that.

"You're right, I could make her do it but...chaos...I don't think she has the ability to look for her right now with chaos rising...that was our plan, right? To weaken the angels, that way we can overpower them and it worked-

"Did she tell you that? Did she tell you...she's weak and you believed her? Vera, she's a queen, you have no idea how powerful she is" Claus spoke spitefully but as Vera tried to think she held her head feeling a headache strike.

"Are you okay?" Claus questioned worriedly and Vera voiced a smile.

"I'm fine...just headache" She confessed walking away from the dungeon with a dissatisfied mate by her side.

As Vera walked down the hallway, the queen's words kept ringing in her head 'no demon-angel hybrid has been able to balance the two nature, they will forever be in conflict' Even if Vera haven't told anyone about the two constantly bugging her in her head, the queen knows too well but how could she know so much. Vera managed to get to the queen's quarters which she had dominated since she claimed the city.

'Torture her, don't let her give birth to her child' A voice scream in her head.

'Think about your mother, after what she went through spending hours in the forest trying o find a safe abode for you...could you be so cruel to do so to another woman?' Another voice said. Vera knows too much so she ransacked the golden chest which she had her things locked inside and immediately grab a jar where she kept pallets of drugs that an old physician had managed to produce; the only drugs that had worked in silencing the voices so she could make her own choices. She tried to move the water on the table in front of the bed to take the drug but the water just vibrated, she couldn't move it; her aqua powers were starting to get affected. She walked to the table and grab the water to follow the drugs that she dropped into her mouth.

"Vera, are you okay...you just walked out on me?" Claus worried.

"I'm fine like I said...just headache" Vera smiled regaining her composure as she felt the two voices in her head silencing.

"You got me all worried for a minute-

"Sorry, Claus...call back all our forces and pumped them into finding my sister...alone; no more spreading chaos, they've done enough-

"But Vera, spreading chaos is working...the angels are weakening-

"So am I" Vera immediately retorted stretching her hand towards the water with the intention to control it but nothing happened.

"Claus I need my powers is I want to maintain my throne as the angel queen and I cannot do that if I have no power left in me, do as I say...call back our black forces and pump them into finding the princess...alone" Vera ordered and Claus nodded uncomfortably making Vera sigh.

"Claus, I know you're trying to help but what will help right is making sure I still have my powers, we can't underestimate the resistance," Vera said moving closer to rub his rough temples planting a soft kiss on his lips.

"I have to go check on my mother...I hope there's an improvement in her health" Vera said heading out again through the door to go check on her mother.