Chapter 63

"Do you think he is going after vice commander Quix?" Sana asked Melonina with concern.

Melonina sighed and pushed her tray of food aside. "I am hoping he has." She stated with worry.

"I know it is none of our business but what happened between the two of them?" Akirexer looked deeply into Melonina's eyes.

Melonina rested her head on the palm of her hand and took a sip of her juice. "Well, it is a long story but I will try my best to summarize it... "A long time ago, Waxx and Quix were very close to each other as brothers. They were practically best friends. Their father Sevilon was a commander and original member of the Enchanted Seven. He was in charge of Africa.

His sons were the source of his pride because of their amazing talent as warriors. Overtime, it became obvious that Waxx was the most talented of the two. Quix adored Waxx because of this and he wanted to be just like him.

Waxx attracted so much attention to himself that even Queen Sharaina heard about him. This only made their father prouder. What people didn't know however was that Waxx was unhappy in the military. He had dreams of leading his life without the restrictions of the military. He, unfortunately, couldn't tell this truth to his family because he knew how much it meant to his father that he stayed in the army.

During our wedding ceremony, royal guards came and gave a report to commander Sevilon telling him that a vice commander had sustained severe injuries during the war against the Lava clan. The report further stated that Waxx was to replace the vice commander. This news was received with honor by Waxx's family but Waxx was devastated. He knew that the life of a vice commander meant sacrificing one's time and life for the sake of Dark Star.

Waxx openly told me that he wasn't going to accept the offer. His father over heard him and that broke out into a big argument that Quix and I witnessed. Waxx decided to leave Dark Star. Quix tried to make him stay but Waxx completely refused to listen. I helplessly watched him pack up and leave. There was nothing I could do to stop him. He was my husband and as such, I had to submit to him.

Waxx dropping out of the military brought nothing but shame and disgrace to his family. People gossiped and made fun of commander Sevilon. It was so bad that commander Sevilon fell into depression. Quix saw his father's condition and he looked for Waxx on Earth. He tried to reason with Waxx but he refused to listen to him.

Commander Sevilon's condition worsened and he was struck down on the battlefield by the lava vampires. This sent him into severe hibernation. Waxx heard about what happened and he returned home. Quix angrily threw him out of the house. Waxx demanded to see their father but Quix refused to let him. Waxx's persistence only led to them having the biggest fight of their lives.

I tried to stop them with the help of their mother, Reena, but we couldn't get close to them. I sought the help of commander Naraygeous and he was able to separate the two in a flash. Waxx went back to Earth leaving behind an angry and bitter Quix. After Waxx's departure, it was decided that Quix took up the vice commander position instead."

"Oh that was awful vice commander Melonina. Do you think that they will work things out?" Sanuika asked with a frown.

Melonina flashed a faint smile to everyone. "I am hoping that they do. It isn't right for siblings to hate each other."

Akirexer immediately thought about Escabitha ---the sister she never knew she had. Because of what their mother did, Escabitha hated her and Britney. Akirexer felt torn on what to do. She knew that it was up to her to put an end to the hatred but she wasn't sure of how far she was going to go just to achieve that goal.

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Waxx finally caught up with Quix. He found him speaking to two captains from his squad. Waxx patiently waited for them to be done talking and when he saw the captains finally leaving, he took a step forward.

"Don't take another step. I am afraid of what I will do to you in my anger." Quix coldly told Waxx.

Waxx frowned at Quix's words. "We can't go on like this Quix. It has been years. When will we make peace?" He softly asked with so much emotion in his voice.

"If you valued peace so much, you wouldn't have done what you did." Quix angrily said to Waxx.

Waxx sighed. "Yes I agree that I fucked up but how long are you going to punish me?"

"For as long as it will take!" Quix furiously raised his voice at Waxx. "You are a fucking selfish bastard you know that? You only thought about your happiness before destroying our family's reputation. You didn't even think about Melonina or mama. All you thought about was yourself! Papa will probably wake up in another hundred years and he will go back into depression because of you!"

"I am sorry for causing you and mama so much pain." Waxx took a step closer with one hand on his chest. His voice was low and remorseful.

"Shut up! I don't want to hear your apologies. It is pointless." Quix clenched his fists. His heart was racing.

"I have been leaving a life of guilt after what happened to papa. A part of me died, man. I miss what we had. You were more than a brother to me. You still are. You may hate me but I love you. You're my little brother." Waxx emotionally confessed.

At that Quix's scowl disappeared. He breathed in and took a step back thinking about what Waxx had just said.

"I don't hate you." He whispered and Waxx looked at him shocked. "Everyone thinks that I do but I don't. I just hate the things you do. For crying out loud you are a bounty hunter. You are supposed to be using your talent to serve Queen Sharaina and the people of Dark Star. You, however, waste your skills on worthless adventures."

"I am really sorry Quix. Please believe me. I am just not cut out for the military. I don't want to be in the army." Waxx pleaded with Quix.

"I believe you but it isn't me you are supposed to apologize to. You must do that to mama. She has been suffering emotionally because of worrying about you." Quix wiped his face with his hanky.

Waxx was about to say something when they were startled by a large explosion coming from the infirmary. They both looked at the flames in shock. Warriors rushed to the scene.

"How did vampires infiltrate the base without anyone noticing?!" Quix asked in frustration.

"Waxx darling! You don't know how much I have missed you."

Waxx heard someone say and he whined.

"Oh no, not him again." He complained.

"Who are you talking about?" Quix asked Waxx and he pointed at Sean in Dr Spencer's sky blue coat. "A lava clan vampire? I thought that they were extinct."

"Well apparently this one survived." Waxx lazily answered Quix. "I'll take him. Go and check on the infirmary. My buddy was admitted there."

"Sure." Quix lunged into the air.

"Who was that handsome fellow?" Sean asked Waxx.

"That is none of your business." Waxx smirked. A gash of wind came and his scythe appeared in his hand.

Sean covered his mouth and laughed. "Waxx baby, I know that I have caused a ruckus by coming here like this. I have just been dying to see you my love." He winked his eyes repeatedly at Waxx.

Waxx looked at Sean unfazed. "You are either stupid or brave to attack the headquarters. The queen and the Enchanted Seven are here along with their vice commanders and you came here just to see me?"

"The queen is here? Can I say hi to her?" Sean mockingly asked while dramatically fanning himself.

Sean stopped his act when he saw at least a couple dozen of warriors running towards them. He sighed and punched a hole in the ground. Lava sprouted out and splashed. Sean grinned evilly at Waxx and blew him a kiss.

"I have to go now darling. Don't worry though, you will see me again soon. When that time comes, we will not be interrupted." Sean winked at Waxx and dived into the lava. The ground closed up.

Waxx deactivated his scythe and he was joined by the warriors. Some of them scanned the area for Sean. Two angrily approached Waxx while the rest glared at him. Waxx lifted his hands up in peace and smiled awkwardly at them.

"Why did you let that vampire escape? He is a lava vampire and you know how difficult those kind of vampires are!" The biggest one yelled.

"Don't yell at him. He dropped out of the military. What else can you expect from a loser like him?" The other one sneered.

"Why did you even come here anyway? Your presence is annoying all of us." The biggest one angrily remarked. "We can't even trust you. For all we know, you could be working with the vampires. A lowly street rat such as you is capable of doing anything!" He raised his voice.

"What did you say?" Quix darkly asked and all the warriors got startled.

"Vice commander Quix?" The biggest one nervously said and took two steps back with his hands up in surrender.

"What gives you the right to insult my brother?" Quix asked him and he fearfully took more steps back.

"It's not like that vice commander." He pleaded.

"Have any of you ever heard me talk to my brother like that?" Quix asked them all but none dared to answer. "You are lucky that we are at war. That is what is keeping my sword away from you." Quix's eyes glowed. "Apologize to my brother now!" He angrily commanded them.

"WE ARE SORRY WAXX. PLEASE FORGIVE US!"

Waxx shrugged his shoulders. "No hard feelings, gentleman." He smiled.

"Get out of my sight and return to your posts." Quix ordered them and they promptly left.

After they left, Quix squatted down and touched the ground where Sean disappeared. His hair danced in the wind as he got a handful of sand. It was still hot and the smell of lava filled the air. Waxx stood behind him in silence.

"I am still surprised that a lava vampire still lives." Quix rose up.

"He said that his people hid him from us." Waxx explained.

"You seem to know this vampire." Quix raised an eyebrow at Waxx.

"Not really. This is my second encounter with him. I fought him once." Waxx clarified.

Quix rubbed his beardless chin. "He is a weird one. He came here all by himself. After the explosion at the infirmary, we scanned the area for other vampires but found none."

Waxx face palmed. "Shit I forgot about Josh."

Quix shook his head in disappointment. "Typical of you." He stated. "Your buddy is fine. The part of the infirmary that got destroyed is the part that contained our medical supplies."

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In the beige tent was furious Queen Sharaina and the Enchanted Seven. They sat around a round table. Queen Sharaina was disgusted that a vampire was able to break in unnoticed. She couldn't understand how he went undetected. Queen Sharaina hit the table in frustration and knocked over glasses of water.

"Please you must calm down your highness." Commander Ronitte insisted.

"I will not let this go unpunished. Tomorrow at the crack of dawn, we are taking the fight to the vampires." Queen Sharaina said through her teeth.

"I couldn't agree more with you." Commander Naraygeous voiced his thoughts.

"In as much as those lowly vampires have insulted us, we have to think rationally. Let's not forget that they have weapons that can kill us." Commander Zentz added and heads nodded across the tent.

"I agree with Zentz." Commander Yolin stated and commander Diavinx agreed with her.

"We need to strategize." Commander Philanda voiced out.

Queen Sharaina leaned on her chair and massaged her forehead in an attempt to gain composure.

"I have heard all you have said. However I still insist that we leave this place. It will be difficult for them to ambush us if we are on the move. Tomorrow we are leaving. I humbly ask that you return to your tents and rest." Queen Sharaina explained her thoughts.

The Enchanted Seven got up and bowed before leaving Queen Sharaina alone. Queen Sharaina sighed and closed her eyes. She was still feeling angry with the whole thing. Akirexer waited outside for Queen Sharaina to go out but to her surprise she didn't. With a lot of hesitation, Akirexer walked to the tent. When she finally got to the entrance, she froze thinking about what to do.

"Come in Akirexer." She heard Queen Sharaina say from inside.

Akirexer got into the tent and stood away from Queen Sharaina.

"Come and sit down here with me." Queen Sharaina gestured to a chair right to her.

Akirexer quietly sat down.

"We both know why I want to speak with you so let's cut to the chase. Are you ready to kill Escabitha?" Queen Sharaina asked Akirexer and she became tensed.

"I'm not sure I am ready to take my own sister's life." Akirexer bit her lip.

"She didn't think twice about killing you and Britney. Why are you holding back?" Queen Sharaina blankly asked Akirexer.

"I am different from her." Akirexer defended herself.

Queen Sharaina scoffed. "You are the same as her. Remember your recent blood trail of revenge? Stop acting righteous."

"Don't forget that you are the one who gave me these powers so that I could get my revenge. Why are you lecturing me today?" Akirexer angrily asked Queen Sharaina.

"I am telling you the truth that everyone is afraid to tell you. In as much as you have gone soft because you found Britney, you are still a darkas god and Escabitha is our enemy." Queen Sharaina's face became dark and she got up. Akirexer got up and both stood face to face.

"The only reason I have decided to let you kill her is out of respect for you. This is clearly a family matter. Under other circumstances I would have killed her myself. That bitch had the audacity to attack my son. Should you fail to kill her, I will do it and you better not stand in my way or else you will die with her." Queen Sharaina walked away from Akirexer.

"We are leaving at the crack of dawn. Be ready." Queen Sharaina left Akirexer.

Akirexer got kicked a chair in anget. Everything Queen Sharaina told her was true. She knew what she had to do but it was so difficult. Britney already told her to kill Escabitha and Umandaang told to do so every chance he got. Akirexer felt angry with her mother and blamed her for everything.

"Mother you are dead but I am feeling the weight of your sins! This burden is too heavy for me."

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Quix retired to his tent. He took his coat off and remained in his vest. Cracking his beer can open, he downed more than half of it in three gulps. Quix heard his tent shift and he turned to meet Akirexer's eyes. The tent cover dropped behind her and she approached Quix.

"Akirexer, what are you -" He was silenced by a hungry kiss.

Quix tossed his beer can away and returned the kiss with the same intensity. Together, they fell on his bed, pulling each other's clothes off. Akirexer moaned at Quix's kisses on her neck and threw his belt off. She wrapped her legs around his waist and dug her nails into his back.

Quix groaned as he found his way in. Akirexer moaned as he made his bed rocking thrusts. She held had one hand cupping his head and the other on his ass. Quix would occasionally take in her moans in his mouth as he worked his way through her.

Akirexer turned over and Quix made his way back in from behind while she laid on her side. Akirexer threw her hand back and he got a handful of her breast as he slowly moved in and out of her. At that point they were both sweaty. Their minds shut down but their bodies communicated perfectly.

They climaxed at the same time and collapsed into each others arms. Akirexer backed closer to Quix and enjoyed the feeling of him cuddling her from behind. The cool wind caused goosebumps on their naked bodies. Quix put his duvet over them and continued to hold Akirexer.