Fairy Guardian - Hal Ch24

 "Pigeon got the message to the Shadow King your majesty." 

"Thank you Silvia. That will be all." What would I do without my Elite guard. Sitting at the head of the father's boardroom table once again.  The Queen and King thrones chairs sitting behind me. All the revelations that happened after meeting in this room not so long ago. Carson is actually the Queen's daughter. Anna is some human child that got put into a fairy mother. Anna is the one that got one brother tossed in the woods and the other his magic stripped. Curling my hands together. Carson has to find a Annin marriage to save the fairy realm. Carson is now in the clutches of the Shadow King. 

Bending my head towards the table remembering my mother's words, 'if you stay apart the sizzle will fizzle. and all will be well.' That was not going to work for him. Damien wanted to hold her for three days. No chance was I going to miss the opportunity the stars gave me. A blessing. God, I miss her. How can you come to love someone? Raising my head. Love? 

Shaking my head from side to side, looking around the room, like it had answers. Can I love her? It's been a week or less? No way. Touching my chest, hearing the beats, and knowing the answer I just don't want to admit. You sent the being you love into your enemy. "Dammit!" Putting my fist through the table.

"What did the table ever do to you? Talia sways in with her flowing orange dress and military boots. Deciding not to answer her question and use my magic to fix the table. Blue fire flares and the pieces on the floor come up and pull themselves back into the right spots. Final piece goes in. Done. Table fixed. Hopefully can mend my relationship with Car just as easily. 

"Did you secure the sister?" Looking over official Royal papers; financials, proposals, miliary plans, ect. Relam has to keep running regardless of your personal life being a dumpster fire. 

"Yes, she is settled in at my place. Netta has plenty of birth records to go through to keep her busy." hearing her affection in her tone surprised me. Taking my gaze off the papers and looked at her, "Talia, you can't keep her." Hurt came over her face. What is happening to this realm? Ever since Carson arrived, no one is acting their normal power-hungry fairy selves. Including me. Smiling thinking of the magical lingerie. 

"Hal. I am not a complete imbecile," rolling her eyes at me. "She told me the story of how Damien saved her as a baby. Netta is.." again my sister, always-knows-what-to say fairy, is now flustered. "She is pure light magic. If you get around her, she is different from anything I have ever encountered. I mean ever." Talia looked like she swallowed some disgusting brew called emotions. The statue known as my sister Killer Bee, cracked. 

Smiling and chuckling at her, "Well, you still cannot keep her. But right now, the five royal houses are coming to have a council meeting. I would like you to stand to my right." Straightening her spine, gone was any kind of affection, and pure military might shine brightly. She knew what I was telling her, when I take over the kingdom, she will be my Royal Advisor. Number Two in the realm. 

Before we got any further, we could here fairies starting to arrive. She traded her dress for miliary insignia formal wear. And I traded my jeans and white shirt for full blue robes of my house. Purebloods. Leaders of the houses were the grandparents to the royal children. Coming in first in the room were mine in their blue robes, then Talias with orange robes, next Vians with red robes, after came Michaels with yellow robes, and finally Annas with green robes. Except Anna was not really related to them. 

"Please have a seat," the door swung open once more and the Queen and King came in. All of us stood back up and bowed. They made their way to the Throne chairs behind us. Mother came through for me. Breathing a side of relief. Again, I state, "Please have a seat all of you. Thank you for coming today on such short notice."" Clearing my throat. This has been my life for so long that it feels natural to lead but for whatever reason I am nervous today. "I called you all here," but could hear my father get up. 

Respectfully silenced, moving my frame to face him. He looked at the Queen with love showing in his eyes. They have not always had an easy marriage. But being together for all most 40,000 years can probably make any marriage falter a time or too. Would Car want to still marry me? With her being human would she live long? Interrupting my thoughts he says.

"To the esteem families. I have chosen all of you to give me your daughters, so that I," glancing at the Queen and taking her hand to lift her to stand beside him. "And the Queen could have a legacy of children to run this fairy realm. Many of you know that my son, Hallious, has done a fine job running this realm." Pride showed on his face to me. What the heck is happening to this realm. He never looks at me with pride only unsatisfactory, inadequate, or substandard looks.   

"I was going to wait for the Royal Accession Ball, to grant this to my son, but the Queen and I," moving to put his arms around her shoulders. "Felt with the current threat that it Hallious needed to have every advantage to get her daughter back at all due haste." Letting the Queen go and standing in front of me, "Are you ready Hallious Danintha Star to become King?" 

Everyone in the room sucked in their breaths including me. Just like Talia, I knew what this moment meant and I was more than ready, "Yes, Father," and glimpse at the Queen with a nod of thanks for her faith in me. Dreams came to me these last couple of months, on what to say and do to take the Kingdon. Light magic was preparing me. King smiles. Weird but trying not to react. 

Left palms placed together. Right hands reach right elbows. "You should know the words Hallious, if you are to be King." Not taking my stare away from him. The words do not pour out of your mouth but with your magic. Speaking with magic, blue fire comes over all my aura. Violet comes over his aura. Words coming basically mean my fire is now yours and your fire is now mine. I claim you. I claim you. I claim you. 

Blue fire goes down my right arm to his violet mist comes through his left hand and reaches to mine. Then in a rush the violet powerful mist rush into me and becomes violet flame. My blue fire becomes a blue mist in my father. Instead of seeing my fire, everything around me disappears. 

Floating in the violet mist flame. Voice that made shiver came over me in waves. "Are you ready to rule? Ready to put your own pride aside for the sake of others? Ready to take any chances to save this realm? Feeling a steel within me. A determination to stand and fight any foe to save all the Faries of this realm. "Yes!" Laughter comes off the voice, then she says, "Then why did you toss my blessings?" 

Knowing who the voice spoke of I answered honestly, "I did not feel worthy of her." More laughter and then she says, "If you hurt my daughter again, you will never know peace." Violet mist straggled me tightly. Instead of panic I surrendered to it. "If I cannot do right by her than I would gladly let you take my life." Satisfied with the answer. "Then I give you a boon. You may ask for one thing." 

Not even a question, "To see Carson." Another boom and there were Carson. 

"Hal!" I could not care a less if we were in some kind of void. Running to her, putting my arms around her curves, feeling her flesh, it was a miracle. She was my star blessing. Taking her high in the air in twirl. She was laughing at me. Then a frown touched her face. Before she could say anything because I have no idea how much time the Star Goddess was giving me. "I love you, Carson. I am sorry I did not stop you. I came to you almost minutes after you left but dickhead took you away. Please forgive me. I will never leave you again. And just so you know once I have you back you're not leaving my sight." 

Happiness came to her features again. "Hal. I love you too. I did not even know what love. What love really is between a man and a woman. Growing up in my family, love was twisted and unkind. Only with Regina did I know what being loved unconditionally meant. Relationships were minor diversions than anything serious. But less than a week with you, it broke me to leave you." We hugged than kissed and then the Fizzle was sizzling once again. Trying to take her clothes off but then we were ripped away once more.

Mist cleared. Very disheveled. Did not care in the least. Happiness radiated from me. Violet fire spread through me to everyone in the room. "Son, maybe bring it in a little." Looking at my father with what, love, yes Carson is changing all of us. Violet flames returning to me. Yes, this kind of power comes with a lot of responsibility. I can see where it having could corrupt you, change you, or alter how you do things. Seeing both the Queen and King in a new way. Both nodded at me with understanding. 

Everyone stood, my grandparents made their way to me, bending to their knees, "We pledge our love and loyalty to you and this realm." Saying it with their right arm bent, hand clenched, to their hearts. Next came the Hybrids, Night Walkers, Beasts, and the Elementals. Valia came after, 'I pledge my love and loyalty as your Royal Advisor to serve you, above all others." Took to her knees and bent as well. Whispering as she made her way back to her seat. "Proud of you Bro."

My father came last, did not bend the knee but his left on my right shoulder. "I know you will do this fairy realm proud." Tight squeeze on my shoulder, then made his way to the door out of the boardroom. Queen came next, again no bent knee, "I want you to know that I am giving my accession to my daughter. If you marry her or not, she will be Queen." A smile coming over my face and kissing her cheek.

"The only place your daughter will ever. Ever be. Is by my side. That is my pledge to you." Smiled back at me, gave me a nod, then made her way to the King. King reaches for her waist, and says, "I am also giving your Alfred. He has saved me more times than you know." Alfred comes through the door almost if on a queued. Makes his way to me, postures himself all the way to the floor. Like child's pose in yoga. "I give myself to you this day my King." 

"Thank you Alfred. Can you go get Imogen, she is in the front lobby?" Getting off the ground. Turning back to the Queen and King but they already left the room. 

Looking down at the chair I was just sitting at and then at the throne chairs. Closing my eyes and the image of what I want this realm to be. Everything disappears once again but under my painters' brush. Gone was the previous look and now the skyscrapers had windows everywhere. Everything was open. No more hiding behind closed doors. We could see the realm clearly from the windows. Shock was heled on the faces of the people in the room. 

No more throne chairs. Only one table. "Things are going to change going forward. I do not see myself as separate from all of you but. But with you. This table," placing my hands on the large, polished rowan tree table. "Represents the realm. Everyone should have a seat at the table. I am not above you or below you but with you." Talia started clapping and then everyone joined her. This is the way it needs to be. Taking my seat at the table. Talia to my right. Leaving a seat for the future Queen on my left. 

Doors open expecting to see Imogen, instead Vian walks in. "Brother, we have a problem. Michael learned the trick of flashing and got away. I believe he is going after the Shadow King to rescue Anna."