Toxic Empress

The Empress disappeared

“HAHAHA.” The laughter from the shadow boomed, the pressure from her strength increasingly suffocating Xena, “Save your corpse first? You don't make me laugh, Xander! Are you sure you want to fight me with a body full of curse poison? Looks like you forgot who I am.”

“CLOSE YOUR MOUTH AND DISAPPEAR FROM HERE!” Xander shouted, the swing of the sword shot sharply into the shadow's body to make the shadow disappear perfectly.

“Remember that Xena still I made as a container Queen of Satan, she is mine and I will not lose to you.”

That was the last thing that the shadow said, Xander immediately sheathed back his sword and hurriedly approached Xena.

“Xena, relax! There's nothing you need to fear anymore, I've obliterated that shadow,” Xander said shaking Xena's body.

Screeches Xena inaudible again, a few seconds Xena silent then he stared fixedly at Xander who was crouching in front of him. Xena's trembling hands slowly touched Xander's cheeks, her silver bead looking wistfully at Xander.

“Xan... der..

Xena only mentioned Xander's name, after which he was unconscious, while panic haunted Xander. Amidst the heart-stabbing pain, Xander lifts Xena's body to take her to her residence.

“I must not leave Xena in the palace, do not know when the man will appear again. I better take Xena to my mansion until she wakes up.”

Upon arrival at the mansion, Garvin is shocked to see Xander returning home carrying Xena in his carrier. Garvin was worried about Xander suddenly disappearing in his room, and then this time he returned with Xena.

“Your Majesty, why did you bring the Empress here? Is she not the Queen? But his face is a bit similar.” Garvin realizes the difference from Xena's face, because while disguised as Alina, Xena uses magic so that no one realizes that she is Xena. However, due to the attack from the shadow earlier, the disguise magic did not work at all so that Xena's true appearance could be seen by Garvin.

Xander immediately put Xena on the bed, he ignored Garvin's confusion for a moment.

“Please bring me a tranquilizing gem on my drawer,” Xander command.

Without waiting for long, Garvin rushed to get a white gem. The gem was named a tranquilizing gem that Xander bought at auction at a very expensive price. A sedative gem serves to calm a person's psyche if the person is hysterical or frustrated because of a problem. Not many people know the exact usefulness of the gem, but because Xander repeats time, then he knows for sure the usefulness of the gem.

Xander sat on the edge of the bed, Xander's eyes seemed wistfully looking at Xena who was sweating coldly and restlessly under his unconscious. Slowly Xander rubbed the jewel into Xena's forehead and hands, the restlessness in Xena momentarily disappeared. After that, Xander covered half of Xena's body and then did not forget he landed a brief kiss on Xena's forehead.

“Sorry, my wife.”

Garvin's eyes widened in shock to see Xander who was peeping Xena's forehead, plus he heard the words of his wife ejected from Xander's mouth. Garvin begins to speculate about what happened some time ago, about Xander being angry with Marquess Andros who had insulted his wife.

“Your Highness, is she your wife?” garvin asked, he immediately smothered his mouth because of the release of asking when Xander's mood was injured.

“True, she Xena – my wife,” replied Xander while smiling thinly and stroking the head of Xena who was asleep.

“Xena? Why does her face look like that of the Empress? Is he not his sister Empress?” guess Garvin was just as real.

“You're kidding me, Your Majesty? Wherever the Empress may have died,” denied Garvin refused to believe.

Xander let out a long sigh, he got up from his seat, “Come to my study let me explain to you everything.”

Xander and Garvin go to Xander's study, and Garvin shuts the entrance so no one else eavesdropped on their conversation. Mimic Xander's face looked serious, Garvin swallowed saliva at that time due to strained by Xander's seriousness.

“I didn't lie to you, Alina was killed.”

Then Xander told Garvin in detail about the problem, he trusted Garvin because Garvin was the subordinate who was most loyal to him despite often being the target of Xander's tantrums or anger. When Xander told the story, Garvin always showed a surprised expression, he was silent as long as Xander told the story. Garvin does not expect to hear the problem of Xander who is willing to go back and forth to the past in order to save Xena.

“Your Majesty, how can you bear the matter alone? Wouldn't it be cruel if you didn't tell me? Do I look unbelievable in your eyes? I promise...I promise I'll help you and reunite you with Miss Xena, I promise you that...”.

Garvin involuntarily shed tears, Xander stroked Garvin's back to calm him down.

“I'm sorry I incriminated you, you don't have to get too into the in—” issue

“No!” asserted Garvin, “I don't feel emboldened, honestly I'm happier when you involve me. However you once saved me from slavery, I will never forget that until I die. Therefore, please do not feel bad for me, Your Majesty.” Garvin wiped his tears and said it out loud to Xander.

“Alright, but do not force yourself too much, for our enemy is not a human being. Understand that?”

Garvin nodded, “Your Majesty, do in those six lives I have a wife?” ask Garvin suddenly.

“You have a wife, soon you will meet with her,” said Xander, Garvin looked excited and jumped up and down.

Xander was happy to see Garvin happy, he turned his eyes towards the window.

‘Garvin will be meeting his wife soon, but I didn't tell him he died protecting his wife. For six lives, Garvin never obtained happiness, in the first life his wife died, the second life was the same, their third life was both dead, Garvin's fourth life died, Garvin's fourth life was, and the sixth life Garvin died to protect his pregnant wife, and in the end his wife also followed the depression he suffered. Life this time, I made sure to save her, it must be.’

...***...

“Nona disappear?”

When morning came, Gia was about to wake Xena up, but she did not find Xena in the room. Gia was anxious not to play, usually Xena would ask permission to leave the palace, but different from now. Gia's feeling raged, she ran out of the room to tell Derryl immediately.

“YOUR HONOR! YOUR MAJESTY! EMPRESS DISAPPEARED!”