Toxic Empress

First Life

When lightning blared in space, lightning struck in all directions with a cloudless dark sky. In this place looked more different than usual, a gripping air enveloped the place. The bodies of men lay on the ground with the smell of blood that pierced the smell. There was a woman standing among the piles of corpses. Then in front of him were two men who were not strangers in face, they looked like they were fighting for the woman.

“That woman is Xena? Where am I really?”

As Xander enters his dreamland, he dreams of something very strange and he has never seen before. Xander was fixated on staring straight at the familiar sight. Xander tried to get closer to see more clearly what was really going on there.

“Why is Xena in this place? Then that guy over there .. isn't that me and .. ehh? Demon King? Butwhy? Is this my dream?”

Xander was wracked with great confusion watching all the strangeness, the world that he was in had shattered as if there was no life left there. This world has really fallen to the brink of destruction.

“Why do you keep chasing me, Verden?! Why do you always think of me as your wife? Why did you hurt so many people to get me? I've told you many times, I'm not your wife! I don't love you! I just love Xander. But what are you doing? You hurt me repeatedly.”

The woman who looked like Xena was crying in the middle of the dead human corpse due to the selfishness of the Demon King named Verden.

“Xena ... You're mine! I'm not letting you be owned by Xander! From the beginning you were mine and you loved me. I kill people because they hurt you, because they kill you! Please come back to me, Xena .. I'm devastated without you. Please return to my arms,” softly Verden pleaded with a wounded heart.

“Verden! You can't force your heart on Xena. Don't you feel sorry for her because you've hurt her so many times? You killed everyone he loved. If you do love her, please let her choose her own happiness!”

“Xander! You don't know anything about how I feel, so you better shut up! Even if you were my sister, I wouldn't hesitate to kill you. I hate you, I hate you so much. You sealed me and now you're taking Xena away from me? What do you mean to do to me like that, Xander?!”

Surprised not to play, Xander did not believe what he had just heard, he was the younger brother of the Demon King himself. His body froze watching the familiar scene in his memory.

“Ask Xena herself, is she happy with you? He is always hurt by your attitude. You destroyed this world for Xena's sake, you killed those who were protected by Xena. Would you call that love? Quite the contrary, you're a troublemaker! Xena said she loved me. Xena is Xena, Xena is not your queen, she is mine and she is my wife! You don't make me angry, Verden!”

The long debate between the two just happened, they were debating about their respective feelings. No one cared how Xena felt at the time, they just kept arguing without seeing how much hurt Xena had in her heart.

“STOP!” xena shouted to stop the debate between the two, “Is it because of me that you destroyed this world? Is it because of me that you killed all humans? All this is my fault .. it is really my fault .. My life is indeed a mistake. I shouldn't have been between the lives of the two of you in the first place.”

“Xena, what are you doing? Quickly put the sword back! Don't do anything crazy, don't leave me again, Xena!” exclaim Verden trying to prevent Xena from doing anything crazy.

“Don't be rash, Xena! I promise to get rid of Verden for you, but I beg you not to have any intention of killing yourself. Please, Xena ... Don't you promise to live forever with me? I don't want you to leave me. If you really want to die, then I will also come with you,” Xander said in tears.

Xena was determined not to lower her sword, tears slowly fell down her cheeks. Xena's heart is scarred by the chaos of the world caused by a man who loves her so much. However, this was not what he wanted, not the destruction he needed, he did not want this matter to drag on to collapse the universe.

“Everyone says that love is a bringer of happiness, but why does the love I get only bring misery? Stop loving me so crazy, Verden! You hurt my heart .. You ruined my happiness. If the world reaps great suffering because of me, then I better end this life.”

Xena unsheathed the tip of the sword until it pierced through his heart, the pain from the sword stab he could not feel. Slowly his body fell down, those silver-colored beautiful eyes began to close tightly. The last thing he saw was Xander yelling at his name, the man he loved immediately grabbed onto his body. A chill came to the girl's body, no more souls occupying the body of the girl Xander loved.

“Xena ... Xena, wake up! Xena, please don't leave me alone. Xena ... my wife .. my wife, don't leave me. Please open your eyes, tell me that all this is not true. I beg you, my wife, open your eyes ..”

After witnessing that, Xander woke up from his sleep in a state of gasping breath. Xander tried to regulate the rhythm of his breathing, he glanced at the window as the sun began to rise to the surface revealing himself. The dream she had just witnessed seemed so real, she felt her cheeks that had been subconsciously moistened by tears.

“What dream is it? There's no mistaking it, that girl and that guy are me and Xena. But, why? I've never faced that situation. Could it be just an ordinary dream? Impossible, the dream looks very real,” muttered Xander.

At this point, Xavier enters Xander's room and realizes that Xander has just had a nightmare. Xavier is worried that his father will have to work harder to save his mother.

“Dad, did Dad just have a nightmare?” xavier's question surprised Xander.

“Ahh, Xavier! Yeah, thats. I just had a bad dream, but the dream felt very real. So, I'm not sure if it's a dream or a reality? I don't know, my head hurts if I remember it,” said Xander while kneading his temple.

“Forget that! Now don't you promise me to practice swords with me? So, hurry down. After all, it is just a dream, you know that dreams are just flowers of sleep,” said Xavier trying to eliminate the melancholy of his father.

“Alright, I'll be down soon.”