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ntoraplayschoices · 1 year ago

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Well! I finally finished that Valax fanfic I was writing. YAY!

Did my interes t in Valax start as a bit of a joke? Yes. Kind of. A little. No.

Is it a joke anymore? You guess. (Nah )

The idea actually was inspired by a tiktok from @/book0bsessedd !

Here it is on ao3. (Not the tiktok, just my fanfic. That wasn' t so funny sorry )

Remember to drink some water, have some food and stay safe and well! <3

Thank you so much for indulging me and my little fanfic ! Hope you enjoy!

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It was another one of those nights they had lately. Tired -in every possible way- but restless once they finally laid their body on some makeshift bed or the cold, hard ground. So, instead of tossing and turning (and listening to their friends’ sleepy mumbles and snoring) they decided to head up this relatively low cliff above them.

Traveling like this had some perks despite the stressful situation they were in. It was a wonderful opportunity to explore parts of the world they hadn’t seen yet- well, that was most parts of the world but still.

They sat at the edge, their legs hanging and moving back and forth lazily. Their bored, almost pouty expression, switched to a huge amused grin as their eyes widened and their back straightened when they looked up to confirm- yes!

Huge, bright and beautiful lines ripped the night sky. They let out a soft, excited giggle. It has been years since they have seen a meteor shower. The last one was when Kade and they were but young kids, barely the age of ten. Their expression turned wistful and bittersweet.

Kade. Sweet, sweet Kade.

What was he up to? Did he think of them as much as they thought about him? Did he miss them as much, too?

Memories flooded their head- memories of Kade and them as kids, getting up to all sorts of trouble. Them as teenagers and adults- doing exactly the same.

They smiled, and it was one of the rare genuinely carefree smiles they had since they returned from the shadow realm.

They focused on the constellations Kade made out for them when they were kids, laughing softly at the names he chose and the memories themselves. They could remember Kade oh-so-seriously explaining the made-up constellations and themselves nodding along seriously.

They grinned amused when another meteor ripped across the sky.

They were so amused by the meteors that they didn’t even hear the - familiar by now- portal being opened behind them- the literal rip of reality wasn’t enough to get their attention (!) and Valax, face hardened and glaive in one hand, throbbing shadow magic in the other, stared at their unmoving form confused, eyes blinking.

As she was about to make her presence known, she noticed their expression- grinning and awed, light reflecting in their eyes. Her expression softened slightly mirroring Raine as she looked at theirs and she scolded herself for it, quickly hardening her features once more.

She followed their gaze and her own lips parted in surprise, eyes big as she took in the sight. The shadow magic disappeared from her hand and her other arm relaxed, the large glaive hanging loosely from it, grazing the ground for a moment. Awe-struck, looking up at the sky, she forgot all about the hunt and Raine’s blood and whatever other nonsense she was thinking besides the flashes of light across the sky.

“What is that?” she mumbled softly, her deep voice carried by the soothing breeze. Raine’s expression shifted to one of horror as they glanced over their shoulder, clumsily reading their weapon.

They cussed at themselves quietly for not realising she was there sooner.

Valax barely spared a glance at them, raising a hand to stop them before pointing at the night sky, her black and long nail looking too much like a claw. Raine gulped.

“I-It’s a meteor shower,” they replied, their voice slightly shaky. Despite the fact their friends were close, they were alone out here with her and she was obviously not here to chat.

They glanced down at their friends’ sleeping forms, their voice caught in their throat.

Valax, as if in a trance, moved closer to the edge of the cliff, her eyes only looking up. At some point, Raine even thought she’d fall off, but she just sat at the edge- keeping a relatively big distance from them. They thought that was for the best.

Their shoulders tensed and they gripped their weapon just in case.

Memories of their past encounters flashed in their mind, memories of Valax picking them up by their throat and squeezing, or tearing their arm to get their blood with no sympathy whatsoever.

They glanced down, the skin of their lower arm bruised and they winced at the painful memory.

Valax’s voice snapped them out of their thoughts.

“I’ve never seen anything like this before,” she confessed, voice softer than Raine had ever heard it.

They glanced at the night sky, smiling faintly at the sight, before looking back at her.

“You don’t have anything similar in the Shadow Realm ?” They asked, despite already knowing what her answer would be. It was weird, asking her questions like this, their life not being threatened.

She scoffed, resentment sneaking into her voice.

“No. Just storms. Nothing like this.”

Raine hummed and tore their eyes away from her form, now looking at their swinging legs. Below them, Raine’s friends, sleeping, peaceful and unaware.

They felt a pang of something in their body- hurt? Ache? Anger? They didn’t know. They didn’t even know what for.

They sighed, glancing at Valax again. She had lowered her guard, at least a bit. Maybe this was their opportunity to finally get some answers.

“Why do you want to conquer the Light Realm anyway? I mean… Look at this-” They gestured softly at the sky. They knew trying to change her mind was not possible- and they weren’t trying to. They just wanted to understand her better.

“Why ruin it? You seem to like it.”

Valax’s expression turned into a scowl, her eyes turning to them. Her look made them shiver softly. It could have been the wind, but they were certain it wasn’t.

“I told you. My mother, the Empress, wants to reclaim it. What is so complicated about that? Besides, nothing will happen to the sky or your realm’s natural habitat.”

Raine raised their hands slightly, as if in some sort of surrender.

“Sorry, sorry. Just asking.” They found what she said difficult to believe.

Their eyes darted back to the stars, their voice softer as they craned their neck slightly to look at the sky better.

“How could you enjoy anything like this when there’s so much war and pain around you, though? The shadow court itself didn’t care for the mess it left the world in, and they grew up in the light realm. What would make you and your army preserve something you have no ties or links to ?”

They asked, but no answer came. After a few moments, they gulped, curiosity getting the best of them.

“Why is your mother so…obsessed with it though? I mean, most people wouldn’t go through the trouble of capturing someone, experimenting on them -which, creepy, by the way- and then hunting them down without a break . So, why do you go through all the trouble to do all that for a realm you’ve barely interacted with?”

Raine asked, and despite their obvious feelings for the Ash Empire and all of this mess, the question was genuine.

Valax’s reaction though didn’t change. It actually became more hostile.

She scowled again.

“As if you would understand.” She spat, tone harsh and dismissive.

“It’s none of your business anyway,” her familiar scowl, her firm tone filled with an anger that felt about to explode and consume them, made them both shiver and clench their fists.

Raine sputtered and chuckled in disbelief. “It isn- hello? Yes, it very much is my business! You are hunting me down for my blood! How could it not be my business?”

Valax clicked her tongue, looking straight ahead. She clenched one fist, the other hand gripping her glaive. If she risked a glance at them she’d either go on a full fight -which they both knew- or she might actually be tempted to answer their question -which Raine didn’t know -. And she didn’t feel like doing that - surprisingly, she didn’t want to fight now either-.

“No, it is not. Why we will do what we will do after we get your blood does not concern you,” she replied coldly, gripping her glaive to the point her knuckles whitened slightly.

Why did she find it difficult to not tell them? They’re the enemy, it would obviously be pointless to explain and yet she found herself biting her tongue to not say anything.

The breeze traveled through and between them, making Raine shiver softly, caressing their hands up and down their arms. Some strands of hair covered Valax’s face from the wind and she sloppily, even somewhat roughly, pulled them away behind her ears. So much so that even Raine grimaced, pretty sure Valax accidentally scratched her own face.

They looked away, down at their swinging legs.

“Well, you say that. And sure, mother empress wants to conquer the world, cool- well, not cool but you know- why are you so invested in it? ‘Cause it seems like you’re doing most of the work. So… Why…Do you? Is it that you really love your mom and want to help her or something, or-”

They honestly would have stopped talking after that. And they most likely should have been looking at her. If they had, they would have noticed the way she clenched her jaw, the way her teeth grit together, how her expression hardened and how her knuckles whitened.

“Don’t you know when to stop running your mouth?!” She exclaimed loudly, her voice deep, furious and rough. Her glaive, though non-aggressive, turned towards their direction. Their eyes widened in surprise- as much anger Valax had expressed, it was never like this. They lifted their arms again, in surrender.

“Woah, woah, hey! I’m sorry! Sorry!” They rushed to apologise and both of them wondered if it even meant anything. But Raine knew they didn’t wish to pick on anyone’s problems like this, not even Valax’s.

“I mean it, alright? Sorry. I didn’t want to…touch a nerve. Really.”

Valax was about to reply but the sincerity in their look and voice made her grumble and relax her shoulders, facing away from them again.

“Whatever,” she mumbled. The silence was awkward and too loud.

Raine cleared their throat as quietly as they could.

The wind ruffled their clothes and hair again, making them look even more disheveled than before, and the same applied to Valax.

Her hair moved to flutter over her face again and she frustratingly sighed and clumsily- and roughly- pushed the strands behind her ears. Raine winced to themselves once more, certain the elf had scratched herself again.

They shivered slightly in the breeze and ran their hands up and down their arms. They glanced at her, her eyes still on the night sky. It had grown very quiet. They shivered again.

She didn’t seem cold and if she was she didn’t show it.

“Aren’t you cold?” they asked, their own hair currently being ruffled by the wind.

Valax scoffed as she glanced at them her voice calmer, despite everything.

“You day walkers are quite fragile, are you not ?”

Raine scoffed, smiling faintly.

“Nah. There’s plenty of strong fellas here. I know people that can crush skulls like it’s nothing. Orcs, for example, could do it. Easily. I’m pretty sure they are the strongest in Morella.”

Their eyes fell on Imtura, some meters below the cliff they were sitting on and they smiled.

Valex frowned confused at the name ‘Morella’ but Raine waved their hand dismissively, not really feeling like explaining much at the moment.

“I’m not going to come with you,” they clarified after a moment - not that they needed to.

Valax looked down at her glaive, humming as she gripped it.

“Yes, I assumed you wouldn’t. That’s what makes you a formidable enemy, I suppose. No one fights so ferociously even when the odds are against them, just for the sake of it. As annoying as you are, I can recognise that.”

Raine snorted, smiling at themselves.

Imtura fights against all odds, they thought. Just because it’s fun.

They didn’t say that. Different words slipped their lips before they realised it.

“So you enjoy fighting with me? You come to find me whenever you wanna let some steam off?”

They asked, surprised at their own playfulness. Valax was terrifying, their skin crawled at the sound of her name- but having her here like this, under the light of the moon, divine and radiant, the rips of light across the night sky and her– nearly awed, nearly relaxed (definitely lacking the usual hardness and scowl) made the moment almost vulnerable.

Maybe they were tired but it was almost like the lines between them blurred and swirled. Valax scoffed but it lacked the usual hostility. They could swear they saw her lips tugging slightly at the side.

“You really don’t know when to stop running your mouth, do you?”

She asked again, no hostility in her voice this time. She sounded more amused than anything.

Raine grinned, the cheeky words leaving their mouth before they could stop them.

“ I ‘ve been told it’s part of my charm.”

Valax glanced at them and scoffed- yes, again- but the sound was more akin to a chuckle. She smiled to herself ever so slightly, the expression concealed by the darkness of the night.

Raine smiled slightly as they noticed it, despite the princess’ efforts.

A princess. Like Aerin.

Raine had come to realise that royals aren’t as happy as they thought when they were a child. Yet again, can you really trust a kid to not see the world as the best possible version it could be?

They wondered if Valax was unhappy as well. They glanced at her for a moment, the wind ruffling her hair slightly her head tilted upwards and the light of the stars and meteors falling across the sky reflecting on her black eyes.

They didn’t ask.

They turned their head to the sky. The rips across the sky started to mend, to heal and gradually turned to scratches and distant blinks of light until they disappeared.

They sat a moment in silence before Valax’s deep voice shattered it, her hardness slowly seeping in her tone and words.

“You should call for your companions,” she stood up, her presence imposing. The powerful shadow magic returned on one hand, glaive at the ready in the other.

Raine sighed, gripping their weapon. They looked at the distance for a moment, cherishing the last seconds of silence and peace before the fight.

The emotions that swirled beneath their eyes mixed together and their jaw clenched, their grip on their preferred weapon tightening.

“Yes.” They replied, voice unusually serious.

“ I should .”

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