by Maia Starr
"I see," I said as I soon found myself in front of a long line of small escape pods. Dalik showed me how to open the door and then we both crawled in. He went through a series of switches and it wasn't very much unlike an escape pod on the ship I had been on. “This,” he said as he took out a projection tool and held it in front of my face. “This is the most important piece to the escape. Take it. Push it into this,” he said as he handed me the projection tool. I slid it into the slot of the pod. It reminded me of a cigarette lighter in a car. It fit perfectly and clicked.
"That's it. Now all I have to do is push this button and the escape pod will activate and launch." He said as he showed me a large blue button that was under a glass lid. He lifted it up and stared at the button.
I could sense the hesitation in his voice as he looked around. I couldn't allow him to do this. This was his home and he had dedicated his life to becoming the Consulate just like his father, and now he was going to give it all up for me. I could never live with the regret he would feel once we were on Earth. I grabbed his hand before he touched the button. "Don't Dalik. Stop. You don't want to do this. I can feel it. I won't let you do something that you will regret for the rest of our lives. We can get through this I know it." He looked at me and was silent for a long time. Then he finally said, "Do you remember everything? Do you remember how we got here? Do you remember how to activate the escape pod?"
"I think so," I said confused by his question.
"Good. Then promise me that as soon as you know who is winning the trial that you will come here and escape to Earth. Do not wait for me. You must go alone," he said as he squeezed my hand.
"But…" I tried to say but he stopped me.
"No, Jade, promise that you will sneak over here before they have even announced the commander’s name as the new Consulate if it comes to that," he squeezed my hand firmer.
"I promise," I said to him and he looked at the pod and said let's go over this one more time." Then he began to show me the sequence of activating the pod and entering the coordinates for Earth. I had to admit that the excitement and adrenaline made me feel scared but also aroused. The act of talking about leaving each other only made me want him right then and there incase I would never get to have him again. He looked at me for a long time and I think he was thinking the same thing. Then he finally said, "Come. Before we are caught." He pulled the projection tool out of the pod.
I followed him out of the pod as he erased the coordinates and undid all the switches. Then we quietly made our way out of the station and into the market.
"Come we must be seen. Let us go talk to a few shopkeepers and stop in at the market to eat in view of everyone. This way no one would think of any suspicion," he said as he grabbed my hand and invited me along the busy streets.
We made a big show of talking to a lot of Kalazaron who treated me with strange looks but out of respect for Dalik said nothing. We continued on our way to the Iccanis fields and the keeper had good news. "I moved several plants and they are doing well. You are a very smart human female," he said with a smile.
"I thank you," I said feeing proud but also some despair that I might not be able to help this project any more after I had become so excited about it. I had really started to see a place here for me as a scientist and as the lover of the Consulate warrior Dalik Moscurn, but now those dreams had been shattered. After the fields we continued back to the living quarters where we were meant with a surprise.
"Consulate where have you been?" A man said as soon as we stepped into the hallway outside the door to our living quarters.
"Master Bresh," Dalik bowed and I felt my heart drop to my stomach.
Chapter 12
DALIK MOSCURN
After being with Jade I knew that I had to get us both out of there. As I dressed her and grabbed my survival bag I had to make it look like we were just going for a stroll through the market and making rounds as we had done previously. It was easy with a strong human female like Jade. She was able to adapt to the situation and I counted myself lucky that I had fallen for an intelligent being. The pod travel was going to be long and hard on us, but it would be worth it. But first we had to make it to the pods and stealthily looked around to see if we were being followed. Commander Yun probably had a watch on me at all times just waiting for me to slip up.
I showed her how to get to the escape pods and how to work them. Then we went to the Icannis fields to make it all look less suspicious.
After the fields we continued back to the living quarters where I thought it had all come to an end. As we stepped out of the elevator to the hallway outside my living quarters, Master Bresh was waiting for us. I looked for an escape but knew there was none.
"Consulate where have you been?"
"Master Bresh," I bowed.
I felt anger inside of me as soon as I saw Master Bresh waiting for us. Did he know what we had been up to? I was on my guard waiting to see if we would be taken. I stared at Jade and as soon as I did the Master turned his attention toward her.
"This must be the human female that has caused so much trouble," he said as he moved toward her.
"Master” she said as she bowed her head. I was glad that she was playing along; there was no need to make the master angry. But then my fist clenched against my sides as the Master pulled the hood off of her hair and untied it down the front. He was undressing her right before my eyes! I wanted to strangle him. He took the hooded cloak off of her and stopped at that. It was a good thing too because I could have killed him if he kept going. He looked at Jade up and down and walked around her in a circle. Jade looked at me and I could see her lips pursed together in anger as she was biting her tongue trying not to speak.
"I must say I regret this gift to you Consulate. However, it is a gift you must keep as I cannot be known as a Master that takes away gifts after they are given, that would not be good for the Kalazaron to doubt gifts from their Master. However, should the commander win tomorrow, everything that was given to the Consulate shall be his. This includes your human."
"I understand. You made that perfectly clear yesterday. I am not worried. I will defeat the commander. I am the rightful Consulate, even if I have to prove that twice, it will only make my position seem stronger."
"Yes, I see some sense in that notion."
"How can I serve you master? It must be something grand to warrant you coming to my living quarters," I said in a polite manner even though I was wondering why the hell he was there. Was it just to look at Jade? Or was it because we had been seen in the pods? I was growing angrier by the second, and even angrier that I could not show it.
"Yes, I did come for a reason. I have come to offer an armed escort to the trials tomorrow. As you know the commander has quite a reputation for doing things his own way. With an armed guard you shall be protected from your home to the trials, just as a precaution. I am also offering the same to the commander."
"Thank you Master, I will accept your offer," I said with a bow of my head.
"Very well, that is all consulate. I wish you best of luck tomorrow," he said as he left with his guards.
I pushed Jade to the wall and opened the door to the living quarters. I quietly pushed her in and closed the door behind us. I was relieved. We had not been caught for trying to escape to Earth. We would both be in chains by now if they knew. I was relieved.
"That was very scary. The master frightens me," Jade said.
"Yes he is very powerful. I was frightened too that I may never see you again. I would not be able to handle that Jade. For now, we must act like this is our last day and night together," I said as I pulled her into my arms up off the floor and kissed her. She kissed me back passionately. We were both lost in the moment and in lust. The adrenaline ran through us knowing that this could be the last time that we would be able to make love to each other. I wanted to enjoy every single inch of her body and her mind. I picked her up and scooped her into my arms and carried her to my sleeping bed. She moaned
as she wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed my chest. She was so small and delicate and she made me feel like a more powerful warrior every time she touched me.
I placed her on the bed and took off all her clothes until she was naked and pale lying on the bed in front of me. I started at her toes and kissed her up to her ankles. Then I licked slowly up her calve, kissing and licking each one until I was at her knees. She moaned and wiggled on the bed sighing out my name, "Dalik."
I moved up her thighs and kissed and lick them and she slowly parted them. She was begging for me to lick her wet center. I did exactly that as I moved my tongue inside of her wet slit. She gripped the sheets into her fists as I kissed and licked and sucked on her clitoris. My tongue was long and I pushed it inside of her and out again, and then inside once more. She opened her thighs wider letting me in. Then I moved away from her center and moved up her belly placing soft kisses all the way up until my mouth was on top of her hard erect nipple. I flicked it with my tongue and pinched the other one between my fingers. She arched her back up off of the sleeping bed groaning and moaning. My mouth moved up to her neck where I kissed her while my hands moved down her arms massaging and kneading them. I wanted to memorize her body with my hands and my tongue.
"I cannot give this up. I cannot," I groaned.
"Then don't. Fight for me Dalik. Fight for our love is at stake; make sure it is not broken. Nothing will separate us," she whispered in short breaths as I kissed her.
She was right. I would fight and I would win. I was Dalik Moscurn damn it. No one had ever defeated me and no one would now. I was going to make dirt of the commander and send him away forever. But for now I was going to please my human female. I stood up and disrobed and she gasped as she looked at me. I loved her reaction to me. It was unlike anything that I would get from a Kalazaron female but I was exotic and new to Jade, just as she was to me. I positioned my hips between her thighs and entered her slowly. My body was very long and my head towered over hers as I moved in and out of her. Her hands clawed at my back. I did not want this feeling to end. There was no way in hell that I was giving this up. This was mine.
Chapter 13
DR. JADE ROBERTS
Fight day. As I walked with him down the hall with the armed guards I was shaking. So much was riding on this challenge and I had no idea what to expect. I was terrified. This morning I was starting out the property of the warrior that I was in love with, but I could very well end the day the property of a warrior that would ruin me. I would have to get to the escape pod, not be caught, and successfully launch off of a planet and be in space alone. It was a lot to take in, and it was exactly why I was a shaking mess as I walked with Dalik to the warrior station where the challenge was held in the grand arena.
"Remember what we talked about," he whispered to me as we approached the warrior station on the east side of the city.
"I remember," I whispered back. Since we were already inside the building, I would have to use a different route to get to the escape pod than the one that we had previously taken. This is what he was pointing out to me as he nodded his head toward a door that would lead me to the pods. I nodded in response that I understood. Soon we entered a vast room with a vaulted dome ceiling. I had never seen a grand space like it. I saw the commander walk in and my blood ran cold as he looked at me and smiled. I knew that he was already planning what he wanted to do with me. I stood up tall and proud. I had faith in Dalik.
"You are going to win," I whispered to Dalik as he looked at me and was moved away from me.
I knew what was going to happen because he had explained to me how the trials worked. Even though I did not understand a lot of it, I did understand that the first part was a trial of intelligence. The commander and Dalik sat at a large table facing each other. The trial began and I did not understand what was happening between them in this match of wits, but I understood that Dalik had the upper hand. I could see the commander getting frustrated as he shouted, "You are a cheat!"
"Concentrate," I whispered as though Dalik could hear me. I knew that the commander was trying to throw him off with his distractions and Dalik seemed to know as well because he did not respond to the commander’s threat. I don't know how much time had gone by but I knew that half the day had been spent. Dalik had won every single challenge of the wits and the commander was growing increasingly frustrated. He was like a spoiled child and I wanted to laugh at him. He was no warrior; he was nothing but a brute.
"Let the combat round preparations began," a loud voice said. This was the part that I was the most nervous about. Dalik was a great warrior. I knew that. However this was the only part of the trial that the commander could match with Dalik’s skills. I knew that the commander could not possibly win enough rounds to compensate his losses already. But I was fearful of something else, I was fearful that the commander would kill Dalik out of spite. He would kill him so that I would be free of him. I watched as Dalik got into his warrior gear and he smiled at me. I smiled back and nodded my head with arched eyebrows giving him support that I knew he could take him. But deep down inside I was very nervous and very scared. The commander was not going to fight fair. It was obvious to me.
"Let the battle begin!"
As soon as the words were shouted the commander was charging Dalik before the words had ended. I gasped in terror, but Dalik turned quickly as though he knew all along what the commander would do. I wondered if they had fought before. It seemed that they were at odds already when I first encountered them together. If they had fought before then Dalik knew his style. He knew that he would fight dirty and he was well prepared for it. I wanted to look away as blow after blow each warrior was an equal match for each other. I did not think one could win because they were both very good. I should have looked away but I could not.
Then it happened. I saw it happen quickly and it was a very clever trick. A large metal button fell off of the commander’s leather like sleeves on his forearm. It rolled under Dalik’s feet and he slipped and fell on his back. The commander was on top of him quickly. I should have been edging toward the back of the room to be ready to escape but I did not do anything like we had planned. I was in shock. The commander had his staff against Dalik’s neck as he pressed down. He had cheated and it worked.
"Ribs," I whispered as though Dalik could hear me. I don't know if he could but in that moment he used his fist to punch the commander in the ribs with just enough force that he loosened the pressure on Dalik's neck. He rolled on top of the commander pressing him onto the floor and punched him over and over in the head until the commander was unresponsive.
"Halt!" The Master shouted.
Dalik stood up. His breathing was hard and he look down at the unconscious commander expecting him to spring up and pull another trick as he backed away from him.
I was so relieved that I wanted to run into his arms. But I dared not show how much he meant to me and how much I meant to him. It could be used against him in our future together in the city. For now, I would play the obedient female human slave as though I did not want to be his slave, and I was his true Kalazaron captive. It was the only way.
Chapter 14
DALIK MOSCURN
This would have been easier if Jade’s life was not at stake. I was a damn good warrior and I was more intelligent than Commander Yun. Yet every single trial that I went through… Jade was in the back of my mind. I could feel her presence. Ever since I had projected into her that one night, I felt a connection to her mind. Now, I could feel her stronger than ever. Still, I managed to win every battle of wits against he commander and now it was time for the warrior trial. I prepared in my gear and knew that the commander would have several tricks. I was ready for them all.
"Let the combat round preparations began!" I began to pull on my fighting gear and I smiled at Jade. She gave me a supportive look and it meant everything to me.
"Let the battle begin!"
As soon as the words were shouted the commander was ch
arging toward me and I could hear his clunky moves. He was not light on his feet at all. I turned quickly and blocked his blow, then another and another. Then it was my turn as I threw punch after punch into his ribs. He stumbled over but recovered quickly. We wrestled and fought equally and his sneer only made me angrier. I would not have him be with Jade. I went into a world of my own as I anticipated his every move and blocked it.
I however, did not anticipate him loosening a metallic button from his cuff and tossing it under my feet. I slipped and fell back and he grabbed a staff quickly and was on top of me. He was on my neck as he pressed down. He had cheated and it worked.
"Ribs," I heard Jade whisper as though she was in my ear. I balled my fist and punched the commander in the ribs where I had already caused some harm and with just enough force that he loosened the pressure on my neck. I rolled on top of the commander pressing him onto the floor and punched him over and over in the head until he was unresponsive.
"Halt!" The Master shouted.
I stood up. I had done it. I had proven myself worthy of the Consulate position twice. Now, I would be seen as a very powerful leader amongst the warrior Kalazaron race. No one would ever question me or doubt me again. I was angry that I had to prove it a second time, but this was a golden opportunity.
