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The song by Evanescence - My Last Breath matches this last chapter well in my opinion...
Nixsend- lol thankees for dah review. And I'm GLAD it pleases you. I got the inspiration for it from a picture on www dot DeviantART dot com. Just type in Maiev and you'll see a picture of two NE women kissing. Though its not VERY good and they look NOTHING like Maiev and Naisha that's what the picture was called and so i got meh inspiration for the story.
Kamikaze Wraith- Why thank you! (hugs tightly) And here is the final chapter (or is it? Since i've been thinking and MIGHT make this a kind of prelude thing or whatever they call it) I tried to make it as sad as I could possibly think.
xDarkmasterx- Mehehe, not the last chapter yet. THIS is the last chapter! WOOTS!
Bloob- Thankees! (hugs)
"I sense a trap…" Naisha murmured. They were standing in the tomb entrance, having just followed Illidan and his naga. Over the last thousand years she and Maiev had become close, but only as friends, the Warden would take it no further, her position forbade it and Naisha knew Maiev all to well: the Warden took her job seriously…
"Spring the trap…" Maiev said with a grim smile.
"Mistress! Look!" one of the watchers pointed to several bloodied symbols on the wall. Maiev walked over to them, reading the symbols, "Orcish runes…" she murmured, frowning slightly, "they were written by Gul'dan when he opened this very tomb twenty years ago…" she stated.
The Warden could see it happening in her head, seven scared Orc Shamans and their greed driven leader. "Apparently their number dropped when they tried to run. Upon hearing the 'Temple Guardians' awaken Gul'dan slaughtered one of his own warriors to force the others into submission to his orders," she explained, somewhat disgusted.
Naisha frowned, looking down one of the dark hall ways. She thought she could see something, moving in the shadows, something… not among the living…
The Lieutenant stroked the top of her Night Sabre's head when it let out a low yowl. "Mistress, we'd best get moving…" she stated. Maiev nodded and took the lead. The group traversed through the tomb, keeping their wits about them as they ran into some trouble with the vile naga among other wretched creatures that dwelled within the demonised place.
Naisha stayed close to her Mistress, knowing her well enough that she knew Maiev could become slightly berserk in battle. It made her a deadly fighter but also made her reckless at times. And saying slightly about her way in battle was really an understatement…
She really didn't know what to do, she was in love with someone who would never love her back and there was nothing she could do about it. Naisha felt as helpless as a fish thrown out of water; left to flop on the deck of a boat in the heat of day until suffocating…
Her heart ached in her chest, she longed just once for her Mistress to throw aside rules and hold her, kiss her, love her. Naisha was practically dying inside. Maeve had often asked her if she was alright, considering she knew the outlines of how Naisha felt for her. Naisha had always replied she was fine with a smile; when in fact she was rather the opposite, her heart breaking in two.
Naisha had suffered from both heart-break and self hatred. Hatred because of who she loved, what she loved, another female. If she could've just been normal then maybe she wouldn't be tearing herself apart. But there was nothing she could do.
They came to the tomb entrance and smashed the doors down.
Illidan grinned insanely, standing at the back of the tomb where a catwalk of sorts led to the Eye of Sargeras. "Such a pleasure to see you again wretched Warden…" he snarled, walking forwards. "Illidan! I'm taking you back to your cell!" she returned with equal if not more venom in her voice. Illidan frowned, pretending to think, "naiveté does not suit you Maiev…" he stated.
Maiev snarled with anger, death glaring him, her grip tightening on her Chak-ram. He knew what got to her…
The Naga lining the room hissed with amusement at this. Maiev's eyes seemed to grow brighter from rage. Illidan's frown turned into a scowl, "now after all the years you kept me chained in darkness… it's only fitting that I bury you in turn," he stated coldly. "You're insane!" Maiev hissed at him. Illidan let rip a disturbing, manic laughter, "isolation can do that to the mind, you should try it sometime, in fact, I think I'll start right now…" he grinned evilly at her.
Illidan then rushed forwards, absorbing the power of the Eye of Sargeras made him so powerful…
Casting a spell the whole place began to shake violently, parts of the ceiling already starting to fall as Illidan teleported he and his Naga to safety. Maiev and the few watchers she had now were suddenly trapped by fallen rocks.
They dodged rocks and bits of ceiling, trying to get past the rocks blocking their way. Maiev was trying to shift the rocks out of the way as well, both the lives of her remaining group and Naisha most important thing to her in her mind at the moment. She couldn't let them die, she had led them into this, she had ordered they follow Illidan into the Elune forsaken tomb…
There was a sudden heavier period of cave in and everything went black-
A few moment later Maiev regained consciousness, her vision blurred slightly and she faintly realised she'd taken a blow to the head. The room was a lot darker, but her eyes were still glowing and she could see in the dark light the rest of her kind.
With a great pang of remorse Maiev could only see one pair of glowing silver eyes that peered out through the darkness. She shifted, finding that she wasn't trapped by rubble but was only covered in some fragments. The Warden moved forwards carefully until she came to the second pair of eyes, finding Naisha buried up to her waist.
But the rubble that covered her Lieutenant was large and heavy…
Naisha coughed, covered in dust and scraped here and there. "Maiev…" she spoke weakly, looking up at her. Maiev's eyes widened, she could've sworn her heart had stopped beating. Not Naisha… she thought desperately. Please Mother Moon not Naisha! she thought wildly. Now trying to move the rocks with little success.
"Don't… their too heavy and my legs have been crushed…" Naisha managed to say without screaming. Maiev stopped pushing and stared at Naisha, picking her hand up and holding it tightly. Naisha smiled weakly and held the Warden's hand. More rumbles went throughout the tomb and Maiev didn't move, she didn't want to leave Naisha to die like this. There had to be something she could do!
Naisha smiled a bit more, "Maiev… do you remember… when we won the War…?" she asked, her eyes a bit faded. Maiev found her eyes watering and she smiled as best she could, "yes I do Naisha…" she spoke kindly, "everyone was so happy that it was over, I remember you hugging me… you were standing right next to me at the time…" she smiled even though tears were starting to trail down her pale face.
The Lieutenant laughed weakly, "our first meeting, we actually met… before the Barrow Deeps…" she coughed at the end. Maiev's face hardened, she didn't want to cry, she knew she cared because Naisha was her friend and only her friend. But… why did her heart feel like it was breaking in two as though she was loosing a lover…?
"Maiev… you need to go…" Naisha spoke the words Maiev had dreaded her to speak. Maiev shook her head almost like a robot. Naisha gripped her hand tighter, "go… you need to go, you cannot… stay here…" she wheezed. The Warden stared down at her, "but… you will….die…" she spoke, her voice shaking with an effort not to start crying brokenly.
Naisha smiled, "if you are afraid… I will hold… it against you…" the Lieutenant spoke softly. "Then…do one last thing… for me?" she asked. Maiev nodded, "anything Naisha…anything at all and I will do it I swear…" she murmured. "Kiss me…" was Naisha's simple request. Maiev paused very slightly, but slipped off her helmet none the less so any sharper parts of it did not hurt Naisha. She also removed the armour of one hand.
Maiev gently caressed Naisha's cheek with her un-armoured hand before she leaned down, pressing her lips softly to her Lieutenant's. Naisha felt her stomach flip over as this happened, she smiled mentally, feeling all of her built up tension slip away as they kissed. Reaching up she ran one of her hands through Maiev's surprisingly soft hair, the other arm hugging her somewhat before Maiev gently pulled away.
They stared at each other, before Naisha took her arms away and pushed Maiev back. "Go… quickly before the tomb… caves in… completely…" she whispered. Maiev slid her helmet back on, her mind in a confused state she blinked out of the caved in tomb and ran as fast as she could, blinking past enemies as her mind slowly pieced together what she was going through…
As the tomb finally collapsed completely - Naisha closed her eyes and smiled, whispering her final words: "I love you Maiev Shadowsong…"
-Maiev burst from the entrance, stumbling over and onto her hands and knees, her expression blank as she breathed heavily. Suffering from grievous wounds she barely managed to stand and stare back at the tomb. As everything registered to her she just about heard one of the Watcher's who had not followed her into the tomb come behind her.
"Mistress Shadowsong…? Where are the others?" she asked hesitantly. Maiev's eyes watered but her expression was still lost, "they are… dead…" she managed to speak barely. Naisha… she whispered in her mind. "Naisha!" she screamed, running back at the blocked entrance and slamming shoulder first against it. "Naisha!" she screamed louder, her heart being ripped in two because she finally admitted to everything she felt.
Beating her hands against the rocks that blocked her path she had no energy to Blink and could only slide to her knees as tears streamed down her face, her expression now of great emotional agony. How could she have been so blind…?I'm so sorry Naisha… I'm sorry… she spoke in her mind again, hoping beyond hope that Naisha would hear her words. I love you too…
