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Eternal Spirit

Part 26

Xena paced back and forth impatiently outside the Council's hut. "Damn Amazon laws. I should be in there with her! To Tartarus with this." She slowed her pace and came to a sudden stop. Her blue eyes scanned the surrounding grounds cautiously. Her face wrinkled in anger as she turned around leaving her back to the hut. "Ares!" She dropped her voice to a harsh whisper. "Show yourself!"

A glimmer of light swirled before her revealing the God of War. A smile crept along his face as he stared intently at her. "Xena, how nice to see you." His smile faded into a lopsided grin.

Xena shook her head, her breathing becoming scattered. "What do you want?"

Ares crossed his arms against his chest and scolded her light-heartedly. "Now is that the way to treat an old friend?"

The warrior closed the distance between them with a quick stride forward. She gripped the front of the God's shirt loosely and narrowed her eyes gravely. The grip on his shirt tightened suddenly slightly startling him. "You are not my friend. Stay away from me." With a forward thrust the warrior pushed the God of War away from her and released her grip. She slowly turned and began to walk away.

"I can help you." Ares smiled and watched her pause in thought. "Unless of course you enjoy failing the ones you claim to love." He rose his brow dangerously.

Without hesitation the warrior unsheathed her sword and swung at him in anger. Her blue eyes glowed like fire with rage. Ares easily deflected the attack and grinned. "Stay away from me."

"Ah Xena there is that fire I miss so much. I knew you still had it in you." He dropped his sword and grabbed both Xena's wrists forcefully. Keeping his tight grip on her wrists he walked her a few steps backwards until her back met with the bark of a tree isolated from view. He leaned into her pressing the weight of his body against her. The expression on his face grew very serious. "Don't be a fool Xena. You can't hurt me. I am a God remember?"

Xena spat in his face. "I don't care what you are, stay away from me. I have no use for someone like you."

Ares wiped the spit from his face and looked sternly at the warrior. "I came here to offer my help to you. If you would rather Gabrielle die then that is fine with me. She was always your weakness anyhow." He released his grip on her wrists harshly and took several steps away from her.

"Ares what are you talking about?" She gripped the hilt of her sword. "You may be a God but I can spend eternity making you wish you weren't." She challenged him with her brow.

"You think you know her so well Xena. She makes you weak." He shook his head. "You could have been something special. Now look at you."

Xena's jaw tightened in frustration. "I don't want to have anything to do with your kind of special. This isn't about me. Tell me what you're talking about. What about Gabrielle?" She tapped her foot on the ground repeatedly in agitation. "I am loosing my patience with you Ares."

"Always in a hurry Xena." His mouth twisted into a smile for a moment. "Your bard is going to do something very foolish. Something she won't tell you and something you can't stop." His eyes narrowed slightly. "And that something, my dear Xena, will kill her."

"You don't know what you are talking about. Gabrielle would never..." In a flash of light Ares had disappeared. "Damn him!" She turned towards the Council hut and began to walk quickly towards the entrance. "Laws or no laws I am going in!"

Continued In Part 27