Twin?

Aliana's POV

I knew I wasn't at full strength and healing Kassandra had pulled even more energy but I knew I wouldn't be able to focus knowing that she was hurt.

My arms shook every time our blades met and it was a struggle not to succumb under her strength. I had to focus so hard to stay conscious that I couldn't even address the fact that she was basically me.

She swung her sword towards my neck and I was barely able to avoid it and felt the shallow cut it left on my neck as we separated.

"Better pay attention Ali or you might lose your head." She giggled and I felt Kassandra moving closer to me but she stopped when I waved her off.

"Aw, you're no fun. Let her play too." The other me whined then grinned mischievously at me.

"I wonder how much power you really have left, I freely admit that if you were at full strength I wouldn't last a second, but now.." She laughed and came at me again.

We clashed but she kept pushing me back, playing with me while I struggled, barely keeping up with her. I could feel Kassandra's worry along with Fen's and Scar's. Fights were happening all around us but the four of us were focused on the person in front of us as she watched us with a mocking smile.

"If only you hadn't escaped so early. I would have had all of your powers and that monster that lurks inside you." I said and Krii stood taller as we both looked over our look alike.

Our power?

She had our power?

Is that why it was so hard to heal? Because someone else had it?

"Oh yes, all your delicious power is flowing through my veins. Gods, how could you be this strong and not taken over a galaxy? Or all the galaxies? And I only have a piece of your power, but don't worry after I've finished with you and dealt with your mate, I'll be sure to put it to good use." She grinned and I went still.

I stared at her and showed her her death in my eyes and her eyes reflected the same thing as we attacked each other again. Instead of meeting her sword with mine I reached my hand towards her side and felt familiar power in her.

As soon as my hand made contact with her I felt the power in her flare up and rush to the spot I was touching. It traveled from her to my hand before it settled inside of me.

When she felt this, her eyes widened in surprise and fear and she pushed herself away from me.

"What did you just do!?" She snarled when she had finally managed to compose herself but my attention wasn't on her and I was silently happy that I was able to take my attention off of her as I felt a small portion of power flowing through me again.

It was a small portion but it was enough to help speed up my healing but I wasn't worried because I knew exactly where the rest was and I intended to get it back. With that thought, my eyes snapped to hers and I looked at her with so much hate that she moved back.

Apparently, we weren't as alike as I thought.

I charged towards her faster than before and with each strike with my sword hand I used my free hand to touch her, sometimes stabbing or jabbing, with each touch I felt my power rushing towards me knowing where its true home lied.

My strikes came at her harder and faster and I felt hers doing the opposite. Krii was standing tall and proud and when we locked eyes with our imposter she roared through me. A roar that spilled past my lips and quieted all the fighting while our imposter tried to run.

My metal hand flashed up and securely wrapped itself around her neck and all of my remaining power that was in her transferred to me as she struggled.

"You wouldn't kill me, would you? I mean we're practically sisters. I'm sorry about what I said before, mother made me, if you give me back some of your power we could team up and destroy.." I snapped her neck and released her body.

As it floated away into space I sent out some of my black fire and I watched as it consumed the body until there was nothing left. Nothing.

I looked down at my metal hand and flexed it, finally feeling strong. But still not full so that means the rest of it was somewhere else and I had a good idea where.

"Aliana?" A beautiful voice called my name and I felt myself relax into the sound of it and turned to face my other half and she smiled at me with tears streaming down her face.

"I've returned my love."