The Middle Kingdom - Five

Lotor sighed in frustration. What posessed him to take her from Pollux? Her prescence was a torture to him. Rommelle looked just like her, except that her eyes were brown and her blond hair was straight. Her voice was lower than hers too. He had intended to make her his pleasure-slave, but he found that he was too angry to even touch her. He had her beaten, but it did nothing to quell his anger. She angered him because she looked like Allura, and yet she wasn't. She wasn't!
And now, here they were, after another defeat, here at the edge of the Pit of Skulls. They had nearly defeated Voltron this time, and he had nearly cosigned his only love to oblivion. He had been so filled with bloodlust at the time he didn't care. It was only after Voltron escaped and she was gone with the rest of her friends that he realized what he had almost done. The realization came again that he lost her again, and he remembered looking at Rommelle and thinking, ..why not?...why not marry her? She would do..
And then the chit actually refused him! Her life hanging at the edge of the Pit of Skulls, and she refused him! He wanted no more to do with her! She wasn't his Allura anyway! In a fit of rage and frustration, he ordered his guards to shoot at the ground beneath her. She fell, tumbling, screaming into the Pit of Skulls.
Lotor turned away, mumbling, "I didn't want you anyway..."
and in his heart - a tiny part of it felt remorse for what he had done and knew that it would only separate him from his love even more....

He landed on Arus undetected as he had planned. He came alone - no fighters, or robeasts to back him up. Lotor just simply wanted to watch her. He couldn't stay on Doom a moment longer for he wanted to see her sweet face. Lotor walked along the wooded area near where he landed his ship. He rather enjoyed the warm sun upon his back and the scent of the trees around him.Arus was the opposite of Doom. Perhaps when he and Allura wed, they would stay here for awhile. Lotor smiled to himself. It wouldonly be a matter of time till she was his. It didn't matter if she kept resisting him, someday she would be his bride. He would make sure of it.
He walked along until he heard a female voice singing. It was her voice! He went in the direction of her voice and through a grove of bushes he saw her. Her back was towards him and she was bent over, picking some kind fruit or flowers. He really couldn't tell - or care for that matter. She straightened up, flipping her long hair out of the way.Lotor wanted to sink his hands into that golden mass - soon he would. He saw with appreciation that she was wearing a simple shift - much like he had seen Arusian females wear. It was a soft ivory color, which with her gold hair and fair skin, made her look like an ancient goddess of old.He watched her for a few moments, enjoying the sound of her singing. When she came close to where he was hidden, he slipped his arms around her waist and held her close. She gasped, dropping her small basket, spilling the contents on the ground.She struggled against him, which excited him, for the shift she was wearing was thin. He could feel her lithe body against his own.
He placed a soft kiss on her ear and whispered, "Don't fight me, Allura. Don't fight what you know is meant to be.."
She stilled herself and he knew she recognized his voice.
She said, "Lotor, what are you doing here?" He smiled and kissed the back of her neck.
He said, "I am here to claim my bride."
She sighed heavily, "Lotor, I am not yours!"
He spun her around to face him, still holding her waist.He looked into her eyes and said, "You are mine! We were meant to be together! You will be my Queen and I will lay all the riches of the galaxy at your feet." He kissed her possessively and then said, "Youwill have my love, Allura, and you will love me in time. I will convince you.."
Her eyes searched his face, and he couldn't resist gently touching her face with his fingertips. As he did so, she closed her eyes and trembled a little, as if she were feeling some inner turmoil. He smiled. So his touch affected her! He let his hand slide down from her face to her neck and he caressed her shoulder, sliding her strap down. Instantly, she opened her eyes and started to fight him.
She cried out, "No!"
He simply ignored her, taking his other hand and doing the same to her other strap. He smirked. Now all he needed to do was pull her dress down and she would be bare to his touch. She trembled again, knowing his intent.He held her close again and whispered, "Don't be frightened, Allura..I will be gentle wih you.."
He kissed her slowly, and for a moment she opened her mouth slightly and responded, thrilling him.
They parted and he said, "You do care for me, I knew it.."
She looked sadly into his eyes and said, "No, I don't."
His eyes narrowed with anger and he jerked her closer to him.
"Stop denying it! I felt you respond to my kiss, Allura! You say no to me, but your body desires me! Stop fighting and surrender yourself to me!" He swooped down and kissed her neck, murmuring, "I will make your surrender sweet, my love.."
Her hands pushed him back and he saw her eyes were ablaze with anger.She said, "I will not surrender myself to you, Lotor! You are cruel and heartless. You use people for your own purposes and then you throw them away..I can never marry someone like you!"
Lotor growled, "Oh, I suppose you want someone like your Commander Akira? So noble!" He shook her with frustration. "He can never make you happy, Allura! We are matched. We are of royal blood! You are as passionate as I though you deny it! You are meant for me and I for you. When will you see that?"
Allura looked at him with a mixture of pity and compassion. "It doesn't matter, Lotor. I would not be happy with you, knowing that you mistreat others so. I cannot live that way! Even if you treated me like a queen, you would still be cruel! You are like your father!"
She shivered when she said that and he noticed. He held her closer and said gently, "You are scared of my father, aren't you?" He took his hand and gently cupped her chin. He looked into her eyes and said, "When we are wed, you need not fear my father.I will destroy him and take his throne. You need never fear for yourself or Arus again."
She shook her head and said, "You won't listen to me! I cannot wed you! I don't want to wed you! You are evil and cruel and I cannot - I will not marry you no matter how many times you ask me!"
Lotor felt such anger towards her. How dare she refuse him again? It didn't matter. He would take her to Doom and his father would marry them. Then he would show her how much he loved her and then she would change her mind about him. She would love him in return.Without another word, he pushed her against a tree and leaned his body into hers, wrapping his arms tightly around her waist.He kissed her long and hard in frustration.
He drew away and said huskily, "You can deny it, Allura, but you are mine and I will show you how much I love you" He kissed her neck and murmured, "You will enjoy everything I do to you, Allura. You will love me."
She gasped as his hands wandered her body, sliding her dress up.He was lost in the sensation of feeling her bare skin.
She cried out, "Don't do this, Lotor! I will hate you if you do!"
He stopped. He was puzzled. Hate him for showing her pleasure? How could that be?
He kissed her again and said, "You will not hate me. You will love me forever.."
He saw a tear run down her cheek as she said, "No. I won't - even if I enjoy what you do. I will hate you and I will hate myself for giving in to you."
He laughed. "You deny yourself, Allura. I will show you such pleasure, you will never want to leave my arms!"
Her eyes darkened with anger. "And you indulge yourself too much! You think that's what love is - physical pleasure! That's all you want, isn't it? Love is more than physical desire! If that is all you want, then go ahead! You don't care for anyone's needs but your own.But I promise you, Lotor. If you do this, I will feel nothing but hatred for you! It wouldn't matter if you pleased me, I would hate you!"
Lotor scanned her face to see if she really meant what she said.
He said, "I want more from you than that, Allura..if that was all I wanted from you, I would have taken you by now.." He kissed her gently and murmured, "We would be together.."
Allura said sadly, "And we would be apart - for I would hate you for taking advantage of me. Lotor, please. I beg of you. If there is a shred of decency in you, you would respect me. I cannot do this. It is sacred to marriage and it must be done in love.."
Lotor said softly, "But I love you.."
She said, "And you're trying to force me to love you, and I can't..."
His eyes narrowed. "You mean you won't."
Allura shook her head. "You won't listen to me. You can't force someone to love you. You can't make love out of fear.I could not live with myself, Lotor, if I knew that the garments I wore came from some conquered planet, or the slave that attends me was from Arus.I can't do that, and I can't love you because you would be cruel to others. I know this.You must change or you will destroy yourself!"
His hand came up and he roughly jerked her chin. He growled, "It is your friends who are trying to do that!" He let go of her chin and said, "I won't take you now, although I want to. We are going to Doom. My father will marry us right away and you will no longer resist me."
He moved away from her. She tried to bolt but he caught her, scooping her up in his arms.
She screamed, "No! I will not go to that place of hell!"
He kissed her savagely and said, "Hell will be paradise for you, my sweet. I will make it so!"
He started to turn to carry her back the way he came when a voice shouted,"Put her down, Lotor!"
He turned. It was one of the Voltron Force members - the second-in-command, Lance.He had his blaster aimed right at Lotor.Curse him! He could not get to his lasersword and keep Allura in his arms at the same time. Lotor put her down but kept a strong grip on her wrist. With the other hand, he drew his lasersword and snarled, "So, foolish one! You wish to die today? Well, I will oblige you!"
Lotor lunged forward, dragging Allura with him.He heard her gasp of pain as he jerked her wrist. Later, he would kiss her pain away, but for now he would kill this pest!
Lotor smirked and said, "She is mine, fool! Fight me and lose!" He laughed as the tip of his sword cut through Lance's uniform.
Allura screamed, "Lance, watch out!" Lance fired at Lotor, careful not to hit the princess, but Lotor dodged gracefully and kicked Lance in an underhanded move, knocking him to the ground. Lotorplaced his lasersword point at Lance's throat and smirked, "Looks like you lose!"
He heard Allura cry, "Please, Lotor! I will go with you! Only please, spare his life!"
He turned to her, still keeping his sword point aimed at Lance and said, "You will go with me regardless, my sweet. However, in consideration of you, I will ask you again: do you agree to wed me?"
Allura hung her head. "Yes, if you spare his life - let him go."
Lotor smirked, "And what about your other friends?"
She said, "I will tell them not to follow us.."
Lotor smiled and said, "Then we have a bargain, my love. Let us seal it.."
Lotor turned his head quickly towards Lance and said, "Don't move, fool. Be grateful your princess is so compassionate!"
Lance said, "Don't do it, Allura! I'm not important!"
Lotor kicked him in the side and said, "Shut up!"
Allura screamed, "Don't! Don't hurt him!" Lotor turned to her and said, "I won't, my sweet - if he behaves."
He drew her close to him and said, "Let us seal our bargain with a kiss, my love.."
He kissed her then, his hand releasing her wrist and holding her waist tightly.Suddenly, he heard the familar roar of a lion - Black Lion! He cursed under his breath. Damn Akira to the seven pits of hell! He saw Black Lion hover above them andheard Keith though his speaker.
"Let them go Lotor! We know you're alone! Unless you want to go back to Doom in a body bag, you better let the Princess and Lance go!"
Lotor snarled, "Don't threaten me, Akira!"
At that moment, Lance, seeing that Lotor's attention was distracted, kicked Lotor's legs out from under him. Lotor landed with a heavy thump, sending Allura down on top of him. He felt her scramble away from him and he knew then that once again she slipped through his fingers.He saw Lance advancing towards him. He pretended to be stunned, and when Lance was before him, Lotor secretly grabbed a handful of dirt on the groundand flung it into his face, temporarily blinding him. Lotor scrambled up and ran towards his ship, not seeing Allura anywhere. His chance was gone. Once again, he would be empty-handed. As he boarded his ship and took off, he swore that one day things would be different. He would gain what he wanted and desired. One day she would be his.
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