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Given From Above is so called „co-story”. After reading MinisterSweetGoodKid’s Power and Peace I decided to write an alternative ending (using Cogitor’s idea that worked so well with LLtQ altend) of the tale. Don’t get me wrong – I like PaP and I consider it as the best MSGK’s story so far. However in few issues Author went “a bit too far” – making me liking her characters, she also made me to fell sympathy towards “bad boy” there. So I imagined the version of the story where Nafsi is saved (as well saved are some political principles severely damaged in original tale…) – he keeps his power and also deals with his problems… but for a price. The Order in Eastlands is restored but in much different way than original epilogue tells. Perhaps that vision would appeal to You, perhaps not. However I hope You have some fun reading “the other paw” perspective of this drama.
To enjoy this story You must be aware of PaP plot.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3766974/1/Power_and_Peace
GFA starts in the middle of PaP’s 15th chapter, seven days after Nafsi’s disappearance. Since that time POV sticks with Asili, but I tried to keep compatibility with original, varied only by few changes that trigger the different outcome.
Story is rated PG13, due to some violence described and rather disturbing emotional and social matters.
And here few words from MinisterSweetGoodKid:
First off, I’d like to thank Taka PL for wanting to do an alternate ending for Power and Peace. As I wrote the original story, I myself wondered what it would be like if the king had lived and changed. But with that, would come a price, the prince would have to die. I didn’t want to end one of my favorite stories like that and Taka, to my complete surprise, wanted to see and write it for himself which, again, I thank him for deeply. He is one of my good friends and his own works have inspired me time and again to continue writing. The question that came to my mind after I read this in full was could Nafsi be changed if he lost something, or someone he loved? The answer to the question is yes. Anyway, read this and enjoy. I know I did. Taka, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I hope to see more alternate endings for either my future stories, or others, including from you yourself in the future.
And now – the story itself:
Given from Above
Prologue - The Kingdom
GFA starts in the middle of PaP’s 15th chapter, seven days after Nafsi’s disappearance. Since that time POV sticks with Asili, but I tried to keep compatibility with original, varied only by few changes that trigger the different outcome.
Story is rated PG13, due to some violence described and rather disturbing emotional and social matters.
And here few words from MinisterSweetGoodKid:
First off, I’d like to thank Taka PL for wanting to do an alternate ending for Power and Peace. As I wrote the original story, I myself wondered what it would be like if the king had lived and changed. But with that, would come a price, the prince would have to die. I didn’t want to end one of my favorite stories like that and Taka, to my complete surprise, wanted to see and write it for himself which, again, I thank him for deeply. He is one of my good friends and his own works have inspired me time and again to continue writing. The question that came to my mind after I read this in full was could Nafsi be changed if he lost something, or someone he loved? The answer to the question is yes. Anyway, read this and enjoy. I know I did. Taka, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I hope to see more alternate endings for either my future stories, or others, including from you yourself in the future.
And now – the story itself:
Given from Above
tEmptyParas]-->You would have no power over me at all if it had not been given you from above. – John 19, 11
Asili knew that only dead ones are composed. But if to gain ideal equilibrium of mind one has to die, lioness thought that it was a bad deal in the end. Life meant uncertainty and greyfurred could cope with that, if only such states of chaos lasted shorter than a week. But it happened to last longer. King was still gone.
Last days of dry season were a bad time for philosophy, politics and even any kind of abstractive thinking. Sun was scorching the dried savannah, causing a common prayer of all Eastlands inhabitants for a rain to come. So lionesses rather avoided any serious thinking and just wished that the authority issues would be solved in one way or in the other. It was the seventh day that king was gone.
For the beginning, Asili – the same as all lionesses – felt simply a relief, that Nafsi left. Just few days without king’s erratic behaviour, his unpredictable mood, switching from benevolent calmness to the edge of violent madness, greyfurred called a blessing. But with more and more time passing without ruler, with prince Seth trying to administrate orphaned land, Asili sensed a great enigma in the air.
Nafsi was gone. But what would be, if he returns?
That “if” was the key issue. When lionesses just hoped that absence of ruler was his usual trip, lasting few days maximum, they just enjoyed moments of tranquillity and used that time to rest, both physically and mentally. But on the morning of seventh day Asili asked herself the old question in completely new way. Not “when” king would be back, but “if” he would. And what was a pleasant rest before a labour, became a inching dilemma, before possible salvation or doom.
Prince Seth called animals representatives. That gathering was long absent in Eastlands, as Nafsi never bothered with such a “waste of time”, as he referred it with tired voice. In fact animals of Eastlands also never insisted to have a gathering. They also referred it as a “waste of time”, but most of their voices sounded with fear, saying that. If one didn’t have to meet the king, she or he avoided that honour.
“Representatives!?” yelled Aneesa. But ion fact in her voice there was more of surprise than fear. “So… prince called them without…”
“…king’s permission.” It should be added. But no one in cave dared to say it, yet. Maybe Nafsi would never call animals of the land in order other to cheer some pride-holiday, but still, giving a command of gathering of council was something that king should give. Or someone acting in king’s name.
It was too hot to think, but Asili felt it was very wrong. She sensed that whoever prince Seth was about to do, she shouldn’t participate in this. Maybe even express her doubts, but that was few steps beyond all self-confidence she had. So greyfurred just stepped to queen-mother and asked quietly.
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