Retired - Chapter Six – Death from above - Sex Stories

Retired - Chapter Six – Death from above

... you to Cleopatra Joanna Stavio-Noir, the crown princess.” When I was on my feet again a couple weeks later, I was awarded the Knight Protector’s medal and then the Emperor put me into a tailspin. “Grand Marshal Drake Daemon, I have wracked my brain for the last couple of weeks trying to figure out what to do with you. In the past you have won medals and rank, by sheer force of your loyalty and heroics. However I can no longer promote you in the standard course of events. I am therefore declaring war on all who would seek the life of the royal family. I signed the declaration this morning. Therefore, by our standards and traditions, the military must be under the command of one man during the state of war. Step forward, Supreme Marshal Drake Daemon, and accept the charge I give thee. Lead the forces of the empire to victory.” There was a collective gasp from the men and women in attendance of the ceremony. The emperor had just put me in the one position that no man had held in over fifteen hundred years. I stepped forward and knelt on one knee before Robert. He placed my new collar pins himself. It was a little later, as I was walking beside the royal family. “Why?”, I asked simply. “You took a bullet to save the life of my family. You stepped into the path of a bullet aimed at my wife.” He stopped walking at that point and turned to face me. ...

... “Drake, you sacrificed your life to save my wife and child. I will never forget that.” “I did not sacrifice my life, Robert, I lived through it.” “You are wrong, my friend. You died on the operating table four times. The last time, the doctors gave up and were going to walk away. But after a full two minutes, your heart beat again, on its own. You refused to stay dead. Then after you had been repaired, the doctors said you would never wake up. They said they had been too late and the damage was too extensive. They unplugged the life support. You stopped breathing, and we waited for your heart to flat line. Asta was crying the whole time. After almost five minutes, you suddenly took a breath again. You forced your way back from the edge of the grave to keep fighting on. The doctors tried to convince us it was a survival reflex and you were dead. They tried to tell us you would never wake up, but Asta and I refused to believe it. She told me what to yell in your ear, and I’ll be damned if you didn’t report for duty.” I stood there staring at him. I had actually died to protect them. “I love you like a brother, Drake. As far as I am concerned, you deserve the ultimate respect of the men who serve with you.” ********* I finished my tale just as the announcement for shuttle boarding came over the intercom. Lizell took my hand and then she kissed me.