Meanwhile back at Gishon. Fiona was busy tidying up the Queens room, who at the time was attending other duties with the King. A thought came to her. An evil thought. "Darius belongs with me. This girl comes here and steals my Darius away from me.Who does she think she is? I will not allow their marriage to prosper. I will not! Gods forbid, I will not!" She said, in a low yet angry voice. Shiandra the witch was watching from a distance. She could hear all that the woman had said. She was quite amused." Hmmm. I think it is time, the servant and I met face to face." Said the witch. She made her into the house, flying carefully through the window. Fiona was startled, she screamed but her voice could not be heard. Shiandra mumbled a few words, whilst pointing her finger towards the maid.Fiona stood still, unable to move as well as unable to speak. "Do not worry my dear. I am not here to hurt you." Fiona began to show relief. "I have been watching you. I know exactly how you feel
The first few months proved to be difficult for Carmen. She did not enjoy the things she used to enjoy as before. She hated the smell of cooked meat, she loved it raw. She preferred to sleep with one sheet even as her entire body was freezing cold. She would have constant nightmares about losing her unborn baby and these terrified her. The King tried his best to offer her comfort but he saw that it was not enough. One night Shiandra visited Fiona in her room. The maid was surprised to see her. "What are you doing here?" She asked. "I am here to help you." Fiona became upset. "Your help is useless to me. Carmen has not seperated with King Darius!" "Do not speak what you don't know. I am a powerful witch." The maid kept silence. She was neither afraid, not willing to argue. "A Queen without a heir is a shame to the throne, a king without a heir is a fool to the people. You can have the King to yourself if you follow my instructions well." Fiona smiled"Tell me more." She said
Carmen lived in the wilderness for six months. Some of her clothes were torn. Her money all used up. She finally reached the south country, Aota. When she was not fishing for food, she would go on land then hunt for her prey. She even threw a hard rock to a rabbit and it died instantly. She continued to her hunt and killed managed to kill plenty of animals. The former Queen of Fishing, never slept hungry. Though she seemed alone, she was not completely alone. There was someone who was watching her from the distance. It was the vicious witch Shiandra. She was in the form of a bat. Meanwhile in the palace of Aota. The ruler of the country, King Stephen had been lying on bed, suffering from an unknown incurable illness that seemed to not want to leave his body. Nicholas, his half brother entered the bedroom where the King had been laying ill."Brother how do you feel today?" He asked. "I feel worse than yesterday. My body aches. I feel hot and I cannot seem to move my neck without spra
Nicholas as well as the king's warriors had been searching for the King. Then suddenly Gideon found him. He blew a horn to alert the other warriors. "My Lord, you look.." Said Gideon,unable to finish his words. "I look wonderful don't I. You were worried for nothing." Said the king. "We have been searching for you my Lord."The King pat Gideon on his left shoulder, gently. "I am here now. There is no need to worry yourself anymore.""Brother how did you go to the forest in your condition?" Nicholas asked. "I too don't know. The gods must be responsible for this." The warriors looked at each other. "But you could not even walk." "I am healed brother! Isn't that what matters?" "My Lord you look good." Said Gideon. "Thank you." "Did you take some medicine,a herb?" Nicholas asked. "Yes, I ate it." "Where is this herb?" "I ate it. Shall we go to the palace or will you continuously interrogate me with silly questions?" The king asked, irritably. Nicholas became silent. The K
Jordan woke up in the morning as he had said he would. The King's warriors also arrived early in the morning. They entered a ship and began to sail for Noracia.The journey took at least two hours. Jordan was anxious to see his sister again. It had been too long. He had instructed the warriors that had accompanied him to guard the ship instead. He knocked on Emily's door twice. She opened after, surprised to see her brother again. "Jordan!!" She shouted, excitedly. Giving her brother a tight warm hug. "Come in!" She said. The warrior smiled, he himself was happy. "Where is your husband?" He asked. Emily chuckled. "He is at work. But he will arrive soon. You should have sent a letter I could have come there and visited instead. What brings you to Noracia?"Jordan gulped. "I came to take Alex home. Where is he?" Emily was surprised by her brother's response. "Is he in some trouble?" She asked. "Not at all. We need his help back home." "This is his home too and yours." Jordan sm
King Cyrus was glad to hear that Alex would be joining them on their plan of invading Gishon. The King gave the young warrior training ground to conduct his work. The King had managed to recruit at least four hundred young men. Alex began training the first fifty. Meanwhile in Aota. Two days had passed, King Stephen took his horse and rode to the Oak river forest early in the morning, before the sun could even rise. He sat on a rock and waited. Carmen finally arrived, she placed her ship carefully outside the water then tied it to a large tree then hid it with old tree branches that had been laying on the ground. She saw a man on a rock and was startled. She stood behind one of the trees and observed him, he looked calm and innocent. Which meant she was not in any danger. Carmen continued to walk. She passed the man with her head held high hoping he would not speak with her. And if the man would ever speak to her, she told herself that she would ignore him. King Stephen observed Carm
Carmen returned after a few minutes with logs of wood then placed them on the ground carefully. She arranged them accordingly then made a fire using two rocks. The wood ignited. "May you borrow me your sword." She said. The King took out his sword then handed it over to Carmen.She began to remove the skin of the animal. She was quick. "How did you learn to do these thing's?" The King asked. "I read books before. Then taught myself when I arrived in the wilderness. " She said. Carmen inserted the sharp point of the sword in the deers mouth,till the point showed in the other side of the deer. She used logs to balance the deer as the fire burned it thoroughly. Cooking it from within,to the outside. When the meat was cooked. Carmen cut the meat into pieces with sword she was using. She placed it on a clean plastic table she had in her ship. "Eat!" She said. The King was in doubt, but a small taste of the meat tantalized his taste buds. He began to eat."It taste good,doesn't it?"
Carmen stayed hidden for a week, but one day Nicholas tried to sneak into the King's bedroom as soon as his brother had left with to attend his business. Nicholas had a spare King which he had made without the King's knowledge a long time ago. Carmen heard the turning of the key. She assumed it was the King, therefore she continued to lay on the bed while reading a book. She was startled when another man entered. He resembled the King, but he was much shorter and leaner in body size. Nicholas was just as surprised. "Who are you?" He asked. The King had forgotten something, he went back to the bedroom and saw door wide open. He never worried. He ran inside and found Nicholas standing there in the centre of the bedroom looking at Carmen. "Have you lost something in my bedroom" the King asked, quite irritated by his brother. "No not really, I thought I heard something. Excuse me." Said Nicholas. "Are you alright, did he touch you or do anything you did not like?" "No he didn't,is
Hours passed The prophet's as well as Ingrid,Theresa, Alex and Carmen all stood at the palace gate with King Cyrus and his army. Shiandra and her army of vampire's arrived, twenty five in total. They stood ten metres in front of the palace gate. "You call that an army?" King Cyrus mocked. "You should not laugh too soon. Attack!" Shiandra commanded. . The vampire's ran to the gate. Theresa formed a protective, transparent barrier to keep them from the prophets, Alex and everyone else from harm. Shiandra's vampire's could not get through. They pushed but could not enter. "This will not hold for long." Theresa shouted. The prophet's fired their arrows to distract the vampire's. King Cyrus's warrior's drew their swords to the distracted vampire's and striked them on their hearts,killing them. Five vampire's however managed to escape. Noracian warrior's as well as those of Aota came forth, Shiandra commanded the Aotan warrior's to attack first. King Cyrus commanded the Kineti warri
Carmen organised a chariot, they both left for Gishon to see father Jonathan at the Zion church. When they arrived, the Archbishop welcomed both of them. There was no congregant fortunately. "Father,I brought with me a guest. A desperate advisor from the house of Kish. She wants to help." Said the Queen. "I know who she is. Ingrid, the first woman in Noracia, who even as the circumstances did not favor her managed to become the first female advisor in Noracia. I know her history." "I am humbled. I did not know that I was known here " said Ingrid. "Ingrid would like to assist us with what we need, whether it be funding, whether it be creating more crossbows,she earnestly hopes to destroy Shiandra too." "I hear you well, but where is prince Uzriel. He needs to also be a part of us." Said the Archbishop"Prince Uzriel will not be joining us as I placed him in a safe place, a ship beneath the water. He can only come out when the war is over. As he and princess Ashah who unfortunately
Meanwhile Shiandra was at Noracia, in the form of Prince Uzriel. She had been observing the prince's movement's and noticed that he spend most of his time in his Science room, researching. She saw the greatest opportunity for immitating him. "Ingrid, I will be in the science room for some time. I would to show you what I have found. That is if you are not occupied." Said the prince. "I would be glad to. We can go." Ingrid and the prince went to the science room together. While Shiandra transformed into what looked like the prince himself. She commanded two of the warrior's that were standing guard at the palace gate to bring all the warrior's to the training ground as she wanted to speak to all of them."Men and women I come to you as your prince. And I asked that you take heed to my word's as what I have to say will be of great significance to all of you."said Shiandra. The witch took out the seed of persuasion from her pockets and began to chew it. She then continued to speak.
Morning arrived,Carmen took an early bath. The King prepared breakfast and they ate. "Will you continue with what you said last night?" The King asked. "Nicholas is our enemy, he works with Shiandra. He has to die." "Then hire a warrior. You have not killed a man in your life. Of you do this then you will have to live with it." "Father,I am well aware of the consequences that I will have to face for this. I know that killing a man is not the ideal thing to do. I also know that I will not hire anyone because I am not a normal simple being,I am a hybrid and I never miss my prey." Said the Queen. King Cyrus gave his daughter a warm hug. "I believe in you my child. Make sure you do not die." He said. Carmen simply smiled. She took a horse and rode to Aota. Killing Nicholas would have to be done during the day as vampire's were more vulnerable during the day than at night. Besides Nicholas was not even that strong as he was not feeding on human blood. Killing him with one strike t
Late evening, Carmen, Rita and King Cyrus all went to the Zion church in a chariot. Father Jonathan greeted them and so did the prophet's. Carla was not present at the meeting this time,however Theresa was. "We are gathered here tonight to speak about what we discovered in ishrat." Said the Archbishop. "Does Ishrat have demon's as well as hot lava?" Carmen asked. "It is the most ugliest place to be in. It does not have lava just red ugly soil." Said Kira. "Theresa advised us to rest, we did as she said. We then attacked Shiandra's vampire's unexpectedly unfortunately some managed to escape while most if them died." "What about Shiandra?" King Cyrus asked. "She was not in Ishrat. It was as if she knew we were coming " said Rita. "Are you saying that we might have someone helping her?" Carmen asked. "It is possible" said father Jonathan"I have been keeping an eye out on Shiandra's since we last attacked her children. Last night I saw King Nicholas carrying a human head, then en
The following morning Ingrid went to Princess Ashah's room only to find her body there laying on the ground with no head. She screamed. Prince Uzriel ran to her. “What is going on, why are you screaming?” He asked. Ingrid pointed to the ground, Prince Uzriel entered the room and moved closer till he saw a body on the ground. He covered his mouth in shock when he realised it was his sister. “No no!” he shouted. The prince knelt to the ground and began to weep. “Who did this?” He shouted. “I do not know, I found her in that condition when I entered just now.I will tell the guards to look around for any clues that the killer might have left.” said Ingrid, running out of the room. Prince Uzriel covered his sister’s body with a sheet then left the room. “Where are you going?” Ingrid asked. “The people need to know that their princess has been killed.” Said the prince. “I will send out letters to the royal families from the other countries that surround us.” said Ingrid. Princ
Meanwhile Carmen was in the office working herself tiressly. Shiandra came to her in the form of Creselda, while the real Creselda was in her room sleeping from the witch's spell. "My lady I know that I'm only just a cook here but can you please tell me about the school you are building." Said Creselda's lookalike. The Queen smiled. She was glad to see a servant showing interest in the school. "Take a seat." She said. Creselda pulled a chair and sat."What you need to know about the school is written on that paper." Said the Queen, giving Creselda an A4 paper with writings on it. "Is it truly possible that when I finish my studies I will get employment in positions that only men used to occupy?" "Yes it is possible. This is something I longed for many years ago." "Is it also possible that I can become a female warrior as well?" Creselda asked,looking intensely at the Queen. "You can become what you want. The laws are gradually changing, soon enough we will be a free country l
Meanwhile in Ishrat. "Is there any water here for us to bath?" Kira asked. "I don't know. I haven't really walked that long to see any water and I don't think it would be wise to use the water here." Said Carla. Theresa entered the room, the prophet's were all awake, but still laying in their beds. "There won't be any bathing until you leave Ishrat. The water here is poisonous and it's filled with evil. Drinking the water,is inviting demon's into your body. You will hear evil voices commanding you to do as they wish." Said Theresa. The prophet's began to whisper. "Is it safe for us to go to Shiandra's cave now?" The Archbishop asked. "They are tired during this time. They are stronger in the night time. We can go." Said Theresa. "She is telling the truth. Vampire's are weak during the day but strong during the night time. We might be able to defeat them." Said Carla. "Then we leave now." Said Father Jonathan waking up from his bed. The prophet's also woke up and carried their
Early in the morning Carmen took a horse and returned to Aota. It was a sunny Saturday morning and Alex had been waiting for the Queen to arrive. And when she entered the palace, he quickly ran to her from the sitting room where he had been waiting. "I thought I smelt you." Said Carmen. "You smelt me?" "I meant,I thought I heard you. Well I was hoping to you but I did not expect to see you this early." The Queen felt uncomfortable about telling people the things she felt and could hear from a distance. She was afterall the child of a hybrid. She knew much would be expected from her."We never speak as much as we used to." Said Alex with a frown on his face. "We never seem to rest. Our tasks never seem to end. But I am glad that you came. Your presence will always be appreciated." Alex smiled. "I'm very humbled to hear those words. I know that I may be just a friend but I wondered if you could be able to join me on my fishing activity. You won't have to hunt for any fish, I will