The King entered Jordan's house as the door has been wide opened. "Jordan!" He shouted"Jordan where are you?" He asked. Jordan took a sword then rushed to the King. "Have you come to kill me?" "Jordan what has come over you?" "Do you think i am mad?" "You seem mad. have you forgotten that i am your king?" "Do you know that Shiandra visited me again?" "What did she want today?" Jordan chuckled. "You really do not believe me,do you? She is here in the house,listening to us.She can turn into a bat" "Jordan I really think you need help." "But Sigh,why do you not believe me?" The King became still. Jordan stabbed his own stomach. But did not die immediately.. The King screamed for help. Two warriors carried Jordan and placed him on his bed. "Bring Doctor Collins." The King commanded. Fortunately the doctor was in Kineti, he arrived as soon as he was called. "What has happened?" The doctor asked. "I paid Jordan a visit this morning, the door was opened and so I assumed t
Nicholas went to his house, disappointed. He slept alone for that night and the night after that. But on the third day, he was determined to find Shiloh. He was directed to her house,which was five streets, south from the brothel. He did not even need to knock, Sheila was watering her plant's. The house was very small. "Shiloh,my love." Said Nicholas. "Who told you that I live here?" She asked. "My love I came to apologize." "I will never forgive you,a hundred times." "Please Shiloh. May I come in?" "No!" Nicholas jumped the fence as it was short and rushed to Shiloh. He grabbed her hand and began to plead. Shiloh was not willing to forgive him. "I have something for you." Said Nicholas, taking out a golden necklace,with a heart on it. "Is this for me?" Shiloh pretended to be excited. "Yes it is,my love. It is pure gold." Shiloh took the necklace and observed it. "It is beautiful. Can you place it around my neck." She said. Nicholas smiled,he placed the necklace just a
After Nicholas had long left, Shiloh began to sob. "Mother, I cannot sleep." Said Kevin,rubbing his eyes with his tiny hands. "Come here." Said Shiloh, wiping her tears away. "Did that man make you cry?" Shiloh chuckled. "No son. He makes me happy." "Then why are you crying?" "Did you really cry to see me?"No, I only said I miss you." "Is that the real truth or are you telling me lies?" "I swear that is the truth." Shiloh smiled. She gave her son a kiss on the cheeks. Then told him a lovely tale to make him sleep and he did finally sleep. Early in the morning, King Stephen woke up and saw that Carmen was not besides him. He went to the bath thinking he would find her there but still did not find her. He took the bath, slightly disappointed. When he was done, he put on his clean, grey coat and grey trousers,then placed his crown on his head. He went to the kitchen and found no one, but there was a good smell of something baked, perhaps bread or buns. He went to the dining
Later that day, Carmen felt hungry. She had a craving for meat,she went to the kitchen and found a new cook. She was short like Carmen, but a little older, she had brown curley hair to shoulder length as well as brown eyes. "Who are you and how did you pass the guards?" Carmen asked. "Forgive me my Queen, my name is Lilly. I only came here as a favour. You see Mrs Miller asked me to help her with her duties as she is too ill to come. But I can leave right away. Forgive me for not coming to you earlier, she also caught me by surprise."said the young woman."Oh. I will only forgive you because Mrs Miller is a very nice woman. Do you know how to cook?" "Yes my lady. I have cooked for many wealthy families." "Alright then. I need you to prepare turkey for me. when it's done, please tell me. Do not add any spices only put salt." "I will do so my lady. Thank you." Carmen smiled,then went to her bedroom to read a book. But because she was too hungry, she lay with her stomach flat and p
King Stephen had finally gained his energy back, he took a hot bath then found Carmen sitting in the dining room, grabbing an holding turkey with both hands. "My God! Is that an entire turkey?" The King asked. Carmen gave the King a stare,while chewing the pieces of meat with her teeth.King Stephen chuckled, then went to the kitchen. He found a new cook busy washing the pots. "Who are you and where is Mrs Miller?" Lilly rolled her eyes,before turning to the King with a wide smile on her face. "Mrs Miller is my mother, she has asked me to help her with her duties as she is very ill to come." "Oh. Well it's nice to finally meet you Lilly. Your mother always talked about you." "Good things I hope." Said Lilly. "Yes good things. Please don't be alarmed by my wife, she seems to love meat, i am used to her. Can you prepare two more turkeys. I am starving." "Yes my Lord." Said Lilly. The King returned to the dining room, Carmen was finished with her meal. She took her plate to the
The night was short. Morning arrived quickly. Nicholas arrived at the palace. Eager to speak with the king, who at the time was still laying on bed, resting from exhaustion. Nicholas entered at the palace gate, Carmen could hear him from her bedroom. She put on her gown and walked to the kitchen, Lilly was already preparing breakfast. They exchanged greetings. Before Nicholas could go upstairs, Carmen was behind me. "Stop!" she commanded. Nicholas turned his gaze toward the Queen."Pardon?" he said. "My husband is asleep and you arrived too early." "I always come early in the morning." "But we both know that is not true. You sometimes arrive at six in the morning, while in other days, you arrive here at nine in the morning." said Carmen. Nicholas walked closer to the Queen. "Then you must forgive my intrusion. May I see my brother now, your highness?" he asked. "The queen has laid her command. You will have to wait. I will see you at nine. I will be ready then." said The ki
Nicholas paid Shiloh a visit, he found her with Kevin. They exchanged greetings and hugged. "When did Kevin arrive?" Nicholas asked. "His father brought him this very morning. I went to your house but I did not find you." said Shiloh. "Forgive me my love. I was at the palace. I wish I could install some sense in my brother. He is become sloppy. Its disgusting." "My lord, you need to show your power. Then he will respect you. Your word will be final. You told me that he suggested new laws, but you never told me which laws." "He suggested that the old laws to change. That women must be equal to men." "Equal in which way?" "That women must also attend schools when they are supposed to be building their homes." "I think that is an excellent suggestion. Not all women want to marry and build the home, others want to build as well as be educated." Nicholas frowned. "My love but that is not how my father got his power." "My love, you should accept new change and be your own type of
"What is the meaning of this?" The king asked. "We are having a conversation. That is all." said Carmen. "You! what are you doing here with my wife?" King Stephen asked with rage in his eyes. "Forgive me my King I am the one who spoke with Carmen. I only needed someone to speak with." said Alex. "Did I not make it clear that I do not like my wife with another man close to her? You say you are childhood friends, yet you constantly come here to the garden and meet like lovers." Carmen stood from the bench. "My lord Alex did nothing wrong, I forced him into a conversation." she said. "Carmen go into the bedroom. I will speak with you there alone." The king commanded, his face red and his palms full of sweat. Nicholas was amused as he watched Carmen walking away quietly. The King grabbed her suddenly and slapped her across the face. Alex was shocked, Nicholas was shocked, Carmen was also shocked. "I never want to see you standing close with another man ever again. That behaviour
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