Chapter 9

War & Christopher's Disappearance & Death

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King Ludwig, Queen Aluria, and all the other rulers from different realms coming together to devise a master plan to save their people.

They gathered around a round table, each ruler bringing out their maps and laying them side by side. All the realms spread out before them, a tapestry of lands and possibilities. With their combined knowledge, they had a clear view of the entire realm.

In each realm, there were once 500,000 soldiers ready to defend their lands. But due to the ongoing war, that number had dwindled to a mere 200,000 in just six months. But Queen Aluria, being the wise and resourceful leader she is, summoned her two sons from the human world with the help of the sorceress, Ophelia.

The other rulers followed suit, and by the end of the day, all their children were by their side, ready to fight for their realms.

Finally, with the table complete and all the rulers united, it was time to put their heads together and come up with a plan. In Astria, there was a secret mine that led to a passageway connected to the hunter's headquarters. With limited soldiers, they knew they had to be strategic. So, they decided to combine their armory and weapons, dividing their soldiers into six groups, one for each hunter headquarters in the realms.

But that's not all. Each of the six groups were further divided into four pairs: the front, the back, the center, and the finisher. It was like a well-choreographed dance of battle. The center group would attack first, followed by the back group, then the front group, and finally, the finisher group would take care of any remaining enemies. It was a carefully orchestrated plan to maximize their chances of victory.

The clash of swords, the roar of battle cries, and the determination to protect their realms. The decision was finalized, and that very night the citizens were evacuated from the capital. The Astrian leaders, being cunning strategists, knew that an ambush would catch their enemies off guard. They were right! The hunters were all drunk, making it even easier to execute the surprise attack. But their leader was nowhere to be found.

As the Astrian leaders ventured deeper into the enemy territory, they suddenly found themselves ambushed from above. Ezra, caught off guard, suffered a cut across his eye, but that didn't dampen his spirit. He fought back and single-handedly took down all the hunters.

With the first batch of their mission completed, the leaders rallied together to help the others reclaim their lands, one by one. However, the absence of the leader and Christopher raised suspicions. Something wasn't right.

Though the Astrian leaders managed to reclaim their realms, a lingering sense of unease remained. They knew that finding Christopher and the Hunter's leader was crucial to truly ending the war. It became their mission, deep in their hearts, to locate them before any alliances with other realms were formed. The war would never truly end if the leader remained elusive.

Christopher Disappearance & Death.

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Drops of water dripped from a tap repeatedly, a man's head hung low as he was bound by shackles to the wall.

"After all I have done for you and your people this is all I get in return" Christopher voice shook as he spoke.

"You haven't done anything worthy of recognition because as we speak now, my people are being murdered, so what have you done for us?" Lysander asks.

"What do you mean by that?, I thought we had everything under control because Diana was in your care". Christopher says

"In my care? and what about it?.

Your only job was to make sure that the plan went well on both ends but now I can see how much of a disappointment you are. There's no chance for redemption for a failure like you, not only did you fail us but you also failed your own clan. I am sure that when they finally find out about what you have done to them they will feed your corpse to the lions" Lysander says

"What makes you think they will take your words over mine, As you can see I'm a trusted member of the council meanwhile you on the other hand are a murderer" Christopher says

Lysander chuckles" We shall see, we shall see". Lysander reached for his phone and video called the realms emergency hotline.

Immediately the members of the council picked the call only to be stunned by who they saw behind Lysander. Queen Ariana, desperate to track down Lysander, gathers all her family members, hoping they can help locate him. They exhaust every effort, but unfortunately, they come up empty-handed. Lysander seems to have vanished without a trace.

But just when we thought things couldn't get any darker, Lysander approaches Christopher with a chilling determination. Without giving him a chance to speak, Lysander ruthlessly slits Christopher's throat, silencing him forever. The room fills with an eerie silence as the life drains from Christopher's body.

With a menacing tone, Lysander turns back to the camera, his eyes filled with malice. He delivers a foreboding message to all who are watching "Now I hope you all are ready for what is to befall you"