Chapter 8: LOCKED UP

November 15 2111, 3 PM in the Forward Operation Base X-Ray Prison Facility, Princess Selena Von Haum are still inside her prison cell within the base, her prison have some furniture like chairs, tables, bed and even bookshelves full of books from famous novels to scientific discoveries, Selena are reading all those books that are provided by the UNDF while sitting in her chair with her tea in her table.

Selena:"Earth have lots of knowledge and lots of advancement throughout the years that can't be achieved even the greatest scholars in the Imperial Empire" she said to herself while reading about microorganisms within human bodies and the introduction of nano technology to help fight diseases.

While continuing reading the books, someone knock her door and enter her room, he has 4 armed security personnel besides him and wearing a commander outfit for the UNDF MAGICAL EXTERMINATION UNIT SPECIAL FORCE and he's was no other that Commander Antony Irons.

Iron:"Good afternoon Princess Selena Von Haum, I'm Commander Antony Irons of the UNDF MAGICAL EXTERMINATION UNIT SPECIAL FORCE it's a pleasure to meet you" he said while standing with his security personnel besides him.

Selena:"Please take a sit Commander Irons" she said while offering a chair.

Irons:"Thank you Princess" he said to her then sit down.

Selena:"What business do you have with me Commander Irons?" she said to him with her friendly voice.

Irons:"I have some questions for you please answer them honestly" he said to her.

Selena:"Yes, what is the questions Commander Irons?"

Irons:"Firstly, what is your objective in conquering this planet and killing lots of innocence people?' he said to her with a small glimpse of hatred in his voice.

Selena is completely silent for a moment and she gain the momentum to speak again.

Selena:"Before i answer your questions I would like to apologize to the innocent people that have died in this war, 30 years ago my grandfather selfishly ordered his troops to conquer Earth after finding a portal in the outskirts of the Imperial Empire and discovered that this portal leads to the another world which is this world you called "Earth" to expand his territories and enslave all of it's people" she said to him.

Irons:"But he was killed by an UNDF MAGICAL EXTERMINATION UNIT SPECIAL FORCE team is that correct?"

Selena:"Yes your correct Commander Irons"

Irons:"Next question, do you like to make peace with Earth to end this war or you want to continue this endless war? I heard that you Princess Selena is an advocate of peace in your country" he said to him

Selena:"Yes I want to make peace with Earth including my father, but majority of the noble houses and military commanders didn't support it because they want to acquire land in this world, even my father give the order to stop the hostility with Earth they didn't listen at all" she said to a displeased tone.

Irons:"I see, it seems that our Intelligence Office are correct about the internal conflict with the royal family and the noble houses regarding making a peace treaty with Earth, by the way princess did your father the King holds the absolute control of the Imperial Empire?"

Selena:"Yes, but without full support of all

nobles houses it's still pointless"

Irons:"hmmm..I see"

Selena:"There are two only ways to deal with them either by convincing them to stop the war by making a deal or just assassinate the current head of a noble house and replace them but they have a powerful magicians in their disposals that even my father can't harm them".

Irons:" I understood your plan princess, but you know your quite ruthless to your enemies"

Selena:"I don't like war I really hate it, but if this is the only way to achieved peace so be it"

Irons:"I understand, last question do you want to work with us? if you work together with the UNDF I'm sure we will achieved peace because we too strive for peace and prosperity" he said to her.

Selena is shock by his offer, it's a good deal but she has need more time to think about it.

Selena:"Please give me sometime to think about this offer thoroughly"

Irons:"I understand well if you excuse me if have most other matters to attend to,Princess Selena" he said while standing up in his chair.

Selena:"Bye Commander Irons" she said to him.

Then Commander Irons finally leaves the prison cell together with his 4 armed security personnel.

Selena:"When thinking about the Magical Extermination Unit Special Force aside from Commander Irons, I never knew that person name and why he choose not to kill me"

Selena still wondering what drives that person which is Riley Wright to not kill her, Riley has a power and will to press the trigger of the assault rilfe and kill her but refuses to do so but why?.

November 16 2111, 9:30 AM in the morning suddenly a large explosion occurred in the reinforce walls of the base, it's a explosion type magic spell then a loud siren sounded throughout the entire base.

Selena:"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!?" she said it to herself loud out.

Then she saw lots of armed security personnel in the Prison Facility rushing in and there in the looking window at her prison cell door, few moments have past an explosion happened inside the Prison Facility, lots of gunfights and magic spells sounded outside her prison cell, 5 warriors class and 7 magicians arrived in her door followed by a high ranking noble magicians blast her prison cell door.

Noble Magician:"Well well, it's her highness Crown Princess Selena Von Haum" he said to her with a killing intent.

Selena:"COUNT XANDER CORVUS!?" she said to her.

Within in the noble houses, the houses of Corvus hold a deep grudge against the royal family for a decades and they always looking a good opportunity to kill them.

Xander:"It is I, Count Xander Corvus, head of the Corvus house and I will kill you HAHAHAHA" he said to her while pointing his open palm hand towards Selena and start casting a magic spell.

While Selena can't do magic spells because she was wearing a nullifying magic device in her neck but suddenly an explosion happened in his position, ripping Count Xander Corvus body together with his unit in pieces and lot of blood scattered around in her prison cell including in her face then a member of Special Force appear with his XCA 234 Anti Magical Assault Rifle with a grenade launcher attachment on it.

Riley:"Are you ok Princess Selena?" he said to her.

In that moment she recognized this voice even though she can't see his face because of his full face helmet, she know the voice that let her spare her life.

Selena:"Y-yeah I'm ok"

Riley:"Good, the command order me to move you towards the safe room come on"

Selene:" Okay let's go"

The the two start running towards the safe zone located in the lower level of the Prison Facility, safe room are build in case of emergency and each building in the base has one including the Prison Facility, while running they saw lots of dead bodies in the Prison Facility between the prison security personnel and Imperial Expedition Force, after a minute long run they reach the elevator and they go towards the lowest level floor which is the safe room are located, when they arrived they saw a blast door and Riley input the password in the keypad beside the door, then the blast door open they enter it immediately and close the door.

Riley:"Alpha 1 to Command the princess is in the safe room how copy over"

Command:"Copy that Alpha 1, wait until Special Force Alpha Squad and the 6th Mechanize Magical Extermination Unit to come to you over and out"

Riley:"Roger that Command" he said to Command.

The safe zone are full of needs like medicine, water, food and even have a bathroom and bedrooms to sleep in and it's quite spacious.

Riley:"Princess Selena you better take a shower in the bathroom because your face are cover with blood"

Selena:"Right" she said to him and go to the bathroom.

As Selena going to take a shower, Riley remove , his helmet and get some water to drink because he was thirsty then take a sit in the sofa while waiting for Selena to finish her bath.

After 20 minutes.

Selena:"I'm done" she said after changing her clothes in the wardrobe in her room.

Riley:"Yeah ok" he said with his apathetic voice.

Then Selena took a sit in the sofa.

Selena:"May I know your name if you don't mind good sir?" she said to him.

Riley:"Riley Wright" he answered.

Selena:"Thank you for sparing my life and saving my life Mr.Wright sir"

Riley:"Riley just do fine, ok"

Selena:"Riley it is, so Riley what is the plan now?

Riley:"We have just to wait until the others are here"

Selena:" oh I see, Riley how's your parents doing?"

Riley:"Both dead"

Selena:"Sorry for asking"

Riley:"It's fine"

Selena:"My mother is dead due to assassination but my father is still alive and well but many of the noble houses wants to kill him and it worries me a lot"

Riley:"I understand the feeling, being worried to their parents and families"

Selena:"Do you have still families waiting for you?"

Riley:"Yes"

And so the two of them continue talking until the rest of the Alpha Squad with the 6th Mechanize Magical Extermination Unit arrived in their position.