The Fight For Life: Part One

Elgin, Vexana, Bayu, Kayuba, Safi, Robert, and Phantom stood on the balcony looking at the massive army almost three yards away from the palace gate. Kayuba grimly said, "Their army is almost five to six thousand. I hardly believe that Phantom and Robert will be able to stop them." Elgin said in a dead tone, "It is not a matter of choice, Kayuba. We have to fight with what we have." Vexana said grimly, "I have created a barrier around the palace which will be able to withstand several blows from the enemy. Our army consists of excellent and well-trained archers who can easily kill the front line of their army." Bayu said, "They are not so stupid to just come before our door and become our prey. They must have prepared themselves in an excellent manner." Kayuba and Bayu looked at Elgin. Elgin nodded his head and said, "Yes. It would help if you went now. Unnecessary delays will only make things worse." Kayuba and Bayu disappeared. Vexana said grimly, "We should also go now. Namaria is a big place. The faster we attack, the better." Elgin looked at Phantom, Robert, and Safi and said, "Don't be afraid and don't die." Elgin and Vexana disappeared.

Safi looked at Phantom and said, "We will defend the first door and Robert will defend the third door. We will create a zig-zag formation and attack simultaneously so they don't get the chance to retaliate." Phantom said, "But, the problem is that Kystion and Nakamura will attack from the above."

Safi said, "First, our target should be decreasing the number of men on the doorsteps." Safi and Phantom walked downstairs and stopped behind the first door. Phantom looked at the soldiers and said, "We are less in number than them, so do whatever but don't be reckless. We have to defend it for two days." The soldiers nodded.

Kystion and Kavana were sitting on their horses and were looking at the phalanx formation in front of the first door. Kavana smiled, "Stupid people. They are forming a phalanx formation against a direct attack when they still don't even know where the rest of the army is." Kystion said grimly, "Aliyah must have instructed this formation for emergency purposes. They are not attacking till Aliyah returns." Kavana smiled, "So, that only makes our victory much easier and quicker." Kystion said grimly, "Wait for Nakamura to come. He will say what to do next." Kavana said irritated, "Don't rely on him too much. He doesn't care about our men. He will not send his men inside unless we make it safe."

Assayah appeared and said, "Wrong decision indeed. Elves haven't changed at all. Phalanx formation against a direct attack will not be effective for a long time. Unless....." Kenchi smiled, "Unless they are not attacking today." Nakamura appeared and smiled, "A very wise decision by those weaklings. They perfectly know that without Aliyah, they are just like headless bodies. They need a strategist amongst them. But, still they won't be able to withstand such heavy attacks for too long. But, I don't think they will leave loopholes like these. They must have laid traps and ditches all around the doors, especially the first door. Sacrifice some men to see what they have laid for us." Kavana asked, "Why don't you send your men? They are much stronger than my men." Nakamura said grimly, "And much more valuable than your men. Don't cry over a few of your men. Once, we enter the palace, my men will wreck havoc on them." Kystion said grimly, "Wait till sunrise. It will be much better to fight in proper daylight. Wasting men is never a good strategy." Assayah said, "Agreeable."

Kenchi smiled, "Agreeable." Nakamura sighed, "Fine. We will wait till sunrise. Anyway, Xao Chang is not sending his "elite" team any sooner, so without waiting we currently don't have any other option." Kystion asked, "Shouldn't we send an emissary first? It has been an age old tradition to send an emissary first to give the enemy a chance to surrender without bloodshed." Nakamura smirked, "We don't want them to surrender. There will be bloodshed no matter they want or not." Kavana smiled, "Merciless execution." Nakamura smiled, "Yes. We demons love merciless execution." Kavana laughed, "Then, you will get more than enough." Kystion, Kavana and Nakamura laughed, while Assayah and Kenchi walked away from them. Assayah asked grimly, "Why did Kayuba betray us? Things were going so smoothly and now his stupid act created a huge disturbance all around. I am afraid that soon we will be fighting each other and it will be really hard to harm someone I once called my brother."

Kenchi smiled, "He chose wisely. Given his personal disadvantages and reckless endeavors, it was better for him to join the other side. At least, he has a better chance of survival there. Xao Chang would have burned him if he had stayed in the Monastery." Assayah asked, "Why? What wrong did he do?" Kenchi looked at the light orange sky and smiled, "You will get all your answers after the war. Sometimes it is better to remain ignorant. It saves your life." Assayah looked at the sky and smiled, "Ignorance is bliss. But, not for me. The more secrets I don't know, the more nervous I become." Kenchi smiled, "Then, stay nervous, friend. After the war ends, this nervousness is going to keep you alive." Kenchi disappeared. Assayah looked at him and sighed.

Elgin and Vexana stopped near the gate of the Namarian palace and looked at the soldiers waiting there. Elgin looked at Vexana and said, "I hope we are not making a mistake." Vexana smiled, "We have made many mistakes and I can surely say it loud that this is not a mistake." Elgin said, "I hope that you are right. This war will change the history of Namaria forever." Vexana said grimly, "More importantly it will change the whole Elf Kingdom entirely."

Elgin and Vexana waited near the door for several hours, but no one opened the door. Vexana said grimly, "Where the fuck this Maki went?" Elgin said grimly, "I think she forgot that today we are coming." Vexana said angrily, "Don't be stupid, Elgin. It is not a joke. She and the whole of Namaria know that Kystion and Kavana have attacked our palace." Elgin said grimly, "That can mean only one thing. Maki is either caught or killed. Both ways, we are in danger."

Vexana said grimly, "That is a very logical assumption but right now, these types of assumptions will not help us." Elgin asked, "Then, what should we do?" Vexana said grimly, "We have to return and protect our palace." Just, as Elgin and Vexana were about to leave when the door opened and Maki walked outside. Vexana asked angrily, "Where the fuck were you? We have been waiting here for the past five hours? Don't you have any sense of the emergency we are in? How could you be so careless?" Maki said grimly, "The situation in Namaria is not stable at all. The news of Kavana and Kystion's attack on the palace has stirred all over Namaria. There is currently an unofficial curfew in the palace and any entry or exit is being carefully examined by the guards with utmost dedication. It was very hard to escape from the tight security and come here. Hurry up. We have to go." Maki created a portal and Elgin and Vexana ran inside.

Elgin and Vexana fell on a body and looked around and saw that they were inside a dirty and dark cell. Elgin and Vexana looked at Maki, who was standing outside the cell and was smiling. Vexana asked angrily, "What the fuck is this joke?" Maki laughed and transformed into Vera. Elgin looked at Vera and said, "You have returned. Finally. Release us, sister. We will fight together against our tyrannical sister, Licha." A voice came from behind, "What a pity, brother. This tyrannical sister has joined hands with your innocent sister." Licha walked towards him and spit on his face.

Licha smiled, "Vera approached me last night and told me everything about your little plan. She helped me come here safely and promised me the throne of Namaria if I made her the richest woman of the Elf Kingdom." Vera smiled, "And my dear sister accepted the condition heartedly." Elgin looked and saw Leo and Halidesus were also standing there along with Raya and Elena. Vexana looked at Elena and asked, "Are you with them too?" Elena didn't say a word. Vera smiled, "There is no use talking to that puppet. She died hours ago. Leo personally strangled her with his hands. Now, she is just a puppet under Raya's spell."

Vexana said grimly, "Aliyah will kill us if she gets to know about this." Vera smiled, "Well, that nightmare will soon come true. The body you two fell on is Aliyah, who is lying there unconscious after getting a proper beating from all of us. We assaulted her physically, emotionally and... sexually." Vera and all of them started laughing and soon they walked upstairs. Raya smiled, "Enjoy your vacation here, brother in law." He closed the door behind him.

Elgin tore off some of his clothes and lit it. Vexana sprinkled water on Aliyah's face and said, "Wake up, Aliyah. Wake up." Aliyah slowly opened his eyes and saw Elgin and Vexana sitting near her. She slowly rose and slapped both of them. Aliyah said grimly, "Idiots. Who told you to continue my plan in my absence? Stupid brainless creatures! Now, what will we do? Alice is in Mount Tysogame and no one knows that we are here. Those bitches above will kill Alice and hand over the Spear to Xao Chang. We are finished. Totally finished."

Elgin said grimly, "No. We are not finished." Vexana said grimly, "We were initially sceptical of the situation and therefore we created three doorways inside the palace for emergency purposes." Vexana chanted some mantras and a portal opened. Aliyah, Elgin and Vexana walked towards the portal and slowly entered the storage room adjacent to the kitchen. Aliyah smiled, "Well, at least my friendship made you a little intelligent after all." Elgin and Vexana walked towards the door and peeped through the keyhole. The whole kitchen was empty but one cat was slowly licking milk from a spoiled milk carton. Elgin caught the cat and brought it inside. Aliyah smiled and put a small talisman around his neck. Vexana asked, "What's in the talisman?" Aliyah smiled, "Poison. I kept it with me so that if things get too bad, I could die honorably." Elgin and Vexana asked, "Were you really going to commit suicide?" Aliyah smiled, "Definitely not. I kept it with me so that I could pour it inside that bitch Licha's mouth. It is a very special poison designed to make the victim suffer three hours of vomiting, three hours of bleeding and three hours of uncontrollable itching. Finally, after nine hours, the victim's whole skin starts to burn." Elgin said grimly, "That's quite inhuman." Aliyah said grimly, "It will still be better than the punishment Licha and Vera have in their minds for me." Aliyah released the cat and the cat ran away.

Vexana asked, "How is poison going to reach Licha?" Aliyah smiled, "The talisman is magical. The cat will go near Licha and as soon as the cat touches her body, the poison will enter her body. But, even if the cat couldn't touch her, the talisman will shatter in the next three hours and the poison will spread everywhere." Elgin asked, "Will the cat be safe?" Aliyah said angrily, "Thousands of lives are at stake and you are concerned about a tiny cat. No, the poor animal will not survive." Aliyah slowly walked towards the door and opened it. She crawled through the hallway and reached Queen Sejasha's room. Elgin asked, "What are we doing in mother's room?" Aliyah said, "Queens often keep a sword in their room for safety. I am searching for that sword. You guys too should find something for fighting." Elgin and Vexana looked around and picked up some small daggers and biscuits. Aliyah asked, "Biscuits?" Elgin said, "We are hungry." Aliyah ignored them and searched for the sword. She opened a box where she found a small gun. It was a very old gun not like the modern day gun. It was more like a crossbow but instead of arrows, it has small pellets with pointy heads. The gun barrel was round and filled with gunpowder till the rim. Aliyah smiled and put it inside her pocket.

Aliyah looked around and saw a red dress and wore it. Elgin and Vexana finished the biscuits and wore armor of their own. Aliyah took a long breath and said, "This is a warzone. No one is innocent. I repeat no one. Vera must have made all entrances secured with the best of Namarians soldiers. We don't have the whole day. We still have to defend our palace. So, don't be afraid and don't die." Elgin and Vexana nodded and they ran outside. They slowly crawled towards the door and saw three soldiers standing there. Aliyah slowly walked towards them and sliced the throat of one soldier and then thrust the knife in another's neck. Elgin killed the third soldier and entered the room.

Levy and Bron were sitting on the bed along with Leo and Elena. Elena was lying naked and Levy was on top of her. On seeing them, Leo tried to reach out for the signal button, but Aliyah shot Leo's hand. Leo screamed but since the room was soundproof, nothing came out of the room. Aliyah shot a bullet in Levy's thigh and Vexana rolled and threw a dagger in Bron's left eye. Elgin picked Elena and sliced her throat.

Aliyah asked, "Why did you do that?" Elgin said grimly, "It was mercy for the poor soul. Raya made Elena her puppet after Leo killed her." Aliyah looked at Leo, who was still screaming. She picked him up and threw him on the bed. She shot a pellet inside Leo's left testicle. Leo screamed harder in pain. Leo said, "Don't kill me, Aliyah. I will leave the kingdom and go away. I will never return." Levy and Bron also pleaded before her. Aliyah took out the dagger and sliced Leo's both eyes from his face. Aliyah then cut off both of his ears and nose and then sliced both sides of his mouth wide. She pulled his tongue out and sliced it from the middle. She then chopped off his cock. She then smiled, "Now, go and live wherever you want." Levy and Bron tried to run but Aliyah shot two bullets in their heads. Their brains splattered all over the wall. Aliyah, Elgin and Vexana walked outside the room as Leo screamed in pain but nor could his voice reach outside the room or his mouth.....