The Rise Of The Queen

Bacca finally reached the gates of the Elf Kingdom palace. Nakamura looked at him and smiled, "You have finally returned. We were waiting so eagerly for you." Bacca slapped Nakamura and said, "That bitch Aliyah destroyed the whole Monastery and you didn't even go there. She killed Gayumb too." Nakamura said grimly, "I didn't know about the Monastery. But, where was Xao Chang doing?" Bacca slapped him again and took the form of Xao Chang. Xao Chang said angrily, "First, I have to bring resources for you and now I have to look after the Monastery too. Why don't you go away to the shit hole you belong to? Why would I need you if you can't do a single thing?" Nakamura lowered his head in shame and said grimly, "Sorry, Lord Chang. I was too busy here. I should have been aware of the attack on the Monastery. I deserve punishment. Please behead me." Xao Chang walked towards the gate of the palace and said, "She is here. I can sense it. She is here. I want to enter the palace before the Blood ritual happens. They will need three days to successfully complete the ritual and any hindrance in that ritual will make the connection of the host body and the spear invalid. We have to capture the host before it's too late." Nakamura said, "But, the shield is too powerful for us to enter. We have to find another way to enter the palace." Xao Chang smiled, "I have a plan." He called Kenchi and Assayah and said, "I need you to gather a good amount of local elves and bring them here by noon. I will force Aliyah to go out or let us in." Assayah and Kenchi nodded in approval and walked away. Nakamura asked, "What is your plan, Lord?" Xao Chang smiled, "You will see, Nakamura. You will definitely see." Xao Chang smiled and walked away.

Sage Vushataya arrived and bowed before Rachel. Rachel smiled, "Stay blessed, Vushataya. You have grown quite a lot in these years. Last time, I saw you, you were almost three years old." Vushataya smiled and walked inside the room. Rachel sat near the fire and Aliyah and Elgin brought Alice near the fire. Sage Vushataya looked at Alice and said, "She is a mortal? I thought Mayakin was mad when he told me that the host is a mortal. But, it looks like my son was right." Rachel smiled, "The center of life revolves around everyone, Vushataya. We are different but not above the mortals. We all are connected to each other through an invisible thread of life force." Vushataya smiled and applied turmeric and vermillion in her forehead. Alice started to move but the red dot on her head absorbed all the power. Alice fell near the fire. Sage Vushataya said, "Bring me the sword." One of the servants brought the sword and gave it to Sage Vushataya and Vushataya slowly inserted it inside Alice's heart. The sword was stopped by the spear inside her heart. The sword melted and the spear came outside. Rachel took the spear and then burned it in the fire. She looked at Alice and then put her blood in the fire. The spear was about to ignite when a large explosion happened and the walls of the palace started to fall into pieces. Everyone looked in the direction of the explosion and saw Xao Chang standing there. Assayah and Kenchi were also standing there and were looking at them with a smile on their face. Aliyah wanted to attack but Nakamura threw a dagger at her. Assayah looked at Bayu and said angrily, "You are the worst person I have ever seen. First you betrayed me and now you are also guilty of destroying the Monastery." Bayu ignored him. Xao Chang looked at Rachel and smiled, "My intuition was right. You are already two days faster than I thought. You are a very sly woman, Manaca." Rachel smiled, "You are the one who is more sly than me. You decided to attack the palace when Alice was sick and you could have easily defeated them. But, to your bad luck, I returned." Xao Chang smiled, "You were my slave for the past five centuries. It's time to send you back to the Monastery." Rachel smiled, "Your Monastery is not here. Where will you send me?" Xao Chang smiled, "I will make the Monastery in this very palace. After I take the spear, I will bury each and every one of you here." Rachel smiled, "Then, go ahead." Rachel formed an energy sphere and threw it on Xao Chang. Xao Chang diverted the sphere and threw a black ball at Rachel. Rachel dodged it and threw a dagger at Xao Chang. Aliyah took a big bowl of butter and threw it on Assayah. Assayah tried to break the bowl but the butter fell on his eyes and he started crying in pain. Kenchi picked up a sword and ran towards Alice, but Elgin kicked him and threw him over the fire. Nakamura threw a dagger towards Aliyah but Vexana blocked it with a shield and threw two bombs towards Nakamura. Thousands of ogres and demons ran towards the palace. Kavana and Kystion also charged towards them. Rachel screamed, "There is no point staying here. We will not be able to defeat them. Take Alice and run." Everyone ran towards the magic sphere and Aliyah took Alice on her shoulder and ran towards the sphere. Xao Chang threw a dagger and it cut Aliyah's left groin but Aliyah managed to enter the sphere. Everyone got inside and ran towards the Dailo Mountains. Nakamura and Kenchi threw arrows at them but they were too quick for the arrows to reach them. Xao Chang looked at them going and said grimly, "Let them go. How far will they go? I will catch them soon." Sage Vushataya tried to run but Kystion caught him and threw him near Xao Chang's feet. Xao Chang picked Vushataya and smiled, "Nice to meet you, Vushataya. It's been quite a while since we last met." Vushataya sensing his imminent death smiled, "You will never succeed. This is your end, Xao Chang. You will not survive. Xao Lin will never be released." Xao Chang smiled, "He is already released." Xao Chang spit on Vushataya and Vushataya slowly burned into ashes. Xao Chang smiled and walked towards an abandoned room.

Rachel stopped and looked at everyone. She asked, "Where is Vushataya?" Aliyah said grimly, "I thought he was here." Rachel said grimly, "Without him, the ritual is impossible. We have to call his son, Mayakin." Aliyah said grimly, "Mayakin is not that easy to find. He must have gone on a pilgrimage." Rachel said grimly, "We have to call him. The Blood ritual has to happen today or else there will be catastrophe." Elgin said, "Mother Manaca is correct. We have no other option but to call Mayakin." Aliyah said grimly, "That's impossible. Xao Chang is in the palace and we have no other communication routes other than the palace." Jovelinus said grimly, "I have a person in my knowledge who has the same expertise as Sage Vushataya. His name is Rollus." Aliyah said grimly, "Rollus. I think I have heard that name before." Jovelinus said grimly, "Yes. He is the guy who got excluded from the palace when he plotted to kill your father. He survived death but his fingers were cut off." Aliyah asked, "How do you know him?" Jovelinus smiled, "The decision was quite controversial. Many good guys turned their minds at the last moment. The decision was unanimous at first, but then many sided with King Alacapa in the nick of time to survive beheading." Elgin asked, "Where can we find him?" Jovelinus said grimly, "He lives in the Dailo Mountains and his house is just a mile away from here." All walked behind Jovelinus and soon they reached a small cottage filled with cotton plants and sheep. There were pigs too but they were too fat to survive tonight. Jovelinus smiled and knocked on the door. Soon, a pregnant woman came out and hugged Jovelinus. Jovelinus smiled, "She is my sister. Her husband is Rollus." Aliyah looked at the woman and said, "You married a traitor. Why?" The woman smiled, "Love. When you fall in love, everyone seems innocent and gentle." Jovelinus smiled and all entered inside.

Rollus was sitting near the table and was drinking soup. He was a very old man with almost no teeth at all. He looked at Jovelinus and said, "You are alive, Jovi. I thought you died." Rollus rose and walked towards Jovelinus and hugged him. Aliyah looked at Rollus and then at Jovi's sister. She whispered in Vexana's ear, "Isn't this man too old to be a father?" Vexana said grimly, "Why does it matter to you? Your parents had you when they were old too." Aliyah smiled and looked at Jovi's sister. She mumbled, "I am pretty sure that this baby's father is not Rollus." Rollus looked at Alice and said, "She is strong. I will perform the Blood ritual but there is still one problem." Jovelinus asked, "What problem?" Rollus said, "I am too old to hold the binding. I need young people. I will need someone to perform the binding in my place." Rachel said grimly, "Binding is not necessary if the host is unconscious. We can make it without the binding." Rollus said grimly, "Mother Manaca. Binding is important. She might be unconscious but her brain is still active. The power that she is experiencing will have a negative effect on her head if the binding doesn't happen." Rachel said, "I will bind then." Rollus nodded and put a small lemon on Alice's mouth and one lemon inside Rachel's mouth. Rollus squeezed the lemon and Rachel bit the lemon hard. Both started moving and soon the blood from Rachel and Alice's bodies started to mix and as the blood was mixing, Rollus pushed the spear inside Alice's heart. Rollus said, "I am too weak to do it alone. Push it with me." Everyone pushed the spear inside Alice's heart and soon the spear entered her heart. The Blood ritual was finally completed. Rachel coughed a little blood and said, "Finally the blood is pushed inside her." Elgin asked, "What about the fight of her with some gigantic demon?" Rachel smiled, "That's just some made-up nonsense by local villages." Alice opened her eyes and saw Aliyah, Elgin and Vexana. She looked at them and smiled, "You all have grown old. Am I in the future?" Aliyah smiled, "No. You were unconscious for quite some time. Anyway, now everything is just on the platter. Xao Chang and Mother Manaca both have appeared. Alice asked, "Where is Mother Manaca?" Rachel smiled and said, "I am Mother Manaca. I took the form of your mother to marry your father." Alice asked, "My father? My father died quite a long time ago." Aliyah explained all the stories and Alice looked at them sadly. She said, "I knew this war would be devastating but I never knew that it would be so devastating." Rachel patted her shoulder and smiled, "There will be scarifies in the war. That makes the heroes into legends. Aliyah, Elgin and Vexana lost so much during the First War and still they are fighting with a brave heart and a pleasant smile on their faces." Alice smiled and said, "But, I lost everything. Will there be another day where I will not be alone as I am today?" Rachel smiled, "Who said you will be alone? I will always be with you. Your heart is my home." Alice hugged Rachel and started crying. Phantom walked towards them and hugged Alice. He said, "Sorry, my dear daughter. I couldn't do anything for you. I was helpless. That monster Xao Chang trapped me and made me his servant. My evil master, Kenchi and Assayah killed your dreams and mine too of spending time together." Alice hugged Phantom and kissed his cheek. Phantom kissed her forehead and started crying too. Everyone hugged them and smiled...