Exiled

What was happening in Takeki village was also happening at the other villages and even Visgard.

The people at the palace were standing at the door post as they watched what happened years back repeat itself.

The speed at which the skimals were destroying everything was supernatural. Things were being flung left and right blocking paths for the soldiers and even disrupting their shots.

"Are you all just gonna stand there or take actions?" Selina asked, pulling them out of their daze.

"What can we do? Our fire isn't going to take any effect on them. If only we could make it to the cantonment." Mr Billy stated.

"Not for us though. So can someone inform us of our punishment for refusing arrest?" Rhen asked sarcastically.

"What was it again? Oh! You were....."

"We'd discuss that when we are done with these things." Saz said interrupting Mark.

Selina ran off to one of the location, and the others dispersed leaving Saz, Casey, Flin,Dr Bryan, Arthur, Hegs and the previous queen behind.

Getting there, some of the soldiers had been injured by stray objects thrown at them while the remaining ones were firing at the skimals relentlessly.

The skimal looked like a gorilla and had a snake's lower part.

Selina immediately joined the fight, she ran to the skimals and threw a hardened punch covered in flame at the skimal's chest.

On the impact of the blow the skimal halted, it screamed so loud that the soldiers were all numb.

Knowing this was the best time to strike. She sprinted forward, jumped and landed a blow on it forehead, silencing it immediately.

The skimal fell to it's belly and all the soldiers got back on their feet.

"Hff, That was fun." Selina commented nervously, looking at her fist.

She zoomed off to the next location.

*****

Jade appeared at Visgard, panting.

"Tsk, of all places." Jade mumbled, weakly. "I'd better head...."

The top part of a building landed close to him breaking the silence in the street.

"Damn!" Jade exclaimed as he observed the street. 'Are they also in Visgard?'

He headed for where the building came from. Getting there, it was a shock.

The skimal he saw this time was five times more bigger than the average and it seems to have some intelligence but there was no steel bark.

The soldiers at Visgard had been finding it hard to get close to this specific one as it the only one left.

The skimal was attacking them with anything it got its hands on.

'I guess this one is special in it own way.' Jade thought. "Dealing with you is the most I could do."

Jade sped up to the skimal though he wasn't as fast as usual. As he got there he hardened his hands and shot rocks like bullets at the skimal.

The skimal attention was drawn to him.

He sprinted beneath the skimal and fired loads of fire at it.

The fur of the skimals caught up with the fire causing it to gnash.

Jade climbed up a building, flew on it. He turned the rock on his hand into a sharp blow and with great thrust he buried it on the skimals head.

That was all he could do at his current state. Jade fell along with the skimal to the ground.

******

Having fun with the event, Selina had gone to another location, one where Peter and Cindy were.

These two along with the soldiers left had been battling with a skimal that looked like a ghoul, eventually killing it before Selina arrived.

All the other skimals had also been defeated but unfortunately the village had been badly destroyed.

After sometime the soldiers started searching for survivors and victims. Most of the citizens had died and the soldiers gathered them in one corner to be burnt.

All the victims also gathered in the tomb to be treated by Mrs Lillian.

At the palace, the group that were previously having meeting had come back to discuss how to deal with the situation at hand.

"(Takes a deep breath)As it is, the situation has escalated. It came unexpected that there's a lot of victims. The best way to avoid casualties is to evacuate the citizens into the tomb." Saz suggested.

"And if we do that how would they survive without food? The soldiers are shorthanded enough to fight, we can't have them gathering foods for anyone." Peter stated.

"Your majesty, a message just came in from Visgard. It's an appreciation from president Avon for sending Jade over there though as we speak Jade is unconscious and receiving treatment." Billy informed.

"I thought he was doing as I ordered." Saz said, turning to Rhen.

"At least he was of help to them." Rhen replied.

"Any report from the other villages?" Saz asked, turning to Billy.

"No, they're probably trying to figure out what to do first." Billy answered.

"That aside, we need to do something about the citizens. What are your suggestions?" Saz asked.

"Since Peter claims that there's not enough soldiers, they should at least protect them during their search for food." Mr Arthur suggested.

"Any objections?" Saz asked and there was none. "We'll hear from Jade when he gets back here."

"(Clears throat) aren't we forgetting something?" Mark asked.

"Yeah the punishment." Roger confirmed.

"Why are you so obsessed about that?" Captain Drek asked.

"Who knows, I'm just interested." Mark replied, shrugging.

"As a king who will not go back on his word, Rhen, Racle and Selina are hereby exiled." Saz said.

Everyone were quiet and watching, the aura in the palace was so tense.

"Exiled?! Like, leave the village forever? (Laughs out loud) Like hell we are going anywhere." Selina boldly said.

"Hm, I guess it has gone to your brain." Rhen said, taking a step forward. "Make us leave."

Everyone was waiting for what to happen in anticipation.

"Rhen, you are crossing the line. If you continue to act carelessly we won't be able to help you.

"Hmph, like we needed it." Racle said, chuckling slightly.

"Your majesty, can I have a minute with Rhen?" Mark asked as he walked up to Rhen. He whispered. "What do you think you're doing?"

"Selina and Racle knows the truth now." Rhen whispered. Mark eyes widened in shock as he gently looked at the other two. "With the way the king is acting we can't let this play out in his favor, not this time."

"Then how do you plan on revealing the truth?" Marked asked. "How about leaving to Visgard then come back with Jade?"

"Are you going to rebel against the king?" Rhen asked sarcastically.

"Assumed king you mean, Let's just call it putting him back in his position." Mark said and left for his seat.

Rhen just stood there, glaring at Saz.

"Does anyone here still have her back and thinks she should remain in this village?" Saz asked in boredom. "If Jade gets back here for war then it's we against him."

"Sorry your majesty, count me out, I don't think going against Jade is the right thing to do for now." Peter said.

"Then you can as well hand over your position to captain Drek." Saz replied.

"It all yours."Peter said, looking at captain Drek who just remained silent.

"Count my family out." Mark said, raising up one hand.

"Anyone else has something to say?" Saz asked and there was no one else. "Well then, Peter, Mark, Cindy as from today, you are no longer welcome to this palace as part of the pillars in Takeki village."

"Do you mean we should leave now?" Mark asked.

"Yes." Saz replied.

Mark, Cindy, Dr Bryan, Peter and knight Flin left the palace along with Rhen and the kids without hesitation.

"Before we leave, captain Drek, gather enough soldiers. We are going to war."

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