At the main gate, all civilians close to the
gate are being relocated deep into the
kingdom, but some remain, unwilling to
leave their properties.
"Everyone, please do not stand around
packing up your belongings," the guards
instructed.
Meanwhile, at the front of the gate, an
attack crashed from both sides,
overwhelming the guards.
"Ha, ha, ha. Let's destroy them." One of
the bandits laughed and said, Their
murder boosts their morale as they break
through the defense line.
The guard captain, after killing one of the
bandits, hears a young girl crying. He
looks towards the sound and sees a
young girl, around seven years old,
crying in front of a wooden house.
"Wah, wah, wah. Mummy," she cried out.
He ran towards the girl, "Young girl,
where is your mom?" He inquired,
placing his hand on her shoulder; the girl
didn't respond and continued to cry.
Just then, a bandit leaps towards the
captain, raising his axe. It's too late for
the captain to defend, so he wraps his
body around the girl, shielding her.
The bandit, about to strike him when a
sliver spear transfixed through him,
stopping him in his way.
"Are you okay?" The rescuer asked, and
the captain looked up to see his savior,
his eyes widening, "General Orion."
He shouted.
General Orion, pulling out his spear from
the dead bandit, said, "Carry the girl and
fall back while successfully evaluating
the civilians. We are going to take care of
things here."
The guard captain carries the girl on his
arm. "I'm taken my leave; please be
careful." He said, and departs.
This time, they manage to overcome
their differences as their main armies
take over.
They continue to crush the bandits.
Suddenly, King Axel dashes forward,
double-crossing general Darius.
King Axel swings his spear into the air,
slamming back an axe thrown at general
Darius from a blind spot.
An old man, 152.4 cm tall and 30.48 cm
wide, emerges from the blind spot,
behind a house on the left side of the
kingdom.
" Ha,ha,ha. What did I tell you, third
brother? We should have just gone all
out from the beginning." He said as he
stepped forward.
Another man comes out of the same
house. "You're partially right, second
brother. It's not like we had anything to
lose either way." The third brother
replied.
They both clap their hands.
"Boys, it's time for fun." They said,
uniformly.
Instantly the dead bandits begin to
stand, transforming into creatures with
pale, sickly skin, resembling living
corpses. Their eyes are dull and
bloodshot, their bodies cold.
The soldiers hearts start pounding, they
breathe rapidly, and their pupils widen as
cold sweat covers their skin.
Simultaneously, at the palace, Isabella
bounces out of the palace gate with
Drake following her closely behind.
"Hey, Isabella, can't you wait like your
father asked?" He said. Isabella quickly
turns to him, folding her arms and fixing
her gaze on him.
"Let me ask you this. If one of your
parents were at war, just like mine is right
now. What would you do?" She asked.
Trying to discourage Isabella from
leaving the palace, Drake answers the
other way around,
"I will just let it be, since it's their choice."
He responded.
Isabella frown. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't
have asked an idiot like you." She said,
turning and walking away from the
palace.
"Hey, wait, can't you just stay?" Drake
called out, following her. Isabella spots
an empty sleigh and tried to drive, but it
won't move.
"Isabela, why don't you get in the
passenger seat? I'll drive the sleigh."
Drake suggested, trying to claim her
down.
She looks at him for a moment, then
steps down from the driver's seat and
moves to the passenger's side. Drake
climbs into the driver's seat, grabbing the
rein connected to the reindeers,
"woo, woo." He mimicked the old man
from his memories. The sleigh slowly
starts to move.
Back at the gate area, all armies stand
ready, timid, unsure of what to do. King
Axel notices this, knowing that if nothing
is done, the situation may worsen.
"Everyone should snap out of it," he
urged, "since they are not humans."
They can't think or decide anymore,
which means they are weaker than
before."
He is still explaining when one of his
soldiers is grabbed by an undead, biting
and feeding on him.
This creates more fears among them.
This time, King Axel chooses to boost
their morale. "Everyone, listen to me
attentively," he commanded.
"These are not a living soul anymore. If
we don't do anything about it, your wives,
children, parents, and the kingdom itself
will be turned upside down. If you don't
want that to happen, team up and attack
in two." His words inspires them.
His two generals attack one of the
undead bandits leaders while King Axel
takes on the other. Both bandit leaders
have also transformed into an undead,
but their sanity remains intact.