Part 18: The Next Assassination
Queen Eliessia Belthor launches fireballs at dark figures as they charge forward, six men in shining armor, with the leader standing behind as a shadowy distorted cloud of smoke. The men fall one after another as her guards surround the enemy forces. The leader begins his move, approaching closer as a black mist seeps through the air, picking up the royal guards and tossing them to the ground, knocking the royal guards unconscious. The dark figure pulls out a large sword from his waist as Eliessia creates an ice sword from thin air. Their blades clash, cling and clang as pieces of ice fly through the air, "I am not a competent sword fighter like my husband, but you can't defeat me! I heal from all injuries, as do my children! So stop this at once! You stand no chance!" The figure steps back, "I think you should know that I am a royal guard of King Wallace Parshath. Valcia has revoked your family from the antimum blessings bestowed upon you by Arkana. You no longer have the ability to heal from your injuries. Wallace wants your family to perish for your crimes. The assassination of King Robert, King Henry, the princess Amelia and prince Costas. Your family is sentenced to death." He lifts up his arm as a black mist surrounds her neck, she gasps for air as her left arm rises chopping off his astral misty arm. Eliessia stands up, coughs up saliva and looks him straight in the eye, "If true, then I will take this more serious than before." Wind blows in her right hand as a fire blade forms. She holds up an Ice blade in her left hand and the fire blade in her right, with a barrier of wind surrounding her entire body and the swords. The guard charges forward his sword swinging into her barrier, the force of the wind launching him backwards a few feet as he stabs the ground carving out a three-foot crevice into the marble flooring, "For fuck sake! You really are as smart as Samuel! Holy shit, you made a powerful barrier, you must have been training with Sam the past five years. I get it now, I shouldn't underestimate you. So, I will use thirty percent of my real powers. It's over!" The guard screams in the air as a dark mist surrounds his entire body, with light shining from inside of where his body lies. The black mist crawls along the marble flooring and up the walls, the candles blow out, darkness begins to fill the room leaving only the guards shining body as the only source of light. She moves her left foot back holding up one sword sideways at chin height and the other sideways near her abdomen. He moves forward, slowly getting closer, lifting up his left leg, placing his foot in front of him, then his right foot, left then right, moving closer at a gradual speed. She spins around slicing at his body. He laughs, "No use!" She hits him over and over, barely making a scratch on his glowing figure. He stabs her in the stomach, lays her body on the ground and says, "Sam is here, I have to go now!" He turns into a black mist and takes his guards with him as they disappear into nothingness.
Sam walks into the throne room, dropping his bouquet and gifts for his children as he screams! "No Eliessia! What, how!" He lifts her head, resting her head on his lap as she wipes his tears from his cheek. "Valcia revoked the blessing of immortality. Wallace took advantage of the situation and sent his guards. I am sorry my love, I tried to protect our family. They are safe, you arrived in time!" He screams, "No, no I didn't! I did not arrive on time! If only I didn't stop for the gifts! I should have just came straight home! I don't know how to live without you in my life! Wallace will pay! Valcia will pay dearly for taking away my true love! Wallace has gone too far! I thought I could continue to reason with him and clear my name from the accusations. Now, I will take the fight to him! I can't take this pain! My heart hurts, my stomach aches! My love please stay alive! Arkana!!! Lila!!" Eliessia turns cold, her eyes no longer moving, her breathing fades. Sam continues crying as he holds her tight screaming out loud, "Arkana! Lila! Where are the guardian nymphs? Where is my companion, Lila! Arkana! I need you now! Please! Please hear me! I need you, save my love!" Fire begins to surround his entire body, he sets Eliessia's head onto the cold marble flooring, stands up and yells, "War it is then Wallace! Reasoning is no longer on the table!" The royal guards awaken to the sound of Sam's screaming, they bow before him the General speaks up, "I am sorry sir, they killed three of our guards but knocked the rest of us unconscious. I believe the queen saved us from their fate as well as her own. She fought bravely and sacrificed herself for her family and us. We understand now that it's time to take the fight to Wallace. Revenge is not only your burden but ours as well. They will feel our wrath as almost equal to your own. Queen Eliessia was the most beautiful and kind hearted lady we have ever served." The general reports into the kingdom barracks, "Listen up captains! We are going to war! Have you and your soldiers in formation, tomorrow morning in full battle gear, we are marching towards the Western ice kingdom of Morbay. King Sam is expecting that our forces will be knocking on the castle walls in six days from today."The conversation ends, the captains rush towards the other barracks, informing the grunts and knights across the kingdom's villages.
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