A Thief and a Houseboy

Oregon Kingdom

After the battle between the Labyrinth Kingdom, King Reez ordered his armies to do the second invasion. 

"Let them rejoice today but later, was our last laughter!" He gathered all his troops and townspeople outside the palace. 

"Hail be the King! Hail King Reez!" Armies shouted while clobbering their swords on the ground. 

Everyone shouted after them. King Reez gritted his teeth while clenching his fist to let out his range of anger at King Tharks. He's good at fights but this last battle was different. He thought he found a dose of his own medicine. 

His people began to walk in one place when they saw the King's armies approaching with a young boy in chains on his hands and feet. 

"My Lord, we found this boy inside our premises stealing the food from the market while everyone is here!" One of his armies said and took the unknown boy by clasping his neck. 

"Walk!" He said and pushed him in front of the King. 

The poor boy fell on the dirt. It was like a pool of slippery sludge resting on the ground. Everyone whispers and gossips about him. The whole place became boisterous when people who have a stall in the market demand a death sentence. They cursed the young man to die but King Reez made a roaring voice like thunder in heaven. 

"Quiet! Listen to your King!" He raised his head like a King and they knew what his reason. His gaze became shady and passive. 

He stood up to help the boy from the ground. He had scratches on his arms and knees from the fall. 

"Are you okay?" He asked him and the thief boy nod his head. 

He almost catches the King's hands but when he finally clasps them, he harshly pushed him and shoves his body from head to toe until all of his body parts bleed and become swollen. He has cuts on his lips and brows. Blood began to gush from his fresh wounds. 

" Moron, imbecile and a beggar! How dare you steal someone's property while they visit me? Arrest him and took him inside the dungeon!" His eyes look like an addict. It's glowing red and his verdict is unstoppable and unexpected. 

The young boy kneels before him even he barely moved his limp body. 

"Please, spare my life, my Lord! I won't do it again! I'm just hungry. I'll serve you till my last breath!" He put his palms facing against the ground, bending his knees and bows his heads to gain his sympathy for him. 

"Kill him! Kill the thief!" Townspeople want him dead. 

King Reez came forward and crouched down to meet his bruised face. He lifted it, meeting his cold gaze. 

"Tell me what you can do to spare your life, boy!" The King of Oregon said giving him a second chance. 

Meeting his frigid stare, he promises one thing to secure his safety inside this wicked niche. He bravely lifted his scratched face in front of King Reez and candid words came out from his maw.

"I'm a warrior in my Kingdom. We lost the war and I was the last to survive. If you let me, I can be your houseboy or a helper in your palace, or I can be your knight sire!" He groans waiting for the Lord's command. 

Lord of protector stood up and ordered his armies to put him in the dungeon and he'll come back to see him after the battle. Before they took him out from his sight, he asked the boy's name. 

"Call me Danym, sir" he replied and they dragged him out from the scene. 

Townspeople weren't pleased about their King's decision and they started to gossip about him but their lord protector heard it and he warned them. 

"If I heard another word about the boy thief, I'll be the one to chop your tongue!" His voice is like a law. If he talks everyone will listen and follow his commands. 

All of them went back to their duties. King Reez and his regiments walked out from the Kingdom's gate to lead another attack to the Labyrinth Kingdom. They marched with their steeds and swords. They won't accept the truth that they lost the war. King Reez has a family of his own and as long as he was alive, he will protect them even he had to make someone's bleeds to death. 

King Tharks was his rival ever since the chaos a long time ago. He betrayed him when he found out that his wife was his mistress but it's fake news. His wife seduced him when he attended their son's birthday party but he didn't lay his fingers even a single of her hair. 

They were colleagues before but with that one sinful night whom Tharks truly believed, he started the war between them. Reez didn't want to reminisce that doomsday because he did something terrible to his friend's family. Again, his King friend won and he still under his supervision and he won't accept it. Tonight, he will attack their Kingdom with a silent assault. When everyone was in their sweet dreams lying in their beds, making love, or under the influence of wine, these were the time to slay their enemies. He recalls what occurred in the Trojan war, they used the Trojan horse, a hollow wooden statue of a horse which Greeks concealed themselves to enter Troy. 

"Psssst, in my command, we will start lighting the fire!" Reez told his armies in a whispering voice after splashing some gasoline on the gate. 

Even the guards were asleep because they set a small party for their victory. He heard that Tharks had a lovely daughter and he wants to take her to be the bride of his son. 

They quietly slashed the five guardians of the gate in one snap of a finger without putting disturbance. 

"Sleep forever!" He whispered beside their ears before they killed them. 

"My Lord, I guess it's time to enter the Palace!" Jacob, the General of his corps found an idea. 

All of them surrounded the whole Kingdom and they open the gate to pass through. They marched one at a time quietly and went to their positions before the abrupt assault. 

Reez gathered his armies along with him and when everyone seems ready for the final attack, he ordered his men to lit the fire. 

"In my command, ATTACK!!!" He raised his right arms with a sword and scream for them. 

"Ahhhhh!!!" They shouted swaying their swords to the Labyrinth armies who were half asleep. They had no idea that tonight is their last attempt to see the world. 

Tharks heard the commotion outside while he was inside his den. He quickly put on his armor and took his swords right beside him. 

He went outside and saw his Kingdom covered with a huge fire. He saw his armies battled with their swords to Reez's troops. 

"So, you want war, I give you death!" King Tharks mumbled as he went under his secret passage to get something so powerful. 

                           ~~~~~~~

While everyone was combating for their lives,  Princess Amira was still in her room, waiting for someone to rescue her. She won't need help in a battle but she's waiting for Agnes to come and get her. She wants to protect her Dama even she must keep her safe. Agnes was a warrior too just like her because they both went to a training center when she was seven. She's too good to be the King's slave. She's a great warrior and a good friend. 

"Agnes? Is that you?" Amira tried to figure out who was the person in front of her. She has a sharp sense of five and even you won't talk, she will notice you wherever you are. 

She felt a hand taking her fingers on her face. It's soft and small. She painted a wide grin on her innocent face. 

"I know it's you!" She mumbled. 

"Yeah, it's me. I can't fool you. Let's go quick! The King ordered me to get you out of here. King Reez of Oregon Kingdom is burning the whole villages!" Agnes informed her and pulled her out of her room. 

Amira stops her. 

"Wait, my cane!" She said. She can't walk without her best friend.

"I'll take It. Wait here, my lady." Her Dama Agnes ran inside her room and took her cane for her. 

"Here. Let's go!" She gave the walking stick to Amira and they ran as fast as they could until they arrived at her father's secret dungeon. 

"Where are we?" She asked Agnes due to curiosity. 

It's her first time to feel this kind of fervor tingling on her skin. This place wasn't the throne hall, it's not an outside part of their palace so if this wasn't all of them, where are they? 

She can't be able to see and that is her weakness. While waiting for a response, at last she heard her father's deep voice. 

"Amira, my princess, we're inside the place where we call it "Havens". A safe place for us!" Her father mumbled but she was still confused. 

She walked slowly with the help of her waddy. She knew where her father is standing. She could feel his heartbeat and she could sense his smell. She stops when she finally felt his breathing near her skin. 

"But how can you say that father? This place is a hideout. Your people are up there, risking their lives to protect us!" She said. 

Agnes was only standing there and made eye contact with the king. She knew that the King was hiding something behind him. It's a shining gem with pure power and magic inside it. Once King Tharks used it to their opponents, all of them will be burnt alive leaving no single soul on the ground.