Duke Monroe nodded after hearing me. "I will do everything in my power to help you." He said solemnly. "But I am afraid your plans to escape this weekend will be difficult." "And why is that?" Bob asked. "It is the perfect time while the queen is away." "Yes it is the best time to escape while the queen is away but the problem doesn’t lie on that." Duke Monroe said. "The crown prince will be back soon. As my informants told me, he will probably arrive tonight." "What?!" I asked in surprise. I never imagined I would meet Darius again face to face.My heart was thumping faster with the mention of his return. I can feel a mix of fear and anger rising inside me. Darius was the one that planned the attack on our engagement parade more than a year ago and it resulted to the destruction of a part of the Wales capital. "My brother is returning?" Elsa asked. "I also didn’t know about this." "I am afraid the crown prince has made his journey back discreetly." Duke Monroe said. "He is trav
[Ragnar’s POV]After our long journey we have arrived at our destination, the junction in the Euphrates River. I have already sent word of my arrival to General Austin in advance and so he had a small group of his soldiers to meet us. "Greetings to the sword and shield of the Avalon Empire." The soldiers made a formal greeting and bowed. "Rise." I said with authority. The soldiers obediently followed my words. "Your majesty, we will escort you to the general’s camp." The leader of the group said. "Mm, lead the way." I said.The soldiers got back to their horses and led the way to the hidden camp. The ride didn’t take too long. We arrived at the hidden camp set up the General Austin’s men. Along the way the soldiers in camp gave their salute to me.After coming to a stop I alighted from my horse and gave the rein to one of the servant boys on standby. "Tell the stable boy to take care of the horses well. They just withstood a long journey." I told the servant boy while gently patt
[Ragnar’s POV]Since my arrival at the hidden base, I made time to survey the surroundings and the junction of the Euphrates River itself. General Austin briefed me of their plans along the way. "My fleet has been split into two units. Each unit has been specifically placed beyond the fork of the junction." General Austin explained.The Euphrates River junction runs from Geneva down south to Avalon. The junction splits into two ways, down to Avalon and the other is out to the west seas. General Austin’s plan is to launch a surprise attack from both directions. "If I am correct, you are planning a pincer attack against their naval fleet." I said as a matter of fact. "Yes your majesty, the plan is to lure them in with our original defensive fleet at the center. And when they are in the correct range, we will launch a pincer attack." General Austin replied. "That is a good plan." I praised. "With this, their retreat path will also be cut off." I smirked.Because the junction is a goo
The sky started to darken and night fell. There was silence in the surrounding area and only the splashes of water that hit the ship’s bow were heard. "Your majesty, we have arrived at the junction as scheduled." The admiral and the commander of the naval fleet of Geneva said to his queen. "If I may suggest your majesty to go to a much safer place before we commence the attack."On the deck of the biggest ship on the Genevan naval fleet, Queen Fiona was looking on ahead with a serious expression. "That won’t be necessary admiral." Queen Fiona said with a flat tone. "I trust that our naval fleet can deal with a few ships defending the junction. This ship is in the most rear of the fleet so I doubt the battle would be felt from here." "W-Well, you are correct your majesty." The admiral was reluctant to let the queen stay on the ship while there is a battle being fought.The ship where the queen is currently in was the lead ship. In this battle with a small number of enemy ships, only
Kyler hurriedly conveyed my orders to the men aboard the ships. It was the same order in the letter I sent General Austin.I have planned half of the ships will break off from the pincer attack and head towards the enemy’s location. I will personally lead these ships myself. By the time General Austin gives the signal for the start of the attack, the ships under my command will head towards the other half of the enemy’s naval fleet that lies in waiting.Not long, Kyler came back on deck. "Your majesty, your orders have been sent." He said. "Good. Any minute now, General Austin will send the signal." I said and looked to the night sky.The battle not far from here was heard. The exploding cannons and the cries of men pierced the foggy night. Not long into the battle a signal flare was seen flying towards the sky. "It’s the general’s signal." I said. "Men, proceed with the new plan! Onward!" I shouted with force. "Yeah!" The men cheered in unison.The fleet started to depart its hid
"What?!" Queen Fiona stood up in surprise. "How can this be?!" *BANG* *BANG* *BANG*Explosions left and right are heard in the vicinity. The queen stood up in a hurry from her seat and dashed past the vice admiral. "Y-Your majesty?!" The vice admiral was surprised with the sudden movement of the queen. "Please wait."The queen ascended the steps towards the deck. The yelling and screaming of people were being heard more clearly with every step she takes. By the time she reached the deck, she looked around and saw a sea of fire in front of her. "What is happening?!" The queen screamed with the mix of anger and surprise. "This shouldn’t be happening. Our plan was flawless."The vice admiral and the lady in waiting were able to catch up to the queen. They were panting while trying to catch up to her. "Y-You majesty..." The vice admiral was catching his breath. "I-It’s not safe here. We need to leave and lead you to safety." "Tell me first what is happening!" The queen shouted in an
"You dare point your sword at me!" The queen yelled in rage. "What did you expect, a warm welcome?" Ragnar said mockingly. "Well my fire is quite warm, I hope it is to your liking!"Ragnar launched a fire ball attack towards the queen. But it was deflected by a water magic. "Your majesty!" Lucas said while arriving at the scene. "Why are you just arriving now?!" The queen growled. "We are sorry for being late" Luna said arriving just after her brother Lucas. "It’s you two again." Ragnar recognized the two people who just arrived. He wouldn’t forget these two that tried to kidnap Isabella one too many times. "It is an honor for the king of Avalon to remember such a lowly person as me." Lucas said. "How could I just forget the person that tried to abduct my Isabella, not one but two times?" Ragnar smirked coldly. "We have fought each other for a few times. And now you are in my path once again." "We won’t let you hurt our queen!" Luna yelled.The siblings stood in front of the
The queen’s men together with his men are clinging for their lives in the splitting ground. Under them Ragnar can see molten lava flowing calm and steadily. "My queen... help... ahh.ahhhhh." One of the queen’s men shouted. The earth he was holding on gave in and he fell and sank on the molten lava. "Ahh... help me..." The man’s screams seized after the lava swallowed him. "Queen Fiona, are you crazy?!" I looked at her standing at the edge above them. "Your men are falling to their deaths." "They are doing a big sacrifice to ensure your death King Ragnar." The queen smirked. "So just die!"Ragnar saw that this queen is so vicious, even to her own people. He has earth attribute magic but not that powerful. He tried to use it to make protrusions on the sides for the men to cling and climb on. "If you want to live then climb with all your might!" Ragnar yelled.Ragnar’s men did as they were told to, while the queen’s men were at a loss first. "Dammit! I don’t want to die like this!"