" Xie ... Xie my boy, are you alright? "She rushed to his side as he began vomiting blood and foaming at his mouth. Her eyes were about to pop out of her eye sockets. Xie was in excruciating pain but he completely ignored his mother. He pushed her away and stumbled his way forward, towards his beloved. His eyes were flashing with concern even in that state. All that the Wolf Queen could do was watch in agony and jealous rage. Within the next few moments, the cave filled with the rest of the troops. The Wolf King came right at Xie and Ruby and hit them both with the Spirit Conjuring Staff that he snatched from the Queen's hand. It swirled around the two of them for some time and then slowly a greenish fume evaporated from around them. Xie too, fell unconscious over the body of his wife. " Take them back immediately. " The Wolf King commanded as a group of soldiers from the fox and wolf clans,hurried towards them. " Is she alive? " It was Jade who finally joined them. " She is
It was a hard job, convincing Akata to go back to his room. The Fox king had to tuck him to bed, all by himself and he had to secretly promise him that he and Akata would go down the Ancient Well to look for his mother and uncle, together. His old hands patted his chubby cheeks with reassurance. After, he came to his own chamber, he asked everyone to leave, because he was feeling discomfort. " Shall I call the doctors my King? " " No, just leave. Let me be by myself for a little bit. Something is not right in my heart. "His put his sheathed sword down just beside him and sat on the bed with his hands behind his ears, trying to stretch, trying to listen, trying to soothe the unknown aching in his heart. Just then a brilliant flash of light filled the room and it reflected against the window glasses, that was already shinning because of the moon's ethereal glow. " Third son? What a present surprise? Come, sit here next to me. Could you not sleep tonight as well? "The Fox king ask
The ones fighting in the front line had no time to think about the back up that didn't come. They were too preoccupied, fighting that losing battle, somewhere in their mind the fact was set, that they would not leave that hell hole alive, they would all perish and die. Because the more they killed the more they helped the undead breed. Every limb they severed became an addition to their ranks and numbers, with independent thinking. The ones carrying the unconscious Ruby and Xie were not doing fine, as well. Their ships were being dragged down by the myriad creatures from the netherworld that creeped into the ocean. They kept shooting their arrows laced with their spirit energy and spells but it was useless. The ship was going to sink any moment because of the pilling weight that was building under water, trying to anchor them. " What do we do? We cannot move at this rate. The prince and the princess will drown along with the ship if we don't do anything about it. "One Wolf obser
He had Akata standing in front of him. Little kids don't understand politics very well nor do they understand the changing dynamics of relationships along with that political shift . The Third Fox prince was still his uncle and his parents had emphasized well that he aught to be nice to his family. He had no idea he was facing a batant enemy. " Stand still! "The third prince commanded as he prepared to chop his little head off with his own hands. The mourns and sobs were increasing as more and more of the common Fox population began gathering. There was tsunami of murmur building but the first one who could break that dam of silence was still missing. The bodies of the protestors that the third prince killed, were still shivering and bleeding infront of them. " Put your head here you little bastard. "Commanded the one who wished to win over the population with fear for himself in their heart and little, innocent Akata obediently followed his order as everyone gasped. The third
" Crystal! "The Wolf King had several of the undeads, leeched onto his body, but he didn't care. The scenario that his eyes were witnessing, made a shiver of joyous pain, run all over his veins. Crystal, his beloved Crystal was standing in front of him. But she wasn't the Crystal he had known or seen. She was in her true form, the ethereal mer-queen. She had a power ord circulating around both her hands and with every punch she dealt in the air, the undeads went reeling back inside the pit they were crawling out from. The intensity of the shock wave was sending those leeches flying in every direction. She had her eyes locked on the Wolf King and with one blast the ones around him were gone. He ran towards her, before she could come to him. The Wolf King scooped her up and pressed her close. At last, they were in each other's arms, a tender collision that transcended time and space. The Wolf King's strong embrace enveloped the Mer-queen, his rough hands cradling her delicate form
***Somewhere in the middle of nowhere***"It feels good to be alive, doesn't it son? "The original serpent coiled his way away from the Great Serpent and hissed as his son chased after him. " You know, you cannot escape me. I will get you and drag you to that hell hole, where you actually belong. "He whisked a ring of fire around the original serpent, trying to trap him, but tripped. The original serpent had again tricked him with his visual imagery. " Hhhhmmm, the air in this era feels so fresh, so unadulterated... Let me fix that. "And he blew his deadly venom in circles, as if dancing to a symphony, all across the field. It was deadly but the Great Serpent knew it was a trap. His father was planning to disappear on him the moment he rushed to contain that. The world had to suffer a little. It was a compromise. Little did the two of them know, that they were heading towards the Sacred Lands. ***At the Ancient Well***"She has gone for hours. Should we not at least go down an
***Crystal with Mia and Boshu//Stuck at thevoid between the land of the dead and the living because they were exposed to the poison from the underworld, before the barrier collapsed***" Mia, you are the only one amongst the living who has seen the Tree of Knowledge, with her living eyes. "Mia heard her mother's voice in a whisper in her deep sleep. She wanted to move and ask her more about it. She wanted to ask her mother how she was doing and tell her how much she missed her but she could not move her limbs. They felt like solid boulders, immobile. " M... Mother... "She tried to yell, yet nothing came out of her mouth. " Shhhh, Mia, only listen. You are still under their influence. They might hear the conversation we are having. They will never let us close this gate. But the barrier between the dead and the living, must be restored. You and I both know what havoc it will cause if the breech is not contained in the earliest. "Mia was slowly understanding the situation. " The G
" And that's how grandfather killed the snake. He kicked him like this on the head and like this on his tail and he flipped him off like this... like this... "Akata was giving a full performance to his little sister, Merindale, Xie and Ruby's daughter. As an older brother, he was on baby sitting duty while the adults were busy, preparing for Xie's coronation ceremony. He couldn't stop telling her the story of their grandfather's bravery, over and over again with a lot of added spices of course and the little girl smiled and giggled, while kicking her hands and legs in the air. It took a lot of convincing for Xie to finally accept his responsibility in their father's absence. He was the worst hit because he was unconscious during the incident. He was unable to forgive himself for being absent and blamed himself for his father's death. ***The first prince had taken the helm of the Fox Kingdom very well. Who would have thought he would make such a fine king. The subjects cherished