Same.
"Hannibal!!!"
Kie called, throwing him the sword which was lying on a flat edge. Hannibal grabbed and did a quick but seasoned dances for a while, chopping off two of the heads of the numerous Got warriors.
Hannibal threatened,
"You have the freedom to leave at this moment if you don't want more dead. I won't say those words again."
His face grim, eyes mean. Beside him was Kie and behind the two, were the remaining men of Hanik. There were now nine. Hanik had returned with few other men earlier that day since those who had a fight with Kie refused to return. But Hanik had left again. He refused to be owned by anyone.
Seeing that two of his guards were out, the leader of the warriors of Got burned in rage. He climbed off his brown horse and edged forward. With him were fifty other warriors. The odds was great.
"I thought you were wise. You know two well that it's just a matter of time before these nine falls before my fift
The Next Morning."Much of a day yesterday."One of the thirty men of the Got warriors shot suddenly. Kie and his counterparts had their hands tied. Each man with a guard beside him.Last night, they'd passed the night in a tent set by the warriors of Got several metres away from the cave. The gloomy sky had caught up with them before the they could even smell the earth of Got. And they had decided to resume the journey come morning."I bet the king would be so glad to have the heads of these bastards on platters. Especially that shit faced."The guard speaking now had tossed his head in the direction of Hannibal who had his gaze to the front. There was a brief silence for a while.The day was still fragile as the sky was clear. The sun seemed to have several hours to bargain with the rain, about which would be holding a deal.While Kie and his men travelled on foot, the leader of the Got warriors travelled on his horse. Few warriors
Beyond the woods of Got."Isn't that a hut I see on the hill?"One of Hanik's men called at the group. Though the fellow was at the back, yet he wasn't carried away by petty talks like the rest of the group.The group looked in the direction of the elevated mound of large earth the fellow had refered to as a hill. There was a lone hut on it. The hut was in such position that, whoever was standing outside it could see travelers walking through the path few metres off the foot of the hill."Come you. We should be certain about who the dwellers are. It could be some warriors of Got or runaways from Agranah."Kie had explained, calling at the fellow who had called their attention at the hut. Kie to Hannibal said,"Keep an eye on Sam. I can't entrust her to a stranger."He'd sneered at Maka who was riding the same horse with Malisa. Maka scoffed then looked away as Kie and the fellow advanced towards the hut."Keep a reasonable dist
In the woods of Agranah."This will be tenth time I'd be asking you. Where are you taking me to? Where are we going to?"Samantha complained as Kie cut a turn in the undergrowth, and took the fancy of a path with plain track.She caught up with him and grabbed one of his arms. She made him stop."I won't go any further if you won't tell me where you're taking me to. At least I have the right to know."He halted and turned to her. He held her face in his palms and pulled her cheeks with his thumbs. She groaned,"That hurts."He chuckled,"Must you ruin the fun of it? How impatient you are."He grunted. He sighed then dropped his hands."You said you wanted to know what I've been hiding from you right?"There was curiosity eating up her gaze as she nodded."I'm about to show you. So, just do me a favor. Don't say anything, just follow."She stared awkwardly at him for a while then resumed walkin
Same."Go Sam. Go. Keep running. I'll hold them back."Kie had stopped running as soon as he noticed that the chance of losing those guards was quite lean. But Samantha shook her head,"I'm not leaving you here. We can make it."She assured, walking back to him. But he hurried to her and held her face in his palms, his voice picky, eyes serious,"Trust me. Just do as I say. I'll be fine. They are just ten. I'll hold them back."She wanted to argued but he kissed her hot. He dragged out and looked up at her,"For our baby, please."Her countenance fell. She knew she couldn't keep up the argument. She turned from him, her left hand in his as it slowly slid off till the last finger touch.He nodded her on,"Just go.""Your back, she called at him."He turned immediately. Two of the ten Xerxes men had gotten to him."Who are you and where are you going to?"One of the two men asked. But Kie
Same."Nice timing, bitch!!!"Kie stood tall, glaring at the Alan. The Alan was all calm now. Eyes no longer glowed red, her aura accommodating. She just had the usual yellow eyes of an old eagle.Sam walked to his side and slid her right arm into his left,"Don't say that. At least she made up for keeping you waiting by healing you. I was scared, I thought I'd lose you."He turned to her. He noticed her gulp. He held her face in his smeared palms and stroke her cheeks with his thumbs,"I won't die so easily. Not after I know that you carry my baby.""The witch is pregnant?"The Alan spoke for the first time. Sam gulped suddenly, her eyes widening. Kie stepped forward, still holding hands with Sam,"Choose your words with sanity. You don't get to return after several months to say this."Sam pulled him back and stepped forward,"What did you mean? Why did you call me a witch?"The Alan stepped forwar
Africa."Is it a culture for you... to creep on people?"A lady lying on a spread cheetah skin under a large baobab tree next to a waterfall called at the stranger who had just appeared behind her. The lady lying had a crystal clear melanin, well-kept, and spotless skin. Her eyes silver, lips full. She was an extreme meaning of gorgeous. Amanirenas.Her face was to the height of the tree, trailing the leaves and birds that perched on the branches occasionally. One of her knees curled up in a seductive manner as she basked in some splattered rays of the sun guided by the fluttering leaves.The lady standing behind Amanirenas stepped forward to her side, towering over the melanin goddess."I guess you really fit the title you've been burdened with."The strange lady teased and then scoffed."You seem calm even being crept upon by a stranger. How bold of you. And who knows, perhaps you have no idea of who's standing over you?"Ama
Behind a hut on a earthy hill. Woods of Agranah."You don't mean what you're saying, do you Sam?"Kie knelt at her front. She was seated on a wooden stool built by one of the Hanik's men. The hotheaded.He had his palm on her left lap, his eyes keen on eyes which were looking away. Since she didn't give him a reply, he continued,"You can't mean. I know you were under pressure. And we've both had a good sleep on it. Our head is pretty much clear now. You can't possibly mean to kill our child."He chuckled wryly,"I can't even wrap around it. Yesterday felt like I was speaking with a stranger."He took a deep sigh,"I'm not blaming for having the thought. You were not thinking straight. Let's just forget that that happened."She looked suddenly back at him. Her eyes keen, with a scrutiny, like she was trying to dig out an answer."So what are you going to do? Forget that the Alan said that thing. I can't believe th
Same."Are you so deluded or helplessly obsessed?!"Kie stepped away from Samantha to match up Malisa's indifference. As much as shook as he was, the consciousness of Samantha's presence, he wanted to get that over with."Do you think someone like you would build a stance and everyone would gladly assume it?"He scoffed,"A bitch like you that sleeps around?!!! And you want me to believe that you're carrying my child. I bet you didn't have a deep thought over this before picking your tiny legs to this place. Or does it unsettle you so much after hearing that Sam is pregnant for me? You also wants to feel among. Tell me I'm mistaken."Malisa looked beaten at those harsh words from Kie. Her face pale and eyes red. A stray tear involuntarily slid off her left eye. Kie scoffed instead.Malisa sniffled and spoke as soon as she sorted her words,"Do you really think you're that important to me? Do you think I follow you around becaus
The Arena. "Now that the King has been crowned and the Queens have been celebrated, it's now time to have the games. But first, we'd be starting with blood and gores... let all the women take caution now. If you cannot contain the emotions, you won't be held against your will to remain seated. But if surely you have nothing to fear, I shall then call in the gladiator!!!"Hannibal took a pause, looking away from the crowd who occupied the arena to every corner of its length. He looked at his back, at Kie who was elegantly dressed as a king, the gold crown sitting majestically upon his head. Beside him to the right was Malisa and to the left was Sam. The parents were behind them; that particular elevated spot of the arena had been consecrated for the royalty and family. Kie nodded him to continue and he did. "By the order of the great king of Agranah, Kie Azholophased, I thereby introduce to you the great terror of the men of the East, a bea
Through the woods of Agranah. "What if Malisa figures out that the both of us disappear a day before the coronation? Don't you think she'll have a lot of reasons to be jumpy?"Kie took a glance at Samantha whose horse was going gently beside his. She smiled at him,"Are you saying that she would think that we absconded again?"He nodded looking away,"Definitely. It's quite the thing to think about. And to think of it, we found our way back to each other after that sex. Now I know what I want and who I truly love.""And who's that?"She teased, intentionally avoiding his gaze. He chuckled and made his horse stop. He climbed off it and walked to hers which had stopped too. He got to her and turned her on the horse. He turned her to face himself then buried his face in her stomach. "Of course you, Samantha. You are the one I love genuinely."He looked up at her, his face soft and reflectiv
On a boat. A lagoon. "So I convinced her. She surely believed me."Shamaica said to Amani who was standing very close to the edge of the boat on the other end. Naturally, the boat should tilt and fall over but 'twas mysteriously stable on the water. You could call that magic. "Why do you make it sound like you have done something evil. All you did was tell the witch the truth. If I was a third party, I would think that you have an ulterior motive."Amani turned to her and the boat shook. Shamaica was seated at the extreme end, on a plank connected to both ends of the boat; six other planks like that made rows of seven seats. "Sorry, master. That wasn't the intention."Shamaica apologized. Amani huffed, then started walking back to her, jumping from one seat to the other till she got to the middle. "Why do you call master? It's reasonable to think that you chose to become my disciple in order to cultivate your p
Night. The King's chamber. Agranah. "I don't think this is the right thing to do."Kie was reluctant to walk to the bed. His back was pressed to the door. His eyes traveling across the room. The room was lit in red candles, the floor clothed in beautiful flowers. Kie needed no soothsayer to tell him those were the efforts of Malisa. And Malisa was already in bed, half-naked, her white night gown was transparent and revealed every sensitive part of her body; especially her hard and standing nipples. "What do you think, Sam?"Kie decided to look away from Mal. That was the only way to counter the arousal he was having. Sam on the other hand was still wearing her gown. Though her cleavages were revealed, but her dresses were at the peak of modesty. "I don't know. I'm not sure I can stand it."She walked away from the bed, beside which she had been standing, heading towards the door. Malisa slid
The Palace Garden. Agranah. "Why do I feel like we have to uproot all these flowers and replant new ones. The blood and sweat of the warriors seem to ridicule their efforts to grow."He walked around the garden, careful of the traps he'd once heard Wealene talk about. "But for a fact, one must agree that Wealene is quite the genius. How could he had thought of creating such deadly shortcuts and traps. He must have a lot of things going on in that thick head of his.""I bet you can't say that it to his face."A feminine voice came from behind him. He was familiar with the voice, and therefore found no reason to turn to her. "After all, he's the father of a woman you love."She added, advancing towards him. "Go away, I don't want to talk to you."She halted few steps away from him. He kept on walking towards the pit. She followed. As soon as he got to the pit, he stopped then looked into it. 'Twas
Within the Palace walls. The dining hall. "Now let's talk about the king's coronation feast."Elonaise proposed over breakfast. Everyone of them was gathered at the table. Only Hannibal was missing: he hadn't arrived from the island yet. "Can't it wait until we finish dining?"Wealene had made an exception. He seemed to be in a better state now. For all that there was, he was seated and had his usual expression stalking his face. "There's no kid here. Why should we do that? Or do you fear to choke on the meat?"Elonaise trolled. Wealene glared at him for a while. Mara looked from one end to the other. Kie was seated between his wives. Mara between the two men, each set opposite each other over the table. "Kie, when do you want the feast to be?"Kie who had been enjoying his meal, paused for a while, then looked up at his mother. He could feel the eyes of the rest heating up his face. He picked each of t
Through the neighborhood of Agranah. "Where are you taking me to?"Kie was impatient now, and he wouldn't move anymore. He had been keeping his calm all this while but now that they were past the arena and were walking through the plain towards the East, he'd decided to stop his horse. Samantha who was leading ahead of him didn't stop. She wasn't going to give in to his threat. She was now a different person. Ever since Kie placed her as a second choice. Twas quite a wonder that he decided to come with her after she told him that there was someone who wanted to speak with him. "You think I'm joking? I'm turning around now!"He pushed the threat further and then she stopped. She turned on her horse and called at him,"Don't be a sucker and catch up. We are almost there. What a bore you are!!!"She grunted and nudged her horse, turning away from him. "A bore?"He called on top of his vo
Towards the plains of Kattiput. "What kinda life is this?"Alanor panted, taking a break. He could see the plains of his land few steps ahead of him. He was on an unnamed spot between the woods behind and plains ahead.He resumed walking, his clothes dusty and dirty. His hair unkempt, face rough, lips cracked, shoes worn from the tiring journey. His heart was faint, but dropping dead or refusing to walk would do him nothing close to good. "Why are there no wandering warriors on patrol?"He remonstrated, advancing towards the plains. A realization dawned on him,"Even if many died in the war, but I left few back at home. Aren't they supposed to be worried about me?"He was now walking through the plains. "And there is no horse. What fate is this. Why do I fall into wrong hands over and over again."The view up ahead of him was blurry because of the hotness of the sun. He could hardly take a long s
Agranah. Wealene's Chamber. "How do you feel now, father?"Malisa helped her father up. She handed him the goblet filled with concoction. He took a long gulp of it, not allowing the bitter taste to ruin his motivation. "Like shit. But it's a relief that I won't die. Let that choad just wait till I recover, he would wish he didn't know me."He tried to lie back down, after handing the cup back to his daughter. She looked inside the cup,"There's still some portion left. It'll work together.""Malisa?"Wealene called, after getting comfortable. "Yes father?"His face housed a thin smile,"How about you be a good daughter and take the remaining portion for me."She rolled her eyes at him,"Why would I ? Was I the one who was bitten by the dick of a God?"She tried to laugh stealthily but he caught her. "So, now you're against your only father?"