The Year of the Lindworm

by Jet556

Fourteen years after Mumm-Ra's final defeat, Balor has been Chieftain of Evabon for a whole year and his marriage to Brigid is fast approaching. Loyalists of the late Alaksandu seek to replace Balor with Orsino, former herald of Mumm-Ra. Turning to necromancy they resurrect Mumm-Ra and march on Wilusa on Balor and Brigid's wedding day.

7. The Dissevering of the Chador

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The Dissevering of the Chador

Holding Brigid's veil, Orsino looked at it with less than gentle eyes. Piece by piece he ripped it apart. He was bored.

As Mumm-Ra came walking into the garden where the great tree stood, Orsino looked at Mumm-Ra with curious eyes. What were they going to do now?

"Orsino!"

"Your divineness?"

"Prepare the troops and march to Thundera." Mumm-Ra's voice was ever in the same tone. If it ever changed Orsino would at least know what Mumm-Ra was thinking.

Orsino didn't know how to properly explain this to Mumm-Ra. Even with him here there was opposition to Mumm-Ra's take over. His pyramid had been destroyed in the final battle years ago so it was here in Wilusa that Mumm-Ra would make his base of operations.

"That may be difficult, your divineness." Orsino continued to rip the veil apart. "We may have conquered Wilusa but we have yet to crush all opposition." Orsino looked at Mumm-Ra, a twinge of fear in his blackened heart. He might not have been abled to die thanks to Mumm-Ra's power but he could be tortured and feel pain. "I mean not disrespect."

"No, you're right." Mumm-Ra's answer shocked Orsino. He had been expecting an entirely different response. "Balor is a Gardite and the rest of them will want to avenge him. They must be either eradicated or broken. If we kill Gard, the father of their house, then their spirit shall be broken!" A cruel, harsh laugh came from Mumm-Ra's lips causing Orsino to back away. "It is more entertaining to break someone than to merely kill them." Orsino looked at one of the Evabon who present and made a gesture to leave. "Call forth the Labinnacs. Send them to Thundera, they will remember you and thus remember me. You are not to leave Wilusa, Orsino. Remain here and crush all opposition!" Mumm-Ra then began to walk away. "I shall seek Gard, if he is in Thundera then I shall have an even greater victory in claiming the stones as well!"

Orsino returned to ripping Brigid's veil apart. It had always been Donalbain who had been more confortable in Mumm-Ra's presence. He practically worshipped the ground Mumm-Ra had walked upon! And that only begged the question. Did Donalbain still live? If so then, where was he now? And was he returning to once more serve Mumm-Ra?