"Queen Vause, I have decided what my deal will be." I heard the king say while I was snooping through my door.
"And what will that be King Kubra." Alex said.
"I want one of your peasants."
"What!? You already have so many people!" Alex shouted.
"Don't raise your voice at me. A deal is a deal." He said.
"Fine.. but can I at least think about this!? I still have a month till it's final." She said.
"Yes, but remember the rules. Five days before the month is over, I'll come by to pick out which peasant I want, just Incase you had some sense and will not choose war." He said, I can literally feel him smirking through his words.
"Yes, sir. Goodbye." Alex said.
Alex told me not to come out until she came in my room. Just to be safe.
A knock.
"Pipes?" She said as she slowly opened the door.
"Yes." I whispered.
"Now what.." She asked.
I never thought I would see the day that the queen would ask for help.
"We train." I said.
Alex gathered all of her guards and including peasants that can help in the war. Nicky, Lorna, Red, and me stayed out of this fight because Alex couldn't bare to see anything happening to one of us. I still helped trained and sometimes Nicky helped too while Red prepared energy food and Lorna prepare some armor uniforms that are bound to protect us.
A week has past. We've been working day and night nonstop, giving them pet talks and showing them how to use their powers to go against the kings soldiers. Someone suggested to kill the king but only emperors can do that and Alex wasn't gonna risk anything.
Two weeks past. They've gotten stronger, one person can fight off three, three can fight off nine, nine can fight off twenty seven, but we still have more training to do.
Three weeks past. The females are starting to look as buff as the men, like they can fight off a ton of bulls. They're quick to their feet and are more alert of things.
A week and a half has passed and Lorna came in the room with a magic book in her hand.
"What is it Lorna." Alex asked.
"This spell can make these people a billion times stronger with there powers than they already are." Lorna said kinda exaggerating a bit.
"Isn't that a little extreme?" I asked.
"It last only six hours." She said.
"Hopefully that'll be enough time." Alex said. "Hide the book and peasants because Kubra will be here any second."
Lorna did as she was told, after the floor was cleared, there was only Red, Nicky, Alex, Lorna, and me. Kubra barged in the kingdom making everyone but Alex jump in fear.
"Hmmm." Said Kubra.
"I'll get the peasants." Alex said, and when she means peasants she means the weak criminal ones that's been put in the dungeon, but Kubra halted her while looking at me.
"No need. I see one I already liked." He said. Alex saw what he was getting at as he came closer to me, but at the same time Alex pushed me away from him as her jaw clinched.
"You can't have her." She said firmly.
"It's the deal Vause.. or else... you wanna die a slow and painful death that is." He said.
'Don't worry about me.' I said in Alex's mind.
Alex let go off me as Kubra took me by the hand.
"I'll keep her for now since she apparently has so much value to you. Plus since she's a person, I don't want her escaping, or you hiding her." Kubra said. All Alex did was nodded as her eyes water.
"Come on Love, time to go to my castle, who knows you might spend rest of eternity there." Kubra said smirking as he dragged me away. I slowly allowed it to happen.
He took me to his kingdom where he showed me to a dungeon, where I would be sleeping. Unlike Alex, Kubra actually treats me like a peasant. All I had to do was keep my mind blank, I know how Kubra can get inside my mind. I can't think about Alex, or the kingdom or anything. Just count the days.
Kubra looked at me, and just stared. That's when I knew I had to just stare back and not think. He probably didn't know I had powers, or knew that I know what he was doing, or what is to come.
He stared. I stared.
He smiled and walked away. Later I realized I was holding my breath. As I sat on my bunk I started to fall asleep. I pray that Alex is okay.
Three more days till war.
"Wake up!" Shouted one of the guards as he threw me a bucket and a sponge and motioned his finger around the dungeon indicating I have to clean this place up.
They might have security cameras so I did it without my powers just to be safe. The whole day I was spent cleaning the dungeon till night time. That was when I got moldy food for dinner, and was ordered to go to bed.
Two days till war.
"Wake up!" The same guard said as he threw me the same bucket and sponge but then he told me I had to clean everywhere on the first floor.
I haven't eaten in a day and something tells me I'm not gonna be eating today either. I've cleaned the whole place spotless and started to cry thinking if Alex had gave up on me. I then viscously wiped my tear and started to mentally slapping myself for doubting her.
The guard dragged me back down to the dungeon and told me to eat then go to sleep, but of course I didn't eat the smelly, moldy, maggot eating food.
One more day till war.
"Wake up!" Said the guard. He threw me the same thing and told me to clean the second floor.
I did till nighttime. I was expecting the guard to drag me downstairs, give me moldy food and tell me to sleep, but instead he told me King Kubra needed me at the dining hall.
"You needed me?" I asked him. There was a whole feast on the table.
"Yes, come sit and eat with me. I'm guessing you haven't been eating for a few days." Kubra said, and it made me think that he planned this, or it's really how he treats peasants.
I slowly walked to the other end of the table and started hungrily diving in. He chuckled at my behavior.
"So, lets cut the small talk." Kubra said. "I know Alex is planning something. If not, what is it with you two!? She keeps trying to start a new deal with me." Kubra said.
As long as she doesn't deal her life away, I thought. That's when I knew it was a mistake because Kubra started smirking.
"What's the deal with you and Vause." He asked again.
So I started telling him useless information he thankfully believed.
"Nothing, it's just that, I came from an abusive family and me and her made a deal that I'll be her peasant if she'll set me free. So she technically saved my life and it'll be quite devastating that she'll give up her rank for me." I said with a shrug, without emotion.
Clear your mind. Think blankly. He stared at me for a while, then he slowly leaned back in his chair.
"Hmm. You may go down to the dungeon and rest. Tomorrow will be the last final day for her decision so you might as well get comfortable." He said.
I nodded and went to bed.
Today is the day for war.
I felt someone dragging me off my bed and all the way to the top of the kingdom where it is the view of the field. Alex on the other side watching carefully.
"You knew about this didn't you." He said firmly.
"No sir." I said.
"It doesn't matter, once I win the war, Vause dies and we'll punish you for your bad behavior." Kubra said waving me off. I was more nervous than before.
They blew the horn. The war began.