Geo was ahead of us walking around the trees. Dave was keeping low to the ground and glancing around every few seconds. I…well I just walked around not caring if anybody saw me. I had hate in my heart and blood in my mind. I heard the Armenian's breathing heavily and I stopped myself from tearing their heads off and bathing in their blood. Ew…I shook my head and focused on the plan Geo thought of.
"Okay…we will be in a group and purposely parade around drawing them to us. Then Lei you will draw a fog shield around us. Then if the wizard or witch with them will take down the shield we can attack the group and kill the witch or wizard. But I will sniff them out first. Stay close and walk slowly," Geo said and we shifted and began walking.
Geo was still sniffing. I could tell he was getting frustrated because his tail kept on lashing from side to side. Then he stopped and looked up. I followed to what he was looking at. Above us were Armenian's on large ugly birds.
"Condluars, they are these ugly ass birds that have razor sharp teeth and wicked eye sight. The most dangerous thing is their sense of smell and their talons. Like snakes they have venom sacs in their skin and if you get scratched by their talons you will be paralyzed," Dave said and I had the wind blow our scent to the ground so we would not be scented. With that I could smell the Condluars. They smelled like rotten eggs and moldy cheese. I tried not to gag. Dave buried his nose in the snow. Geo just stayed their frozen looking at the birds. I nudged him with my nose and we continued walking. Then I smelled something familiar. Magic. I turned left and walked near the Armenians. I became so close that I could see and smell them. They were all dressed for war. Some of them were holding a tent above them. Then they stopped.
"She is here," a soft voice came from inside the tent. The Armenians put the tent down and out came a girl dressed in all white with pale red hair and white eyes.
"Arge you shurge?" an Armenian asked. I guessed he was the leader because he had tusks coming out of his mouth. That was what was making his speak funny.
"Yes you blasted imbecile of a fool. The Lady gave me her scent and she is close," the girl said. I felt a growing hate for her. I had no reason to but something inside me burned with fury.
"Yourge sisterge is right?" the leader asked and the girl looked at him and then he fell as if someone slapped him.
"Of course you bumbling birdbrain!" she shouted and I changed to my human form. I began walking towards them. Geo and Dave didn't try to stop me. They were in shock of what I was doing.
"Hey pretty princess, you final arrived," she said and turned her white eyes on me. I sneered and let out a chortle.
"Well I hate to say it but I am going to kill you…No I don't hate to say it I am loving the sound of it. You skimpy, shriveled up shrimp!" I shouted. The Armenians didn't move but I saw one hiding a laugh. But a soft sound escaped his mangled lips.
"YOU! Did you just laugh at her pitiful attempt at insulting me?" she shouted as a wave of Armenians moved to show the accused Armenian. He tried to shake his head but he could not move a muscle. She walked up to him and suddenly his head was disconnected from his body. All the Armenians gasped and some even glared at the girl.
"Anyone else want to laugh. Go right ahead and we may just see a few more heads rolling," she said and all of the Armenians shook their heads. I sighed and looked at my nails as she continued yelling at the Armenians.
"Okay, pipsqueak if you wanna fight lets fight but if you wanna yell at these poor creatures then continue. Because I can just kill you now but I want to fight fair," I said and she turned around and looked at me.
"Oh…fight fair do yah? How about when my mother was protecting my sister and I? Did you fight fair then? Or when my dad was helping you all out did you fight fair? No you killed them by stabbing them in the back! THEY TRUSTED YOU!" she shouted and then a frenzy of things began to happen. Knives and other sharp objects flew out of the tent and pointed straight at me. I gazed at them uninterested.
"Um…aren't you a bit too young to be playing with knives. You could get hurt," I said in a mock baby voice. She let out a wild scream.
"The only one who is going to get hurt is you," she yelled and all the knives began shooting at me. I quickly stomped on the ground and a large ground cave formed around me. I opened a little hole and smirked at her.
"Umm…I see a little mud in your hair," I said and called the rain to me. I picked up some mud and began forming balls. I had the wind keep them in the air and then they all shot at her. She screamed and tried to dodge them but she was then covered in mud. I smirked and blew at her. A freezing wind from the north surrounded her and froze the mud. She tried moving but the mud was too hard. I walked up to her and grabbed a little electricity from the air. I balanced the sparks on my fingers.
"Now, tell me what is your name," I asked and her eyes widened. She couldn't speak so I wiped the hardened mud off her mouth.
"Lisilie," she said and stared at the lightening with great fear.
"Now Lis…who is your sister and what is going on here. Who is the witch or wizard keeping the images in the fake camp?" I asked and she closed her mouth. I brought the lightening closer.
"STOP! My sister is Albia; she started this war because she wanted someone. But you have him. She wants you dead. The wizard is Albrt. He is in the north. He is surrounded by the Condluars," Lisilie said and then fainted. I washed the mud off her and gave her to the Armenians.
"Get far away from here. Take her to the palace north of here holding a white flag. Take this ball of water. I will send word of your arrival by wind. Hurry they will be waiting for you," I said and the leader looked at in shock. He silently had one of the other Armenians take the girl.
"You saved ourge lives. She was going to kill us. We owe you ourge lives. My clan and I will be forever in yourge service. Ask for my name and we will be therge," the leader said. I blushed slightly and nodded my head.
"What is your name, Armenian?" I asked and some Armenians scowled.
"Please do not call us Armenian, We are the Undlgr clan. We are a great clan of warriors and tamers. My name is Uglard," Uglard said and I nodded respectfully.
"Well then welcome Undlgr clan. You can live your life now peacefully." I said and they all looked happy.
"You Bright Lady have given us a great kindness," Uglard said and they all walked away.
"I will call my other clans men to leave with us. That should leave the other Armenians down to half their warriors. Fight bravely, Bright Lady," Uglard said and they all left. Then what seemed like hours Dave and Geo finally came out of the bushes.
"Did you just gain one the Armenians forces?" Dave asked and I scowled at him.
"They are called the Undlgr clan not the Armenians. Be nice," I said and began walking to the north. Geo followed me silently but I could tell he was brainstorming. Dave just stared at me in shock. I tipped a tree so that snow would land on Dave. He screamed and I heard a cawing sound.
"Condluars," I whispered. Dave shifted and so did Geo. For some reason I felt full of energy. I took off running with Geo and Dave loping beside me. We arrived to the nest.
All around were ten Condluars. They were all scary looking. In the middle was a crystal ball with a man. He had his hands on the ball. I took some wind with my scent and sent the wind past the Condluars and to the east. I took Dave's scent and sent that to the west. I took Geo's scent and sent that farther north.
In three groups the Condluars flew away leaving one Condluar watching the area. Dave and Geo took off running and attacked the bird. I slowly followed looking at the wizard who called on the shadows to make the mirages. He had dark black hair, pale skin, sunken eyes and black eyes.
"Ah ah ahhh, young princess. If you come any closer the other Condluars will find out. They will come back faster than you can say 'Global warming' and they will kill you and your cats. First they will tear out your eyes and let you run around. You won't know where you are going. They will play with you…like cat and mouse. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!" the man shouted and began to laugh like a maniac. I grinned at him.
"Well that is not as bad as what I am going to do to you. First I am going to cut you with a long sharp whip. Each time you scream I will stuff thorns down your throat. And watch you cough up blood. After that I will attach metal rings to the last real rib and hang you ten inches off the ground. After that I will have you stand in freezing water with electric eels swimming around and if you move then you will be bitten. Oh and then I will slice one ligament off. Every time you scream I will cut off one more. Then I will cut off another and another until you are left with no toes, fingers, and your ears are gone. Then I will slowly sew your lips shut and then pull your lower jaw away from your head, dislocating in. Then I will leave you there in a dark dungeon barely alive. Once you regain consciousness I will start to stab you for every supernatural you killed with your illusions," I hissed and I saw sweat trailing down his face. While I was saying all that I had a close tree take one of its roots and spear it through his stomach.
"Or I could just kill you now and save me the trouble of getting your deploring blood on my clothes. Be glad I am being merciful," I growled and he died. Geo and Dave already finished the Condluar. They were in their human form and stared at me.
"Um remind me to never piss you off again," Dave said and gulped. I grinned and looked around.
"We better leave. I think the real battle is going to start soon," I said and ran off to the south.
As we were running we encountered a few Armenian groups. They all seem confused. I swiftly killed them all. Then we came to a group of supernaturals.
"Princess Lei! What are you doing here?" the captain of the group asked.
"Sabotage, ambush on ambush. I killed wizard. Fake Armenians in camp. Retreat to main camp now," I said and a bird shifter took off and I heard screeches of other supernaturals going back to the main camp.
"Well would you like to head back?" the captain asked and I ran off with the group following me. We raced through the fake Armenian camp. Slowly the supernaturals formed all around the main camp. Then with loud bellows the rest of the Armenians ran out of the forest. The Condluars swooped down from the sky. The battle had begun.
I shifted into my wolf form and charged at the first Armenian that arrived. I looked back at the captain.
"I think you have your answer," I said and let out a long howl. Soon other werewolves joined in the howling. I began to bite and claw where ever I could. I tried not to hurt other supernaturals. The demons were okay. Their skin had turned a red scaly color and I could see little horns peeping out of their heads. The shifters were all in their animal form. Large eagles and other large birds started to attack the Condluars. I heard the shrieks of anger and bloodlust. I roared and then my magic seeped into the ground and roots of the trees started to trip Armenians.
"Lei! Watch out!" someone shouted and I turned around quickly but all I could see was a large spear heading my way. Then a large panther jumped in front of me.
"GEO! NO!" I shouted and I looked at the Armenian who threw the spear. I howled and the wind started to cut him. He had large incisions all over his body and with one last howl his head was dismembered from his body. I looked down at Geo. The spear went through his right shoulder and poked out the other end. Immediately two strong Fey creatures arrived. They took Geo and place him on a gurney. How they got there I had no clue. One of the Fey turned to me and bowed.
"Do not worry princess. This one will be okay. He will be in pain but he will survive," the fey said and then like magic they disappeared. I looked around and saw the Armenians falling but still fighting. Somehow there were still more. I began to fight again. I had some scratches but nothing to painful. The snow was melting because of the heat of the blood. I tried to find some vampires but whenever I thought I found one, an Armenian dropped down dead. I saw several of our bird shifters falling to the ground because of the Condluars. I sent freezing wind to the larger birds and some of their wings started to form ice. They started to slow down and soon our forces were able to defeat some of the Condluars.
"ARRGHHHHHH!" and I quickly turned around and stepped out of the way of a very large troll. He had blue skin and distorted face. I leaped up and bit down on his shoulder. He yelled out and grabbed my left front leg. He pulled and pulled my leg out of its socket. I winced but bit down harder. I felt his disgusting blood well up in my mouth. He started to choke and slowly he fell backwards. I let go and pushed off him. I landed on my left front leg and almost cried out from the pain. Dave ran up to me and sniffed my leg.
"It's dislocated. You have to leave now to get it fixed," Dave said and turned back around to fight off more Armenians.
"Shit," I whispered. I looked around and then my eyes focused on a large brown wolf.
"Niq…" I said and he was fighting bravely taking on almost every single Armenian. He was surrounded and then one Armenian charged him and Niq rose on his hind legs and ripped the Armenian's head off. But another Armenian jumped on Niq's back and started to stab him. Niq bucked trying to get him off. More Armenians circled around him. I thrashed around trying to get to Niq. I was cut and pushed around. I couldn't see Niq in the pile of Armenians. Heard howling of pain and anger but then after a too long silence the Armenians got up and started to fight other Supernaturals. Niq was on the ground. Not moving, not breathing. I felt a deep cold dread flow into me. I ran over to him. I had shifted to my human form. Niq as he lay there dying he had shifted back too. I picked up his head and placed him in my lap. I began to cry. Large tears ran down my face and onto his dirty clothes.
"Lei…is…this you?" he asked so softly that I had to have my face right on top of his.
"Yes…yes this is me," I whispered back and he tried to lift up his hand but he didn't have the energy. I grabbed his hand and he faintly squeezed it.
"Don't worry. Healers will be here any moment," I said crying and Niq grimaced.
"No…they won't…they know I'm dying," he said and I shook my head. I lowered my head and began to cry harder.
"No…no you are not." I said and Niq coughed up blood.
"I am sorry Lei…I couldn't protect you," he said and I shook my head again. "I will always love you…do not forget that. I love you."
"I love you too Niq. More than anything," I whispered and Niq sighed. He smiled and looked at me one last time. Then like watching a flashlight go off I could see the light of his life give out. I began to weep and shudder. I slowly stand up placing Niq down and screamed at the air.
"," I shouted and I felt burst after burst of power leave my body. The Armenian's close to me disintegrated and others farther away flew back and broke their necks. Almost all the Armenians died. I fell to my knees and kept on screaming.
"RETREAT!" someone shouted and all the Armenians left. They all looked scared. Like frightened animals you could see the white of their eyes.
"WE WON!" a supernatural shouted and a loud joyous cheer rose up. I stayed still as everyone was cheering tears rolling down my face. Someone looked at me and nudged another person. Soon everyone stared at me.
"Excuse me! Let me through," Dave shouted and made his way to the outer edge of the circle around me. "Lei…are you."
Someone grabbed his shoulder and pulled him back. My mind was blank. I stared at the ground. Nothing was right anymore. My heart was a black hole sucking everything and anything of mine into it. I couldn't breathe, I couldn't see, and I couldn't feel. I can hear everyone whispering and someone moved close. Too close. My instincts told me to move and I did. I growled and came face to face with Dave. I could see but barely. Everything was blurry. Dave put his hands up slowly. Then someone tried to move closer to get Niq. I growled and threw a ball of air at the person and they flew back with a humpf.
"Leilira stop," a strong voice said and I whipped around and faced my dad.
"Leave us," he commanded and everyone scattered. Some started to pick up and clean the area.
"Leilira, calm down. Do not fall into the dark. Stay with us. He would want you to be happy," Emberstr said and slowly grabbed my arm. I then fell forward to him and began to cry all over again. He silently held me and ran his hand over my hair.
"I am sorry," he said and I shook my head and cried harder.
"He-he-he is g-g-goonnnee…" I whined and Emberstr nodded sadly.
"We will take him back home and give him an honorable burial," my dad said softly and I began to cry again. My tears were stopping and all I could do was dry heave. I looked behind me and saw people placing Niq's body on a gurney and placing a white blanket over him. Emberstr helped walk back to the castle. I would stumble but I was able to walk straight. Dave walked closely. Whenever I got tired he would carry me and I would sleep. I would dream of darkness and screams. Then blood. I would wake up shaking and crying. After a few hours we came to the gates of the castle. In the corner of the fence line I could see the Undlgr clan keeping a camp there. The leader followed us and kept his eyes on me.
"Welcome back brave warriors," Gerteral shouted and a few warriors cheered but everyone was silent with sadness. We all walked past Gerteral and Gerteral tried to grab my dad but my dad growled and pulled away.
"Gerteral, I can tell you are not happy to see us. I will talk with you later," Emberstr said and I saw real fear in Gerteral's eyes. I sniffed and continued walking. I saw Relic, Malay, Tash and Emilia standing waiting for us. I looked at Tash and she was looking around for someone. She grabbed someone by the arm.
"Where is Niq?" she asked and the guy shook his head and said something softly. She gasped and covered her mouth. She shook her head and tears began to fall.
"No…" she whispered. I walked up to her and stared her straight in the eye.
"Yes. I held him while he died. He said he loves me," I said spitefully. Her eyes widened and she began to weep. She slowly fell to the floor. Relic started to go over to her but Malay held her back.
"She…him…away…Lei…hated…don't…" Malay said and Relic glared at Tash. I sighed and continued walking. With every step my heart began to harden.
I walked up to my room and sat down. Someone knocked on the door and in walked Relic.
"Hey…umm…Geo is awake and wants to see you," she said and I nodded. We walked to Geo's room. His room was slightly like mine but dark green and brown. He was lying on his bed his arm secured to his chest. He didn't have a shirt on and he was sleeping. He had wrapping all over his right side.
"Well he was awake before," she said "I will leave you." And then she left. I stood there and stared at him. He was hurt because of me. He took a spear for me. I hurt him.
"Are you just gonna stand there or are you gonna come over here?" he asked softly. I looked at him with tears forming in my eyes. I walked over to his bed.
"I am not going to bite you can lie down next to me," Geo said and patted the area on his left side. I climbed up on the bed and took off my jacket and laid down next to him. He wrapped his arm around me and pulled me up on his chest.
"So how long are you gonna be in a cast," I asked softly and Geo shrugged.
"Relic said for about two weeks, but I am going to have this awesome scar," he said and laughed but stopped and coughed.
"With the way you are acting it is going to be more like five months," I said and he scoffed and rubbed my arm.
"I heard what happened to…" he started but I stiffened and he stopped. "I am really sorry Lei."
"It hurts Geo…it hurts really bad. Have you ever been in love and lost someone, how long does it last?" I asked.
"I know…yes I have been and still am in love…it hurts no matter what. But what makes it hurt less is that I see her happy," Geo said and I nodded.
"He is happy isn't he," I said and Geo rubbed my arm.
"Yeah…yeah he is," Geo said and I then fell asleep.
I woke up to bright sunshine in my eyes. I was still in Geo's bedroom and he was still sleeping and his dark hair was in his face and I slowly brushed it aside.
"Lei…is Geo awake?" someone asked and I looked over. It was Relic. She was in her pajamas.
"No he is sleeping," I said and she nodded. She opened a bottle and handed it to me.
"Take this it will numb the pain for a while," she said and I drank the concoction and I felt its effects happening. "The funeral for him is today. So I thought you might what that. When Geo wakes up help him dress. He might not want the help but he needs it."
"Haha, I will help him," I said and smiled a little bit. Relic grinned really big and left us. I slowly got out of Geo's bed and walked to his bathroom. After I was finished with my bathroom needs I found Geo awake and trying to stand up. I quickly ran over to him and helped him up. I had my hands on his chest carefully avoiding the bandaged area. He looked down at me and I stared up at him.
"You need to get dressed," I said and Geo nodded and he bent his head and rested his chin on my head.
"Can I rest for a minute," Geo asked and I scowled and pushed him back. He faked pain and shook his head. I opened his closet and pulled out a short sleeved shirt, a jacket, and black dress pants. I walked back out and found Geo lying down again. I sighed and placed the clothes next to him. I started to tickle him and he began to cuss. I grinned and he glared at me. I stopped and help up his shirt. He sat up and I helped him put on his shirt. He had a few choice words but he finally got the shirt on.
"You know I have a button up shirt," Geo said after the shirt was on. I grinned and he rolled his eyes.
"Here just one arm through and I will have just button up the jacket up," I said and he gaffed. I picked up his pants I saw his face go red and I grinned. It was grim and forced but I silently helped him in his pants. After he was dressed Relic came in and smiled at us.
"Okay, now Lei I have a dress for you and a hat, Oh and a jacket, get dressed while I talk with Geo here," she said and pushed me in the bathroom. I paused and looked around. I saw Geo had almost all of his favorite cologne and other junk. I grinned and quickly got dressed. I pulled on the short cashmere dress and the little half jacket. I brushed my hair out and took the hat and placed it slanted on my head. I washed my face and looked up at my image in the mirror. I looked tired and empty. I shook my head and walked out the door and saw Geo standing next to a chair looking out the window. I walked up to him and tapped his shoulder. He looked down at me and I smiled.
"You ready," he asked and I shook my head. He grimaced but I grabbed his hand.
"Let's go," I said and we walked out. I saw everyone dressed in black. No one had a single other color on. We came up to the Kings and Queens. Miko was holding his parents hands. He was dressed in all black too. I looked around and found my dad. He was dressed professionally and I nodded in his direction.
"Princess, you need to follow me, we have your seat," a person said and I turned and found a servant dressed in all black.
"Geo…" I said and Geo looked pained. I tightened my grip on his hand.
"I will not leave unless I am allowed to sit next to Geo," I said. The servant paled but nodded and left. We followed and we had seats right in the front. I sat down and Geo sat next to me. He still had my hand. My dad sat next to me. Then an hour later and everybody seated the ceremony began. I didn't listen at all. I just focused on the grass. Then I heard a name that made my heart clench.
"Niqoulis was great werewolf. He was brave. We will all miss him. This ceremony has to be short, but Niqoulis will live in our hearts forever. Now Emberstr will say a few words," the person said and my dad stood up and walked to the front.
"Niq was the greatest werewolf I could ever have work for me. I will miss him terribly. I know a lot of others will miss him. Trust in me that I know he is with the Creator. He is watching all of us and wishing he was with us. We thank you for your time. You all may leave and have time to mourn the family, friends you have lost," Emberstr said and I stood up and left before anyone else could say anything. Geo followed me silently. We walked inside and I stared out the backyard. Geo stood behind me and we watched the sun set.
"I'm sorry," I said and Geo placed his hand on my shoulder. I closed my eyes and let the tears roll down my face silently.
FINALLY! I am sooooooooo sorry! So please review and don't kill me. I loved Niq but he had to go for this to go on. Thank you and R&R!
-KB-