Disclaimer: Okay everybody this is the chapter five. If you want the disclaimer then just go to the first chapter.
Thieves War
The small group of magi warriors lay on top of a ridge looking out over the advancing Green Dragon army. The army was still a hard weeks ride from the border of the two kingdoms. It was easy to tell why the army was moving so slow. The front of the army was lancers and stretched a mile along the rode riding ten abreast, after that came miles of foot marching slowly along, siege weapons followed slowly after that, and large wagons filled with supplies came after that.
The group had little over a hundred people in it and the Green Dragon army had a hundred times that amount. "Who else thinks we may be in trouble?" Asked Skye.
"It's not as bad as it looks." Said Tai.
"How do you figure that?" Asked T.K.
"It's like the lion and the ant. The ant bites the lion's toe and the lion can't do anything because he's to big." Said Tai.
"I don't like insects." Said Yolie. Suddenly one horse ran to the Green Dragon army. The saddle was empty and blood was splashed across it.
"Looks like the scouts found the ambush." Said Mimi.
"Nice to know they're just like everybody else. They want a head on battle that we can't win. We'll just annoy them for a long time." Said Matt.
"Let's go." Said T.K. They all got up and walked to their horses that were nearby.
Tai walked through the small camp that the small party had set up. No fires were lit so that the larger army couldn't find them. Across the plains they could see the fires of the Green Dragon army that stretched for miles.
Tai walked over to Skye who was working some type of wooden device. A line of canisters was beside that. "What are you doing?" Asked Tai.
"Working on something that will give our little friends a little bit of a hotfoot. This thing is going to be an easily collapsible catapult. The canisters are just thin pottery that Arvis and me made together. I got some Firewater brandy and put it inside. I light um up and then throw them with the catapult and the soldiers fry." Said Skye. He got a long board in the niche of his handless arm and started to shave it with one of his knives.
"You need any help?" Asked Tai.
"I'm good. We can nail them tomorrow night with this stuff."
"Good." Tai turned and walked back into the camp. Most of the people in the camp and Matt and Mimi were out at the road digging pits. The rest of the camp was platting long grass together and sharpening long wooden poles. Long slender arms wrapped around Tai's neck and tender lips touched the back of his neck.
"How's the big general doing?' Asked Sora.
"Everything seems to be going fine but that army is even bigger than I thought. I'm worried about something else though. When am I going to become a dad?" Asked Tai looking back at Sora's face and smiling.
"I don't know. When do you want to try again?"
"Well Mimi gave us our own teepee and the night is still long." Tai turned around and picked Sora up in his arms. She kissed him as he carried her into their teepee.
Matt crouched in the long grasses of the plains. His bow was already loaded and pulled back in his hands. He couldn't see anything past the tall grass but he could hear the slow moving army.
A long birdcall sounded through the air and Matt stood to his feet. Along with him were fifty nomads stood up. They all loosened their arrows and the arrows fell into the advancing army. Kari's arrows were easy enough to tell from the others. Lancers and horses screamed as they fell to the ground.
The officers screamed to their soldiers as another rain of arrows cut into the ranks of the advancing army. The front line of lancers charged at the nomads. Suddenly the lancers fell as they hit the pits that were covered with woven grass. More screams cut through the air as the sharpened poles plunged into horse and human flesh. The archers let off another round of arrows before disappearing into the long grass.
The king of the Green Dragon kingdom slammed his knife into the wood of the table. "What do you mean we lost close to a hundred soldiers in that little skirmish." Yelled the king. His generals shuffled on their feet nervously. "How many did they lose?" The generals looked at each other nervously and didn't say anything. "How many did we lose?" The king's words were slow and deadly.
"None, sire." Said one general. The king's sword rang from its sheath and separated the general's head from his shoulders. The rest of the generals moved away from the collapsed body that was staining the dirt of the floor red.
"We are the biggest army in the world and we are letting these insects hurt us." Said the king. "Why aren't their heads on the ground with this idiot's?" The king kicked the decapitated body of the general.
"They won't come out and fight us." Said one general. "They slink around like snakes in the grass."
"Well then be like an eagle and destroy this annoyance before even more heads roll." Said the king. He turned away from his generals. When he noticed that they hadn't moved he turned back. "Now." He yelled. The generals turned and ran out of the tent like scared rabbits.
The small group of Matt, Mimi, Tai, Sora, T.K., Kari, and Skye moved through the tall grasses towards the many fires that showed the Green Dragon army. Each of them had on packs with parts of the catapults on them except for Skye who had the canisters in packs. Cloth poked out of the top of the canisters.
"Anything out their, Skye." Whispered Tai. Skye's eyes glazed over and he sent his senses out on the winds.
"All clear. The guards have been knocked out by strange gusts of winds. The plains weather, it's so strange." Skye whispered back. The group started to set up the catapult in practiced movements. After they set up the catapult T.K. and Kari cranked the throwing arm back. Skye removed one canister from the packs and placed it in the arm. "Light."
A small flame flared on the end of Tai's fingers and he touched it to the cloth. The flame jumped down the cloth and towards the canister. "Fire." Said Skye. Mimi hit the firing bar and the canister went soaring through the air. Skye used the air to direct it into a cluster of tents.
Flames spewed out of the area and across the tents. Men screamed and the few that weren't turned into charcoal instantly. Parts of them were on fire and they tried to beat it out with their hands. The flames jumped from the other body parts and burned the new parts. The sickly smell of charred flesh floated through the air.
The small group stared at the sight in morbid fascination. Kari doubled over and threw up. Even Tai who had been fighting all his life looked at the sight sickly. Only Skye didn't seemed fazed.
"Load up another one dammit." Yelled Skye. Matt rushed over and him and T.K. cranked the arm back. Skye placed another canister and Tai lit it. The canister flew through the air and Skye sent it into another cluster of tents. By now the camp was starting to wake up and notice what was going on.
"Took too long. Starting putting up the catapult. And Tai light the rest of these canisters." Said Skye. Winds whipped up and pulled the packs of canisters off his back. Tai quickly lit all of the clothes. While the rest of the group loaded up the catapult on the packs. Winds picked up again and threw the burning canisters into the camp. Flames jumped all over the camp and the sound of screams and the smell of burning flesh followed them across the plains.
Kari sat on a low hill and looked into the starlit sky. Tears ran down her face. She had her knees drawn up to her chest and her head placed on her knees. She shivered as the events of the night ran through her head over and over again. The sight of the men running with flames burning their body, the sound of the screams of the dying men, and the smell of the burning flesh. Bile came up into her throat as she thought of the night again.
T.K. sat down beside Kari and slipped his arm around her shoulders. Kari leaned into him her body shook with silent sobs. T.K. ran his free hand through her hair and rocked her gently. "T.K. it was horrible."
"Kari, it's okay. Shhhh." T.K. pulled her closer. They sat in each other's arms for a while before Kari calmed down. Her sobs faded into silent tears. T.K. put his hand on her chin and pushed her face up so that she looked in his face. He brought his finger up and wiped the tears off of her face. He moved his face close kissed her lips tenderly. Kari melted into the kiss and leaned her weight on T.K.
T.K. fell backwards and Kari fell back on top of him. They stared at each other and then started to laugh. Their laughter died quickly and Kari laid her head on T.K.'s chest.
"T.K. I can never look at Skye in the same way again. I know we don't have any choice but how those people died were horrible. And Skye just stood there like nothing was happening." Said Kari.
"Skye is a good person no matter what anybody has to say. He just understands that war is hell. Better make it for your enemy than for the people that you love." Said T.K. Kari was about to say something but T.K. kept talking. "Skye's been through things that even I don't know. I'm not saying that you should think he is some angel but try and give an open mind to him. All he has is his friends to support him."
"I'm sorry T.K." Said Kari.
"It's okay Kari. Even I don't like what Skye did." He reached his hand down and stroked Kari's hair. Eventually both of their eyes closed and their breathing steadied as they fell asleep.
Davis crept away from the camp of nomads and to the top of a hill. He sat down in the tall grass and looked over the rolling hills towards the Green Dragon army. Confused thoughts swam through his head and gave the brown-eyed warrior a headache. On one side he had his father who had probably never loved him in either of their lives and on the other he had his new found friends that actually cared about him even though he was the a prince to the Green Dragon kingdom.
Davis nearly screamed in frustration and put his head in his hands. Davis came upon a decision and stood to his feet. He moved through the night towards his destination.
Tai opened his eyes and smiled when he saw Sora's face an inch from his underneath the covers. Her beautiful eyes were closed and a small smile was across her face. Tai stood up and struggled into the clothes he wore underneath his armor. He went outside and picked up a glass of water. He went back into the teepee and crouched down beside Sora.
"Sora you're so beautiful." Whispered Tai. Sora's smile got bigger and she snuggled down deeper into the covers. "So wake up." Tai yelled throwing the glass of water full in Sora's face. Sora sat up quickly and wiped the water out of her face.
"Tai." Screamed Sora. Tai laughed and ran out of the teepee. Sora had to struggle into her clothes before she could run out after Tai. "Taichi Kamiya I'm going to get you for that." Sora chased after Tai and tackled him from behind. They rolled around on the ground for a few minutes before Tai decided to use his worst weapon. He reached his hands into her shirt and started to tickle her. Sora rolled on the ground yelling and trying to push Tai off of her.
They finally fell onto each other to breathless to speak. Tai sat up and put Sora's head on his lap. He ran his hand though her long red hair. "Sora I know I didn't force you to come or anything but I'm sorry that you have to be in this war."
"Tai if I had to you know that I would do it all over again. Being away from you is worse than any war." Said Sora.
"Thanks Sor, I needed to hear that."
"No problem." The two sat where they were and watched to sunrise up above the horizon. Sora sat up and then stood up. She put her hand down and Tai grasped her hand. Sora partially pulled him up then thought. "Wait you're the one who splashed me with the water." Sora pushed him down and then ran away. Tai laughed and then stood slowly and walked back into the camp. People were starting to get up and move around. Swords were being sharpened and arrows stored in quivers.
Tai looked around but couldn't find his sister anywhere in the camp. He finally saw Kari and T.K. walking towards the camp with his arm around her shoulders. T.K. saw Tai and whispered something to Kari before turning and walking away. Tai walked over to Kari.
"What were you doing with him?" Asked Tai. His voice wasn't quiet as accusing as his words.
"It wasn't anything Tai. He was just comforting me after what happened." Said Kari.
"Anymore comforting and I'm going to have to pull you two apart with a sword." Said Tai crossing his arms across his chest.
"Tai, I have something with T.K. that you have with Sora. Why can't you just be happy for me?" Kari yelled. Tai was taken back by what his sister said and took a step back. He closed his eyes and shook his head.
"I'm sorry Kari. I guess it's just the older brother in me that wants you to be safe. I just want the best for you."
"I know Tai but sometimes you have to let something hurt me so I can get used to the real world. Let me make some mistakes so I can grow. Besides T.K. isn't going to hurt me."
"Okay Kari. You always did have a good judge of character." Tai opened his arms and Kari walked into his hug.
"Thanks for understanding Tai."
"No problem. That's what friends are for. Besides, if he does hurt you than I can always just carve his heart out of his chest." Kari could tell her brother was joking and laughed.
"I'll be sure to tell you if he needs that." Said Kari looking up at her brother.
"Good now we got that over with lets go kill some Green Dragon freaks." Said Tai.
"It's a date." The brother and Sister broke their hug and walked in opposite directions. Tai drew his sword and held it above his head. "Form up." The nomads gathered up their weapons and formed up into two small squads of about fifty people each. Tai looked over the groups to be sure everyone was ready. "Where is Davis?" Tai asked Sora.
"I don't know. He was here last night but then we went into the teepee and I didn't really notice what happened outside." Said Sora. "Do you want to call this off."
"No the ambush spot is just to good to pass up." Said Tai. Tai replaced his sword in its shoulder sheath. The nomads moved across the plains to the ambush spot. Two tall hills stood up in the plains with shear sides. The road moved in-between the hills.
One of the squads moved over to one side of the road and the other stayed on the original side. They crouched down and they pulled their bows out and nocked arrows onto the strings.
The army moved along the road and in-between the two hills. The nomads stood up and released their arrows into the massed soldiers. The arrows flew towards the army and then hit something above the army. The arrows burst into flames.
"Davis betrayed us." Whispered Tai. "Retreat." He yelled. The nomads turned and suddenly archers dressed in the green and black of the Green Dragon kingdom stood up from the grass and let loose their arrows. Several nomads fell to the ground with arrows sticking out of their chests. The Green Dragon archers let loose another volley of arrows. Skye raised his hand and wind gusted knocking most of the arrows into the dirt. One made it through and scrapped along the side of Skye's head. It slashed down the side of his head and ripped his ear off before falling away.
"Psi bomb."
"Fire blast."
"Wind pin."
"Purple lightening." The four attacks hit the Green Dragon archers and they fell to the ground with various injuries. The remaining nomads charged past the dead bodies and then stopped. A line of lancers three deep formed a semi circle around the small group.
`This is one of those oh shit situation." Said Skye. All of the nomads dropped their bows and drew their swords.
"Well I guess this is where we have the final fight." Said Crystal.
"Mala Kathana." Yelled Arvis drawing his ax. "Death to all evil."
"Sora I'm sorry this had to happen." Said Tai.
"Sora are the two of us." Said Sora glancing down at her stomach.
"Oh my god." Whispered Tai. He reached over and hugged Sora pulling her close. The circle of lancers started to close slowly on the small group.
End Note: That was the cliffhanger shot and the next chapter should be the last one. Please read and review.
Thieves War
The small group of magi warriors lay on top of a ridge looking out over the advancing Green Dragon army. The army was still a hard weeks ride from the border of the two kingdoms. It was easy to tell why the army was moving so slow. The front of the army was lancers and stretched a mile along the rode riding ten abreast, after that came miles of foot marching slowly along, siege weapons followed slowly after that, and large wagons filled with supplies came after that.
The group had little over a hundred people in it and the Green Dragon army had a hundred times that amount. "Who else thinks we may be in trouble?" Asked Skye.
"It's not as bad as it looks." Said Tai.
"How do you figure that?" Asked T.K.
"It's like the lion and the ant. The ant bites the lion's toe and the lion can't do anything because he's to big." Said Tai.
"I don't like insects." Said Yolie. Suddenly one horse ran to the Green Dragon army. The saddle was empty and blood was splashed across it.
"Looks like the scouts found the ambush." Said Mimi.
"Nice to know they're just like everybody else. They want a head on battle that we can't win. We'll just annoy them for a long time." Said Matt.
"Let's go." Said T.K. They all got up and walked to their horses that were nearby.
Tai walked through the small camp that the small party had set up. No fires were lit so that the larger army couldn't find them. Across the plains they could see the fires of the Green Dragon army that stretched for miles.
Tai walked over to Skye who was working some type of wooden device. A line of canisters was beside that. "What are you doing?" Asked Tai.
"Working on something that will give our little friends a little bit of a hotfoot. This thing is going to be an easily collapsible catapult. The canisters are just thin pottery that Arvis and me made together. I got some Firewater brandy and put it inside. I light um up and then throw them with the catapult and the soldiers fry." Said Skye. He got a long board in the niche of his handless arm and started to shave it with one of his knives.
"You need any help?" Asked Tai.
"I'm good. We can nail them tomorrow night with this stuff."
"Good." Tai turned and walked back into the camp. Most of the people in the camp and Matt and Mimi were out at the road digging pits. The rest of the camp was platting long grass together and sharpening long wooden poles. Long slender arms wrapped around Tai's neck and tender lips touched the back of his neck.
"How's the big general doing?' Asked Sora.
"Everything seems to be going fine but that army is even bigger than I thought. I'm worried about something else though. When am I going to become a dad?" Asked Tai looking back at Sora's face and smiling.
"I don't know. When do you want to try again?"
"Well Mimi gave us our own teepee and the night is still long." Tai turned around and picked Sora up in his arms. She kissed him as he carried her into their teepee.
Matt crouched in the long grasses of the plains. His bow was already loaded and pulled back in his hands. He couldn't see anything past the tall grass but he could hear the slow moving army.
A long birdcall sounded through the air and Matt stood to his feet. Along with him were fifty nomads stood up. They all loosened their arrows and the arrows fell into the advancing army. Kari's arrows were easy enough to tell from the others. Lancers and horses screamed as they fell to the ground.
The officers screamed to their soldiers as another rain of arrows cut into the ranks of the advancing army. The front line of lancers charged at the nomads. Suddenly the lancers fell as they hit the pits that were covered with woven grass. More screams cut through the air as the sharpened poles plunged into horse and human flesh. The archers let off another round of arrows before disappearing into the long grass.
The king of the Green Dragon kingdom slammed his knife into the wood of the table. "What do you mean we lost close to a hundred soldiers in that little skirmish." Yelled the king. His generals shuffled on their feet nervously. "How many did they lose?" The generals looked at each other nervously and didn't say anything. "How many did we lose?" The king's words were slow and deadly.
"None, sire." Said one general. The king's sword rang from its sheath and separated the general's head from his shoulders. The rest of the generals moved away from the collapsed body that was staining the dirt of the floor red.
"We are the biggest army in the world and we are letting these insects hurt us." Said the king. "Why aren't their heads on the ground with this idiot's?" The king kicked the decapitated body of the general.
"They won't come out and fight us." Said one general. "They slink around like snakes in the grass."
"Well then be like an eagle and destroy this annoyance before even more heads roll." Said the king. He turned away from his generals. When he noticed that they hadn't moved he turned back. "Now." He yelled. The generals turned and ran out of the tent like scared rabbits.
The small group of Matt, Mimi, Tai, Sora, T.K., Kari, and Skye moved through the tall grasses towards the many fires that showed the Green Dragon army. Each of them had on packs with parts of the catapults on them except for Skye who had the canisters in packs. Cloth poked out of the top of the canisters.
"Anything out their, Skye." Whispered Tai. Skye's eyes glazed over and he sent his senses out on the winds.
"All clear. The guards have been knocked out by strange gusts of winds. The plains weather, it's so strange." Skye whispered back. The group started to set up the catapult in practiced movements. After they set up the catapult T.K. and Kari cranked the throwing arm back. Skye removed one canister from the packs and placed it in the arm. "Light."
A small flame flared on the end of Tai's fingers and he touched it to the cloth. The flame jumped down the cloth and towards the canister. "Fire." Said Skye. Mimi hit the firing bar and the canister went soaring through the air. Skye used the air to direct it into a cluster of tents.
Flames spewed out of the area and across the tents. Men screamed and the few that weren't turned into charcoal instantly. Parts of them were on fire and they tried to beat it out with their hands. The flames jumped from the other body parts and burned the new parts. The sickly smell of charred flesh floated through the air.
The small group stared at the sight in morbid fascination. Kari doubled over and threw up. Even Tai who had been fighting all his life looked at the sight sickly. Only Skye didn't seemed fazed.
"Load up another one dammit." Yelled Skye. Matt rushed over and him and T.K. cranked the arm back. Skye placed another canister and Tai lit it. The canister flew through the air and Skye sent it into another cluster of tents. By now the camp was starting to wake up and notice what was going on.
"Took too long. Starting putting up the catapult. And Tai light the rest of these canisters." Said Skye. Winds whipped up and pulled the packs of canisters off his back. Tai quickly lit all of the clothes. While the rest of the group loaded up the catapult on the packs. Winds picked up again and threw the burning canisters into the camp. Flames jumped all over the camp and the sound of screams and the smell of burning flesh followed them across the plains.
Kari sat on a low hill and looked into the starlit sky. Tears ran down her face. She had her knees drawn up to her chest and her head placed on her knees. She shivered as the events of the night ran through her head over and over again. The sight of the men running with flames burning their body, the sound of the screams of the dying men, and the smell of the burning flesh. Bile came up into her throat as she thought of the night again.
T.K. sat down beside Kari and slipped his arm around her shoulders. Kari leaned into him her body shook with silent sobs. T.K. ran his free hand through her hair and rocked her gently. "T.K. it was horrible."
"Kari, it's okay. Shhhh." T.K. pulled her closer. They sat in each other's arms for a while before Kari calmed down. Her sobs faded into silent tears. T.K. put his hand on her chin and pushed her face up so that she looked in his face. He brought his finger up and wiped the tears off of her face. He moved his face close kissed her lips tenderly. Kari melted into the kiss and leaned her weight on T.K.
T.K. fell backwards and Kari fell back on top of him. They stared at each other and then started to laugh. Their laughter died quickly and Kari laid her head on T.K.'s chest.
"T.K. I can never look at Skye in the same way again. I know we don't have any choice but how those people died were horrible. And Skye just stood there like nothing was happening." Said Kari.
"Skye is a good person no matter what anybody has to say. He just understands that war is hell. Better make it for your enemy than for the people that you love." Said T.K. Kari was about to say something but T.K. kept talking. "Skye's been through things that even I don't know. I'm not saying that you should think he is some angel but try and give an open mind to him. All he has is his friends to support him."
"I'm sorry T.K." Said Kari.
"It's okay Kari. Even I don't like what Skye did." He reached his hand down and stroked Kari's hair. Eventually both of their eyes closed and their breathing steadied as they fell asleep.
Davis crept away from the camp of nomads and to the top of a hill. He sat down in the tall grass and looked over the rolling hills towards the Green Dragon army. Confused thoughts swam through his head and gave the brown-eyed warrior a headache. On one side he had his father who had probably never loved him in either of their lives and on the other he had his new found friends that actually cared about him even though he was the a prince to the Green Dragon kingdom.
Davis nearly screamed in frustration and put his head in his hands. Davis came upon a decision and stood to his feet. He moved through the night towards his destination.
Tai opened his eyes and smiled when he saw Sora's face an inch from his underneath the covers. Her beautiful eyes were closed and a small smile was across her face. Tai stood up and struggled into the clothes he wore underneath his armor. He went outside and picked up a glass of water. He went back into the teepee and crouched down beside Sora.
"Sora you're so beautiful." Whispered Tai. Sora's smile got bigger and she snuggled down deeper into the covers. "So wake up." Tai yelled throwing the glass of water full in Sora's face. Sora sat up quickly and wiped the water out of her face.
"Tai." Screamed Sora. Tai laughed and ran out of the teepee. Sora had to struggle into her clothes before she could run out after Tai. "Taichi Kamiya I'm going to get you for that." Sora chased after Tai and tackled him from behind. They rolled around on the ground for a few minutes before Tai decided to use his worst weapon. He reached his hands into her shirt and started to tickle her. Sora rolled on the ground yelling and trying to push Tai off of her.
They finally fell onto each other to breathless to speak. Tai sat up and put Sora's head on his lap. He ran his hand though her long red hair. "Sora I know I didn't force you to come or anything but I'm sorry that you have to be in this war."
"Tai if I had to you know that I would do it all over again. Being away from you is worse than any war." Said Sora.
"Thanks Sor, I needed to hear that."
"No problem." The two sat where they were and watched to sunrise up above the horizon. Sora sat up and then stood up. She put her hand down and Tai grasped her hand. Sora partially pulled him up then thought. "Wait you're the one who splashed me with the water." Sora pushed him down and then ran away. Tai laughed and then stood slowly and walked back into the camp. People were starting to get up and move around. Swords were being sharpened and arrows stored in quivers.
Tai looked around but couldn't find his sister anywhere in the camp. He finally saw Kari and T.K. walking towards the camp with his arm around her shoulders. T.K. saw Tai and whispered something to Kari before turning and walking away. Tai walked over to Kari.
"What were you doing with him?" Asked Tai. His voice wasn't quiet as accusing as his words.
"It wasn't anything Tai. He was just comforting me after what happened." Said Kari.
"Anymore comforting and I'm going to have to pull you two apart with a sword." Said Tai crossing his arms across his chest.
"Tai, I have something with T.K. that you have with Sora. Why can't you just be happy for me?" Kari yelled. Tai was taken back by what his sister said and took a step back. He closed his eyes and shook his head.
"I'm sorry Kari. I guess it's just the older brother in me that wants you to be safe. I just want the best for you."
"I know Tai but sometimes you have to let something hurt me so I can get used to the real world. Let me make some mistakes so I can grow. Besides T.K. isn't going to hurt me."
"Okay Kari. You always did have a good judge of character." Tai opened his arms and Kari walked into his hug.
"Thanks for understanding Tai."
"No problem. That's what friends are for. Besides, if he does hurt you than I can always just carve his heart out of his chest." Kari could tell her brother was joking and laughed.
"I'll be sure to tell you if he needs that." Said Kari looking up at her brother.
"Good now we got that over with lets go kill some Green Dragon freaks." Said Tai.
"It's a date." The brother and Sister broke their hug and walked in opposite directions. Tai drew his sword and held it above his head. "Form up." The nomads gathered up their weapons and formed up into two small squads of about fifty people each. Tai looked over the groups to be sure everyone was ready. "Where is Davis?" Tai asked Sora.
"I don't know. He was here last night but then we went into the teepee and I didn't really notice what happened outside." Said Sora. "Do you want to call this off."
"No the ambush spot is just to good to pass up." Said Tai. Tai replaced his sword in its shoulder sheath. The nomads moved across the plains to the ambush spot. Two tall hills stood up in the plains with shear sides. The road moved in-between the hills.
One of the squads moved over to one side of the road and the other stayed on the original side. They crouched down and they pulled their bows out and nocked arrows onto the strings.
The army moved along the road and in-between the two hills. The nomads stood up and released their arrows into the massed soldiers. The arrows flew towards the army and then hit something above the army. The arrows burst into flames.
"Davis betrayed us." Whispered Tai. "Retreat." He yelled. The nomads turned and suddenly archers dressed in the green and black of the Green Dragon kingdom stood up from the grass and let loose their arrows. Several nomads fell to the ground with arrows sticking out of their chests. The Green Dragon archers let loose another volley of arrows. Skye raised his hand and wind gusted knocking most of the arrows into the dirt. One made it through and scrapped along the side of Skye's head. It slashed down the side of his head and ripped his ear off before falling away.
"Psi bomb."
"Fire blast."
"Wind pin."
"Purple lightening." The four attacks hit the Green Dragon archers and they fell to the ground with various injuries. The remaining nomads charged past the dead bodies and then stopped. A line of lancers three deep formed a semi circle around the small group.
`This is one of those oh shit situation." Said Skye. All of the nomads dropped their bows and drew their swords.
"Well I guess this is where we have the final fight." Said Crystal.
"Mala Kathana." Yelled Arvis drawing his ax. "Death to all evil."
"Sora I'm sorry this had to happen." Said Tai.
"Sora are the two of us." Said Sora glancing down at her stomach.
"Oh my god." Whispered Tai. He reached over and hugged Sora pulling her close. The circle of lancers started to close slowly on the small group.
End Note: That was the cliffhanger shot and the next chapter should be the last one. Please read and review.