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Thieves Deaths
Skye looked across the people that had become his friends over the past few days. Tai and Sora were hugging each other and Skye had heard the comment about the baby. Tears slipped out of his eyes. "Everybody sit on the ground." Said Skye. They all looked at him strangely. "Just sit on the ground and hold onto each other." He yelled. The ground clutched each other's hands and sat on the ground.
Skye drew his sword and walked forward. The blood from his wound dripped to the ground and stained the grass red. He pointed his sword at the sky and his eyes glazed over. He stood there concentrating and a visible gray started to streak his hair.
"He's killing himself." Said Kari standing up. T.K. reached up and pulled her back down. "He's going to kill himself. Don't you care." Said Kari angrily. When she saw the tears falling down T.K.'s face her anger evaporated.
"He's already signed his death. Breaking his concentration would kill him without getting anything out of it." Said T.K. They sat down and watched Skye sadly. His body started to glow green and wind whipped up around them. Black clouds started to gather above them. The line of lancers slowed and looked up at the sky worriedly. Suddenly Skye's eyes exploded outward and blood dripped down the sides of his face like red tears.
The Green Dragon archers fired at Skye. Most of the arrows were knocked to the ground by the blowing winds but one hit Skye in the shoulder. He didn't even move or notice the arrow in his shoulder.
"Tornado." Yelled Skye. A swirling funnel of wind extended from the clouds and struck the middle of the lancers. The lancers flew through the air and the ones that could tried to turn and run away. The tornado swept along the line of lancers leaving a line of destruction behind it. The tornado slowed and then disappeared back into the sky. The black clouds broke and disappeared.
Skye fell to his knees than fell backwards on his back. His hair had turned pure gray and wrinkles crossed his face. The group walked over to him and formed a small circle. "Run." Skye rasped out. "I'm gone but it was a fun time. See you guys later." Skye closed his eyes and his last breath rushed out.
The group saluted Skye with their weapons and started to run through the hole that the tornado had opened up. The remaining lancers closed down around the group. A lancer charged forward and jabbed its spear at Tai. Tai dodged the spear scraped along the side of his armor. He slashed with his sword and the lancer was launched from his saddle. Tai grabbed the reins of the horse and swung up onto its back.
Tai turned his newly acquired horse and looked for Sora. He saw her a little ways away fighting furiously to keep a lance away from her. Tai spurred his horse into a gallop at the lancer attacking her. He drove his sword into the lancers chest. He ripped his sword to the side and the lancer fell from his saddle.
"Thank you, Tai." Said Sora jumping up onto the horse. Izzy fired his rifle at a lancer and he fell to the ground with a hole through his forehead. Another lancer charged at Izzy.
"Purple lightening." Purple lightening shot out of Izzy's hand at the lancer. The lancer threw his metal lance. The lightening hit the lancer and it threw him out of his seat. Izzy threw his hand up and tried to block the lance. It went through his hand and continued on into his chest. Izzy tottered unsteadily on his feet for a second looking down at the lance disbelievingly. He coughed and blood splashed down his shirt. He slipped forward and the lance hit the ground. The lance pushed deeper and entered his heart. A river of blood poured out from around lancer taking his life with them.
"Izzy." Yelled Joe. He fired a bolt from his crossbow taking a lancer full in the face. He ran towards his friend. A lancer rode towards him with his lance down. Joe turned but his balance was off and he started to fall backwards. The lancer took advantage Joe's loss of balance and drove his lance forward. The lance took Joe full in the throat cutting all the way through and coming out the back. Joe fell to the ground and the lance was ripped out. Blood geysered out taking Joe's life with it.
The last few lancers remaining alive galloped towards the main body of the Green Dragon army. Tai looked down at two of his best friends lying dead on the ground and the few other nomads that had gone down in the short skirmish. His face was like stone and his eyes were hard and cold. "Mount up." Tai choked out. The people still on the ground jumped onto the horses of the fallen lancers. Kari still stood frozen on the ground looking down at Joe and Izzy's body.
T.K. slipped off of his horse and walked over towards Kari. He slipped his arm over his shoulders and pulled her close. Tears fell down her face and were soaking the collar of her shirt.
"T.K. why did they have to die? They were good people and loved peace. Why? Why?" Kari said with sobs racking her body.
"Kari bad things happen to good people and we can't do anything about it. I should know because good people have been dying around me all of my life. My parents, the people I've grown up with, Skye. But you have to remember that all of these people have given their lives so you can live. I felt like they had left me and led a mad life. But you taught me something." Said T.K. He put his hand underneath her chin and raised it so she would look in his eyes.
"I taught you something?"
"Yes, you taught me that they gave their lives for my life and if I don't live it they wasted their life. I know it hurts and it should hurt but you can't let it drag you down. Please be the Kari I know." T.K. brought his mouth almost on her ear so she could feel his hot breath. "And I fell in love with."
Kari snuggled into his chest then moved away from him. "Thank you T.K." Said Kari. She climbed up onto a horse and gave one last look at Joe and Izzy's bodies before turning away. T.K. got up onto his own horse. Tai turned the group towards Kamiya kingdom and their horses galloped in that direction.
The group of nomads rode hard towards the border. They rode until their horses' mouths were covered in white foam and sweat streaked their flanks. Tai reined his horse back and every pulled back behind him. "We're staying here for tonight." Said Tai. The nomads jumped from their horses and started to build up a temporary camp. Tears were on all of their faces.
The magi warriors got off their horses but more slowly. They could still feel the drain from using their powers during the fight and the emotional stress from all of the deaths. They all started to move around almost mindlessly setting up the camp. After they were done they all went to their teepees. No cheerful chatter broke through the air and no movement appeared anywhere through the camp.
Sora sat on the fur rug that served as the bed in their teepee. Tai lay beside her staring at the ceiling with his features written in stone. "We lost seventy-five nomads plus Joe, Izzy, and Skye." Said Tai. Sora just nodded numbly but kept looking at the ground. She couldn't feel anything. She was already all cried out and her brain felt fried from too many emotions. She knew that Tai was hurting just as much as she was but unlike everyone else he was keeping his emotions inside of him.
"You can cry Tai." Said Sora looking over at her husband. He didn't even acknowledge her speaking; he just looked up at the ceiling. "Tai, you need to let out how you feel. It'll just hurt more if you don't."
"I can't Sor. I'm the leader of this band and if the leader snaps then everyone has the right to snap. I have to stay strong for everyone or we don't stand a chance. Izzy and Joe would have wanted it that way." Tai's voice started to break at the end so he stopped talking quickly.
"It's just me here Tai and I'm your wife. You know what that means don't you?" Asked Sora.
"What?" Asked Tai.
"You have to do what I say because I can cut you off at anytime."
"That's hitting below the belt Sora." Said Tai with a ghost of a smile on his face.
"Then if you want to not have a problem you better listen to what I have to say." Sora scooted over to Tai and rolled over on top of him. Tai groaned as the air was forced out of his lungs. "Oh, don't complain. This is how you always like it."
"Yeah, but this time there are clothes in the way."
"Why don't you trying using another organ and listen." Said Sora punching Tai in the shoulder. "Now Tai I know you want to be a good leader and you are a great one." Tai snorted.
"I got almost everybody killed and if it wasn't for Skye then we all would have died. It was all because I trusted Davis and then he betrayed us."
"First of all you don't know it was Davis that did it." Said Sora.
"He wasn't there the day and he hasn't come back yet. The enemy knew exactly where we were. What would you like me to think?"
Sora ignored her husband. "Two do you think anybody else could have done any better."
"Somebody else wouldn't have picked the same ambush spot. It was the ambush spot that got everyone killed."
"Tai it would have happened sooner or later. You've been fighting wars all of your life. People die and you can't do anything about it so don't beat yourself up over this."
"As usual you know better than I do. Thanks for the pep talk Sora. You really are great."
"And don't you forget that."
The small party climbed back onto their horses. Tai moved his horse up behind them and watched the hill behind them. He saw a line of lancers break the top of the hill. "Crap." Said Tai. The lancers commander yelled something and the lancers charged down the hill towards the nomads. "Ride." Yelled Tai wheeling his horse around. The nomads' horses shot off away from the incoming lancers.
They galloped along the plains for hours. The nomads' horses were still tired from running the day before and the Green Dragon lancers were slowly catching up. Tai looked back at the lancers than looked forward. A steep hill was in front of them.
A lone figure crested the hill with a large flag bearing the symbol of the Green Dragon. The figure holding the flag was Davis. "We're gone." Said one of the nomads. Davis put his hand up to the flag and flames leapt from his hand to the flag. The flag burst into flames and burnt away quickly. Lines of pikemen dressed in the colors of the Kamiya kingdom crested the hill on either side of Davis.
The line of Green Dragon lancers stopped and watched as the nomads struggled to the top of the hill. Tai rode his horse up to Davis and their eyes locked. "I thought you were a traitor for a second." Said Tai. "I'm sorry."
"I would have thought the same in your place." Said Davis sticking out his hand. Tai grinned and shook his hand.
"How did you get the whole army?" Asked Tai.
"Not the full army. Just the boarder guards. The castle defenders are still back at the castle. And the army didn't know that you aren't a noble anymore because nobody thought they should tell them. They were happy to follow to protect the prince." Said Davis.
"How long do you think before the Green Dragon think they will attack?" Sora asked.
"I'm guessing a few hours. They only have their lancers. They're going to want to get all of their foot here before they try anything." Said Tai. "We need a few people to spread caltrops on the way up the hill. (Caltrops are pointed objects that footmen lay on the ground to lame horses or other footman.) Get the pikemen just over the top of the hill to catch them and have the lancers on the flanks." Tai continued to talk to Davis and Sora about strategies.
The sun reached its highest point in the sky as the armies started to form up. The Kamiya army one hill dressed in red and gold and the Green Dragon army in green and black in the valley below. Even with all of the fighting that had happened the Green Dragon army was still twice the size of the Kamiya army. The line of green slowly advanced with the lancers in the middle and foot on the flanks.
The archers on the top of the hill pulled their bows back and a rain of arrows sleeted down on top of the lancers. Lancers and horses fell to the ground in a bath of blood but more lancers quickly filled the holes. Another round of arrows flew toward the lancers before the lancers started to gallop up the hill. The horses hit the hidden caltrops and horses went down as the sharp objects dug into the horses' hooves and they went down.
Three more rounds of arrows fell on the lancers before they could get over the fallen horses. The lancers crested the hill and the archers retreated. Hidden pikemen stood up and planted their polearms into holes in the ground. Lancers tried to pull back but their horses speared themselves on the long blades.
The lines of soldiers clashed and the air became a rolling cloud of dust. Soldiers from the Kamiya and Green Dragon soldiers fell to the ground and their blood mixed on the ground. Weapons flashed in the sun and screams filled the air.
"The left flank is falling back." Said Davis.
"This is what we are for." Said Tai pulling his sword out of its sheath. Sora pulled her own sword out and rode up beside Tai. "You're not coming Sora."
Sora snorted. "Wanna bet. If you think that you can tell me if I can fight or not you are sadly mistaken."
"But you are pregnant."
"And you are the father. I'm not having this baby come up without a father and if I can protect you then I'm going to do it. And if you try to order me to stay I'll come anyway."
"Fine." Tai raised his voice and sword. "Form into pairs." The magi warriors formed into groups of two and charged toward the left flank. "Fire ball." Flames appeared around Tai and his horse. Tai streaked through the soldiers and the soldiers and weapons burst into flame as he passed. Sora followed behind him and finished off any soldiers that were left behind Tai.
The Kamiya soldiers bolstered by the appearance of the magi warriors fought harder and the flank worked back forward.
Tai and Sora rode through the whole line and took a chance for a rest. Tai stood up in the stirrups so he could look around. He saw the king of the Green Dragon sitting back and watching the battle. Only two soldiers were around him.
Tai pointed at him. "If we cut off the head the whole thing dies." Sora nodded and they rode towards the "head". The king noticed them and he pulled out a large mace and drew his sword in the other hand. The two soldiers turned and rode towards Tai and Sora to protect their king.
"Fire blast."
"Sonic scream." Both of the soldiers went down and they charged at the king. Sora got in front and swung her sword at the king's neck. He ducked and his mace came around in a low arc at Sora's stomach. Sora had to jump backwards off of her horse to avoid getting hit by the mace. She hit the ground off balance and almost fell to the ground.
He swung his sword around at Sora's head. Tai's sword swept down and blocked the sword from hitting Sora's head. Sora ducked underneath the connected weapons and grabbed the king's armor. She pulled him to the ground and plunged her sword down after him. He knocked her sword aside with his own and punched up with the handle of his mace. The handle hit Sora across the face and she fell back leaving almost losing her grip on the sword. Black dots swam across her vision and the king climbed to his feet.
Tai had gotten his horse back around now and rode down on the king. Tai jumped from his horse saddle and tackled him. They both hit the ground and the king rolled on his back. He kicked up with his feet and Tai went flying over his head. They all got up with Tai and Sora on each side of the king. Both Tai and Sora charged at the same time and swung their swords. Tai's came up at the king's left hip and Sora's descended towards his shoulder.
The king blocked Sora's with his mace and turned trying to get his sword in the way of Tai's blade. Tai moved his blade to the side and it sunk into the king neck and then cut through armor and bone. Tai's wrenched his blade free and the king fell to the ground already dead.
"That was close." Said Sora looking down at the dead body. The king's sword had a line of red blood down the blade. "He didn't hit me." Sora looked up and saw in horror that Tai's red armor had the darker red of his blood across his stomach.
"Sora." Tai managed to gasp out. He fell backwards and Sora managed to grab him before he hit the ground. She lowered him to the ground. Sora fumbled with the clasps on Tai's armor but her hands were slippery with sweat. She finally managed to get the clasp undone and struggled Tai's breastplate off. Tai's shirt was stained with blood and a long slash was easy to see through the rip that ran down his stomach.
Sora ripped the sleeve off of her shirt and lifted Tai's shirt. She tried to stop the blood from the wound with the shirt but it quickly became too soaked with blood to do anything. Tai's vision started to go dark and he focused on Sora's face.
"So … beautiful." He whispered. Flames flared through his chest as he tried to breath and his brain seemed to be moving at a snail like pace.
"Please don't talk Tai. You're going to be all right." Said Sora.
"Need … say … love … y-you." Tai gasped out.
"I love you, too." Whispered Sora helplessly as Tai faded into unconsciousness.
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Thieves Deaths
Skye looked across the people that had become his friends over the past few days. Tai and Sora were hugging each other and Skye had heard the comment about the baby. Tears slipped out of his eyes. "Everybody sit on the ground." Said Skye. They all looked at him strangely. "Just sit on the ground and hold onto each other." He yelled. The ground clutched each other's hands and sat on the ground.
Skye drew his sword and walked forward. The blood from his wound dripped to the ground and stained the grass red. He pointed his sword at the sky and his eyes glazed over. He stood there concentrating and a visible gray started to streak his hair.
"He's killing himself." Said Kari standing up. T.K. reached up and pulled her back down. "He's going to kill himself. Don't you care." Said Kari angrily. When she saw the tears falling down T.K.'s face her anger evaporated.
"He's already signed his death. Breaking his concentration would kill him without getting anything out of it." Said T.K. They sat down and watched Skye sadly. His body started to glow green and wind whipped up around them. Black clouds started to gather above them. The line of lancers slowed and looked up at the sky worriedly. Suddenly Skye's eyes exploded outward and blood dripped down the sides of his face like red tears.
The Green Dragon archers fired at Skye. Most of the arrows were knocked to the ground by the blowing winds but one hit Skye in the shoulder. He didn't even move or notice the arrow in his shoulder.
"Tornado." Yelled Skye. A swirling funnel of wind extended from the clouds and struck the middle of the lancers. The lancers flew through the air and the ones that could tried to turn and run away. The tornado swept along the line of lancers leaving a line of destruction behind it. The tornado slowed and then disappeared back into the sky. The black clouds broke and disappeared.
Skye fell to his knees than fell backwards on his back. His hair had turned pure gray and wrinkles crossed his face. The group walked over to him and formed a small circle. "Run." Skye rasped out. "I'm gone but it was a fun time. See you guys later." Skye closed his eyes and his last breath rushed out.
The group saluted Skye with their weapons and started to run through the hole that the tornado had opened up. The remaining lancers closed down around the group. A lancer charged forward and jabbed its spear at Tai. Tai dodged the spear scraped along the side of his armor. He slashed with his sword and the lancer was launched from his saddle. Tai grabbed the reins of the horse and swung up onto its back.
Tai turned his newly acquired horse and looked for Sora. He saw her a little ways away fighting furiously to keep a lance away from her. Tai spurred his horse into a gallop at the lancer attacking her. He drove his sword into the lancers chest. He ripped his sword to the side and the lancer fell from his saddle.
"Thank you, Tai." Said Sora jumping up onto the horse. Izzy fired his rifle at a lancer and he fell to the ground with a hole through his forehead. Another lancer charged at Izzy.
"Purple lightening." Purple lightening shot out of Izzy's hand at the lancer. The lancer threw his metal lance. The lightening hit the lancer and it threw him out of his seat. Izzy threw his hand up and tried to block the lance. It went through his hand and continued on into his chest. Izzy tottered unsteadily on his feet for a second looking down at the lance disbelievingly. He coughed and blood splashed down his shirt. He slipped forward and the lance hit the ground. The lance pushed deeper and entered his heart. A river of blood poured out from around lancer taking his life with them.
"Izzy." Yelled Joe. He fired a bolt from his crossbow taking a lancer full in the face. He ran towards his friend. A lancer rode towards him with his lance down. Joe turned but his balance was off and he started to fall backwards. The lancer took advantage Joe's loss of balance and drove his lance forward. The lance took Joe full in the throat cutting all the way through and coming out the back. Joe fell to the ground and the lance was ripped out. Blood geysered out taking Joe's life with it.
The last few lancers remaining alive galloped towards the main body of the Green Dragon army. Tai looked down at two of his best friends lying dead on the ground and the few other nomads that had gone down in the short skirmish. His face was like stone and his eyes were hard and cold. "Mount up." Tai choked out. The people still on the ground jumped onto the horses of the fallen lancers. Kari still stood frozen on the ground looking down at Joe and Izzy's body.
T.K. slipped off of his horse and walked over towards Kari. He slipped his arm over his shoulders and pulled her close. Tears fell down her face and were soaking the collar of her shirt.
"T.K. why did they have to die? They were good people and loved peace. Why? Why?" Kari said with sobs racking her body.
"Kari bad things happen to good people and we can't do anything about it. I should know because good people have been dying around me all of my life. My parents, the people I've grown up with, Skye. But you have to remember that all of these people have given their lives so you can live. I felt like they had left me and led a mad life. But you taught me something." Said T.K. He put his hand underneath her chin and raised it so she would look in his eyes.
"I taught you something?"
"Yes, you taught me that they gave their lives for my life and if I don't live it they wasted their life. I know it hurts and it should hurt but you can't let it drag you down. Please be the Kari I know." T.K. brought his mouth almost on her ear so she could feel his hot breath. "And I fell in love with."
Kari snuggled into his chest then moved away from him. "Thank you T.K." Said Kari. She climbed up onto a horse and gave one last look at Joe and Izzy's bodies before turning away. T.K. got up onto his own horse. Tai turned the group towards Kamiya kingdom and their horses galloped in that direction.
The group of nomads rode hard towards the border. They rode until their horses' mouths were covered in white foam and sweat streaked their flanks. Tai reined his horse back and every pulled back behind him. "We're staying here for tonight." Said Tai. The nomads jumped from their horses and started to build up a temporary camp. Tears were on all of their faces.
The magi warriors got off their horses but more slowly. They could still feel the drain from using their powers during the fight and the emotional stress from all of the deaths. They all started to move around almost mindlessly setting up the camp. After they were done they all went to their teepees. No cheerful chatter broke through the air and no movement appeared anywhere through the camp.
Sora sat on the fur rug that served as the bed in their teepee. Tai lay beside her staring at the ceiling with his features written in stone. "We lost seventy-five nomads plus Joe, Izzy, and Skye." Said Tai. Sora just nodded numbly but kept looking at the ground. She couldn't feel anything. She was already all cried out and her brain felt fried from too many emotions. She knew that Tai was hurting just as much as she was but unlike everyone else he was keeping his emotions inside of him.
"You can cry Tai." Said Sora looking over at her husband. He didn't even acknowledge her speaking; he just looked up at the ceiling. "Tai, you need to let out how you feel. It'll just hurt more if you don't."
"I can't Sor. I'm the leader of this band and if the leader snaps then everyone has the right to snap. I have to stay strong for everyone or we don't stand a chance. Izzy and Joe would have wanted it that way." Tai's voice started to break at the end so he stopped talking quickly.
"It's just me here Tai and I'm your wife. You know what that means don't you?" Asked Sora.
"What?" Asked Tai.
"You have to do what I say because I can cut you off at anytime."
"That's hitting below the belt Sora." Said Tai with a ghost of a smile on his face.
"Then if you want to not have a problem you better listen to what I have to say." Sora scooted over to Tai and rolled over on top of him. Tai groaned as the air was forced out of his lungs. "Oh, don't complain. This is how you always like it."
"Yeah, but this time there are clothes in the way."
"Why don't you trying using another organ and listen." Said Sora punching Tai in the shoulder. "Now Tai I know you want to be a good leader and you are a great one." Tai snorted.
"I got almost everybody killed and if it wasn't for Skye then we all would have died. It was all because I trusted Davis and then he betrayed us."
"First of all you don't know it was Davis that did it." Said Sora.
"He wasn't there the day and he hasn't come back yet. The enemy knew exactly where we were. What would you like me to think?"
Sora ignored her husband. "Two do you think anybody else could have done any better."
"Somebody else wouldn't have picked the same ambush spot. It was the ambush spot that got everyone killed."
"Tai it would have happened sooner or later. You've been fighting wars all of your life. People die and you can't do anything about it so don't beat yourself up over this."
"As usual you know better than I do. Thanks for the pep talk Sora. You really are great."
"And don't you forget that."
The small party climbed back onto their horses. Tai moved his horse up behind them and watched the hill behind them. He saw a line of lancers break the top of the hill. "Crap." Said Tai. The lancers commander yelled something and the lancers charged down the hill towards the nomads. "Ride." Yelled Tai wheeling his horse around. The nomads' horses shot off away from the incoming lancers.
They galloped along the plains for hours. The nomads' horses were still tired from running the day before and the Green Dragon lancers were slowly catching up. Tai looked back at the lancers than looked forward. A steep hill was in front of them.
A lone figure crested the hill with a large flag bearing the symbol of the Green Dragon. The figure holding the flag was Davis. "We're gone." Said one of the nomads. Davis put his hand up to the flag and flames leapt from his hand to the flag. The flag burst into flames and burnt away quickly. Lines of pikemen dressed in the colors of the Kamiya kingdom crested the hill on either side of Davis.
The line of Green Dragon lancers stopped and watched as the nomads struggled to the top of the hill. Tai rode his horse up to Davis and their eyes locked. "I thought you were a traitor for a second." Said Tai. "I'm sorry."
"I would have thought the same in your place." Said Davis sticking out his hand. Tai grinned and shook his hand.
"How did you get the whole army?" Asked Tai.
"Not the full army. Just the boarder guards. The castle defenders are still back at the castle. And the army didn't know that you aren't a noble anymore because nobody thought they should tell them. They were happy to follow to protect the prince." Said Davis.
"How long do you think before the Green Dragon think they will attack?" Sora asked.
"I'm guessing a few hours. They only have their lancers. They're going to want to get all of their foot here before they try anything." Said Tai. "We need a few people to spread caltrops on the way up the hill. (Caltrops are pointed objects that footmen lay on the ground to lame horses or other footman.) Get the pikemen just over the top of the hill to catch them and have the lancers on the flanks." Tai continued to talk to Davis and Sora about strategies.
The sun reached its highest point in the sky as the armies started to form up. The Kamiya army one hill dressed in red and gold and the Green Dragon army in green and black in the valley below. Even with all of the fighting that had happened the Green Dragon army was still twice the size of the Kamiya army. The line of green slowly advanced with the lancers in the middle and foot on the flanks.
The archers on the top of the hill pulled their bows back and a rain of arrows sleeted down on top of the lancers. Lancers and horses fell to the ground in a bath of blood but more lancers quickly filled the holes. Another round of arrows flew toward the lancers before the lancers started to gallop up the hill. The horses hit the hidden caltrops and horses went down as the sharp objects dug into the horses' hooves and they went down.
Three more rounds of arrows fell on the lancers before they could get over the fallen horses. The lancers crested the hill and the archers retreated. Hidden pikemen stood up and planted their polearms into holes in the ground. Lancers tried to pull back but their horses speared themselves on the long blades.
The lines of soldiers clashed and the air became a rolling cloud of dust. Soldiers from the Kamiya and Green Dragon soldiers fell to the ground and their blood mixed on the ground. Weapons flashed in the sun and screams filled the air.
"The left flank is falling back." Said Davis.
"This is what we are for." Said Tai pulling his sword out of its sheath. Sora pulled her own sword out and rode up beside Tai. "You're not coming Sora."
Sora snorted. "Wanna bet. If you think that you can tell me if I can fight or not you are sadly mistaken."
"But you are pregnant."
"And you are the father. I'm not having this baby come up without a father and if I can protect you then I'm going to do it. And if you try to order me to stay I'll come anyway."
"Fine." Tai raised his voice and sword. "Form into pairs." The magi warriors formed into groups of two and charged toward the left flank. "Fire ball." Flames appeared around Tai and his horse. Tai streaked through the soldiers and the soldiers and weapons burst into flame as he passed. Sora followed behind him and finished off any soldiers that were left behind Tai.
The Kamiya soldiers bolstered by the appearance of the magi warriors fought harder and the flank worked back forward.
Tai and Sora rode through the whole line and took a chance for a rest. Tai stood up in the stirrups so he could look around. He saw the king of the Green Dragon sitting back and watching the battle. Only two soldiers were around him.
Tai pointed at him. "If we cut off the head the whole thing dies." Sora nodded and they rode towards the "head". The king noticed them and he pulled out a large mace and drew his sword in the other hand. The two soldiers turned and rode towards Tai and Sora to protect their king.
"Fire blast."
"Sonic scream." Both of the soldiers went down and they charged at the king. Sora got in front and swung her sword at the king's neck. He ducked and his mace came around in a low arc at Sora's stomach. Sora had to jump backwards off of her horse to avoid getting hit by the mace. She hit the ground off balance and almost fell to the ground.
He swung his sword around at Sora's head. Tai's sword swept down and blocked the sword from hitting Sora's head. Sora ducked underneath the connected weapons and grabbed the king's armor. She pulled him to the ground and plunged her sword down after him. He knocked her sword aside with his own and punched up with the handle of his mace. The handle hit Sora across the face and she fell back leaving almost losing her grip on the sword. Black dots swam across her vision and the king climbed to his feet.
Tai had gotten his horse back around now and rode down on the king. Tai jumped from his horse saddle and tackled him. They both hit the ground and the king rolled on his back. He kicked up with his feet and Tai went flying over his head. They all got up with Tai and Sora on each side of the king. Both Tai and Sora charged at the same time and swung their swords. Tai's came up at the king's left hip and Sora's descended towards his shoulder.
The king blocked Sora's with his mace and turned trying to get his sword in the way of Tai's blade. Tai moved his blade to the side and it sunk into the king neck and then cut through armor and bone. Tai's wrenched his blade free and the king fell to the ground already dead.
"That was close." Said Sora looking down at the dead body. The king's sword had a line of red blood down the blade. "He didn't hit me." Sora looked up and saw in horror that Tai's red armor had the darker red of his blood across his stomach.
"Sora." Tai managed to gasp out. He fell backwards and Sora managed to grab him before he hit the ground. She lowered him to the ground. Sora fumbled with the clasps on Tai's armor but her hands were slippery with sweat. She finally managed to get the clasp undone and struggled Tai's breastplate off. Tai's shirt was stained with blood and a long slash was easy to see through the rip that ran down his stomach.
Sora ripped the sleeve off of her shirt and lifted Tai's shirt. She tried to stop the blood from the wound with the shirt but it quickly became too soaked with blood to do anything. Tai's vision started to go dark and he focused on Sora's face.
"So … beautiful." He whispered. Flames flared through his chest as he tried to breath and his brain seemed to be moving at a snail like pace.
"Please don't talk Tai. You're going to be all right." Said Sora.
"Need … say … love … y-you." Tai gasped out.
"I love you, too." Whispered Sora helplessly as Tai faded into unconsciousness.
End Note: There is a cliffhanger ending for you. I hope you like it and wait for the next chapter. Please read and review.