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And for all those who do not know.........the definition of Kismet is Destiny. But I always felt that the word Kismet has so much more power, you guys can tell me what you think about that.
Ch.2
He gazed at her. Was he dreaming again? Was this his mind's way of driving him mad? She stood up there and stared right back never leaving his eyes. Her hair was longer; he couldn't see most of it because she had tied it half up except for two auburn tendrils that fell on both sides of her face. He also noticed she was not wearing her signature brown garbs; she wore a maroon colored top that cris-crossed over her chest and tied around her waist. Her skirt was a light brown that was just as long as her old dress it seemed to wrap around her and was held together by a belt that looked to be the same color as her top but had flickers of gold on it, but there was one thing still the same he noticed, her boots. With the dagger Rongar had given her strapped to the right leg, those boots were the ones he had given when he 'accidentally' threw her others overboard the Nomad when he was yet again playing keep away with her things.
Maeve looked at him. She could not feel herself breath, and was quite surprised that she was still standing, for her legs felt like the jellyfish she saw the young girl playing with earlier. He was different. He was no longer the man/child she was torn from that horrifying day of the storm. He was a grown man, a handsome man. His hair was let loose from it's red band, slicked back by water, it was also longer she noted. He was no longer wearing his baggy clothing; it had been replaced with something more fitting, more appropriate for a captain, more.....she gulped at the thought..... 'more leather.' Even though her pulse went into over drive as she observed his change of apparel, she found the one thing that remained the same, his eyes. His face was more defined somehow, maybe by the stubble that now replaced his boyish face. However, his eyes never changed. Dim Dim once told her that you can tell a person's heart by the light in their eyes, and to Maeve, Sinbad's eyes were like the sun.
The two stood in a trance; both afraid of what might my happen when they broke it. But they were interrupted as Maeve's attention was called elsewhere. "Maeve. By the gods, is it truly you?" Maeve turned her head to the only voice that could have interjected her connection with Sinbad; it was a voice she hadn't heard in many years, but a voice she had been praying to hear every day of those years. He was walking towards her until he stopped at the foot of the stairs, stairs that seemed like a distant barrier. She saw him standing there just watching her, and could feel the saline of her eyes begin to erupt. "Dermott" she at last said in disbelief what stood at the end of the stairs. Her brother, her missing link.
When Maeve finally found the strength returning to her legs she began a step to shorten their separation when a vicious arrow sped right in front of her eyes, and barely missing her, halting her movement. She stared at the arrow, and the dirty blonde woman who Maeve walked in with screamed, "VEXICUS! HE'S HERE!" All at once many arrows were flying in through the gigantic windows and their silk covers.
By hearing the tearing of the windows' covers Maeve instinctively turned back to the now very frightened little princess behind her and pulled her down to the ground shielding her. The others in the room did the same. Toris pulled his mother down as the Queen intuitively went to retrieve her youngest, more defenseless child. "MOTHER!!!" you could hear the child screech from under her protector. Firouz, Rongar and Doubar each ducked under the long table using it as their shield as Bryn found a corner near the windows that were safe from the arrows. Toris now turned to his eyes to the center of the room where his betrothed sat curled up, exposed to the many arrows, "DEORA!!" He yelled to a decibel almost as piercing as his younger sister's. In hearing this Dermott leapt from the safety of a wall he found and grabbed Deora out of danger.
Sinbad on the other hand had shielded himself behind a chair, one small enough so he can keep his eyes on where his sorceress once stood, preparing himself to jump as high as he must and suffer as many shots as he must to keep her safe. He was having a sense of déjà vu as he witnessed the unbelievable attack that they were enduring. He could feel himself losing her again; the pain of loss was creeping towards his heart. He could not watch her disappear again, he would not accept it. As he was ready to pounce he saw her stand up from her place on the ground.
"Lorco, Sinteso" and as she waved her hand and screamed her spelled in the air Sinbad witnessed the growth of her powers. She released the fire from her hands, the fire he remembered as small, usually inaccurately thrown orbs, now had become an inferno that would scare the largest fire-breathing dragon.
As the sorceress wielded her power, everyone watched as the screeching arrows turned into mere ashes. When the spell was done, Maeve gave a large gasp and fell to her knees, making Sinbad and the rest of the crew notice even if her power had grown Maeve was not without her limitations.
As everyone began to dust themselves off from the ashes, and Sinbad began to make his quick dash to check on the sorceress, Maeve pushed herself back up to her feet, and pulled the princess from the floor when she started to sense something..."WAIT!!!! It's not over." Maeve's words silenced the room. Everyone stayed still waiting for what was to come next. As the winds blew louder through the torn silk curtains and the candles a top the room on the chandelier above them, Sinbad could hear the clinking and chiming of swords....getting louder...and louder....and......
The large doors at the front of the dining hall slammed open with a fierce wind that sent chairs, silverware and the little princess tumbling down. Maeve's hand gripped the princess as the girl's tiny body starting flying in the air like a piece of cloth. Maeve pulled the child to her body, "Hold on, Maila!" The little girl reached for Maeve and clutched onto Maeve's skirt for dear life. When she felt the girl was secure enough the sorceress turned and looked down. The wind was gaining more power and the royal family and guards had been holding onto the enormous, marble dining table that now started to move itself. Then she saw Sinbad, her brother and the rest of the crew holding on to one another and whatever stability they were able to grasp. The sorceress found the cause for all the madness, the stone of Cynx, its red glow made it and its holder known.
She felt a presence looking at her...Bryn...the other sorceress too knew what the stone was...and with no words spoken, just a quick nod the two sorceresses both sent blasts that knocked the stone right out of its holder's hand. The wind immediately stopped.
As the holder went to regain his stone Maeve waived her hand and it moved to the other end of the room....Maeve waived her finger like a mother does a disobedient child, "tsk, tsk, tsk, Vexicus, let's play fair now." Maeve's words made Vexicus look at her with slight hints of both humor and hatred. He then turned to the other source of power, "well, well, well.....looks like you have a friend Maeve." Gazing at the other sorceress in the room with lust in his eyes. Noticing this, Dermott put himself between the gaze and Bryn. Dermott gave him a look of warning as Sinbad pulled his sword and stood in front of both crewmates. "Maeve has many friends here tonight," Sinbad said as he put a sly smile on his face and raised his sword a foot away from the face of his newest enemy, "but who pray tell are you?"
Vexicus smirked and drew his own sword towards Sinbad. "Ah. Well stranger, I am Vexicus, I am King of the Marcaius Island and soon to be ruler of the land you stand on. And whom may I ask are you" Sinbad pushed his sword forward pointed right between Vexicus eyes. Both the crew of the Nomad, the royal family's guards, and Vexicus' soldiers all started reaching for their swords. "The name is Sinbad and I believe I disagree with the last statement." The smile subsided form Sinbad's stubble face and was replaced with a threatening stare. Vexicus knew of Sinbad, the great captain that roamed the seven seas; Vexicus knew he had to eliminate the newest ally of Cestria's rulers. Vexicus swiftly hurled his sword at the captain and Sinbad moved his sword just as swiftly and blocked. As their swords were pressed against each other both men using their strength to try and deter the other Sinbad used his knee and pushed Vexicus to the ground. With a look of disbelief and surprise Vexicus screamed, "Men! Bring me the child and the witches!" He then looked straight into Sinbad's eyes, "all the others.... bring me the heads of the others!"
Maeve heard this and picked the child up. "VEXICUS!" His eyes moved from Sinbad's glare to hers. "You want us?!" Maeve suddenly moved the child to her left side and picked up her right leg and pulled her dagger. "Come and get us." With that said Maeve jumped onto the banister of the stairwell and cut the rope that held the large chandelier and grabbed it using it to swing across the room to a large indentation high in other side of the wall near the windows. The indentation held many massive, now thrashed and toppled, vases and put the young girl behind the last one standing. Maeve whispered to her, "Maila stay here." The little princess nodded.
Maeve then used the same rope and swung down to the ground and with quick looks towards the crew and the royal family she spoke. "You want this land Vexicus, than I suggest you stop your mouth and fight." With that said she pulled the rope that was still in her hand as to accentuate its presence and let it go.
The rest knew what she had planned and began to move. Vexicus' men were not as prepared and the number of them noticed until they were trampled under it. Vexicus' men ran in swords high, but the Nomad's crew was already waiting, and the once peaceful dining hall turned into an all out battle.
Maeve looked towards the stone and saw it was only feet away from Firouz. "FIROUZ!! Don't let them get the stone!" Firouz heard Maeve's orders and took the stone, as one of Vexicus' men went to grab him Rongar halted him with just a stretch of his arm. Rongar and Firouz looked at each other and instinctively knew what they were to do. Firouz ran towards the stairs where Maeve once stood, and with the protection of Rongar's daggers wounding whoever came near him, made it to the top. The blonde woman that Maeve once stood with who was still at the top of the stairs grabbed Firouz's arm, "come with me, I know where we can hide it." She pulled Firouz out the room and to a hidden entrance in outer hallway wall, once they were then out of sight Rongar continued the fight.
Deora had put herself at the edge of a wall, the hard winds that once filled the room threw the small figured princess to the other side of the room where she stayed hidden. And as she was about to make her move to get to her smaller future sister-in-law someone grabbed her by her hair. "OWWWWWW!!!" she screeched. As the sword was about to slice the princess' throat a sword in his liver stopped the evil sentinel. "That is no way to treat a lady." As Deora looked up she saw the smile of a friendly giant. "Thank you Doubar." She said as he helped her to her feet and smiled back. As he used his sword to defend them against another incoming menace he turned back to her. "Anything for a beautiful princess." He than pulled the other sword from his holster and gave it to her. "You may need this." As he let it go, she was almost pulled down by the weight of it. Doubar left her with it and continued the fight, not worried about how she would handle the sword, cause she looked to him to have a survivor's instinct. As one soldier came gunning for her she heaved the sword with all her strength and swinging it, she hit the oncoming menace taking another one behind her down with him. She looked around at the damage she down, and with a large grin looked at the sword, "Wow...that was invigorating." And pulled the sword over her shoulder and flung herself in the fight.
Maeve was making her way towards Vexicus. With a dagger and fireballs she kept Vexicus' men at bay. She felt wrung around her and grabbed her hands down to her chest as she was pulled into him. "Meliko, what are you doing?!" the guard that once held the same knife to Rongar's throat now had it pointed at Maeve's heart. "Well, we meet again Maeve, not so powerful after all it seems." He gave her a look of desire that made Maeve nauseas. "How could you Meliko, to your own people?" she said with repulsion in her language. "Well, Vexicus appreciates a man of my skills, and pays much better than these ingrates; and how else do you think he got past your protection spell over the island?" He said as he licked the side of her chin and Maeve let out a gagging sound and tried to move her face away. She then heard a female voice speaking to her communicating through their minds, 'Maeve get space between the two of you.' Maeve following the words told to her knew what to do.
She tried to move her hands but he had them pinned together by his arms. "Well they do say.." as Maeve spoke up, "beasts do stay with their own kind, it's only natural that a horse's ass would find a piece of dung such as yourself." Her confidently stinging words enraged him enough to pull her away and did just what Maeve would expect of him. As he was ready to lunge the sword into her body a ball of light hit him in the arm and sent him flying to the wall releasing Maeve.
Maeve turned her head to see Bryn run towards her, and when she turned her head back to Meliko he already was running away. "Coward." Maeve said as Bryn got to her. "I thought you might need this." Bryn handed her an extra sword she took from one of the soldiers she had slain. "Thank you, now go help Deora." Who she saw was becoming overwhelmed with men. Bryn nodded and ran towards the princess. Maeve went to go to Vexicus who was still dueling with Sinbad, but her idea was cut off when she glanced at Toris holding back 5 men while trying to protect his mother. She knew what she had to do.
Dermott had been jousting with one soldier for some time. He was no ordinary soldier though; he was the general of Vexicus' fleet. Dermott was holding his own but was beginning to become tired. What he didn't notice was he was moving towards the wall where the little princess, who had been watching everything from behind the large vase. As Dermott saw her he knew what she was thinking and switched positions pinning himself to the wall and the safety from the princess' surprise. As she saw Dermott being backed towards her, she knew she had the chance to help. She turned her back to the vase, like she saw her brother once do with a large turned over carriage, and began trying to tilt it over to the ground below. With a shriek, the large vase came tumbling to the ground landing on top of Dermott's opponent smashing on top of his head. The child lost her footing and landed into Dermott's arms. "Why hello. And what is the name of my little savior?" She smiled at the kind young man holding her. "My name is Princess Mailadine, but you can call me Maila." He smiled at her sweetness. "Well Maila...."he began as he swung her to hold her at his side, "I am Dermott, Maeve's brother, and I believe I should get you to safety, as your last shelter is no more." With that he ran with the girl in his arms to find her a new shelter.
Sinbad was rather busy himself trying to keep the leader of this chaos at bay. "You are quite skilled with that sword....." Vexicus began, "Are you sure you would not rather be fighting for the victorious side?" Sinbad continued their swordplay and replied, "Oh, but I already am." as he smirked and took a slice to Vexicus' face. Vexicus held his hand to his face and saw the blood, then smirked right back. "Cockiness and a good shot, it will be a pity when I must kill you." Vexicus then saw what he initially came for, the child in Dermott's arms. "But now I am afraid I must end our little dance." With that Vexicus maneuvered around Sinbad as Sinbad lunged his sword and got away from him. Sinbad fell to the floor by the quick and unexpected move. Sinbad got up ready to pursue his foe when an observation stopped him. Maeve.
Maeve was viciously fighting with a soldier on top of the marble dining table, helping to relieve Toris of the fierce fighter. The sight bewildered Sinbad. Her swordsmanship had become much more advanced from when he last saw her battle. Her hair that was once partly held up was now completely wildly loose, and moving with her with every turn and step. Sinbad thought this might hinder her abilities to see, but he saw by her skills it did not faze her. 'Sinbad what are you doing?!' he thought to himself, 'you are in the midst of a battle, this is no time for that!' He shook his head and began looking for the enemy he let escape, and saw he was straight lined towards Dermott and the girl.
Dermott leaned his sword into another soldier as he set Maila behind him. Vexicus saw his target and with his own sword cleared the way towards the child. Dermott did not expect the next incident; the back of Vexicus sword hit Dermott's head and pummeled him down and the princess was left unguarded. With a groan and a hand on his throbbing head, "NOOO!!!" Dermott's scream got everyone's attention, and they all saw what was about to occur.
Vexicus put his hand up and started chanting, "Mixxis Salla Mettalli Prinsonia" his words had a huge dark light appear. Everyone tried to make their way to the girl's side, but they were all being held back by Vexicus' men, all but one.
As he was about to entrap the princess by the light, a figure step in her place the moment it was to engulf her. "MAMA!!!" The child shrieked so loud that the power of it shook the room to that of an earthquake. Making all those who did not know why he wanted the child to realize she was no common princess.
Once the room stop moving Toris ran towards Vexicus and his mother who was now imprisoned in the ball of light. "Let her go!" The formally unconscious general threw him back to the floor.
"That is enough, for now. We have enough leverage. MEN, TO THE SHIPS!!" Vexicus' army retreated from the dining hall and out of the palace. "But I should leave a present for you all for being such gracious hosts." He threw a bag he had in his hand to the floor. Once it hit the floor the bag unleashed a very large monster that resembled a rabid dog. With this Vexicus snickered and exited the room, Queen in tow.
Sinbad and crew tried to hold this monster back with swords, but to no avail. The monster was blasting fire and biting the royal soldiers still left. Maeve knew the only way to defeat an enchantment was with an enchantment of her own. Maeve threw both her hands up in the air. "Lorco Sinteso, Manfesto Faltis!" A large ball of white light lit up in Maeve's hands and than sprang to the monster.
Deora saw this and yelled out to everyone, "Maeve NO!.....she doesn't have the strength left for that spell.....she will be killed!" Sinbad heard this and as the fear filled his heart he began to run towards Maeve, but was beaten by another. Bryn came from the side and grabbed Maeve's hand, "she may not have the strength, but WE DO!" And at that said Maeve and Bryn combined their powers and pushed the monsters fire back, creating a blast that destroyed both the monster and sent the two sorceresses flying threw the air. Rongar was able to catch Bryn's airborne body, but no one could see where Maeve landed.
As the smoked cleared in the room Sinbad searched everywhere as he could feel his heart breaking all over again. "MAEVE!!!! MAEVE, WHERE ARE YOU!!! ANSWER ME WOMAN!!" And as the smoke enough he saw her body sprawled against the far wall.........motionless.
SO, what do you think? I know it took a while but school's been hectic. I hope you guys like it, and for all those romantics don't worry things will be heating up, I'm talking inferno, but it will take time....this adventure is FAR from over...Read and Review please! (Hint.......the more reviews I get.....the quicker I make the next chapters)
And for all those who do not know.........the definition of Kismet is Destiny. But I always felt that the word Kismet has so much more power, you guys can tell me what you think about that.
Ch.2
He gazed at her. Was he dreaming again? Was this his mind's way of driving him mad? She stood up there and stared right back never leaving his eyes. Her hair was longer; he couldn't see most of it because she had tied it half up except for two auburn tendrils that fell on both sides of her face. He also noticed she was not wearing her signature brown garbs; she wore a maroon colored top that cris-crossed over her chest and tied around her waist. Her skirt was a light brown that was just as long as her old dress it seemed to wrap around her and was held together by a belt that looked to be the same color as her top but had flickers of gold on it, but there was one thing still the same he noticed, her boots. With the dagger Rongar had given her strapped to the right leg, those boots were the ones he had given when he 'accidentally' threw her others overboard the Nomad when he was yet again playing keep away with her things.
Maeve looked at him. She could not feel herself breath, and was quite surprised that she was still standing, for her legs felt like the jellyfish she saw the young girl playing with earlier. He was different. He was no longer the man/child she was torn from that horrifying day of the storm. He was a grown man, a handsome man. His hair was let loose from it's red band, slicked back by water, it was also longer she noted. He was no longer wearing his baggy clothing; it had been replaced with something more fitting, more appropriate for a captain, more.....she gulped at the thought..... 'more leather.' Even though her pulse went into over drive as she observed his change of apparel, she found the one thing that remained the same, his eyes. His face was more defined somehow, maybe by the stubble that now replaced his boyish face. However, his eyes never changed. Dim Dim once told her that you can tell a person's heart by the light in their eyes, and to Maeve, Sinbad's eyes were like the sun.
The two stood in a trance; both afraid of what might my happen when they broke it. But they were interrupted as Maeve's attention was called elsewhere. "Maeve. By the gods, is it truly you?" Maeve turned her head to the only voice that could have interjected her connection with Sinbad; it was a voice she hadn't heard in many years, but a voice she had been praying to hear every day of those years. He was walking towards her until he stopped at the foot of the stairs, stairs that seemed like a distant barrier. She saw him standing there just watching her, and could feel the saline of her eyes begin to erupt. "Dermott" she at last said in disbelief what stood at the end of the stairs. Her brother, her missing link.
When Maeve finally found the strength returning to her legs she began a step to shorten their separation when a vicious arrow sped right in front of her eyes, and barely missing her, halting her movement. She stared at the arrow, and the dirty blonde woman who Maeve walked in with screamed, "VEXICUS! HE'S HERE!" All at once many arrows were flying in through the gigantic windows and their silk covers.
By hearing the tearing of the windows' covers Maeve instinctively turned back to the now very frightened little princess behind her and pulled her down to the ground shielding her. The others in the room did the same. Toris pulled his mother down as the Queen intuitively went to retrieve her youngest, more defenseless child. "MOTHER!!!" you could hear the child screech from under her protector. Firouz, Rongar and Doubar each ducked under the long table using it as their shield as Bryn found a corner near the windows that were safe from the arrows. Toris now turned to his eyes to the center of the room where his betrothed sat curled up, exposed to the many arrows, "DEORA!!" He yelled to a decibel almost as piercing as his younger sister's. In hearing this Dermott leapt from the safety of a wall he found and grabbed Deora out of danger.
Sinbad on the other hand had shielded himself behind a chair, one small enough so he can keep his eyes on where his sorceress once stood, preparing himself to jump as high as he must and suffer as many shots as he must to keep her safe. He was having a sense of déjà vu as he witnessed the unbelievable attack that they were enduring. He could feel himself losing her again; the pain of loss was creeping towards his heart. He could not watch her disappear again, he would not accept it. As he was ready to pounce he saw her stand up from her place on the ground.
"Lorco, Sinteso" and as she waved her hand and screamed her spelled in the air Sinbad witnessed the growth of her powers. She released the fire from her hands, the fire he remembered as small, usually inaccurately thrown orbs, now had become an inferno that would scare the largest fire-breathing dragon.
As the sorceress wielded her power, everyone watched as the screeching arrows turned into mere ashes. When the spell was done, Maeve gave a large gasp and fell to her knees, making Sinbad and the rest of the crew notice even if her power had grown Maeve was not without her limitations.
As everyone began to dust themselves off from the ashes, and Sinbad began to make his quick dash to check on the sorceress, Maeve pushed herself back up to her feet, and pulled the princess from the floor when she started to sense something..."WAIT!!!! It's not over." Maeve's words silenced the room. Everyone stayed still waiting for what was to come next. As the winds blew louder through the torn silk curtains and the candles a top the room on the chandelier above them, Sinbad could hear the clinking and chiming of swords....getting louder...and louder....and......
The large doors at the front of the dining hall slammed open with a fierce wind that sent chairs, silverware and the little princess tumbling down. Maeve's hand gripped the princess as the girl's tiny body starting flying in the air like a piece of cloth. Maeve pulled the child to her body, "Hold on, Maila!" The little girl reached for Maeve and clutched onto Maeve's skirt for dear life. When she felt the girl was secure enough the sorceress turned and looked down. The wind was gaining more power and the royal family and guards had been holding onto the enormous, marble dining table that now started to move itself. Then she saw Sinbad, her brother and the rest of the crew holding on to one another and whatever stability they were able to grasp. The sorceress found the cause for all the madness, the stone of Cynx, its red glow made it and its holder known.
She felt a presence looking at her...Bryn...the other sorceress too knew what the stone was...and with no words spoken, just a quick nod the two sorceresses both sent blasts that knocked the stone right out of its holder's hand. The wind immediately stopped.
As the holder went to regain his stone Maeve waived her hand and it moved to the other end of the room....Maeve waived her finger like a mother does a disobedient child, "tsk, tsk, tsk, Vexicus, let's play fair now." Maeve's words made Vexicus look at her with slight hints of both humor and hatred. He then turned to the other source of power, "well, well, well.....looks like you have a friend Maeve." Gazing at the other sorceress in the room with lust in his eyes. Noticing this, Dermott put himself between the gaze and Bryn. Dermott gave him a look of warning as Sinbad pulled his sword and stood in front of both crewmates. "Maeve has many friends here tonight," Sinbad said as he put a sly smile on his face and raised his sword a foot away from the face of his newest enemy, "but who pray tell are you?"
Vexicus smirked and drew his own sword towards Sinbad. "Ah. Well stranger, I am Vexicus, I am King of the Marcaius Island and soon to be ruler of the land you stand on. And whom may I ask are you" Sinbad pushed his sword forward pointed right between Vexicus eyes. Both the crew of the Nomad, the royal family's guards, and Vexicus' soldiers all started reaching for their swords. "The name is Sinbad and I believe I disagree with the last statement." The smile subsided form Sinbad's stubble face and was replaced with a threatening stare. Vexicus knew of Sinbad, the great captain that roamed the seven seas; Vexicus knew he had to eliminate the newest ally of Cestria's rulers. Vexicus swiftly hurled his sword at the captain and Sinbad moved his sword just as swiftly and blocked. As their swords were pressed against each other both men using their strength to try and deter the other Sinbad used his knee and pushed Vexicus to the ground. With a look of disbelief and surprise Vexicus screamed, "Men! Bring me the child and the witches!" He then looked straight into Sinbad's eyes, "all the others.... bring me the heads of the others!"
Maeve heard this and picked the child up. "VEXICUS!" His eyes moved from Sinbad's glare to hers. "You want us?!" Maeve suddenly moved the child to her left side and picked up her right leg and pulled her dagger. "Come and get us." With that said Maeve jumped onto the banister of the stairwell and cut the rope that held the large chandelier and grabbed it using it to swing across the room to a large indentation high in other side of the wall near the windows. The indentation held many massive, now thrashed and toppled, vases and put the young girl behind the last one standing. Maeve whispered to her, "Maila stay here." The little princess nodded.
Maeve then used the same rope and swung down to the ground and with quick looks towards the crew and the royal family she spoke. "You want this land Vexicus, than I suggest you stop your mouth and fight." With that said she pulled the rope that was still in her hand as to accentuate its presence and let it go.
The rest knew what she had planned and began to move. Vexicus' men were not as prepared and the number of them noticed until they were trampled under it. Vexicus' men ran in swords high, but the Nomad's crew was already waiting, and the once peaceful dining hall turned into an all out battle.
Maeve looked towards the stone and saw it was only feet away from Firouz. "FIROUZ!! Don't let them get the stone!" Firouz heard Maeve's orders and took the stone, as one of Vexicus' men went to grab him Rongar halted him with just a stretch of his arm. Rongar and Firouz looked at each other and instinctively knew what they were to do. Firouz ran towards the stairs where Maeve once stood, and with the protection of Rongar's daggers wounding whoever came near him, made it to the top. The blonde woman that Maeve once stood with who was still at the top of the stairs grabbed Firouz's arm, "come with me, I know where we can hide it." She pulled Firouz out the room and to a hidden entrance in outer hallway wall, once they were then out of sight Rongar continued the fight.
Deora had put herself at the edge of a wall, the hard winds that once filled the room threw the small figured princess to the other side of the room where she stayed hidden. And as she was about to make her move to get to her smaller future sister-in-law someone grabbed her by her hair. "OWWWWWW!!!" she screeched. As the sword was about to slice the princess' throat a sword in his liver stopped the evil sentinel. "That is no way to treat a lady." As Deora looked up she saw the smile of a friendly giant. "Thank you Doubar." She said as he helped her to her feet and smiled back. As he used his sword to defend them against another incoming menace he turned back to her. "Anything for a beautiful princess." He than pulled the other sword from his holster and gave it to her. "You may need this." As he let it go, she was almost pulled down by the weight of it. Doubar left her with it and continued the fight, not worried about how she would handle the sword, cause she looked to him to have a survivor's instinct. As one soldier came gunning for her she heaved the sword with all her strength and swinging it, she hit the oncoming menace taking another one behind her down with him. She looked around at the damage she down, and with a large grin looked at the sword, "Wow...that was invigorating." And pulled the sword over her shoulder and flung herself in the fight.
Maeve was making her way towards Vexicus. With a dagger and fireballs she kept Vexicus' men at bay. She felt wrung around her and grabbed her hands down to her chest as she was pulled into him. "Meliko, what are you doing?!" the guard that once held the same knife to Rongar's throat now had it pointed at Maeve's heart. "Well, we meet again Maeve, not so powerful after all it seems." He gave her a look of desire that made Maeve nauseas. "How could you Meliko, to your own people?" she said with repulsion in her language. "Well, Vexicus appreciates a man of my skills, and pays much better than these ingrates; and how else do you think he got past your protection spell over the island?" He said as he licked the side of her chin and Maeve let out a gagging sound and tried to move her face away. She then heard a female voice speaking to her communicating through their minds, 'Maeve get space between the two of you.' Maeve following the words told to her knew what to do.
She tried to move her hands but he had them pinned together by his arms. "Well they do say.." as Maeve spoke up, "beasts do stay with their own kind, it's only natural that a horse's ass would find a piece of dung such as yourself." Her confidently stinging words enraged him enough to pull her away and did just what Maeve would expect of him. As he was ready to lunge the sword into her body a ball of light hit him in the arm and sent him flying to the wall releasing Maeve.
Maeve turned her head to see Bryn run towards her, and when she turned her head back to Meliko he already was running away. "Coward." Maeve said as Bryn got to her. "I thought you might need this." Bryn handed her an extra sword she took from one of the soldiers she had slain. "Thank you, now go help Deora." Who she saw was becoming overwhelmed with men. Bryn nodded and ran towards the princess. Maeve went to go to Vexicus who was still dueling with Sinbad, but her idea was cut off when she glanced at Toris holding back 5 men while trying to protect his mother. She knew what she had to do.
Dermott had been jousting with one soldier for some time. He was no ordinary soldier though; he was the general of Vexicus' fleet. Dermott was holding his own but was beginning to become tired. What he didn't notice was he was moving towards the wall where the little princess, who had been watching everything from behind the large vase. As Dermott saw her he knew what she was thinking and switched positions pinning himself to the wall and the safety from the princess' surprise. As she saw Dermott being backed towards her, she knew she had the chance to help. She turned her back to the vase, like she saw her brother once do with a large turned over carriage, and began trying to tilt it over to the ground below. With a shriek, the large vase came tumbling to the ground landing on top of Dermott's opponent smashing on top of his head. The child lost her footing and landed into Dermott's arms. "Why hello. And what is the name of my little savior?" She smiled at the kind young man holding her. "My name is Princess Mailadine, but you can call me Maila." He smiled at her sweetness. "Well Maila...."he began as he swung her to hold her at his side, "I am Dermott, Maeve's brother, and I believe I should get you to safety, as your last shelter is no more." With that he ran with the girl in his arms to find her a new shelter.
Sinbad was rather busy himself trying to keep the leader of this chaos at bay. "You are quite skilled with that sword....." Vexicus began, "Are you sure you would not rather be fighting for the victorious side?" Sinbad continued their swordplay and replied, "Oh, but I already am." as he smirked and took a slice to Vexicus' face. Vexicus held his hand to his face and saw the blood, then smirked right back. "Cockiness and a good shot, it will be a pity when I must kill you." Vexicus then saw what he initially came for, the child in Dermott's arms. "But now I am afraid I must end our little dance." With that Vexicus maneuvered around Sinbad as Sinbad lunged his sword and got away from him. Sinbad fell to the floor by the quick and unexpected move. Sinbad got up ready to pursue his foe when an observation stopped him. Maeve.
Maeve was viciously fighting with a soldier on top of the marble dining table, helping to relieve Toris of the fierce fighter. The sight bewildered Sinbad. Her swordsmanship had become much more advanced from when he last saw her battle. Her hair that was once partly held up was now completely wildly loose, and moving with her with every turn and step. Sinbad thought this might hinder her abilities to see, but he saw by her skills it did not faze her. 'Sinbad what are you doing?!' he thought to himself, 'you are in the midst of a battle, this is no time for that!' He shook his head and began looking for the enemy he let escape, and saw he was straight lined towards Dermott and the girl.
Dermott leaned his sword into another soldier as he set Maila behind him. Vexicus saw his target and with his own sword cleared the way towards the child. Dermott did not expect the next incident; the back of Vexicus sword hit Dermott's head and pummeled him down and the princess was left unguarded. With a groan and a hand on his throbbing head, "NOOO!!!" Dermott's scream got everyone's attention, and they all saw what was about to occur.
Vexicus put his hand up and started chanting, "Mixxis Salla Mettalli Prinsonia" his words had a huge dark light appear. Everyone tried to make their way to the girl's side, but they were all being held back by Vexicus' men, all but one.
As he was about to entrap the princess by the light, a figure step in her place the moment it was to engulf her. "MAMA!!!" The child shrieked so loud that the power of it shook the room to that of an earthquake. Making all those who did not know why he wanted the child to realize she was no common princess.
Once the room stop moving Toris ran towards Vexicus and his mother who was now imprisoned in the ball of light. "Let her go!" The formally unconscious general threw him back to the floor.
"That is enough, for now. We have enough leverage. MEN, TO THE SHIPS!!" Vexicus' army retreated from the dining hall and out of the palace. "But I should leave a present for you all for being such gracious hosts." He threw a bag he had in his hand to the floor. Once it hit the floor the bag unleashed a very large monster that resembled a rabid dog. With this Vexicus snickered and exited the room, Queen in tow.
Sinbad and crew tried to hold this monster back with swords, but to no avail. The monster was blasting fire and biting the royal soldiers still left. Maeve knew the only way to defeat an enchantment was with an enchantment of her own. Maeve threw both her hands up in the air. "Lorco Sinteso, Manfesto Faltis!" A large ball of white light lit up in Maeve's hands and than sprang to the monster.
Deora saw this and yelled out to everyone, "Maeve NO!.....she doesn't have the strength left for that spell.....she will be killed!" Sinbad heard this and as the fear filled his heart he began to run towards Maeve, but was beaten by another. Bryn came from the side and grabbed Maeve's hand, "she may not have the strength, but WE DO!" And at that said Maeve and Bryn combined their powers and pushed the monsters fire back, creating a blast that destroyed both the monster and sent the two sorceresses flying threw the air. Rongar was able to catch Bryn's airborne body, but no one could see where Maeve landed.
As the smoked cleared in the room Sinbad searched everywhere as he could feel his heart breaking all over again. "MAEVE!!!! MAEVE, WHERE ARE YOU!!! ANSWER ME WOMAN!!" And as the smoke enough he saw her body sprawled against the far wall.........motionless.
SO, what do you think? I know it took a while but school's been hectic. I hope you guys like it, and for all those romantics don't worry things will be heating up, I'm talking inferno, but it will take time....this adventure is FAR from over...Read and Review please! (Hint.......the more reviews I get.....the quicker I make the next chapters)