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The Battle of Hate"
Chapter 3
Sunset was drawing near, and all of the warriors and samurais had gathered at the Silver gates of Gaea. Thousands of men surrounded the great capital of the world of Atlantis, yet there was still doubt in the hearts of them all. Never have they fought against such ruthless creatures of the dark. They had no knowledge of the powers these monsters obtained, leaving them at a disadvantage.
The commanders and generals had all gathered in the conference room with the king to discuss the matters at hand.
"There hasn't been word from the troops that were guarding the opening in the wall where it had been breached. Nor has there been any word from the nearby towns. It's like they all vanished," said the highest ranking general to the right of the king.
"I understand, but I believe that the Black Dragon has already taken control of that area. He needs to; due to the fact that that is the way they shall be coming through to attack our city. In order for us to end this battle victorious, we must find out what we can about this army soon to come. Have there been any survivors from these attacks?"
"We were able to find one, but only one. He seems to be in a state of shock and never speaks of anything that ever makes sense," the same general explained.
"What does this mad man speak of?" The whole room fell silent awaiting the answer from the general.
"He speaks of a huge black dragon, the one of legend we presume, with blood red eyes that matches the blood stained ground that he stands on in his dreams." There were several faint murmurs among them after hearing these words, until the general spoke once more. "But, one thing seem unclear to me. He also speaks of a girl, with the mark of evil on her forehead that follows this dragon, while aiding him in his journey of destruction."
"It cannot be," the king whispered. "Make sure all civilians have evacuated the city and gather all of those who are willing to fight in this war. There will be no rest for the men of Gaea; the war that will decide the fate of Gaea has begun."
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Aurora Stared down from her window at the busy soldiers of Gaea. All of the citizens were gone and now she was alone. Her father was always away at meetings with the representatives of the other nations and or with the generals. He seemed to have forgotten he even had a daughter and left her unprotected inside the castle walls. She walked down the silent corridors until she met up with her father's right hand man.
"Your father wishes that you leave to your uncle's kingdom before war is brought upon us."
"No." Aurora stated coldly. She was angry and felt betrayed by her father and his men he controlled. She was angry with all those who lied to her. "I can fight," she lied, "there is no reason for me to leave, when I can be a valuable asset in winning this war!"
"You are the only heir left. You must lead your country if your father is not able to re--"
"I am not alone!"
The general was shocked by her sudden outburst, but soon regained himself, thinking she didn't know anything of what had happened long ago. "What do you mean by that? You are an only child. There is no one that can take your place as leader of Gaea!"
"You know very little, general," she stated coldly once again. "I know of my other sister. She is the one who is leading the attack against us. For 16 years you, my father and everyone else who knew lied to me! Why should I listen to you? If my father wanted me to be safe, why not come and tell me himself? Has he no courage to face his own daughter?! Obviously not, since he has already used that courage to face his other daughter."
The general stood there in complete and utter shock, not knowing what to say, or to do. There wasn't anything he could really do. She was right. Everyone she knew in her life had been lying to her for as long as she could remember.
"I found out the truth after hiding in the shadows like my sister does now. Have you or my father no heart? Tell me, were you there when he abandoned her?"
"Y-yes, I was. But you have to understand; this was only for the safety of the kingdom. The prophecy foretold great destruction because of this child!"
"You dare ask me to understand?!? You betrayed me! I trusted you all and now I find out the truth behind it all. You and my father are nothing but a bunch of heartless cowards!"
With that said, she stomped off down the dimly lit halls towards a destination unknown. She just wanted to get away, away from it all.
Once she reached the very top of the castle, she stood next to the railing on the balcony that overlooked the whole kingdom and the sea next to it. The balcony was a large flat circular area with the crest of Gaea in the middle. The crest was the image of the silver dragon, Nova.
As she stared off into the distance at the setting red sun, the castle began to shake and cries of war could be heard. The horn of Gaea blared into the red sky declaring that the war had finally come.
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"It is time to take action! No more hiding in the darkness. We no longer need to fear these weak pests! Rise above them and take back the lands that once were ours! Kill only those who threaten your life, there is no need to shed any blood that is unnecessary. Nor is there no need for us to seem as bloodthirsty monsters. Disobey these commands and you shall join the dead by my blade."
Several of the creatures grunted in disappointment, but knew she spoke the truth. They did now wish to draw out the war longer than it is need to be, but they didn't want to hide all of their lives either. Many wished for peace, but others sought for total control.
Selena stood on the high cliff top that oversaw the battle and in the distance stood the great Gaian Castle and the army of the creatures and demons she commanded. The sun began to set, signaling their attack.
The first to move forward were the creatures on horseback killing and distracting the enemies upon the wall. After them are the ones with magic to breach the silver gates, allowing the forces of evil in. Soon after them, were the ogres and the bigger creatures with axes to storm through the breach first, using their brute strength to destroy the catapults and cannons. Thus allowing the weaker and smaller monsters to attack unharmed. Finally behind them all held the archers, killing all the enemies in sight with their magic arrows.
Taharka and Selena stood on top the cliff watching over the battle. As they searched for her father, out of the corner of her eye, she saw on the very top of the castle, a bright flicker of light.
"Hmm, a summoning spell? They dare challenge me at the game of summons? So be it. They shall feel the wrath of the guardian of The Black Gates! Come Taharka! We shall show them the real power that drives us to such a war!" With that Taharka flew towards the castle with Selena on her back with a new purpose in mind.
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Aurora stood in complete shock and disgust. So much blood had been spilt, so many dead because of a simple but powerful thing. Hate. This whole war was driven by their hate and anger.
'This has got to stop!' She stood in the middle of the crest of Gaea and began to summon the dragon of Light, Nova.
Bright light engulfed her and then shot up into the sky. Suddenly, once it reached a certain height, it expanded and covered a big portion of the sky. Out of the middle of the bright circle of light, came a white dragon with feathered wings and eyes of the brightest stars. It also had a silver gem in the middle of its forehead.
Nova landed in front of Aurora with her back to the battle.
"Please help the kingdom you sought to protect! In this time of need, lend us the strength to carry on," Aurora pleaded. Understanding Aurora's need, Nova took flight once more and flew towards Taharka, ready to fight.
"Nova. I didn't think I'd see you so soon. It doesn't matter. You are only here because they cannot handle their own war. Let's see how you fare against your nemesis. Your opposite. Your demon!" Taharka made the first move, by gathering a great ball of energy in his mouth and shot it at Nova. Quickly, Nova countered his attack by one of his own.
As soon as Taharka flew close enough to the top of the castle, Selena jumped off and landed in front of Aurora.
"Well, well, well. Why it isn't anyone other than the daughter of the king. I feel so special to be in your presents, my 'princess'," Selena said mockingly.
"Who are you?!" Aurora demanded.
"Why do you ask questions you already know the answers to? You already know who I am, the real question is, what do you do now? Fight your fathers nemesis, or fight along side against the man who betrayed you?" Selena stated while smiling as she took a step closer. Aurora stepped back, unsure of herself and what she was to do. Selena was right; she didn't know what to do. Was she to fight her sister and save her father, or fight her father and save her sister?