Warlord 14
The sun was rising delicately into the sky. The cold wind that blow in from the north was none to be reckoned with. The soft sounds of the woodland creatures flowed throughout the forest with the soft touch of the occasional humming bird and woodpecker. The grass flew across the ground dancing at the mercy of the wind, while the dirt from the road flew up to blind an unsuspecting traveler. The castle walls were cold this day, just waiting for the information and secrets that it held to be unleashed upon the world. The moat from which the water had slowly been drying up was not enough for the fish that dwell there to live. The drawbridge and castle courtyard were still kept intact but with the King gone everyday, the castle began to grow drearier.
From the east along the brown dreary road came Darell riding into the Castle. He was breathing quite hard from how far he had to ride. He ran up to the north tower along the steep concrete staircase and down the long decorated hallway. He knocked on Twanria's door and with in a short time she answered wearing her nightgown while carrying a soft subtle yawn.
"Twanria sorry to wake you but Lady Kathryn has been kidnapped," Implied Darell.
"How did this happen?" Twanria asked, "You were suppose to watch over her."
Twanria knocked on Maria's door but there was no answer. She had no time to lose so she knocked on Danielle's large wooden door and Justin came to the door half dressed and weary from being woken up. Twanria quickly filled him in and in an instance Danielle and Justin were scurrying about trying to get ready. Next was Richard's room and from with in she heard murmurs and talking. Twanria knocked and Richard came to the door only letting a small bit of space through. Richard closed the door quickly after all that he heard. Twanria summoned the wardrobe and gave them directions to each room. The wardrobe people barged through the wooden doors. Danielle and Justin were nearly complete getting into their traveling clothes when the wardrobe people attacked them with styles and color. When the wardrobe people left that room Danielle was wearing a burgundy gown with long burgundy sleeves, at the end of her arm a darker red color of a bracelet that pointed forward. Down the front of her gown a purple and white design of swirls and half circle shapes. Her hair was pulled back and braided in the front of her face and came down with soft curls in the back.
Justin stood looking into the mirror at the gallant armor he so proudly wore. Its color was similar to Danielle's but with more of a blue intake. His cape was burgundy along with his knee guards and elbow guards. His black leather boots and strong black fabric pants led to his darkened purple chest guard, which stood proudly with his belt that held his sword. He turned and looked at Danielle with his brown hair waved back and a smile planted on his face to say, "You look beautiful". Danielle smiled and walked over to the mirror to see how beautiful she truly looked. She turned in front of the mirror with her dress flowing above the floor in a perfect circle. Justin approached her and held her close, He touched his lips to hers and they walked proudly out of the room together with Danielle planted on his arm.
The wardrobe people had quickly moved from Danielle's room to Richards and when Richard had left the room, Danielle and Justin stared in awe. Richards's armor being similar to Justin's but the color was different. The armor shone a lovely color of pearl green. His boots were black leather but instead of a cape and a sword, he had two daggers made from the toughest of metals. His eyes, which were a dark green in color, were accentuated with his glowing armor. From Richard's room walked Maria. Her gown was an ivory-green; the color was of such a pure green you could barely tell it was there. Her hair lay straightened over her shoulders leaving nothing to be desired. Her brooch was of the finest gold and her gown fell straight down. A design of black was rolling around the gown to form a dragon. Danielle's and Maria's gowns being made of the finest silk and cottons did look beautiful, but the wardrobe assured they were form fitting and made for traveling. Maria's cape, which in reality was a cloak, was of pear green and of silk, not made for weather but for design.
Twanria left her room wearing a pink blouse with an out laying dress. Twanria explained early that she was never one to have the wardrobe people touch her. They all walked down to the courtyard passing though the kitchen and towards the gates not realizing that Maria had spent the night in Richards's room. Twanria called the castle servants to have horses ready when they reached the castle gates. Twanria's golden hoarse whose eyes were as deep as the moons dark side had a stature of power and perseverance. Twanria loaded her bow and arrow to the side of the horse's saddle. Justin and Danielle's horses were black and wild, with black manes to match their coats. Maria and Richard had white horses with blond manes with the hoofs looking like Ivory diamonds. Darrell rode his mix breed hoarse that he had brought in that morning.
They rode to the camp but the journey was perilous since the quickest way to reach the camp was through the woods. Justin wondered why Katie was kidnapped. Justin remembered Twanria had called the castle elite guards to stop Janelle and her gang. The sun had been moving steadily through the sky. The clouds were dark and it meant rain would soon be approaching. They met Erin who had been staying at Richard's home tending to the needs of the small child. She left the child with Miano's mother across the road and joined them using one of Miano's horses. The clouds were getting darker by the minute and the seaven riders were not coming upon the camp. The rain fell like the watering of a garden and the riders were coming upon the carnage of bodies
The bodies of the elite castle guards were everywhere. Along side a tree they saw a woman who's breath was weak.
"Your Natalie, are you not?" asked Erin who was trying to tend to her wounds, "What happened to everyone and you?"
Natalie looked up with the rain falling upon her head, "I was trying to help tend to the men when this tall man in black came upon us and took the favor of the opposing forces. He was strong and the armor he wore was overwhelming nothing could pierce it. The only ones who made it out alive were Julian and Miano and they went back to the castle just a while ago to get help."
Natalie was losing air fast but there was nothing more Erin could do for her. Natalie's ribs were broken and her leg seemed to have been bruised quite badly. With a few scars on her face, it seemed as though she didn't care to live. Natalie raised her hand to Erin and tried to say something but instead her hand went faint and soon she was gone. Danielle's eyes filled with tears but with the rain, that seemed to be falling harder now, you couldn't tell. Twanria took her bow that she had place on the hoarse earlier and shot towards a shadowed figure. Appearing from the camp was some tall-distorted figure. Before any of them knew it he was charging for them with sword raised. They dispersed and at first it didn't seem like the odds were in this man's favor, but when he approached it appeared to be Samuel. Erin removed her sword from its sheath and hit it with Samuels. Erin had a score to settle with Samuel and because of the rain she believed to have a chance.
Erin was fighting gallantly and with the rain that fell, nothing could be seen. Twanria aimed her arrow towards an exposed part of the arm as she did before but she couldn't see if it was a clear shot. She shot her arrow and from the sound underneath the rain a muffled cry. Then with a slick cut of the sword another cry was heard. The rain was beginning to slow and from the clearing sky, Samuel was upon his knees waiting for the final blow from Erin. Instead of killing him, Erin took the handle of her sword and plowed it into Samuels face leaving him motionless on the ground. A sound coming from within the camp led them to believe something else was a miss. They took their horses and rode with in the tall wooden posts to see what was happening.
Katie was standing in the middle of camp with no other person around. The rain had left her dark gown lifeless. Her face was pail with sorrow and something seemed different in her eyes. The sky grew darker, but as swiftly as lightening Katie raised her hands in the air to unleash an attack. Twanria, Justin and Maria went to the left while the others to the right. There was no way to battle her since she was a friend. Twanria found a safe place to have an arrow ready in the slight chance she would need to shoot. Janelle was standing by her tent watching the action as it unfolded. Justin and Erin went head on.
Katie threw psychic orbs towards each of them blasting them back into the wooden post that kept the camp together. Erin was blasted through the wooden post and fell outside the camp lying lifeless. Justin was flung into the wooden post and made an imprint of his body. He began to fall but before he hit the ground Katie shot another psychic orb straight for his head. It reached his skull with such intensity that is blasted a hole straight through the wooden post with his head as the bullet. The rain fell down over his lifeless body. His head crept out of the crater that it had created. Before he was completely on the ground Danielle ran over to see if he were still alive.
A small pulse came from Justin. He was barely breathing and he had a wound covering half his head. Danielle felt three ribs that had been bruised but luckily weren't broken. Her hair lay across his wounded face, along with the tears that had come from her eyes. She picked up his sword and charged for Katie as Justin did. Danielle was quick and with the comfort and support from her wardrobe she was swift. Before Katie could blast a psychic orb forward an arrow pierced through her left hand. With blood rolling to the ground Katie screamed in pain. The arrow stuck out of her hand and the bone was clearly visible. They didn't want to hurt Katie but they had no choice. From the corner of her eye Katie could see Janelle grab her chakrum. Katie immediately stood and blasted Twanria up against the wooden post with her psychic orbs. Twanria wasn't hurt to badly since Katie only had one good hand to shoot people with. Danielle lifted her sword and hesitated while Katie stood there recovering from using so much energy. Danielle's hesitation cost her a few strands of hair when Katie kicked her foot forward and tripped Danielle while grabbing a strand of her hair. While Danielle lay on the ground about to grab her footing Katie blasted a psychic orb towards Danielle's face forcing the consciousness from her. Danielle's face was neatly forced into the ground from the blast while a puddle started forming from the rain that fell. From the top of the tent flew Richard charging down upon Katie with his daggers.
Richard managed to knick Katie's right arm but he was soon blasted back next to Twanria. Maria ran to Richard to make sure he was still alive. All the while Darell was hiding behind the dungeon. Katie was devastating all her friends and none of them new why. Katie walked over to Twanria, Maria, and Richard. Richard was still capable of fighting but when Katie got close by she suddenly hit the ground. Through the sprinkles of the rain that was starting to speed up again, Erin had hit Katie with the back end of her sword. Katie landed on her arrow held hand. Her scream echoed through the rain and dark sky. From what they could see Erin soon was on the ground holding her leg. By Twanria's head stuck Janelle's chakrum. Janelle walked over to Erin and took her sword from her. She raised it over her head and came down upon Erin.
Before the blade fully came down upon Erin, Richard threw one of his daggers and cut Janelle's arm leaving her to the mercy of the blood that feel. The rain was clearing again and from the other side of the camp came Danielle. Her face was bruised from Katie's psychic energy but she took Janelle by the hair and pushed Janelle's face into her knee. Janelle flew backwards falling over Katie. Danielle jumped on Janelle and unleashed punches upon Janelle's face making it look worst then her own.
After three hits Katie blew Danielle across the camp, but since she was weaker Danielle didn't hit one of the wooden post. Danielle fell and rolled on the ground with her hair getting muddy along with rocks cutting her burgundy gown. She looked over to Justin to fill with anger again and she charged for Janelle.
Before Danielle got to close Danielle was off the ground again and smashed into one of the wooden post that surrounded the camp. Instead of just falling Katie was holding her there. All the wood chips from the post were scraping and torturing Danielle to the point of where she was screaming. Twanria had an arrow ready but she couldn't shoot Katie. Erin crawled towards Katie and grabbed her hair. After plowing Katie's face into the ground, Danielle fell from the wooden post. She was high up, so when she hit the ground she sprained her foot quite fiercely. Katie got up from the ground and removed the arrow from her hand and shoved it into Erin's back making her scream with the force that could wake the non-living. Then with her good hand she used her power to push Erin, right where the arrow stuck out plowing her face right into the wooden post. Erin was screaming for her life. With an arrow in her back and the wooden post keeping her from moving forward, blood war rolling from her hands and back. Maria ran towards Katie and put her arms around Katie's neck. Maria wasn't very strong and with her good hand she let Erin fall to the ground so she could fling Maria over her shoulder. With another psychic orb Maria's face was buried into the ground. Maria was still a bit weary from her wound to the head with Samuel, and with this blast she was out.
Richard rose from the ground, yelling and charging for Katie. Katie turned and shot another psychic orb towards him but instead of flying back, Richard took his dagger and hit the blast towards the ground leaving a small creator where it hit. Katie shot another blast but this time, Richard flung it leaving a hole in the camp. With the next shot Richard deflected it back towards Katie having her flying towards Janelle's tent with it collapsing on top of her. Twanria took the chakrum from the wooden post and threw it towards Janelle leaving it sticking out her side. Janelle was crying from the intensity of the blow. Richard ran for Maria and picked her up from the ground. The rain had finally finished coming down but in Richards eyes there were tears forming quite strongly. Maria was still alive but her pulse was very low. He looked at Twanria who was the only person untouched. Twanria ran over to Erin who was lying lifeless on the ground. Erin was still breathing but the arrow sticking out of her back was in quite deep since Katie's power had pushed it so far inward. Erin took her hand and pushed the arrow straight through. Twanria gasped and almost fainted at seeing all the blood flow down Erin leather armor. Erin soon collapsed and fell out on the floor.
Twanria ran over to Danielle to see what she could do. Danielle was still alive but her foot was in bad shape and her face left nothing to be desired. Her dress was all cut up and wet from the rain that had fell. Blood was streaming out of all the holes in her burgundy dress, but all Danielle could think about was Justin. Twanria helped Danielle over to Justin to see how he was doing.
Twanria was walking over to Janelle to see her condition when from the tent Katie emerged with a gash sliding down the side of her left arm. She had an orb brewing over her head. She turned to Darell who had been hiding during the whole fight. She flung her psychic energy blast towards him and since it was so immense in size, it penetrated shot with great accuracy towards Darrell. Darrell was holding back the blast, since the steal from his metal triangle was the same as Richards. His triangle was the size of Janelle's chakrum but instead of circular it was triangle. The orb was pushing Darell towards the wooden fence with such power that the only thing keeping him alive was his triangular disk. The fence began to break since Darrell was being pushed against it. He broke the fence and soon was knocked out by the balls forceful energy. The ball was reflected back towards Katie but instead of hitting her she directed towards Danielle and Justin. Danielle screamed but there was nothing they could do. Justin stuck up this square disk that was similar to Darrell's. Justin was to weak to fully hold the power of his disk but Danielle and him were holding the power back. The ball was to powerful but since the items that Darell and Justin used, the ball was much smaller and less powerful. When the ball hit him and Danielle and Justin they screamed, but were still alive, being only left with small bruises. They were left lying unconscious with Danielle over Justin's chest.
Katie yelled at Twanria to stay away from Janelle but before Katie could summon another energy blast Twanria took Janelle's chakrum and flung it towards Katie. Janelle screamed having the chakrum removed from her leg just to hear another scream from Katie when the chakrum flew straight and landed right in her stomach. It pierced through far enough for Katie to fall backwards beaten. Right before Katie hit the ground she sent another energy orb towards Richard and Maria sending them back into the nearby post.
Twanria began her rounds checking each person but since it was only she, she didn't know what to do. All of sudden Rachael, Julian and Miano rushed into the camp examining all the carnage that had happened. With the combined strengths and the horses, they were all taken back to the castle. Twanria had the Castle guards throw Janelle and Katie into a jail cell while the others were taken to the hospital wing. Twanria just kept wondering if it could of turned out better.