Chapter 10: The Battle

" Do you have the child?" Jadis asked as Xena stepped into her tent.

" No, they would not give him up and I'm not stupid enough to take on a whole army."

" Very well then." The witch said her teeth clenched in anger. " They will die. My plans have been finalized. Come we're taking the army to the battle plains. Borias will lead the first legion and we'll come in with the second."

" Sounds good. Our forces seem to greatly out number the lions."

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" Aslan!" Cried a faun running into Aslan's tent where he and the four children sat.

" Yes?" Aslan asked.

" The witch is moving her forces to the battle plains."

" Then it is time." Aslan said. " Peter remember the plan?"

" Yes."

" Good then I am off." Aslan said leaping past the confused faun and heading east, toward the two stone hills, to the witch's house and to bring reinforcements.

A Few Hours Later

It seemed Peter's army had arrived before the witch's. Peter himself sat horse backed on a unicorn atop a small hill. A centaur and his army behind him. A griffin flew over head and landed next to him.

" They are coming. Their numbers and weapons are far greater than our own."

" I will not be impressed until they kill every last one of us." The centaur said.

" They wont." Peter replied. Seconds later over the hill across the plain came a man with long flowing black hair and a sword raised. Borias. He ran out and an army followed. Several minutes passed and the whole thing was out. Peter could clearly see what they were doing. Half of the massive army was going to follow Broias and the other half were going to follow the witch and that horrible woman Xena.

Faintly Peter heard Xena cry. " Kill 'em all!" And seconds after that Borias charged. Thousands of ugly creatures followed him. Peter turned his head to the centaur.

" Are you with me?"

" To the death."

Peter nodded and looked behind him. There stood the other three children, Susan was with Lucy. They were not going to fight but heal the injured and Edmund was on horseback, ready to charge. Peter nodded to him and raised his blade.

" FOR NARNIA!" He cried and began to charge. The centaur next to him pulled out his own two blades and ran. The army and Edmund behind them. Overhead flew an armada of griffins each clutching huge rocks in their claws. They reached over head of Borias's legion and dropped the rocks. Many hit and crushed their targets but the griffins were shot down. Although the dwarfs that did it did not anticipate being crushes by their dead foe.

Finally Peter and Borias came head to head and so did the armies. It seemed that everyone's weapons clashed at the same time. Peter's sword came down at the running Borias who parried and went past stabbing many fauns and centaurs. Peter wanted to turn around and kill him but alas made no effort and charged on killing orges, minatours, and many other creatures.

About fifteen minutes later they had almost finished off the first legion but like the witch's army they were at half strength. Borias had taken a horse and rode back to Xena. He was standing there with her.

Peter hustled his army back into formation. There was a long pause and the witch raised her want and pointed it forward. Instantly her legion charged forward. Peter had not clear path to her now. A huge white tiger leaped at him. He was momentarily caught off guard but nonetheless stabbed his sword into the flying beast. Sadly if fell into him and knocked him off his steed. Pushing it off of him he stood up. An orge ran at him.

The thing had a spear and it was using it like a staff. It flipped it twice and swung it a Peter's head. It failed to hit him and he was temporarily defenseless. Very quickly Peter stabbed him and he went down bleeding and dead.

The battle went on with Peter furiously fighting his way toward the witch. There was one more thing in his way to her though. A huge black minatour. It carried a battle ax and its armor looked like it was an inch think. Now it was currently fighting a faun. After beheading it the thing turned to Peter and roared loudly. The thing was slow but powerful. It spun swinging its ax at Peter. All he need do was duck and the ax whooshed over him messing his hair up and dug into a centaur beside him. The minatour attempted to pull it out of the now dead beast but couldn't as Peter ran up to him and sliced into his chest. He grunted and fell dead.

Peter could clearly see the witch now. She was armed with her wand and a sword. Xena was behind her battling with a goat man. The witch stabbed the centaur that she was fighting with her wand and he froze encased in stone. She turned to Peter.

" I believe son of Adam I have not been able to fully welcome you." She said coldly. " So welcome to my Narnia, now prepare to leave."

" Its you who will leave."

" Oh really? Look around, you're army is losing and even if I do not kill you someone will. You stand before me a warrior but you will die a weaklings death." The witch cried. In almost slow motion she spun on her heel her hair whirling in a circle and tried to stab him with her wand. He put his shield up and it crashed into it with so much force that it shattered completely.

Out of it came a blue light which blew Peter back. Roaring in rage the witch hurled the now sharp handle right into a faun's back and picked up his sword. She made her way to Peter who was still on the ground. When she reached him she raised her blades and flipped them so they angled down at him. He was going to parry with his shield but before he could there was a great roar. He craned his neck and in the distance on the cliff stood Aslan with a legion of reinforcements behind him, as planned.

The witch looked at him to in anger and Peter took the opening she left him. He kicked her hard in the ankle and she fell down. Quickly he gathered his sword stood up and brought it down at her. She raised her blade and parried extremely hard making Peter back away from the force. She stood up as Aslan charged. Growling in hate she put her blades together like scissors and attempted to chop Peter's head off. He raised his blade and stuck it in between hers. She could not longer cut.

She frowned and kicked him in the stomach sending him flying back and he landed on the body of a slain centaur. Xena now had finished off the goat man. She saw Peter and ran at him bloody sword raised. Before she could reach him however Edmund jumped out of nowhere. She scowled down at him.

" Brave of you kid." She said. " Leave now while you're still breathing."

" No." Edmund said defiantly.

" You cannot hope to defeat me."

" No, just to hold you off."

" You have just made the last mistake of your life. CHEE!" Xena cried flipping over him. Before he could turn she flipped her blade in his direction and brought it back into the lower left side of his abdomen. Xena let out a half smile as she heard him hit the ground. Then she continued onward to Peter.

When Peter saw her do that he picked up his sword and charged. The witch growled in frustration and turned to go after him. But before she could even take one step she was knocked to the ground and on top of her stood Aslan claws digging into her stomach. There was nothing she could do and willingly she let Aslan bite her neck and she died rather fast. They had won only Xena was left and Borias.

Peter charged at Xena in blind fury. He came at her sword raised and tried to bring it down. Extending a hand Xena punched him square in the jaw and he fell back clenching it. She smiled and brought her sword to Peter's side. With effort he parried but hit was held there and Xena pushed on her sword. Peter could not help it, his sword dug at least an inch into his side causing the left leg of his under mesh to fall a little. It now looked as though he was wearing a pair of long pants to one side and very short pants on the other. His left leg was completely exposed now and bright red blood was trickling down it. Neither opponents noticed though that Lucy had healed Edmund and they were now completely encircled by Aslan's army. The witch's had been defeated. Borias stood behind Xena blade pointed at the angry line of centaurs and fauns who looked just about ready to charge.

Before anyone could do so Aslan's voice rang out.

" This is Peter's battle. No one interfere."

Grudgingly the army listened and stepped back. Xena pulled her blade away and Peter pointed his at her. She flipped her hair out of the way and swung her blade at Peter's knocking it out of his hand. He backed up slightly as she pulled a small dagger out from between her breasts. She smiled and hurled it into the side of his waist. He fell down clutching his side. Now Xena was up against and angry army who no longer listened to Aslan's orders to stay away. They stood back to back swords raised.

" What do we do now Xena?" Borias asked.

" Those two horses." Xena said. Borias nodded. " Lets take them and get out of here."

" Excellent."

And with that the two flipped over the army and landed on a horse each. They kicked them and rode off never to be seen again. Narnia was thrown into a time of peace and the four Pevenises became its rulers but they always had a reminder of the witch and Xena for when Xena had flipped over the army she had dropped her Chakram and now king Peter always had it tied to his waist. Slowly he was beginning to learn how to use it. And it was his now, but who knows, maybe Xena would come back with a new one. If she did he would be ready.

Yes very short but sadly the end.