Chapter 9
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
wake me up when september ends
like my fathers come to pass
seven years has gone so fast
wake me up when september ends
here comes the rain again
falling from the stars
drenched in my pain again
becoming who we are
as my memory rests
but never forgets what I lost
wake me up when september ends
ring out the bells again
like we did when spring began
wake me up when september ends
sorry I love that song soo much...
I love horses- thanks... Is that a threat? lol... jk...
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A few gasps were heard through the band of pages and Jzet saw Prince Jonathan turn pale.
"What are your orders my lord?" Jzet asked gritting her teeth. Oh how I wish I could go down there and fight! Lord Padarig stared at her oddly.
"You are truly made to be a soldier Queenscove, very level headed." he said. Jzet just stared at him. She wasn't used to comliments.He then shouted, "Okay leave your personal belongings here and we shall attack. Third and fourth year pages draw your swords. Second years use bows and arrows, and first year pages use spears and stick with Sergeant Torin." Lord Padarig commanded. "We shall fight for the glory of Tortall and to save our capital."
Jzet's eyes were still on her training master, but her rest of her body was on the battle. For once she wished she had her glaive with her, knowing it was hanging on her wall at the palace.
Jzet then unloaded her personal items, dumped them into a nearby bush, and then turned her attention back to Lord Padarig. As soon as the pages were ready Lord Padarig yelled,
"Charge!" Jzet urged Tonisha on causing her to kick up into a gallop towards the main gates of Corus. The Carthakian's turned, surprised at the oncoming warriors causing some of the Tortallan soldiers to cut down some more men.
Jzet held her spear out ready to hack down the Carthakian's that got in her way. Finally she had met up with a Carthakian manand gutted him through the stomach. She felt sick as she pulled out her spear that was covered in blood. This is the price of war. She thought grimly.Jzetknew after she killed her first man if she only used a spear in this battle she was sure to die. A spear wasn't strong enough to fight an army with. Jzet trembled for her friend's fate.
Jzet then rode around the battle, disobeying direct orders and went inside the walls of Corus where some Carthakian's had already came in and were fighting with the Tortallans. Jzet dismounted Tonisha telling the horse to go back to the palace because she was much better fighting on foot and then scavenged the ground for a better weapon. She finally found one, a light-looking sword found next to a Tortallan dead man. Jzet silently prayed to the Dark god for his spirit to be at ease and then ran into battle.
Hoping to get rid of the spear as soon as possible she chucked the spearburrying it ina Carthakian man's chest causing him to scream in pain. Jzet cringed at his screams.
I have to find that Fitrakis so I can kill him before it's too late. She thought as she hacked down another man who had his back turned to her.Jzet knew she was the only one who could kill the Fitrakis, knowing it's weakness of a stab through the heart.
A loud boom and screams to the west told Jzet that the Fitrakis was that way. Jzet ran towards the center of Corus as fast as her legs could carry her.
To her horror about twenty men were on the ground dieing while the Fitrakis stood in the center crackling madly.
"Sorcery," she mumbled under her breath. She knew sorcery had caused all these men to fall. Before she could step forward to challenge the Fitrakis she saw a man hack his sword at the Fitrakis's back.
It only laughed and then mumbled some kind of magic word and the man was blasted into the ground like the many others. Jzet looked at the man who was lying on the ground, bleeding at the head to see it was her own father.
Jzet feeling in rage charged at the monster.
"Tortall sends a girl to defeat me?" spat the Fitrakis in perfect common. He then howled in laughter. The laughter pierced Jzet's ears sounding like nails against a wall. She screamed in agony as she covered her ears to keep out the dreadful sound.
"I know more about you than you think." she shouted over his laughter. The laughing stopped and the Fitrakis stared at her with interest.
"Is that so little girl than please tell me what you know so you can have a little more time to live." requested the Fitrakis.
"I know Zulch is on the throne of Carthak. I know that to kill you I need to stab you through your evil heart. I know your gift is so strong it heals any wound you receive instantly." said Jzet meeting the monsters gaze squarely.
"Impossible, no mortal knows are secrets." said the Fitrakis enraged. "We are an ancient race, that is impossible."
Jzet couldn't help but grin. She knew that she was scaring the Fitrakis.
"That's not true Zulch's pathetic assistant Mahwah knows your secrets as well." snarled Jzet. The Fitrakis looked scared and angry at the same time.
"Mahwah knows our secrets? That human betrayed us!" the Fitrakis's voice rumbled.
"Mahwah did no such thing." said Jzet calmly. "I found out your secrets on my own."
"But how?" asked the Fitrakis infuriated.
"Why should I tell you?" Jzet asked mocking the Fitrakis whose red eyes were now filled with hate towards her.
"Who else knows?" the Fitrakis demanded. Jzet shrugged.
"Maybe my king knows." she answered slyly.
"Not anymore mortal scum. I disposed of your king personally." said the Fitrakis maliciously. Jzet turned ghost pale. "Jonathan is dead along with his queen. I cut them down myself." It took Jzet a moment to register what he just said. Jzet couldn't believe that the king and queen were dead. It was just unbearable.
"You lie." she snarled.
"Jonathan and Thayet are dead mortal fool ask any Tortallan you want." said the Fitrakis firmly. "I took them down with my own sword as their envoy was coming into Corus." Jzet turned pale. She knew the king and queen were just visiting the Bazhair and were coming back this ver day. "They never standed a chance."
Jzet screamed furiously letting her emotions seep through her Yamani mask and threw herself at the Fitrakis recklessly hoping to kill him with her sword. The Fitrakis laughed and used his blood red gift to paralyze her in mid air.
"I'm taking you to Zulch himself foolish girl." said the Fitrakis smiling toothily. Jzet almost threw up at the sight of his rotting teeth.
"You're a monster." blurted out Jzet bitterly, finding out she hadn't lost the ability to speak. She then looked around her and saw Rae running towards her.
"Rae stab him through the heart it's the only way to kill him." Jzet screamed quickly. Jzet watched in awe as Rae took out his dagger and threw it at the Fitrakis.Before the Fitrakis could reactthe dagger wasburying itself in thehis chest and piercing the heart.
Jzet thenwatched as the Fitrakis let out a howl of pain and then collapsed onto a Corus street drenched in blood that came from his owncold heart.
He was dead.
As soon as the Fitrakis was dead Jzet was released out of the paralysis and fell down onto the stone road.
Jzet knew what she must do before anything else. She got up and crouched near her father. He was breathing, but just barely.
"Jzet it's too late for him we both don't have the gift." said Rae reasonably. "We can do nothing for him." Jzet sighed.
'My father or Rae?' She debated in her mind. But she knew what she must do.
'But Rae will no you're a liar.' She protested.
'My father is much more important than anything Rae can ever give me.' She concluded.
Jzet bowed her head low and watched as her finger tips turned emerald green.
"I'm sorry Rae." said Jzet solemnly and then began healing her father's gash on his head.
Rae stumbled backwards at the sight of her gift. "So you do have magic." he said his eyes filled with disappointment. "Jzet you lied to the Shang council, they'll have you thrown into exile for this."
"So what," she snapped, "I'd rather see my father live."
"You're giving up a lot Jzet if some other Shang sees you." Rae reminded her.
"Rae will you shut up." shouted Jzet letting her emotions take control of her. "My father is more important. He's my world Rae; I thought you might put my gift aside and realize this."
"You still lied to me." he said softly. "You lied to all of us!" Heexclaimed more loudly.Jzet could feel herself losing her energy as she worked harder to heal her father, plus yelling at Rae.
"Rae leave, you're making me tired." said Jzet coolybiting her lip. "Thank you for saving my life, but I need to save one myself."
"Should I send for some help?" Rae asked warily still taken aback from her cold attitude towards him.
"Yes that would be good." said Jzet concentrating on a long cut on her father's arm. Jzet heard his footsteps as he left go towards the battle.
"What have I done?" she whispered under her breath.
A few minutes passed and no one had come to her aid. She wondered where Rae was and what was taking him so long.
She could feel her energy deteriorate all but a little shrivel that was keeping her alive. She knew she had saved her father from almost a certain death, but she was unsure if she would live herself. She was so tired and her body felt like a giant weight dragging her down. All she wanted to do was scream 'Someday please help me!' But she knew she was even too weak even to do that.
I need to keep myself awake or I will die. She thought pleading her body to fight on. She tried to sit up, but found herself only to fall down again.
She then heard footsteps approach her again, this time they were running. It was a Carthakian soldier running towards her like a mad man with his sword unsheathed. Jzet knew he was looking for revenge after the death of the Fritakis.
Great Motherwhy did you abandon me? She thought and then saw no more.
ahh sorry for the super short chapter.. and then the cliffe... well you should be happy that I gave you a long chapter 8.. so don't cry...
yeah I killed off Jonathan and thayet... opps... and yes now Roalds king...
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