Eliminate Eraklyon
ON ERAKLYON…
(JASMIN P.O.V.)
I hop down from the tree I was hiding in. I look over at the Eraklyon Palace. Ever since Bloom's mission yesterday, all kingdoms called home their heirs and buffed up their security. Every royal that was enrolled in school has now been pulled out of their classes and sent home to protect their home worlds. The Eraklyon Palace is swarming with royal guards. I would be lying if I said I hadn't run into one yet. I had to discreetly lug his body behind a tree to keep him out of my way.
I don't know what Callister is thinking. How was I supposed to get King Erendor to sign this paper? The man will literally hate my guts if I succeed today. I just got my ban from Eraklyon terminated and now I'm pretty sure it's gonna be renewed by the end of the day. Queen Samara loves me though. Ever since I was little, she always treated Aaliyah and me as if we were her daughters. That's going down the drain today though. And Sky. I'm still not sure. Before I left, Bloom told me to not hurt him that bad. No promises.
I walk around the trees in front of me. The small forest behind the palace was a good place to hide. I still have no idea how to get in without someone recognizing me yet. I look toward the back doors of the palace and watch as a royal soldier walks in. A smirk appears across my face.
"I think I know how to get in." I say to myself.
I turn around a walk behind a tree. I put my hands over my head and the let the magic flow. I use my magic to put me in an Eraklyon soldier outfit. Specifically the outfit of the guard that I knocked out earlier. The heavy light green and blue armor weighs down my skinny frame.
"It really sucks being mostly skin and bones." I talk to myself as I set the metal helmet over my head. I tuck my spiked black hair inside and slide the sword in its place.
I walk from around the tree and think of my plan. I'll just imitate a guard, ask to see the King and Queen, make up some excuse about why I need the paper signed, and then BOOM…I'll walk outta there and portal back to Callister. Then I won't have to encounter anyone else. Like Sky for example.
I walk over to the back doors of the palace and knock three times. A maid opens the doors and smiles. She bats her hazel eyes, moves a strand of her brown hair from her face, and tucks it behind her ear. She looks down and looks back up at me. So it's obvious she has a thing for the guard or something. It's actually really funny. If only she knew, I was a female. What's even funnier is that the guard I knocked out will wake up half naked. I hope he doesn't wake up soon. He might ruin the plan.
I am snapped out of my thoughts when the maid strokes my arm and pulls me inside the castle. I look around and notice that it's dark and quiet in this hallway.
"I thought you were supposed to come back from your perimeter scan for 15 minutes ago." She says worriedly. "Did you find anything interesting?" She asks as she grabs my gloved hand and pulls me around the corridor.
I can't talk to her. I have the voice of a female and she thinks I'm a man. I think of a spell to change my voice. It results in me coughing up a poof of fairy dust. My eyes tear up and we both stop walking as I bend over on my knees coughing.
"Are you okay?" She asks as she patted me on my back. I nod my head.
"Yeah, I'm alright." I stop talking as I heard my voice come out in a deep tone. It actually worked. My helmet covers the smirk that appears on my face. "I just need to locate the King and Queen on my findings."
She smiles at me. "They're still in the throne room. They've been so busy sending out more guards to secure the castle." She grabs my arm and walks down the hallway toward the throne room. The hallway gets brighter as we keep walking. The walls are just as I remember. They are painted blue with a green design stretching across it throughout the whole castle. There are chandeliers above our heads that light up the corridors. I didn't even need her to help me find the throne room. I know this castle just as well as I know mines.
"They're worried that Jasmin is gonna attack any second now. It's so sad too. I sort of used to know her. I remember seeing her playing on Eraklyon so many years ago. I was just a child servant at the time, only about 7 or 8 years older. Now she's changed and planning on attacking a major part of her childhood." She continues as we walk around a corner. I bump into someone and fall back. I hear the person grunt as they stand up. I see tussled blond hair and a crown. Sky. Damnit! They place they're and out and I grab it. He pulls me up.
"I'm sorry. Your majesty." I remember my royal skills and bow in front of him.
"No, I'm sorry. I'm just a little bit antsy. I don't want to run in to Jasmin today." Sky says as he brushes himself off. "Well, I should be on my way." He walks off towards the east wing of the castle.
"I feel bad for Sky too. Jasmin was one of his best friends. If she ever comes back from this it's gonna be a real emotional problem." I look at her.
"What do you mean?" I ask as we walk up a staircase.
"Haven't you seen the video that Sky and his friends leaked to the public?" She asks me and I shake my head. "Well they were able to hack Blooms phone and release a bug wherever Callister's layer is and record his plans. They gave the video to the Magix news channel, It's Magix, and it's all they've been playing for the past two days. In the video Callister said that Bloom and Jasmin were gonna attack major kingdoms and major kingdoms include both Domino and Brielle. So, both of them are probably gonna end up having to fight their own families. Unless Bloom and Jasmin just sign the papers themselves. I mean he did say ANY member of the royal family.
I falter in my steps for a slight second. Then continue walking. I never thought of signing the papers myself. We could knock out two planets in one if me and Bloom just sign it. I don't want to fight my parents. I don't want to fight my sister either. It'll break her heart.
"Why did you slow down?" She asks me. Damnit. I didn't think she noticed. I quickly think up a lie.
"I was just thinking that if they ever figure that out it could be really bad for everyone." I say as we approached the throne room doors. "Well I have to go in now. I'll uh, see you later." I say to her. She gives me a pleading look and hugs the armor.
"I guess I'll see you soon. Find me in my bedroom later on alright." She whispers and walks off back downstairs. As soon as she is gone, I shiver under the armor. That had to be one of the weirdest experiences in my life.
I open the doors to the throne room. The golden light of the room hits my eyes through the armor. The walls are high up and painted a loud gold color. The yellow lights hang high on the walls as I walk down. There are red curtains draped behind three thrones, but one left empty. There sit the King and Queen of Eraklyon in all their shiny and rich glory. King Erendor and Queen Samara.
Their heads turn towards me as I cautiously walk down the aisle. The maid said that they are aware of Callister's plans. Getting them to sign the contract is gonna so much harder. Their gonna want to analyze the paper to see what it says. Maybe I can switch around the words on paper. I'm pulled out of my thoughts when Queen Samara speaks.
"Soldier." As she speaks I notice a distressed look on her face. "You should have been back from your perimeter scan nearly 20 minutes ago. Did you find anything interesting?"
Dammit. I should have thought about I'm gonna say. I need to think.
"Well, when I was out nothing in particular looked suspicious. I believe the castle is safe for now." I speak, my voice coming out in a deep tone.
"Good. Whenever she attacks…we'll be ready." Erendor says. "Is that it?"
"Actually no. I come with more news. Some of the other guards and I were talking about when they do attack and we thought that we can use an upgrade on our weapons, since they all use magic. Our plain metal swords would be no match for the two fairies and a wizard like Callister." I say looking up at them both.
Erendor puts his hand on his chin and strokes it.
"He is right dear. Bloom and Jasmin are the most powerful fairies in the universe and I and you both know about Callister's powers. We were around when he kidnapped Marion and Mya, battling him too. We should use this upgrade to gain an advantage over them." Samara tells her husband.
"That's true Samara , but we need the money to send out more troops and guards. The people are scared Samara. They need to know that they are being protected by as many people as people." Erendor says back at Samara.
"I don't see how they'll feel any safer with guards whose weapons can't protect the people let alone themselves." Samara retorts back. "Honey, it's a great idea to upgrade weapons. They'll be able to fight better. They'll actually stand a chance against them."
Erendor goes back into silent thought as Samara looks stares at him.
Something tells me he's about to change his mind, so I touch the contract that I slide next to my sword and mask over the words and paper to make it appear as a weaponry reform request. Kings and Queens must sign a form to request upgraded weapons from blacksmiths on their planet.
"Alright fine. I'll request better weapons. I won't send out any more troops." Erendor huffs out. Samara smiles at him. "But we need a weapon reform request."
"Oh I have one that I grabbed on my way here, just in case you might say yes to the request." I say as I casually slip the form from where my sword is and unfold it. I pass the paper to King Erendor.
"I'll send it off right now to get those weapons immediately. I'll just have to look over paper real quick. I'm not trusting anything I sign right now." Erendor looks at the paper very closely. Reading every word.
Several moments pass by as I wait for him to finish reading. I really don't have the time for this. I am about to say something when Erendor speaks.
"Alright, I'll sign it." Erendor grabs a pen and writes his signature on the paper and gives it back to me. If only they could see the smirk on my face right now. I fold the paper and slide it back in to where it was.
"Thank you, your majesty. I'll fight my hardest against them." I say as I bow.
"Your welcome, now go and give the reform to the nearest blacksmith." Erendor says.
I back away and walk towards the door. When I open the doors I look out into the hallway and see that it is empty. I walk out and back down the stairs towards the back doors of the castle, ready to escape.
(Guy That Jasmin Knocked Out P.O.V.)
I slowly open my eyes. My body feels weak and cold. I look around and see that I am covered and surrounded by leaves. Am…am I in a bush? I pull myself up and cover up my arms. My clothes and armor are gone. I can't remember a thing. I have to be about a mile away from the castle. With nothing else to do without losing my dignity I scream out for help.
"Help!" I yell out hoping someone can hear me. "Help!"
(Sky P.O.V.)
Ever since we found out about Callister's plans, I've been on edge. Looking out for everything suspicious like. Marcus and I had to be sent back to our home worlds for protection and to defend in case they strike. Marcus is more on edge than I am though. He has to live in fear of having to fight his girlfriend, the one he loves. I barely have the guts to fight her. I don't love her like Marcus. Well not like Marcus at all, I only love her as a friend.
"I am pulled out of my thoughts when I hear a distant voice calling out for help. I look around, but don't see anyone near. I hear the voice again. I begin to run towards where the voice was coming from.
I've been running for about five minutes now when the voice becomes more audible. I look around me again and I see a man with no clothes standing in the middle of a bush.
"Prince Sky!" He calls out to me. I run over to him.
"What happen to you?" I ask him as I help him out of the bush.
"I can't remember. I was supposed to do my perimeter check, but I just woke up in a bush and don't remember anything at all.
"Wait, but you were just in the hallway like 5 minutes ago." I tell him.
"No disrespect your majesty, but I was in this bush here for who knows how long." He says back to me brushing himself off.
"This doesn't add up." I say as I begin to pace. "If you were passed out in a bush, then who did I see in the hallway with your wife.
"Someone was with her?" He says in a startled tone. He looks angry and ready to strike.
"Yea. I thought it was you because they had on your armor." I say then I stop pacing.
"Whoever it was with her must have knocked me out." He replies. He looks at me.
"We gotta go now." I say to him in a stern voice.
"But I can't go out in public like this." He gestures towards your clothes.
"Then I'll go. I'll come back later." I start to walk off when he says something.
"Make sure she is safe for me. Please." His tone sounded so desperate and pleading.
"I will. I promise." I tell him as I run back towards the castle.
(Jasmin P.O.V.)
I walk out of the back doors of the castle. When I walk outside I casually stroll back behind some trees. I tap the button on my watch under my armor and call Callister. It rings about 3 before he picks it up.
"What is it kid?" He says in an irritated tone.
"What's your problem?" I say back sharply.
"It's Bloom. She's been bugging me about if you're gonna fight Sky." He says. You can just barely hear Bloom in the background bugging him.
"Tell her it's no need to worry. I already got the signature and I'm out of the castle." I reply.
"Great now hurry back…and what's up with your voice." He asks.
"Long story. Anyway I'll be back in a second." He hangs up and I get ready to bring out my portal maker when I hear a familiar voice behind me.
"Leaving so soon soldier…or should I say Jasmin"
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Ooh. Almost a cliffhanger. Sorry it takes me so long. Just finished this at like 5:10 December 30, 2016. And now I shall start the next chapter on my new computer now.
Anyway… who do you think is speaking to Jasmin, will Jasmin and Sky ever fight, and what type of power does Callister have that Queen Samara was talking about. Only two of these questions will be answers on the next chapter. *Hint* it's the first two questions.
The last question wont be answered until the last couple of chapters. Anyway… the next chapter will be updated tomorrow.
See ya later…
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