Freedom Planet: The Fire Garnet

Chapter 7: อาฆาต (The Feud)

สุราษฎร์ธานี พระราชวัง (Surat Thani Palace)

Back at Surat Thani Palace, the red wildcat messenger Arthit hastily returned after receiving an alarming message from a foreign adversary that has been enemies of the Ankara Royal family for generations. Telling the guards and servants of the Princess of the unsettling news that the Uhkaungg Musoe (Head Hunter) Warlord of Sagaing is coming to Surat Thani, they allowed him to rush to the Princess of Surat Thani to tell the news of the Uhkaungg Musoe Warlord's demand for her council.

Messenger Arthit:*gasping* "Your Majesty, its *gasp* its very bad news *gasp*, the Warlord Thaung *gasp* of Sagaing, the one your father fought in the Great Colonial War *gasp*he's *gasp* he's coming to Surat Thani for your council! *gasp*"

Coral: "The Uhkaungg Musoe Warlord?!"

Messenger Arthit: "He has taken notice of your family's plans for the marriage alliance, he will be visiting you shortly, you need to be prepared for what might happen! I will warn Lord Aawut about Warlord Thaung coming for your council, he will help you prepare for the meeting!"

Underneath Coral's stoic blank stare towards Arthit, there was intense anxiety overwhelming her, fear of a war coming to her kingdom from beyond the countries borders that could ultimately destroy her nation, and fear over losing what ever hope she had left of saving the future of her families future.

Coral: "I understand, thank you for warning me in advance, I will begin arranging the preparations."

Messenger Arthit: *Wai Bow* "May the gods protect you, Princess Pakārạng."

Messenger Arthit rushed to Lord Aawut, informing him of the Warlord's message. Hours later, they arranged the meeting with the Warlord from Sagaing. The palace doors open, a tall black and grey badger with war tattoos over his face entered the Surat Thani Palace with a handful of badger warriors acting as guards. The atmosphere was very unsettling as Warlord Thaung had a terrifyingly malevolent smug grin expression on his face, his eyes were ghostly pale as If he was some kind of ghoul risen from the dead, burn and slash scars on his face he received from the battles he fought in the Great Colonial War made him look like he could enjoy pain like as If it was some kind of hobby. As he arrived in the council chamber where Princess Coral and Lord Aawut was standing in, the atmosphere became almost unbearable in his presence.

Warlord Thaung: "So this is the last of the Ankara Royal family?, I must admit I'm quite disappointed... I still don't have all the Ankara family's heads for my collection."

Lord Aawut fuming with anger, gave Thaung a threatening glare. Princess Coral, kept a blank expression staring at the Uhkaungg Musoe Warlord, hiding her intense anger and urge to kill him.

Warlord Thaung: *smiles* "I have killed plenty members of your family, It was so much fun, cutting off their heads and putting them on pikes in my kingdom, It was such a beautiful decoration. I was so grateful that Lord Kritnarong gave me such a wonderful wedding gift, I think it was quite fitting for all those years you have defied our rule, don't you think?"

Coral: "Enough of the theatrics Warlord, what is your business for coming here?"

Warlord Thaung: *laughs* "I'm just here to send a little message, you have made your wedding plans with my little friends in Chiang Mai, I will allow this, under the condition that your family answers to me and me only. It would be tragic for the last Ankara such as yourself to have her head on a spike with the rest of your family wouldn't It?"

Coral struggles to keep her poker face, trying to hold back her rage and sorrow.

Warlord Thaung: "Oh, and one more thing, my friend Lord Brevon has your friends, If you want to see them alive again then I suggest you do not interfere with our plans, unless you want them to be dead just like yourself, I'll keep in touch."

The Uhkaungg Musoe Warlord then turned and walked out of the council chamber, making a deep and abrasive laughter that echoed the palace in a terrifying manner, as he left out of sight, Lord Aawut turned and knocked a pot of Blood Dragon flowers off the table in a fit of anger, Corals poker face began eroding as tears began flowing down her face.

Lord Brevon's Warship

Lilac: "Uuuuugggh."

Lilac woke up, chained along with her other friends who have yet to regain consciousness. Realizing she is now in one of Lord Brevon's warships, she began desperately trying to break free while trying to wake the others.

Lilac: "Torque, Milla, Pekoe, wake up!"

Suddenly, the blast door entrance to the interrogation room opened, Lord Brevon came walking over to the group with a smug expression on his face, Lilac angrily struggled futilely to break free. Lord Brevon walked up closely to Lilac, putting his hand up to Lilac's face to begin taunting her.

Lord Brevon: "I thought you knew better from your first experience with my interrogations that trying to break free was pointless."

Lilac: "You... you won't get away with this, one way or another, we will stop you."

Lord Brevon: *laughs* "Oh, I doubt that."

Lord Brevon walked over to the controls in the interrogation room. Torque, Milla, and Pekoe began waking up after being unconscious from the weapons effects.

Lord Brevon: "Oh good you are all finally awake!"

Pekoe: "Where are we?"

Lilac: "Lord Brevon's spaceship."

Lord Brevon: *turns to Lilac* "I am going to ask you a few questions, and you will answer them If you don't want to see your friends suffer."

Lord Brevon makes his decision on which of Lilac's friends that he is going to torture.

Lord Brevon: "How about... Milla."

Milla: "!?"

Torque: "YOU MONSTER!"

As Lord Brevon activated the torture device, he turned to Lilac with a sadistic grin.

Lord Brevon: "Now tell me where the Project Horizon or else I'll chip off your little friend, piece by piece."

Lilac: "NO, PLEASE...NOOOOO!"

Milla cried in fear, as the torture device began coming up to Milla slowly with it's sharp blade, Lilac was truly being pushed to her psychological limits, left with no other options...