Chapter 2
ATTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!
The sound of a war scream pierced through the war field in front of a small castle not far from Comodo, followed by thousand steps from a dozens of white clothed soldiers running towards the castle.
"They don't have much soldiers left! March, to victory!!!", said a big long haired Paladin with a scar on his left eye loudly. His swordsmen soldiers ran towards the castle gates, stepping on their opponents (already) dead bodies trying to break the gates with their swords. The soldiers inside the castle tried to defend as hard as possible, by shooting their arrows and throwing their rocks.
But, before their rocks and arrows hit their enemies swordsmen, they have been knocked out by their enemies archers, who fired not too far behind the white swordsmen. The soldiers inside the castle were very scared, they couldn't manage to stop their enemies from trying to destroy their castle gates.
The soldiers inside the castle put a giant woods to locked the gate before their enemies went through. But, with so many swords trying to break the gate, they were not sure how long the gate could last. In the outside, the white clothed soldiers archers fired many arrows to the soldiers on top of the castle, who tried so hard to fired back, but got almost nothing but casualties on their side in return .
"General Dorn", a girl with a light pink hair, not more than 15 years old, called from behind the big long haired man. "Yes, princess", replied the man named Dorn. "How many soldiers we lost?", she asked. "Not really much, around 35 men. But, they lost almost all their 300 men, thanks to your tactics and guidance. I predict maybe only 30 more men, including their king inside the castle.", Dorn replied.
"Ok, then tell the soldiers to stop the attack. I'll stop them by myself. We can't afford losing anymore soldiers", the girl said. Dorn nodded, and ordered his soldiers (loudly) to retreat. And the soldiers retreated without complaining, like it was a usual condition.
Inside the castle, the castle's soldiers were surprised because their opponents retreated so sudden. "Commander", the castle's king asked. "How is it going, do you think we'll survive?", he nervously asked. "I don't know, sir. They retreated when their general told them to", the commander replied.
"Retreated? But why?", the king asked again. "I have no idea, sir", the commander replied. When they finished talking, the yellow haired lady stepped slowly towards the castle and stopped right in front of the castle's gate. She dressed in a lord knight attire. She had on a claymore sword attached to the belt around her waist, and a silver made ornament in her hair. She gave the castle a cold glare. "Show me your king!! I want to talk to him", she asked loudly.
The king stepped slowly towards the balcony in the 2nd floor of the castle, with fear on his eyes he look at the girl and replied , "I'm the king". "What do you want, young lady?", he asked nervously. "I want you to surrender!", she replied.
"You lost almost all your men. If you wish to surrender peacefully, I promise no more blood will be shed here. Otherwise, if you refuse, you shall meet your end very soon", she continued. The king was confused, he didn't want to surrender cause it will tarnish his pride, but he didn't want to die either. He didn't know what to do.
"Sir", the commander said. "What?!!", he replied loudly. "We don't need to surrender, we can still win", the commander said. "How? They defeated 300 men just by using 100 men. I don't know how are we going to survive!!", the king answered angrily. "Sir, we still have one Bloody Murderer . I have a good idea", the commander replied. And then, the commander whispered something to the king.
"What's your answer?!", the girl said loudly. "Ok", the king answered with a bit confidence. "I will surrender this castle to you, if you can defeat my strongest knight in a one on one duel", he continued. The girl didn't reply.
"Didn't you say you don't want to shed anymore blood? Don't you think this is the best way to end this battle? What do you say, lady?", he continued. "Fine", she answered. "I accept your challenge", she continued. "Ok then. Soldiers, bring Bloody Murderer out!!", the king ordered.
The gate of the castle opened, and from inside, a gigantic Bloody Murderer made his entrance. He brought a giant iron knife on his right hand. He wore a big armor on his body. Just by his size, he towers the 5'3 young girl by far. She looked like a midget in front of him.
"So, this is your strongest knight?", she asked. "Yes, this is Bloody Murderer. The biggest of my knights, in term of size and power of course!!", he replied with confidence. He was so sure his opponent didn't stand a chance against his giant monster.
But, not even a single sight of fear she and her soldiers, who was watching her, showed. She drew her claymore from it's scabbard, hold it on her hands, and made a stance, ready to fight. Without wasting anymore time, she attacked. And the bloody murderer attacked too.
CRAAANK!!
Their weapons clashed with each other. They stepped back to make another stance and attack.
CRANK!CRANK!CRANK!CRANK!
Her claymore clashed many times against his giant knife, making a loud sound each time they meet each other. "Amazing", said the king in awe. "She is small, but managed to rival Murderer's strength", he continued. "And her soldiers don't seem to worry either. Are you sure Murderer will win, commander?", he asked. "Of course, sir. She may be powerful, but she is human after all.", the commander answered. "If Murderer gets serious, she will be finished for sure", he continued.
After so many clashes, Murderer step back carefully, and shouted, "Giant Slash!". He quickly slashed his knife to the ground, only to be avoided by the girl. But, the knife managed to make a little earthquake from its attack to the ground. The young girl quickly jumped to the air before the earthquake had any impact on her, and shouted, "Bowling Bash!!".
CRAAAASH!!
Her claymore managed to slash the Murderer's left arm, cutting it off. "WAAAAARGH!!!", the Murderer screamed. And before he could react any further, the girl already made a stance and whispered, "Two-Hand Quicken". In a matter of second, her claymore slashed through The Murderer's body more than a dozen times.
CRASH!CRASH!CRASH!CRASH!CRASH!CRASH!
Before anybody noticed, the girl was already standing behind Murderer's back, sheathing her sword. And then the Murderer, died and destroyed into pieces. The only thing left from him was his iron knife. The young girl's soldiers didn't seem to surprise. But the king, the commander and the entire castle couldn't believe what they saw. A young girl, managed to kill their best knight.
The young girl stared coldly to the king and said loudly,"Now, fulfill your promise. Surrender yourself and your castle!!". The king didn't reply for a second. He looked pale. But then he said, "Soldiers, drop your weapons!! We...lost this battle". And his soldiers did what their king ordered.
YEAAAAHH!!!
The young girl's soldiers celebrated as their opponent surrender. General Dorn walked slowly towards the young girl, and said, "Well done, princess Fiorentin. Another castle belonged to the Valdomir Kingdom again, today. Thank you for your effort", he said. "Don't say that. I couldn't win this castle if I didn't have you and the soldiers on my side", the girl named Fiorentin replied calmly. "After all, isn't it our duty to take back what belongs to us?" , she continued. Dorn just smiled.
The king and his soldiers walked slowly towards Iris direction. "Now, are you going to kill us all?", he asked to Fiorentin. "No", she replied calmly. "We'll just send you to your prison inside the castle. Didn't I say no more killings today?", she continued. Before Fiorentin's soldiers brought him to prison, the king asked, "Young lady, please tell me who you really are". Fiorentin didn't reply for a second. She stared coldly towards the king .
"My name is Fiorentin Adler. Once, the princess and the heir of the throne of The Great Prontera Kingdom, the true ruler of Rune-Midgard", she answered. "But now, I'm the leader of Sagramore, the guild of brave and strong warriors, who is trying to take back what belongs to us, the glory and peaceful life in Rune Midgard", she continued.
The king heard the answer in awe. "So, you are the one whom the people of Valdomir Kingdom called as Alexandria, Queen of The Thousand Knights. It's an honor to see you in person, princess", he said before Fiorentin's soldier brought him to the prison.
Fiorentin didn't reply, but General Dorn suddenly shouted, "LONG LIVE ALEXANDRIA!!!".
The Sagramore soldiers followed their general as Fiorentin head back calmly towards their direction, "LONG LIVE ALEXANDRIA!LONG LIVE ALEXANDRIA!LONG LIVE ALEXANDRIA!".
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Alexandria, Queen of The Thousand Knights. That's how people called her now. She was once the princess of Prontera Kingdom. Her life was full of happiness. Along with her parents, King and Queen of Prontera, and her people, Rune-Midgard's people. But, suddenly everything changed 5 years ago, when an unknown Kingdom named Valdomir, by using the power of Darkness Monsters , attacked her kingdom, which resulted not only to her father's dead, but also the fall of Prontera Kingdom.
She was only 10 years old back then, she was weak and helpless. But now, she is the biggest threat to Valdomir's Kingdom reign in Midgard. She is the leader of Sagramore, the biggest rebellion army in Midgard, who managed to conquer almost every castle belonged to Valdomir in Gonryun just in a year despite their number of soldiers. It's only a matter of time before Valdomir Kingdom take this matter to their own hands, and battle her seriously.
Needless to say, the battle for Rune-Midgard will happen very soon. But Fiorentin Adler will never back down. It's her destiny to be Alexandria, to be the symbol of people in Rune-Midgard's hope, to take back what's hers.
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OK, this chapter concludes my introduction chapter. The real story begins in the next chapter. Don't forget to tell me if I made some mistakes in grammar. And you can give me your advice in the story too (if you would like to^_^). Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. Please R&R!