Changing The Royal Rules

Battle

Ahana's POV

    The night breeze of Mahamati made my hairs fly giving me a chill. I looked at the hall where many women sat in groups preparing the weapon. The army of women were different from the women working here.

    The women working here had crossed the age of forty. They were the ones who had grand children. One of the group was preparing the explosives for tomorrow. The other one was preparing the poison.

    Many were making the arrows and sharpening the knives. The men were preparing the sword and sharpening it. There was a buzz through out the palace.

      I took a deep breath. I looked at the arrangement being made outside of palace. I feared if there were any spies of Kashita but I believed general. He has taken a necessary actions and I believe the people of Mahamati.

    My eyes fell on the woman who clad a black blanket around her. As soon as she saw me she vanished from my site. I followed the direction from where the women was seen. I was surprised when there was no trace of the woman.

    "Your highness" a lady called me and quickly turned to see the head of harem. The harem was introduced by my greate greate great grandfather to Mahamati. My father was the first king to try to stop this but the women in the harem pleaded my father to give the one generation to continue the harem and no girl born in harem would be made as w***e.

    Father was reluctant but my mother took the responsibility of every baby born in Harem. She made sure the child's identity was a secret and was sent to a very far from Mahamati. I smiled at the lady in front of me.

    "From our harem 10 women will participate your highness." The head of the harem said. I nodded at her and she started explaining the bombs prepared in Harem. It was the most safe place for hiding the weapon.

    "So I will take my leave your highness." she said and went away cladding herself in a brown blanket.

    I was heading to the palace if the thought did not cross me. If the head of Harem had brown blanket then who was wearing the black blanket?

    "Sister, General is demanding to see you." Said my sister Sindura. I accompanied her to the palace room where general was waiting.

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Day of War

    We all were gathered at the field of the palace of Kashita. The message of attack has been sent to the king and we could see the chaos inside the palace. 

    The soldiers gathered at the top of palace with their bows and arrows. The large door of palace opened and elephants were left. I knew this technique. They made the elephant to drink alcoholic drink and they would not see anything and they just squash the humans in large numbers.

    The king of Kashita announced the attack and we were ready to attack them too. I nodded at the women who signalled that they got the signal.

    A women took the fire torch and lit the back of the pigs. The backs of the pigs contained the flammable powder.

    Due to the heat on their backs, the pigs started running towards the Kashita's palace. They all came between the elephants which made the elephants to run towards the Kashita's palace. The elephants took the lives of many Kashita's soldiers.

    The general lit the fire torch and attached it to a pole. With the help of the rope he mounted the fire torch. As soon as the it reached it's height, the bombs were thrown on the soldiers of Kashita. The soldiers of Mahamati did a splendid job as it reached the group of maximum soldiers and the sound resonating from it was the most pleasing one.

    Each and every soldier was fighting with all their strength, getting the revenge from Kashita. I took my two swords in two hands. I closed my eyes and remembered my mother's words. You are a warrior, your blood has the warrior blood and when time comes you should not think twice before using this strength of yours. 

    I opened my eyes and kicked my horse thinking it is time for me to avenge my father's death. I headed to the direction where Prince of Kashita was fighting. I killed each and every soldier who came in my way. Spluttering their blood with my swords and separating their heads from their body, I did not care about anything now but I wanted to reach the prince.

    The prince saw me and smirked at me. "Oh! we meet again princess." he unmounted from his horse. "I would be lying if I aid it was pleasure seeing you." I said and put one sword inside it's case which was attached to my waist.

    "I must say that this beauty will be wasted as this will be our last meeting and yours last day on earth." he said as he held the sword in a position so he can fight with me. "Well I have different plans prince. So let's talk less and work more." I said as I launched at prince taking him by surprise. 

    I was able to draw the blood from his right hand. He saw it and launched at me but I dodged the s***h and kicked him in the leg. This continued till we both were bleeding but there came general who appeared to be bathed in blood.

    "Princess take care of King of Kashita I will look after the prince." I nodded at general and headed to where king was fighting one of the minister.

    As soon as the king saw me he came to attack with his sword but now my blood was boiling. he was the man who promised my father that he will protect me like his daughter. He was the man who promised my father that I will be the queen of Kashita.

    With full force I attacked him and the fight continued. At the end I was able to throw his sword and kept my sword on his neck. "Now order your soldier to back out else you will see my father." I said and he nodded at his general who welcomed their loss. I looked at our general who announced the victory and every soldier of Mahamati celebrated their victory. 

    "Take the king and the prince of Kashita to cells. I order all the royal family inside the castle must be arrested and kept in royal prison." I ordered. 

    At last my first mission is successful. A smile graced my lips seeing my victory, showing the world that daughters were not less,  making my name in the book of history and most important avenging the death of my father.

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    Prince Parth smirked seeing the situation of Kashita. He wanted to earn something big so he refused to support Kashita but the real intention was to test Kashita and to see the Princess. 

    The prince of Parth was flabbergasted seeing the princess as he was present as one of the soldier in Kashita's troop. When he saw the princess he knew she was a challenge he could see the fire she had in her eyes. Prince liked to fight with the fire.

    He was watching the war at the hill top after he got the glimpse of princess. He headed to the direction of Rajghad. He had a game plan and was desperately waiting to be played with the princess of Mahamati.

    After riding for two days taking 3 breaks per day he reached Rajghad. Welcomed by the night breeze and the general of Rajghad who got the news of Victory of Mahamati over Kashita. The general was worried about prince but a side of his heart knew that the prince was safe as he was trained with best of best warriors.

    "Welcome to Rajghad Prince." The cold of Rajghad did not make any difference to general as he said this to prince. "I would like to talk about the war of Kashita in morning. I want the you and Raj guru to be at the meeting." said the prince and went to his chambers.

     He couldn't wait to meet the princess.