Ophidia

CHAPTER TWELVE( Eight against one.)

    Jackandi moved off the window sill, removed the dagger Naxis gave him and said. "Okay....this is my

last chief, but I'll make your death swift. Uhhh...any last words? Uhhh do you have a letter to give to

your successor? And all that crap."

    "I already had a letter prepared for my successor." The chief replied. "But that won't be necessary

on this day."

    "Amazing!, okay so I'll just kill you then." The guards then came rushing to Jackandi. He touched his

left thigh as if he was checking for something." Ohh no I forgot my weapons, can I borrow yours?"

The guards drew their swords and then one guard rushed to the door, but Jackandi blew a small sharp

object out of a stick and it landed on the guards neck. The guard dropped to the floor right in front

of the door. "Sorry but I can't let you do that. Jackandi ran to the unconscious guard and picked up

his sword. Then held the hilt and blocked anyone from leaving the palace.

Mupo took a few steps back. "That's Scourge?" He asked the chief.

    "Yes." the chief responded.

    "But he doesn't even look older than me....are you sure? He's killed nineteen chiefs and a Slitherane

king?"

    "Yes now protect me."

    "You still captured me, remember? And I'm not convinced yet."

    "Just wait until he lays waste to those guards, please Njoka I'm begging you." The chief went down

on his knees.

    "Just hold on chief. Let me see what he's made of."

Jackandi faced eight guards they were all standing with their swords ready to strike. They all they

circled him with their swords pointing foward. "He's surely done for now." Mupo thought.

They all charged at the same time. Reading the situation, Jackandi ducked, rolled under one guard's

legs and pierced him in the back. He quickly wiped the blood off the sword, grabbed the guards sword

and stood his ground. This time with two swords in his hands. The guards realised quickly and circled

him again. This time they aimed lower. They all struck in unison, but Jackandi jumped over the blades

and struck one of the guards down in the neck with his knee whilst escaping the circle.

    "Enough with the circles!" Jackandi exclaimed.

    "Alright men initiate haphazard attack." Said one of the guards. The guards then circled him again.

This time their swords were not stiff. They moved around him in a circle as they closed in. When they

were in striking distance, they attacked simultaneously but in a spontaneous manner. Blades came

swinging from all directions. Jackandi was on the defense, he wasn't able to attack. He blocked and

dodged every single attack. He was able to act fast against every swing. Mupo had never seen anyone

act that fast , he assumed that he was a Taipan,but not even Taipans moved that fast. He was truly

amazing in Mupo's eyes.

    He was on the defense until the guards started slowing down and when people moved slow they were

easy targets for Jackandi. They all slowed down,but two among the six guards were the slowest. So

whilst blocking and dodging the other four. He slashed the two guards in their guts , making both of

them fall to the floor.

    The four guards who remained kept swinging, even so, atleast he had some more elbow room. He

devoted each hand to two guards. At first he was dodging the two he just knocked out, now he was

only blocking. The guards paused, leaving Jackandi confused. Then one guard struck at Jackandi who

immediately got out of the way. The guard ended up slicing the guard who was Behind Jackandi, in the

skull.

    Jackandi quickly, jabbed him in the gut, leaving two men, to face him. The guards attacked him

at the same time, still Jackandi blocked their attacks. Whilst he was blocking he kicked one in the

knee giving a rise to an opportunity for the other guard to attack, because he thought Jackandi was

focused on the guard he just struck in the knee. Little did he know that, that was Jackandi's plan all

along. The guard aimed for Jackandi's gut,but he dodged and stabbed the other guard in his eye,

while that was happening, Jackandi slashed the guard's gut forcing him to stop fighting and drop to

the floor.

    He subsequently wiped the blood off his swords with the knocked out bodies, pulled out his dagger

and walked towards the chief. The chief got even more scared now.

Jackandi jabbed at the chief, but something stopped his hand from jabbing. It was Mupo holding him

back from jabbing.

    "Hey...um could you please let go of my hand, I'm trying to kill someone." Jackandi said to the Mupo,

nonetheless the Njoka wouldn't let go.

    "The only way you'll kill the chief is if you get through me." Mupo said after he pushed Jackandi

backwards. The chief looked extremely relieved.

    "Thank you Njoka. Don't lose" He said to Mupo.

    "Are you serious?" Mupo said to the chief.

    "Are you sure you want to fight me,because that's some nice armor and I don't want to get any

blood on it." Jackandi said to the Njoka.

    "It's my duty as Njoka to protect the innocent and vanquish evil from Ophidia." Jackandi just gave

him a baffled look. As if to wonder why he was talking like a story book character.

    "Ohh so you're the Njoka?"

    "Correct and what you did with those guards didn't impress me."

    "Ohh I wasn't even serious back there, I didn't even kill them. Anyway I'm glad I've met the Njoka,

you've actually saved me the trouble of going to look for you."

    "And why is that?"

    " I need you to retrieve something for me."

    "So you don't want to kill me?"

    "I don't want to kill anyone."

    "Then why are you planning on killing this chief?" The chief was standing behind Mupo, wondering

if he'd actually stop Scourge.

    "I don't want to kill him... I have to." Then Jackandi swung his swords at Mupo, although he quickly

blocked the attack, he was still surprised.

    " This guy is a crazy." Mupo thought.