The Conqueror Series

Warriors 7

  Gizza* looked at her back to see Zina still lying helplessly on the ground while the search party from the West were screaming and descending from the valley.

"Make sure no soldier nears Zina" said Gizza to the rest and they all responded with one voice. Gizza had wished Zina was conscious. She needed her at that point. Zina was a good fighter. Could it be she had the same vision about the boy they murdered in the palace of Arika?" This thought went through Gizza's mind as she positioned herself ready. The Queen was ready for the battle. She too could not understand what happened to Zina. Shortly, the search party descended on them and the bloody fight began. Zina was still lying there while Gizza and the rest fought like tigers. The search party felt the strength of Gizza as most of them fought her in particular. Gizza knew that if they cut her down the crusade was over and her horde would face the worst crime charges in the whole of the earth.  She continued to fight. One of the soldiers gave Gizza a sharp cut on the thigh and Gizza screamed. Her scream awakened Zina. Zina jumped up and seized her sword which was lying beside her. She charged at once to rescue Gizza from the blood thirsty search party from the West. Gizza was almost armless when Zina came to her rescue. She watched from the ground where she was lying as Zina fought the soldiers. The Queen came near Zina and they fought like a team. The slave women were terribly good with swords.

 Before long the search party laid dead on the dusty ground. Nine of the slave women died in the battle. Gizza managed to stand while Zina helped her up. The Queen put back her sword while they were panting like lionesses. Gizza looked at Zina and said, "you fought well. I thought we lost you"

"You are my Queen. Immediately I heard you cry out in pain I had no other choice but to be forced up on my feet" Zina said and kissed Gizza before going back to her horse. Gizza walked up to the Queen, held her face and said, "you fought well. You v'e earned my trust" Gizza tried to kiss the Queen but the Queen withdrew her face. "I may be one of you but I'm not in for this dirty practice of laying with my fellow woman" the Queen said and walked back to her horse. Gizza smiled and chuckled.

Zina chuckled too and then there was heavy laughter amongst the women slaves. The Queen was confused. The women continued to laugh at her timidity before Gizza declared that their next invasion will be on the site at Kanju. "When we destroy the site and enlarge our army we will attack Kanju and possess the riches the palace of Kanju has to offer. Remember; all men must die!" Gizza declared.

"All men must die!" Responded the rest except the Queen whose sole intention was to find her son indirectly using the help of Gizza and her horde.

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In the palace of Kanju, the King of Kanju walked up the tower of his palace to meet with Prince Davi who was standing on the tower.

"My Prince" he said.

"My king" said Davi.

"You look worried" said the king.

"Where is your biggest site and how many slaves do you have working there?" Asked Prince Davi.

"We have up to five thousand slaves in the site beyond the sea; one thousand five hundred men slaves and three thousand five hundred slave women" responded the King.

"Do you know why Gizza is fighting?" Asked the Prince.

"I do" said the king.

"Then you should know that slave women are risky to be left at sites. We should send messengers across the four corners of the earth. Kings and rulers should secure their slave women with the highest army in their rank. Gizza's aim would be to be gathering women from every corner of the world and using them against men. Her reason is to wipe the likes of me and you. My king, you know what happened in Arika. Gizza is attacking palaces first because she believes that power resides there. If she continues to destroy palaces, the world is in her palm" the Prince said and finalised by advising the king to send the largest army of Kanju beyond the sea to go and protect the slave women working at the site. "The slaves is her biggest target. For offering them freedom she will win their heart easily" added the prince.

The king was ready to do as the prince of Arika had suggested and he was happier when Davi told him that he would like to lead the army of Kanju to the site beyond the sea.

Before Davi left with the army of Kanju he paid a visit to the cell where Nabel was seated and said to her, "I will be back Nabel after I right this wrong" he left. Nabel was hateful of what the prince turned her into after all she did for him. In her heart she wished that Gizza won the war against men.

Before Davi left the palace of Arika with over six thousand horse riders Gizza with the rest were already at the site beyond the sea and had already killed the guards guarding the slaves, including the one thousand five hundred slave men. They had rescued the slave women and were feeding them with the fact that all men must die. Most of the over three thousand five hundred slave women were already joining Gizza by lifting their hands in the air. Zina was proudly arming them with all the weapons at the site.