The Conqueror Series

Warriors 12

   *Inside that hut, Gizza still laid. Outside the hut, Davi was now pacing, unable to think straight. From inside the hut was the Queen as she stepped out, in her eyes was full of questions. Davi looked at her face and looked away.

Just then Gizza coughed from the inside. Davi and his mother looked at each other and were about to rush in but behold the few soldiers of the North as they dashed out from the nearby bush and rounded Davi and his mother up, warming up their swords.

"What are you doing?" Davi asked them.

"You are leading us to nowhere, you and your mother and that witch inside who laid a great curse upon the earth. Thousands of men have died and you still save her life" one of the soldiers threatened as he pointed his sword towards Davi. Davi looked at his mother again, this time he saw tears circling in her eyes. He shook his head pitifully. The woman had suffered. He would put off the pain on her shoulders if he could, and to see her now shivering out of fear was enough heartbreaking. He slowly drew his sword. If he was going to die at least he would do that protecting his mother for the last time. The Queen covered her face with both hands. The battle started. Davi began to dance dangerously with the sword. He killed most of the soldiers but they were too many for one man. He got a cut on his shoulder, fell and sprang on his feet again. One of the soldiers grabbed his mother from behind, putting a knife across her neck and threatening to kill her if Davi didn't stop fighting. Davi knew that it was over. He was about to give up when Gizza stabbed the soldier holding the Queen from behind and the soldier let go of the woman and fell. Gizza picked his sword and Davi picked his sword once again. The soldiers witnessed the greatest team fight before their demise. As they all laid dead, Gizza stood like a great warrior that she was while Prince Davi stood in front of her and they continued to pant like wild beasts. The Queen stood up slowly and kept looking at the both of them.

"Are you okay mother?" Davi asked as he approached his mother and held her cheek.

"I'm fine son" the Queen said and approached Gizza. Gizza dropped the sword and knelt before her. "My Queen" she saluted.

"Rise" the Queen said and Gizza slowly stood with tears in her eyes. Her heart was too heavy and words couldn't leave her mouth. The Queen, with no more word, hugged Gizza close to her heart, kissed her on her cheek. Davi was now emotionally moved. His mother went to him and held his face, looking directly into his eyes she said, "my son, a lot is going wrong in the world now but I witnessed something a few minutes ago. Your heart and her heart hold something big, something as big as hope. I want you to believe in yourself. You may not be the person your father wished you to be but you will be better" the Queen concluded and to the shock of Gizza and Davi, picked a sword from the ground and before they could stop her she stabbed herself. Gizza and Davi knelt beside her as Davi held her head, "mother why? Why would you do this?"

"I will stand in your way if I lived" said the Queen before she brought the hand of Davi and that of Gizza and joined them together. "I unite the strength in you both. Correct this wrong" she died. Gizza and Davi cried bitterly.

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At the site, across the Sea, Nabel was growing more powerful every passing minute. With her armies of women and large resources, larger than any other kingdom in the North she was able to conquer the North as a whole. Most of the Northern Kings had abandoned their palaces. Those who refused to run were killed and beheaded. Nabel was growing more powerful but her heart, something about her heart that had refused to be corrected; something about how she felt about Davi. She found out she couldn't stop thinking about Davi. She hid that feeling for the fact that she was leading an army of women who no longer believed in men. And for the fact that she believed Davi was dead, in the bottom of the sea