The Princess In Red Bandana

Chapter 9

Chapter 9

After the king and queen felt renewed strength caused by the waterfall they paid homage again to the gods and goddesses of Humptulips and asked for protection and guidance on their return to the kingdom.

Before they reached the palace they were met by some palace guards and soldiers who hurriedly looking for the king to deliver the bad news.

“Your Majesty one of our borders in Nebrusco was attacked by a group of pirates and they easily take down our guards, they enter into the houses and harass the people by beating and killing some men and then take their livelihood.” Palace guard reported.

Simmering in anger the king asked, “do you already know who was behind the attack?”

"According to some wounded guards who were still alive, they heard other conversations between the pirates and it was ordered by the King of Lecrusia, Malcovar." Guard reported.

The king's anger intensified when he heard the name of Malcovar, he is the leader who wanted to expand his empire and invade the neighboring kingdoms at all costs even using the pirates to threaten people just to make sure to expand his power and claims other lands.

"Send immediately to the commander of the palace army my order to prepare the armies and we will attack Malcovar’s troop, we must save the people of Nebrusco and the entire kingdom of Lemery from the hands of that rascal Malcovar." King Devar commanded.

Without wasting time the assigned guard guided the horseback to the palace to convey the king's message to the commander of the army.

While waiting for the king’s arrival the palace armies prepared themselves and their weapons for the battles. The king immediately summoned the leaders of the army and learned how they could successfully invade and defeat the pirates and Malcovar who was behind the chaos.

“We will divide the palace soldiers into three groups the first group will guard around the whole kingdom to ensure the security and safety of the queen and the princess the second group will go to Nebrusco to rescue our comrades and some civilians imprisoned by pirates and the third and the largest group will attack the kingdom of Lecrusia where Malcovar is. ”Army commander suggested.

"Then I want to be in the third group, I want to go home with Malcovar's head." King Devar announced.

We will make the siege at night so that the guards cannot see our arrival and we can surround their whole fortress without them being aware.

The soldiers then prepared the cannons, swords, and poison arrows that they would use in the attack. Fearlessly dressed in their armor and ready to fulfill the duty to defend the Kingdom of Lemery.

It was not difficult for the armies to surround Nebrusco because they were familiar with the area. Hundreds of soldiers quickly surrounded Nebrusco and quickly captured the pirate assigned to the main entrance.

Some have tried to fight but end up beheaded while others were poisoned with the shot of an arrow. It was an unexpected attack so the pirates cannot retaliate anymore and choose to accept their defeat and surrender.

They freed the imprisoned civilians and soldiers of the kingdom and imprisoned the pirates. After making sure that the citizens of Lebrusco were safe and the pirates could not escape, they were ready to and follow the third group of soldiers who were to face the bloodiest battle of the night.

Their arrival in the kingdom of Lecrusia was just right. The bloody battle was just about to begin. The Lemery armies created a fire to distract the opponent so while they are busy putting out the fire with water the poisonous arrows were launched at their target and died immediately others attacked their foe with their swords.

The soldiers bravely confronted and attacked each other as if not fearing death. With their sword and shield, they rushed at each other and the ones struck were immediately awarded death.

Dauntless King Devar fearlessly showed how he was ready to stand out and scourge anyone who tried to sow evil deeds in the land he ruled. His skill in wielding a sword cannot be denied once it landed on the opponent’s body will lie down defeated and lifeless.

Finally, Malcovar and King Devar faced each other. It was as if the two leaders measured their strength and courage and showed their unique ability in using the sword. Every move of them aimed to knock out each other because their death would be a signal of the defeat of their army and the expansion of the land.

"Whenever your dark intention to oppress the people of Lemery I will never allow and your evil desire to claim kingdoms will never succeed as long as I live." King Devar screamed in anger.

King Devar's eyes blazed in anger, it seemed that he gathered all his strength to use on Malcovar. It seems that the anger and determination that Malcovar saw in King Devar's eyes caused him a strange fear and his earlier move that is full of confidence was gradually wrapped in doubt and one wrong move he was pushed by King Devar and in just a blink of an eye his chest was struck by King Devar’s sword.

The soldier witnessed the defeat of Malcovar they immediately stopped fighting and knelt as a sign of surrender, then they stabbed their sword in their chest which is still a symbol of loyalty to their leader.

As the sun rises, it exposed a frightening scene to be seen throughout the Kingdom of Lecrusia. The dead bodies of soldiers scattered everywhere, decapitated heads with eyes widely opened, detached bodies, and the ground filled with flowing blood from the bodies of dead wounded soldiers who fought that night.

The king immediately ordered the burial of all the fallen soldiers and citizens of Lecrusia while the fallen soldiers of Lemery Kingdom would be returned to their families to be offered a decent family burial.

The soldiers immediately moved to dig a grave for the slain enemies a remarkable feature of King Devar who was still able to honor their corpses despite the violence they planned to bring in the Kingdom of Lemery.

The wounded soldiers were already on horseback while the dead were loaded into carriages and the remaining soldiers of Lemery lined up and prepared to leave.

From afar, the people can see the waving flag of their kingdom symbolizing their victory in the recent battle. Tampikel immediately sounded the trumpet, a palace staff who were instructed to give a message to every citizen of Lemery. Three powerful trumpet blows rang throughout the kingdom signaling that the king had succeeded in fighting and defending his subjects.

When the King and his troops finally reached the palace the entire people of Lemery shout in gladness they could not stop dancing with joy while crying because their fear and apprehension of being Malcovar's slave was not allowed to take place by their king.

Seeing the wounded soldiers, the queen immediately ordered all the doctors in the kingdom to be summoned to give them immediate treatment while kitchen servants promptly offered food for soldiers who are hungry and tired of fighting and traveling.

A scene that pleased Queen Yashiba.

Caring for each other is one of the cultures in their kingdom. The concern and cooperation was a good characteristic of their kingdom that keep the kingdom stable and safe from the invaders.

After hearing of the victorious defeat of the vicious Malcovar, almost all the neighboring kingdoms sent greetings to King Devar, one of which was King Mustafano the king of the Telanto Kingdom who was also known for good leadership.