L`Univers: "The Sigil" Book 2

Coup d`etat

     “Leave me alone!” the queen struck Franco in the stomach as he let go of her and started aching, she grabbed a sword from one of the guards that were unconscious and took a stance.

     “Disarm her!” ordered the general as the queen became mad and her eyes started glowing red, the soldiers ran at her, she lowered the sword and raised her left hand that was glowing red as if a power surged through her body. She threw casted a force that picked the whole bunch of them off of the ground and with just one swoosh of the hand the soldiers were out of the balcony and she didn`t even flinch.

     “No!!!” the general ran at her as she was distracted, but the queen noticed him and with the left palm she casted a force that lifted the general off the ground as Echo did to Cristina, he struggled for breath as he dropped his sword. The queen walked toward him as he was floating, she raised her sword with the right hand and stabbed the general straight into his heart.

     His body fell on the ground next to the sword as a blood puddle formed around him, the queen`s knees fell on the blood. She was scared and confused and weak, Echo used all of her energy.

     “No!!!” Franco stood up and gripped the rapier as he ran toward his mother, in those moments he was determined, he knew what had to be done even though it was his mother. He closed his eyes and was about to deal the deadly blow but something stopped his sword, it was Francis he put his sword in front of the queen and repelled Franco.

     “What are you doing? Have you gone mad?” Francis asked him.

     “Let me be!” he screamed as his eyes were covered in tears. “She is evil!”

     “Protect your queen, loyal subjects, he`s gone mad!” his mother stood between Hugo and Francis. 

     “What`s gotten into you? Raising your sword against your mother?” Hugo slowly stepped toward him.

     “You don`t understand! She is possessed, her eyes were glowing just like the n***d man, she killed him,” he pointed at the general.

     “He lies, he staged a coup against me! He wants to claim the throne!”

     “Stop!!! Stop lying!” Franco screamed at her.  “Don`t let her manipulate you.”

     “I won`t let you get anywhere near close to her,” Francis stood in front of the queen, and out of nowhere the giant stained glass that stood behind the throne shattered around and Aelizia flew inside the throne room, she landed the gryphon and stood next to Franco.

     “Move away,” her staff gave a glow it was buzzing with electricity, whatever it was it wasn`t going to be pleasant for them.

     “What`s gotten into you two?” asked Cristina.

     “She is evil,” Franco said it again.

     “She slaughtered enough of my men, so one way or the other I am getting to her, your choice,” threatened Aelizia.

     “Why would the queen attack the North?” asked Liza. “Or vice versa?”

     “She attacked us! Now move!”

     “No, you must protect me! Liza! Stand by me and all your crimes shall be forgotten,” the queen pulled her by her arm.

     “Liza don`t be foolish, the laws are above king or queen, she can`t pardon you,” Franco tried to persuade her.

     “He is right,” said Hugo who stood in the middle.

     “Law or no law I am loyal to thy ruler,” Francis stood his ground as he gripped the sword. Aelizia casted an electric bolt that flew straight into Francis`s chest he fell to the ground aching in pain and dropped his sword.

     “Francis!!!” Cristina and Liza went to help him.

     The queen was abandoned and left all alone, now was the time for Aelizia to take her shot. “You are all pathetic and useless,” her eyes turned red again and she regained her powers, Cristina stood up and fired an arrow at her but she just grabbed the arrow with her palm and threw it away. “You punny humans, dare to stand in my way?” she said in a deep majestic voice.

     “Echo…” said Liza under her nose.

     Hugo unsheathed his sword and ran towards Echo, but Echo just cast a force that froze Hugo where he was standing as Aeliza casted another lighting bolt but Echo stopped it mid-air with his other hand.

     “Go!” Aelizia looked at Franco as she kept pushing with her magic towards Echo. Franco ran towards him and stabbed him in the stomach with the rapier. Echo screamed in pain as he created a red circle of dust around them, they couldn`t see anything the dust just circled around them like a tornado until it completely settled and it flew out of the window.

     “Stop the attack!” Aelizia tore off a piece of her white robes and attached them to the staff waving it as a flag, she ran toward the balcony of the royal hall where she waved the flag, indicating that the throne room has been captured.

     “Franco…” the queen said weakly, she was laying on the floor as she held her wound.

     “Mother…” Franco kneeled to her as he pushed on the wound preventing the blood from coming out. “Get a master over here!” he yelled.

     “My boy…” she stroked his dark hair with her b****y palm leaving traces of blood on his forehead.

     “Don`t talk mother,” he looked at her as she cried. “Go call a master,” Franco looked at the others.

     “Come on,” Liza pulled Hugo by his hand because Cristina was tending to Francis.

     “I`m sorry,” the queen cried.

     “I know mother, it wasn`t you,” Franco cried with her and hugged her. “Don`t worry now, he is gone.”

     “You`ve warned me, but I didn`t listen, this is the price we pay for our mistakes.”

     “No! You will be alright,” his arms pressed on her even stronger.

     “It`s Aelizia, It`s my daughter!!!” Teodryll turned to his soldiers who just entered the city. “That`s my daughter!” he grabbed one of the soldiers and shook him in happiness. “She captured the fort!” the whole army looked at the balcony, they stopped the fighting and raised their swords cheering as Aelizia waved the white flag, but little did the Everpeakans knew that the flag, in fact, meant that they should stop fighting not that she captured the fort.

     “Something is wrong,” said the soldier.

     “What?” Teodryll turned towards his daughter and indeed she was waving the flag but she was crying, something bad has happened. “Onward! Come on!” he galloped his horse towards the fort.

     By the time Teodryll arrived at the throne room the masters were carrying away the injured queen, he entered the room and saw his daughter sitting on the ground and hugging the distraught Franco, their enemy.

     “Daughter!” he slowly step by step walked toward her, but she ignored him. “Come on,” he touched her on the shoulder but she pushed him away and stood up.

     “It was never her fault,” she looked at her father with tears in her eyes. “All those soldiers are dead because of Echo,” she pointed outside. “All those soldiers that I killed…” she pointed at herself. “All those soldiers could have fought him, and worst of all… some of them had families, I am a monster!”

     “Well you missed one,” Francis stood up with the help of Cristina. “You couldn`t have known, I didn`t know, don`t blame yourself we make mistakes.”

     “And we pay for them,” said Franco quietly.

     “Come on,” Hugo gave him a hand so he could get up. “You are angry, I know, but use that anger against Echo because there is nothing you could do for her now, the masters are doing their best.”

     “Yes I can,” he grabbed Hugo`s hand and stood up, he took a few steps around the room and turned. “I can plot the plan as to how I am going to kill that bastard,” he said angrily.

     “How do we do it?” asked Liza.

     “Gather everyone! Gather your chieftains,” he looked at Francis and Cristina. “Gather your father,” he turned at Hugo. “Let them bring forth their armies, together he is nothing against us.”