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If I lost ?” “That, your Higness will be NEVER ! When I don’t, give back, what you give to me ! Relish your wins your Highness! Of course, I will succeed, in winning one of these days !”
“Now thats, an honest answer and, why you’re my closest aid “ she turned and left.
The main citadel, lay to the north not much distance and, certainly not, by carrier provided by Jerek in waiting for them, about fifty in number, climbed aboard “Look! “ squealed the driver.
“ HE didn’t tell me, there would be, this many of you ! “A voice replied.“
We, have to make it look good, or they’ll think, you lot, had something, to do with it ! “
“Anyway where’s Jerek ? “ “ Counting the money “ The driver, shrugged his shoulder.“ Typical !”
It was not long, before they were outside the commune. It was, the same side, as the citadel gates.
The driver was dead! They were taking no prisoners! Especially traitors.
The huge hallways of the palace of Fendiq are impressive, the walls carry gold and platinum spanning with awesome arches and figurines from times long past.
Off the main hallway lies further smaller hallways, passageways, with the same, lavish finishes to huge apartments, or bedrooms, guest rooms and, the palatial Regents quarters.
Lelanora was reclined on her ‘recline’, her slaves, massaging her body. Unsure of why, she felt so tired! Semi naked, as the male slaves hands, worked her back with oils. Suddenly the door to the chamber was thrown open and in stepped four figures, followed by another ten, tall slim and well built males, all of them armed !
The Royal guard had been standing, as ordered by Lelanora.
All of them, with their faces to the wall section, now they moved to turn and seeing the intruders with a possible threat in the offing, raised their weapons. Captured; taken away!
They waited as Lelanora tidied herself, then rose from the sleep unit, wrapping her cloth around her, the figures stood silent, still mysteriously cloaked, she could not make out their faces.
One of the figures raised its weapon beckoning her to sit down, she decided it was probably wise to do so!
She sat down, they seemed to be waiting then another figure followed by another entered the room, these two figures were fuller, slightly larger build, but shorter in height than the others.
“What the hell, is going on! On whose authority do you enter my palace “ “ Now there’s a thing’” replied the voice, it was female, Lelanora shook. Something about the voice?
“It can’t be “ “Why not” The voice replied, as she moved her cloak. the hood, dropped back to reveal Cistera, now glaring at Lelanora, the look on Lelanora’s face! The gems glowed, pure radiating white, as they released an energy of rings forming around her body forcing her to her knees.
“You think after what you did, that I would not return? I, would quietly, watch my people suffer ? Leave them, to your tyranny! Let me, introduce you, to my companion. “
The other figure, stepped forward and, dropped her cloak the hood slipping back Lelanora gasped “ This can’t be “ “ Say hi, to the Imperial Princess Helenia, of the Sesista Empire to whom I owe, the ease I have entered and secured my Palace.
“I have watched and waited long enough, no more will I stand and watch, as you and others like you, kill and maim. Destroy at will, without mercy, already your associates and Princess Isabellini seize Bexes and its empire.
Who will be next? Our Empire? Tell me, when will they stop, the killing the slavery ?
You think, I do not think of, love my people?
The energy rings now wracked Lelanora’s body with pain, “ Your time is over! Look Lelanora, look at the screens !” On the screens around her now illuminated, Lelanora could see two huge gunships and any number beyond count of troop carriers landing.
Attacking the Urowq forces in the other perimeter and, the remaining Jogarth, were eliminated in no time at all! Their commander, had been astonished, at the speed, the ships had moved. To his horror, how fast they had wiped out his defences.
Surprised and shocked, by the sheer numbers, of Imperial gun ships, flying the emblems, of the ‘Alliance of the Fendiq and the Sesista Empiricals.’
Cistera showed her no mercy, as she continued to punish her; then she stopped, Lelanora fell back stunned, but still alive. Cistera had decided NOT to kill her, she would send her to some remote outpost exile
Lelanora, had fallen close to where she secretly kept a sabre weapon. Even Isabellani, could not, be trusted! This? Swinging round she fired it at Cistera.
The gems glowed, absorbing the weapons energy before unleashing another bolt of energy discharged at Lelanora. Her body stiffened, she shook violently as it tore through her ripping her body apart. Into dust; dust no more.
A while later it was reported to her that ‘ key installations, have been secured, all resistance, of any consequence annihilated’.
Cistera was soon broadcasting to her people, “ Don’t be afraid anymore, don’t be afraid of my allies troops and, if you need their help, need to punish those, who have caused, my people, pain and suffering, there will be a day of reckoning, I promise.“
There was a huge cheer, from the citadel and outside, crowds were gathering, on the steps and along the front. Hundreds and hundreds of them, as two more Sesista troop carriers landed they moved aside, to allow the troops through. Cistera’s eyes lit up.
Stood, at the bottom of the steps, was Nathan and stood next to him, was Cxao. Behind them, her royal guard her Kalhala, who tore past them and formed up around her and; Princess Hellenia.
She waved her guard protectorate, to one side to stand slightly behind them.
“Little late !” He smiled “ But thank you Princes Hellenia for the transcom communication!
I know she can be impetuous and I gather, your knowledge of Fendiq is not good, so having her assistance, despite her disobeying my instructions “ he growled. “Has at least, proved fruitful. “
He was now almost upon them and Hellenia’s guard Commander stepped forward Hellenia’s arm came out stopping him “ Be respectful Esak, this is Cistera’s Ka Absolute, Esak bowed lowering his eyes, Nathan stepped forward and held Cistera.!
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